{"id":77167,"title":"Trellus: An embedded AI auto-dialer that's 5x cheaper than any parallel dialer","tagline":"The 10x you need for your cold calls ","body":"**TLDR**: [_Trellus_](https://trellus.ai/) _is an_ [_AI powered auto-dialer + sales coach_](https://trellus.ai/autodialer) to help you book 5x more meetings on your cold calls. Trellus automates all calling activity (e.g., call dispositions, call notes, choosing which prospects to dial, hanging up on voicemails, etc.) while giving your reps real-time suggestions on what to say durinng the call.\n\nReps using Trellus have seen a 2-3X increase in number of dials and 25-50+% increases in meeting booked conversion rates — [_AI assistants are the future of cold calling._](https://www.trellus.ai/post/real-time-ai-sales-coaching)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=77167\u0026key=user_uploads/832328/655782f0-f7cd-4077-8237-b86caca1ca2f)\n\n### **The Problem**\n\nCold calling without automation is inefficient due to low pickup rates and often times reps are not effectively able to convert prospects who do pick up.\n\nOn the flip side, parallel dialers that offer automation solutions cost $$$ (upwards of $300/rep/month for their base packages).\n\n### **The Solution**\n\nTrellus offers an affordable solution that provides not just call automations but also an AI-powered real-time assistant.\n\nOur AI models automate all mundane calling tasks so that reps are given more time to sell rather than do admin work.\n\n### **Features**\n\n* Seamless integration into your dialer platform of choice (it’s as simple as downloading our chrome extension)\n* Automated dialer (takes notes, dispositions calls, hangs up on voicemails)\n* Real-time AI coaching based of events that occur in the calls\n* Real-time transcription for all your dials\n\n### **How you can get started!**\n\n**1) Check out a demo** [here.](https://trellus.ai/autodialer)\n\n**2) Talk to us!** If you’re interested in trialing Trellus with your sales reps, [grab a quick time slot](https://calendly.com/ajinkya_nene/general-meeting) for a white-glove onboarding or send us an email at [founders@trellus.ai.](mailto:founders@trellus.ai)","slug":"K4d-trellus-an-embedded-ai-auto-dialer-that-s-5x-cheaper-than-any-parallel-dialer","created_at":"2024-01-02T20:31:00.659Z","updated_at":"2026-05-25T06:23:43.005Z","total_vote_count":6,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/K4d-trellus-an-embedded-ai-auto-dialer-that-s-5x-cheaper-than-any-parallel-dialer","share_image_url":"//bookface-static.ycombinator.com/assets/ycdc/yc-og-image-c440a0ad1dacfb86eeeb343717479cc54d256614449b4ef719977a0a451f8bc8.png","company":{"id":25314,"name":"Trellus","slug":"trellus","url":"https://www.trellus.ai","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/6ac35e11423cda97ca4eaf626723895e8148a986.png","batch":"Winter 2022","industry":"B2B","tags":["AI-Enhanced Learning","Artificial Intelligence","SaaS","B2B","Sales"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/25314"}}