HeyoPhone raises $500K in an angel round

Smart communication app HeyoPhone has raised $500K in an angel funding round from Aakash Chaudhry, co-founder of Aakash Educational Services (Aakash-Byju’s), Amit Chaudhary, co-founder of Lenskart and Dinesh Gupta, co-founder of Busy Accounting.

Founded by Ankit Jain and Rimjhim Ray, HeyoPhone offers an ultra-simple solution for businesses to connect with their clientele through a unified, smart number. With HeyoPhone, business owners can manage all their communication requirements, including calls and WhatsApp interactions, via a single platform. 

According to HeyoPhone, it plays a pivotal role in aligning businesses with the ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce) framework, accelerating digitIzation for small enterprises.

The Delhi-based startup claims to have shown exponential growth from its launch in early 2023, crossing 100K KYCs and over 10000 paid customers.

HeyoPhone's foundation is powered by MyOperator, a cloud communications provider in India. Established in 2013 by Ankit Jain and Pratik Jain, MyOperator serves a client base of over 10,000, delivering omnichannel call centre software and enterprise mobility solutions to corporates.