Nexar
Founded 2015 Β· 140 employees on LinkedIn Β· 10 known investors
Nexar manufactures AI-powered dash cams with cloud storage, real-time incident detection, and live streaming capabilities for drivers. The cameras automatically detect collisions, blur personally identifiable information on-device, and provide cloud backup of footage for insurance and safety purposes.
Also known as Nexar Ltd.
Founders & leadership
Nexar was founded in 2015 by Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz.
Investors Β· 10
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Nexar develops and sells connected dash cameras for consumer drivers, paired with a mobile app and cloud service. Its product line spans a front-only 1080p model (Nexar Beam GPS), a two-camera front-and-cabin 1080p model (Nexar Pro GPS), and a 2K front-and-cabin model with built-in 4G LTE and automatic cloud backup that can be bundled with a rear camera (Nexar Beam2 Pro + Rear Camera). Cameras stamp clips with time, date, speed and GPS location, detect incidents with on-device AI, back up accident clips to the cloud, and support 24/7 parking mode, parking alerts, remote live view and automatic emergency notifications to a driver's contacts. Footage can be shared with insurers from the phone app. Hardware prices on the company's store range from $129.95 to $319.90, with free shipping, a 30-day money-back window and a one-year warranty.
Beyond hardware, Nexar operates a data business built on aggregated camera footage. Road-safety data is anonymized on-device β faces, license plates and pedestrians are blurred before leaving the camera β and used to improve maps, detect hazards and advance driving technology; the program is on by default with an opt-out in app settings. Footage, including non-anonymized content, is also used to train the company's safety AI for collision detection, hazard identification and its own anonymization models, with access restricted to AI development teams and deletion propagating to training data. The company's data blog references work at the intersection of mobility and mapping and products including BADAS 1.0 ("Beyond ADAS") and Nexar APEX, described as a "driver's license" for autonomous vehicles.
The company states data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest, and that it holds ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 certifications. It publicly discloses a security incident in early 2025, to which it responded by strengthening access controls, enhancing monitoring, upgrading infrastructure and commissioning an external security review.
Founding story
Nexar was co-founded by Eran Shir and Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz, who had worked together for years at Yahoo! and Dapper. Shir, a serial entrepreneur and investor, was previously an EIR at Tel Aviv-based VC Aleph and ran Yahoo!'s Global Creative Innovation Center, overseeing ad creative technology strategy and a next-generation ad creative personalization platform. Fernandez-Ruiz spent six years at Yahoo!, including leading its native advertising platform and serving as lead architect for the cloud and platform group. The founders framed the company around driver safety, citing the roughly 1.3 million road deaths worldwide each year.
Business model
Nexar sells dash cam hardware direct to consumers through its own online store, supported by free companion apps (including the Nexar Classic app) that handle incident clip backup and sharing. A second line of business monetizes the resulting road data: anonymized camera-derived data feeds mapping, hazard detection and driving-technology use cases, and a data-focused site solicits demo requests from prospective customers.
Direct hardware sales at published prices ($129.95 for Beam GPS, $169.95 for Pro GPS, $319.90 for the Beam2 Pro plus rear camera bundle, discounted from $489.90), with discount codes such as NEXARPRO40; the companion app is free. A data offering marketed to business customers via demo requests accompanies the consumer hardware.
Traction
Company site cites more than 350,000 drivers and 350,000+ connected cameras, over 60 million safety scenarios analyzed and 1.2 billion miles covered per year, plus 4,513 reviews on the Nexar Pro GPS product listing. Following its early-2016 launch, the iPhone dash cam app was reported to have grown rapidly, operating with professional drivers in three cities with plans to expand to at least five more.
Latest developments
The site markets the Beam2 Pro with 4G LTE and cloud backup and publishes data-side product posts on BADAS 1.0 ("Beyond ADAS") and Nexar APEX, described as a "driver's license" for autonomous vehicles. A transparency section discloses an early-2025 security incident and subsequent hardening of access controls, monitoring and infrastructure, with an external security review and a post from co-founder Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Positions itself as more than a dash cam by combining recording with automated incident detection, emergency alerting and insurance-ready evidence, and by operating a connected camera fleet that generates road data at scale.
Combination of connected hardware (LTE, cloud backup, remote live view, parking mode) with AI incident detection and an explicit privacy architecture β on-device blurring of faces, plates and pedestrians, user-controlled opt-out, deletion that extends to AI training data, and stated commitments against selling identifiable footage.
Technology
On-device computer vision and AI for collision and incident detection, hazard identification, and on-device blurring of faces, license plates and pedestrians before road data is uploaded. Cameras record 1080p, 2K/QHD and 4K video with built-in GPS and, on some models, 4G LTE for automatic cloud backup, remote live view and parking mode. The original product was an AI-powered dash cam application for the iPhone that used machine vision, sensor fusion and real-time networking to form a vehicle-to-vehicle network, warning drivers of hazards beyond their line of sight as network density grew. Aggregated footage trains the company's safety AI; the platform is described as encrypted in transit and at rest and certified to ISO 27001 and 27018.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer e-commerce from getnexar.com, with model comparison pages, promotional discount codes, free shipping, a 30-day money-back guarantee, 24/7 human support and customer testimonial videos; the data side of the business uses a request-a-demo funnel.
Consumer and professional drivers seeking crash evidence, insurance documentation and parked-vehicle monitoring; earlier the company worked with professional drivers in San Francisco, New York and Tel Aviv. Data products address mapping, hazard detection, ADAS and autonomous-vehicle development audiences.
Geography
Sells online with U.S.-based customer testimonials from Florida, Georgia and New York; early operations covered professional drivers in San Francisco, New York and Tel Aviv. Privacy contacts are provided for California residents and for EU/UK residents via a data protection officer.
History
The company's first product, described as the world's first AI-powered dash cam application for the iPhone, was released in early February 2016 and a Series A financing was announced the same year, led by True Ventures, which highlighted the plan to build a vehicle-to-vehicle network. Nexar later announced a Series D round in November 2021 alongside plans focused on the intersection of mobility and mapping. The current business sells multiple connected camera models and a road-data offering, and in early 2025 the company experienced a security incident that it disclosed publicly along with remediation steps.
Risks & controversies
Nexar disclosed a security incident in early 2025 that it said did not meet its standards, prompting strengthened access controls, enhanced monitoring, infrastructure upgrades and an external security review. The company also notes that some of its data sharing may qualify as a "sale" under U.S. state privacy laws such as the CCPA, and that footage including non-anonymized content is used to train its AI models, with an opt-out mechanism for the road-safety data program.
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Timeline Β· 5
launches, deals, and filingsCompany data blog features posts introducing BADAS 1.0 ("Beyond ADAS") and Nexar APEX, described as a "driver's license" for autonomous vehicles.
Nexar publicly disclosed an early-2025 security incident and said it responded by strengthening access controls, enhancing monitoring, upgrading infrastructure and engaging external security experts for a full review.
Company blog post by co-founder Eran Shir announcing Nexar's recent funding round and plans for the intersection of mobility and mapping.
Nexar released what True Ventures described as the world's first AI-powered dashcam application for the iPhone in early February, working with professional drivers in San Francisco, New York and Tel Aviv with plans to expand to at least five more cities.
Nexar announced its Series A financing; True Ventures published a post welcoming the company to its portfolio.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
Nexar and Nauto merge in stock deal to form global physical AI company focused on real-world driving systems | CTechcalcalistech.com Β· Jul 2026βΈResearch sources Β· 5
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Nexar do?
- Nexar sells AI dash cams with LTE connectivity and cloud backup, and builds road data from the footage its cameras capture.
- Who founded Nexar?
- Nexar was founded by Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz in 2015.
- Who are Nexar's investors?
- Nexar's investors include Aleph, Catalyst Investments, L.P., Expansion Venture Capital, Maniv Mobility, Mosaic Ventures, Sienna Venture Capital, TransLink Capital, Corner Ventures and 2 more.