About
Founder of Clearline, an AI-native operating system for dealerships that consolidates customer interactions and automates sales and service operations.
Founder at ClearlineYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Abhi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Clearline's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Abhi can intro founders to Clearline's investors below.
Clearline's investors · 2
Co-founders at Clearline
AP
Adi PatelFounder
Experience
- ClearlineCo-founder, CTOcurrent2026 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- LanceyCo-founder, CTO2022 — 2026
- AdaSenior Software Engineer2021 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Tyler TechnologiesSenior Software Engineer2018 — 2021
- SceneDoc (acquired by Tyler Technologies)Senior Android Developer2017 — 2018
- SceneDoc (acquired by Tyler Technologies)Android Developer2016 — 2017
- Milkshake StudiosGame Developer2015 — 2016Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- OberoConsultant2016Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Ontario PlasticsJunior Engineer2014Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Skills & more
Collaborative Problem Solving2Creative Problem Solving1Data Analysis3User Interface Design3Android Development3Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)2
From Abhi's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Abhi Patel?
- Founder of Clearline, an AI-native operating system for dealerships that consolidates customer interactions and automates sales and service operations.
- Where does Abhi Patel work?
- Abhi Patel is Founder of Clearline.
- What companies did Abhi Patel found?
- Abhi Patel founded Clearline.
- Where did Abhi Patel go to school?
- Abhi Patel studied at Y Combinator (S22); Queen's University (Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering).
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