Avoca
YC W23 ↗New York City, US · Founded 2022 · 85 employees · 15 known investors
Avoca provides AI-powered customer service agents for service-based businesses that handle incoming calls, text messages, and chats to book appointments and re-engage customers. The platform targets HVAC, plumbing, electrical, auto repair, construction, and other service industries with features for call answering, lead capture, customer nurture campaigns, and call coaching.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W23)
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Apurva Shrivastavain𝕏Founder
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Tyson CheninFounder
Investors · 15
Amplify PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $5M
AudaciousSan Francisco
BoxGroupNew York · $1M
Citta CapitalPalo Altovia Jim Mao · inferred
E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M
Formus Capital
Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M
OUTBOUND CAPITALSaratoga Springs
Pathlight VenturesOld Bridge · $500K – $5M
Standard CapitalSan Francisco
The E14 FundCambridge · $1M – $5M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Alt CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $1M – $10M
General CatalystreportedSan Francisco · $30M
Khosla VenturesreportedMenlo Park · $5K – $50M
In the news
- Almost 90 new unicorns have been minted so far this year — here they are | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2026
- Avoca Raises $125M+, Reaches $1B Valuation | Let's Data Scienceletsdatascience.com · 2026
- Avoca Closes Series B Funding at $1 Billion Valuation; Raises USD125M in Totalfinsmes.com · 2026
- How a chance encounter in Texas sparked a $1 billion Kleiner Perkins-backed AI startup | Fortunefortune.com · 2026
- Avoca Raises $125M+ at $1B Valuation to Power America's Services Economy With AIprnewswire.com · 2026
- Avoca – AI-powered communications platform for SMBsycombinator.com · 2023