Vapi

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Voice AI for developers.

Backed by Y Combinator · AI Grant

Winter 2021Founded 202050 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA

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Simple voice agent API

From their website

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SaaSUsage-based · Usage-based call minutes with included 60+ minutes; $10 per line/month for 10 call concurrency; additional costs for calls $0.05/min, SMS/Chat $0.005/msg; model provider costs charged at cost; add-ons include HIPAA at $2000/mo and Zero Data Retention at $1000/mo; Fixed platform fee with committed vo

Vapi provides a developer-focused platform to build, test, and deploy advanced voice AI agents for enterprise use. The product emphasizes an API-first, scalable solution with enterprise-grade security and governance for initializing and managing conversational voice experiences.

Vapi offers a unified platform to design voice agents, configure voice/telephony and integrations, and deploy at scale. It handles the underlying infrastructure, provides real-time monitoring, governance features (SSO, RBAC, HIPAA/SOC 2/PCI compliance), dedicated deployment support, and latency under 500ms. The pricing page describes usage-based minutes, concurrency options, hosting costs, and add-ons like HIPAA and zero data retention, with enterprise-grade service levels and a dedicated account team.

Who it’s for: enterprises and developers building and deploying large-scale voice AI agents requiring security/compliance, SLA-backed uptime, and dedicated support

Features

multi-language support and voice agent orchestration
real-time monitoring and analytics across calls
enterprise-grade configurability and security (SSO, RBAC, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI)
dedicated deployment support and onboarding
infrastructure management with sub-500ms latency
custom voices and model access
data retention controls and compliance options

raised $50M Series B; enterprise-grade deployments with dedicated engineers; case studies and customer references cited; large-scale usage metrics and uptime claims

Founders · 2

Jordan DearsleyFounder

Founder, CEO @ Vapi

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Nikhil GuptaFounder

Founder, CTO @ Vapi

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Launch

Launched on Y Combinator · Jun 2023

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No bots. No recordings. Just really good notes.

Superpowered launches AI Notes that run on-device, avoiding bots and recordings. The product transcribes live audio into notes without storing audio or transcripts, offers AI templates to format notes, and supports multiple video conferencing clients on Mac and Windows with a free trial.

From the original launch (Jun 2023) — may be outdated.