Company · AK000224

Roku

Streaming technology company operating the Roku Operating System (Roku OS), streaming devices/Roku TVs, The Roku Channel, and Roku Advertising (including the OneView ad platform). Founded 2002 in Los Gatos/San Jose, California by Anthony Wood, an electrical engineer who previously founded and sold ReplayTV (an early DVR company). Roku began as a side project inside Netflix (codenamed Griffin) before Netflix handed Wood the project with a 6 million dollar check in 2007.

Last updated 02/11/2026