LiveKit
Build voice, video, and physical AI agents
San Jose, United States · Founded 2021 · $145.0M raised
- Headquarters
- San Jose, California
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2021
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- livekit.io
- Total Funding
- $145.0M
- Last Round
- $100.0M Series CJan 2026
- Rounds
- 2
About
LiveKit is an open-source framework and cloud platform founded 2021 by Russ d'Sa and David Zhao for building voice, video, and physical AI agents. Powers OpenAI's ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode. Processes 2.5B+ calls annually. Agent framework (livekit/agents 10K+ stars), inference gateway for TTS/LLM/STT, global cloud platform SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA compliant.
Summary
LiveKit is an Artificial Intelligence company based in San Jose, United States, founded in 2021. It has raised $145.0M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $100.0M Series C round in Jan 2026. Investors include Altimeter Capital, Index Ventures and Redpoint Ventures.
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Jan 2026
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