Heavi
Heavi is in a16z speedrun SR006. Based in San Francisco, California, United States of America. Team of 2, founded in 2025.
Facts
- San Francisco, California, United States of America
- 2
- 2025
About Heavi
Summary
Heavi is a San Francisco-based startup founded in 2025 that is building an AI-powered workforce for the heavy-duty vehicle repair and service industry. The company targets a market where a growing shortage of experienced mechanics — driven by veteran technicians retiring and taking decades of specialized knowledge with them — leads to longer downtime, parts sourcing delays, and significant revenue losses for fleet operators and repair shops. Heavi's platform appears to act as an AI agent that handles parts identification, supplier sourcing, pricing comparison, and order coordination on behalf of shop technicians, drawing on OEM schematics, aftermarket catalogs, and live vendor outreach. The company reports early traction with five design partners, contracted revenue, meaningful reductions in employee time spent on parts-related tasks, and improved shop margins.
Business model
Heavi likely generates revenue through contracted software or service agreements with repair shops and fleet operators. The pricing angle appears to center on measurable productivity gains — such as faster parts sourcing and reduced labor time — making the value proposition straightforward to justify against the cost of vehicle downtime.
Go-to-market
Heavi's primary customers appear to be heavy-duty repair shops, fleet maintenance teams, and parts departments that service trucks and heavy equipment. The buying motion looks like a bottom-up or operator-led adoption, where shop managers or parts coordinators sign up to streamline a painful daily workflow. Early customer acquisition is likely driven by direct outreach and design-partner relationships, with a waitlist and early-access program serving as the current top-of-funnel.
Founders (2)
- Michael Holkesvik
- Sanjay Dasari
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