Piston Labs

AI-Powered Automotive Intelligence

Seed Round | 2025

The Problem

  • Independent auto shops lack diagnostic intelligence
  • OEM tools cost $5,000-15,000/year per brand
  • Technicians waste hours on diagnostic guesswork
  • No unified platform for multi-brand support

Our Solution

AI-powered diagnostic platform that understands every vehicle

40+
Brands Supported
90%
Faster Diagnosis
$99
/month

Product Suite

Era Auto

  • AI diagnostic assistant
  • DTC code interpretation
  • Repair procedures
  • Parts lookup

Shop Tools

  • Customer management
  • Estimate builder
  • Inspection reports
  • Technician training

Traction

500+
Active Shops
$50K
MRR
15%
MoM Growth

Market Opportunity

  • 280,000 independent repair shops in US
  • $75B automotive repair market
  • $2.5B diagnostic tools TAM

Our SAM: $500M (shops doing 500+ ROs/year)

Business Model

  • SaaS Subscription: $99-299/month per shop
  • API Access: Enterprise integrations
  • Data Insights: Aggregated repair intelligence

LTV: $3,600 | CAC: $400 | LTV:CAC: 9:1

Competitive Landscape

Piston Labs Mitchell ALLDATA
AI Diagnostics ✓ — —
Multi-brand ✓ ✓ ✓
Modern UX ✓ — —
Price $99/mo $200+/mo $150+/mo

Team

TP

Tyler Porras

CEO / Founder

The Ask

$500K
Seed Round

Use of Funds:

  • Engineering (50%) - AI/ML, platform
  • Sales (30%) - GTM expansion
  • Operations (20%) - Infrastructure

Thank You

tyler@piston-labs.com

piston-labs.com