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AI CSR + Dispatch for HVAC

Have something to say? Feel free to reach out: founders@acrely.ai We provide home service business owners with voice AI to capture every inbound call and turn it into booked jobs. Meet Jane, your AI-powered customer service rep. When a customer calls and no one answers, Jane does. She talks naturally with callers, understands their problem, and books the job, whether it’s a leaky pipe, an AC repair, or a new installation. Home services are still phone-first, but owners lose thousands each month to missed calls and overwhelmed CSRs. Every truck, website, and yard sign funnels calls in, yet too often they go to voicemail or get dropped. Jane makes sure the real jobs, the ones that pay, never slip through. We’re starting by solving inbound, the single most expensive leak in the business. With Jane, contractors never miss a call, never lose a customer to voicemail, and finally have a CSR that works 24/7 without turnover or breaks.
Active Founders
Alek Stefanov
Alek Stefanov
Founder
Co-Founder and CEO at Acrely 20. Pittsburgh native. - Previously the founding eng @ Caseflood.ai (YC W25) - Carnegie Mellon CS - Built an agent to automate becoming a licensed realtor ( @ 18) -Winner of state-wide math olympiad in PA, built instagram accounts to millions of followers @ 14.
Derek Armfield
Derek Armfield
Founder
Co-Founder and CTO at Acrely Studied computer science and artificial intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University. Previously.... - built software for a lunar rover contracted with NASA - developed RL controls algorithms for self driving race cars - founded www.avalonlearn.com to grade 50,000+ university assignments - ranked Top 10 under-20 Javelin thrower in the US after 1 year of practice
Company Launches
Acrely: The AI Customer Service Representative for Home Services
See original launch post

TL;DR
Acrely is building the Voice AI Customer Service Rep (CSR) for Home Services that books jobs, dispatches contractors, and ensures a smooth customer experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_VG5mD-K7k

The Problem
In home services like HVAC, plumbing and electrical, every job starts with an urgent phone call because something broke. Customers expect enthusiasm and compassion, yet every business relies on a team of overworked CSRs. Calls slip to voicemail, jobs fall through the cracks, and constant churn in the office means no one really owns the customer experience.

Outdated phone trees frustrate callers, slow down bookings, and make growth expensive.

Contractors lose thousands each month in missed revenue while their customers get service that feels decades behind.

The Solution
Acrely provides an AI Customer Service Representative. It greets customers naturally, books jobs, dispatches techs, handles follow-up, and never misses a call. It’s not just voice AI - it integrates directly with ServiceTitan and other CRMs so jobs are booked, not just recorded. By replacing missed calls and inconsistent service with always-on, reliable customer care, contractors book more jobs, keep customers happier, and scale without adding headcount. We were originally building voice AI scheduling for real estate agents but home services businesses came inbound to us asking to use it.

In just 2 weeks, we pivoted and landed 6 customers.

About Us
Derek and Alek are childhood friends from Pittsburgh who both went on to study Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Alek was the founding engineer of Caseflood (YC W25), a vertical AI Agent for Law Firms, and Derek previously built communication software for lunar rovers and developed RL controls algorithms for self-driving racecars.

The Ask

If you know home service business owners in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, or similar trades, we’d love an introduction. 

Feel free to reach out: founders@acrely.ai

Acrely
Founded:2025
Batch:Summer 2025
Team Size:2
Status:
Active
Location:San Francisco
Primary Partner:Jon Xu