Now onboarding first Sydney tradies

The receptionist that never misses a call.

You're up a ladder, under a sink, or driving to the next job. Shono answers the phone in your business's name, books the job, and texts you the details. Every call. Day or night.

You're on the list. 🎉

We'll text you when your Shono number is ready. No spam, no contracts.

Incoming call answered by
Coastal Plumbing
Shono is on the line
G'day, Shono from Coastal Plumbing — how can I help?
Yeah hi, got a burst pipe under the kitchen, water everywhere
No worries — I'll get Dave on the phone right now, hang tight. Can I grab your name and suburb?
Sarah, in Freshwater
✓
SMS to Dave: Emergency — burst pipe, Sarah, Freshwater. Caller waiting. Call back ASAP.

Designed for plumbers · sparkies · chippies · tilers · landscapers

How it works

Set up once. Never miss a job again.

No app to learn. No call centre. Shono just picks up when you can't — and sounds like part of the crew.

1

We learn your business

Your trade, your suburb, how you like to talk. Takes under a minute to set up.

2

Shono answers the phone

Every missed call gets picked up — friendly, Australian, straight to the point. Quotes, bookings, emergencies.

3

You get the text

Name, number, suburb, job — landed on your phone within seconds. You call back when you're off the tools.

Why it matters

A missed call is a missed job.

Most tradies lose work simply because they can't pick up. The customer rings the next bloke on the list. Shono makes sure that next bloke is you.

1 in 3
calls to tradies go unanswered
<30s
from hang-up to text on your phone
24/7
always on — nights, weekends, on the job
"It's like having a receptionist who knows the business — without the receptionist."
— What we want every tradie to say

Be one of the first.

We're onboarding a handful of Sydney trades to start. Get your spot.

You're on the list. 🎉

We'll text you when your Shono number is ready.

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Investor Brief

The AI receptionist for Australia's tradies.

Avoca proved the model in the US. Shono brings it to the 1.2 million Australians who work in the trades — a market that lives on the phone and loses money every time it rings out.

$1.2M
Australians employed in construction & trades — phone-first, mobile-first businesses
1,900
Projected paying customers by Year 3
5,700
Projected paying customers by Year 5
12%
Targeted annual return to founding investor

Why this founder, why now

Shono is built by an operator who has spent a decade deploying technology into the field — through smart-building work and a tradie network built one site at a time.

The timing is the unlock: conversational voice AI only became good enough — fast enough, natural enough, cheap enough — in the last eighteen months. Shono rides that curve with a product a tradie can understand in one sentence: it answers the phone so you don't lose the job.

Full pitch deck and financials available on request — mike@shono.com.au

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Live Demo · Setup

Configure Shono in under 60 seconds.

Fill this in, hand the tradie your phone, and let Shono answer as their business. This is the demo config that pushes straight into the live voice agent.

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Snap a photo of the van or business card
Shono reads the details and sets itself up
or enter the details manually
⏱ Pushes live to the voice agent — next call answers as this business
Shono will answer with
"G'day, Shono here from your business — how can I help?"
Shono is live.

Call +61 468 016 161 now — Shono will answer as this business.