DEMO CHALLENGE
Get ready for the Auto Finance Summit East Demo Challenge! Startups will give demos of the latest innovative technologies in auto finance and mobility. Companies participating include:

Appli, founded in 2024 by POPi/o co-founder Tim Pranger, provides AI-powered financial calculators that help lenders and member service representatives create personalized, engaging shopping experiences for financial products. By combining real-time analysis with generative AI, Appli’s tools boost customer confidence and increase conversion rates for financial institutions.


DataScoop is an AI-powered analytics platform built specifically for auto lenders. We help credit leaders reduce charge-offs by uncovering the micro-segment drivers of risk — before they show up in portfolio KPIs. In an environment of rising subprime losses, DataScoop pinpoints the root causes of loan performance deterioration — before they escalate. From borrower behavior to dealer trends, our AI continuously scans portfolio data to deliver actionable intelligence that reduces losses, preserves volume, and sharpens credit strategy. Unlike black-box AI, every insight is fully explainable and backed by transparent logic — so credit teams can act with confidence, defend decisions, and drive measurable impact.

ioMoVo Corp., founded in 2023 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, is an AI-driven cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that goes beyond traditional Digital Asset Management (DAM). With innovative solutions like ioHub, ioCloud, ioAI, ioFlow, ioPortal, ioPilot, and ioReport, ioMoVo empowers users to seamlessly connect, discover, collaborate, and manage digital assets—including videos, audio files, images, and documents. By intelligently ingesting and organizing assets, ioMoVo enhances knowledge accessibility, boosts productivity, and maximizes the value of digital content for businesses and individuals alike.

Kobalt Labs is a powerful AI compliance platform for financial institutions and lenders, adding consistency and accuracy to critical workflows while cutting manual overhead. Synchronized with the evolving regulatory environment, Kobalt automates review of documents such as disclosures, loan documents, and marketing materials by instantly identifying risks and accelerating remediation at scale. Learn more at https://www.kobaltlabs.com/.

Kora is a Chicago-based fintech company transforming auto lending by enabling lenders to assess creditworthiness beyond traditional credit scores. Launched in 2024, our flagship solution, KoraConnect, leverages real-time bank transaction data, AI-driven fraud detection, and seamless API integrations to help lenders make smarter, faster, and more inclusive credit decisions. By utilizing cash flow insights, KoraConnect allows lenders to expand their borrower base, reduce risk, and improve approval rates—unlocking new growth opportunities while maintaining strong compliance and security standards.
RockED is the premier people development platform for the automotive industry supporting the entire employee lifecycle from pre-hire and onboarding to upskilling and career transitions. RockED centralizes best practices from industry experts, dealer groups, OEMs, and partners and develops dealership employees through carefully designed, microlearning experiences delivered in the flow of work.
By centralizing best practices from industry experts, dealer groups, OEMs, and partners and gamifying the learning experience for dealership employees, RockED is educating the automotive workforce and solving the industry’s greatest business challenges.
Savvi AI is a tool that empowers lenders to make smarter, faster decisions by seamlessly integrating custom AI and machine learning into their operations. Our platform enables financial institutions to design, test, and deploy custom AI models without requiring extensive technical expertise or additional infrastructure. From predicting loan delinquencies to optimizing collection efforts and identifying revenue preservation opportunities, Savvi AI helps lenders unlock the full potential of their data to drive operational efficiency, improve risk management, and drive bottom line growth.