About
LiveKit™ started amid and in response to the pandemic. As the world relied on the Internet to cultivate bonds formed IRL, we realized free and open infrastructure capable of connecting anyone, anywhere, instantly, just didn't exist.
Since our first public release of LiveKit Open Source in July 2021, we've added contributors, community members, and even old friends to our core team. We come from different walks of life, speak different languages, and live in different places, but all share an interest in and passion for connecting the world through technology; eliminating the influence geography has on opportunity.
The Core Team
Looking to join our team? Check out our careers page.

Paul
Systems

Brian
Sales & Partnerships

Raja
WebRTC Lead

David
CTO

Neil
DX

Noah
DX Lead

Russ
CEO

Theo
Client

Mark
Design & Eng

David
Client

Herzog
Design

Hiroshi
Client

Duan
Client

Dan
Infra

Jonas
Client

Jie
WebRTC

Don
DX

Shishir
Systems

David
Media

Benjamin
Media Lead

Mat
Infra and Systems

Lukas
Client Lead
Awards
LiveKit has been lucky to have received the following distinctions:
Top 10 Fastest Growing Repo
GitHub
Q3 2021, Q2 2022
Golden Kitty Nominee
ProductHunt
2021
Cloud 100 Rising Star
F0rbes
2022
Our Investors
LiveKit has raised $15M in capital from an incredible set of founders and investors with deep expertise in audio, video, distributed systems, enterprise and open-source products.

Robin Chan
Founder, Operator

Babak Hamadani
Founder, PrimeSet

Cailen d'Sa
Founder, T2D3

Furqan Rydhan
Founder, Thirdweb

Lenny Rachitsky
Founder, Lenny's Newsletter

Justin Kan
Founder, Twitch

Evan Williams
Founder Twitter & Medium

Satish Dharmaraj
MD, Redpoint

Adam Draper
Founder, BoostVC

Elad Gil
Founder, Color Health

Emil Ivov
Founder, Jitsi

Sujay Jaswa
Founder, WndrCo

Kayvon Beykpour
Founder, Periscope

Packy McCormick
Founder, NotBoring

Guillermo Rauch
Founder, Vercel

Max Weisel
Founder, Normal