Vihari Ayyalasomayajula | Founder, Builder, Atlanta

Line 01 · Now building

NextLine AI

An AI-powered call answering and routing layer for service businesses. When a pest control company, HVAC shop, or locksmith misses a call, NextLine answers it, books it, or routes it to an available partner in our network. No customer left on hold, no revenue left on the table.

It started with a snake in my garage.

One night I found a snake in my garage and started calling pest control companies. I called more than 25 of them. Not a single one picked up. The snake didn't care that it was after hours, and neither did I.

That night I realized service businesses lose an enormous amount of revenue to a problem as simple as an unanswered phone. So my co-founder and I built the fix: an AI layer that answers instantly, qualifies the job, and routes it to whoever can actually take it.

We only started building recently. In that short window, NextLine has grown to 20+ paying businesses on monthly subscriptions and is already generating revenue, with the NextLine Network connecting customers to available partners whenever the original company can't answer. We're now expanding beyond home services into new industries, including healthcare, where we've already signed our first partner.

01The problem

Service businesses miss a huge share of inbound calls. Each missed call is a customer who books with a competitor in minutes.

02The product

AI answering that picks up every call, 24/7, books appointments, and captures jobs that would otherwise vanish.

03The network

The NextLine Network: priority routing that sends overflow customers to vetted partner businesses, so every call ends in a booked job.

04The traction

Started building recently. In a short period: 20+ paying clients on recurring subscriptions, real revenue, and active expansion into healthcare with our first partner already signed.

Talk to me about NextLine Visit nextline-ai.com Currently raising · open to investors and partners

Line 02 · Experience

Where I've built before.

Startups, research labs, and classrooms. Every one of these taught me something I use at NextLine today.

Growth, Product & Strategy

OpenSwarm Backed by Entrepreneur First

Operated across the full stack of company building at OpenSwarm, a startup backed by Entrepreneur First. Shaped product positioning, built the marketing engine, and translated deeply technical work into a story that customers and investors actually buy. The kind of work where growth, product, and strategy are the same job.

AI Engineering & Client Delivery

Stratton Agency

Built and shipped AI voice agents, workflow automation systems, and lead generation tools that drove real revenue for businesses across North America. Owned solutions end to end, from architecture to deployment to client results, working directly with San Francisco founders and operators building successful ventures of their own.

Software, AI & Brand Growth

Venture-backed biotech startup

Joined a biotech and entertainment startup valued at $75M after a $10M seed round and worked both sides of the company: engineered AI into core business operations while leading marketing initiatives that scaled the brand to millions of viewers and viral reach across social media. Built the product and built the audience for it.

Technology, Product & Operations

Andros

Ran technology at an early-stage San Francisco startup as the core technical lead, owning all technical operations and product development from the ground up. Built alongside a high-profile network of professionals, celebrities, and influencers, turning their vision into a working platform.

STEM Intern

Georgia Tech

Partnered with Georgia Tech professors and students to design and deliver STEM and leadership programming for 250+ students. Built curriculum from introductory coding to mathematics, calibrated to each student's level, and made technology genuinely exciting for the next generation of builders.

Line 03 · Community

Impact measured in families, not followers.

I've spent years building programs across Atlanta that fight food insecurity, teach kids, and put climate action in the hands of young people. This work is not a side note. It's the reason I build.

Volunteers working rows of crops at an urban farm in Atlanta — Urban farming · Growing fresh produce for Atlanta families

Vihari working in the field at a community sustainability project — On the ground · Sustainability work in the field

Bagel Rescue

Leader of a food recovery program that has rescued over 4 million bagels since 2020. Partnered with major shops including Bagel Boys and Einstein Bros. Bagels to collect surplus bagels and redistribute them to hospitals, homes for underserved communities, and organizations in need across Atlanta, cutting food waste while fighting food insecurity head-on.

Green Ink Initiative

Founded a youth-led environmental organization featured in VoyageATL, combining educational comics with hands-on urban farming. Received funding in partnership with 21st Century Leaders to distribute fresh produce to families in need and reach children internationally through sustainability storytelling.

Read the VoyageATL feature →

Green Teens

Received funding presented by Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to design and implement sustainability initiatives serving underserved communities across the Atlanta area. Engaged 200+ youth in hands-on environmental education and advocacy, driving real community impact through locally focused climate action.

Annandale Village

Volunteered consistently since middle school, dedicating Saturday mornings to supporting adults with disabilities through physical and enrichment activities designed to promote growth, well-being, and real social connection. The longest commitment I've ever kept.

Home of Hope

Served food to families in need on weekends, visiting multiple homes and partnering with community organizations to expand outreach and provide direct support where it's needed most.

Sierra Project Foundation

Interned with an international nonprofit spanning Ecuador, Chile, India, Liberia, Ghana, and the US that teaches youth about health through comic-based storytelling. Helped create and distribute educational comics for underserved communities worldwide.

Line 04 · Research

"The most interesting problems live where sustainability and technology refuse to stay in their own lanes."

I'm currently conducting research with professors at NYU and Stanford focused on merging sustainability and technology: how software, data, and AI can be pointed at climate and community problems instead of just convenience.

It's the academic version of everything else on this page. Green Ink and Green Teens taught me the problems. The research is how I'm learning to solve them at scale.

NYU Stanford Sustainability × Technology

Line 05 · The mission

Where this is all going.

NextLine AI is the business I'm building today. Here's the mission I intend to pursue next, and why I'm already positioned to pursue it.

AI-driven sustainability and precision agriculture. The core idea is using AI, robotics, and biology together to reduce pesticide use, increase crop yields, and bring food security solutions to underserved communities across the US and globally. It's a massive market with deep social impact, and it's the natural continuation of everything I've already built.

I've received over $15,000 in funding in the Atlanta area, with $10,000 of that coming directly from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. I've conducted research with professors at NYU and Stanford on merging technology with sustainability. And I've directly impacted thousands of families through this work, not in theory, but on the ground: urban farms, food recovery, and youth climate programs across Atlanta.

That combination of funding, research relationships, and real operational experience is rare in this space. I intend to use all of it.

Working on something at the intersection of AI, agriculture, or sustainability? I want to hear about it. Book a call and let's compare notes.

Line 06 · Off the clock

When I'm not building.

Athletics

Varsity tennis since freshman year, team captain since sophomore year, and competed at the national level. I switched schools just to keep playing. Off the court, it's basketball at the gym with friends and following the NBA.

Movies

A serious film lover. Great storytelling shows up everywhere in my work, from pitch decks to educational comics for kids.

What I'm studying

Computer science, business, engineering, and cybersecurity. Different disciplines, one goal: understanding how things work and how to build them better.

Building things that pick up when no one else answers.