Trellis (legal entity: Trellis Tech, Inc.) builds AI agents that run operations end-to-end for short-term rental (STR) property managers. Its platform replaces the fragmented stack of 5–10 tools that
Trellis (legal entity: Trellis Tech, Inc.) builds AI agents that run operations end-to-end for short-term rental (STR) property managers. Its platform replaces the fragmented stack of 5–10 tools that operators typically use — covering guest communications, cleaning/maintenance dispatch, vendor coordination, owner updates, and claim filing — with a single agentic layer that maintains full operational context across all systems. Rather than fixed software, Trellis dynamically generates workflows and interfaces around how each operator runs their business. The company describes itself as 'the operating layer for short-term rentals.'
Last stage
Seed
Investors
Michel
Named as part of the core team in Jan Sahagun's April 2026 YC announcement post. No surname, title, or LinkedIn profile publicly disclosed.
Lodovico Benvenuti
Italian-born, Cambridge-trained mathematical logician turned AI engineer. Founded and scaled Xenia, a Milan-based STR property management company to 150+ listings and ~$2M in annual revenue with a 1-person operations team. Before Trellis, was a founding AI engineer at Conduit (YC W24), where he built the AI backbone for STR guest-messaging agents and helped raise a $3.1M seed round. Believes static SaaS is dying and that AI should generate software dynamically around each customer. Announced as speaker at IMN STR Summer Conference 2026.
LinkedInFilippo
Named as part of the core team in Jan Sahagun's April 2026 YC announcement post. No surname, title, or LinkedIn profile publicly disclosed.
Jan Sahagun
Barcelona-born, ex-semi-professional hockey player (FC Barcelona youth academy → French leagues) who studied at McGill University in Montreal. Spent 2 years in the STR tech ecosystem, closing $2M in sales across multiple companies. Was a founding commercial hire at Besty AI, Guestway, and Boom (STR AI tools). Built and co-founded STR Tech Report, an industry media platform that analyzed the STR tech stack for thousands of property managers. Speaks 5 languages and has a background in structured finance. Attended 20+ industry events as an STR tech advocate before founding Trellis.
LinkedInDaniele
Named as part of the core team in Jan Sahagun's April 2026 YC announcement post. No surname, title, or LinkedIn profile publicly disclosed.
Sunay
Named as part of the core team in Jan Sahagun's April 2026 YC announcement post. No surname, title, or LinkedIn profile publicly disclosed.
Elsa
Named as part of the core team in Jan Sahagun's April 2026 YC announcement post; referenced as Jan Sahagun's girlfriend. No surname, title, or LinkedIn profile publicly disclosed.
No 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.