Our Story

FlashFender was born from frustration. Our founder, Alex, spent 8 years managing a large dealership group in Detroit. Every Monday morning, he'd watch his team manually post 200+ vehicles across Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, and a dozen other platforms. Hours of repetitive work. Constant typos. Missed posting windows. And worst of all— Shadowbanned accounts because they posted too fast.

He tried every tool on the market. They either didn't work, got accounts banned, or cost a fortune. So he built his own— initially just a simple script to auto-post to Craigslist. That script grew into an AI-powered platform handling image enhancement, content generation, anti-shadowban technology, and multi-platform distribution.

Today, we're a team of 25 (and growing) former dealership operators, ML engineers, and full-stack developers—all working remotely across 4 continents. We've processed over 2 million vehicle listings and our customers have sold $4B+ in inventory through our platform. And we're just getting started.

What We Believe

Customer Obsession

We measure success by our customers' inventory moving faster.

Ship Fast, Learn Faster

Weekly releases. Real feedback. Constant iteration.

Reliability First

When dealerships post, systems must work. No exceptions.

Own the Problem

We don't pass tickets. We solve them end-to-end.

Our Journey

23

FlashFender Founded

Started in a Detroit garage with a laptop and a vision.

23

First 10 Dealerships

Word of mouth brought our first beta customers.

24

AI Engine Launch

Released our proprietary image enhancement and content generation.

24

500+ Dealerships

Crossed the 500 customer milestone with zero marketing spend.

25

Version 2.0 Release

Complete platform overhaul with multi-platform posting.

Driven by Automation

We are a team of engineers, gearheads, and data scientists on a mission to eliminate manual drudgery from the automotive industry.

Our Mission

To automate 100% of vehicle inventory marketing.

Who We Are

Former dealership managers turned software engineers.

Our Speed

We ship code faster than a 0-60 sprint.

Meet the Crew

Alex V.

Alex V.

Founder & CEO

Sarah Chen

Sarah Chen

Head of AI

Marcus Johnson

Marcus Johnson

Dealership Success

David Kim

David Kim

CTO

Elena Rodriguez

Elena Rodriguez

Head of Product

James Singh

James Singh

Lead Developer

Sophia Williams

Sophia Williams

Marketing Director

Ryan Taylor

Ryan Taylor

Customer Success