E-141 (EN)-Jean-Baptiste Kempf-VideoLAN/VLC, Kyber, Playruo, Scaleway - Entrepreneur & CTO

📌 About Jean-Baptiste Kempf

Jean-Baptiste Kempf is a technology and Free Software enthusiast, entrepreneur, and engineering leader with a strong scientific background. He is widely known as one of the major developers and leaders of VLC media player, one of the most iconic open-source projects in the world, with more than 5 billion downloads.

Throughout his career, Jean-Baptiste has acted as CTO, tech advisor, startup board member, and president of an open-source NGO, working extensively across the multimedia ecosystem, including deep involvement with FFmpeg.

His work spans companies and initiatives such as VideoLAN, VideoLabs, Kyber, and Playruo, always focused on building state-of-the-art and ethical technology solutions.

Jean-Baptiste has founded multiple bootstrapped companies in the open-source multimedia space, delivering technology used by major global tech players such as Meta Platforms, Google, Electronic Arts, Netflix, Thales Group, and TikTok.

Passionate about open source, high-performance computing, and hardware design, he has led and advised engineering organizations of all sizes — from early-stage startups to large enterprises and venture capital portfolios.

Today, his focus is on deep-tech ventures that push technological boundaries while prioritizing sustainability, ethics, and team well-being, particularly in areas like cloud gaming and advanced video technologies.

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