
Vapi lets enterprises deploy human-like voice agents in minutes. Whether you’re building a voice product or trying to handle millions of calls, Vapi’s reliable infrastructure and flexible APIs make…

Vapi lets enterprises deploy human-like voice agents in minutes. Whether you’re building a voice product or trying to handle millions of calls, Vapi’s reliable infrastructure and flexible APIs make…
What they do: Developer platform for building, deploying, and managing voice AI agents (STT, LLM, TTS, telephony orchestration)
Founded: 2023
Founders: Jordan Dearsley (CEO) and Nikhil Gupta (CTO)
Latest disclosed round: Series B $50M (May 2026, led by Peak XV Partners)
Reported total funding: $72M (reported)
Voice AI infrastructure for phone calls and customer support
2023
Software Development
$50M
Reported post-money valuation around $500M
$20M
“Participating investors across rounds include Peak XV Partners, M12 (Microsoft), Kleiner Perkins, Bessemer Venture Partners, Y Combinator, Abstract Ventures, AI Grant, Saga Ventures, and Michael Ovitz”
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30 Day:
Ramp on Vapi’s platform architecture, APIs, and agent capabilities
Shadow customer deployments and technical discovery calls
Learn the technical architecture of current enterprise customer implementations
60 Day:
Lead technical discovery with customers and design solution architectures
Build rapid prototypes using AI-assisted development tools
Produce architecture diagrams and technical documentation for customer deployments
90 Day:
Own end-to-end technical design for enterprise deployments
Architect complex integrations using APIs, webhooks, and event-driven systems
Partner with engineering and product to identify platform improvements from customer feedback
5+ years in solutions architecture, pre-sales engineering, technical consulting, or similar customer-facing technical roles
Strong ability to translate business requirements into technically sound solutions and communicate effectively with both engineers and executives
Experience owning end-to-end customer engagements and delivering complex technical solutions with measurable outcomes
Comfortable working with enterprise customers ($240K+ ACV) in complex stakeholder environments
Autonomous and self-directed, able to scope, design, and drive solutions independently
Technical Strengths:
Proficiency in agent design and AI-assisted development, including rapid prototyping using tools such as Claude Code, Cowork, or similar developer tooling
Experience designing agentic workflows including tool use, function calling, and multi-step reasoning chains
Strong experience architecting API-first integrations using REST APIs, webhooks, and event-driven systems
Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python or JavaScript
Experience working with conversational AI, voice or telephony platforms, NLP/NLU systems, or LLM-based applications
Bonus:
Experience with SIP or WebRTC
Experience with CPaaS platforms such as Twilio, Vonage, or Genesys