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Building the AI workforce for modern businesses.

Every customer answered. Every opportunity captured. Every business powered by AI.

Our vision

Businesses should never lose a customer because nobody answered the phone. Every business deserves an intelligent workforce that operates around the clock answering, booking, and following up without a day off.

The problem

The way businesses operate is broken.

62%

of calls to small businesses go unanswered

Every missed call is a customer who called a competitor instead.

85%

of callers won't try again after a missed call

One unanswered ring is usually the end of the conversation.

$75B

lost every year to poor customer communication

Missed calls, slow replies, and dropped follow-ups add up fast.

Missed calls

After hours, during rushes, on holidays — the phone rings out.

Lost leads

Inbound interest goes cold before anyone can respond.

Rising labour costs

Front-desk and reception hours get more expensive every year.

Fragmented systems

Calls, calendars, and CRMs that never talk to each other.

Repetitive manual work

The same questions, bookings, and follow-ups, all day long.

The solution

The future business runs on AI employees.

Answer calls

Picks up every call instantly, day or night, and never sends a customer to voicemail.

Book appointments

Schedules, reschedules, and confirms directly in your calendar — no back-and-forth.

Qualify leads

Asks the right questions, scores intent, and routes hot leads to the right person.

Update your CRM

Logs every conversation, contact, and outcome straight into the tools you already use.

Send confirmations

Fires off emails and texts automatically — bookings, reminders, and recaps.

Follow up automatically

Chases no-shows, reconnects with cold leads, and checks in after service.

Remember customers

Recalls every caller, preference, and past visit to make each interaction personal.

One workforce. Every task.

Your AI employees work together around the clock — so nothing waits for business hours.

Works 24/7 · 50+ languages
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Note from the founding team

A note from founders

When we started Zavo, we weren't trying to build another piece of business software.

We kept seeing the same problem everywhere.

Businesses were losing customers not because they lacked great products or services, but because they couldn't keep up with communication.

Calls went unanswered.
Leads slipped through the cracks.
Staff spent hours on repetitive administrative work.

Meanwhile, AI was becoming capable of understanding conversations, taking actions, and operating software.

We saw an opportunity to build something larger than an AI receptionist.

We believe every business should have access to an intelligent workforce that works around the clock — answering calls, helping customers, completing tasks, and handling operational work automatically.

That's what we're building at Zavo.

A future where businesses spend less time managing operations and more time serving customers.

We're only at the beginning.

Can Zehebi signatureIlkan Gezer signature

Can Zehebi & Ilkan Gezer Co-Founders, Zavo

Team

Meet the people building Zavo

Leadership
IGIlkan Gezer
CZCan Zehebi
Engineering
MOMurat O
KSKalpit S
ATAlex T
PLPhilip L
JTJames T
Go to Market
MLMark L
EJEmily J
JAJoshua A
KSKevin S
Operations
JMJeff M
MSMichelle S
Investors

Backed by global investors and top operators.

Y Combinator
Y Combinator
Pioneer Fund
Pioneer Fund
Transpose Platform
Transpose Platform
Rebel Fund
Rebel Fund
Treeo VC
Treeo VC
TIBAS ventures
TIBAS ventures
Vest Capital Partners
Vest Capital Partners
Neer Venture Partners
Neer Venture Partners
PG
Paul Graham
Founder of Y Combinator
TF
Taro Fukuyama
Angel Investor. Founder of Fond. YC W12.
NM
Neel Murthey
Head of growth at Rippling

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