Elyos AI, a London-based platform launched to support trade businesses, has secured a $13m (£9.7m) Series A investment to accelerate international expansion.
Working with plumbers, electricians, HVAC operators and more, Elyos AI was built to automate customer communications, booking, dispatch and follow-ups, essentially acting as an agentic portal for all customer operations.
Elyos’s agents can also be used to receive inbound calls and manage email workflows to give businesses the opportunity to take on more jobs without additional overhead.
“Trades businesses are overwhelmed by calls, emails, and admin – and that friction directly costs them revenue,” said Adrian Johnston, co-founder of Elyos AI.
“We’re building AI agents that work like effective front-office staff: answering every call, booking every job, and integrating deeply into the systems trades already use.”
Johnston founded the company alongside Philippa Brown and Panos Stravopodis in 2023 as part of a Y Combinator programme.
Its latest investment was led by Blackbird Ventures and included participation from Y Combinator and Pi Labs.
“Elyos is going after a massive vertical market, and their deep understanding of trades businesses is evident in how well their voice agents perform in the real world,” said James Palmer from Blackbird Ventures.
“Their growing traction and genuine customer love are powerful signals of product quality and the speed of the product and engineering team. We think Elyos is well positioned to define the AI category for field services and trades.”
