telli
AI phone agents that convert
Y CombinatorFall 2024ActiveB2B
What they do
Problem
B2C companies struggle to scale outbound lead qualification calls because human call operations are complex and expensive, limiting conversion.
Solution
telli provides AI voice agents that automate end-to-end outbound phone calls to pre-qualify leads and convert them into sales opportunities.
Who it's for
B2C companies in sectors like energy, real estate, medical products, and home services that rely on outbound calling for lead conversion.
Founders
Finn zur Muehlen
co-founder
co-founder & ceo @ telli.com
Philipp Baumanns
co-founder
co-founder (commercial) @ telli.com | prev. scaled heat pump unit of Enpal (largest European solar installer, $2.4bn valuation) as employee #2
Seb Hapte-Selassie
co-founder
co-founder & cto @ telli.com | prev. software engineering at Pitch.com - computer science @ Stanford
Open roles 14
Engineering, All
Founding Design (Engineer)
AI Operations - Intern
Founding SDR
Growth Intern
Deployment Engineer
Success Engineer
Founding Talent Acquisition Partner
Founding (Senior) Account Executive
Account Executive
Engineering, Product
Engineering, Voice AI
Founder's Associate (CTO Office)
Head of Marketing / Marketing Lead
Company timeline
- Founded2024
- YC batchFall 2024
- StatusActive
- Team size16 people
- LocationBerlin, Berlin, Germany
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