StarLeaf

StarLeaf is a UK-based company that provides voice and video conferencing systems for conference rooms and desktops, and software clients for mobile users.

StarLeaf
Private company
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded2008 (2008)
FoundersMark Loney, Mark Richer and William MacDonald
HeadquartersWatford, Hertfordshire
Number of employees
200 (2017)
Websitestarleaf.com

History

StarLeaf was established in 2008 by Mark Loney, Mark Richer and William MacDonald, who previously founded Codian, a manufacturer of video conferencing infrastructure.[1]

In June 2011, StarLeaf launched a range of voice and video conferencing infrastructure and endpoints under the StarLeaf Telepresence brand name.[2] At this time it claimed it had solved the usability, complexity and management issues often associated with traditional video conferencing systems. StarLeaf was the first video manufacturer to move from selling on-premise infrastructure to offering a cloud-based solution.[3]

In March 2012, Starleaf launched a conferencing and calling service, delivered from several points of presence around the world. In September 2012, the company discontinued the sale of on-premise equipment and focused solely on the cloud-service model. In 2015, StarLeaf launched a dedicated room system for Skype for Business/Microsoft UC. In 2018, StarLeaf extended this support to Microsoft Teams.[4]

StarLeaf continued to manufacture and expand its range of video endpoints with the introduction of a software client in September 2012, followed by a broader range of meeting room systems in mid 2013.[5]

In February 2017, Starleaf partnered with ShoreTel in order to enhance the latter's video conferencing capabilities onto its Connect UC platform.[6][7]

In May 2017, StarLeaf received a $40 million funding co-led by Highland Europe and Grafton Capital.[8][9][10] StarLeaf was listed on the Sunday Times Tech Track 100 list of top performing British tech companies in September 2017.[11]

In September 2018, StarLeaf rebranded their room solutions for Microsoft to "Teamline by StarLeaf".[12]

In 2019, StarLeaf surpassed $100 million in global sales.[13]

In 2020, StarLeaf was one of a number of global video conferencing providers to offer services free of charge during the coronavirus crisis.[14]

Technology

StarLeaf owns and operates a global video communications network and as of July 2018 has fifteen points of presence across North America, Europe, Asia and Australasia.[9] The infrastructure on which this network is based was developed by the company and provides a platform for the provision of voice and video services to businesses globally.[15] The range of voice and video endpoints were also developed in-house by the company.[16][17][18]

In 2019, StarLeaf achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification, an internationally recognized standard for data security.[19]

StarLeaf provides a 99.999% uptime SLA[20], guaranteeing no more than 5.5 minutes of downtime per year.

Awards

StarLeaf has received awards and recognition for both business development and video conferencing service, including:

  • Deloitte Fast 50: StarLeaf was included four years running, from 2015 to 2018[21]
  • Deloitte Fast 500 EMEA, 2016[22]
  • Deloitte Fast 500, 2017[23]
  • Sunday Times Tech Track 100, 2017[24]
  • UK Business Tech Awards - Tech Company of the Year, 2018[25]
  • Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100, 2018[26]
  • Gartner Magic Quadrant, 2018[27]
  • Gartner Magic Quadrant, 2019[28]
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References
  1. "British video conferencing companies transforming how we live during Covid-19 | Business Leader News". Business Leader. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
  2. Krapf, Eric. "Starleaf Launches with "Telepresence PBX"". NoJitter.com. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. Keyser, Hogan (26 July 2017). "StarLeaf Announces a Managed Video Cloud Service With Never Seen Before Pricing". Telepresence. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. Michels, Dave (2018-04-26). "StarLeaf Gets Jump on Microsoft Teams Video Support". Insight for the Connected Enterprise. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
  5. Finnell, Katherine. "Recap: StarLeaf room system offers Lync integration". TechTarget. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "StarLeaf & ShoreTel Partner on CPaaS, Video Collaboration". unified-communications.tmcnet.com. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  7. "ShoreTel partners with Starleaf - Datasharp Integrated Communications". datasharp-ic.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  8. "StarLeaf Raises $40M in Funding". FinSMEs. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  9. Lomas, Natasha. "StarLeaf takes $40M to keep growing its videoconferencing as a service business". TechCrunch. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  10. Gooding, Matt (9 May 2017). "Video conferencing specialists StarLeaf raise $40m". Cambridge News. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  11. "League table - Fast Track". Tech Track 100. Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  12. "First-Class Solutions for Microsoft – Teamline by StarLeaf". UC Today. 2018-09-06. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  13. https://www.avinteractive.com/territories/uki/starleaf-surpasses-100-million-global-sales-13-11-2019/
  14. https://www.businessleader.co.uk/british-video-conferencing-companies-transforming-how-we-live-during-covid-19/81875/
  15. Hill, Jürgen. "StarLeaf: Kostengünstige Videokonferenz aus der Cloud : StarLeaf verspricht volle Interoperabilität zu Skype for Business". Computerwoche (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  16. "ZTE to offer StarLeaf videoconferencing to SMEs". Telecompaper. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  17. Mithra Ashok, Sathya. "Maori social organisation aims high in ICT service provision". Computerworld. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  18. Fagioli, Brian. "StarLeaf GTm 5220 is a Lync-compatible enterprise video-conferencing solution". BetaNews. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  19. https://www.uctoday.com/collaboration/video-conferencing/starleaf-achieves-iso-iec-27001-certification/
  20. https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/170656/starleaf
  21. https://www.deloitte.co.uk/fast50/winners/previous-winners/index.html
  22. https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Technology-Media-Telecommunications/deloitte-tech-fast-500-emea-2016-ranking.pdf
  23. https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Technology-Media-Telecommunications/gx-emeafast-500-2017-rankings.pdf
  24. https://www.fasttrack.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017-Sunday-Times-Hiscox-Tech-Track-100-National-press-release.pdf
  25. https://businesstechawards.com/2018-winners/
  26. https://www.fasttrack.co.uk/league-tables/tech-track-100/league-table/?leagueyear=2018
  27. https://www.uctoday.com/collaboration/video-conferencing/starleaf-achieves-recognition-in-2018-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-meeting-solutions/
  28. https://www.uctoday.com/collaboration/exploring-gartners-magic-quadrant-for-meeting-solutions-2019/
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