LiveKit Launches Agents 1.0 and Raises $45M Series B

Key Highlights:

  • Launched LiveKit Agents 1.0, enabling robust open-ended and closed loop voice agent workflows

  • Released a multilingual turn detection model supporting 13 languages with sub-25ms inference

  • Telephony 1.0 debuts, now supporting thousands of concurrent SIP calls and HD audio

  • Introduced LiveKit Cloud Agents, a managed service for deploying and scaling voice agents

  • Raised $45M Series B led by Altimeter and Hanabi Capital, bringing total funding to $83M

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Why This Matters:

LiveKit's rapid evolution from an open-source communication tool to a foundational voice AI infrastructure highlights the accelerating shift toward natural voice interfaces. With the launch of Agents 1.0 and Cloud Agents, LiveKit empowers developers to build scalable, multilingual, and reliable voice-driven applications. The $45M Series B round underscores investor confidence in this voice-first future and sets the stage for LiveKit to become a cornerstone of next-gen human-computer interaction.

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