DIMO
Founded 2021 · 127 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors
DIMO provides vehicle data infrastructure that gives developers a single permissioned API to real-time telemetry, identity, and consent data from over 50 connected vehicle brands. It serves teams building rental, pay-per-use, fleet, insurance, EV charging, and AI applications, with an open-source protocol and an owner-controlled consent model designed for GDPR and the EU Data Act.
Also known as Digital Infrastructure for Moving Objects · DIMO Network
Founders & leadership
DIMO was founded in 2021 by Yevgeny "Yev" Khessin.
Investors · 6
Company profile
researched Aug 2026DIMO (Digital Infrastructure for Moving Objects) operates a connected vehicle data platform that consolidates vehicle access behind a single permissioned API covering real-time telemetry, vehicle identity and owner consent (referred to as SACD) across more than 50 vehicle brands, including Tesla, Ford, BMW, Toyota and Hyundai. Developers register on the DIMO Developer Console, generate API keys and query live signals such as location, battery and fuel level, odometer, tire pressure and diagnostic trouble codes through GraphQL and REST endpoints, with official SDKs for TypeScript, Python and C#. The company positions the platform around what it calls the session-based economy, in which vehicles, drivers and services connect on demand and each session carries a verified vehicle and driver identity, live telemetry from ignition to park, and consent permissions that activate and expire with the session.
The platform also includes a consumer-facing side: the DIMO Mobile app gives drivers real-time vehicle insights, maintenance-related savings and access to a marketplace of applications, with rewards paid in DIMO tokens. Alongside the software, DIMO offers optional plug-and-play telematics hardware such as the DIMO LTE R1 and supports bring-your-own-device telematics, plus a DIMO Ingest Server for customers who want to bring their own vehicle data into the platform. Documentation and developer tooling are published under the DIMO Build developer platform, which covers vehicle permission management, fleet and vehicle data queries, and stateful agentic tooling for automating business workflows.
Founding story
DIMO was founded in 2021 by a team with backgrounds spanning automotive and fintech, including prior roles at ConsenSys, Vroom, GM, Volkswagen and Chainalysis.
Business model
DIMO sells access to a developer platform for connected vehicle data, with a free Hobbyist tier for developers to make an initial API call and optional telematics hardware for onboarding vehicles. A DIMO token underpins driver rewards and network participation, and the core protocol is open source.
Tiered developer platform access, including a free Hobbyist tier, with optional telematics hardware such as the DIMO LTE R1; drivers are compensated with DIMO token rewards for connecting vehicles.
Traction
Vehicles from more than 50 brands are connected to the network, new vehicle signals are decoded on an almost daily basis, and published developer testimonials describe production integrations, including a telematics solution operating in Latin America.
Latest developments
The company has repositioned its platform around the session-based economy, adding session-scoped identity, telemetry, payments and consent primitives plus AI/agentic tooling through DIMO Build, and offers an Ingest Server for third-party vehicle data.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Positioned as a connected vehicle data infrastructure provider competing with connected-car API vendors such as Smartcar, and described in trade coverage as a decentralized car data network/protocol. It participates in COVESA as a Start-up Plus Associate member.
A single integration replaces separate per-manufacturer negotiations across 50+ brands, including a direct Tesla integration. DIMO emphasizes driver-owned data with granular, auditable, session-scoped consent built on verifiable credentials, compliance with GDPR and the EU Data Act by default, an open-source protocol core, optional plug-and-play hardware, and AI-ready normalized data streams.
Technology
A permissioned vehicle data API exposing normalized real-time telemetry, vehicle identity and owner consent (SACD) via GraphQL and REST, with SDKs for TypeScript, Python and C#. The architecture is user-owned: granular, revocable permissions are built on verifiable credentials and access is recorded on a cryptographically signed, independently verifiable ledger. The platform core is open source, uses the COVESA Vehicle Signal Specification, supports bring-your-own-device telematics and an Ingest Server for external data, and provides clean normalized data streams intended for agentic AI workflows.
Go-to-market
Self-serve developer acquisition through the DIMO Developer Console, free account creation, a free Hobbyist tier and public documentation (DIMO Build), supported by developer education material such as the DIMO University video series and comparison pages positioning DIMO against alternative providers. Participation in industry standards bodies such as COVESA supports enterprise and automaker engagement.
Developers and businesses building connected-vehicle applications, including rental and fleet turnover, pay-per-use and subscription mobility services, session-based insurance and risk, booking/check-in/returns flows, and usage-triggered maintenance; also automakers and individual drivers using the DIMO Mobile app.
Geography
Compliance is designed for GDPR and the EU Data Act, indicating European operations; a developer testimonial describes DIMO being used within a telematics solution in Latin America.
History
Founded in 2021, DIMO built a decentralized car data network in which drivers connect vehicles, view their own data and earn DIMO token rewards, alongside the DIMO Mobile companion app. Press coverage reported an $11.5M Series A announced in January 2024 led by CoinFund. In June 2025 the company joined COVESA as a Start-up Plus Associate member after several years of working with the Vehicle Signal Specification. The platform has since been positioned around session-based vehicle services and an AI-integrated developer platform, DIMO Build.
Risks & controversies
The business depends on continued access to manufacturer vehicle data across many brands and on regulatory regimes such as GDPR and the EU Data Act; driver incentives are denominated in the DIMO token, whose value is not disclosed in company materials.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsDIMO became an official member of COVESA (Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance) after years of working with the Vehicle Signal Specification (VSS), citing plans to contribute to and extend COVESA standards for vehicle connectivity.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- DIMOdimo.org · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does DIMO do?
- DIMO is a connected-vehicle data platform offering one permissioned API for telemetry, vehicle identity and owner consent across 50+ brands.
- Who founded DIMO?
- DIMO was founded by Yevgeny "Yev" Khessin in 2021.
- Who are DIMO's investors?
- DIMO's investors include BlueYard Capital, CoinFund, ConsenSys Mesh, Taisu Ventures, Slow Ventures, Variant Fund.