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Building an automotive AI startup, vehicle data is your foundation, but access fees and data pipelines burn runway before you ship. Get complete API access free for your first three months.
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Data costs that burn your runway
Automotive AI startups need comprehensive vehicle data on day one, but the cost and effort of getting it slows you down before you have a product.
High access fees
Enterprise data pricing is out of reach at the seed stage.
Building the pipeline
Sourcing and normalising vehicle data is months you do not have.
Thin coverage
Free or cheap data sources rarely cover the market or the detail you need.
The old way
Why the usual data route stalls startups
Enterprise pricing and DIY pipelines do not fit an early-stage runway.
The usual route
- ✕Enterprise access fees from day one
- ✕Long procurement and contracts
- ✕Building your own data pipeline
- ✕Patchy coverage from cheap sources
The Startup Program
- ✓No access fee for three months
- ✓25,000 free API calls every month
- ✓Additional calls at heavily discounted rates
- ✓Complete, normalised vehicle data from one API
The programme
What is included
Data and tools
- ›Complete vehicle data API access
- ›Historical pricing trends
- ›VIN decoding capabilities
- ›Real-time market valuations
More tools and support
- ›Vehicle specifications database
- ›Market analysis tools
- ›Priority technical support
- ›A dedicated startup account manager
Build for any use case
From marketplaces to fleet management
Automotive marketplaces
Power your platform with real-time valuations, market trends and vehicle history, for listing platforms, trade-in calculators and market tools.
AI-powered analytics
Build systems that predict market trends, optimise pricing and automate appraisals, from forecasting to price-prediction models.
Financial services
Enable precise risk assessment, loan valuations and insurance pricing, for lending, insurance and fleet-management platforms.
Who can apply
Built for AI-first automotive startups
AI-first focus
Building AI-powered solutions for the automotive industry.
Early stage
Incorporated within the last 12 months, or unincorporated with qualifying criteria.
Geographic focus
Operating in the UK, USA or Canadian automotive markets.
Automotive industry
A primary focus on automotive technology, services or marketplace solutions.
Who it works for
What our clients say
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