Waypoint Labs
Independent software studio focused on the automotive dealership world.
Building the intelligence layer for the vendors, OEMs, and operators inside it. No outside capital, no hype cycle — just products we're proud to ship.
What We Build
Two flagship products built for the automotive dealership ecosystem — a paid intelligence platform and a public credibility layer. Plus consumer-finance tools we ship and maintain from earlier work.
DecodeDealer
Staffing intelligence + vendor detection for the dealership ecosystem
The intelligence layer for vendor sales teams selling into franchised auto dealerships. Continuously updated staff records and decision-maker movement across thousands of rooftops, paired with website-tech vendor detection — so reps know who's new, who left, and what each store actually runs before they pick up the phone.
- 358K+ staff records across 13K+ rooftops indexed
- Decision-maker movement tracking with territory-scoped feeds
- Vendor-stack detection — 195 fingerprints across 19 categories
- Ownership-group mapping for warm-introduction paths
- Built for the rep making the call, not the PE firm buying the report
13.3K
Rooftops
358K
Staff
195
Vendors
Recent Movement
Sarah Chen
Fixed Ops Director · Maplewood Toyota
Mark Rivera
GM · Lakeside Toyota → Crossroads Toyota
VendorMotive
Vendor intelligence for the automotive industry
The neutral, exhaustive directory of vendors selling software, hardware, and services to auto dealers. 1,700+ vendors published across 91 categories, with analyst-tone profiles, OEM certification tracking, and editorial coverage that horizontal platforms completely ignore.
- 1,700+ published vendors across 91 categories and 40 OEM brands
- Analyst-tone profiles with feature taxonomies and integration data
- Editorial independence — sponsored placement is always badged
- Fully search-optimized, built for discovery
1,700+
Published
91
Categories
40
OEMs
VinSolutions
Cox Automotive · T1
Also from the studio
Consumer-finance products we ship and maintain alongside the automotive work.
Ascent: Debt Payoff
Coming Q2 2026Consumer iOS
Privacy-first iOS app for strategic debt payoff
9 payoff strategies, real partner sync via iCloud, BNPL tracking, and 0% promo alerts. Your data stays on your device — Waypoint never sees it.
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LiveWeb Platform
Free financial education for becoming debt-free
15+ interactive debt payoff calculators, 140+ educational articles, and honest app reviews. No signup required.
Visit SiteHow We Build
Whether we're building dealership intelligence or consumer-finance tools, the same principles hold.
Independence
No outside capital, no growth-at-all-costs mandate. We answer to the people using our products — not to a board.
Useful over flashy
Every product we build solves a concrete problem we'd pay to fix ourselves. No features chasing trends.
Quality over hype
One solid product beats five half-shipped ones. We'd rather ship slowly than ship broken.
Privacy by default
When we handle user data, we handle it like we'd want ours handled. On-device where possible, encrypted where not.
Editorial independence
In our B2B products, vendors can pay for placement — never for coverage. Sponsored partners are clearly badged so readers always know what they're seeing. Analysis is never for sale.
Built to last
We build products we're proud of years later, not ones designed to hit a growth curve and flip.
Built for people, not pitch decks
We build independently so we can answer to the people using our products — not to investors, growth targets, or exit timelines.