LinkedIn · Jun 2026
Derrick Mazariego posted about conversations with operators at HITEC and reiterated product momentum in the hospitality market.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Flowtel is a San Francisco-based, Y Combinator W25 hospitality AI startup building an AI operating layer for hotels and restaurants. Its product suite centers on Lila, an AI voice front-desk agent, plus Hotel OS/Management Company OS for property and portfolio operations, with custom forward-deployed implementations for live properties.
Primary product
Lila, its AI front-desk voice agent within the hospitality operating layer
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Hospitality AI / hotel operations software
Offices
Business model
Investors
Public materials describe Flowtel as AI-first, small, hands-on, and fast-moving, with engineers on-site from day one and a strong bias toward production AI, direct customer work, and early responsibility.
Work style
Onsite
Visa sponsorship
No
Compensation
Public hiring materials for a founding engineer list $180k-$250k salary plus 0.70%-3.00% equity; related reposts also mention early-equity, high-agency, in-person hiring.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
LinkedIn · Jun 2026
Derrick Mazariego posted about conversations with operators at HITEC and reiterated product momentum in the hospitality market.
LinkedIn · Jun 2026
Eylon Miz promoted live demos at HITEC, signaling product maturity and an active go-to-market motion with hotel operators.
LinkedIn · May 2026
Eylon Miz announced a $3M raise and introduced Lila, the AI front-desk voice agent, framing Flowtel as the AI OS for hotels.
LinkedIn · May 2026
Vinit Patel described Flowtel as an agentic operating system for hotels, said voice agents were handling real guest interactions in live hotels, and noted the company was hiring a senior engineer in San Francisco with early equity.
Hacker News: Front Page · Jan 2026
Coverage of Flowtel’s hiring push for a founding engineer, noting its hotel AI voice-agent platform, San Francisco base, and public salary/equity range.