Dvdplay Funding -

“We didn’t know what venture capital was,” Mark Phillips told a local business journal in 2007. “We just knew that Blockbuster had late fees, and people hated them.”

DVDPlay raised millions right before the 2008 financial crisis and the pivot to streaming. While they exited via acquisition, the window for physical media rentals was already beginning to close, making long-term growth nearly impossible. dvdplay funding

By the mid-2000s, DVDPlay had established itself as a top-three player in the kiosk market. The company was notably the first kiosk operator to offer Blu-ray Discs , launching the service in 2008 for the same $1.49 price point as standard DVDs. “We didn’t know what venture capital was,” Mark