Chris Sevilleja
Co-founder
Chris is the engineer who wrote the first line of Answering Agent in November 2024. He still builds the product.
About Answering Agent
Answering Agent is an AI front office that answers calls, texts, website chats, and emails for car washes and local service businesses.
Talk to a co-founder
Six people. One AI.
Chris
Aden
Jacob
Samuel
- Only known photo
Erick
Dany
- conversations handledLifetime, every channel
- locations coveredDeployments and partner reach
- of targeted offers get a yesAcross 36,000+ offers pitched
The team behind Answering Agent
We answered our first 27 calls in December 2024, for car washes buried in the same membership questions all day. The same small team still builds, supports, and sells it.
Calls answered, December 2024
Aden Cesmat
Co-founder
Many car wash operators already know Aden from Air Freshener Marketing. He runs most first demos himself, so owners talk to a founder before they ever sign.
Plus Jacob, Samuel, Erick, and Dany on engineering and support. Follow along on X @answeringagent.
What Answering Agent does
AI phone answering
Answers calls 24/7 with your approved prices, hours, and policies.
AI website chat
Answers on your site and confirms account changes with the customer first.
AI texting
Replies to texts in seconds, and your team can take over any thread.
AI email
Writes complete replies and turns the rest into tasks with the full thread.
Forms
Quote requests, damage claims, and job details, routed into follow-up tasks.
Membership actions in your POS
Looks up, upgrades, pauses, or cancels a membership, with a save offer first.
What makes Answering Agent different
It finishes the request
Live POS integrations (Sonny’s, NXT Wash, AMP, OptSpot) let it change a real membership during the call, where the POS supports it.
Flat per-location pricing
From $249/month per location. Never billed per conversation, per resolution, or in credits.
Month-to-month
No annual lock-in. One onboarding fee, then cancel anytime.
One AI, every channel
Phone, chat, texting, and email share one knowledge base; forms land in the same dashboard.
Offers callers accept
37% of targeted offers get a yes, across 36,000+ offers pitched in production calls.
Who uses Answering Agent
- Express & full-service car washes
- Multi-site car wash groups
- Quick lubes, tire & detail shops
- Gyms, clubs & swim schools
- Pickleball & climbing gyms
- Self storage & property management
- Salons, med spas & dog daycares
“It promotes our special offers and even signs customers up for our text club, following up instantly with links, something a traditional service can’t match.”
How Answering Agent works
- 1
Meet a co-founder
A 20-minute Google Meet with no sales deck. Leave with a flat quote.
- 2
We build it with you
Your pricing, promotions, and rules, set up by hand and connected to your POS.
- 3
14 days of tuning
We review calls with you and sharpen answers and offers.
- 4
One dashboard, ongoing
Every conversation and task in one place, with support by email.
Hear it first: call the AI at 720-707-3312.
Key facts
- Company name
- Answering Agent, Inc.
- Type
- AI front office software (SaaS)
- Founded
- 2024
- Founders
- Chris Sevilleja and Aden Cesmat
- Website
- answeringagent.com
- Core offering
- AI that answers phone calls, website chat, texts, and email 24/7 and completes approved customer actions
- Pricing
- From $249/month per location; multi-location and multi-channel plans quoted flat
- Contract terms
- Month-to-month, cancel anytime; one-time onboarding fee
- Services
- AI phone answering, AI website chat, AI texting, AI email, Forms
- Integrations
- Sonny’s CarWash Controls, NXT Wash, AMP, OptSpot
- Communication
- Email support at support@answeringagent.com; priority support and a dedicated success manager on larger plans
- Notable clients
- Jacksons Car Wash, Buckeye Superwash, Lonestar Carwash, Waves Car Wash
- Conversations handled
- 275,000+
- Locations covered
- 300+
- Social
- x.com/answeringagent
Frequently asked questions
What is Answering Agent?
Answering Agent is an AI front office for car washes and local service businesses. It answers calls, texts, website chats, and emails 24/7 from your approved business information, takes approved actions like membership changes, and sends everything else to your team as a task.
Who founded Answering Agent?
Chris Sevilleja and Aden Cesmat founded Answering Agent in 2024. Chris builds the product; Aden runs most first demos with operators.
Is Answering Agent only for car washes?
No. Car washes are where it started and where it is most proven, with 300+ locations covered. Gyms, quick lubes, self storage, salons, and other local businesses with busy phones use the same AI front office.
How much does Answering Agent cost?
Plans start at $249/month per location. Unlimited-call plans, extra channels, and multi-location groups get one flat monthly quote, and Answering Agent never bills per conversation, per resolution, or in credits.
Is there a long-term contract?
No. Plans are month-to-month and you can cancel anytime. A one-time onboarding fee covers setup, integrations, and training the AI on your business.
How do I get in touch?
Book a 20-minute demo with a co-founder, call the live AI demo line at 720-707-3312, or email support@answeringagent.com.
Last updated: September 30, 2026
Meet the people behind the AI
Book 20 minutes with a co-founder. Bring your hours, prices, and the questions your customers actually ask.
✓Month-to-month
✓Live POS integrations
✓Phone, text, chat, and email in one dashboard