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telli

Telli is an AI software company that enables B2C enterprises to deploy and manage thousands of voice agents for customer interactions at scale, addressing the rapidly growing demand for automated conversational solutions.

Backed by Y Combinator, Cherry Ventures

Location
Berlin
16 roles
Team size
11-50
Total raised
$18.6M
Seed · last round Jul '26
Salary range
$85–160k
+ equity · 1 of 16 roles
Visa
Visa sponsorship
1 of 16 roles

Open positions · 16

BerlinOn-site · 2+ yrsVisa sponsorship
$85-160k+ equity
BerlinOn-site · 0–8 yrs
$75-85k
BerlinOn-site
€180k–€240k/yr
Open

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.

Culture & values

We are a small, AI-pilled team that likes to solve hard problems.

We build, experiment, and move fast, while heavily leveraging the capabilities of AI models.

We challenge ourselves and take real ownership over what we do, while staying humble with a low-ego culture.

Funding

$18.6Mtotal raised

Apr '25Jul '26
  • Jul 2026 · Seed
    $15M
  • Apr 2025 · Pre-seed
    $3.6M
  • Y Combinator
  • Cherry Ventures

Company at a glance

Location
Berlin, Germany
Websitetelli.com
LinkedInLinkedIn

The team at telli

11-50 peopleSee everyone on LinkedIn

Philipp Baumanns

co-founder at telli

Raul Porojan

Director of Sales & Customer Success bei Project A Ventures

Seb Hapte-selassie

Product Growth @ Pitch

Badr Ennaoui

growth @ telli l HSG l Studienstiftung Alumni

Team breakdown

Team Distribution

  • Sales & Business Development37%
  • Operations & Management27%
  • Engineering22%
  • Leadership7%
  • Specialized5%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of St.Gallen
  2. 2.ESCP Business School
  3. 3.Technical University of Munich
  4. 4.Maastricht University School of Business and Economics
  5. 5.Stanford University

Team Worked At

  • McKinsey & Company
  • Parloa
  • Enpal
  • Salesforce
  • PayPal

Location

Team Composition

28 people
  • Engineering and Technical1 senior10
  • Sales3
  • Consulting1 senior2
  • General Management1 senior2
  • Human Resources2
  • Operations2
  • Customer Service1
  • Finance & Accounting1

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