telli

Backed byY Combinator

About telli

Telli is a startup that launched at Y Combinator and has grown to over $2M in annualized revenue. The company has a team of 12 and is led by founders Finn (CEO), Philipp (COO), and Seb (CTO). The founders previously ran contact center operations for Enpal's heat pump unit, bringing hands-on operational experience to telli. Telli’s website is telli.com.

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Company at a glance

IndustrySaaS
StagePre-Seed
Location
Berlin, Germany
Investors
Cherry Ventures ·Y Combinator
Websitetelli.com
LinkedInLinkedIn

About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering33%
  • Sales & Business Development17%
  • Operations17%
  • Other17%
  • Leadership13%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of St.Gallen
  2. 2.Technische Universität Berlin
  3. 3.University of California, Berkeley
  4. 4.Tongji University
  5. 5.Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Team Worked At

  • BCG
  • IBM
  • Amazon
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Salesforce

Culture & values

The team is small, with just 12 members.

Founders Finn and Philipp bring hands-on experience in contact center operations, indicating practical, operation-focused leadership.

Funding History

Pre-SeedApr 2025

$3.6M

raised

YC alum AI voice-agent startup Telli raised a $3.6M pre-seed led by Cherry Ventures and Y Combinator.

Y CombinatorCherry Ventures

Life at telli

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