LiveKit

DevTools · US · livekit.io

Open-source software infrastructure for real-time voice and video AI applications, underpinning ChatGPT's voice mode.

Founders

Russ d'Sa (United States · ♂) — After co-founding Evie Labs (acquired by Medium) and running product at Medium, he co-founded LiveKit in 2021 as CEO to build open-source real-time voice and video infrastructure on WebRTC.
David Zhao (United States · ♂) — Co-founded LiveKit in 2021 as CTO, building its open-source real-time communications platform.

Shares the most investors with (number = shared investors):

Date	Round	Amount
Jan 2026	Funding round LiveKit raised $100 million led by Index Ventures, reaching a $1 billion valuation ten months after its previous round, driven by the voice AI boom.	$100M

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