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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/11\/autoleap-saas-auto-repair-operations\/<\/a><\/br> A shortage of available vehicles, higher car prices and interest rates are fueling car owners to hold onto their vehicles longer. Statistics from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics<\/a> show that the average passenger car on the road is over 13 years old. In 2017, the age of the average car was 11 years old.<\/p>\n All of that holding on means more repairs, but 90% of auto repair shops still use \u201carchaic technology\u201d in the form of spreadsheets and clunky invoicing tools. Though these may be increasingly difficult to use, \u201cchange to something new\u201d is keeping shops from upgrading, according to AutoLeap<\/a> co-CEOs Steve Lau and Rameez Ansari.<\/p>\n Focused on ease of use, AutoLeap is providing an enterprise SaaS offering for the auto repair industry that digitizes their workflow, including the processing of customer quoting, invoices and job estimates. It also has a sales and marketing component for customer relationship management.<\/p>\n The company touts that in the first year of using its software, auto repair shops, on average, realize a 30% increase in revenue and a 50% decrease in time spent on administrative tasks.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, auto repair technology is shifting from \u201ca nice to have\u201d to a \u201cmust have,\u201d especially as older shop owners turn their companies over to younger, more tech savvy successors, Steve Lau told TechCrunch.<\/p>\n \u201cGiven the economic climate, we\u2019re entering into the golden age for aftermarket auto repair where a lot of these trends are a huge net positive for our customers,\u201d Steve Lau told TechCrunch. \u201cThe older the car gets, the more expensive that repair gets. You also have this interesting dynamic and trend where the preference for \u2018do it for me\u2019 is now overtaking do it yourself. Ultimately, we\u2019ve seen tremendous growth from our customer base over the past year.\u201d<\/p>\n An industry ripe for technology also means more startups are coming in with approaches to solving the problem and in turn attracting investor attention. CarmaCare<\/a>, touting its \u201chealthcare-for-your-car\u201d angle, announced $4.5 million in funding earlier this month, while over in Brazil, Mecanizou<\/a> raised $14.5 million to help repair shops locate parts.<\/p>\n AutoLeap itself closed on $30 million in Series B in March. The round was led by AVP (Advance Venture Partners) with participation from existing investors Bain Capital Ventures, Threshold Ventures and Maple VC. As part of the investment, David ibnAle from AVP is joining AutoLeap\u2019s board.<\/p>\n
\nAutoLeap, now with $30M Series B, accelerates SaaS approach to auto repair operations<\/br>
\n2023-04-11 22:16:47<\/br><\/p>\n