Liveops was one of the first "gig economy" companies and the work-at-home virtual workforce industry,[4] and it has been featured at an INSEAD Case Study at Harvard Business Review.

[10] In 2014, BlackBerry poached Marty Beard as their new COO[11] and Liveops named former ShoreTel VP Vasili Triant as its new CEO.

[12] In July 2015, Liveops relocated their headquarters from Redwood City, California to Cedar Park, Texas.

Liveops raised a $22 million Series B round on April 1, 2004 led by Menlo Ventures and CMEA Capital.

On February 13, 2007 the company raised a $28 million Series C round from Menlo Ventures, CMEA Capital, Benchmark, and Michael Dearing.