ShortKit
ShortKit provides a complete video infrastructure SDK that lets companies launch TikTok-grade vertical video experiences on their own apps and websites. The platform includes native SDKs for Swift, Kotlin, React Native, Flutter, and Web, with ML-driven buffer management and device-aware codec selection that reduces delivered bytes by 2–3×. It serves marketplaces, ecommerce platforms, and publishers who want to keep attention, data, and revenue on their own surfaces.
- Developer Tools
- Software Only
- Artificial Intelligence
Funding
Raised to date
$500KRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Companies increasingly rely on vertical short-form video to drive discovery, engagement, and conversion, but building the necessary playback infrastructure is complex and costly. The big social apps developed this stack in-house, leaving other businesses to either build it themselves or send users to third-party platforms where attention, data, and revenue are lost.
Solution
ShortKit provides a complete video infrastructure SDK that lets companies launch smooth, fast-swiping vertical video experiences on their own surfaces. The platform includes native SDKs for Swift, Kotlin, React Native, Flutter, and Web, along with managed processing, delivery, and live infrastructure. It features ML-driven buffer management and bandwidth estimation to minimize stalls, and device-aware codec selection that reduces delivered bytes by 2–3×. Teams can build shoppable feeds, live selling, creator programs, or editorial content experiences without becoming video engineering companies.
Target Audience
Primary customers are engineering, product, and editorial teams at marketplaces, ecommerce platforms, and publishing or entertainment companies that want to own their video experience and the associated attention, data, and revenue.
Features
- Native SDKs for Swift, Kotlin, React Native, Flutter, and Web
- ML-driven buffer management and bandwidth estimation for adaptive playback
- Device-aware codec selection reducing delivered bytes by 2–3×
- Feed-aware player mechanics optimized for vertical swiping
- Managed video processing with auto-captioning in 50+ languages
- Live streaming infrastructure with LL-HLS and WebRTC, including captions and translations
- Integration points for existing CMS, ad stacks, and paywalls
- Social imports from TikTok and Instagram, plus creator uploads and watermarking