LiveKit

LiveKit

About LiveKit

Simplify's Rating
Why LiveKit is rated
B
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated A on Growth Potential
Rated C on Rating Differentiation

Industries

Consumer Software

AI & Machine Learning

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$36.2M

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

2021

Overview

Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship

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Significant Headcount Growth
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • LiveKit raised $22M in Series A funding for platform expansion.
  • 5G networks boost LiveKit's real-time communication performance and user experience.
  • Hybrid work models increase demand for LiveKit's virtual collaboration tools.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from Twilio and Agora may impact LiveKit's market share.
  • Continuous R&D investment is needed to keep up with AI advancements.
  • Data privacy concerns could pose compliance challenges for LiveKit.

What makes LiveKit unique

  • LiveKit integrates Python and Node.js for real-time communication in its Agents 1.0.
  • Partnerships with PlayAI and OpenAI enhance LiveKit's voice AI capabilities.
  • LiveKit's multimodal API supports advanced AI applications with Cerebras technology.

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Funding

Total Funding

$36.2M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$15M
$8.2M
Discord
$15M
Canva
$22.2M
LiveKit
$30M
Kalshi

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Remote Work Options

Company Equity

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

8%

2 year growth

8%
Market News 24
Mar 28th, 2025
Comprehensive Guide to LiveKit Agents: Enhance Your Real-time Communication Solutions Today

LiveKit has launched the Agents 1.0 release candidate, allowing users to easily integrate Python or Node.js programs as real-time participants in LiveKit rooms.

LiveKit
Mar 17th, 2025
Say hello to improved Cloud analytics

When LiveKit Agents originally introduced LiveKit Cloud, LiveKit Agents also launched a realtime analytics and telemetry product to give you insights into how your users interacted with your LiveKit applications.

Play.ht
Mar 6th, 2025
PlayAI and LiveKit partner to bring high-performance ultra-expressive voice AI to customers

LiveKit has launched a new API in the Agents framework, along with hooks and components that make it easy to build low-latency, high performance voice AI apps using PlayAI's Dialog model.

LiveKit
Oct 3rd, 2024
OpenAI and LiveKit partner to turn Advanced Voice into an API

LiveKit Incorporated is releasing a new Multimodal Agent API which has built-in support for OpenAI's brand new Realtime API.

Business Wire
Aug 27th, 2024
Cerebras Launches the World's Fastest AI Inference

"LiveKit is excited to partner with Cerebras to help developers build the next generation of multimodal AI applications.

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