Best Auto Companies in Arizona, United States
The 146 best Auto companies in Arizona, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Carvana.
Our analysis of 50 Auto companies
$9.4b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Auto companies in Arizona
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carvana Online dealer of pre owned cars 89AI top 15%Customers top 16%Funding top 21%Patents top 23% All 13 signals ▾AItop 15% Customerstop 16% Fundingtop 21% Patentstop 23% Fin. healthtop 24% Markettop 27% Innovationtop 27% Techtop 28% Moattop 32% Producttop 38% Newstop 45% Growthbottom 44% Globalbottom 38% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Customers: Play-Store rating 4.79★ across 84,874 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +6% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $460M | 28 mo ago | Public | — | 2012 | Atlassian JiraApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | 100 patents Automated vehicle imaging systems for inspection, marketing, and AI-driven photo capture | 1 partnership |
| 2 | DriveTime Automotive dealerships network focused on used cars | $240M | 192 mo ago | Funding Raised | Don Reese CEO | 2002 | Apple iCloud MailTailwind CSSGSAP+24 | — | 2 job openings · 1 internship · 2 awards |
| 3 | Mister Car Wash 🦄 Provider of car wash services | $68M | 84 mo ago | Public | John Lai President and CEO | 1969 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+44 | — | — |
| 4 | Rockford Fosgate Manufacturer and supplier of automotive infotainment components | $48M | 240 mo ago | Late Stage | Bill Jackson CEO & President | 1980 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Tempronics Energy efficient thermoelectric technology for seats and beds | $23M | 95 mo ago | Deadpooled | Tarek Makansi Founder & CTO | 2006 | — | 84 patents Distributed thermoelectric heating/cooling panels and integrated power‑generation modules | — |
| 6 | Treads Manufacture of automotive of vehicle tires | $5M | 34 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | WordPressTypeScriptPHP+27 | — | — |
| 7 | True Blue Carwash Provider of car washing services | $3M | 96 mo ago | Series A | Robert Wallace CEO | 2005 | — | — | — |
| 8 | KC Hilites Manufacturer and supplier of auxiliary performance lighting | $1M | 136 mo ago | Early Stage | Alan Wang CEO | 1970 | Cart FunctionalityMagentoPlesk+38 | 7 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 9 | WaveTech Engines Developer of internal combustion engines focused on efficiency improvements | $233K | 191 mo ago | Seed | — | 2005 | — | 15 patents Linear-to-rotary motion conversion mechanisms for reciprocating engine powertrains | — |
| 10 | OOROO Auto Repair & maintenance service provider for cars | $200K | 90 mo ago | Funding Raised | Jeffrey Artzi Founder & CEO | 2014 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22 | — | — |
Top 12 Auto companies in Arizona
#1
Public · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2012 · 27400 employees$460Mraised▾
Online dealer of pre owned cars. The platform offers personalized financing services for vehicles. Buyers can browse vehicles, answer a few questions, calculate loans and get an estimated value for the vehicle. The users can browse by models, brands, body styles, and locations.
- Feb 2024Post IPO—
- Nov 2018Post IPO$400K
- Apr 2018Post IPO$15.2M
- Aug 2016Series D$160M
#2
Seed · Arizona · founded 2019 · 6 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Manufacture of automotive of vehicle tires
- Aug 2023Seed$4.6M
#3
Funding Raised · Tempe, Arizona · founded 2002 · 5000 employees$240.2Mraised▾
DriveTime Automotive Group is an automotive retail group operating a network of used car dealerships across the USA. The company provides sales, financing, insurance, and aftermarket services for used cars, trucks, and pickups. Provides auto loan approvals & credit check via its website. Offers a 30-day/1500-mile limited warranty and a 5-day return guarantee on all vehicles it sells.
- Jun 2010Conventional Debt$40.2M
- May 2010Conventional Debt$200M
#4
Public · Tucson, Arizona · founded 1969 · 6750 employees$67.9Mraised▾
Mister Car Wash is the largest car wash operator in North America with over 425 locations nationwide. The company is known for its quality service and speedy operations. They offer a monthly Unlimited plan for customers to access their car wash services.
#5
Deadpooled · Tucson, Arizona · founded 2006 · 2 employees$22.7Mraised▾
Tempronics is a developer of thermoelectric technology for efficient heating and cooling for seats and beds by inserting hundreds of tiny thermoelectric pumps. Eliminates the need for distributed medium to heat or cool the surface and claims that it can be easily integrated into existing surfaces and does not affect the structure, look, or feel of the surface. Focusing on the automotive market, medical industry, and home & office furniture, as of Dec'17.
- Jul 2018Series C$6.5M
- Sep 2016Series C$9.5M
- Mar 2010Series A$2.7M
- Jan 2010Series A$3.2M
#6
Late Stage · Tempe, Arizona · founded 1980 · 107 employees$47.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer and supplier of automotive infotainment components
- Jun 2006Post IPO$5.5M
- Conventional Debt$22M
- Conventional Debt$20M
#7
Series A · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2005 · 217 employees$3Mraised▾
Provider of car washing services
- 2018PE—
- May 2015Series A$3M
#8
Early Stage · Flagstaff, Arizona · founded 1970 · 42 employees$1Mraised▾
KC Hilites is a manufacturer and supplier of auxiliary performance lighting. Manufactures off-road lights, light mounts, light bars, headlight and accessories for off-road vehicles.
- Feb 2015Unattributed$1M
#9
Funding Raised · Oro Valley, Arizona · founded 2014$200Kraised▾
Repair & maintenance service provider for cars
- Dec 2018Conventional Debt$200K
#10
Seed · Tempe, Arizona · founded 2005 · 1 employees$233.4Kraised▾
Developer of internal combustion engines focused on efficiency improvements. It identifies and eliminates fundamental inefficiencies in internal combustion engines. The goal is to achieve the highest possible efficiency in engine design.
- Jun 2010Seed$233.4K
#11
Funding Raised · Phoenix, Arizona · founded 2014$5Kraised▾
Partsdetect is an online business-to-business marketplace for aftermarket automotive parts & accessories. Buyers can scan or enter the VIN, can find the parts from parts name, number or category, can select the vendor, can place the order & parts will be delivered to them. They also provide services such as price comparison, warranty & more. Their app is also available for Apple & Android devices.
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$5K
#12
Acquired · Yuma, Arizona · founded 2013 · 32 employees—raised▾
Offers automotive collision repair and maintenance services
- Feb 2021Seed—
- Sep 2019Conventional Debt—
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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How research on Autonomous Vehicles in Arizona is moving
A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles in Arizona — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 53 papers.
Arizona State University, University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University predominantly research autonomous vehicle technology and safety, with an optimistic-to-neutral tone reflecting recent acceleration in breakthrough findings.
- Arizona State University31
- University of Arizona14
- Northern Arizona University12
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona2
- Southern Arizona VA Health Care System2
- Coccidioides6
- Microbiology4
- Computer security3
- Perception3
- Intersection (aeronautics)2
- Trajectory3
- Lidar1
- Ranging1
- Field of view1
- Projection (relational algebra)1
- Computer security2
- Coccidioides2
- Microbiology2
- Offspring1
- Sociality1
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