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The transportation sector is seeing major changes driven by new companies across the globe. These businesses are creating new ways for people and goods to move.

For example, Estonia's Bolt has gathered $2.3 billion for its all-in-one mobility app. In the United States, Beta Technologies is building electric aircraft with $1.8 billion in funding.

Below is our list of 100 Transportation startups worth keeping an eye on.

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Bolt provides a super-app for urban mobility, offering everything from ride-hailing and food delivery to scooter and car-sharing services. This wide range of services positions them as a major player in making urban transportation more accessible and affordable.

HeadquartersTallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
Year Founded2013
FoundersMarkus Villig, Martin Villig, Oliver Leisalu
Funding Amount$2.3B
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusDebt Financing
Top InvestorsEuropean Investment Bank, Citi, Sequoia Capital, Deutsche Bank, International Finance Corporation

Beta Technologies develops all-electric aircraft, including both conventional and vertical takeoff and landing models designed for cargo and passenger use. The company supports its aircraft with a proprietary charging network and flight training simulators to create a complete electric aviation ecosystem.

HeadquartersSouth Burlington, Vermont, United States
Year Founded2017
FoundersKyle Clark
Funding Amount$1.8B
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusCorporate Round
Top InvestorsFidelity, RedBird Capital Partners, GE Aerospace, Qatar Investment Authority, Export-Import Bank of the United States

May Mobility develops and deploys autonomous vehicle technology for public transportation systems. Their fleets of self-driving shuttles are designed to improve transit access and create safer, more efficient community mobility.

HeadquartersAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States
Year Founded2017
FoundersAlisyn Malek, Edwin Olson, Steve Vozar
Funding Amount$309.6M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusCorporate Round
Top InvestorsY Combinator, SV Angel, Liquid 2 Ventures, Toyota Motor, Palm Drive Capital

Sumsub builds an all-in-one verification platform to help businesses onboard users securely and fight digital fraud. Their solution provides customizable KYC, KYB, and AML checks to ensure compliance and protect against identity theft across the entire customer journey.

HeadquartersLimassol, Limassol, Cyprus
Year Founded2015
FoundersAndrew Sever, Jacob Sever, Peter Sever, Vyacheslav Zholudev
Funding Amount$37.5M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries B
Top InvestorsFlint Capital

Motive builds a fleet management platform that uses AI to improve driver safety and operational productivity. Their technology helps businesses manage vehicle fleets, ensure compliance, and increase profitability through integrated hardware and software solutions.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, United States
Year Founded2013
FoundersObaid Khan, Ryan Johns, Shoaib Makani
Funding Amount$717.3M
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsInsight Partners, BlackRock, Index Ventures, IVP, Kleiner Perkins

Shift5 builds cybersecurity solutions to defend operational technology platforms like planes, trains, and weapon systems from cyber threats. Their platform combines hardware and software to give critical infrastructure operators the data and insights needed to detect and respond to attacks.

HeadquartersArlington, Virginia, United States
Year Founded2019
FoundersJosh Lospinoso
Funding Amount$180.5M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries C
Top InvestorsCSP Equity Partners, Insight Partners, 645 Ventures, AE Industrial Partners, Booz Allen Ventures

Careem is building a super-app for the Middle East to handle everyday needs from transportation and food delivery to digital payments. The platform brings together a variety of on-demand services, making it easier for users to manage their daily lives through a single app.

HeadquartersDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Year Founded2012
FoundersAbdulla Elyas, Magnus Olsson, Mudassir Sheikha
Funding Amount$771.7M
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusSeries F
Top InvestorsSTV, Coatue, Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Rakuten, BECO Capital

inDrive has developed a global mobility and urban services platform that connects passengers with drivers. Their app's core feature allows users to directly negotiate and agree upon the fare, challenging the fixed-price model of other ride-hailing services.

HeadquartersLimassol, Limassol, Cyprus
Year Founded2012
FoundersArsen Tomsky
Funding Amount$537M
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusDebt Financing
Top InvestorsGeneral Catalyst, Insight Partners, Bond, LETA Capital

Zoox develops purpose-built, autonomous robotaxis for its on-demand mobility service. These all-electric vehicles are created from the ground up to navigate complex urban environments safely and efficiently.

HeadquartersFoster City, California, United States
Year Founded2014
FoundersJesse Levinson, Tim Kentley Klay
Funding Amount$1B
Startup SizeMajor Organization (1,001-5,000)
Last Funding StatusConvertible Note
Top InvestorsLux Capital, Blackbird Ventures, IDG Capital, Employee Stock Option Fund, Threshold

Einride provides a freight technology platform for digital, electric, and autonomous shipping. The company deploys its own fleet of connected electric trucks and autonomous pods to make freight transport more sustainable and efficient.

HeadquartersStockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Year Founded2016
FoundersFilip Lilja, Linnéa Kornehed, Robert Falck
Funding Amount$752.3M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsPlug and Play, Temasek Holdings, EQT Ventures, Northzone, IonQ

90 Additional Transportation Startups Worth Following

The top 10 are just a small slice of what’s happening across the transportation world. Founders are working on everything from AI to space travel, and together they have raised tens of billions of dollars.

Some of these companies are brand new, while others are already well known names. Here’s a look at the other startups that are helping to define the future of how we get around.

StartupMain IndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
Sierra Space logo Sierra SpaceManufacturing2021$1.7BSeries B
Waymo logo WaymoAI2009$11.1BSeries C
Blue Water Autonomy logo Blue Water AutonomyManufacturing2024$64MSeries A
Augment logo AugmentAI2024$110MSeries A
Fetcherr logo FetcherrMobility2019$156.5MSeries C
Rapido logo RapidoData2015$825.4MSecondary Market
Akasa Air logo Akasa AirMobility2021$160MVenture Round
FERNRIDE logo FERNRIDEMobility2019$82.1MSeries A
Porter logo PorterLogistics2014$356.9MVenture Round
SITA logo SITAMobility1949$400MDebt Financing
Breeze Airways logo Breeze AirwaysMobility2018$287.3MSeries B
Air India logo Air IndiaMobility1932$1.4BDebt Financing
FlavorCloud logo FlavorCloudRetail2017$18.1MSeries B
T2 logo T2Enterprise2022¥10.5BSeries B
Lytx logo LytxEnterprise1998$769MConvertible Note
Avelo Airlines logo Avelo AirlinesMobility2020$175.2MVenture Round
GoodShip logo GoodShipLogistics2022$40.4MSeries B
Veho logo VehoLogistics2016$299.2MSeries B
EV Realty logo EV RealtyMobility2021$103MPrivate Equity
Venus Aerospace logo Venus AerospaceMobility2020$43MGrant
Riyadh Air logo Riyadh AirMobility2023SAR5BDebt Financing
OneRail logo OneRailLogistics2018$109.5MSeries C
The Boring Company logo The Boring CompanyManufacturing2016$908MSecondary Market
BusCaro logo BusCaroFintech2022$4MSeed
Motiv Electric Trucks logo Motiv Electric TrucksMobility2009$310.8MUndisclosed
Plus logo PlusAI2016$520MSeries C
NoTraffic logo NoTrafficAI2017$75.7MSeries B
Pyka logo PykaMobility2017$88.1MSeries B
Flexjet logo FlexjetMobility1995$800MPrivate Equity
Euler Motors logo Euler MotorsMobility2018$224.7MSeries D
Rad Power Bikes logo Rad Power BikesEnvironment2007$329.3MSeries D
Radia logo RadiaMobility2016$100MSeries C
BeyondTrucks logo BeyondTrucksFintech2019$4MSeries A
Inversion logo InversionMobility2021$54.1MSeries A
AtoB logo AtoBFintech2019$312MSeries C
Electra.aero logo Electra.aeroMobility2020$115MSeries B
RunBuggy logo RunBuggyMobility2018$71MSeries B
Also logo AlsoMobility2025$305MVenture Round
LanzaJet logo LanzaJetMobility2020$277.5MGrant
Futurail logo FuturailAI2023$6.5MSeed
WheelsOn logo WheelsOnTravel2023$12.5MSeed
Skyscanner logo SkyscannerEnterprise2003$197.2MVenture Round
ePower logo ePowerMobility2018$48MVenture Round
Regent logo RegentMobility2020$87MVenture Round
BasiGo logo BasiGoMobility2021$63.1MSeries A
CloudTrucks logo CloudTrucksMedia2019$141.6MSeries B
Revel logo RevelMedia2018$274MDebt Financing
Adani Airports logo Adani AirportsMobility2019$1.1BDebt Financing
Ninja Van logo Ninja VanLogistics2014$1BDebt Financing
VOI Technology logo VOI TechnologyMedia2018$595.3MDebt Financing
Nexar logo NexarAI2015$149.5MSeries D
Amplio logo AmplioHardware2021$17.1MSeries A
Flock Freight logo Flock FreightLogistics2015$459MSeries E
Pando logo PandoAI2015$41MSeries B
Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry logo Zero Gravity Aircraft IndustryMobility2021CN¥510MSeries A
Ample logo AmpleMobility2014$326.9MGrant
Zum logo ZumMedia2015$399.6MGrant
Parallel Systems logo Parallel SystemsMobility2020$91.3MSeries B
Merlin Labs logo Merlin LabsMobility2018$133.5MSeries B
SMBC Aviation Capital logo SMBC Aviation CapitalMobility1997$2.1BDebt Financing
Skyryse logo SkyryseMobility2016$233.5MSeries B
Vector logo VectorLogistics2014$10MDebt Financing
Glydways logo GlydwaysEnergy2016$212.5MUndisclosed
Zeelo logo ZeeloEnterprise2016$56.6MSeries B
GreenCell Mobility logo GreenCell MobilityMobility2019$501.2MDebt Financing
Virgin Atlantic Airways logo Virgin Atlantic AirwaysMobility1984$1.6BSecondary Market
BluSmart Mobility logo BluSmart MobilityMobility2019$486.3MSeries B
Faye logo FayeFintech2021$49MSeries B
Burq logo BurqLogistics2021$10.5MSeries A
Nuro logo NuroAI2016$2.3BSeries E
Candela logo CandelaSports2014$96.2MVenture Round
ChargerHelp! logo ChargerHelp!Energy2020$20.3MSeries A
Bluedot logo BluedotMobility2021$7MSeed
Transfix logo TransfixEnterprise2013$169MSeries F
Simple Energy logo Simple EnergyMobility2019$71.9MConvertible Note
Turo logo TuroMobility2009$570.1MSecondary Market
Cowboy logo CowboyMobility2017$156.8MDebt Financing
Skyroot Aerospace logo Skyroot AerospaceMobility2018$95.1MSeries C
GMR Group logo GMR GroupManufacturing2001$1.9BDebt Financing
Vilego logo VilegoMobility2020CN¥50MSeries B
The Exploration Company logo The Exploration CompanyMobility2021$196.8MSeries B
Bollinger Motors logo Bollinger MotorsMobility2015$13MDebt Financing
TruKKer logo TruKKerLogistics2016$335.4MDebt Financing
Oncue logo OncueSaaS2016$11.3MSeries A
Blacklane logo BlacklaneMedia2011$203.5MSeries G
Optimal Dynamics logo Optimal DynamicsAI2017$95.8MSeries C
Beyond Aero logo Beyond AeroMobility2020$20MSeries A
Reliable Robotics Corporation logo Reliable Robotics CorporationMobility2017$133.5MSeries C
Nuvocargo logo NuvocargoFintech2018$74.4MSeries B
Watco Companies logo Watco CompaniesEnterprise1983$1.6BDebt Financing

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