ShortLoop

Phone AI that Captures Every Dealership Revenue Opportunity

2.3Score#569 of 999 agents#26 of 42 in Receptionist

Why it ranks #569

ShortLoop, an AI receptionist from YC W23, ranks #569 of 999 AI agents and #26 of 42 in Receptionist, with a score of 2.3 of 10. Data as of 3 Oct 2026.

The score adds four parts, each 0 to 10, by weight. Every point comes from public evidence. How scoring works ·

Proof 0 × 30% 0.0
Scale 3 × 30% 0.9
Momentum 2 × 25% 0.5
Autonomy 6 × 15% 0.9
= 2.3

Proof
Do customers use it? 30% of the score
0
No public claims of customers or revenue yet.
Not found: revenue or growth (+4), named customers (+3), a customer result (+2), a customer count (+2), work done at scale (+2)
Scale
Is there a real company behind it? 30% of the score
3
8 people.
- +3
  8 people on its YC page5 to 9 people
Not found: funding round in its news (+3)
Momentum
Is it shipping and growing now? 25% of the score
2
Shows hiring.
- +2
  Hiring: 3 open rolesSoftware Engineer - Fullstack, Software Engineer (Senior), Customer Success (AI Products)YC page
Not found: launch YC post in the last 6 months (+3), new traction claim in the last 6 months (+2), funding news in the last year (+2), a batch in the last year (it is YC Winter 2023) (+1)
Autonomy
How much of the job does it do on its own? 15% of the score
6
Supervised agent: takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
- +6
  Level 2 of 4: Supervised agentTakes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.
What the model read
- Acts in other systems: 94% likely
- Finishes whole tasks: 45% likely
- Calls itself an agent: 91% likely
Level 2: Takes actions in other systems; a person approves key steps.

About ShortLoop

Dealerships leave significant revenue every year because they are unable to effectively answer calls or run campaigns due to staffing issues.

ShortLoop fixes this with human-like AI phone agents that answer calls instantly, book appointments and test drives, and also help run outbound campaigns. It ensures that our customers never miss a revenue opportunity, inbound or outbound.

Our AI is integrated with CDK, Reynolds, Tekion, Xtime, Auto/Mate, DealerFX, VinSolutions, myKaarma and other popular dealership tools. It handles thousands of calls each week for U.S. dealerships across service, sales, and outbound campaigns.

Our mission is to help dealerships transition their phone operations to the AI world and capture the revenue they leave on the table today.