Status page reported operational status with no recorded downtime or maintenance; no negative operational signal, but indicates a small private company with limited public disclosures.
SourcePhone AI that Captures Every Dealership Revenue Opportunity
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 30, 2026
ShortLoop is a Y Combinator-backed automotive Voice AI company that builds human-like phone agents for dealerships to answer inbound calls, book appointments/test drives, run outbound campaigns, and integrate with dealership systems to reduce missed calls and capture revenue.
Primary product
AI phone agents / Voice AI for automotive dealerships
Founded
2023
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
10-20
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Voice AI / AI phone agents for automotive dealerships
Offices
0 jobs at ShortLoop
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Business model
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$2.7M
Latest round
Seed · Jul 2023
Latest amount
$2.7M
Jul 2023 · Y Combinator
Leadership
Co-Founder, CEO
Co-Founder, CTO
Co-Founder
Founding Team - Growth
Founding Team - Growth
Investors
Fast-moving, hands-on startup culture focused on ownership, curiosity, and building high-reliability AI systems; hiring posts emphasize resourceful builders and practical implementation for dealerships.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public job posts show Bengaluru-based compensation bands for engineering roles: Software Engineer (Fullstack) at ₹2M-₹3M INR with 0.10% equity; Senior Software Engineer at ₹3M-₹4.5M INR with 0.10%-0.20% equity; Customer Success (AI Products) with 0.05%-0.20% equity and a listed salary figure that appears malformed in the source. Some roles mention paid internships.
Benefits
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed; appears to be custom/B2B deal pricing for dealership AI deployment
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$0-1M
Estimated monthly visits
1.4K
Traffic estimate as of Jul 2026
Status page reported operational status with no recorded downtime or maintenance; no negative operational signal, but indicates a small private company with limited public disclosures.
SourceLinkedIn post highlighted 19% of dealership calls missed on average and positioned the product around recovering lost revenue; this is a market pain signal rather than a company risk signal.
SourceLinkedIn · May 2026
ShortLoop announced integration with PBS Systems v10 APEX DMS so dealerships can streamline inbound calls, personalized outbound campaigns, and appointment booking using DMS data.
LinkedIn · Apr 2026
ShortLoop said it became a Reynolds Certified Interface (RCI) partner, connecting to ERA-Ignite and Reynolds CRM.
LinkedIn · Mar 2026
ShortLoop announced it is live on Tekion's Automotive Partner Cloud and is seeing results on inbound and outbound workflows.
ShortLoop · Jan 2026
Case study describing how Corley Ford used ShortLoop to cover overflow and after-hours calls, increasing service volume and reducing missed opportunities.
ShortLoop · Jan 2026
Case study describing how ShortLoop handled overflow and after-hours calls at AM Ford, generating service revenue and sales deals.