YCX25· AIKanava AI
Your First AI Sales Hire for Wholesale Distributors
Founders
- Smit DagliFounder
- Vikhyath MondretiFounder
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About Kanava AI
Distributors face a shrinking workforce and rising call volume. Kanava AI builds voice-based agents that act like junior sales reps — starting with routine inbound calls, stock and price checks, field note logging, and CRM updates using live ERP data. As the system learns from top reps and real workflows, it levels up: managing full sales calls, surfacing upsells, coaching teams, and reactivating dormant accounts. We help distributors scale sales output without adding headcount — by automating the work reps shouldn’t be doing in the first place.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Kanava AI: questions
Which YC batch was Kanava AI in?
Kanava AI was in Y Combinator's Spring 2025 batch (X25).
Is Kanava AI still active?
Y Combinator lists Kanava AI as inactive.
Who founded Kanava AI?
Kanava AI's founders, as listed on its YC page: Smit Dagli (Founder), Vikhyath Mondreti (Founder).
Where is Kanava AI based?
Kanava AI lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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