Xander van der Westhuizen: Ledger

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Role	Organisation	Sources
Head of AI Data and Innovation	TSA Group	Startup Daily

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Y Combinator-backed AI call receptionist raises $22 million Series A

Phonely, a University of Melbourne spin-out now in San Francisco, has raised a US$16 million Series A with Base10 Partners leading and Y Combinator plus three customers joining.

Startup Daily Thu 16 Apr 2026 Phonely University of Melbourne YC Base10 Partners Engage CX Etech Global Services TSA Group Nisal Ranasinghe Will Bodewes Xander van der Westhuizen

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Y Combinator-backed AI call receptionist raises $22 million Series A