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Best Auto Companies in Catalonia, Spain

The 50 best Auto companies in Catalonia, Spain in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Mundimoto.

50companies tracked
$82.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
9have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO × CATALONIA

Our analysis of 256 Auto companies

$29.3b in tracked funding; 77% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.

256companies analysed
77%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
16unicorns
2015median founding year
609kcombined LinkedIn audience
75%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Auto companies in Catalonia

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Mundimoto
Online dealer of second-hand bikes
$34M18 mo agoSeries AAlberto Garcia
Co-Founder
2019Node.jsSalesforceGoogle Maps+30
2EBRO
Manufacturer of electric pick-up trucks
$21M33 mo agoSeries BValentin Rouss
Co-Founder
2021
3Carnovo
Online auction-based platform to purchase new cars
$10M70 mo agoSeries AGerard Olive
Co-Founder
2016Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceZoho+15
4Cleverea
Platform for vehicle telematics and usage based insurance
$7M57 mo agoSeedJavier Liarte
Co-Founder
2019Cart FunctionalitySentryBugSnag+23
5Drenting
Provider of used car subscription services
$6M14 mo agoSeedDavid Salvado
Chief Executive Officer
2017WordPressMySQLZoho+301 partnership
6Draxton
Manufacturer of automotive components
$4M41 mo agoAcquired2018RubyAnimate.cssVarnish+12
7Cleer
Online mobility insurance platform for individuals
$894K55 mo agoSeedAngel Suarez
Co-Founder & COO
2020
8Plazy
Provider of eco-friendly vehicle cleaning services at customers' doorstep without the need for water or…
$317K33 mo agoSeedDavide Brea
Co-Founder & CEO
2020WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+30
9everybodyCar
Group car buying platform
$192K170 mo agoPublicDavid Pareja
Co-Funder & CEO
2011

Top 11 Auto companies in Catalonia

#1
Series A · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2019 · 250 employees
$33.6Mraised

Online dealer of second-hand bikes. Users can search and buy bikes by providing specifications, expected price, calculate finance, and place orders through the platform.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 21k LinkedIn followers — 3.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Conventional Debt$13.6M
  • Jan 2025Series A$8.5M
  • Oct 2023Conventional Debt$6.3M
  • Jun 2023Series A$10.7M
Founders & team
Alberto GarciaCo-Founder
Investors
BBVA Spark, Maniv Mobility, Autotech Ventures, P101, Mutua Madrilena, Orilla Asset Management
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerBootstrapCookieyesCore-JsDivi
#2
Seed · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2017
$5.7Mraised

Provider of used car subscription services. This company offers flexible, all-inclusive monthly subscriptions for a variety of used vehicles. Customers can choose from various makes, models, and vehicle types, selecting parameters such as mileage and contract length. The service includes insurance, maintenance, and taxes, eliminating the need for upfront payments or additional costs. The process involves selecting a vehicle, submitting documentation, and arranging delivery or pickup.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. COGESA - Corredura de seguros y Zurich Insurance) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Seed$5.7M
Founders & team
David SalvadoChief Executive Officer
Investors
Inveready
Tech stack
BootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Turnstile
#3
Series B · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2021
$21.1Mraised

Manufacturer of electric pick-up trucks

Founders & team
Valentin RoussCo-FounderPedro CalefCEO
Investors
ANDBANK
#4
Acquired · Lleida, Catalonia · founded 2018 · 495 employees
$4.4Mraised

Draxton is a global manufacturer of cast and machined components with presence in the main global automotive markets. Serving over 50 customers and strategically located in 6 countries across 3 continents. The total annual capacity of the Sector, including Joint Ventures, is: •More than 550 thousand tons of iron casting. •More than 10 thousand tons of aluminum casting.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 18k LinkedIn followers — 3.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023Grant (prize money)$4.4M
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Alpine.JsApache Http ServerAxiosCookieyesCore-JsJsdelivr
#5
Seed · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2019 · 42 employees
$6.6Mraised

Platform for vehicle telematics and usage based insurance. The platform helps insurers and users monitor driving patterns and related data to support insurance decisions based on actual usage. It supports tracking vehicle activity, interpreting behavior, and linking insights with coverage considerations through an integrated online system.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. ALEJANDRO LINDE RODRIGUEZ) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Seed$5.8M
  • Dec 2019Seed$811K
Founders & team
Javier LiarteCo-FounderAlvaro Sanz PerezCo-FounderJoan LiarteCo-Founder
Investors
Stride, Bonsai Partners, Inveready, TA Ventures, FJ Labs
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularBugsnagCart Functionality
#6
Series A · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2016 · 25 employees
$9.8Mraised

Carnovo is an online auction-based platform to purchase new cars. Their platform enables users to compare the best offers for their choice of car from various dealers. The platform requires users to configure & select the car they want, compare offers from dealers by proximity, price & valuation, and make the purchase directly at the dealership at the price offered.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Series A$7.6M
  • May 2017Seed$2.2M
Founders & team
Gerard OliveCo-FounderSantiago VernettaCo-Founder & COOGerard OliveCo-Founder
Investors
Mountain Partners, R-301 Capital, Antai Ventures, Sabadell Venture Capital, Vealo Ventures, Lanzadera
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud MailCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#7
Seed · Sabadell, Catalonia · founded 2020 · 12 employees
$316.7Kraised

Plazy is an eco-friendly car cleaning service that offers vehicle cleaning at customers' homes without the need for water or electricity. They provide a 15% discount on the first wash.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 851 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Seed$316.7K
Founders & team
Davide BreaCo-Founder & CEOEsther SanzCo-Founder
Tech stack
BootstrapChart.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Core-Js
#8
Seed · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2020 · 15 employees
$894Kraised

Online mobility insurance platform for individuals. It offers solutions for car insurance, motorcycle insurance, bicycle insurance, scooter insurance, and more. It offers quotes based on real data and claims assistance solutions for users.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Seed
  • Mar 2021Seed$894K
  • Mar 2021Conventional Debt$212K
Founders & team
Angel SuarezCo-Founder & COODanae BorrellCo-Founder & CPO
Investors
Extension Fund, Enisa, Antai Ventures, Faraday
#9
Public · Barcelona, Catalonia · founded 2011 · 2 employees
$192Kraised

EverybodyCar is a social network to connect buyers and create groups interested in the same brand of car. Users can communicate with fellow group members, and deal for a better price with dealers.

Funding rounds
  • May 2012Seed$192K
Founders & team
David ParejaCo-Funder & CEO
Investors
Movistar
#10
Acquired · Martorell, Catalonia · founded 1950 · 14000 employees
raised

SEAT is a car manufacturing company with products across categories such as hatchbacks, SUVs, sedans, sports cars, luxury cars and family cars.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 219k LinkedIn followers — 35.9% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Robert CahnCEOLuca De MeoEx- CEO
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamaiAkamai Bot Manager
#11
Funding Raised · Banyoles, Catalonia · founded 2015
raised

Developer and manufacturer of thermoelectric generators intended to produce electricity from fire heat. The company's biomass-driven electric generator recovers the waste heat and produces electricity, enabling clients to have an access to thermoelectric energy.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2017Grant (prize money)
Founders & team
Albert MassaguerFounder & CTOEduard MassaguerCEO
Investors
Fundación Repsol

Funding & investor landscape

$82.6Mtotal disclosed funding
9companies funded
15disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Antai Ventures2 rounds
Bonsai Partners2 rounds
Europa2 rounds
Inveready2 rounds
ALZA Capital Partners1 rounds
ANDBANK1 rounds
Abac Capital1 rounds
Atomic4 Ventures1 rounds
Autotech Ventures1 rounds
BBVA Spark1 rounds

Notable founders

Alberto Garcia
Co-Founder · Mundimoto
David Salvado
Chief Executive Officer · Drenting
Valentin Rouss
Co-Founder · EBRO
Pedro Calef
CEO · EBRO
Javier Liarte
Co-Founder · Cleverea
Alvaro Sanz Perez
Co-Founder · Cleverea
Gerard Olive
Co-Founder · Carnovo
Santiago Vernetta
Co-Founder & COO · Carnovo
Davide Brea
Co-Founder & CEO · Plazy
Esther Sanz
Co-Founder · Plazy
Angel Suarez
Co-Founder & COO · Cleer
Danae Borrell
Co-Founder & CPO · Cleer
Prism market signals · Spain · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,421,545 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Auto coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Spain

How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in Spain

A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 2,552 Spain-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201120192026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 29% → 43% across 2011–2026.
top research entities
  • Universidad Internacional De La Rioja417
  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid94
  • Universidad de Granada89
  • Universitat de València77
  • Universidad de Sevilla62
leading researchers
Juan Moisés de la Serna · Carlos Camacho · Ruiz Jiménez, Juan · Vicenç Puig · Gerardo Rey · Ibai de Juan · Chato-Astrain, Jesus · Campos, Fernando
Breakthroughs116 · 5%
▼ 10%→4% share
▼0.4× share momentum0 median citations88% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (10%→4% of field), led by Computer vision.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Computer vision1→7
  • Humanities1→7
  • Lidar1→4
Newly emergingControl theory (sociology) 0→10 · Context (archaeology) 0→9 · Human–computer interaction 0→7
Landmark Event-Based Vision Meets Deep Learning on Steering Prediction for Self-Driving Cars · 512 cites
Advancements286 · 11%
▼ 17%→11% share
▼0.6× share momentum0 median citations92% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (17%→11% of field), led by Humanities.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Humanities1→72
  • Context (archaeology)3→35
  • Computer vision2→8
  • Transport engineering1→6
  • Control theory (sociology)1→5
Newly emergingPhilosophy 0→41 · Field (mathematics) 0→7 · Order (exchange) 0→7
Landmark A Predictive Controller for Autonomous Vehicle Path Tracking · 331 cites
Concerns916 · 36%
▼ 38%→36% share
▼0.9× share momentum0 median citations95% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (38%→36% of field), led by Humanities.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Humanities14→380
  • Context (archaeology)2→196
  • Philosophy9→171
  • Persona1→46
  • Order (exchange)1→44
Newly emergingField (mathematics) 0→30 · Government (linguistics) 0→24 · Perspective (graphical) 0→22
Landmark An Overview of Lidar Imaging Systems for Autonomous Vehicles · 454 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Spain

Where autonomous vehicles is researched across Spain

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Madrid357 · +0.02
Hot · HumanitiesAdvancing · ScopusOpportunity · PopulationConcern · Portfolio
Barcelona130 · +0.14
Hot · Model predictive controlAdvancing · Object detectionOpportunity · CredibilityConcern · Portfolio
Valencia130 · -0.04
Hot · PhilosophyOpportunity · Order (exchange)Concern · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Granada104 · -0.03
Hot · LimitingOpportunity · Middle AgesConcern · Humanities
Seville101 · -0.07
Hot · Statistical analysisOpportunity · PersonaConcern · Component (thermodynamics)
Zaragoza68 · -0.13
Hot · HumanitiesOpportunity · Face (sociological concept)Concern · Philosophy
Pamplona65 · -0.09
Hot · HumanitiesAdvancing · PhilosophyOpportunity · Reading (process)Concern · Order (exchange)
Cerdanyola del Vallès62 · -0.03
Hot · PersonaOpportunity · PhilosophyConcern · Humanities
Leioa52 · +0.03
Hot · Computer visionAdvancing · Object detectionOpportunity · Object (grammar)Concern · Humanities
Santiago de Compostela49 · -0.02
Hot · MEDLINEAdvancing · Internal medicineOpportunity · Physical activityConcern · Humanities

Common questions

How many Auto companies are there in Catalonia, Spain?
Radar tracks 50 indexable Auto companies headquartered in Catalonia, Spain that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto companies in Catalonia, Spain?
The Auto companies in Catalonia, Spain on this list have raised a combined $82.6M in disclosed equity funding across 9 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto company in Catalonia, Spain?
Mundimoto is the highest-funded Auto company in Catalonia, Spain, with $33.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto companies in Catalonia, Spain are funded?
9 of the 50 Auto companies in Catalonia, Spain on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto unicorns are there in Catalonia, Spain?
None of the Auto companies in Catalonia, Spain on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Catalonia, Spain Auto companies?
The most active investors in Catalonia, Spain Auto companies on this list include Antai Ventures, Bonsai Partners, Europa, Inveready, ALZA Capital Partners.
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