Elyos AI has raised a $13 million Series A round to accelerate development of AI agents built for trades businesses, targeting one of the sector’s most persistent operational problems: missed work and lost revenue when customer inquiries aren’t handled quickly and consistently. The Series A was led by Blackbird, with participation from Y Combinator and Pi Labs.
The company pointed out that contractors and other trade operators routinely lose jobs because calls go unanswered while teams are on-site, estimates and scheduling requests pile up in email, and administrative work competes with billable hours. Elyos AI is positioning its platform as a “digital front office” that sits between customers and the business, responding instantly to inbound demand and handling tasks that typically require a dedicated receptionist, dispatcher, or office manager.
According to Elyos AI, its agents are designed to manage the full customer intake cycle. The company said the system can answer inbound calls, capture job details, and schedule appointments or bookings end-to-end. It also claims the agents can handle follow-up communications, manage missed calls, and support billing and invoicing workflows—extending beyond simple chat or FAQ functionality into operational tasks that affect conversion rates, responsiveness, and cash flow.
Elyos AI also emphasized integrations as a core part of its approach, saying its agents plug directly into the tools and systems that trades businesses already use. The goal, the company says, is to reduce friction for small teams by fitting into existing workflows rather than forcing a rip-and-replace of scheduling, CRM, or back-office processes.
Elyos AI said it will use the new capital to expand internationally in 2026 and to deepen its multi-channel customer engagement, improving agent performance across voice, email, and messaging. The company also said it is hiring across multiple functions as it scales product development and go-to-market efforts.
