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ShortLoop (YC W23) — Phone AI that captures every dealership revenue opportunity

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Dealerships leave significant revenue every year because they are unable to effectively answer calls or run campaigns due to staffing issues. ShortLoop fixes this with human-like AI phone agents that answer calls instantly, book appointments and test drives, and also help run outbound campaigns.

ShortLoop is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2023 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Phone AI that Captures Every Dealership Revenue Opportunity. The founders listed are Vishnu Vinjam (Founder), Sumit Mulchandani (Founder), Deepak Thakur (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, February 27, 2023).

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New accelerator entry · 2023-02-27 · the record

Winter 2023
batch
8
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchWinter 2023
Announced2023-02-27
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size8
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Engineering, Product and Design
SectorsGenerative AI, B2B, AI, Automotive
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedBengaluru, India
HiringYes
Sitehttps://shortloop.dev/
Founded2023

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Dealerships leave significant revenue every year because they are unable to effectively answer calls or run campaigns due to staffing issues. ShortLoop fixes this with human-like AI phone agents that answer calls instantly, book appointments and test drives, and also help run outbound campaigns. It ensures that our customers never miss a revenue opportunity, inbound or outbound. Our AI is integrated with CDK, Reynolds, Tekion, Xtime, Auto/Mate, DealerFX, VinSolutions, myKaarma and other popular dealership tools. It handles thousands of calls each week for U.S. dealerships across service, sales, and outbound campaigns. Our mission is to help dealerships transition their phone operations to the AI world and capture the revenue they leave on the table today.

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Last updated 2026-11-07
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