AutoUnify

Based in Santa Monica, California, AutoUnify provides a unified developer platform and AI-powered API that enables real-time data integration between automotive retailers, software vendors, and original equipment manufacturers. The company addresses severe industry fragmentation by streamlining connectivity across disparate legacy systems, a process that saves enterprise customers an average of over $1 million and a full year of engineering effort. Operating with a current team of nine employees, the startup recently secured $5 million in venture funding led by UP.Partners following successful pilot programs. The enterprise was developed in direct partnership with UP.Labs and Porsche AG, joining a mobility-focused ecosystem targeting operational inefficiencies across dealerships and independent repair shops. AutoUnify was officially founded in 2025 by chief executive officer Joel Milne, an automotive technology veteran who previously co-founded and sold RepairSmith to AutoNation.