VLC Creator Raises $5M to Build Real-Time Infrastructure for Robot Fleets

Executive Briefing

• Launched Kyber, an SDK synchronizing video, audio, sensor data, and controls with minimal latency for remote devices
• Secured $5 million seed round led by Lightspeed, which also backs Anthropic and Mistral AI
• Targets robotics, drones, and remote IT access as primary segments, with customers already in defense and telco
• Scales from small device fleets to millions, addressing gaps no existing commercial solution has solved at that level
• Offers open-source core software plus enterprise productization and forward-deployed engineers, mirroring Palantir's model