Phonely, a San Francisco, CA-based AI-driven phone answering service startup, raised $500K in funding.
Y Combinator made the investment.
The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.
Founded by Will Bodewes and Nisal Ranasinghe, Phonely is a provider of fully automated conversational phone solutions with advanced AI analytics after every call, offering a comprehensive dashboard, AI call summaries, and realtime task execution.
Both Ranasinghe and Bodewes were PhD AI researchers. Prior to their PhD, Bodewes had a background in audio engineering and Ranasinghe a background as a developer in a telecommunications company.
The company was founded in Melbourne, Australia and is now relocating to San Fransisco.
FinSMEs
06/06/2024