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The Cars Aren't Moving. Broom Found Money Hiding Under the Hoods.
Indonesia's small used-car dealers do not lack cars. They lack liquid inventory. Broom built a business around the difference - and turned the showroom floor into a financial network.
CarSwitch Put a 200-Point Checklist Between Dubai and a Bad Deal
Dubai's used-car problem was never a shortage of listings. It was the awkward, expensive gap between finding a vehicle and trusting the deal - the gap CarSwitch built a business to manage.
RoboDock
RoboDock is a San Francisco robotics startup (Y Combinator W26) building the physical automation layer for electric and autonomous vehicle depots. Its robots plug in chargers, align to charge ports with vision guidance, and run post-trip inspections using visual and thermal sensing - turning depots that still rely on people walking rows of vehicles into self-running infrastructure. Founded in 2025 by Stanford classmates Zinny Weli (CEO) and Celine Wang (CTO), the company offers its system as a retrofit that drops into existing facilities without layout changes.
Motorist
Motorist is a Singapore-based automotive platform - a self-styled 'super app for vehicle owners' - that consolidates the messy, opaque steps of car ownership into one place. Founded in 2015 by Damian Sia after a frustrating experience selling his own car, it now spans buying, selling, COE renewal, insurance, loans, valuation, inspection, scrapping and day-to-day driving tools. The company has served roughly 1.8 million motorists, facilitated more than S$3 billion in vehicle transactions, and works with over 3,000 certified automotive partners across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
Syarah
Syarah is Riyadh-based online marketplace for buying and selling new and used cars in Saudi Arabia. It handles the full transaction online - sourcing, 200-point inspection, refurbishment, financing, warranty and kingdom-wide home delivery - and lets buyers keep a car for a 10-day trial with a money-back guarantee. Founded in 2015, it has grown from a classifieds site into the country's leading digital used-car retailer, raising more than $82 million in total funding, including a $60 million Series C in 2024.
Bryan Frist
Bryan Frist is the CEO and co-founder of Yoshi Mobility, a Nashville-based automotive services startup that began by delivering gasoline to cars in San Francisco and has grown into a fleet maintenance, virtual vehicle inspection, and mobile EV charging company backed by General Motors, ExxonMobil, Bridgestone, and Y Combinator. A Princeton and Harvard Business School graduate and son of former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, he also runs the early-stage investment firm Friale Ventures and has raised more than $90M for Yoshi at a valuation north of $200M.
Yoshi Mobility
Yoshi Mobility is a Nashville-based automotive services company that brings car care to the vehicle instead of making the vehicle come to the shop. What began in 2015 as on-demand, at-home gasoline delivery has grown into a full suite of mobile services: preventative maintenance and tire work, AI-assisted virtual vehicle inspections, and mobile EV charging. Backed by General Motors Ventures, Bridgestone Americas, and ExxonMobil, the company serves fleets, rideshare and car-sharing platforms like Uber and Turo, and Fortune 100 customers across all 50 states.