LiveKit Startup Program

Who qualifies

• Built for early-stage teams
• To qualify, your startup should meet the following criteria
• Deliver responsive voice and video on infrastructure designed for low-latency interaction
• We review every application against the eligibility criteria above

What you need

• Company website
• Incorporated company
• Funding / accelerator / VC referral
• Business email
• Team
• Mentioned on the official page; exact requirements may vary.

Typical approval time

• Not stated on the official page — check the claim page.

Step by step

1. Apply on LiveKit's startups page. Voice, video or physical AI must be core to your product, with fewer than 50 employees, under $5M raised and pre-Series A, a live website, and launched or launching within 6 months.
2. Inference credits are separate, and apply only to the partner models they were granted for
3. Apply and tell us why you think it is a fit
4. The program is built for net-new startup projects, so teams on the free plan using LiveKit to evaluate or build are welcome to apply
5. If that is you and you still think the program is a fit, apply and tell us why, and we will review it
6. What happens after I apply?
7. Apply at livekit.com/yc instead

Common rejection reasons

• They all run through LiveKit Inference , so you reach them with the key you already have rather than a separate provider account

Tips & fine print

• In production, or launching within 6 months
• Credits expire 12 months from the date they are issued, or once they are fully consumed, whichever comes first