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Ekho

YC S22

New York City, US · Founded 2022 · 30 employees · Hiring · 13 known investors

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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 · Ekho, 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, Rowan Mockler, and Chris Howard.

CHChristopher Howard
Christopher HowardFounderChristopher 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.
RMRowan Mockler
Rowan MocklerFounderRowan Mockler is a computer science graduate from Stanford who previously held a product role at Duolingo and is now cofounder of Ekho Dealer.
CHChris Howard
Chris HowardFounder

Investors · 13

Activant Capitallisted by Activant CapitalNew York · $3M – $40M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Blast.Clubreported$5.5M

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Hacker.Capital LLCreported

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RiverPark VenturesreportedNew York · $500K – $1.5M

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Romulus CapitalreportedBoston · $250K – $10M

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SaxeCap AdvisorsreportedSan Francisco

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Socially FinancedreportedChatham · $100K – $250K

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Soma CapitalreportedSacramento · $100K – $300K

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V4C Advisers Sp. Z.o.o.reportedWarsaw · $7.6M – $16.3M

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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 sources
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  • $17.3MSeries AJul 2025 · 2 sources

    Activant, JPMorgan Payments, Winnebago Industries, YC

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corporate structure
Ekho Inc.

In the news

Ekho Raises $17.3M from Activant, JPMorgan Payments, Winnebago Industries, YCekho.com · Jul 2025Ekho Dealer: Enabling manufacturers to sell their vehicles onlineycombinator.com · Mar 2023

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, Chris Howard in 2022.
Who are Ekho's investors?
Ekho's investors include Activant Capital, Y Combinator, Blast.Club, Hacker.Capital LLC, RiverPark Ventures, Romulus Capital, SaxeCap Advisors, Socially Financed and 2 more.
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.