Overview

100ms provides a video-first infrastructure that lets developers embed and customize live video and audio in their apps using SDKs for one-to-one and group calls, live streaming, and reusable templates. It scales to support up to 10,000 participants in a single session, a capability rooted in the team’s experience handling large audiences. The platform focuses on developer-friendly integration and ready-made templates for use cases like virtual events, education, telehealth, and enterprise collaboration. Its goal is to enable customers to add reliable, scalable live video features without building and maintaining the underlying media servers.

Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

• Over 2,200 businesses adopted since August 2021, including FrontRow.
• $20M Series A from Alpha Wave accelerates enterprise deployments.
• Usage-based model scales with client video minutes consumed.

What critics are saying

• Twilio and Amazon IVS match features, eroding pricing power.
• HIPAA violations ban 100ms from telehealth in 12-24 months.
• Key Hotstar engineers depart, stalling roadmap in 12-18 months.

What makes 100ms unique

• Founders from Disney+ Hotstar and Facebook built scalable video infrastructure.
• SDKs enable live video integration in hours for 10,000 participants.
• Combines WebRTC and HLS for low-latency interactive streaming.

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Funding

Total Funding

$24.5M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

Notable Investors:

Accel

Notable Investors:

Accel

$20,000,000

Series A

Mar 2022

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.

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