# Shadow

Type: Company

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### $5M for VLC Creator's Robot Startup: Lightspeed Bets on Kyber
2026-06-20 02:15:29 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Jean-Baptiste Kempf, the technical mind behind VLC Media Player's 6 billion downloads, has raised a $5 million seed round from Lightspeed for Kyber—an infrastructure startup designed to become the middleware layer for hundreds of millions of future robots and drones. The investment signals growing VC conviction that physical AI will need purpose-built real-time control systems, and that Kempf's unique blend of video-streaming and IoT expertise positions him to build it.
Full story: https://getstartupbrief.com/story/kyber-5m-seed-lightspeed-vlc-founder-robotics

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