Flai’s AI dealership software is booking 50,000 appointments per month
AI startup Flai has raised $27 million in Series A funding after seeing significant growth in its dealership software, which now books 50,000 appointments monthly. The platform uses AI to manage customer communications, scheduling, and follow-ups, moving beyond simple phone automation.
Why it matters
The success of Flai demonstrates the increasing adoption of agentic AI in specialized vertical markets like automotive retail.
When Flai was raising its seed round last year, it was just a team of three people pounding the pavement to get car dealerships to use the startup’s software to manage phone calls, emails, and texts. But CEO Ari Polakof was already looking to a more agentic future, where Flai’s AI would handle far more.
One year later, that future has arrived. The startup is working with more than 10 of the top 50 dealer groups in the country, and its AI is being used to answer and engage with customers, run outbound campaigns, and schedule appointments — 50,000 per month — across both sales and service. This has led to a 20x increase in revenue, Polakof told TechCrunch in an exclusive interview.
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