VLC lead developer builds Kyber for remote robot control
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Jean-Baptiste Kempf, lead developer of VLC Media Player, has built a new startup called Kyber that provides an infrastructure layer for controlling remote devices in real time. The Paris-based company raised a $5 million round led by Lightspeed, which has also backed Anthropic and Mistral AI. Kyber’s core software is an SDK that synchronizes video, audio, sensor data, and control inputs with minimal latency. Kempf told TechCrunch the platform is designed for use cases where the operator, compute, and action are in different locations. The company is already in commercial deployment with customers in defense, telco, robotics, and AI. Kyber prioritizes three segments: robotics, drones of every kind, and remote IT access. The core project is open source, while the company sells a productized version to enterprise customers and offers custom deployment through forward-deployed engineers.
What’s reported
VLC Media Player has been downloaded more than 6 billion times.
Kyber raised a $5 million round led by Lightspeed.
Kyber’s SDK synchronizes video, audio, sensor data, and control inputs with minimal latency.
The startup is headquartered in Paris with offices in San Francisco and Singapore.
Kyber currently has 25 full-time staffers.
The company is in commercial deployment with customers in defense, telco, robotics, and AI.
Kyber prioritizes three segments: robotics, drones, and remote IT access.
Key figures
Jean-Baptiste Kempf, lead developer of VLC Media Player and founder of Kyber.
Lightspeed, American venture capital firm.
Sources: TechCrunch
