NEW YORK, October 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Topline Pro (formerly ProPhone), a new generative AI platform that enables home service professionals to scale their businesses online, was announced today $5 million in seed funding led by Bonfire Ventures (Jim Andelman), TMV (Soraya Darabi), BBG Ventures (Suzanne Lyne) and notable angel investors, including the co-founder of Squire SongLaRonafter participating in the Y Combinator Winter 2021 batch.
Topline Pro is designed for home service professionals to get discovered, build trust and gain repeat customers. The intuitive, AI-driven interface quickly and affordably creates a custom, SEO-optimized website to showcase your business; Notably, the platform enables professionals to design and launch a website in the same day – a significant speedup from the average 30+ days spent by traditional marketing agencies.
Once a professional’s website is live, Topline Pro’s AI helps them maintain a thriving online presence by generating additional content, syncing content to and from local listings, and putting social media communications on autopilot. The product also allows the professional to get paid through this website, seamlessly collect online reviews, manage local listings, schedule bookings and build meaningful client relationships. Topline uses generative AI about its functions to enable the business owner to improve the homeowner experience. This includes a better discovery and booking experience – allowing the “pro” to do what they do best: hone their craft while working in the field.
Co-founder Nick Ornitz, CEO, and Shannon KayCPO, met and immediately became friends with Harvard Business School. There, and at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, they built a platform that virtually connected homeowners and plumbers in more than 30 states (like telemedicine for home repairs). Working in the virtual marketplace, they noticed many of the…
