
Ultralight
Ultralight, based in San Francisco, CA, is a B2B company specializing in an ultra-fast, ultra-light HTML renderer for applications and games, targeting industries in engineering, product, and design.
Company History
Ultralight, launched in 2018, is a B2B company based in San Francisco, CA. It participated in Y Combinator's W19 batch, receiving mentorship and support to accelerate its growth. Despite its early promising start, Ultralight is currently inactive. The company has focused on developing innovative solutions in the engineering, product, and design sub-industries, particularly through its ultra-fast, standards-compliant HTML renderer.
Services and Solutions
Ultralight offers an ultra-fast, lightweight HTML renderer tailored for applications and games. The solution supports a broad range of modern HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript features, catering specifically to the B2B market. It is designed with a minimal binary size and memory footprint in mind, making it highly efficient for various applications.
Technical Expertise
Ultralight leverages over a decade of experience in C++, JavaScript, OpenGL, Direct3D, layout engines (WebKit/Chromium/Gecko), library development, and middleware licensing. This technical expertise has enabled the company to develop high-performance solutions, including dual renderers that offer flexibility and superior performance. Their GPU renderer supports Direct3D, Metal, OpenGL, and custom engines, while the CPU renderer ensures fast integration across different environments.
Product Features
Ultralight's products are designed with customization and performance tuning options, supporting platforms such as Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation, Xbox, and ARM64. The product includes SDKs that facilitate the integration of web content into desktop apps, game consoles, embedded systems, and more. The solutions are engineered for peak performance and have been developed in collaboration with leading AAA game studios.
Geographical Reach
Ultralight primarily served the United States and the broader America/Canada regions. Although currently inactive, the company's solutions targeted these key markets, focusing on the needs of businesses operating within these territories.