AutoTech Ventures

Autotech Ventures, established in 2013 and based in Menlo Park, California, is a venture capital firm managing over $400 million. It invests in early-stage startups operating in the ground transportation industry, focusing on connected, autonomous, shared, and electrified vehicles, as well as related mobility services. The firm provides portfolio companies with capital, industry connections, market intelligence, talent recruitment support, and fundraising assistance. By bridging the gap between innovative startups and established corporations, Autotech Ventures aims to shape the future of transportation.

Esat Canli

Analyst

Quin Garcia

Managing Director

Daniel Hoffer

Managing Director

Past deals in Automotive

Rynse

Seed Round in 2025
Rynse specializes in fleet management software for businesses, particularly those in technology and automotive sectors. Its platform offers features such as compliance tracking, expense management, real-time analytics, and streamlined billing processes to enhance operational efficiency. Users can manage their fleets remotely.

Hayden AI

Series C in 2024
Hayden AI develops artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies for automated enforcement in dedicated bus lanes and stops. Their platform aims to enhance public transit efficiency, improve street safety, and promote sustainable urban mobility.

Exponential Markets

Seed Round in 2024
Exponential Markets develops innovative tradable financial instruments for risk management across various asset classes. Its flagship product is the Exponential Used Vehicle Index, enabling hedging of used vehicle price risk for automotive sector participants.

Exponential Markets

Seed Round in 2023
Exponential Markets develops innovative tradable financial instruments for risk management across various asset classes. Its flagship product is the Exponential Used Vehicle Index, enabling hedging of used vehicle price risk for automotive sector participants.

XStream Trucking

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2015, XStream Trucking develops innovative devices such as GapGorilla and TruckWings for long-haul trucking fleets. These products aim to enhance fuel efficiency by eliminating gaps between tractor and trailer, improving aerodynamics, and reducing carbon emissions.

Hayden AI

Series A in 2021
Hayden AI develops artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies for automated enforcement in dedicated bus lanes and stops. Their platform aims to enhance public transit efficiency, improve street safety, and promote sustainable urban mobility.

Hayden AI

Seed Round in 2021
Hayden AI develops artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies for automated enforcement in dedicated bus lanes and stops. Their platform aims to enhance public transit efficiency, improve street safety, and promote sustainable urban mobility.

Rollick

Venture Round in 2021
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. is an Austin, Texas-based company founded in 2017 that operates an online marketing platform designed to connect manufacturers of recreational products with dealers. The platform enhances the customer experience by facilitating interactions throughout the purchasing journey, from initial interest to repeat purchases. It serves the powersports, RV, and marine industries by offering a suite of marketing and technology solutions that streamline the buying process for consumers and improve sales and marketing effectiveness for dealers. Rollick's ecosystem aims to simplify the acquisition of recreational and industrial equipment, ensuring that both manufacturers and dealers can provide personalized experiences to their customers.

Drover

Series B in 2020
Drover Limited operates an online platform that offers all-in car subscriptions to customers and private hire drivers, providing an alternative to traditional leasing, hiring, or buying a car. The company's solution allows customers to keep, swap, cancel, or upgrade their vehicles as needed. Drover's technology platform serves as a one-stop-shop for both drivers and vehicle suppliers, offering features such as telematics integration, predictive maintenance, payments and invoicing engine, and comprehensive insurance. Founded in 2015 and based in London, United Kingdom, Drover bridges the gap between short-term car rental companies and long-term lease providers, giving customers flexible access to cars through its website and mobile application.

Hayden AI

Seed Round in 2020
Hayden AI develops artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies for automated enforcement in dedicated bus lanes and stops. Their platform aims to enhance public transit efficiency, improve street safety, and promote sustainable urban mobility.

Digital Motors

Venture Round in 2020
Digital Motors Corporation is a FinTech company that specializes in creating a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for the automotive industry, facilitating digital retailing for auto retailers, dealerships, and manufacturers. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Irvine, California, the company offers a comprehensive solution that transforms the car-buying experience by enabling customers to seamlessly transition from online browsing to purchasing. Its platform delivers essential features such as trade-in estimates, instant payment quotes, financing options, and online purchasing of F&I products. Customers can choose delivery methods ranging from in-store pickup to home delivery, while dealers benefit from streamlined transactions and improved margins. Digital Motors empowers both consumers and dealers by making online car sales efficient and accessible.

Fixico

Venture Round in 2019
Fixico operates a digital platform that handles car damage repairs for drivers, insurers and fleet owners. The marketplace provides visibility into repair costs and connects users to an affiliate network of repair services, enabling them to obtain, compare and select competitive repair offers. Active in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, Fixico works with about 2,000 repair shops and has processed more than 200,000 damages to date. The service aims to streamline the damage repair process, shorten cycle times and improve customer satisfaction across consumer and business segments.

XStream Trucking

Series A in 2019
Founded in 2015, XStream Trucking develops innovative devices such as GapGorilla and TruckWings for long-haul trucking fleets. These products aim to enhance fuel efficiency by eliminating gaps between tractor and trailer, improving aerodynamics, and reducing carbon emissions.

indie Semiconductor

Series B in 2018
indie Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and manufactures custom mixed-signal microcontrollers for automotive, medical, industrial, and consumer markets. The company offers custom solutions alongside standard products and building blocks, and integrates analog sub-systems such as RF transceivers, power management circuitry, and sensor interfaces. Its microcontroller-based chips combine sensing, processing, controlling, and communication functions to optimize performance for each application. Focused on the Autotech revolution, indie emphasizes edge sensors for advanced driver assistance systems, LiDAR, connected car, user experience, and electrification, serving Tier 1 partners and automotive OEMs worldwide. Founded in 2007 and based in Aliso Viejo, California, the company aims to bring the benefits of custom design to microcontroller users, delivering chips tailored to specific automotive and mobility needs.

Rollick

Series A in 2018
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. is an Austin, Texas-based company founded in 2017 that operates an online marketing platform designed to connect manufacturers of recreational products with dealers. The platform enhances the customer experience by facilitating interactions throughout the purchasing journey, from initial interest to repeat purchases. It serves the powersports, RV, and marine industries by offering a suite of marketing and technology solutions that streamline the buying process for consumers and improve sales and marketing effectiveness for dealers. Rollick's ecosystem aims to simplify the acquisition of recreational and industrial equipment, ensuring that both manufacturers and dealers can provide personalized experiences to their customers.

Xnor.ai

Series A in 2018
Xnor.ai, founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, specializes in developing machine learning software that enables deep learning algorithms to be executed locally on various devices, including mobile phones, drones, and wearables. The company's platform allows for sophisticated applications across multiple sectors, such as aerospace, automotive, retail, photography, and consumer electronics. By facilitating high-performance, low-power machine learning models, Xnor.ai ensures that data privacy is maintained, connectivity is not required, and resource demands are minimized, all while maintaining accuracy and performance. This innovative technology allows for advanced functionalities like machine vision and speech recognition to be performed directly on edge devices, making it a valuable asset for enterprises looking to leverage artificial intelligence more effectively. As of January 2020, Xnor.ai operates as a subsidiary of Apple Inc.

Frontier Car Group

Debt Financing in 2018
Frontier Car Group is a Berlin-based startup focused on developing and operating used automotive marketplaces in emerging markets, including Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Pakistan, and Indonesia. The company aims to simplify the process of buying and selling used cars through its online platform, which features a digital quote engine that provides instant pricing for vehicles. This technology not only enhances the efficiency of transactions but also facilitates quick vehicle inspections at designated locations. By leveraging innovative business models and infrastructure, Frontier Car Group is able to create value for all stakeholders involved in the used car market. Additionally, the company is engaged in joint ventures with OLX in India and Poland, further expanding its reach and impact in the automotive sector.

DeepScale

Series A in 2018
DeepScale develops perceptual system software for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. It enables automakers to use industry-standard low-wattage processors, enhancing perception accuracy without requiring high-end hardware.

Frontier Car Group

Series B in 2018
Frontier Car Group is a Berlin-based startup focused on developing and operating used automotive marketplaces in emerging markets, including Nigeria, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Pakistan, and Indonesia. The company aims to simplify the process of buying and selling used cars through its online platform, which features a digital quote engine that provides instant pricing for vehicles. This technology not only enhances the efficiency of transactions but also facilitates quick vehicle inspections at designated locations. By leveraging innovative business models and infrastructure, Frontier Car Group is able to create value for all stakeholders involved in the used car market. Additionally, the company is engaged in joint ventures with OLX in India and Poland, further expanding its reach and impact in the automotive sector.

Rollick

Seed Round in 2017
Rollick Outdoor, Inc. is an Austin, Texas-based company founded in 2017 that operates an online marketing platform designed to connect manufacturers of recreational products with dealers. The platform enhances the customer experience by facilitating interactions throughout the purchasing journey, from initial interest to repeat purchases. It serves the powersports, RV, and marine industries by offering a suite of marketing and technology solutions that streamline the buying process for consumers and improve sales and marketing effectiveness for dealers. Rollick's ecosystem aims to simplify the acquisition of recreational and industrial equipment, ensuring that both manufacturers and dealers can provide personalized experiences to their customers.

Metawave

Seed Round in 2017
Metawave Corporation is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, specializing in the development of advanced beamsteering radars using metamaterials and artificial intelligence. Founded in 2017, the company primarily serves the automotive industry, offering innovative solutions for safe automated driving. Its flagship product, SPEKTRA, is designed to enhance safety for automakers by providing high-performance radar capabilities for 3D imaging and vehicle-to-vehicle communications. Additionally, Metawave develops TURBO active repeaters to extend signal coverage in difficult environments, as well as ECHO passive reflectors to optimize signal direction in areas with lower coverage. The company also offers AWARE, an AI platform that leverages deep learning to extract valuable information from radar signals. In parallel, Metawave is working on smart beamsteering antennas to improve 4G and 5G networks, aiming to enhance connectivity for billions of users.

Work Truck Solutions

Series B in 2017
Founded in 2012, Work Truck Solutions develops digital tools for marketing and lead generation in the commercial vehicle industry. The company serves original equipment manufacturers, body and equipment manufacturers, distributors, installers, and dealers across the United States. Its platform enables efficient display and management of commercial inventory online, facilitating sales and improving revenue.

DeepScale

Seed Round in 2017
DeepScale develops perceptual system software for semi-autonomous and autonomous vehicles. It enables automakers to use industry-standard low-wattage processors, enhancing perception accuracy without requiring high-end hardware.
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