Automotive Startups

A platform that dispatches mechanics to car owners at their homes or offices to perform repairs and maintenance services across major U.S. metropolitan areas.

6 investors

Curo provides electric vehicle charging infrastructure and parking facilities for commercial fleets across the United States. The company operates a network of dedicated electrified parking stalls offering Level 2 and DC fast charging, while generating revenue for property owners by monetizing underutilized parking spaces.

4 investors

Zendar provides a production-ready perception platform for robotics and autonomous systems, enabling teams to deploy real-world applications faster without rebuilding foundational perception infrastructure. The platform includes pre-trained models, training and deployment tooling, and efficient execution on affordable hardware.

4 investors

Alchemy develops vertically integrated nanotechnology solutions for high-value applications across various industries. The company focuses on fundamental nanotechnology innovations to solve major problems and delivers ready-to-use end products rather than components.

3 investors

Automatic Labs built a connected-car adapter and app that plugged into a vehicle's OBD-II port to track driving data, diagnostics, and trips. It was acquired by SiriusXM in 2017 and shut down in 2020.

3 investors

Carma provides an AI-powered operating system for fleet management that replaces legacy point solutions with integrated tools for maintenance scheduling, vendor management, and cost optimization. The platform serves large fleet operators and uses machine learning to automate repairs, parts ordering, and financial analysis across 1,000+ vehicle fleets.

2 investors

Ekho provides a vehicle commerce platform for dealerships and motorcycle dealers, offering AI sales agents, dealer websites, and a transaction engine that handles financing, compliance, titling, and registration. The platform operates across all 50 U.S. states and serves automotive and powersports retailers.

2 investors

Entangl provides AI-powered operational management software for data centers and critical infrastructure, helping teams prevent outages. The platform serves data center operators managing compute infrastructure that powers global financial markets and AI workloads.

2 investors

MOVEdot is an AI platform that integrates engineering data from multiple sources—telemetry, simulations, and documents—and uses AI agents to analyze it and run simulations for physical engineering teams. It serves engineering organizations in automotive, racing, and manufacturing by providing shared workspaces for teams to collaborate on data-driven decision-making.

2 investors

Navier provides cloud-based engineering agents that automate simulation setup and workflows for hardware engineers in aerospace and defense, enabling faster design iterations without manual configuration overhead.

2 investors

Sandra AI develops AI agents and software for car dealerships that automate customer interactions across calls and messages, as well as sales and aftersales operations including billing, scheduling, inventory, and CRM management.

2 investors

Toma builds AI software that automates customer interactions for automotive dealerships, helping recover lost sales revenue.

2 investors

Cardinal Gray automates vehicle titling and DMV documentation workflows for lenders and financial institutions. The platform streamlines document origination, title reporting, lien management, and electronic signature collection in the auto lending process.

1 investor

Carsabi operates a search platform that helps buyers discover used vehicles across multiple sources.

1 investor

CarSignal is an AI-based all-in-one operating system for auto repair shops, covering intake, diagnostics, estimates, scheduling, and payments in a single workspace. It includes a diagnostic copilot with OEM-grounded reasoning, customer-ready estimates, and live status pages, serving independent and multi-location shops across the US.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

1 investor

CarWoo connects car buyers with multiple dealerships to compare offers and purchase new vehicles. The platform helps customers find deals from dealers across their network.

1 investor

Clearline is an AI-native operating system for dealerships that centralizes customer interactions across sales and service, automating responses and follow-ups. It consolidates fragmented customer communication and revenue tracking into a single platform to improve dealership operations.

1 investor

Fiix provides on-demand auto repair services performed at customers' homes or offices, covering battery, brake, engine, tire, transmission, and related vehicle maintenance and diagnostics.

1 investor

Revion builds software tools for automotive technicians to automate routine tasks like inspection documentation and repair information lookup. The platform helps technicians in automotive service departments reduce administrative work and improve operational efficiency for the $1.2 trillion US automotive service sector.

1 investor

ShortLoop is a business development center platform that automates and manages customer outreach and appointment scheduling for automotive dealerships. The product helps dealership operators improve operational efficiency and control across multiple locations.

1 investor

Versable provides AI-powered data enhancement and cleaning for automotive aftermarket parts listings, helping manufacturers, retailers, and distributors standardize product catalogs and generate market-ready content across multiple platforms.

1 investor

VoxOps AI provides voice automation software for automotive garages, dealerships, and lenders to handle inbound and outbound customer calls and associated business processes.

1 investor

Weel provides a smartphone application that combines GPS navigation, dashcam recording with video sharing, and driver assistance features including augmented reality navigation and advanced driver assistance systems. The app targets drivers seeking safety and navigation tools without additional hardware or cost.

1 investor

Yoshi Mobility operates a platform that handles vehicle fueling and maintenance services, aiming to reduce total ownership costs by modernizing the infrastructure traditionally served by gas stations and repair shops.

1 investor