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Swxtch

Founded 2020 · 14 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors

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cloudSwXtch is a software-based network switch that enables multicast, lossless packet flows, and real-time media distribution across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments without requiring code changes. It serves media and broadcast organizations that need standards-compliant (IGMPv2/3, SMPTE 2110) network infrastructure across distributed infrastructure.

Also known as cloudSwXtch · swXtch.io

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Company profile

researched Aug 2026

swXtch.io develops network software that adds standards-based multicast and reliable transport to public cloud networks, allowing customers to connect on-premises and cloud environments without altering the underlying infrastructure. Its core product, cloudSwXtch, is a software-only high-performance packet switch that overlays existing cloud networks and makes multicast possible in environments that do not natively support it. Traffic originating on-premises can be carried into the cloud over standard ground-to-cloud links, and multicast flowing in the cloud can likewise be pulled back down to on-premises networks.

The product family includes cloudSwXtch, the packet switch with system control and monitoring through the wXckedEye application; xNIC, which provides transparent tunneling of multicast and supports high-availability multipath flows per SMPTE ST 2022-7; and groundSwXtch, which transports video between locations in native format with a lossless tunnel to cloudSwXtch and ST 2022-7 multipath support. The company also offers SRT as a managed service. Stated design goals for the software-defined network include performance, standards compliance, interoperability, transparency, and support across all clouds and environments, with positioning around enhanced observability, reduced tech stacks, lower cost, and avoidance of vendor lock-in.

Business model

swXtch.io licenses software. Its products are sold through the four major public cloud marketplaces and can also be deployed as a software image with a license key, with additional deployment and licensing options available on request.

Software licensing and cloud marketplace subscriptions, plus a managed service offering for SRT.

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Market position

Targets a gap where cloud networks do not match on-premises network capabilities and performance, which the company cites as a barrier to migrating bandwidth-intensive workflows to the cloud.

The company positions itself as providing standards-based multicast and reliable transport that seamlessly connect on-premises and cloud networks for bandwidth-intensive workflows, without requiring changes to underlying systems, and states that most customers can move multicast traffic in the cloud within minutes.

Technology

A software-only overlay network built on top of cloud networks. cloudSwXtch acts as a high-performance software packet switch enabling multicast, monitored via the wXckedEye application. The xNIC component transparently tunnels multicast and supports high-availability multipath flows conforming to SMPTE ST 2022-7, while groundSwXtch reliably transports video in native format between locations with a lossless tunnel into cloudSwXtch. The company also supports SRT for reliable transport.

Go-to-market

Availability on the four major public cloud marketplaces, direct software image licensing with license keys, product documentation and demonstration requests, and direct contact/meeting booking for the managed SRT service.

Media and entertainment (live and remote production, audio distribution, satellite replacement, corporate studios); government and defense (full motion video, digital twins, simulations, tactical edge, DevSecOps); financial services (trading systems, market data distribution, testing/QA, disaster recovery); and infrastructure modernization use cases such as CCTV/surveillance, smart metering, NHK SystmOne and Tibco RS migrations.

Geography

Products are offered across the major public clouds and support deployments spanning on-premises and cloud environments; specific regional operations are not stated.

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Key figures

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Public cloud marketplaces offering cloudSwXtchJan 20254 marketplaces

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Timeline · 1

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Jan 2025
swXtch.io begins offering SRT as a managed service

The company announced it is now offering SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) as a managed service.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Swxtch do?
swXtch.io builds software-only networking products that bring standards-based multicast and reliable transport to cloud networks.
Who are Swxtch's investors?
Swxtch's investors include Outsiders.