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The developer behind VLC’s 6 billion downloads now wants to connect hundreds of millions of robots

The Next Web

TechnologyThe Next Web·Jun 20, 2026·1 min read

The developer behind VLC’s 6 billion downloads now wants to connect hundreds of millions of robots

Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the lead developer of VLC Media Player, has raised $5 million for his startup Kyber, an infrastructure layer for controlling remote devices in real time. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, which also led…

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