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Ekho

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Shopify for vehicles

Summer 2022Founded 202230 peopleNew York, NY, USA

About

Ekho's end-to-end vehicle commerce platform powers compliant, digital sales of titled vehicles. Our platform handles checkout, financing, titling, registration, signature collection, and taxes—so dealers and OEMs can sell nationwide with a seamless, Tesla-like experience. Dealers use Ekho Dealer as a “dealership-in-a-box” to capture online sales and automate in-store deals without needing large back-office teams, while OEMs use Ekho Access and Omni to extend their reach and unify dealers across sales channels.

Founders · 2

Christopher Howard
Christopher HowardFounder
MetaStanford

Cofounder at Ekho Dealer. Previously ML at Meta. Stanford computer science bachelors and masters.

Rowan Mockler
Rowan MocklerFounder
Stanford

Cofounder at Ekho Dealer. Previously product at Duolingo. Stanford computer science grad.

Launch

Launched on Y Combinator · Mar 2023
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A licensed dealership that manufacturers can integrate into their own website.

Ekho Dealer provides a licensed, full-stack distribution solution that enables OEMs to compliantly sell vehicles online through their own websites, including financing, titling, and delivery scheduling, without visiting a dealership.

From the original launch (Mar 2023) — may be outdated.

Formerly Ekho, AirDealer, Airdealer, Ekho Dealer

B2BSupply Chain and LogisticsAuto CommerceFintechComplianceAutomotive

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