Full-Time

Founding Designer

telli

telli

1-10 employees

AI call agents for B2C outreach

Compensation Overview

€75k - €160k/yr

+ Equity

Berlin, Germany

In Person

Relocation support available for candidates not currently in Berlin.

Category
UI/UX & Design (1)
Required Skills
LLM
Interaction Design
UI/UX Design
Figma
Graphic Design
Requirements
  • Work experience designing UX and UI for software, ideally in early-stage startups working on B2B SaaS products
  • Excellent attention to detail and exceptional skills in product design including interaction design, visual design, and design systems
  • Ability to build interactive prototypes beyond static designs in Figma using tools such as v0, Lovable, Cursor, or Figma Make
  • Ability to talk to customers to uncover real pain points and independently drive the design processes from discovery through launch
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced and ambiguous environments and be comfortable with uncertainty, learning quickly from mistakes, and focusing on what matters
  • Cares about shipping production-ready software and has an eye for high-quality, well-crafted visual and interaction design, with a passion for UI details
  • Strong interest in AI and LLMs and excitement about the design challenges of voice interfaces
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate closely with customers to understand their needs and design solutions that solve their problems
  • Own the design process end-to-end for new features
  • Identify new AI product opportunities, design concepts, and build prototypes with our customers
  • Create new intuitive interfaces that make sense in an AI-first world where traditional UI patterns don’t apply
  • Work side-by-side with engineers to ship high-quality features quickly
Desired Qualifications
  • Align with our principles
  • Take full ownership of projects
  • Be willing to work in-person in Berlin
  • Succeed in a fast-paced, high-ambiguity environment
  • Prioritize high-leverage work
  • Want to work with a smart and driven team with (self-reported) low ego
  • Help build a multi-billion dollar company from the ground up
  • Strong portfolio showcasing work on complex, user-centered products

Telli provides an AI-powered call automation platform that helps B2C businesses convert leads into sales opportunities. Its AI voice agents can carry human-like conversations in multiple languages to perform tasks such as lead qualification, appointment booking, inbound customer service, and reactivation campaigns. The system integrates with existing CRMs, supports real-time analytics and A/B testing, and is designed to reduce the high costs of traditional call centers while improving lead conversion. Telli targets sectors like real estate, energy, healthcare, and financial services and has processed nearly a million calls across Germany, the UK, Latin America, and the US. The goal is to create a collaborative environment where AI agents and human teams handle high-volume customer communication to drive sales more efficiently and at lower cost than typical call-center operations.

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$3.7M

Headquarters

Berlin, Germany

Founded

2024

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Customers report appointment booking rates matching internal call centers with 70% cost reduction.
  • Real-time CRM integration and SIP trunking reduce switching costs for enterprise clients.
  • Pre-seed funding from Cherry Ventures and Y Combinator validates market demand for call automation.

What critics are saying

  • OpenAI Operator and Anthropic Claude Voice API offer superior voice capabilities at lower costs.
  • Bland AI undercuts pricing at $0.09/minute versus telli's $0.40–$0.50/minute, eroding margins.
  • GDPR enforcement against Retell AI for voice consent violations threatens German operations viability.

What makes telli unique

  • Founded by Enpal heat pump scaling veterans with direct B2C phone acquisition expertise.
  • No-code agent builder enables non-technical users to deploy multilingual agents across 20+ languages.
  • Proven real estate adoption: leading home-buying platform fully automated pre-qualification workflows.

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Benefits

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Company News

BEAMSTART
Apr 16th, 2025
Telli Secures $3.6M for AI Voice Agents

Telli, a YC alum, has secured $3.6M in pre-seed funding to develop revolutionary AI voice agents aimed at enhancing customer service in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors. These agents promise to make customer interactions more efficient and human-like, addressing the challenges faced by traditional systems during surges in routine inquiries like appointment bookings.

Startup Ecosystem Canada
Apr 16th, 2025
AI Voice Agent Startup Telli Secures $3.6M in Pre-Seed Funding

AI voice agent startup Telli secures $3.6M in pre-seed funding.

TechNews180
Apr 15th, 2025
Telli Raises $3.6M for AI Voice Call Operations

Telli, a Berlin-based startup streamlining how businesses manage call operations, has raised $3.6 million in a pre-seed round co-led by Cherry Ventures and Y Combinator.

Startup Rise EU
Apr 15th, 2025
telli Raises $3.6M in Pre-Seed Funding

Berlin-based AI call automation platform telli has secured $3.6 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Cherry Ventures and Y Combinator, with contributions from top angel investors.