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Clearline

AI operating system for car dealerships to capture missed revenue.

: 5
: Toronto, ON, CACanada
: Y Combinator S22

Clearline Website, Blog & Press Pages - aVenture Research

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useclearline.comCrawled Oct 16, 2026

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Product

5 pages

AI Web chat for car dealerships/product/web-chat
Clearline answers inventory, trade, finance, and service questions on dealership websites in real time and books visits when shoppers are ready.
CRM/product/crm
Clearline carries customer context across phone, text, email, chat, CRM, DMS, and calendar so every call, lead, and outcome lands in one shared record.
Inbound/product/inbound
Clearline picks up dealership sales, service, parts, and finance calls in seconds, day or night, finds out what the customer needs, and books the next step.
Outbound/product/outbound

Blog

8 pages

AI BDC vs human BDC: a dealership GM's honest comparison/blog/ai-bdc-vs-human-bdc
AI BDC vs human BDC is not a binary decision. This guide compares speed, consistency, cost, and conversion so GMs can build a practical hybrid model.
AI customer platform vs traditional BDC: the real ROI comparison for dealerships/blog/ai-customer-platform-vs-bdc-roi
Most AI-vs-BDC comparisons get the math wrong. This side-by-side TCO model covers hidden costs, compounding effects, and the hybrid approach that delivers the strongest dealership ROI.
BDC KPIs dealership teams should track every day/blog/bdc-kpis-dealership
The best dealership BDC KPIs measure customer intent moving through the funnel, not just rep activity. Use this scorecard to improve contact rate, appointment set rate, show rate, and conversion.
Blog/blog
Clearline insights on dealership operations, AI for sales and service, and customer experience.

Careers & Hiring

6 pages

Automotive AI Fellowship/careers/automotive-ai-fellowship
Become the most visible, connected, and technically fluent professional entering the automotive industry.
Careers/careers
The company is building an AI workforce for businesses in the physical world, starting with car dealerships, and lists open roles in engineering and go-to-market.
Content Writer/careers/content-writer
Turn product and customer insights into high-conviction content that drives pipeline and trust.
Senior Software Engineer/careers/senior-software-engineer
Lead architecture and delivery of customer-critical features across Clearline's AI platform.

Pricing

1 page

Pricing/pricing
The company offers plans with unlimited seats, with quotes based on each store's volume and goals.

About

1 page

About/about
The page introduces Clearline's founders, thesis, and team behind its AI workforce for businesses in the physical world.

Homepage

1 page

Homepage/
Clearline answers every call, follows up every lead, and books the appointment. The AI workforce for car dealerships.

Privacy

1 page

Privacy/privacy
Clearline's privacy policy covers the data it collects, how it uses and protects that data, and users' rights over it.

Terms & Conditions

1 page

Terms/terms
Clearline's terms of service govern access to and use of the Clearline platform and services.