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Cactus
YC X25San Francisco, US · Founded 2024 · 2 employees · 35 known investors
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Cactus automates lead response and customer re-engagement for home service businesses, ensuring calls are answered within 60 seconds and dormant CRM contacts are converted into repeat bookings.
Also known as Cravd Inc. · Cactus AI · Cravd · Cravd, Cactus, Cactus AI
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (X25)
Cactus was founded in 2024 by Ajith Govind and Avinash Joshi.
Investors · 35
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$7M disclosed across 1 round · 2025
- $7MSeedNov 2025 · 2 sources
Wellington Management (lead), Y Combinator (lead), Pelion Venture Partners, Rebel Fund
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The YC application· Spring 2025 batch
Alumni Q&A
- How did your company get started? (i.e., How did the founders meet? How did you come up with the idea? How did you decide to be a founder?)
- Cactus was founded by Ajith Govind and Avinash Joshi, both of whom had previously gone through Y Combinator. After working with hundreds of small business owners, they observed that administrative work was preventing service providers from growing, and built Cactus as an AI copilot to expand a home service company's capacity without adding staff.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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3 people who came through Cactus went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Cactus do?
- Cactus automates lead response and customer re-engagement for home service businesses, ensuring calls are answered within 60 seconds and dormant CRM contacts are converted into repeat bookings.
- Who founded Cactus?
- Cactus was founded by Ajith Govind, Avinash Joshi in 2024.
- Who are Cactus's investors?
- Cactus's investors include Blast.Club, Gaingels, InvestorX, Maiora Rebel Ventures, Marketplace, Pioneer, Rebel Fund, Taurus Ventures and 27 more.
- How much funding has Cactus raised?
- Cactus has disclosed $7M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Cactus headquartered?
- Cactus is headquartered in San Francisco, US.