TechCrunch reported that Superpowered, the predecessor to Vapi, was founded in 2020 by Jordan Dearsley and Nikhil Gupta. The company later pivoted from the original product into Vapi.
YC-backed productivity app Superpowered pivots to become a voice API platform for bots VerifiedTechCrunch reported that Superpowered was pivoting to become Vapi, an API platform for building natural-sounding voice assistants. The article said Vapi was opening its API to the public with Vapi Phone and Vapi Web.
YC-backed productivity app Superpowered pivots to become a voice API platform for bots VerifiedTechCrunch reported that Superpowered/Vapi had raised $2.1 million in seed funding from investors including Kleiner Perkins and Abstract Ventures. This was described as the company's total funding to date at that time.
YC-backed productivity app Superpowered pivots to become a voice API platform for bots Verified$72M total after $50M Series B announced May 2026.
VerifiedTechCrunch reported that Amazon Ring chose Vapi after evaluating more than 40 AI voice vendors, and that Ring now routes 100% of its inbound calls through Vapi's platform. The article framed this as a major enterprise customer win for Vapi.
AI voice startup Vapi hits $500M valuation after winning Amazon Ring over 40 rivals Verified