Scener, the co-watching platform that enables social viewing of a range of streaming services, has raised $2.1 million in seed funding. The fundraising was led by Seattle-based SeaChange, a back-en…
and angel investors including RiffTrax CEO David G. Martin and tech executive Sriram Krishnan.
Launched in 2018, the startup was early to the social viewing space, which is an increasingly popular area, especially during the COVID-19 lockdowns of 2020. Hulu, Disney and Amazon Fire have all introduced their own social add-ons in recent months. Disney this week introduced GroupWatch, which allows up to seven account holders to co-view on a big screen. Scener is also planning to develop applications of its technology that can be used in the living room, as browser-based experiences represent a fraction of the overall streaming audience. One caveat with GroupWatch, at least for the moment, is that it allows only a handful of emojis to be shared, not text.
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