AgentPhone gives every AI agent its own dedicated phone number, enabling autonomous agents to call businesses, send and receive SMS/iMessage/RCS/WhatsApp, and complete real-world tasks without human i
AgentPhone gives every AI agent its own dedicated phone number, enabling autonomous agents to call businesses, send and receive SMS/iMessage/RCS/WhatsApp, and complete real-world tasks without human intermediaries. The company abstracts away telecom compliance complexities (STIR/SHAKEN, A2P 10DLC, carrier registration) into a single developer API and unified webhook. Founded in 2026 and backed by Y Combinator's Spring 2026 (P26) batch, AgentPhone targets developers and engineering teams building autonomous AI agents. Its thesis is that the $2 trillion global telecom industry was built for humans, and AI agents are currently blocked from acting in the real world because they lack a phone identity.
Total raised
$500K
Last stage
Seed
Investors
Manav Modi
Engineer and entrepreneur who previously co-founded GrayKea and led mobile engineering projects including the Vogue app revamp (growing usage from ~100K to over 1M users). He drove the Relay startup before AgentPhone. Raised in India; studied at Hiranandani Foundation School before moving to the US. Brother of co-founder Meet Modi.
LinkedInMeet Modi
Built AI agent infrastructure on WhatsApp at Meta, where his work served 280+ million businesses. He is Manav Modi's brother. His Meta/WhatsApp background is cited as a key differentiator for building phone-first agent infrastructure.
LinkedInNo applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.