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AI platform to grow and to optimize car washes

Summer 2025Founded 20243 peopleSan Francisco, CA, USA
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Nautilus is the first modern platform built for car washes, replacing expensive legacy systems that cost operators thousands monthly. Nautilus delivers mobile-first e-commerce, membership management, and automated marketing. Learn more at nautilus.co.

Founders · 2

Amayr Babar
Amayr BabarFounder
Dartmouth

Captain at Nautilus Amayr holds an A.B. and a B.E. in Engineering from Dartmouth.

Ali Sareini
Ali SareiniFounder & CTO
Dartmouth🎓 University of Virginia

Ali Sareini is the co-founder and CTO at Nautilus. He holds a B.S. in CS from the University of Virginia and left Dartmouth’s MEM program to build Nautilus full-time. Previously, he built critical money-movement systems at Fidelity Investments. Ali led SABRES, a private consulting firm, and serves on the board of a Missouri-based public-safety company. He got his start at Autobell Car Wash in high school — now he builds the software the industry runs on.

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