LiveKit is a Voice Agent Infrastructure company founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, United States. It has raised $167M in total funding, most recently a Series C in 2026 at a $1B valuation.
| Date | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | Series C | $100M | $1B | Index Ventures |
| Apr 10, 2025 | Series B | $45M | $345M |
| Altimeter Capital |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Series A | $22M | — | Altimeter Capital |
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An open-source (Apache 2.0) Python and Node.js framework for building real-time voice AI agents that join calls as participants over WebRTC. Handles the full STT-LLM-TTS pipeline with adaptive interruption handling, turn detection, and native Model Context Protocol (MCP) tool support. Went 1.0 in April 2025; on Python 1.5.x as of April 2026. Powers ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode. Plugins support all major AI providers; 12,000+ GitHub stars and 1,000+ forks.
A managed real-time audio and video infrastructure service built on LiveKit's open-source WebRTC server, providing scalable media routing for voice-agent applications, video conferencing, and physical AI robots. Adopted by Vapi, Retell, and other voice-agent platforms as their audio transport layer. Offers sub-100ms streaming latency at scale. LiveKit Cloud raised a $100M Series C at $1B valuation led by Index Ventures, reflecting its position as the de facto WebRTC backbone for the voice AI ecosystem.