Y Combinator Portfolio - Parrot

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Parrot is launching an agentic operating system for auto repair shops that uses AI to call, negotiate, and coordinate with people on behalf of the shop. The product aims to replace manual phone calls, messages, and emails with software that understands estimates, parts, customers, insurers, suppliers, and payments. The company says it has already pivoted into the category, spent time in collision shops, and signed two independent auto shops at $30K annually. The launch positions Parrot as vertical software for a large legacy industry that still runs much of its workflow through human conversation.

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