About Fluendo
Who we are:
We are an experienced team of GStreamer pioneers, video gaming and UX experts, engineering professionals, marketing specialists, and in short, a group of multimedia enthusiasts with more than 15 years of experience in developing, commercializing and providing solutions for digital media consumption.
What we do:
At Fluendo, we specialize in enabling multimedia on numerous devices, operating systems and platforms. From Windows to Linux OS, from set-top boxes to Mobile devices, from thin clients to personal computers . In particular, today we are developing a unique multimedia solution for tomorrow's digital media consumption, Moovida.
Vision:
Thanks to new technologies, digital media is becoming the main form of home and personal entertainment. To make the most out of digital media, the market is demanding a global solution that provides users with a high degree of interactivity and simplicity. As a result, Fluendo has succeeded in offering playback for all mainstream multimedia formats thanks to the GStreamer multimedia framework mixed with a comprehensive application called Moovida that provides all the necessary tools to access, sort out, arrange and enjoy digital media in an unprecedented way.
Mission:
Our mission is leading the media transition from physical to digital with innovative, high performance and user friendly solutions that will allow reaching millions of users through the high consumption and B2B markets.
Technology pillars:
- Diesel Gaming Engine.
This technology allows stunning 3D effects that rival cutting edge video games by creating a unique UX for digital media management. Diesel is a multi-platform engine that enables Immersed to be ported very quickly to a host platform, such as Xbox 360, Sony PS3, or any other device that supports 3D technology, like emerging tablets, smart phones and connected TV. -
GStreamer.
The de-facto standard for Linux, GStreamer is the multimedia framework for our product line. It enables to playback any format, and Fluendo's expertise in optimising codec implementations for various hardware platforms ensures an exceptional and flawless rendering of HD quality content. GStreamer and Fluendo create the first player to support VP8, demonstrating its flexibility vis-à-vis other software solutions. -
MoovidaDB
Either in English, French, Spanish, Italian or German, MoovidaDB is able to search movies by title, actor, director, genre or any other filter. With over 70,000 movie titles to choose from, MoovidaDB keeps growing everyday, as new titles become available. The Moovida community improves the quality of the database by adding information on the movies they have in their own private collection.
Where we are: We are located in Both, San Francisco and Barcelona, where our development team is based. Thanks to strong international partnerships, Fluendo covers a world-wide distribution. Our offices:
| Barcelona: | San Francisco: |
|---|---|
| World Trade Center | 1750 Montgomery Street |
| North Building, 2nd Floor | San Francisco, CA 94111 |
| 08039 Barcelona, Spain | United States of America |
| +34 933 175 153 | +1 415 773 5353 |
Muriel Paumier-Moscardini, CEO
Muriel Paumier-Moscardini, who has over 15 years of management experience in industrial and IT environments, joined the Fluendo management team in 2008 to build its B2B business with some of the world's top OEMs, including Sony, Toshiba, Hewlett Packard, Logitech, Intel and Wyse.
Prior to joining Fluendo, Muriel Paumier-Moscardini helped smartcard market leader Gemplus (Gemalto) build a multi-site supply chain across the US, UK, Germany, France and China, ultimately achieving the delivery of millions of smart cards per month. She also worked for Altran Technologies Consulting, where she developed a 15-person engineering team dedicated to industrial projects in defense and electronics, and later oversaw operations at one of Altran's IT-focused companies.
Muriel Paumier-Moscardini holds a Masters Degree in Engineering.
Julien Moutte, Co-Founder & CTO
Combining both a strong technical and business understanding of the IT market, Moutte co-founded more than 4 companies since 1998 before bringing his visionary leadership to the establishment of the Fluendo group in 2004.
An active contributor to the Free Software community since 2001, Moutte has participated in the creation of GStreamer, the multimedia framework chosen by most multimedia software producers. Moutte has also been at the origin of several innovative solutions within the multimedia environment.
Rakel Ortiz, CFO
Rakel Ortiz de Urbina has an extensive professional experience, with over a decade of working in financial projects related to IT. She joined Fluendo in 2009, and became CFO in December 2010.
Prior to joining Fluendo, Rakel worked for General Motors Europe for 5 years. During this period, she resided in Germany, Switzerland and India, having the opportunity to lead some of GM’s outsourcing projects, and acquiring an exceptional international financial background.
Rakel contributes to Fluendo’s management team by providing her recognized proficiency in multinational environments and her ability to adjust to the ever-changing technological industry.
Rakel holds both, a strongly analytical mindset that is ideal for planning and executing complex financial projects, and the natural aptitudes required for leading and managing financial teams.
Pascal Pegaz-Paquet, Co-Founder of Fluendo
Pascal Pegaz Paquet is uniquely successful at developing highly profitable applications for disruptive new technologies, while building synergetic companies. Besides having founded and managed technology and multimedia companies for the last twenty years, Pascal is the recipient of numerous awards for his role in innovation and management in the fields of IT and media.Pascal not only brings his vision to Fluendo, but a solid experience in the field of multimedia start-ups.
