Flai

Flai is an AI-powered software company that provides customer communication and workflow automation tools for automotive dealerships.

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TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Flai | 145 days from website to first raise on record

Raised $32M in 2 sourced rounds·1 signal before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

1. October 7, 2026
   Series A · $27M
   BBase10 Partners (lead), FFindlay Auto Group, FFirst Round Capital, TThe Friedkin Group, TToyota Ventures, YY Combinator
   Source: thesaasnews.com
2. January 29, 2026
   Seed · amount undisclosed
   Source: fundraisingfox.com
3. October 3, 2025
   Seed · $4.5M
   Source: fundraisingfox.com
4. May 11, 2025
   Website created
5. Date unknown
   Round · $500K*
   YY Combinator
   Source: ycombinator.com

Founders and team

• AP
  Alen Polakof Co-Founder

  LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
• AP
  Ari Polakof Co-Founder

  LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com
• JF
  Juan Francisco Alzugaray Co-Founder

  LinkedIn · source: foundertrace.com

Investors

• AAntigravity Capital
• BBase10 Partnerslead investor
• FFindlay Auto Group
• FFirst Round Capital
• PPioneer Fundaccelerator
• RRedBlue Capital
• SSV Angel
• TThe Friedkin Group
• TToyota Ventures
• YY Combinatoraccelerator

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