Hyperbeam

API for shared embeddable web browsers

Y CombinatorWinter 2022ActiveB2BEngineering, Product and DesignDeveloper ToolseLearningVirtual RealityAPI

What they do

Problem

Embedding third-party apps and websites across platforms is difficult due to compatibility, security, poor UX, and the added complexity of real-time multi-user synchronization.

Solution

Hyperbeam provides an API to embed virtual computers (shared web browsers) anywhere and enable synchronized audio/video plus multi-user control with minimal code.

Who it's for

Developers and product teams building collaborative experiences like remote learning, virtual offices, casinos, productivity tools, and watch parties.

Founders

Philip Scott

Founder

Philip is the co-founder and CEO of Hyperbeam, an API for embedding multiplayer web browsers. He studied software engineering at the University of Waterloo, where he met his co-founders Ambareesh Balaji and Declan Goncalves. For their capstone project, they created a watch party site called Tutturu.tv to watch anime with their friends. Tutturu.tv garnered 150K monthly active users and evolved into Hyperbeam. He has interned at numerous startups and big tech companies, including Lumina and Yahoo.

Ambareesh Balaji

Founder

Ambareesh is the co-founder & CTO of Hyperbeam, an API for embedding multiplayer web browsers. He met his co-founders Philip and Declan at the University of Waterloo, where Hyperbeam started off as their engineering capstone project Tutturu.tv, a watch party site with 150K monthly active users. He has interned as a Software Engineer at startups and big tech companies alike, such as Globality and Facebook.