Hyundai Motor Company is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer, established in 1967 and headquartered in Seoul. It operates through several segments, primarily focused on the manufacturing and distribution of motor vehicles and parts. Hyundai offers a diverse lineup of vehicles, including cars, SUVs, commercial vehicles, and eco-friendly models. Its car models include popular names like Sonata, Elantra, and Kona, while its eco-vehicles feature the IONIQ series and NEXO. The company also provides vehicle financing and various services, including credit card processing and insurance. In addition to automotive production, Hyundai is involved in research and development, train manufacturing, and real estate activities. The company maintains a strategic partnership with Rimac Automobili for electric vehicle development and collaborates with Incheon International Airport Corporation. Hyundai Motor India Limited, a subsidiary, plays a significant role in the company's global operations, being the largest passenger car exporter in India. Through its extensive network of dealers and service points, Hyundai continues to enhance its market presence worldwide.
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WeaveGrid
Venture Round in 2025
WeaveGrid is a technology company focused on facilitating the integration of electric vehicles (EV) with the power grid. By employing machine learning, optimization, and predictive analytics, WeaveGrid's software addresses the challenges associated with EV-grid integration for utility companies. This innovative solution not only enhances the incorporation of renewable energy resources but also aims to reduce costs for utility customers. The company's efforts support the broader goals of decarbonization in the transportation and power sectors, enabling utilities to safely and economically adapt to the growing demand for electric vehicles.
42dot
Corporate Round in 2024
42dot is a technology company focused on revolutionizing transportation services through innovative solutions. It develops advanced technologies and platforms that integrate autonomous driving, connected vehicles, and smart city infrastructure. By facilitating Mobility-as-a-Service, 42dot allows users to access various transportation modes—such as autonomous shuttles, ride-sharing, and delivery services—via a unified digital interface. The company's platform encompasses a comprehensive range of mobility and logistics services, including ride-hailing, robot taxis, and smart logistics, aimed at providing clients with affordable access to autonomous driving technology.
Surff
Seed Round in 2024
Surf is a logistics company that offers a solution that allows for both the comparison of shipping/forwarder freight rates by route, which was previously difficult to provide on other platforms, and actual shipment reservations.
42dot
Corporate Round in 2023
42dot is a technology company focused on revolutionizing transportation services through innovative solutions. It develops advanced technologies and platforms that integrate autonomous driving, connected vehicles, and smart city infrastructure. By facilitating Mobility-as-a-Service, 42dot allows users to access various transportation modes—such as autonomous shuttles, ride-sharing, and delivery services—via a unified digital interface. The company's platform encompasses a comprehensive range of mobility and logistics services, including ride-hailing, robot taxis, and smart logistics, aimed at providing clients with affordable access to autonomous driving technology.
Gbike
Series C in 2022
Gbike is a mobility sharing startup in Korea, innovating green urban mobility in Korea where currently car-centric environment. Our service includes bike and scooter sharing with IT services specialized for Korean market & Asia, Pacifics.
42dot
Acquisition in 2022
42dot is a technology company focused on revolutionizing transportation services through innovative solutions. It develops advanced technologies and platforms that integrate autonomous driving, connected vehicles, and smart city infrastructure. By facilitating Mobility-as-a-Service, 42dot allows users to access various transportation modes—such as autonomous shuttles, ride-sharing, and delivery services—via a unified digital interface. The company's platform encompasses a comprehensive range of mobility and logistics services, including ride-hailing, robot taxis, and smart logistics, aimed at providing clients with affordable access to autonomous driving technology.
H2 MOBILITY
Venture Round in 2022
H2 MOBILITY is a hydrogen filling station operator that offers consulting, planning, and construction services for hydrogen stations.
S.LAB Asia
Series B in 2021
S.LAB is a platform for supply chain logistics for an efficient and cost-saving end to end transportation service. Through its cold chain technology, the company significantly reduces the cost during the first mile and middle mile delivery. Real-time tracking service will collect all the data to actively respond to the incident and keep the customer satisfied. With the data, S.LAB optimizes the temperature, packaging, and routing to increase the efficiency in cold chain delivery per country.
Ottopia
Series A in 2021
Ottopia, based in Tel-Aviv, Israel, specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform tailored for the automobile industry, focusing on teleoperations for autonomous vehicles. The company's award-winning software integrates AI with human oversight, enabling a seamless driverless experience. Ottopia's technology supports a diverse range of vehicles, including cars, buses, long-haul trucks, and construction machinery. It addresses key challenges in teleoperation, enhancing safety and efficiency while reducing operational costs and emissions, particularly in logistics and hazardous environments. By partnering with major industry players such as Hyundai, Magna International, and NVIDIA, Ottopia empowers original equipment manufacturers to create new recurring revenue streams and streamline research and development efforts.
Gbike
Series B in 2021
Gbike is a mobility sharing startup in Korea, innovating green urban mobility in Korea where currently car-centric environment. Our service includes bike and scooter sharing with IT services specialized for Korean market & Asia, Pacifics.
Kickgoing
Series A in 2020
Kickgoing is a developer of a kickboard-sharing platform designed for short-distance travel. The platform enables users to easily locate available kickboards in their vicinity through a mobile app. It allows customers to book rides on demand and unlock or lock the kickboards by scanning a QR code. Additionally, Kickgoing ensures the systematic management of its fleet by performing daily checks on the condition of the kickboards, thereby providing users with reliable and convenient access to this mode of transport.
Last 30 minutes
Seed Round in 2020
Last 30 minutes provides valet parking, parking lot management, manpower management and settlement system.
Coconut Silo
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Coconut Silo is an in-house startup of Hyundai Motor Group focused on enhancing mobility solutions, particularly in the logistics sector. The company operates a logistics platform designed to improve cargo transportation, especially in developing countries. Its flagship solution, CocoTruck, allows users to receive their orders in just five minutes. By utilizing specialized algorithms for cargo tracing and route visualization, Coconut Silo enables customers to track their cargo owners, logistic companies, and drivers in real-time. This innovative approach aims to streamline the logistics process and optimize resource management for all parties involved.
Arrival Communications
Corporate Round in 2020
Arrival Communications, Inc., operating as TelePacific Communications, is a telecommunications company based in Bakersfield, California. Established in 1991, it provides voice and data services to business customers in Central California. Its voice services include local, long-distance, toll-free, directory, and teleconferencing, while data services encompass high-speed Internet access, dedicated private data networks, and mobile wireless services. The company operates additional offices in San Luis Obispo, Fresno, and Modesto, California.
Mycle
Venture Round in 2019
Mycle is a developer of a vehicle management application that helps users track essential information related to their cars. The app provides features for monitoring maintenance records, fuel usage, repair histories, and vehicle reservations. Additionally, it offers notifications for necessary replacements, allowing users to manage and maintain their vehicles efficiently. By consolidating important vehicle data in one platform, Mycle aims to simplify the vehicle management process for its users.
Car Next Door
Equity Crowdfunding in 2019
Car Next Door is an online marketplace based in Sydney, Australia, that facilitates peer-to-peer car rental services. The platform allows car owners to share their vehicles with neighbors, providing a convenient and cost-effective alternative to personal vehicle ownership. Users can rent privately owned cars on an hourly or daily basis through an automated booking system, which incorporates a range of in-vehicle technologies to ensure a safe and keyless experience. By enabling greater access to shared vehicles, Car Next Door aims to transform transportation choices for Australians and promote a more sustainable approach to mobility.
Ola Electric
Corporate Round in 2019
Ola Electric Mobility is an Indian company that specializes in electric vehicles (EVs) and their components. Founded on May 26, 2017, by Ankit Jain and Anand Shah, the company is headquartered in Bengaluru. Ola Electric is dedicated to enhancing electric mobility by developing vertically integrated technology and manufacturing capabilities for EVs, including battery packs, motors, and vehicle frames. It operates the Ola Futurefactory, where it produces these core EV components. The company also focuses on leasing electric cars and providing shared daily mobility solutions. Additionally, Ola Electric is building charging and battery swapping networks to ensure convenient and reliable access to electric mobility. As part of its growth strategy, the company aims to capitalize on the electrification of transportation in India and explore export opportunities in select international markets.
Kickgoing
Seed Round in 2019
Kickgoing is a developer of a kickboard-sharing platform designed for short-distance travel. The platform enables users to easily locate available kickboards in their vicinity through a mobile app. It allows customers to book rides on demand and unlock or lock the kickboards by scanning a QR code. Additionally, Kickgoing ensures the systematic management of its fleet by performing daily checks on the condition of the kickboards, thereby providing users with reliable and convenient access to this mode of transport.
AppyParking
Series A in 2019
AppyParking, operating under the name Yellow Line Parking Limited, is a London-based company founded in 2013 that focuses on enhancing the parking experience through its connected car platform. The platform integrates mapping, data, Internet-of-Things (IoT), and payment solutions to provide users with real-time parking availability. By addressing the fragmented nature of parking infrastructure, AppyParking aims to streamline the process of finding and paying for parking spaces. The company's holistic kerbside management platform facilitates data exchange between local authorities and mobility operators, promoting intelligent mobility solutions. Recognized for its contributions to the parking industry, AppyParking has received several awards, including the 2018 Best Parking App by Auto Express and the 2019 Smarter Travel Innovation Award.
macaron TAXI (KST Intelligence)
Corporate Round in 2019
macaron TAXI (KST Intelligence) is a cab chauffeur app
Aurora
Series B in 2019
Aurora is a self-driving vehicle company providing a platform that brings software and data services to operate passenger vehicles. To move both people and goods, the company develops Aurora Driver, a platform that brings together software, hardware, and data services to operate passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and heavy-duty trucks. Aurora is backed by Amazon and Sequoia, among others, and partners with industry leaders including Toyota, Uber, Volvo, and Paccar. Aurora tests its vehicles in the Bay Area, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. The company has offices in those areas as well as in Bozeman, MT; Seattle, WA; Louisville, CO; and Wixom, MI.
42dot
Seed Round in 2019
42dot is a technology company focused on revolutionizing transportation services through innovative solutions. It develops advanced technologies and platforms that integrate autonomous driving, connected vehicles, and smart city infrastructure. By facilitating Mobility-as-a-Service, 42dot allows users to access various transportation modes—such as autonomous shuttles, ride-sharing, and delivery services—via a unified digital interface. The company's platform encompasses a comprehensive range of mobility and logistics services, including ride-hailing, robot taxis, and smart logistics, aimed at providing clients with affordable access to autonomous driving technology.
Ola
Corporate Round in 2019
Ola operates a mobile technology platform that integrates city transportation for customers and driver partners in India. Its mobile application allows its customers to book a range of cabs, auto-rickshaws, bikes, and shuttle buses. Ola's mobile application allows customers to book city taxi, outstation travel, car rental, and corporate travel services. Its mobile application is available on Windows, Android, and iOS platforms. Ankit Bhati and Bhavish Aggarwal founded Ola on December 1, 2010. It has its headquarters with additional offices in Bengaluru in India.
Immotor
Series B in 2018
Immotor is a company based in Shenzhen, China, specializing in the development and sale of portable and personal transport systems. Founded by Daniel Huang in 2016, Immotor's product lineup includes the Immotor GO, a portable motorized scooter, and the Immotor Super Battery, which serves as a power management source. Additionally, the company offers Immotor Cloud, a remote control and fleet management tool designed for the Immotor GO. Immotor also provides an intelligent battery swapping system and a battery-as-a-service platform aimed at electric motorcycles and lightweight electric vehicles. The company is committed to promoting cleaner energy through its innovative solutions, including electric bicycle battery-sharing services and a portable electric power station for outdoor activities, all designed to operate with zero emissions.
Grab
Series H in 2018
Grab Holdings Inc., headquartered in Singapore, operates a mobile technology platform that integrates city transportation and various on-demand services in Southeast Asia. The company, founded in 2012 by Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling, offers services such as ride-hailing (GrabTaxi, GrabCar), carpooling (GrabHitch, GrabShare), shuttle services (GrabShuttle, GrabShuttle Plus), and food delivery through its GrabFood platform. Grab also provides financial services, including payments, consumer loans, and enterprise offerings. It operates in eight countries: Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Grab generates revenue by charging commissions to both consumers and service providers, with ride-hailing and food delivery contributing to 89% of its total revenue. The company competes with Foodpanda and Gojek in the region.
WayRay
Series C in 2018
WayRay SA is a company that specializes in the development of holographic navigation systems and augmented reality (AR) technologies aimed at enhancing the connected car experience. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, with additional offices in Moscow, San Francisco, and China, WayRay offers innovative products such as Navion, an AR car navigation system that integrates aeronautical principles for land navigation, and ELEMENT, a holographic navigator that leverages AR technology to provide real-time information on the road. By applying aerospace technology to automotive navigation, WayRay aims to improve driving safety and convenience, enabling drivers to access critical data through a heads-up display without diverting their attention from the road. The company is committed to advancing the integration of AR in the automotive industry and beyond.
Mesh Korea
Series E in 2018
Mesh Korea is an IT-based logistics startup, which established Korea's first last-mile logistics network and became the primary provider of integrated logistics services with in-house logistics solutions. VROONG, Mesh Korea's logistics brand, creates new value not only by providing delivery services, but also by connecting information. Currently, VROONG provides four services; premium delivery services, 'VROONG Prime', integrated logistics management solution, 'VROONG TMS', premium fresh food delivery services, 'VROONG Fresh', and premium delivery magazine, 'VROONG Collection.' With more than 80 VROONG Stations and 13,000 riders across the nation, VROONG provides faster and more accurate delivery services.
Immotor
Series A in 2018
Immotor is a company based in Shenzhen, China, specializing in the development and sale of portable and personal transport systems. Founded by Daniel Huang in 2016, Immotor's product lineup includes the Immotor GO, a portable motorized scooter, and the Immotor Super Battery, which serves as a power management source. Additionally, the company offers Immotor Cloud, a remote control and fleet management tool designed for the Immotor GO. Immotor also provides an intelligent battery swapping system and a battery-as-a-service platform aimed at electric motorcycles and lightweight electric vehicles. The company is committed to promoting cleaner energy through its innovative solutions, including electric bicycle battery-sharing services and a portable electric power station for outdoor activities, all designed to operate with zero emissions.
Car Next Door
Corporate Round in 2018
Car Next Door is an online marketplace based in Sydney, Australia, that facilitates peer-to-peer car rental services. The platform allows car owners to share their vehicles with neighbors, providing a convenient and cost-effective alternative to personal vehicle ownership. Users can rent privately owned cars on an hourly or daily basis through an automated booking system, which incorporates a range of in-vehicle technologies to ensure a safe and keyless experience. By enabling greater access to shared vehicles, Car Next Door aims to transform transportation choices for Australians and promote a more sustainable approach to mobility.
Grab
Series G in 2018
Grab Holdings Inc., headquartered in Singapore, operates a mobile technology platform that integrates city transportation and various on-demand services in Southeast Asia. The company, founded in 2012 by Anthony Tan and Tan Hooi Ling, offers services such as ride-hailing (GrabTaxi, GrabCar), carpooling (GrabHitch, GrabShare), shuttle services (GrabShuttle, GrabShuttle Plus), and food delivery through its GrabFood platform. Grab also provides financial services, including payments, consumer loans, and enterprise offerings. It operates in eight countries: Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Grab generates revenue by charging commissions to both consumers and service providers, with ride-hailing and food delivery contributing to 89% of its total revenue. The company competes with Foodpanda and Gojek in the region.
LUXI
Series B in 2017
LUXI Co., Ltd., founded in 2014 and based in Seongnam-si, South Korea, operates a ride-sharing platform designed to connect drivers and passengers with similar commuting routes. The company's application, LUXI, aims to promote a carpool culture that addresses traffic congestion and environmental issues. By facilitating connections between users, LUXI enhances the commuting experience for both drivers and passengers, offering practical benefits and encouraging a safer, more enjoyable transportation alternative.
Autotalks
Series D in 2017
Autotalks, Ltd. is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication technologies for both manned and autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Kfar Netter, Israel, the company develops automotive-grade chipsets, including the CRATON vehicular communication processor and the PLUTON V2X RF transceiver. Autotalks also offers the PANGAEA4 V2X communication module, which enhances vehicle safety and mobility through secure data exchange. The company works closely with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers globally, enabling vehicles to communicate with one another and with roadside infrastructure. Autotalks is notable for providing a comprehensive V2X solution compatible with various technologies while meeting rigorous automotive safety and security standards. With a presence in multiple countries, including North America, Germany, France, Japan, Korea, and China, Autotalks is poised to play a significant role in advancing connectivity and autonomous driving initiatives worldwide.
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