Olelo Intelligence, a Honolulu-based startup developing an AI sales coaching platform tailored for high-volume automotive repair shops, has secured a $1 million angel funding round to enhance its product and increase deployments across North America. This financing round was led by Hawaiʻi Angels, contributing $500, 000. Clif Purkiser served as the deal lead for the investor group. Olelo’s platform evaluates service advisor phone calls in real time to identify missed sales opportunities and deliver coaching insights to managers, aiming to boost call conversion rates into booked appointments and approved services—without needing additional staff. Besides daytime coaching, clients have also embraced after-hours AI phone agents that capture leads when shop personnel are unavailable. The company announced the round closed in fall 2025 and that since then, it has expanded to over 100 active shop locations across 62 franchisees, including a nationwide partnership with AAMCO Transmissions & Total Car Care. Olelo shared initial results from a multi-location operator reporting roughly a 15% revenue increase per store, equating to about $20, 000 more monthly per location. This growth stemmed from enhanced awareness of missed calls and quicker recovery of lost opportunities. Investors highlighted early adoption, revenue momentum, and the substantial market potential as key reasons for backing Olelo, referencing the $190 billion U. S. auto repair industry and its fragmented network of nearly 300, 000 service locations nationwide. Olelo stated its current focus is on broadening beyond initial franchise and independent repair deployments while advancing product features and expanding its go-to-market reach throughout the U. S. and Canada. Olelo’s fundraising effort also reflects its origins within Hawaiʻi’s startup ecosystem. The company participated in the Blue Startups Accelerator before attracting investment from Hawaiʻi Angels and growing beyond the state. Founded by CEO Miki Hardisty, a technology and operations leader formerly National CTO at Jack in the Box and CTO and COO at ProService Hawaiʻi, Olelo also counts Ed Moore, its co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer, who has led billion-dollar sales organizations, among its leadership. KEY QUOTES: “What stood out to us about Olelo was the execution. The company showed strong customer adoption, early revenue, and clear momentum.

Furthermore, this is a huge market. The US auto repair sector is $190 billion and growing, with increasing complexity to manage. ” — Clif Purkiser, Deal Lead, Hawaiʻi Angels “Within about two months, we saw roughly a 15% increase in revenue per store—about $20, 000 a month per location. Olelo gave our managers visibility into missed calls and the ability to recover deals quickly. This was something we couldn’t achieve with any generic solution before. ” — Multi-Location Automotive Franchise Operator “Service advisors are the heartbeat of every shop, but they juggle many tasks and often don’t know what’s working during calls. The best advisors want to improve—we show them exactly where revenue is slipping away and how to reclaim it. Completing our angel round in fall 2025 enabled us to deepen the product and rapidly scale results that were already measurable. This industry is built on trust. We aim to help solve their enablement challenges, but we won’t stop there. It’s a large market ripe for expansion. ” — Olelo Intelligence spokesperson