# Jacob Braunstein

> Jacob Braunstein is the co-founder and CEO of LiveControl, a Santa Monica company that turns any venue into a professional live-video studio using PTZ robotic cameras run by a remote team of producers. He invented the remote-camera system at the core of the platform, which now produces thousands of streamed events each month for churches, schools, theaters, government bodies and memorial services. Braunstein was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list and has raised roughly $33 million, including a $30 million Series A led by Coatue Management in 2021.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at LiveControl
- **Organizations:** LiveControl
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BFA, Creative Producing and Integrated Educational Studies, Chapman University, Credential of Readiness (CORe) - Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, Financial Accounting, Harvard Business School Online
- **Known for:** Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Co-founded and leads LiveControl, which produces thousands of live events each month, Invented the remote PTZ camera system that forms the core of the LiveControl platform

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Senior counselor at Camp Hess Kramer
- **2012** — Development intern at Warner Bros. Pictures
- **2015** — Distribution intern at Starz Entertainment; writers/development assistant
- **2016** — Motion picture agent trainee at William Morris Endeavor
- **2017** — Began building the live-video production business that became LiveControl
- **2018** — Co-founded LiveControl in Santa Monica, California, as CEO
- **2021** — Raised $30M Series A led by Coatue Management; named to Forbes 30 Under 30

## Achievements

- Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list
- Co-founded and leads LiveControl, which produces thousands of live events each month
- Invented the remote PTZ camera system that forms the core of the LiveControl platform
- Raised approximately $33 million in total funding, including a $30 million Series A led by Coatue Management in July 2021
- Built one of the larger Los Angeles-area startup funding rounds of July 2021

## Latest updates

- **2021-07** — LiveControl closed a $30 million Series A led by Coatue Management with participation from BoxGroup, First Round Capital, Susa Ventures and TriplePoint Capital.
- **2021-12** — Braunstein featured in Forbes coverage as a 30 Under 30 honoree building a 'video production crew in a box.'

## Links

- Website: https://livecontrol.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-braunstein/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr-uOXeBPpjeNsik_mhPHDA
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/livecontrol1

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