Carma
Hiring
What they do:
The AI Operating System For Modern Fleets.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Mobility Startups in the United States
This list has 88 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 15 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (54), Los Angeles (6), and New York (6). Largest teams: Cruise, Chariot, and Embark Trucks. Latest round: Shoreline Bespoke Vehicles raised $877K (Oct 1, 2026).
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Steinmetz
Hiring
What they do:
Next-Generation Power Electronics
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
AI Agents for Hardware Engineering
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
A single point integration for secure and automated EV charging.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Versable
Hiring
What they do:
AI powered product description enhancement for the auto parts industry
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
Helping fleets find and pay parking tickets
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HQ: Pittsburgh, PA, United States
What they do:
Make diesel semi trucks hybrid-electric
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
Cutting edge hydrofoil systems for boatbuilders
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
Reliable infrastructure to build, deploy and manage real-world robots.
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HQ: Denver, CO, United States
What they do:
Platform for cities to optimize transit
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
What they do:
AI native radars for self-driving cars
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
Robots for vehicle maintenance.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
The AI Operating System for Auto Shops.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Cruise
Acquired
What they do:
Self-driving cars.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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HQ: Tampa, FL, United States
Incorporated: 2022
Funding:
$22M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Houston, TX, United States
Funding:
$3.85M · Debt · Mar 2026
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
Incorporated: 2025
Funding:
$3M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
Incorporated: 2025
Funding:
$2.6M · Equity · Jan 2026
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HQ: Santa Monica, CA, United States
Funding:
$877K · Equity · Oct 2026
Chariot
Acquired
What they do:
The world's first private mass transit service providing a commuting…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YourMechanic
Acquired
What they do:
Car Repairs, Reinvented:a. Mechanic comes to your home or work to fix…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Remix
Acquired
What they do:
We’re building a platform to empower cities to plan the best possible…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Automatic
Acquired
What they do:
Automatic connects your car to the rest of your digital life.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Boosted
Acquired
What they do:
Simple, fun, and fast electric vehicles.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
CarDash
Acquired
What they do:
Managed marketplace for automotive services.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Phiar
Acquired
What they do:
We are developing a revolutionary AI-powered augmented reality…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Carlypso
Acquired
What they do:
Used car marketplace
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Curo
Acquired
What they do:
Electric fleets park and charge anywhere with Curo
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
lvl5
Acquired
What they do:
HD maps for self-driving cars.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Embark
Acquired
What they do:
Public transit apps. Acquired by Apple in 2013.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Palifer
Acquired
What they do:
Predictive maintenance models for trains and heavy industry
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Auro Robotics
Acquired
What they do:
Autonomous shuttles for campus-like environments.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC S15Early stage
Moxion Power Co.
Shut down
What they do:
Mobile Energy Storage Technology
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Faction
Shut down
What they do:
Driverless electric vehicles at a fraction of the cost of a car.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Fetch
Shut down
What they do:
Marketplace for self-service truck rental.
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HQ: Atlanta, GA, United States
Mosaix.ai
Shut down
What they do:
Mosaix builds the NLP for the local languages at the emerging markets.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States