Listed on Nasdaq (KLTR) since July 21, 2021; co-founder Ron Yekutiel remains chairman and CEO; acquired PathFactory in April 2026 and is pushing AI avatar products
Live · KLTR· NasdaqGS
as of 2026-10-23
$1.44▲ 4.35% today
≈ $220 Million market cap · −82.3% from peak
The rise & fall
10 moments · 2006–2026
The key moments, with employee sentiment along the way.
2006
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2006
Founded in Israel
Ron Yekutiel, Michal Tsur, Shay David and Eran Etam start an open-source video platform, later headquartered in New York with R&D in Ramat Gan.
Kaltura had planned to raise up to $278M at a $2B valuation but abandoned the flotation for lack of demand, Globes reports; it refiles in July at $1.1B-$1.4B.
Kaltura's Glassdoor ratings slip from about 3.9 to about 3.6 as reviewers describe recurring reorganizations, layoff rounds and an unclear product strategy, while many praise colleagues and work-life balance.
Today
Today
Still in the club — and still trading
Live · KLTR · NasdaqGSas of 2026-10-23
$1.44▲ 4.35% today≈ $220M cap · −82.3% from peak
💬 entries paraphrase anonymous, unverified reviews posted publicly on Glassdoor ↗; dated facts carry their source.
How it happened
Kaltura, founded in Israel in 2006 by Ron Yekutiel, Michal Tsur, Shay David and Eran Etam, sells video software to universities, companies and media groups and is based in New York. Goldman Sachs invested $50M in 2016 without a disclosed valuation.
A spring 2021 plan to list at $2B was abandoned for lack of demand, Globes reported. Kaltura instead went public on Nasdaq on July 21, 2021 at $10 a share, a valuation of $1.24B. The shares slid as the pandemic boom in online video faded, and the market value fell below $1B in November 2021.
Kaltura cut about 10% of its staff in 2022 and 11% more in January 2023. Yekutiel remains chief executive, and in April 2026 the company bought PathFactory for $22M.
Source: Globes (July 13, 2021): Kaltura abandoned an April 2021 flotation at a $2B valuation for low demand and refiled at $9-$11 a share for $1.1B-$1.4B. Globes (July 21, 2021): IPO priced at $10, raising $150M, at a valuation of $1.24B (headline says $1.34B; body and later Globes coverage use $1.24B); SEC 8-K: 15M shares at $10, closed July 23, 2021. Built In NYC (Aug 8, 2016): $50M from Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing, no valuation disclosed. digrin monthly closes: $9.44 (Oct 2021) to $4.74 (Nov 2021), about $0.6B. Globes (Jan 4, 2023): 11% layoff after about 10% in July 2022; market cap $240M. SEC 8-K (Apr 6, 2026): PathFactory bought for $22M cash. stockanalysis.com (Oct 21, 2026 close): $212.1M.
Founders
Ron Yekutiel
co-founder, chairman & CEO (led at peak, still CEO)
Still there — Cofounder, Chairman, President and CEO · LinkedIn ↗
