Vapi

Voice is the human interface for business.

Voice and audio AI Media and contentY CombinatorAI Grant

Latest funding

$50M Series B+ · May 12, 2026

Led by Peak XV · Source: finsmes.com

Total raised: $70M across 2 sourced rounds

All 5 rounds ↓

Website: vapi.ai.

X: @Vapi_AI · 9,987 followers.

GitHub: VapiAI.

LinkedIn: vapi-ai.

Categories: Voice and audio AI Media and content.

Sectors: B2B, Engineering, Product and Design, Artificial Intelligence.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: San Francisco, United States.

Founded: 2023.

Total raised: $70M in 2 sourced rounds.

Last round: May 12, 2026 · 184 days ago.

Team: 50 people on the team page.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 28, 2026.

Signals

X account@Vapi_AI · created Nov 13, 2023 (3 years old) · 9,987 followers

Website registeredAug 22, 2023 (3 years old)

About Vapi

Vapi is the platform behind it. Most phone systems trap callers in menus, scripts, and hold music. Vapi doesn’t. From indie builders to the Fortune 100, we’ve powered over 1,000,000,000 calls — handling the most complex conversations and driving real outcomes.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Vapi | 80 days from website to first raise on record

@Vapi_AI·Raised $70M in 2 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

May 12, 2026
Series B+ · $50M
PPeak XV (lead)
Source: finsmes.com
December 12, 2024
Series A · $20M
BBessemer Venture Partners (lead)
Source: globenewswire.com
November 13, 2023
X account created
November 10, 2023
Seed · amount undisclosed
Source: fundraisingfox.com
August 22, 2023
Website created
Winter 2021
YY Combinator · batch
Source: ycombinator.com
Batch 4
AAI Grant · batch
Source: aigrant.com

Founders and team

JD
Jordan D. Founder, CEO

LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
NG
Nikhil Gupta Founder, CTO

LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
JD
John Dearsley Founder
ED
Evadora de Zhengia Field Marketing Lead

Investors

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Peak XV portfolio →

Sources and API

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