Y Combinator

Y Combinator is a startup accelerator based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2005. It has pioneered a new funding model for early-stage startups by investing a modest amount of capital, typically around $150,000, in a large number of companies twice a year. Over a three-month program, Y Combinator collaborates closely with these startups to prepare them for investor pitches and enhance their business strategies. Each funding cycle concludes with Demo Day, where startups present to an exclusive audience of investors. Y Combinator focuses on various sectors, including business software, education, healthcare, and financial technology, among others. In addition to initial funding, it offers ongoing support through its extensive alumni network. Since its inception, Y Combinator has funded over 630 startups, contributing significantly to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Silicon Valley and beyond.

Gustaf Alstromer

Group Partner

Matt Bogrand

Associate, YC Continuity Fund

Timothy Brady

Partner

Craig R. Cannon

Director of Marketing

Adora Cheung

Partner

Nic Dardenne

Principal

Aaron Epstein

Group Partner

Brad Flora

Group Partner

Jared Friedman

Managing Director, Software and Group Partner

Aaron Harris

Partner

Carolynn Levy

Partner

Bradford (Brad) Lightcap

Associate, YC Continuity

Kat Manalac

Managing Partner

Eric Migicovsky

Partner

Kirsty Nathoo

Partner

Verena Prescher

Director of Finance

Geoff Ralston

president

Ali Rowghani

Managing Partner

Arnav Sahu

Principal

Michael Seibel

Managing Director

Harj Taggar

Partner

Past deals in Autonomous Vehicles

Coulomb AI

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Coulomb AI specializes in predictive battery analytics software tailored for electric vehicles. The company has developed a platform designed to optimize battery efficiency, allowing electric vehicle manufacturers, battery producers, and fleet operators to enhance product development and performance. By leveraging predictive analytics, Coulomb AI enables its clients to improve battery performance and extend the lifespan of their products, ensuring long-term reliability and operational effectiveness.

High Earth Orbit Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2021
HEO Robotics provides Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and asteroid prospecting services using nanosatellites deployed in high Earth orbit.

AtoB

Series A in 2021
AtoBa is a technology company working on making transportation safer, sustainable, and economical.

testRigor

Seed Round in 2021
TestRigor provides an AI-powered autonomous software regression testing. It utilizes machine learning and crawler to automatically discover functionality and test it on human-level.

Scale

Series E in 2021
Scale AI, Inc. is a data platform that specializes in providing high-quality training and validation data for artificial intelligence applications. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of annotation tools, including platforms for 3D sensor data, images, videos, text, and documents. Its products support various AI tasks such as content moderation, transcription, and data comparison, and are utilized across multiple sectors including autonomous vehicles, retail, conversational AI, and robotics. Scale AI's technology enables companies to streamline their machine learning processes, allowing teams to concentrate on developing innovative models rather than the labor-intensive task of data labeling. The company serves notable clients in the technology and transportation industries, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of AI development.

CrowdAI

Series A in 2021
CrowdAI, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing an artificial intelligence-as-a-service platform, focusing on the analysis of imagery and video from various sources, including autonomous vehicles, satellites, and drones. Founded in 2016 and based in Mountain View, California, CrowdAI empowers users to create custom machine learning models tailored to their specific needs without requiring a data science background or coding skills. Its comprehensive platform simplifies the transition from raw data to actionable insights, allowing enterprises to efficiently deploy machine learning models in production environments. This capability enables users to leverage real-time data for informed operational decision-making, enhancing the effectiveness of their projects and applications.

Faction

Seed Round in 2021
Faction specializes in the development of driverless electric vehicles that combine the speed and performance of cars with the affordability of motorcycles. The company focuses on micro-delivery and ride-on-demand services, utilizing a model that integrates remote human supervision alongside autonomous technology. This approach allows Faction to bypass the limitations of fully autonomous systems, enabling quicker deployment of its services. The vehicles are designed with networked data capabilities, over-the-air software updates, and safety-critical autonomy features, ensuring a cost-effective and reliable driverless solution for clients. After completing its first prototypes, Faction is set to commence trials to further refine its offerings in the transportation sector.

SBX Robotics

Pre Seed Round in 2021
SBX Robotics generates synthetic data that teaches robots to see. SBX Robotics is accelerating the design of intelligent robots through simulation, starting with computer vision models for industrial settings.

Volansi

Series B in 2020
Volansi, Inc. is a logistics and transportation company specializing in the manufacture of heavy-payload drones for commercial, defense, and humanitarian purposes. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Concord, California, Volansi develops autonomous aerial delivery solutions that enable time-critical shipments over long distances. The company’s unmanned aerial vehicles are designed for various industries, including construction, oil and gas, mining, and healthcare, facilitating the rapid delivery of essential items such as spare parts and medical supplies. By offering fixed-route deliveries, Volansi addresses specific customer challenges related to time and cost, allowing businesses to enhance their operational efficiency.

Nextera Robotics

Seed Round in 2020
Nextera Robotics is a company that develops an artificial intelligence-based software platform designed to facilitate the rapid integration of robotics into factory processes, significantly reducing deployment time from months to days. The focus of the platform is on deployment, monitoring, and technical support, ensuring optimized rollouts for its clients, which include notable companies such as Dunkin Donuts and Tesla. In addition to its factory automation solutions, Nextera Robotics also specializes in programming and deploying large fleets of purpose-built industrial robots for construction project management. The robots collect daily data from construction sites, providing AI-generated insights that help teams manage budgets, adhere to schedules, and enhance safety. Based in the United States, Nextera Robotics aims to streamline industrial operations through advanced technology.

AtoB

Seed Round in 2020
AtoBa is a technology company working on making transportation safer, sustainable, and economical.

Creation Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Creation Labs develops an AI-powered Advanced Driver Assistance System (AIDAS) to make long haul trucking safer and more fuel-efficient. The company was founded in 2020 and based in London, United Kingdom.

AirBoard

Seed Round in 2020
AirBoard is building the world’s most powerful AgTech drone (220 pounds) focusing on the $25.5bn automated aerial AgTech pesticide spraying market. The team, including the fastest drone racing pilot in the world (FAI 2018), a pioneer in the electric car industry and an agriculture expert has developed a vertically integrated solution that decreases the pesticide use by 70% and have signed agreements with customers to replace existing helicopter spraying and are running active pilot tests in Europe vineyards.

Avion

Seed Round in 2020
Avion is an autonomous aerial network that delivers medicals and vaccine supplies via drones. It designs, builds, and operates hybrid, autonomous, vertical takeoff, and landing UAVs for the provision of medium and long-range aerial logistics services.

ZeoAuto

Seed Round in 2020
Zeo Auto operates as a freight management platform to track, analyze, and improve fleet operations. Its platform offers real time location tracking at its centre and integrations with various sensors (including temperature, AC, fuel, engine and SOS) and OBD protocol to the fleet owner. It also supports fleet managers in managing end to end operations right from capturing orders, assigning drivers, as well as ETA, route planning, trip management, vehicle tracking (speed, distance, and location), waybill generation services for logistics industry. The company is based in Mumbai, India.

Teleo

Seed Round in 2020
Teleo specializes in converting existing fleet into remote-controlled robots. It enables operators to control machines from miles away, instantly switching between machines and across job sites. Teleo increases the operator's productivity, enhances crew safety, and features advanced Jobsite insights.

RoboTire

Pre Seed Round in 2020
RoboTire, Inc. is a company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in automated vehicle maintenance services for autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2018, RoboTire employs advanced robotics and software, including computer vision technology, to streamline the process of tire replacement. The company's innovative approach allows for the simultaneous replacement of all four tires in as little as ten minutes, significantly reducing the time typically required for such maintenance. This efficiency not only enhances the productivity of service centers, dealers, and garages but also caters to the growing demand for quick and reliable vehicle upkeep in an increasingly automated automotive landscape.

Pyka

Seed Round in 2019
Pyka, Inc. specializes in the development of autonomous electric aircraft, primarily aimed at the agricultural sector. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Oakland, California, the company creates aircraft designed for the application and spraying of chemicals on agricultural lands. These planes are equipped with advanced technology, including autonomous flight controllers, onboard sensors, and systems for obstacle detection and path planning. This enables them to navigate various terrains and perform hyper-short takeoffs and landings from nearly any location. Pyka's aircraft are notable for being the first certified electric autonomous airplanes to operate commercially, providing an innovative and efficient alternative to traditional ground transit in agriculture.

JetPack Aviation

Seed Round in 2019
JetPack Aviation dedicated to building world's first true jetpack, that is capable of getting from SF to Mountain View in ten minutes. Its mission is to build a vehicle that that will disrupt the way people and "things" are transported.

Embark Trucks

Series C in 2019
Embark Trucks Inc. develops self-driving truck technology and highway autopilot system for commercial trucking. It designs artificial intelligence software that helps on long haul stretches in the trucking industry. Embark Trucks Inc. was formerly known as Varden Labs Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

MARS Auto

Seed Round in 2019
MARS AUTO INC. develops artificial intelligence (AI) based autonomous navigation software that combines with trucks for freight transport. The company reduces manpower and cost structure of existing freight forwarding business by activating autonomous driving trucks in South Korea. It also collects necessary data for development through ongoing simulation and actual testing. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

Volansi

Series A in 2019
Volansi, Inc. is a logistics and transportation company specializing in the manufacture of heavy-payload drones for commercial, defense, and humanitarian purposes. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Concord, California, Volansi develops autonomous aerial delivery solutions that enable time-critical shipments over long distances. The company’s unmanned aerial vehicles are designed for various industries, including construction, oil and gas, mining, and healthcare, facilitating the rapid delivery of essential items such as spare parts and medical supplies. By offering fixed-route deliveries, Volansi addresses specific customer challenges related to time and cost, allowing businesses to enhance their operational efficiency.

Taobotics

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Taobotics is a manufacturer of autonomous robots for supermarkets in China to help brands promote and advertise their products in stores. The startup, which employs a team of robotics experts, says people are 7x more likely to purchase a product from a robot than in-store sales help.

Maitian.ai

Seed Round in 2019
Maitian.ai is a computer vision powered autonoumous stores that makes the shopping experience even smoother. Maitian.ai's algorithm will choose the right products for different consumers over time. Maitian.ai is headquartered in Singapore.

JetPack Aviation

Seed Round in 2019
JetPack Aviation dedicated to building world's first true jetpack, that is capable of getting from SF to Mountain View in ten minutes. Its mission is to build a vehicle that that will disrupt the way people and "things" are transported.

Unicorn

Seed Round in 2019
Unicorn designs and sells electric vehicles for millenials.

May Mobility

Series A in 2019
May Mobility, Inc. is an autonomous vehicle company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2017. The company focuses on creating a safer and more accessible urban transportation system by operating a fleet of driverless, six-passenger electric vehicles that provide shuttle services to both enterprise and municipal clients. May Mobility's micro-transit offerings utilize vehicles that autonomously navigate mapped routes and closed loops, addressing the challenges of congestion and mobility access in increasingly urbanized environments. By leveraging advanced technology and a system-level safety design approach, May Mobility aims to transform urban transportation, reduce pollution, and improve commuting experiences for residents in congested cities.

Phiar Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
Phiar is an ultra-lightweight AI company, building the world's most advanced Ultra-Lightweight Spatial AI Engine to enable every vehicle to see its surroundings, running real-time at the edge, using just commodity mobile-grade processors and existing automotive computing platforms with a single camera. Focused first on powering our Intelligent AR Navigation Platform, as the anchoring/foundational use-case to transform driving experience and safety, and to ultimately enable the next-gen connected cars and ADAS services.

Alchemy

Seed Round in 2018
Autonomous vehicles are poised to deliver transformational benefits to drivers and society, but their sensor systems remain critically vulnerable to common environmental stresses such as stone impact and buildup of bug splatter, dirt, rain, snow, etc. At Alchemy, we aim to improve and preserve human lives by empowering vehicle safety systems to reliably function in all climates and road conditions. We are sustainably and responsibly developing and commercializing nanocoatings to protect these systems from critical damage and loss of vision.

Bear Flag Robotics

Seed Round in 2018
Bear Flag Robotics, Inc. specializes in creating self-driving technology for tractors and agricultural implements, aiming to reduce farming costs through automation. Founded in 2017 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the company’s software enables users to plan routes, schedule tasks, and monitor equipment with real-time alerts from a remote location. Its technology utilizes perception sensors and robotic actuators, allowing for efficient route planning and obstacle avoidance. Additionally, Bear Flag Robotics provides features such as remote emergency stop capabilities and centralized mission control, which delivers real-time data about tractor operations, ultimately helping farmers enhance productivity and reduce input costs.

Paladin Drones

Seed Round in 2018
They have built a simple system to give first responders instant situational awareness. Seconds after a 911 call comes in, their software automatically dispatches a drone to the scene of the emergency, and streams a live video feed back to our app. Their software handles everything else in the background: security, safety, weather, video, route planning, and more.

Augmented Radar Imaging

Seed Round in 2018
Augmented Radar Imaging is building safety and autonomy-enabling next-generation radar systems. Augmented Radar Imaging delivers radar and advanced machine learning algorithms to power autonomous vehicles and warehouse robots.

Scale

Series B in 2018
Scale AI, Inc. is a data platform that specializes in providing high-quality training and validation data for artificial intelligence applications. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of annotation tools, including platforms for 3D sensor data, images, videos, text, and documents. Its products support various AI tasks such as content moderation, transcription, and data comparison, and are utilized across multiple sectors including autonomous vehicles, retail, conversational AI, and robotics. Scale AI's technology enables companies to streamline their machine learning processes, allowing teams to concentrate on developing innovative models rather than the labor-intensive task of data labeling. The company serves notable clients in the technology and transportation industries, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of AI development.

Embark Trucks

Series B in 2018
Embark Trucks Inc. develops self-driving truck technology and highway autopilot system for commercial trucking. It designs artificial intelligence software that helps on long haul stretches in the trucking industry. Embark Trucks Inc. was formerly known as Varden Labs Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

May Mobility

Seed Round in 2018
May Mobility, Inc. is an autonomous vehicle company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2017. The company focuses on creating a safer and more accessible urban transportation system by operating a fleet of driverless, six-passenger electric vehicles that provide shuttle services to both enterprise and municipal clients. May Mobility's micro-transit offerings utilize vehicles that autonomously navigate mapped routes and closed loops, addressing the challenges of congestion and mobility access in increasingly urbanized environments. By leveraging advanced technology and a system-level safety design approach, May Mobility aims to transform urban transportation, reduce pollution, and improve commuting experiences for residents in congested cities.

Shone

Seed Round in 2018
Shone, Automation Inc. is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in developing and manufacturing autonomous sensors for container ships. Its innovative platform utilizes artificial intelligence to create a digital co-pilot system, which analyzes the surroundings of a ship and predicts the behavior of nearby vessels. This technology aims to enhance safety in ocean trade while also contributing to fuel savings. By automating existing cargo ships, Shone seeks to reduce risks for shipowners, protect personnel, and promote environmentally friendly practices in the shipping industry.

Playment

Seed Round in 2017
Playment is a fully managed data labeling platform generating training data for computer vision models at scale. They empower companies in the Autonomous Vehicle, Drones, Mapping, and similar spaces with high precision annotation services - No matter how complex. They are helping companies and research institutions like Drive AI, Starsky Robotics, CYNGN, and UIUC focus on their core areas of development. Their platform is powered by a trained workforce of 300,000+ users and managed by their human intelligence experts who build your tasks and deliver results with assured quality.

Pyka

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Pyka, Inc. specializes in the development of autonomous electric aircraft, primarily aimed at the agricultural sector. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Oakland, California, the company creates aircraft designed for the application and spraying of chemicals on agricultural lands. These planes are equipped with advanced technology, including autonomous flight controllers, onboard sensors, and systems for obstacle detection and path planning. This enables them to navigate various terrains and perform hyper-short takeoffs and landings from nearly any location. Pyka's aircraft are notable for being the first certified electric autonomous airplanes to operate commercially, providing an innovative and efficient alternative to traditional ground transit in agriculture.

AutoHub

Seed Round in 2017
AutoHub is creating a marketplace for car dealers to buy and sell used cars from each other. AutoHub is a marketplace for automotive wholesale transactions. AutoHub is a transparent, efficient, convenient and cost-efficient digital auction platform.

May Mobility

Pre Seed Round in 2017
May Mobility, Inc. is an autonomous vehicle company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2017. The company focuses on creating a safer and more accessible urban transportation system by operating a fleet of driverless, six-passenger electric vehicles that provide shuttle services to both enterprise and municipal clients. May Mobility's micro-transit offerings utilize vehicles that autonomously navigate mapped routes and closed loops, addressing the challenges of congestion and mobility access in increasingly urbanized environments. By leveraging advanced technology and a system-level safety design approach, May Mobility aims to transform urban transportation, reduce pollution, and improve commuting experiences for residents in congested cities.

Zendar

Seed Round in 2017
Zendar Inc. manufactures radars for autonomous vehicles. The company's radars provide self-reliant cars with high-resolution imagining in bad weather, allowing all-weather autonomy. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Berkeley, California.

CarDash

Seed Round in 2017
CarDash uses technology to make auto care transparent and convenient. We offer complete consumer and fleet services for the automotive industry, including scheduled maintenance, oil changes, tires and more! CarDash is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

lvl5

Seed Round in 2017
lvl5 creates high-resolution maps for autonomous vehicles and robots using computer vision. lvl5 provides mapping and localization services to support both ADAS and full autonomy.

Scale

Series A in 2017
Scale AI, Inc. is a data platform that specializes in providing high-quality training and validation data for artificial intelligence applications. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of annotation tools, including platforms for 3D sensor data, images, videos, text, and documents. Its products support various AI tasks such as content moderation, transcription, and data comparison, and are utilized across multiple sectors including autonomous vehicles, retail, conversational AI, and robotics. Scale AI's technology enables companies to streamline their machine learning processes, allowing teams to concentrate on developing innovative models rather than the labor-intensive task of data labeling. The company serves notable clients in the technology and transportation industries, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of AI development.

Bicycle AI

Seed Round in 2017
Bicycle AI develops intelligent customer support software aimed at automating customer service for fast-growing companies. By leveraging machine intelligence alongside human oversight, the software addresses customer inquiries and handles repetitive tasks, allowing customer service representatives to focus on more complex issues that require human insight. This approach enhances productivity within call centers and improves the quality of customer interactions. Bicycle AI positions artificial intelligence as a crucial tool that empowers individuals to perform their best work while machines manage tasks better suited to their capabilities, encapsulating the philosophy that AI serves as the "bicycle for the mind" in the future of work.

Playment

Seed Round in 2017
Playment is a fully managed data labeling platform generating training data for computer vision models at scale. They empower companies in the Autonomous Vehicle, Drones, Mapping, and similar spaces with high precision annotation services - No matter how complex. They are helping companies and research institutions like Drive AI, Starsky Robotics, CYNGN, and UIUC focus on their core areas of development. Their platform is powered by a trained workforce of 300,000+ users and managed by their human intelligence experts who build your tasks and deliver results with assured quality.

Entry

Seed Round in 2017
XIX.AI, Inc. specializes in biometric identity solutions for web applications, focusing on enhancing user authentication while prioritizing privacy and security. Their flagship product, Entry, allows users to log into various web applications using facial recognition technology via standard web cameras on laptops and desktops. This innovative approach provides a streamlined user experience, eliminating the need for traditional passwords and multi-factor authentication methods. By leveraging biometric authentication, Entry effectively helps organizations mitigate risks associated with account takeover attacks, credential breaches, phishing, and password spraying. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, XIX.AI aims to redefine identity verification in the digital landscape.

Volansi

Seed Round in 2017
Volansi, Inc. is a logistics and transportation company specializing in the manufacture of heavy-payload drones for commercial, defense, and humanitarian purposes. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Concord, California, Volansi develops autonomous aerial delivery solutions that enable time-critical shipments over long distances. The company’s unmanned aerial vehicles are designed for various industries, including construction, oil and gas, mining, and healthcare, facilitating the rapid delivery of essential items such as spare parts and medical supplies. By offering fixed-route deliveries, Volansi addresses specific customer challenges related to time and cost, allowing businesses to enhance their operational efficiency.

Starsky Robotics

Seed Round in 2017
Trucking is the backbone of the American economy, moving 70% of all freight. Truck drivers risk their lives spending months away from their family to keep the American economy moving. They working to make trucks autonomous on the highway and remote controlled by drivers for the first and last mile. Their trucks will make roads safer while giving drivers meaningful work close to their homes and families.

Robby Technologies

Seed Round in 2016
Robby Technologies is building self-driving robots for last-mile delivery of food, groceries and packages. It was founded by two MIT PhDs in computer vision and robotics, selected into Y Combinator program in summer 2016, and featured by TechCrunch as one of the top startups. With the mission to make delivery affordable and convenient for everyone, Robby Technologies has partnered with customers globally including Fortune 500 companies.

Iris Automation

Seed Round in 2016
Iris Automation Inc. develops collision avoidance systems for operating industrial drones. The company offers an artificial intelligence computer that blends real-time images and 3D maps to track incoming objects. Its onboard software tracks and avoids dynamic and static objects on the ground and in the air at short-range and long-range. The company’s system is built to process visual data in real-time holding the capability to see structures that suddenly appear, such as a plane, flock of birds, and another drone. It serves the avionics industry worldwide. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional operation in Reno, Nevada.

ApolloShield

Seed Round in 2016
ApolloShield specializes in anti-drone systems that detect unauthorized drones and safely mitigate their presence by sending them a "go home" command. The company's primary components include the Apollo CyberBox, which identifies and takes control of unauthorized drones, and the Apollo Command Center, which coordinates the operation of multiple CyberBoxes through a connected device. Utilizing a combination of technologies such as cameras, audio, and radio sensors, ApolloShield can estimate the locations of detected drones and their operators, enabling security teams to evaluate potential risks. Additionally, the system allows law enforcement to identify drones and pursue irresponsible operators. Founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California, ApolloShield was formerly known as Airfence Inc. The company also offers various add-ons, including multi-sensor detection systems and anti-drone nets, enhancing its capabilities in drone detection and control.

CrowdAI

Seed Round in 2016
CrowdAI, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing an artificial intelligence-as-a-service platform, focusing on the analysis of imagery and video from various sources, including autonomous vehicles, satellites, and drones. Founded in 2016 and based in Mountain View, California, CrowdAI empowers users to create custom machine learning models tailored to their specific needs without requiring a data science background or coding skills. Its comprehensive platform simplifies the transition from raw data to actionable insights, allowing enterprises to efficiently deploy machine learning models in production environments. This capability enables users to leverage real-time data for informed operational decision-making, enhancing the effectiveness of their projects and applications.

Reebeez

Seed Round in 2016
Reebeez creates powerful microengines for UAVs and locomotive robots. Our patented technology results in a specific energy 8x better than batteries at a third of the cost. Reebeez expands the possibilities and applications of UAVs by allowing a drone that can currently fly for only 20 min fly for 2 hours!

Scale

Seed Round in 2016
Scale AI, Inc. is a data platform that specializes in providing high-quality training and validation data for artificial intelligence applications. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, the company offers a range of annotation tools, including platforms for 3D sensor data, images, videos, text, and documents. Its products support various AI tasks such as content moderation, transcription, and data comparison, and are utilized across multiple sectors including autonomous vehicles, retail, conversational AI, and robotics. Scale AI's technology enables companies to streamline their machine learning processes, allowing teams to concentrate on developing innovative models rather than the labor-intensive task of data labeling. The company serves notable clients in the technology and transportation industries, enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of AI development.

LocoAI

Seed Round in 2016
Loco AI is dedicated to the development of low-cost, compact laser radars for unmanned vehicles. Its market price is one-tenth of that of its current counterpart, and it is dedicated to the commercial development of unmanned vehicles.

Embark Trucks

Seed Round in 2016
Embark Trucks Inc. develops self-driving truck technology and highway autopilot system for commercial trucking. It designs artificial intelligence software that helps on long haul stretches in the trucking industry. Embark Trucks Inc. was formerly known as Varden Labs Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Open Motors

Seed Round in 2016
Open Motors, based in Palo Alto, California, specializes in providing business-to-business solutions for custom self-driving vehicles. Initially launched as OSVehicle, the company offers a modular, open-source electric vehicle platform that facilitates the development of electric vehicle models by both new and established manufacturers. In April 2017, Open Motors introduced EDIT, a ready-to-use self-driving electric vehicle designed for service applications, allowing companies like Uber and Amazon to customize its specifications and branding with reduced time and cost investments. Additionally, the TABBY EVO platform enables extreme customization of electric vehicles, providing essential components such as wheels, chassis, motors, electronics, and batteries. This platform serves as a valuable resource for mobility startups, allowing them to integrate and develop their technologies without the need for extensive partnerships or lengthy development timelines. By targeting the $600 billion specialty vehicle market, Open Motors aims to streamline the vehicle development process, ultimately saving time and resources for its clients.

Varden Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Varden Labs develops autonomous electric shuttles that provide transportation to campuses around the world. Its products are used in corporate campuses, universities, and retirement communities. The company is based in Waterloo, Canada.

Cruise

Series A in 2015
Cruise is a company focused on developing advanced self-driving vehicles aimed at enhancing road safety and improving urban mobility. The company operates in challenging environments, such as San Francisco, to test its autonomous technology in real-world traffic scenarios, which mirrors the complexities faced by human drivers. Cruise's zero-emission vehicles are manufactured using a combination of specialized hardware and software, which transforms the transportation experience for individuals in dense urban areas. By prioritizing safety and sustainability, Cruise seeks to restore freedom of movement while reducing carbon emissions and travel time for its users.

Auro Robotics

Seed Round in 2015
Auro is building driverless shuttles for in-campus travel. The big idea behind it is to cut down the operating cost (because of high driver fee) by replacing manually driven golf carts and mini buses with driverless shuttles at places such as a university or company campus, large industrial sites, airports, Disneyland type theme parks, gated residential colonies etc. While all major automobile companies and Google are fighting for automating passenger cars and urban mobility, they are focusing on niche category of last mile public transportation.

Automatic

Series B in 2015
Automatic's mission is to empower drivers with knowledge about themselves and their cars so they can be safer and drive smarter. Automatic believes that drivers should not have to buy a new car to have a better driving experience, and that the phone in their pocket can bring the future of driving to today's automobiles. Automatic is based in San Francisco, California, but its team comes from every corner of the world. The team obsesses about creating beautiful and well-engineered products that make a real difference in people's lives. Its members are big on ideas, low on ego, and love working together.

Iris Automation

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Iris Automation Inc. develops collision avoidance systems for operating industrial drones. The company offers an artificial intelligence computer that blends real-time images and 3D maps to track incoming objects. Its onboard software tracks and avoids dynamic and static objects on the ground and in the air at short-range and long-range. The company’s system is built to process visual data in real-time holding the capability to see structures that suddenly appear, such as a plane, flock of birds, and another drone. It serves the avionics industry worldwide. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional operation in Reno, Nevada.

Vanhawks

Seed Round in 2015
Vanhawks Inc. develops Vanhawks Valour, a connected commuter bicycle with sensor integration, GPS navigation, and wifi connectivity. The company allows users to connect to Valour through its mobile application. It serves customers worldwide. Vanhawks Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Toronto, Canada. As of April 20, 2017, Vanhawks Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Warren Industries Ltd.

Alchemy

Seed Round in 2014
Autonomous vehicles are poised to deliver transformational benefits to drivers and society, but their sensor systems remain critically vulnerable to common environmental stresses such as stone impact and buildup of bug splatter, dirt, rain, snow, etc. At Alchemy, we aim to improve and preserve human lives by empowering vehicle safety systems to reliably function in all climates and road conditions. We are sustainably and responsibly developing and commercializing nanocoatings to protect these systems from critical damage and loss of vision.

GBatteries

Seed Round in 2014
GBatteries Systems Inc. is a Canadian company focused on developing advanced battery management technology aimed at enhancing the performance and longevity of lithium-ion batteries. Their innovative solutions enable electric vehicles to charge rapidly, significantly reducing charging times to levels comparable to refueling a gasoline vehicle. This technology improves both the charge time and cycle life of batteries, allowing electric vehicle users to enjoy a more efficient and convenient experience without altering the battery's chemistry or manufacturing process. By addressing key challenges in battery degradation, GBatteries plays a vital role in facilitating the transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles.

Cruise

Seed Round in 2014
Cruise is a company focused on developing advanced self-driving vehicles aimed at enhancing road safety and improving urban mobility. The company operates in challenging environments, such as San Francisco, to test its autonomous technology in real-world traffic scenarios, which mirrors the complexities faced by human drivers. Cruise's zero-emission vehicles are manufactured using a combination of specialized hardware and software, which transforms the transportation experience for individuals in dense urban areas. By prioritizing safety and sustainability, Cruise seeks to restore freedom of movement while reducing carbon emissions and travel time for its users.

Anybots

Seed Round in 2013
Anybots develops mobile telepresence systems that allow users to engage with people and environments as if they were physically present. Their robotic platform features a self-balancing, two-wheeled design that can be remotely controlled through a web browser from any location worldwide. This versatility enables the integration of various content payloads, including telepresence systems from established providers such as Cisco or Polycom, as well as mechanical arms or medical devices. By leveraging this technology, Anybots facilitates real-time interaction and communication, making it a valuable tool for diverse applications.

Automatic

Series A in 2013
Automatic's mission is to empower drivers with knowledge about themselves and their cars so they can be safer and drive smarter. Automatic believes that drivers should not have to buy a new car to have a better driving experience, and that the phone in their pocket can bring the future of driving to today's automobiles. Automatic is based in San Francisco, California, but its team comes from every corner of the world. The team obsesses about creating beautiful and well-engineered products that make a real difference in people's lives. Its members are big on ideas, low on ego, and love working together.

RoverRide

Seed Round in 2013
RoverRide is a universal urban transit app using real-time data for each transit mode.

Arc

Seed Round in 2012
Arc is an autonomous drone company.

OrderAhead

Seed Round in 2012
OrderAhead powers mobile ordering for pickup at thousands of restaurants and local merchants

Ridecell

Seed Round in 2012
Ridecell, Inc. is a provider of fleet automation and management software solutions based in San Francisco, California, with additional offices worldwide. Founded in 2009, the company focuses on enabling mobility operators, including car rental companies, transit agencies, and private fleets, to launch and optimize ridesharing and car-sharing services. Its product offerings include Demand-Response, which automates dispatch, scheduling, and routing, and Fixed Route, allowing users to track buses and shuttles in real-time. The Ridecell platform further enhances operations by managing various aspects of mobility services such as user onboarding, dynamic pricing, and payment processing. With a commitment to innovation, Ridecell has processed over 20 million rides and rentals, serving notable clients like the BMW Group and Volkswagen, as well as various universities and transit agencies. The company employs more than 100 professionals across multiple regions, contributing to the growth and efficiency of new mobility services.

Automatic

Seed Round in 2011
Automatic's mission is to empower drivers with knowledge about themselves and their cars so they can be safer and drive smarter. Automatic believes that drivers should not have to buy a new car to have a better driving experience, and that the phone in their pocket can bring the future of driving to today's automobiles. Automatic is based in San Francisco, California, but its team comes from every corner of the world. The team obsesses about creating beautiful and well-engineered products that make a real difference in people's lives. Its members are big on ideas, low on ego, and love working together.

OrderAhead

Seed Round in 2011
OrderAhead powers mobile ordering for pickup at thousands of restaurants and local merchants