Ekho
YC S22New York City, US · Founded 2022 · 30 employees · Hiring · 5 known investors
Ekho provides a vehicle commerce platform for dealerships and motorcycle dealers, offering AI sales agents, dealer websites, and a transaction engine that handles financing, compliance, titling, and registration. The platform operates across all 50 U.S. states and serves automotive and powersports retailers.
Also known as Airdealer · AirDealer · Ekho Dealer
Enterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSAuto CommerceComplianceAutomotiveUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S22)
Ekho was founded in 2022 by Christopher Howard and Rowan Mockler.
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Christopher HowardinFounderChristopher Howard is a cofounder at Ekho Dealer with prior machine learning experience at Meta. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in computer science from Stanford.
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Rowan MocklerinFounderRowan Mockler is a computer science graduate from Stanford who previously held a product role at Duolingo and is now cofounder of Ekho Dealer.
Investors · 5
Also in the syndicate · 3
ActivantJPMorgan PaymentsWinnebago Industries
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$34.6M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2025
- $17.3MraisedJul 2025 · 4 sourcesSource ↗
- $17.3MSeries AJul 2025 · 2 sources
Activant, JPMorgan Payments, Winnebago Industries, YC
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Ekho do?
- Ekho provides a vehicle commerce platform for dealerships and motorcycle dealers, offering AI sales agents, dealer websites, and a transaction engine that handles financing, compliance, titling, and registration. The platform operates across all 50 U.S. states and serves automotive and powersports retailers.
- Who founded Ekho?
- Ekho was founded by Christopher Howard, Rowan Mockler in 2022.
- Who are Ekho's investors?
- Ekho's investors include Activant Capital, Y Combinator.
- How much funding has Ekho raised?
- Ekho has disclosed $34.6M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Ekho headquartered?
- Ekho is headquartered in New York City, US.