About us
Innovation for Europe.
fonea was built to give businesses across Europe a phone line that always answers — modern AI reception that is simple, reliable, and ready in minutes.
Our Mission
Every business deserves a professional phone reception — around the clock, in every language your customers speak. fonea makes that possible, without extra staff or complex technology.
The Team
Two serial entrepreneurs, one mission: making businesses more reachable.
Semir Jahic
Founder & CEO
Serial entrepreneur who has worked with companies like Salesforce and a range of Silicon Valley startups. Semir founded fonea to bring that same product velocity to businesses of every size — making them more reachable with modern AI.
José Vicente Ruiz Cepeda
Founder & CTO
Serial entrepreneur and Fulbright Scholar who studied at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Columbia University, earning a Master’s in Computer Science. José has built multiple tech ventures and now architects the platform that keeps your business reachable.
“Whenever I try to reach tradespeople, small businesses or others, sometimes you just can't get through — or you've called outside business hours. That's frustrating for customers and lost revenue for the business. It's exactly the kind of problem AI can solve, and that's why we built fonea.”
— Semir Jahic
Calls reimagined, with fonea.
Try fonea yourself and experience how your AI phone assistant automates calls and frees up your team — simple, efficient, around the clock.
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