Can a bootstrapped startup get LiveKit's deal?

Yes. Voice, video or physical AI core to the product, fewer than 50 employees, under $5M raised and pre-Series A (larger reviewed case by case)

What does LiveKit give startups?

One year of the Scale plan free ($6,000), $10,000 additional cloud credits, and $1,000 each from participating inference partners (about $7,000). Worth up to $23k in US dollars.

Check you meet the criteria on this page. Apply on livekit.com. LiveKit decides who's approved, usually by email. If their page says something different from ours, tell us and we'll fix this page.

LiveKit for startups: Up to $23,000 LiveKit credits

Realtime voice, video and AI agent infrastructure. What LiveKit gives startups, who qualifies and how to claim it, checked against LiveKit's own page on 26 October 2026.

How to claim it

Check you meet the criteria on this page.
Apply on livekit.com. LiveKit decides who's approved, usually by email.
If their page says something different from ours, tell us and we'll fix this page.

Apply on livekit.com

Good to know

Approved teams get a promo code applied at Scale plan checkout; a card on file is required.

Questions about LiveKit's deal

Can a bootstrapped startup get LiveKit's deal?: Yes. Voice, video or physical AI core to the product, fewer than 50 employees, under $5M raised and pre-Series A (larger reviewed case by case)
What does LiveKit give startups?: One year of the Scale plan free ($6,000), $10,000 additional cloud credits, and $1,000 each from participating inference partners (about $7,000). Worth up to $23k in US dollars.
How do I claim it?: Check you meet the criteria on this page. Apply on livekit.com. LiveKit decides who's approved, usually by email. If their page says something different from ours, tell us and we'll fix this page.

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E2B: $20,000 E2B credits + Pro tier
Telnyx: Up to $20,000 voice AI credits

The deal: One year of the Scale plan free ($6,000), $10,000 additional cloud credits, and $1,000 each from participating inference partners (about $7,000)
Worth up to: $23k (US dollars, the programme's maximum)
Who qualifies: Voice, video or physical AI core to the product, fewer than 50 employees, under $5M raised and pre-Series A (larger reviewed case by case)
Bootstrapped: Yes, no funding needed
How to claim: Apply on livekit.com
Category: AI tools
Checked: 26 October 2026, on livekit.com

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