Fordel StudiosVoice AI engine and OpenAI partner LiveKit hits $1B valuation
What Happened
The five-year-old-startup powers OpenAI’s ChatGPT voice mode and raised a $100 million round led by Index Ventures.
Our Take
LiveKit's the unglamorous play that actually wins: it's the foundation everyone builds on top of. OpenAI's using it. That's credibility money can't buy.
Hundred million Series A values them at a billion because Index Ventures knows whoever owns the voice AI pipeline controls what gets built next. It's not about LiveKit's revenue today—it's about rent collection from everyone building voice agents on top.
This is the boring infrastructure play that nobody talks about but everyone depends on. Five-year-old startup, already essential. They win by becoming invisible.
What To Do
If you're building voice AI, you're probably using LiveKit or will be soon—expect them to become the default infrastructure play.
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