{"id":47365,"date":"2017-05-22T01:31:11","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T00:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/?p=47365"},"modified":"2021-05-18T16:22:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T15:22:55","slug":"we-are-colony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2017\/we-are-colony\/","title":{"rendered":"91. We Are Colony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Founder:&nbsp;<\/strong>Sarah Tierney<br>\n<strong>Founded:&nbsp;<\/strong>February 2013 (launched February 2015)<br>\n<strong>Website:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wearecolony.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.wearecolony.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2016\/87-we-are-colony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second Startups 100 entry<\/a> in as many years, film streaming service We Are Colony allows film buffs to gain exclusive access to areas unseen on standard film sites.<\/p>\n<p>So much more than your average Netflix or Amazon Prime, Colony allows users to stream not just feature films &ndash; but a whole host of exclusive extras including stills, deleted scenes, interviews, biographies, original scripts, reviews and more.<\/p>\n<p>Film junkies can access We Are Colony on both mobile and browser and can rent or buy film bundles via a pay-as-you-go model or a traditional transaction.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning filmmaker Sarah Tierney, who&rsquo;s also a member of the British Screen Advisory Council; Tierney combined her experience as a producer of film and television with an understanding of the massive disruption affecting film distribution and consumer content behaviours.<\/p>\n<p>Keen to replace many of the additional extras and bonus footage now lost with the decline in popularity of DVDs, Tierney wasn&rsquo;t alone in her desire to watch more than just the finished product.<\/p>\n<p>Not just attracting a legion of fans, Tierney&rsquo;s venture has also attracted the attention of some high-profile investors including Seedcamp, Firestartr, and the London Co-Investment Fund. In February 2016, tennis star Andy Murray invested on the platform via Seedrs.<\/p>\n<p>With registered users from more than 130 countries across the globe, 100 of which are paying &ndash; We Are Colony&rsquo;s success in the face of large corporate competitors is a classic underdog story.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founder:&nbsp;Sarah Tierney Founded:&nbsp;February 2013 (launched February 2015) Website:&nbsp;www.wearecolony.com A second Startups 100 entry in as many years, film streaming service We Are Colony allows film buffs to gain exclusive access to areas unseen on standard film sites. 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