Tavus Blog · May 2026
Launches Image-to-Replica, letting Tavus train a Phoenix-4 AI human from a single image and expand the set of possible faces that can become real-time conversational AI humans.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Tavus is a 2020-founded San Francisco AI research lab building real-time conversational video AI humans (PALs/CVI) for developers and enterprises, with a public Series B and customers across sales, healthcare, recruiting, and education.
Primary product
Conversational Video Interface (CVI) and PALs — real-time AI humans for face-to-face conversations.
Founded
2020
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
70-80
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Generative AI / conversational video AI / AI humans
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States
New York, New York, United States
Houston, Texas, United States
Business model
Developer API platform
Enterprise software
Managed deployments / solutions
White-labeled embeds
Usage-based SaaS
Consumer PALs platform
Funding
Stage
Series B
Total raised
$64M
Latest round
Series B · Nov 2025
Latest amount
$40M
Mar 2023 · Sequoia Capital
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & COO
Head of Research
Head of Engineering
Head of Sales
Work & culture
Mission-driven and research-heavy, with an emphasis on ownership, shipping fast, and working alongside AI research leaders on human-computing systems.
Compensation
Public careers materials say compensation includes salary and company equity; no public salary bands were found.
Benefits
Fully covered medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and families
Gear stipend
Unlimited PTO
Semi-annual team retreats
Salary
Company equity
Product & market
Pricing
Free, Starter, Growth, and Enterprise tiers with included conversation minutes/faces; enterprise and managed deployments also appear to use custom/volume pricing.
Differentiators
- —Real-time, face-to-face AI humans rather than one-way avatar video
- —Proprietary model stack: Phoenix (rendering), Raven (perception), Sparrow (turn-taking)
- —Sub-second latency and enterprise uptime positioning
- —Memory, perception, and action in one live conversational loop
- —White-labeled, API-first deployment options
- —Bring-your-own-LLM compatibility
- —Enterprise compliance posture (SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, GDPR)
- —Managed deployments that can go live in weeks
Technology
Phoenix-4
Raven-1
Sparrow-1
WebRTC
LLM / BYO LLM
Text-to-speech (TTS)
RAG / knowledge base grounding
OpenAPI / REST APIs
TypeScript
Python
LiveKit
Pipecat
Google Meet integration
Customers
Amazon
Deloitte
EY
Mayo Clinic
CVS Health
Salesforce
Aetna
Wix
Meta
Orum
ACTO
Berlitz
Rep AI
IgniteTech
Final Round AI
Competitors
UneeQ
Synthesia
DeepBrain AI
Soul Machines
Hour One
D-ID
Elai.io
Vidyard
Botpress
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
67.4K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
BusinessWire · Feb 2026
Introduces Phoenix-4, a real-time behavior generation engine for emotionally responsive, context-aware human presence in live conversation.
BusinessWire · Feb 2026
Launches Raven-1 GA, a multimodal perception layer that fuses audio and visual signals to understand emotion, intent, and context in real time.
BusinessWire · Jan 2026
Introduces Sparrow-1, Tavus's conversational-flow control model for low-latency turn-taking and human-like timing in live voice/video interactions.
BusinessWire · Nov 2025
Announces a $40M Series B led by CRV, with participation from Scale Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, HubSpot Ventures, and Flex Capital.
Jobs and careers at Tavus
14 jobs at Tavus
Senior Software Engineer (CVI)
On-site
Engineering, Product, & Design
San Francisco
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Vibe Growth Marketer
On-site
GTM
San Francisco
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Business Development Representative
Remote
GTM
San Francisco
2mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Product Designer
Remote
Engineering, Product, & Design
San Francisco
2mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Brand & Product Designer
Remote
Engineering, Product, & Design
San Francisco
2mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Product Manager
Remote
Engineering, Product, & Design
San Francisco
2mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Enterprise Account Executive
Remote
Sales
San Francisco
2mo ago
Remote
Full-time
AI Researcher (Multimodal Audio/Video Generation)
On-site
Engineering, Product, & Design
San Francisco
4mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Marketer (Brand, Product, Storytelling)
On-site
GTM
San Francisco
4mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Conversational Modelling Research Engineer
Remote
Engineering, Product, & Design
Remote
5mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Software Engineer, Infrastructure
Remote
Engineering, Product, & Design
Remote
5mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Data Engineer
Remote
Engineering, Product, & Design
Remote
5mo ago
Remote
Full-time
Forward Deployed Engineer
On-site
Customer Success
San Francisco
6mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Customer Engineer
On-site
10mo ago
On-site
Full-time