$20M Series A ✨ a milestone that feels surreal to share.
Back in July 2023, I was walking around San Francisco, talking to an AI therapist I'd cobbled together. It was clunky and barely worked, but it kind of worked.
Why was building voice AI so hard? Funny enough, this frustration became Vapi. We went all in.
October 2023: 6 brave startups took a chance on us
March 2024: Product Hunt launch that started everything
Today: Millions of calls processed daily, 100,000+ developers building with us
The numbers are wild, but they don't tell the full story. What gets me excited? Seeing developers build things we never imagined. Like a health assistant that that can help patients in their native language all while sounding genuinely... human.
To our team: You're the real MVPs. From Blue Bottle Coffee runs to late night dark mode sessions- every step with you has been worth it.
Massive thanks to Bessemer Venture Partners for leading this round, and to Abstract Ventures Inc., AI Grant, Y Combinator, Saga Ventures, and Michael Ovitz for joining our mission.
Voice is the most natural form of human expression, yet we've been stuck behind screens and keyboards. At Vapi, we're changing that, one API call at a time.
Excited to have Michael Droesch and Byron Deeter join the board! And a special shoutout to our advisors, Mitch Morando, Richard Ni, and Justin Bauer, to name just a few!