# Cardinal Information Systems

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/cardinal-information-systems

- Industry: Media
- Headquarters: Helsinki, Finland
- Website: www.cardinal.fi
- Total disclosed funding: $2.2M
- Latest round: Series A (Sep 11, 2001)
- Investors on record: 1

## About

Based in Helsinki, Finland, Cardinal Information Systems Ltd. provides advanced software-based digital broadcasting solutions, with a focus on authoring, managing, and broadcasting DVB-based content. In September 2001, 3i completed a series A funding round, investing EUR 2.4 million in Cardinal Information Systems.

Cardinal Information Systems Ltd’s product portfolio includes a variety of broadcasting servers, middleware solutions, and content authoring tools. Its DVB servers provides real-time generation and playout of audiovisual content, as well as for firmware upgrades and interactive content delivery. These servers streamline the process of transmitting television broadcasts, including interactive services such as electronic program guides (EPGs) and multimedia home platform (MHP) applications. Cardinal’s middleware solutions, such as the Cardinal datacast middleware, provide software support for media terminals and DVB-H handsets, facilitating the operation of digital media terminals through Java-based environments.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Sep 11, 2001, $2.2M — 3i

## Investors

- 3i (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/3i) — Series A