Dyte
AcquiredYC W21Bengaluru, IN · Founded 2020 · 45 employees · 2 known investors
Dyte builds real-time video communication APIs that enable video calling and collaboration features for applications and platforms. The company serves developers and enterprises building communication-dependent applications across web and mobile.
Also known as Dyte Inc.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W21)
Dyte was founded in 2020 by Abhishek Kankani and Palash Golecha.
Investors · 2
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$3.7M disclosed across 1 round · 2021
▶$3.7MraisedJun 2021 · 9 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Abhishek KankaniExecutive Officer, Director
- Kushagra VaishDirector
- Palash GolechaDirector
- Offering amount
- $3.8M
- Amount sold
- $3.7M
- First sale
- Jun 2021
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2020
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Dyte offers a developer platform for adding live audio and video experiences to software products. Its unified SDK covers real-time one-to-one and one-to-many video calls, audio conferencing, large-scale interactive live streaming, and text chat, together with interactive components such as polls, screen sharing and plugins. The product is designed to work across desktop, mobile, tablet and web, and client SDKs are published for Kotlin, JavaScript, React Native, Swift and Flutter.
The company positions the single-SDK approach as an alternative to assembling and maintaining several separate real-time communication vendors, and supports customers with documentation, quick-start guides, tutorials, an API reference explorer, open-source sample projects on GitHub, a developer community and 24/7 support including dedicated Slack channels and customer success managers. Dyte states it is SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA compliant and reports a 99.99% call success rate. Its website announces that Dyte is joining Cloudflare.
Business model
Dyte sells API and SDK access to real-time communication infrastructure, with published pricing and a free tier offering 10,000 minutes over three months; commercial plans include support arrangements such as dedicated Slack channels and customer success managers.
Usage-based pricing for live video, voice conferencing and live streaming products, following a free introductory allotment of minutes.
Traction
Customer testimonials cite reduced development timelines (one co-founder reports accelerating go-to-market by roughly six months) and scaling from 500 concurrent students to five times that traffic.
Latest developments
Dyte's site states the company is joining Cloudflare, lists interactive live streaming as newly available and AI-powered chat as coming soon, and promotes Feta, a tool for running standups, retros and syncs.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market
Market position
Dyte competes with communications-platform providers and self-built WebRTC implementations, publishing direct comparisons against raw WebRTC, Agora, Zoom, Twilio and Vonage and offering migration support for Twilio users.
Consolidation of audio/video conferencing, live streaming and chat into one SDK rather than multiple vendor integrations, plus out-of-the-box interactive features, extensive customization, cross-platform coverage and round-the-clock support.
Technology
A unified real-time communication SDK covering video calling, audio conferencing, interactive live streaming and chat, with built-in interactive features (chat, polls, screen share, plugins), customization options, and client SDKs for Kotlin, JavaScript, React Native, Swift and Flutter running on desktop, mobile, tablet and web. Dyte describes global infrastructure and SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA compliance.
Go-to-market
Developer-led self-service sign-up alongside a "talk to an expert" sales motion, supported by documentation, sample apps, guides, comparison content against alternatives such as raw WebRTC, Agora, Zoom, Twilio and Vonage, and migration paths for teams moving from Twilio.
Developers and product teams embedding live video, voice, streaming and chat in their applications, with use cases listed for ed-tech, telehealth, HR tech, fitness, social, gaming, events and dating.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 5
by search overlap
Companies competing with Dyte for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 2
launches, deals, and filingsDyte lists interactive live streaming as a new capability for large-scale, near real-time broadcast within its SDK, with AI-powered chat marked as coming soon.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Dytedyte.io · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Dyte do?
- Dyte provides SDKs and APIs for embedding audio/video conferencing, live streaming and chat into applications.
- Who founded Dyte?
- Dyte was founded by Abhishek Kankani, Palash Golecha in 2020.
- Who are Dyte's investors?
- Dyte's investors include Y Combinator, Nexus Venture Partners.
- How much funding has Dyte raised?
- Dyte has disclosed $3.7M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Dyte headquartered?
- Dyte is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.