Autotech Ventures

Autotech Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park and Palo Alto, California, founded in 2013. With over $120 million in management, the firm focuses on early-stage investments in ground transportation, information technology, software, and electronics, particularly in the United States and Israel. Autotech Ventures aims to support startups in the $3 trillion ground transportation industry, providing capital, industry contacts, market intelligence, recruiting assistance, and fundraising support to bridge the gap between rapid innovation and scalable growth. By bringing together startups and corporations, Autotech Ventures is dedicated to shaping the future of transportation through strategic investments and partnerships.

Alexei Andreev

Managing Director

Tony Di Bona

Chief Financial Officer

Mitra Broomand-Huber

Associate

Burak Cendek

Partner

Quin Garcia

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Maurice Gunderson

MD Emeritus

Daniel Hoffer

Managing Director

Ivy Nguyen

Investor

John Stockton

Venture Partner

Masahiro Suzuki

Partner and Director of Strategic Services

92 past transactions

Volta Industries, Inc.

Private Placement in 2018
Volta Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and installs electric vehicle charging . It accelerates EV adoption, creates a network of smart charging stations, and provides sustainable technology solutions. Volta Industries, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Bumper

Series A in 2021
Auto Service Finance Limited develops an application that offers finance solutions for car repair and services for drivers and garages. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Cogniac

Series B in 2020
Cogniac Corporation designs and develops an enterprise platform for AI-grade visual observation. It offers Cogniac, an enterprise platform that enables easy automation of various visual tasks The company’s platform also enables users to connect their machine vision cameras, security cameras, drone images, mobile images, and other sources; define uses cases and objects of interest relevant to their media; monitor and improve the performance of their application by providing feedback; and connect their application to real-time alerts and notifications. Its platform is used in industrial, manufacturing, and safety and security applications. Cogniac Corporation was founded in 2015 and is based in San Jose, California.

Hayden AI

Private Placement in 2020
California-based Hayden AI Technologies, Inc. has developed an artificial intelligence-powered data collection platform for smart and safe cities to make their traffic flow faster and far more efficiently. The company is partnering with the world’s most innovative cities to deploy its vision-based mobile solution in a city’s fleet of vehicles to collect real-time data for the enforcement of traffic laws and other data services.

Hayden AI

Seed Round in 2021
California-based Hayden AI Technologies, Inc. has developed an artificial intelligence-powered data collection platform for smart and safe cities to make their traffic flow faster and far more efficiently. The company is partnering with the world’s most innovative cities to deploy its vision-based mobile solution in a city’s fleet of vehicles to collect real-time data for the enforcement of traffic laws and other data services.

Rollick

Private Placement in 2018
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. operates an online marketing platform which allows manufacturers of recreational products to connect with dealers. The platform helps retailers and manufacturers provide an individualized online and in-store experience for the powersports, RV, and marine industries. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Frontier Car Group

Series B in 2018
Frontier Car Group is a berlin-based startup who develop, launch, and operate used-automotive marketplaces within emerging market economies, with operations in Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Additionally, we are successfully engaging in two joint ventures with OLX in India and Poland. We increase the efficiency of selling and buying cars through technology, infra-structure creation, access to capital and innovative business models that allows all stakeholders to gain from our impact.

Rollick

Venture Round in 2021
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. operates an online marketing platform which allows manufacturers of recreational products to connect with dealers. The platform helps retailers and manufacturers provide an individualized online and in-store experience for the powersports, RV, and marine industries. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Latent AI

Seed Round in 2019
Latent AI, Inc. develops a platform for optimization for edge devices that enables smart Internet of things (IoT) applications. It offers Latent AI Efficient Interence Platform (LEIP) that enables developers to train, quantize, and deploy edge AI neural networks. The company’s LEIP is designed for AI, embedded, and software application developers to enable, deploy, and manage AI for the edge. Latent AI, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Menlo Park, California. It has additional office in Skillman, New Jersey.

Carpay

Series A in 2021
Carpay automates loan servicing for Buy Here Pay Here (BHPH) dealers, and gives BHPH borrowers transparency and control over their auto loans.

Latent AI

Series A in 2021
Latent AI, Inc. develops a platform for optimization for edge devices that enables smart Internet of things (IoT) applications. It offers Latent AI Efficient Interence Platform (LEIP) that enables developers to train, quantize, and deploy edge AI neural networks. The company’s LEIP is designed for AI, embedded, and software application developers to enable, deploy, and manage AI for the edge. Latent AI, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Menlo Park, California. It has additional office in Skillman, New Jersey.

TruckLabs

Series A in 2021
XStream Trucking Inc. develops GapGorilla, a device that eliminates the gap between the tractor and the trailer to increase fuel efficiency. The company also offers TruckWings, an active-aero device that automatically deploys at highway speeds to deliver streamlined aerodynamics, fuel savings, and lower carbon emissions. It serves the long-haul trucking industry. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Redwood City, California.

KlearNow

Private Placement in 2020
KLEARNOW, CORPORATION designs and develops AI-driven logistics platform. It offers an on-demand transparent customs clearance platform that provides real-time visibility into the logistics process. The company’s platform connects importers, brokers, and transporters. KLEARNOW, CORPORATION was founded in 2018 and is based in Santa Clara, California. It has a development centre in Gurugram, India.

Cogniac

Series B in 2021
Cogniac Corporation designs and develops an enterprise platform for AI-grade visual observation. It offers Cogniac, an enterprise platform that enables easy automation of various visual tasks The company’s platform also enables users to connect their machine vision cameras, security cameras, drone images, mobile images, and other sources; define uses cases and objects of interest relevant to their media; monitor and improve the performance of their application by providing feedback; and connect their application to real-time alerts and notifications. Its platform is used in industrial, manufacturing, and safety and security applications. Cogniac Corporation was founded in 2015 and is based in San Jose, California.

newtrul

Seed Round in 2021
newtrul is a shipment aggregation platform that provides freight carriers an easier way to search for their next job.

Rollick

Seed Round in 2017
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. operates an online marketing platform which allows manufacturers of recreational products to connect with dealers. The platform helps retailers and manufacturers provide an individualized online and in-store experience for the powersports, RV, and marine industries. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.

DeepScale

Private Placement in 2018
DeepScale is a technology company that develops perceptual systems for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. It help automakers use industry-standard low-wattage processors to power more accurate perception. Alongside sensors, mapping, planning and control systems, perception, (sometimes referenced as “computer vision”) enables vehicles to make sense of what’s going on around them in real time.

Frontier Car Group

Debt Financing in 2018
Frontier Car Group is a berlin-based startup who develop, launch, and operate used-automotive marketplaces within emerging market economies, with operations in Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Additionally, we are successfully engaging in two joint ventures with OLX in India and Poland. We increase the efficiency of selling and buying cars through technology, infra-structure creation, access to capital and innovative business models that allows all stakeholders to gain from our impact.

Digital Motors

Private Placement in 2020
Digital Motors Corporation develops a software-as-a-service (SaaS) based car-buying platform for auto retailers, dealerships, brands, and manufacturers. Its platform provides trade-in estimates based on user dealership's preferred data provider and automatically applies values to the payment structure; and instant transactable payment quotes including vin-specific rebates and incentives. It also offers F&I products to purchase online, driving margins, and higher take rates; instant credit approval from user dealership's preferred lenders with configurable dealer reserves; and allow customers to select delivery options, ranging from in-store to home or office delivery. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Irvine, California.

Digital Motors

Venture Round in 2020
Digital Motors Corporation develops a software-as-a-service (SaaS) based car-buying platform for auto retailers, dealerships, brands, and manufacturers. Its platform provides trade-in estimates based on user dealership's preferred data provider and automatically applies values to the payment structure; and instant transactable payment quotes including vin-specific rebates and incentives. It also offers F&I products to purchase online, driving margins, and higher take rates; instant credit approval from user dealership's preferred lenders with configurable dealer reserves; and allow customers to select delivery options, ranging from in-store to home or office delivery. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Irvine, California.

Outdoorsy

Seed Round in 2016
Outdoorsy, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer recreational vehicles (RVs) rental marketplace that connects RV owners with other campers. It enables RV owners to turn their RVs into profitable businesses by giving them the necessary tools, such as access to capital, marketing resources, insurance, and customers; and provides renters with access to the selection of RVs that include vintage airstreams, toy haulers, fifth wheelers, and garden variety trailers and motorhomes, as well as Class A, B, and C of RVs. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Drover

Series B in 2020
Drover Limited operates an online platform that provides an alternative to leasing, hiring, and buying a car by providing all-in car subscriptions to customers and private hire drivers. The company’s solution enables its customers to keep, swap or cancel, and downgrade or upgrade any car. It offers its solutions through its website and as an application for mobile devices. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

DeepScale

Series A in 2018
DeepScale is a technology company that develops perceptual systems for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. It help automakers use industry-standard low-wattage processors to power more accurate perception. Alongside sensors, mapping, planning and control systems, perception, (sometimes referenced as “computer vision”) enables vehicles to make sense of what’s going on around them in real time.

Metawave

Seed Round in 2017
Metawave Corporation develops beamsteering radars using metamaterials and artificial intelligence (AI) for automakers and Tier 1 transportation providers. It offers SPEKTRA, a beamsteering radar platform that addresses safety concerns for automakers for safe automated driving. The company also provides TURBO active repeaters to boost signals to extend coverage in challenging areas; and ECHO passive reflectors that bend and direct signals in areas of lower coverage. In addition, it offers AWARE, an AI platform that uses deep learning to extract meaningful information from signals. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

SafeAI

Private Placement in 2019
SafeAI, Inc., doing business as Saif, develops software as a service platform for the heavy equipment industry. The company assist people and remove people from hazardous environments, provides equipment utilization and task optimization, and implementing fleet management systems, which orchestrate tasks and equipment. SafeAI, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Volta Charging

Series C in 2018
Volta Charging is a marketing and advertising company that designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations funded by sponsor brands. The company provides a valuable community amenity in markets across the U.S. helping brands meet consumers at the optimal moment of the purchase decision. It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

DeepScale

Seed Round in 2017
DeepScale is a technology company that develops perceptual systems for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. It help automakers use industry-standard low-wattage processors to power more accurate perception. Alongside sensors, mapping, planning and control systems, perception, (sometimes referenced as “computer vision”) enables vehicles to make sense of what’s going on around them in real time.

Hawk Applications Corp.

Private Placement in 2018
Hawk Applications Corp., doing business as ShipHawk, Inc., develops a transportation management (TMS) solution for retailers, manufacturers, and distributors to run data driven, automated supply chains. The company’s product includes ShipHawk which is a cloud based platform that aggregates transportation and logistics data from various local, regional, and national shipping carriers to match users specific shipments with the optimal carrier; provides an instant rate quote that includes optional professional pickup and packaging; converts real items into packed weights and dimensions; and enables users to compare mode alternatives, packing combinations, lane imbalances, truck routes, and time. Further, the company offers shipping software; 3PL fulfillment software; tracking software; packing optimization solutions, as well as multi carrier ratings. Additionally, it provides shipping automation, shipping data and analytics, and logistics consulting. Hawk Applications Corp. offers its services in the areas of couch, chair, bed, mattress, dresser, furniture, table, desk, auto, dining set, and pallet shipping, as well as small moves. The company caters to manufacturers, home furnishings, transportation and logistics, wholesale B2B, retail ecommerce, industrial supply, and auction and estate sales industries. Hawk Applications Corp. was founded in 2012 and is based in Santa Barbara, California.

Work Truck Solutions

Series B in 2017
Work Truck Solutions, Inc. develops marketing and lead generation tools to help commercial vehicle buyers in finding their work truck. The company offers dealer software solutions, and upfitter marketing and display tools. It serves original equipment manufacturers, body and equipment manufacturers, distributors and installers, and commercial vehicle dealers from various brands across the United States. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Chico, California with additional locations in Michigan and Texas.

HDVI

Private Placement in 2020
HDVI offers commercial auto insurance products. It offers insurance products that offer coverage for auto liability, physical damage, and motor truck cargo. The company supplies services through software and telematics that allows trucking fleet operators to manage driver fatigue, driver recruitment and retention, and bonus programs for safe drivers. It serves small to medium-sized business fleets. High Definition Vehicle Insurance, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with additional offices in San Francisco, California and Greenville, South Carolina.

Bus.com

Series B in 2019
Bus.com is a bus rental platform that allows its clients to plan and book group transportation online. Its web app makes it easy to organize, book, join and enjoy bus trips. T The company was founded by travel industry veterans and built with startup hustle. Its headquarters is located at Montreal, Quebec.

Outdoorsy

Series C in 2019
Outdoorsy, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer recreational vehicles (RVs) rental marketplace that connects RV owners with other campers. It enables RV owners to turn their RVs into profitable businesses by giving them the necessary tools, such as access to capital, marketing resources, insurance, and customers; and provides renters with access to the selection of RVs that include vintage airstreams, toy haulers, fifth wheelers, and garden variety trailers and motorhomes, as well as Class A, B, and C of RVs. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Frontier Car Group, Inc.

Private Placement in 2018
Frontier Car Group, Inc. develops and operates an online marketplace for used cars. Its platform allows the buyers to purchase used-cars and also enables sellers to request a quick online valuation of their car. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Spring, Texas.

ShipHawk

Venture Round in 2020
Headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif., ShipHawk is shipping software for high volume shippers. Most businesses spend a ton of time and money trying to ship orders more efficiently. ShipHawk’s shipping software helps automate order fulfillment and eliminate worker decisions so businesses can take control of their warehouse operations. To learn more about ShipHawk, please visit https://shiphawk.com.

Bumper

Series B in 2024
Auto Service Finance Limited develops an application that offers finance solutions for car repair and services for drivers and garages. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

newtrul

Seed Round in 2021
newtrul is a shipment aggregation platform that provides freight carriers an easier way to search for their next job.

Yendo

Series A in 2023
At Otto, we see the world differently. We’re driven by a fundamental belief that everyone has a right to financial inclusion, and we fight for Americans excluded by the current financial system. We unlock the value of your car by providing sustainable access to cash through our credit card program that never looks at your credit score.

Bumper

Series A in 2022
Auto Service Finance Limited develops an application that offers finance solutions for car repair and services for drivers and garages. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Hayden AI

Series C in 2024
California-based Hayden AI Technologies, Inc. has developed an artificial intelligence-powered data collection platform for smart and safe cities to make their traffic flow faster and far more efficiently. The company is partnering with the world’s most innovative cities to deploy its vision-based mobile solution in a city’s fleet of vehicles to collect real-time data for the enforcement of traffic laws and other data services.

9139249 Canada Inc.

Private Placement in 2019
9139249 Canada Inc., also known as Bus.com, a bus rental platform that enables users to buy a ticket or rent a bus. The company allows users to book school, coach, and luxury busses for festivals, sporting events, conferences, and other events. It offers services for travel agents, sports fans, music lovers, event producers, companies, and teams. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Montreal, Canada.

Rollick

Series A in 2018
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. operates an online marketing platform which allows manufacturers of recreational products to connect with dealers. The platform helps retailers and manufacturers provide an individualized online and in-store experience for the powersports, RV, and marine industries. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Austin, Texas.

Mundimoto

Venture Round in 2022
Mundimoto is a motor cycle trading platform.

Marti

Series B in 2021
Marti Technologies Inc., a micro-mobility company, provides electric vehicles for local transport in MENA and Eastern Europe. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Xnor.ai

Private Placement in 2018
XNOR.AI, Inc. develops machine learning software models. It offers XNOR platform that allows product developers to run deep learning algorithms on a range of devices. Its applications are used in aerospace, automotive, retail, photography, consumer electronics, and government sectors. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Seattle, Washington. As of January 15, 2020, XNOR.AI, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Apple Inc.

Hawk Applications Corp.

Private Placement in 2020
Hawk Applications Corp., doing business as ShipHawk, Inc., develops a transportation management (TMS) solution for retailers, manufacturers, and distributors to run data driven, automated supply chains. The company’s product includes ShipHawk which is a cloud based platform that aggregates transportation and logistics data from various local, regional, and national shipping carriers to match users specific shipments with the optimal carrier; provides an instant rate quote that includes optional professional pickup and packaging; converts real items into packed weights and dimensions; and enables users to compare mode alternatives, packing combinations, lane imbalances, truck routes, and time. Further, the company offers shipping software; 3PL fulfillment software; tracking software; packing optimization solutions, as well as multi carrier ratings. Additionally, it provides shipping automation, shipping data and analytics, and logistics consulting. Hawk Applications Corp. offers its services in the areas of couch, chair, bed, mattress, dresser, furniture, table, desk, auto, dining set, and pallet shipping, as well as small moves. The company caters to manufacturers, home furnishings, transportation and logistics, wholesale B2B, retail ecommerce, industrial supply, and auction and estate sales industries. Hawk Applications Corp. was founded in 2012 and is based in Santa Barbara, California.

Cazoo

Venture Round in 2020
Cazoo is a developer of an online used car marketplace designed to transform the way people buy, finance, or rent used cars. The platform enables customers to purchase a used car online and have it delivered to their door and provides a free 90-day warranty and roadside assistance, enabling the customers to embrace the simplicity of the online convenience, free delivery, and 7-day money-back guarantee. Alexander Edward Chesterman founded the company in London, England in 2018.

MasonHub

Series A in 2020
MasonHub, Inc. develops an artificial intelligence (AI) based platform for the logistics industry. The company offers a software as a service (SaaS) based platform, MasonHub, which provides real-time omni-channel inventory, order management, returns processing, outbound shipments and inbound receiving, inventory placement, and shipping rate optimization services. It also operates a fulfillment center for shipping. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

ShipHawk

Series B in 2021
Headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif., ShipHawk is shipping software for high volume shippers. Most businesses spend a ton of time and money trying to ship orders more efficiently. ShipHawk’s shipping software helps automate order fulfillment and eliminate worker decisions so businesses can take control of their warehouse operations. To learn more about ShipHawk, please visit https://shiphawk.com.

Bluedot

Series B in 2020
Bluedot’s location technology for mobile apps powers meaningful interactions between brands and their customers across key industries including quick service restaurants, retail, and transportation. With pinpoint accuracy, Bluedot’s easy-to-implement location technology can identify when a mobile app user arrives at a business, places mobile orders at drive-thrus, arrives at a curbside or pickup spot, or passes a toll location. Inherently compliant with GDPR and CCPA, Bluedot focuses on protecting end-user privacy and never shares or sells personal information.

Swvl

Series B in 2019
Swvl, LLC develops an application through which users can book fixed-route bus trips. The company offers SWVL, which provides bus ticket reservation in underutilized buses and payment services. It offers services in Egypt, Kenya, and Pakistan. Swvl, LLC was founded in 2017 and is based in Cairo, Egypt.
High Definition Vehicle Insurance offers next-generation truck insurance- real solutions for motor carriers in a rapidly changing world. High Definition Vehicle Insurance is an experienced team of insurance, technology, and trucking industry experts who deeply understand the challenges of today’s fleets. At its core, the HDVI team are composed of innovators who are passionate about developing game-changing solutions that support fleets in running safe, compliant, and profitable operations.

SafeAI

Series A in 2021
SafeAI, Inc., doing business as Saif, develops software as a service platform for the heavy equipment industry. The company assist people and remove people from hazardous environments, provides equipment utilization and task optimization, and implementing fleet management systems, which orchestrate tasks and equipment. SafeAI, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Veo

Series A in 2021
Developer of a bike-share application designed to provide affordable, environmentally friendly transportation, especially in and around universities with dense student populations and strong bike access. The company's reservation platform recommends the nearest available bike and permits to reserve a bike before pickup and collect payment automatically to help people reduce their carbon footprint, enabling riders to see all available bikes and their locations within the community.

Drover

Private Placement in 2020
Drover Limited operates an online platform that provides an alternative to leasing, hiring, and buying a car by providing all-in car subscriptions to customers and private hire drivers. The company’s solution enables its customers to keep, swap or cancel, and downgrade or upgrade any car. It offers its solutions through its website and as an application for mobile devices. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Gridwise

Series A in 2022
Gridwise, Inc. develops and operates a peer-to-peer driver intelligence mobile application for rideshare drivers. The company's software solution enables drivers to receive events and end time updates, real-time alerts, airport demand data, and maintain driver taskbar. Its application also enables to get alerts about traffic, weather, events letting out, and other nearby opportunities; calculate tax deductions and prepare detailed tax reports; automatically track mileage; and get real-time passenger data. Gridwise, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Busup

Seed Round in 2019
Busup Technologies S.L. designs and develops a bus-sharing and booking platform. It offers BusUp application, which provides public transportation services. The companies services include rent bus, e-ticket, GPS bus tracking, and design trip. Busup Technologies S.L. was founded in 2016 and is based in Sant Boi De Llobregat, Spain.

SafeAI

Seed Round in 2019
SafeAI, Inc., doing business as Saif, develops software as a service platform for the heavy equipment industry. The company assist people and remove people from hazardous environments, provides equipment utilization and task optimization, and implementing fleet management systems, which orchestrate tasks and equipment. SafeAI, Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Verdant Robotics, Inc.

Series A in 2019
Verdant Robotics, Inc. develops artificial-intelligence-based robotic solutions for agricultural purposes. It offers a technology that transforms grower profits by digitally mapping the entire farm across time and space, automatically tracking, and treating every part of every plant. The company also provides autonomous farming services. It uses robotics, computer vision, and machine learning for growing plants. Verdant Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Hayward, California.

Outdoorsy

Private Placement in 2018
Outdoorsy, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer recreational vehicles (RVs) rental marketplace that connects RV owners with other campers. It enables RV owners to turn their RVs into profitable businesses by giving them the necessary tools, such as access to capital, marketing resources, insurance, and customers; and provides renters with access to the selection of RVs that include vintage airstreams, toy haulers, fifth wheelers, and garden variety trailers and motorhomes, as well as Class A, B, and C of RVs. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Metawave

Private Placement in 2018
Metawave Corporation develops beamsteering radars using metamaterials and artificial intelligence (AI) for automakers and Tier 1 transportation providers. It offers SPEKTRA, a beamsteering radar platform that addresses safety concerns for automakers for safe automated driving. The company also provides TURBO active repeaters to boost signals to extend coverage in challenging areas; and ECHO passive reflectors that bend and direct signals in areas of lower coverage. In addition, it offers AWARE, an AI platform that uses deep learning to extract meaningful information from signals. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

PICKUP

Series B in 2021
PICKUP is a real-time, last-mile logistics network that enables consumers to experience same-day delivery of big, heavy, and specialty retail items. The company develops a delivery mobile application designed to provide a convenient way to move packages to desired places. Its application offers a network of on-demand professional and verified movers that help retailers to transform the delivery experience, enabling users to move packages on a short notice and improve sales conversion. PICKUP was established in 2014 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Realine Technology

Seed Round in 2016
Realine Technology is an automation and communication platform for the logistics industry. The platform is developing a digital communication platform linking participants of the long-haul trucking ecosystem. The company's platform provides software for the supply chain and logistics industry, enabling clients to avail of efficient logistics services. Founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Burlingame, California, United States.

Outdoorsy

Series B in 2018
Outdoorsy, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer recreational vehicles (RVs) rental marketplace that connects RV owners with other campers. It enables RV owners to turn their RVs into profitable businesses by giving them the necessary tools, such as access to capital, marketing resources, insurance, and customers; and provides renters with access to the selection of RVs that include vintage airstreams, toy haulers, fifth wheelers, and garden variety trailers and motorhomes, as well as Class A, B, and C of RVs. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Volta Charging

Series B in 2016
Volta Charging is a marketing and advertising company that designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations funded by sponsor brands. The company provides a valuable community amenity in markets across the U.S. helping brands meet consumers at the optimal moment of the purchase decision. It was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Fixico

Venture Round in 2019
Fixico is a fast-growing company reinventing the automotive damage repair space, both in the consumer and business markets. Our platform digitises and streamlines the car damage repair handling process, and is used by car – fleet owners and insurers to boost customer satisfaction, reduce cycle time and quickly obtain, compare and select the best offer for car damage repair. Fixico is currently active in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany and operates a network of 2,000 high-quality repair shops and has processed more than 200,000 damages to date. We are passionate, innovative, move fast and break things. Our team aims for the best, challenges the status quo and enjoys growing Fixico every single day. If you ’re looking to join our talented team, please shoot us a message. For consumers: Fixico.nl – Fixico.be – Fixico.de For business partners: fixico-business.com For talents: https: fixico.recruitee.com

Cogniac

Private Placement in 2020
Cogniac Corporation designs and develops an enterprise platform for AI-grade visual observation. It offers Cogniac, an enterprise platform that enables easy automation of various visual tasks The company’s platform also enables users to connect their machine vision cameras, security cameras, drone images, mobile images, and other sources; define uses cases and objects of interest relevant to their media; monitor and improve the performance of their application by providing feedback; and connect their application to real-time alerts and notifications. Its platform is used in industrial, manufacturing, and safety and security applications. Cogniac Corporation was founded in 2015 and is based in San Jose, California.

TruckLabs

Series A in 2019
XStream Trucking Inc. develops GapGorilla, a device that eliminates the gap between the tractor and the trailer to increase fuel efficiency. The company also offers TruckWings, an active-aero device that automatically deploys at highway speeds to deliver streamlined aerodynamics, fuel savings, and lower carbon emissions. It serves the long-haul trucking industry. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Bluedot

Private Placement in 2019
Bluedot’s location technology for mobile apps powers meaningful interactions between brands and their customers across key industries including quick service restaurants, retail, and transportation. With pinpoint accuracy, Bluedot’s easy-to-implement location technology can identify when a mobile app user arrives at a business, places mobile orders at drive-thrus, arrives at a curbside or pickup spot, or passes a toll location. Inherently compliant with GDPR and CCPA, Bluedot focuses on protecting end-user privacy and never shares or sells personal information.

ShipHawk

Venture Round in 2018
Headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif., ShipHawk is shipping software for high volume shippers. Most businesses spend a ton of time and money trying to ship orders more efficiently. ShipHawk’s shipping software helps automate order fulfillment and eliminate worker decisions so businesses can take control of their warehouse operations. To learn more about ShipHawk, please visit https://shiphawk.com.

TruckLabs

Private Placement in 2019
XStream Trucking Inc. develops GapGorilla, a device that eliminates the gap between the tractor and the trailer to increase fuel efficiency. The company also offers TruckWings, an active-aero device that automatically deploys at highway speeds to deliver streamlined aerodynamics, fuel savings, and lower carbon emissions. It serves the long-haul trucking industry. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Xnor.ai

Series A in 2018
XNOR.AI, Inc. develops machine learning software models. It offers XNOR platform that allows product developers to run deep learning algorithms on a range of devices. Its applications are used in aerospace, automotive, retail, photography, consumer electronics, and government sectors. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Seattle, Washington. As of January 15, 2020, XNOR.AI, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Apple Inc.

Outdoorsy

Private Placement in 2019
Outdoorsy, Inc. operates a peer-to-peer recreational vehicles (RVs) rental marketplace that connects RV owners with other campers. It enables RV owners to turn their RVs into profitable businesses by giving them the necessary tools, such as access to capital, marketing resources, insurance, and customers; and provides renters with access to the selection of RVs that include vintage airstreams, toy haulers, fifth wheelers, and garden variety trailers and motorhomes, as well as Class A, B, and C of RVs. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
High Definition Vehicle Insurance offers next-generation truck insurance- real solutions for motor carriers in a rapidly changing world. High Definition Vehicle Insurance is an experienced team of insurance, technology, and trucking industry experts who deeply understand the challenges of today’s fleets. At its core, the HDVI team are composed of innovators who are passionate about developing game-changing solutions that support fleets in running safe, compliant, and profitable operations.

Hayden AI

Seed Round in 2020
California-based Hayden AI Technologies, Inc. has developed an artificial intelligence-powered data collection platform for smart and safe cities to make their traffic flow faster and far more efficiently. The company is partnering with the world’s most innovative cities to deploy its vision-based mobile solution in a city’s fleet of vehicles to collect real-time data for the enforcement of traffic laws and other data services.

Laka

Funding Round in 2023
Laka develops a peer to peer bicycle insurance platform to insure bicycles and cycling equipment against theft or damage. Laka's solution provides actual coverage by a community of like-minded people who are collectively given a fair price that covers theft, vandalism, damage, and loss and provides recovery advice and treatments, enabling users with a cost-effective and fairer insurance product.

Marti

Series B in 2021
Marti Technologies Inc., a micro-mobility company, provides electric vehicles for local transport in MENA and Eastern Europe. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Mundimoto

Venture Round in 2023
Mundimoto is a motor cycle trading platform.

Verdant Robotics, Inc.

Series A in 2022
Verdant Robotics, Inc. develops artificial-intelligence-based robotic solutions for agricultural purposes. It offers a technology that transforms grower profits by digitally mapping the entire farm across time and space, automatically tracking, and treating every part of every plant. The company also provides autonomous farming services. It uses robotics, computer vision, and machine learning for growing plants. Verdant Robotics, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Hayward, California.

Yendo

Series A in 2023
At Otto, we see the world differently. We’re driven by a fundamental belief that everyone has a right to financial inclusion, and we fight for Americans excluded by the current financial system. We unlock the value of your car by providing sustainable access to cash through our credit card program that never looks at your credit score.

Fixico B.V.

Private Placement in 2019
Fixico B.V. operates an online platform for car damage repairs in the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. It enables consumers to find, compare, and select repair services for car damage. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Latent AI

Private Placement in 2020
Latent AI, Inc. develops a platform for optimization for edge devices that enables smart Internet of things (IoT) applications. It offers Latent AI Efficient Interence Platform (LEIP) that enables developers to train, quantize, and deploy edge AI neural networks. The company’s LEIP is designed for AI, embedded, and software application developers to enable, deploy, and manage AI for the edge. Latent AI, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Menlo Park, California. It has additional office in Skillman, New Jersey.

newtrul

Pre Seed Round in 2020
newtrul is a shipment aggregation platform that provides freight carriers an easier way to search for their next job.

Laka

Series A in 2022
Laka develops a peer to peer bicycle insurance platform to insure bicycles and cycling equipment against theft or damage. Laka's solution provides actual coverage by a community of like-minded people who are collectively given a fair price that covers theft, vandalism, damage, and loss and provides recovery advice and treatments, enabling users with a cost-effective and fairer insurance product.

KlearNow

Series A in 2020
KLEARNOW, CORPORATION designs and develops AI-driven logistics platform. It offers an on-demand transparent customs clearance platform that provides real-time visibility into the logistics process. The company’s platform connects importers, brokers, and transporters. KLEARNOW, CORPORATION was founded in 2018 and is based in Santa Clara, California. It has a development centre in Gurugram, India.

KlearNow

Series B in 2021
KLEARNOW, CORPORATION designs and develops AI-driven logistics platform. It offers an on-demand transparent customs clearance platform that provides real-time visibility into the logistics process. The company’s platform connects importers, brokers, and transporters. KLEARNOW, CORPORATION was founded in 2018 and is based in Santa Clara, California. It has a development centre in Gurugram, India.