Radar · Auto in Oregon
Best Auto Companies in Oregon, United States
The 98 best Auto companies in Oregon, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Kadels.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
98companies tracked
$8.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO × OREGON
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
168kcombined LinkedIn audience
95%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Auto companies in Oregon
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kadels Repair & maintenance service provider for cars | $6M | 226 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1954 | — | — |
| 2 | Lit Motors Developer of autonomous-balancing electric vehicles designed for efficient and safe transportation 37Patents top 36%Tech top 40%Moat top 41%Innovation top 42% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 36% Techtop 40% Moattop 41% Innovationtop 42% Producttop 43% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 29% Patents: 129 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 35 in 2017-21 Tech: 25 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $2M | 13 mo ago | Seed | Danny Kim Founder & CEO & CTO | 2005 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+20 | — |
| 3 | Rover Innovation Labs Manufacturer of automotive vehicles | $300K | 21 mo ago | Seed | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Tiger Lights Manufacturer of led lights for agricultural and industrial equipments | — | 58 mo ago | Seed | Randy Raschein Owner | 2013 | Cart FunctionalityBigCommerceSearchspring+24 | — |
| 5 | abbey bike tools Abbey Bike Tools produces cycling tools for mechanics and cycling enthusiasts. | — | — | Private | — | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyRoute+19 | — |
| 6 | Accurate Auto Company offers auto repair services for all brands, makes, and models in multiple locations | — | — | Unfunded | Rick Kersey Owner | 1998 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — |
| 7 | Acura Salem Provider of new and used car sales, service, and parts | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1990 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressAlgolia+39 | — |
| 8 | Air Weigh Designs and manufactures scales for commercial vehicles | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1987 | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+20 | — |
Top 4 Auto companies in Oregon
#1
Seed · Portland, Oregon · founded 2005 · 22 employees$2Mraised▾
Seed · Portland, Oregon · founded 2005 · 22 employees
Developer of autonomous-balancing electric vehicles designed for efficient and safe transportation. It focuses on combining the benefits of both cars and motorcycles into a two-wheeled vehicle. The company's AEV platform aims to reduce waste, emissions, and commute time through gyro-stabilization technology. The technology allows the vehicle to maintain stability, even in situations where motorcycles typically fail. The vehicle architecture is designed to be compact, spacious, and efficient, suitable for daily commutes and weekend trips.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 36%Tech
top 40%Moat
top 41%Innovation
top 42%Product
top 43%Growth
top 45%Patents: 129 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 35 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Tech: 25 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud · Observability: Sentry
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 129 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers — 6.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- May 2025Seed$25K
- Mar 2014Seed$1M
Founders & team
Investors
Big Basin Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#2
Seed · Forest Grove, Oregon$300Kraised▾
Seed · Forest Grove, Oregon
Manufacturer of automotive vehicles
#3
Acquired · Gresham, Oregon · founded 1954 · 201 employees$6Mraised▾
Acquired · Gresham, Oregon · founded 1954 · 201 employees
Repair & maintenance service provider for cars
Investors
KCB Private Equity, Midwest Mezzanine Funds
#4
Seed · Tangent, Oregon · founded 2013—raised▾
Seed · Tangent, Oregon · founded 2013
Manufacturer of led lights for agricultural and industrial equipments
Funding rounds
- Aug 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Riverside
Tech stack
AhrefsAmazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesAngularjsBigcommerceCart Functionality
Funding & investor landscape
$8.3Mtotal disclosed funding
3companies funded
2disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
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
Common questions
How many Auto companies are there in Oregon, United States?
Radar tracks 98 indexable Auto companies headquartered in Oregon, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto companies in Oregon, United States?
The Auto companies in Oregon, United States on this list have raised a combined $8.3M in disclosed equity funding across 3 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto company in Oregon, United States?
Kadels is the highest-funded Auto company in Oregon, United States, with $6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto companies in Oregon, United States are funded?
3 of the 98 Auto companies in Oregon, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto unicorns are there in Oregon, United States?
None of the Auto companies in Oregon, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Oregon, United States Auto companies?
The most active investors in Oregon, United States Auto companies on this list include ATEL Capital Group, Big Basin Capital, Fullsteam, Highview Capital, Ilion Capital Partners.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.