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telli

Active · intelligent interactions

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
16signal of 100 · rising 8
  • team of 25Team size · YC's directory+7.3
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • on 3 Glyph sourcesSeen across Glyph · the registry (companies.fru.dev)+3
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

AISauce AIShared: customer facingGoogle AI First Australia 2024Startup →AIMutinyShared: customer facingYC S18New York CityStartup →AI11SightShared: customer facingAlchemist Class 28BerkeleyStartup →AIInconvoShared: customer facingYC S23LimerickStartup →AIRulebaseShared: run customer, interaction, operationYC F24New York CityStartup →
Companies closest to telli
Company
Sauce AIShared: customer facingGoogle AI First Australia 2024Not statedAI
MutinyShared: customer facingYC S18ActiveAI
11SightShared: customer facingAlchemist Class 28Not statedAI
InconvoShared: customer facingYC S23ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
RulebaseShared: run customer, interaction, operationYC F24ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherDocsAlotShared: customer facingAlchemist Class 37MontrealStartup →OtherBeauShared: customer facingYC S21BarcelonaStartup →DataAcquiredVizzlyShared: customer facingYC S22LondonStartup →OtherAcquiredSameplanShared: customer facingYC S20San FranciscoStartup →OtherCube DevShared: customer facing500 Global GA 18Hong KongStartup →
Companies next to telli
Company
DocsAlotShared: customer facingAlchemist Class 37Not statedOther
BeauShared: customer facingYC S21ActiveOther
VizzlyShared: customer facingYC S22AcquiredData, Devtools
SameplanShared: customer facingYC S20AcquiredOther
Cube DevShared: customer facing500 Global GA 18 +1Not statedOther

Also from F24 in AI

All of F24
AIAbundantAgent simulation and RL for researchersYC F24San FranciscoStartup →AIAfternoon.coBookkeeping, compliance and tax for foundersYC F24New York CityStartup →AIArchilThe high-performance file system that connects AI to dataYC F24San FranciscoStartup →AIArchiLabsAI Data Center DesignYC F24San FranciscoStartup →AIAsha HealthWe help medical practices become AI-nativeYC F24New York CityStartup →AIattimetBuilding the Prime RadiantYC F24San FranciscoStartup →
Company
AbundantAgent simulation and RL for researchersteam of 7hiringActiveAI, Devtools
Afternoon.coBookkeeping, compliance and tax for foundersteam of 4ActiveAI
ArchilThe high-performance file system that connects AI to datateam of 11ActiveAI, Data, Devtools
ArchiLabsAI Data Center Designteam of 3hiringActiveAI
Asha HealthWe help medical practices become AI-nativeteam of 9hiringActiveAI
attimetBuilding the Prime Radiantteam of 3hiringActiveAI

Founders

  • Finn zur MuehlenFounder/CEO
  • Philipp BaumannsFounder/COO
  • Seb Hapte-SelassieFounder/CTO

About telli

telli is build AI to run customer-facing operations

YC batch
F24 · Fall 2024
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
25
Location
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Founded
2024
Checked
6h ago

Changes seen

Team sizeOct 5, 2026

Team went from 16 to 25 people.

Source ↗
One-linerOct 5, 2026

Rewrote its one-liner; it read "AI phone agents that convert"

Source ↗

telli in F24: 94 companies, 86% AI

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telli: questions

Which YC batch was telli in?

telli was in Y Combinator's Fall 2024 batch (F24).

Is telli still active?

Y Combinator lists telli as active.

Who founded telli?

telli's founders, as listed on its YC page: Finn zur Muehlen (Founder/CEO), Philipp Baumanns (Founder/COO), Seb Hapte-Selassie (Founder/CTO).

Where is telli based?

telli lists Berlin, Berlin, Germany as its location on YC's directory.