About us
Here for you
The “labs” in our name isn’t just for show. We stay ahead of the curve by innovating, experimenting, and creating solutions for what’s coming.
We’re a tech company with a human heart who see customers as partners. They place a great deal of trust in us and we promise to always deliver on that.
Facts & figures
We’re people people
We’re an international team of leading specialists here for you, wherever you are. Not only are we experts, but we also happen to be nice people who can’t wait to speak with you.
75+
Castlabs team members
A strong team to power you with innovation and diverse expertise.
30+
Team member countries
Our staff is stationed around the world to support you.
11
Organization memberships
Member of industry and standardization bodies to help drive the future media.
45+
Countries with customers
We help businesses worldwide both large and small succeed.
2017
Adopted Holacracy management
A smart management framework to boost empowerment and customer value.
Berlin
Our home base
Guten Tag! We’re headquartered in the German capital.
Gallery
Our culture in focus
Take a glimpse of Castlabs at work and play. View more on Instagram.
History
Our journey
We’ve grown with the industry from mobile TV to OTT and beyond.
| 2007 | Founded in Berlin, Germany Castlabs was co-founded by Michael Stattmann and Martin Tews. |
| 2008 | OMA Mobile Broadcast Service (BCAST) First commercial launch of a conditional access platform for mobile TV. |
| 2010 | DRMtoday Launched our DRMtoday multi-DRM cloud licensing solution for OTT streaming. |
| 2011 | Android player Launched our PRESTOplay for Android video player. |
| 2012 | iOS player & Ultraviolet Launched our PRESTOplay for iOS video player. Our software was selected as a reference system for DECE UltraViolet. |
| 2014 | Web player Launched our PRESTOplay video player for browsers and web platforms. |
| 2015 | Cloud encoding Launched our Video Toolkit cloud encoding service. |
| 2016 | Passenger entertainment Launched DRMtoday Onboard to secure passenger and offline streaming environments. |
| 2019 | Widevine CAS & Above Launched low-cost DRMtoday for Widevine CAS security for PayTV broadcasting. Joint venture Above formed to modernize in-flight entertainment content delivery. |
| 2020 | Widevine 3PL partner Selected by Google to certify Widevine device and app implementations. |
| 2022 | DRM for WebRTC End-to-end DRM content protection for WebRTC streams launched. |
| 2023 | Forensic watermarking Launched STARDUSTmark for single-frame and image watermarking. |
| 2024 | Addressable ads solutions Launched PRESTOads ad tracking and SGAI for PRESTOplay. |
Our values
What matters to us
Innovation
Pushing tech forward
We champion fresh thinking and push boundaries to propel our customers.
Employee empowerment
Freedom to make decisions
We empower employees with ownership and autonomy to deliver efficiently.
Transparency
Open & honest
We build trust through honesty and open communication.
Diversity
Diversity & inclusion
With a global talent pool, we celebrate our differences and inclusion.
Flexible working hours and remote possibilities to tailor your days to your rhythm.
We’ve replaced management hierarchies with the progressive Holacracy framework granting empowerment and responsibility.
We encourage learning and development. Take advantage of courses and conferences for professional growth.
Open positions
Careers at Castlabs
Looking for a great place to work? Join us to pioneer new technologies!
View openings