Kino
High-Performance Rust Media Engine
Purple Squirrel Media
The Problem
C++ Technical Debt
70%
of security vulnerabilities in media software come from memory issues
💥

Crashes

Buffer overflows and use-after-free bugs plague legacy players

💧

Memory Leaks

Manual memory management leads to resource exhaustion

🚨

Audit Failures

C++ codebases fail security audits in enterprise deployments

The Solution
Kino
Memory-safe video engine written in Rust.
Zero buffer overflows. Fearless concurrency.
One codebase, every platform.
Zero Buffer Overflows
Fearless Concurrency
Cross-Platform
Memory Safe
Market Fit
Deploy Everywhere
📺

Smart TVs

Embedded playback for connected television platforms

🏨

Hotel Kiosks

Always-on lobby displays and in-room entertainment

🖼️

Digital Signage

Retail, transit, and venue display networks

🌐

Web Browsers

WebAssembly-powered playback, no plugins required

🖥️

Desktop Apps

Native performance on macOS, Windows, and Linux

⚙️

Embedded / IoT

Lightweight footprint for resource-constrained devices

Architecture
7 Modular Crates

kino-player

Desktop app

kino-web

WASM player

kino-server

Streaming backend

kino-core

Decode / render / pipeline

kino-av

AV codecs

kino-gpu

HW accel

kino-audio

Fingerprinting

Use only what you need — each crate is independently versioned
Competitive Landscape
Why Kino Wins
Capability Kino (Rust) Legacy C++
VLC / FFmpeg		 Web Players
JS-based
Memory Safety Guaranteed Manual GC-bound
4K / 8K Performance Native GPU Native Limited
Security Audit Ready TLA+ verified CVE-heavy Varies
IoT / Embedded Minimal footprint Heavy deps Requires runtime
WebAssembly First-class No Native
Audio Fingerprinting Built-in Plugin No
Formal Verification TLA+ specs None None
Business Model
Tiered Licensing
Startup
$2.5–5K
per year
  • Core SDK access
  • Community support
  • Single-platform license
  • Standard codecs
Professional
$12–25K
per year
  • Multi-platform license
  • Priority support & SLA
  • Audio fingerprinting
  • Custom codec modules
Enterprise
$50K+
per year
  • Unlimited platforms
  • Dedicated engineering
  • Formal verification reports
  • Source code escrow
+ Usage-based streaming fees + Integration services + Premium modules
Roadmap
Path to Scale
Year 1

Foundation

  • 3 beta partners onboarded
  • SDK developer portal live
  • Hospitality vertical focus
  • SOC 2 audit initiated
$500K ARR
Years 1–3

Expansion

  • IoT & automotive verticals
  • Full media suite launch
  • Partner ecosystem program
  • APAC & EU distribution
$3–5M ARR
Years 3–5

Dominance

  • Cloud infrastructure standard
  • Hardware OEM partnerships
  • Acquisition or IPO readiness
  • Open-source community tier
$10M+ ARR
Traction
Built, Not Pitched
7
Modular crates
independently versioned
0
Compiler warnings
clean Rust build
25+
TLA+ invariants
formally verified
GPU
Hardware acceleration
on all platforms
WASM
WebAssembly ready
browser-native
Python
Bindings available
ML pipeline ready
Get In Touch
Let's Build Together
Kino is ready for partners who demand
performance, safety, and scale.
GitHub github.com/ExpertVagabond/kino Site kino-44q.pages.dev
Kino by Purple Squirrel Media