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May 2026The original Lancey product was shut down/pivoted after scaling to 50,000 users; the founder described the prior wrapper-style model as not defensible and Clearline as the new bet.
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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Lancey (lancey.ai) appears to be the former name of the company now operating publicly as Clearline: an AI-native operating system for automotive dealerships that captures customer interactions, answers calls with a voice agent, follows up on leads, books appointments, and writes outcomes back to CRM/workflows.
Primary product
Luna — AI voice front desk / dealership operations platform
Founded
2022
Headquarters
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Team size
1-10
Work style
Onsite
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI-native dealership operations software
Offices
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Business model
B2B SaaS
subscription software
Funding
Stage
seed
Total raised
$4M
Latest round
Seed · Feb 2026
Latest amount
$2M
People & investors
Work & culture
Small founder-led team with a strong in-person bias in Kitchener-Waterloo; public hiring materials emphasize ownership, shipping real product, customer contact, and working closely with the founders.
Work style
Onsite
Visa sponsorship
Limited
Compensation
Public hiring signals show intern/co-op roles in the CAD $60K-$80K/year range; no broader salary bands or equity details were publicly posted.
Product & market
Pricing
Custom quote / sales-led subscription; public terms also mention a free version with limited functionality.
Differentiators
- —AI-native operating system rather than a single-point tool
- —voice agent covers sales, service, parts, and finance calls 24/7
- —outbound follow-up across day 1 through day 90
- —unified CRM record with call transcripts and next steps
- —integrates with phone, SMS, email, chat, CRM, DMS, and calendar
- —can be live in 48 hours
- —built for dealerships and dealership workflows, not generic AI
- —works alongside existing teams instead of replacing them
Technology
AWS
Google Workspace
GitHub
OpenAI
Linear
Stripe
Slack
Intercom
Cal.com
Customers
automotive dealerships
dealer groups / rooftops
sales teams
service teams
BDC teams
North American dealership operators
Competitors
Toma
Numa
BDC.AI
Matador AI
Impel
Marchex
DealerAI
AutomotiveAI
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$1M ARR (estimated)
Estimated monthly visits
1.7K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Signals & risks
Latest news
LinkedIn · Jul 2026
Adi Patel said Clearline is partnering with PBS Systems to let its AI workforce look up and modify appointments and keep customer records in sync inside dealership systems.
Build from Here · May 2026
Long-form profile of the founder’s pivot from Lancey into Clearline, including the Kitchener office, the earlier product shutdown, and the dealership AI thesis.
Clearline AI blog · Mar 2026
Product/educational post describing deployment workflow, ROI expectations, and the company’s voice-agent positioning for dealership ops.
Clearline AI blog · Feb 2026
Explains the dealership use case and how Clearline positions inbound voice coverage, outbound follow-up, and unified visibility across leads and departments.
Clearline AI blog · Feb 2026
Official announcement of Clearline’s $2M seed round to expand its dealership voice AI product, integrations, and North American go-to-market.
Jobs and careers at Lancey
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