Bluestone Equity Partners Invests in VideoVerse (Magnifi)

Minute Media Acquires VideoVerse (Owner of Magnifi)

September 22, 2025

Cloud & SaaS

Minute Media has acquired VideoVerse, the maker of Magnifi, an AI-driven SaaS platform for automatic sports highlight detection and short-form video creation. The acquisition brings VideoVerse's AI creation capabilities into Minute Media's distribution and monetization ecosystem, expanding its sports tech offering and global reach; Moneta Ventures, VideoVerse's largest shareholder, is a selling party mentioned.

Bluestone Equity Partners Invests in Volo Sports

November 13, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Bluestone Equity Partners made a strategic growth investment in Volo Sports, the largest provider of social and recreational sports leagues and events in the United States, to support expansion of its operations, technology, and M&A capabilities. As part of the investment, Bluestone’s Walker Brumskine will join Volo’s board and the deal represents Bluestone’s sixth investment from its inaugural $300 million fund.

Bluestone Equity Partners Makes $20M Growth Investment in Qloo

July 2, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Bluestone Equity Partners has made a $20 million growth investment in Qloo, an AI platform that models consumer tastes and preferences. Qloo will use the capital to expand into new markets, launch a self-service insights platform, grow the team, and pursue strategic data and technology acquisitions.

Crestview Partners Completes Majority Investment in OneMagnify

June 2, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Crestview Partners has completed a majority investment in OneMagnify, a Detroit-based provider of data-driven marketing, analytics, and technology solutions. The investment will support OneMagnify’s growth, capability enhancement, and geographic expansion while CEO Mark Petroff and the existing management team remain in place.

VideoVerse Acquires Reely.ai

April 11, 2023

AI & Machine Learning

VideoVerse, a video-editing SaaS platform, has acquired Reely.ai, an AI-powered content-creation and social distribution company focused on esports and gaming. The deal will integrate Reely.ai’s computer-vision highlight-detection and automation capabilities into VideoVerse’s product suite to expand its AI-driven short-form video and distribution offerings for players, streamers, teams and esports organizations. Terms were not disclosed.

Vance Street Capital Acquires Pro-Vision

September 26, 2024

Manufacturing

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Vance Street Capital has acquired Pro-Vision, a Grand Rapids, Michigan provider of mobile video hardware, installation services, and a Video-as-a-Service (VaaS) platform for commercial fleets, K-12 transit and public safety customers. The transaction is Vance Street’s first platform investment out of Vance Street Capital IV and will fund product development, commercial expansion and potential M&A; terms were not disclosed and debt financing was provided by Barings.