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Sheryl Sandberg's Fund Leads $10 Million Round For AI Car Inspection Startup

San Diego's Self Inspection, founded in 2021, already counts over one million vehicle inspections done by smartphone photo alone.

  • Sandberg Bernthal Venture Partners, Sheryl Sandberg's family office, led the fresh $10 million round.
  • Jon McNeill's DVx Ventures, Westlake Financial and tire distributor US AutoForce also invested this round.
  • Self Inspection claims $80 million in client cost cuts and 300,000 operational hours saved.

Why it matters: A lender and a tire distributor now fund the tool that appraises the cars they finance and repair.

Sean O'Kane/TechCrunch ↗ · Jul 16, 20267/16/26 · ✓ Checked✓ Check

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