LotShot

The neutral AI operating layer for automotive dealers

Better inventory. Better listings. Better dealer outcomes.

The problem

Dealers run their business upstream. Their listings live downstream.

  • Disconnected workflowsInventory, media, pricing, and performance sit in separate tools.
  • Multi-channel publishingDealers publish across multiple marketplaces simultaneously.
  • Weak listing qualityPoor listings weaken conversion and waste advertising spend.
  • Attention-optimised platformsMarketplaces optimise attention — not individual dealer outcomes.

A better listing on one platform is not enough. Dealers need every listing to perform better everywhere.

Upstream — how dealers operate
Unstructured photos shot on a dealer lot
Spreadsheets
Manual workflows
disconnected
Dealer inventory & media
inconsistent output
Marketplace A
Marketplace B
Dealer website
Social
Downstream — where listings live
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The solution

One neutral layer between dealer inventory and every sales channel.

They sell attention. We sell dealer outcomes.

Dealer inventory — vehicles, photos & data
LotShot — neutral operating layernot a marketplace
01

Capture inventory

Guided angles, plate & VIN

02

Enhance media with AI

Real-time, the car untouched

03

Create listing-ready content

Photos, copy, price suggestion

04

Publish or export packages

Dealer-ready, platform-ready

05

Learn from performance

Every listing feeds the loop

Marketplace A Marketplace B Dealer website Social What's next

Platforms are distribution. LotShot is the intelligence layer behind the distribution.

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Why LotShot wins

Neutrality is the moat. Data makes it deeper.

Neutral

We optimise every channel, not one marketplace.

Outcome-aligned

We sell conversion, not attention.

Asset-light

Software, not consumer traffic.

Compounding

Each listing improves future intelligence.

Data compounds. Expired listings do not.

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Product wedge

From vehicle shoot to dealer-ready listing — fast.

  1. Guided vehicle-angle capture
  2. Real-time AI photo enhancement
  3. Plate / VIN-assisted data capture
  4. Instant branded showroom publishing
  5. Listing package — photos, copy, price suggestion
  6. Platform-ready export & assisted posting
< 90 min
a 10-car shoot
< 15 min
a listing live
Phone photo of a car on a dealer lot Same car rendered in a branded LotShot showroom Showroom output Lot capture
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Drag the slider — capture app → AI output → branded showroom → listing package.

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Go-to-market

Field-led proof in the GCC. Self-serve distribution worldwide.

White-glove onboarding on a dealer lot in the GCC Field onboarding — dealer lot
GCC proof lane

Win the lot in person

  1. Target dense dealer clusters
  2. White-glove first visit
  3. Process 5–10 vehicles live
  4. Publish a showroom before leaving
  5. Convert proof into paid subscription
Global product lane

Let the product travel

  1. Any dealer can create a showroom online
  2. Upload inventory and activate independently
  3. Self-serve activity identifies demand by country
  4. Country investment follows activation and retention

Self-serve · no sales call · no demo gate

Global signup is open by design. Country-level spend follows proof.

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Business model

SaaS first. Higher-value monetization earned later.

Now

Dealer subscriptions

Listing performance — capture, enhancement, and showroom publishing.

Next

Upsells & intelligence

Visibility, premium media, and dealer intelligence.

Proof gate

dealer density
+ repeatable unit economics

Later

Platform monetization

Dealer transactions, finance, inspections — and Saudi.

Prove the core. Earn the platform.

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Proof plan

We measure proof before we scale.

Pre-seed output
  • MVP live
  • 5–10 signed pilots
  • 2–5 paid conversions
  • 2–3 documented ROI case studies
Seed gate
Seed trigger
  • 50–80 paying dealers
  • Repeatable sales cohort
  • Early CAC / LTV evidence
  • Renewal and referral signal
Demo-to-close Pilot-to-paid conversion Listing conversion lift Monthly churn Gross margin Time to first live listing

Red dots mark the discipline thresholds we watch before scaling spend.

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Data flywheel

Every listing makes the platform smarter.

The same workflow that improves conversion today creates tomorrow's pricing, condition, and transaction intelligence.

Outer loop — global demand sensing

Self-serve signup → showroom published → inventory uploaded → demand signal → next-market priority

Data compounds Capture inventory AI-enhanced listing Performance data Pricing intelligence Dealer trust More inventory
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Market sequencing

Build density in the UAE. Earn the right to scale Saudi.

Global online access — signup open worldwide self-serve demand signals by country
UAE — now

Dense dealer clusters enable efficient field-led learning.

Proof gate repeatable UAE GTM
Saudi — next deliberate market

Legal, language, payments, and compliance follow UAE proof.

Saudi is the next deliberate market — not a day-one assumption.

Global self-serve signups create low-cost demand signals.

Win the UAE. The proof earns Saudi.

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Financial logic

The core earns the right to expand.

Engine 1 — core

Dealer SaaS

Dealer subscriptions, upsells, visibility, and data feeds.

Gate

Unit economics at 150–200 dealers
and repeatable core economics

Engine 2 — expansion

Platform

Transactions, finance, inspections, intelligence, and Saudi.

Hit the gate. The platform compounds.

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The ask

What $500k buys: product, pilots, proof.

Live MVP. Signed pilots in the field. Documented case studies. The proof that prices the next round.

Capture App + feed / output engineGuided capture, AI enhancement, platform-ready outputs
$180k
Engineering + MarketingFirst hires — product and field marketing. Team scales with the pilot cohort.
$120k
White-glove pilotsHands-on dealer onboarding across the first lot cohort — live showroom before we leave
$100k
Company formationCompany formation, licensing, visas
$50k
Case studies + measurement2–3 documented ROI stories that unlock Band 2
$50k
What investors receive
Post-money SAFE $8–12M cap 15–20% discount Pro-rata for lead

A post-money SAFE on an $8–10M cap — approximately 5–6% at today's terms. The cap rewards early conviction and converts at the seed round the proof unlocks.

15–20% discount and pro-rata for the lead — straightforward terms that make it easy for investors to commit and rewarding to take part early.

MVP live→ 5–10 pilots→ 2–5 paid→ 2–3 case studies→ Band 2 trigger

We raise to build. Proof earns the rest.

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Team

The founders building LotShot.

Chad Garrett

Chad Garrett

Sales & growth

Sales build across digital-asset and OTC markets.

in/chadsgarrett
Joey Kheireddine

Joey Kheireddine

Engineering

Engineering lead — built wallets used by tens of thousands, led AI agent teams.

in/joey-kheireddine
Dabir Chowdhury

Dabir Chowdhury

Operations

Operator across retail and global trade — bridging traditional business into AI.

in/dabir-c

We build the proof that earns scale.

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