Lance Launches: AI Agents Built for Hotel Operations

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February 13, 2026

Lance recently launched!

Launch YC: Lance - AI Agents Built for Hotel Operations

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Future of Hotels Is Run by Lance"
TL;DR: Lance builds AI agents for hotel operations that handle guest communication and complete requests end-to-end. They are working with some of the leading hotel groups in the US operating 50+ hotels across major hotel brands.

https://youtu.be/4lfd34piGiE

Founded by Caleb Chan, Gatik Trivedi & Gavin Brennen

The Problem

Hotels still run on phone calls for everything.

Guests call for towels, late checkout, maintenance, parking, and directions. Each call kicks off a manual workflow: someone answers, gathers details, routes the task, tracks it down, and follows up.

That model breaks when teams are lean. With 65% of hotels reporting staffing shortages, simple requests require too many people and too many handoffs.

The result is constant interruptions, slow fulfillment, missed revenue, and burned-out staff. During busy periods or after hours, hotels miss up to 40% of incoming calls, not because demand is too high, but because the operation doesn’t scale.

The Solution

Receptionist AI Agent: (Call, SMS, Email, Hotel Messaging Platforms) answers guests 24/7 and completes requests end-to-end

  • answers questions instantly and handles service requests
  • gathers the right details, routes work to the right team, escalates when needed
  • supports multiple languages so every guest gets help fast
  • takes action through vision based computer-use agents when workflows require navigating through older systems like on-prem PMS or CRS

Sales AI Agent: (Call, SMS, Email) turns every inbound inquiry into a qualified revenue opportunity, so your sales team only talks to guests who are ready to book.

  • responds to inbound sales inquiries and RFPs automatically
  • qualifies leads and gathers booking or event details
  • follows up instantly so hotels never lose deals to slow response
  • drafts pricing, availability, and sales responses using hotel data
  • unibox keeps a full record across email and messaging

Lance Pad: a tablet-first operations hub where service teams coordinate work and stay connected in real time across the property.

  • replaces walkie talkies with real-time team communication across the property
  • track open guest requests and service tasks live in one shared system
  • manage escalations and see resolution outcomes instantly
  • stays synced with Lance from request → action → completion

The Ask

If you answer “yes” to any of these, they would love your help:

  • Do you know any hotel owners / operators whose teams are stretched thin and juggling multiple systems for basic guest requests?
  • Do you know any management groups (multi-property) that want more consistent guest ops?

Reach the founders here or schedule a demo today at lance.live

Learn More

Visit www.lance.live to learn more.
Reach the founders here or schedule a demo today at lance.live
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