Nautilus (YC S25)

🫡 We just integrated Nautilus (YC S25) with Droptop — and it's not a surface-level data pass. It's a deep, two-way connection. Car wash and oil change businesses share a parking lot but have never shared a brain. Until now. Some of my favorite use cases: → First-time lube customer gets a free wash the moment they pay for their service → Deep, rich reporting across both operations powered by Compass, our AI analytics engine → Techs know everything about the customer across all profit centers — discounts for active wash members applied automatically → Gift cards and promotions that work across both systems, accessible from a single customer portal Built by two teams that think the same way: open APIs, no walled gardens, operator-first. Anthony Cao and the Droptop team have been a partner without peer. Already live at dozens of sites. If you're running wash and lube on two separate islands, that doesn't have to be the case anymore.

Now your Oil Change and Car Wash operations can work together. Nautilus (YC S25) and Droptop integration available today.

🌊We're hiring at Nautilus (YC S25)!!! We're hiring Full-Stack Engineers at Nautilus — the AI-native platform for the car wash industry. 150k–280k + 0.1-1.5% equity. We're the fastest-growing tech company in car wash. The bar has historically been low — we're here to raise it. We ship software operators actually love, which is why we have the highest revenue per headcount of any team in the space. Marketing, payments, AI agents, automations, reporting, infrastructure — the problem space is massive and the codebase is modern. This is greenfield, high-ownership work. You might be a fit if: → You'd rather ship code than sit in meetings → You thrive with autonomy and project-manage your own work → You get as much dopamine from product engineering as back-end engineering → You're in SF or willing to relocate — we're in-person → You want to conquer an entire industry We hope to see you aboard🫡

🚀 Nautilus Sites What good is an industry-leading purchasing experience if you have no way to purchase it? We thought the same thing... Following our Mobile App launch, the Nautilus (YC S25) team is excited to publicly launch Nautilus Sites, expanding the numerous ways customers interact with your car wash. - World-class Ecommerce Experience - Mobile optimized - Blazingly fast - Custom designed for car washes Our team spent years as website developers before diving into car wash tech. That experience matters - we've built the site platform we wished existed when we were on the development side. Here's what sets Nautilus Sites apart: - Seamlessly integrates with the entire Nautilus platform - End-to-end visibility into customer behavior - Deep insights into purchasing habits - Most importantly: more money in your pocket No more duct-taping together five different vendors. No more losing customers at checkout. No more "mobile-friendly" sites that aren't actually mobile-friendly. If you or a loved one is suffering from not having car wash technology that actually works, send them my way. Your customers are ready to buy. Nautilus makes sure they can.

🚀 Custom branded mobile apps are now within reach for every operator. Today, we're launching the Nautilus mobile app platform - letting any car wash create their own branded mobile experience for members and retail customers. Here's what makes this different: - YOUR brand, not ours - fully customized to match your identity - Member & Retail Customer Portals built right in - Premium experience that rivals major brands -All included in the Nautilus platform We didn't just stumble into mobile apps. Our team began as mobile developers long before we entered the car wash space. That expertise shows - this is hands down the most premium app experience available for car washes today. No more sending your customers to generic third-party apps. No more losing brand equity to marketplace solutions. Your branding. Your members. Your customers. Available now. Proud of what our team at Nautilus (YC S25) has built. The future of car wash customer experience is here. Ready to give your customers the mobile experience they expect? Let's talk. #CarWash #MobileApps #CustomerExperience #YCombinator #Nautilus

Just last week, I was talking to a car wash owner who was frustrated with his online sales setup. He told me his CRM was charging him 4% on every recurring online membership sale plus an outrageous monthly fee, and on top of that, his credit card processor was hitting him with another 2.7%. 'So you're paying nearly 7% just to gain more members online?' He nodded and said it was eating into his profits every single month, but he felt stuck because he didn't know there was a better way. That's exactly why we built Nautilus (YC S25) differently. We believe car wash owners shouldn't have to choose between convenient online sales and protecting their profit margins. We earn your business by helping you grow it.

Introducing: Wash Links -> a new feature we've recently launched! This is what modern car wash analytics looks like. Don't just sent out SMS and Email blasts blindly; get insights in how they convert, why, and when. Every short-link in Nautilus is being backed from this system, always familiar to customers and easy to remember: 'washes[.]link' domain We're able to track clicks, leads, and HOW memberships convert. This is the newest way to empower operators and marketing directors from the Nautilus (YC S25) team! Thinking about making this available to everyone, not just Nautilus customers..

Nautilus (YC S25) helps car washes navigate the storm. Because nothing sinks profits faster than churn! See how we keep your revenue afloat: www.nautilus.co #CarWashMarketing #RecurringRevenue #CarWashLife #CustomerRetention #CarWashCRM #CarWashBusiness #WashMoreEarnMore #CarWashGrowth #ICA #carwashshow #sonnys #ics #drb #carwashautomation