Flai
YC S25 · Active · We Bring Customers to Your Dealership
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 ShortLoopShared: test drive, dealership, opportunityActiveAI, Devtools | AI, Devtools | Active | YCW23 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 NophinShared: missed opportunity, potential, leadInactiveAI | AI | Inactive | YCW22 |
 Starsky RoboticsShared: bring, automotiveInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCS16 |
 Joy for Business ServicesShared: oil changeNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | 500 GlobalMena 4 |
 RoboTireShared: bring, change, automotiveInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCW20 |
 Embark TrucksShared: drive, automotivePublicOther | Other | Public | YCW16 |
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Founders
- Ari PolakofFounder
- Juan AlzugarayFounder
- Alen PolakofFounder
About Flai
The problem we solve: 56% of dealership leads arrive after business hours, and most dealers lose these potential customers to competitors who happen to be available 24/7. Missing after-hours calls alone costs the average dealership $1M annually in lost revenue. We built Flai to fix this - AI assistants that answer dealership calls 24/7, scheduling test drives, oil changes, or running outbound recall campaigns so no opportunity slips away. The result: No more missed opportunities, no more losing customers to competitors. Our founding team has built voice AI products at HappyRobot, scaled infrastructure at Uber for millions of users, and applied data science at Netflix to solve operational challenges. We're not just answering phones, we're helping dealerships win in an AI-first world where availability determine who gets the sale.
- YC batch
- S25 · Summer 2025
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- AI
- Team size
- 35
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Founded
- 2025
- Checked
- 32m ago
Flai: questions
Which YC batch was Flai in?
Flai was in Y Combinator's Summer 2025 batch (S25).
Is Flai still active?
Y Combinator lists Flai as active.
Who founded Flai?
Flai's founders, as listed on its YC page: Ari Polakof (Founder), Juan Alzugaray (Founder), Alen Polakof (Founder).
Where is Flai based?
Flai lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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