About
Founder and CEO of Clearline, an AI-native operating system for dealerships that consolidates customer interactions and automates communication across sales and service operations.
Founder at ClearlineYC S22
Intro paths
YC
Adi went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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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, Adi can intro founders to Clearline's investors below.
Clearline's investors · 2
Co-founders at Clearline
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Abhi PatelFounder
Experience
- ClearlineCo-founder, CEOcurrent2026 — presentWaterloo, ON
- LanceyCo-founder, CEO2022 — 2026Toronto, ON
- AdaEnterprise Solutions Consultant2021 — 2022Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- DeloitteManagement Consultant2019 — 2021Toronto, Canada Area
- Xactly CorpSenior Product Manager2016 — 2017Toronto, Canada Area
- Xactly CorpProduct Manager (Obero SPM, acquired by Xactly Corp)2015 — 2016Toronto
- Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation CentreQICSI2014Kingston, Ontario
- Ontario PlasticBusiness Analyst2013Toronto
- Queen's UniversityProject Coordinator (Intern)2012 — 2013Kingston, Ontario
Skills & more
Product ManagementEarly-Stage StartupsLeadership6Teamwork3Data Analysis10Mathematics6Programming3Information Technology2Research2Business Analysis2Consulting2Project Management
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Public SpeakingCommunicationTeam BuildingGlobal Client ManagementFrom Adi's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adi Patel?
- Founder and CEO of Clearline, an AI-native operating system for dealerships that consolidates customer interactions and automates communication across sales and service operations.
- Where does Adi Patel work?
- Adi Patel is Founder of Clearline.
- What companies did Adi Patel found?
- Adi Patel founded Clearline.
- Where did Adi Patel go to school?
- Adi Patel studied at Y Combinator (S22); Queen's University (Bachelor's degree, Economics & Mathematics); Smith School of Business at Queen's University (Master of Business Administration - MBA).
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