# Venky B (slim)

> Venky B is co-founder of Plivo. Plivo API and Plivo Voice API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder, Plivo.

Venky B is co-founder and CEO of Plivo, a voice AI agent and communications API company from Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch, founded in 2011 and profitable since 2015. His YC profile lists earlier roles at Huawei, Narus and Subex.

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/bevenky
- X: https://x.com/bevenky

## What Venky builds

- [Plivo API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plivo.md), graded C, 60.4/100, in Messaging APIs. CPaaS REST API for SMS, MMS, RCS and WhatsApp in 190+ countries, alongside voice. Co-founder, Plivo, researched 2026-10-26.
- [Plivo Voice API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/plivo-voice.md), graded C, 60.5/100, in Phone calling & voice transport. REST and XML call control for inbound and outbound PSTN calls, with bidirectional WebSocket audio streams, SIP trunking, recording and conferencing. Co-founder, Plivo, researched 2026-10-26.

## Works with

- [Michael Ricordeau](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/michael-ricordeau/), Co-founder, Plivo

## Backed by

- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Battery Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/battery-ventures/)
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz/)
- [Qualcomm](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/qualcomm/)

## Questions

### Who is Venky B?

Venky B is co-founder and CEO of Plivo, a voice AI agent and communications API company from Y Combinator's Summer 2012 batch, founded in 2011 and profitable since 2015. His YC profile lists earlier roles at Huawei, Narus and Subex.

### What does Plivo make?

Anchor Terminal lists Plivo API and Plivo Voice API from Plivo.

### Who has invested in Plivo?

The sources our research read name Y Combinator, Battery Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and Qualcomm.

### How are Venky's tools graded?

Plivo API is graded C, 60.4 out of 100; Plivo Voice API is graded C, 60.5 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/plivo
- https://www.plivo.com/
- https://www.plivo.com/about/

These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched.