Plivo provides voice AI agents and a communications platform for customer engagement across channels including voice, WhatsApp, and SMS. Businesses use Plivo to create and deploy AI agents for customer support, marketing, and lead qualification, and the company says it serves thousands of businesses worldwide including Uber, Meta, Zomato, and GoDaddy. Founded in 2011 by Venky Balasubramanian and Michael Ricordeau and part of Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch, Plivo raised early venture funding and has grown largely bootstrapped to significant revenue.
Plivo
ActiveVoice AI Agents for customer engagement, including WhatsApp, SMS &…
Total raised
$2.3M
2 rounds
Stage
Seed
2012
Team
201-500
since 2012
Pricing
—
Founded
2012
Austin, United States
Agent-ready
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Voice AI agents for customer engagement
Multichannel messaging including WhatsApp and SMS
Communications platform APIs for voice and messaging
AI agents for customer support and lead qualification
Marketing and outbound messaging capabilities
Programmable voice and messaging infrastructure
Global reach across many countries
Used by thousands of businesses worldwide
12/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Cumulative raise
From 2012 to 2026 · 2 rounds tracked
Total
$2.3M
Jan 2012 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
2012 Seed $1.8M ● Andreessen Horowitz
Capital network
$2.3M raised ·5 backers·10 network links
- Backers5
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- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What is Plivo?
- Plivo is a communications platform offering voice AI agents and messaging across channels including voice, WhatsApp, and SMS for customer engagement.
- Who uses Plivo?
- Plivo says it serves thousands of businesses worldwide, including Uber, Meta, Zomato, and GoDaddy.
- What can the AI agents do?
- Businesses use Plivo to deploy AI agents for customer support, marketing, and lead qualification across voice and messaging channels.
- When was Plivo founded?
- It was founded in 2011 by Venky Balasubramanian and Michael Ricordeau and was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch.
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