Hatch

At Hatch, we envision a future where businesses engage with their customers effortlessly and meaningfully at scale, transforming every interaction into a revenue opportunity. Our mission is to empower organizations to craft personalized, automated conversations that drive growth and operational efficiency with the precision of AI.

By harnessing the power of customizable AI agents across voice, SMS, and email channels, we are redefining how companies nurture leads and support their clients. Our technology integrates seamlessly into existing workflows, ensuring compliance and enabling real-time optimization to maximize impact.

We are committed to building intelligent, adaptable communication platforms that unlock new potentials in customer engagement, fostering deeper relationships while reducing costs. Our work is laying the foundation for a future where human and AI collaboration enriches every business conversation.

We've been watching AI customer service tools evolve for years, and Hatch caught our attention for doing something most platforms still struggle with — making AI conversations feel genuinely human. Founded by Chris Bache and Bill Violante in 2018, this Richmond-based company has quietly built one of the more sophisticated AI CSR platforms we've tested.

What started as a solution for automating lead follow-ups in home improvement has grown into a full-scale conversation engine that handles voice, SMS, and email with surprising finesse. After going through Y Combinator in 2019, they've scaled to 73 employees and developed what feels like a mature product rather than another chatbot experiment.

The No-Code Promise That Actually Works

We're admittedly skeptical when companies claim "no-code" solutions — too often, they're either overly simplistic or secretly require technical expertise. Hatch surprised us here. Their bot builder genuinely lets you create AI agents with distinct personalities and specific directives without touching a line of code.

The real-time testing workspace is particularly clever. You can literally chat with your AI agent as you're building it, tweaking responses and behavior on the fly. It's the kind of feature that seems obvious in hindsight but most platforms somehow miss.

Where They Stand Out

Two things impressed us most about Hatch's approach. First, their omnichannel execution feels seamless rather than bolted together — the same AI agent can smoothly transition from SMS to voice calls without losing context or personality.

Second, they've clearly spent time understanding compliance requirements. TCPA and 10DLC compliance aren't sexy features, but they're absolutely critical for businesses doing outreach at scale. Most AI platforms treat compliance as an afterthought; Hatch builds it into the foundation.

Who Should Consider Hatch

This isn't a tool for every business, and that's actually refreshing. Hatch works best for companies with established sales funnels who need to qualify leads, book appointments, or handle routine customer service at scale. Think home services, healthcare practices, or B2B companies with lengthy sales cycles.

If you're a startup still figuring out your customer conversation flow, you might want to start simpler. But if you're already doing customer outreach manually and feeling the pain of scaling those conversations, Hatch could be transformative. Their white-glove onboarding suggests they understand this isn't a plug-and-play solution for everyone.