Radar · Auto in Massachusetts
Best Auto Companies in Massachusetts, United States
The 121 best Auto companies in Massachusetts, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Lendbuzz.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
121companies tracked
$1.4Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
16have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO × MASSACHUSETTS
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.
50companies analysed
94%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
4unicorns
2015median founding year
185kcombined LinkedIn audience
67%of audience held by top 3
6companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Auto companies in Massachusetts
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lendbuzz 🦄 Online car loan platform 67Funding top 21%Tech top 24%Moat top 28%AI top 30% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Techtop 24% Moattop 28% AItop 30% Markettop 38% Patentstop 40% Innovationtop 42% Newstop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Growthbottom 32% Funding: Raised $310M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 9 yrs (1.7/yr) Tech: 45 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $310M | 32 mo ago | Series C | Amitay Kalmar Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | 9 patents AI-driven fraud detection and compliance analytics for user behavior, image, and document verification | 10 job openings |
| 2 | ClearMotion Developer of proactive ride system improving automotive travel and safety 62Innovation top 19%Moat top 19%Patents top 20%Funding top 22% All 10 signals ▾Innovationtop 19% Moattop 19% Patentstop 20% Fundingtop 22% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 48% Marketbottom 42% Newsbottom 27% Innovation: 393 patents (top 6% of patent-holders) · 234 filings since 2022 vs 159 in 2017-21 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 393 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $307M | 39 mo ago | Series E | Christian Steinmann CEO | 2008 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGSAP+16 | 393 patents Active vehicle suspension and terrain‑aware control systems for automotive safety and handling | 2 launchs |
| 3 | Highland Electric Fleet Provider of dealership services for automotive electric vehicles 62Funding top 20%Growth top 28%Tech top 41%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Growthtop 28% Techtop 41% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $253M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $253M | 6 mo ago | Series D | Duncan McIntyre CEO | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — | — |
| 4 | Insurify Online comparison platform for car insurance | $154M | 37 mo ago | Series B | Giorgos Zacharia Co-founder and Board Member | 2013 | StoryblokApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+20 | — | — |
| 5 | First Help Financial Online auto finance aggregation platform | $143M | 69 mo ago | Funding Raised | Parker Treacy Founder & Board Member | 2006 | SentryJavaOkta+6 | — | 1 job opening |
| 6 | Goji Online diversified insurance marketplace | $104M | 103 mo ago | Acquired | Géraldine Beaulieu Co-Founder | 2006 | — | 11 patents RF-based sensing and heating for processing and tracking consumable products | — |
| 7 | Flexcar Provider of car loans | $60M | 59 mo ago | Series C | Victoria Ricciardi Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer of Flexcar | 2000 | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+41 | — | 10 job openings |
| 8 | PartsTech offering automotive parts for businesses | $52M | 37 mo ago | Acquired | Gregory Kirber Founder & CEO | 2012 | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+22 | — | — |
| 9 | EverQuote Online comparison platform for automotive & other insurances | $38M | 111 mo ago | Public | — | 2011 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+23 | — | — |
| 10 | Zippity An online platform that provides on-site car repair and maintenance services | $12M | 55 mo ago | Series A | Dan Swanton Co-Founder & CTO | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 11 | TireTutor Online platform for buying tires for vehicles | $7M | 24 mo ago | Series B | Jason Abrahams Founder & CEO | 2016 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30 | — | 1 job opening |
| 12 | Surround Insurance Cloud-based insurance platform auto insurance | $5M | 43 mo ago | Seed | Kate Terry Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 13 | CarGurus Online retailer of used and new cars with financing options | $2M | 106 mo ago | Public | — | 2006 | Amazon WebstoreContentfulSentry+47 | 9 patents Automotive e‑commerce pricing, ranking algorithms, and fraud/erroneous listing detection | — |
| 14 | New England Wheels Brand of commercial vehicles | $250K | 97 mo ago | Early Stage | Paul Larose President/CEO | 1998 | — | — | 2 job openings · 1 launch · 1 expansion |
| 15 | MassDrive Insurance service providing auto, home, renters, pet, travel, and life quotes | $150K | 191 mo ago | Seed | Bill Suneson Co-Founder & CEO | 2009 | Apache HTTP ServerAmazon Web Servicescore-js+9 | — | — |
Top 12 Auto companies in Massachusetts
#1
Series D · Ipswich, Massachusetts · founded 2018 · 76 employees$253Mraised▾
Series D · Ipswich, Massachusetts · founded 2018 · 76 employees
Provider of dealership services for automotive electric vehicles
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%Growth
top 28%Tech
top 41%Talent
bottom 49%Market
bottom 38%Moat
bottom 38%Funding: Raised $253M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Dec 2025)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 35 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 7.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Series D$150M
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$10.9M
- Feb 2021PE$253M
Founders & team
Investors
Vision Ridge Partners, Fontinalis Partners, Aiga Capital, OSTI
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudwaysComplianzCore-Js
#2
Lendbuzz 🦄Series C · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2015 · 300 employees$309.7Mraised▾
Lendbuzz 🦄
Series C · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2015 · 300 employees
Online car loan platform. Users can apply for loan by providing guarantee, user details, payment details, preferred plans, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 21%Tech
top 24%Moat
top 28%AI
top 30%Market
top 38%Patents
top 40%Funding: Raised $310M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 9 yrs (1.7/yr) · Last round Series C (Oct 2023)
Tech: 45 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 9 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 59k LinkedIn followers — 31.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 10 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +10 · hiring: Dealership Account Manager, Senior Human Resources Business Partner
Funding rounds
- Oct 2023Conventional Debt$300M
- Oct 2023Series C$45M
- Jul 2023Series C$24M
- May 2023Conventional Debt$125M
Founders & team
Investors
Group 1001, 83NORTH, O.G. Venture Partners, MUFG, Goldman Sachs, Viola Credit
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon ElbAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate Manager
#3
Series E · Woburn, Massachusetts · founded 2008 · 172 employees$306.6Mraised▾
Series E · Woburn, Massachusetts · founded 2008 · 172 employees
Developer of proactive ride system improving automotive travel and safety. The system combines hardware and software for ride comfort, handling, and surface insight. The suspension provides real-time information, enabling vehicles to react to disturbances. The cloud solution generates surface maps that assess the road ahead.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 19%Moat
top 19%Patents
top 20%Funding
top 22%Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Innovation: 393 patents (top 6% of patent-holders) · 234 filings since 2022 vs 159 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 393 patents · Soonicorn
Patents: 393 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 234 filings since 2022 vs 159 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 12k LinkedIn followers — 6.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 4 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2023Series E$42.5M
- Sep 2022Series E$39M
- Jan 2019Series D$115M
- 2018Series C—
Founders & team
Investors
NIO Capital, NewView Capital, Franklin Templeton India, BAI Capital, Acadia Woods Partners, Franklin Templeton Investments
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCookiebotGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGsap
#4
Series B · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2013 · 67 employees$154.1Mraised▾
Series B · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2013 · 67 employees
Online comparison platform for car insurance. It offers insurance quotes for accident coverage, home protection, vehicle repair protection, property damage protection, life coverage, and more. It also offers claim assistance solutions.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 10k LinkedIn followers — 5.5% of this cohort's audience · 92 engagements/post (1.5× cohort median)
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2023Series B$22.4M
- Sep 2021Series B$100M
- Nov 2019Series A$23M
- Mar 2017Series A$4.6M
Founders & team
Investors
MassMutual Ventures, Nationwide, Rationalwave, MTech Capital, Viola FinTech, Hearst
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerBootstrapCloudflare
#5
Acquired · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2012 · 10 employees$51.5Mraised▾
Acquired · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2012 · 10 employees
offering automotive parts for businesses
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- May 2023Series C$35M
- Jan 2019Series A$3.5M
Founders & team
Investors
OpenView, Insight Partners, BP Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerCloudflare
#6
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2016 · 20 employees$6.7Mraised▾
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2016 · 20 employees
Online platform for buying tires for vehicles. The platform connects buyers with local tire dealers. Buyers can compare price and availability of tires and place order through the platform.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Product Marketing Manager
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Series B$5.5M
- Dec 2023Series A$1M
- Mar 2020Seed$140K
Founders & team
Investors
Impellent Ventures, Brand New Matter, MIT Alumni Angels, MIT Alumni Angels of Boston, MassChallenge, Bantam Group
#7
Funding Raised · Newton, Massachusetts · founded 2006 · 236 employees$143.2Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Newton, Massachusetts · founded 2006 · 236 employees
Online auto finance aggregation platform. Offers users auto loans for purchasing vehicles. Users need to provide their basic details online to get offers from multiple lenders.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 51k LinkedIn followers — 27.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Funding Manager
Funding rounds
- Aug 2020Conventional Debt$143.2M
Founders & team
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#8
Acquired · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2006 · 92 employees$104Mraised▾
Acquired · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2006 · 92 employees
Online diversified insurance marketplace. The comparison platform aggregates available P&C insurance products from several providers to list the optimum alternatives tailored to the needs of the users. In addition to listing the options online, It also offers offline support with on-hand experts available over the phone.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2017Series C$15M
- Jun 2016Series C$19M
- Jun 2016Conventional Debt—
- Sep 2015Series C$6.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Hudson Structured, Spark Capital, Thayer Street Partners, Village Ventures, Five Elms Capital, The Cross Country Group
#9
Series C · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2000 · 241 employees$59.5Mraised▾
Series C · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2000 · 241 employees
Provider of car loans
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 3.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 10 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +10 · hiring: Operations Specialist, Senior Product Designer
Funding rounds
- Jun 2021Series C$59.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Venture Friends, Seaya, Frontline Ventures, Uni.Fund
Tech stack
AhoyAmazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBackbone.Js
#10
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2015 · 16 employees$12.3Mraised▾
Series A · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2015 · 16 employees
An online platform that provides on-site car repair and maintenance services. It offers multiple services to the user including oil change, brake fluid service, battery inspection, battery replacement, cleaning, and filtration. Users can book an appointment through the online platform where they need to give basic information about their vehicle, preferred place, date, and time after which the user has to choose and pay for one of the available service packages. They also provide service for fleets.
Funding rounds
- Nov 2021Series A$3.3M
- Nov 2020Seed$1.9M
- Aug 2019Seed$3M
- Nov 2018Seed$3.6M
Founders & team
Investors
A3Ventures, Launchpad Ventures, BP Ventures, Schooner Capital, Jere Doyle Enterprises, Dorm Room Fund
#11
Seed · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2018 · 14 employees$5.1Mraised▾
Seed · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2018 · 14 employees
Cloud-based insurance platform auto insurance. It offers solutions for accident coverages, property damaged protection, rented car coverage, and more. It also offers an online claim processing portal for users. It also offer quoting software for insurance agents & brokers.
Funding rounds
- Oct 2022Seed$2.5M
- Mar 2021Seed$2.6M
- Jun 2019Grant (prize money)$60K
Founders & team
Investors
MassChallenge, Cameron Ventures, Newark Venture Partners, Plug and Play Tech Center, Sure Ventures, MassMutual
#12
Public · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2011 · 865 employees$37.6Mraised▾
Public · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2011 · 865 employees
EverQuote provides an online comparison platform for automotive & other insurances. It offers quotes for health insurance, home insurance, life insurance, auto insurance, and more. Users can build their profiles, provide their car information, compare insurance providers, and connect with licensed agents.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 6.9% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2017Series B$13M
- Oct 2016Series B$23M
- Jan 2016Seed—
- Apr 2015Seed$1.6M
Investors
Savano Capital Partners, Stratim Capital, Oceanic Partners, T Capital Partners, Link Ventures, Second Alpha
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAppnexusCdnjs
Funding & investor landscape
$1.4Btotal disclosed funding
15companies funded
68disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
J P Morgan2 rounds
Viola FinTech2 rounds
Notable founders
Duncan McIntyre
CEO · Highland Electric Fleet
Amitay Kalmar
Co-Founder & CEO · Lendbuzz
Christian Steinmann
CEO · ClearMotion
Giorgos Zacharia
Co-founder and Board Member · Insurify
Snejina Zacharia
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Insurify
Gregory Kirber
Founder & CEO · PartsTech
Jason Abrahams
Founder & CEO · TireTutor
Parker Treacy
Founder & Board Member · First Help Financial
Pushan Sen Gupta
CEO · First Help Financial
Géraldine Beaulieu
Co-Founder · Goji
Peter Breitstone
CEO · Goji
Victoria Ricciardi
Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer of Flexcar · Flexcar
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 5,477,462 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 IN MASSACHUSETTS · Mobility
How research on Autonomous Vehicles in Massachusetts is moving
A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles in Massachusetts — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 63 papers.
MIT and UMass Lowell lead Massachusetts' optimistic autonomous-vehicle research, focusing predominantly on safety, traffic management, and robotic path planning, with breakthroughs outnumbering concerns nearly four-to-one.
63 papers · stance +0.55 · 50% breakthrough · 14% concern
top institutions
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology39
- University of Massachusetts Lowell5
- Massachusetts Eye Research and Surgery Institute4
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth4
- University of Massachusetts Amherst3
leading researchers
Daniela Rus · Alexander Amini · Wilko Schwarting · Emilio Frazzoli · Jonathan P. How · Marcelo H. Ang
prism intelligence · tone & topics
94% positive · 5% critical tone
TransportationArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningAutomotiveComputer ScienceBusiness
▲
Breakthroughs28 · 44%
▲ 23%→44% share
▲1.9× share momentum41 median citations50% since 2021mostly methods-led
Lidar, point-cloud, and computer-vision research is intensifying — breakthrough field-share nearly doubled from 23% to 44%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Lidar3
- Point cloud3
- Computer vision3
- Robustness (evolution)3
- Motion planning3
Newly emergingPath (computing) 0→3
Landmark Towards fully autonomous driving: Systems and algorithms · 1,325 cites
◆
Advancements20 · 32%
▼ 38%→31% share
▼0.8× share momentum5 median citations55% since 2021mostly methods-led
Perception research rising steadily, though advancement field-share cooled from 38% to 31%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Perception3
- Mobile robot2
- Robot2
- Resource (disambiguation)2
- Wireless2
Landmark Social behavior for autonomous vehicles · 479 cites
▼
Concerns8 · 13%
▼ 15%→12% share
▼0.8× share momentum77 median citations50% since 2021mostly empirical
Risk-analysis research ticking up, yet concern field-share slipped from 15% to 12%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Term (time)2
- Risk analysis (engineering)2
- Order (exchange)1
- State (computer science)1
- Key (lock)1
Landmark Planning and Decision-Making for Autonomous Vehicles · 905 cites
Common questions
How many Auto companies are there in Massachusetts, United States?
Radar tracks 121 indexable Auto companies headquartered in Massachusetts, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto companies in Massachusetts, United States?
The Auto companies in Massachusetts, United States on this list have raised a combined $1.4B in disclosed equity funding across 15 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto company in Massachusetts, United States?
Lendbuzz is the highest-funded Auto company in Massachusetts, United States, with $309.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto companies in Massachusetts, United States are funded?
15 of the 121 Auto companies in Massachusetts, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto unicorns are there in Massachusetts, United States?
1 Auto company in Massachusetts, United States on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Massachusetts, United States Auto companies?
The most active investors in Massachusetts, United States Auto companies on this list include BP Ventures, Bantam Group, MassChallenge, Alumni Ventures, J P Morgan.
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