Radar · Auto Retail & Aftersales in British Columbia
Best Auto Retail & Aftersales Companies in British Columbia, Canada
The 79 best Auto Retail & Aftersales companies in British Columbia, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Canada Drives.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
79companies tracked
$257.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
7have raised
Ranked: Best Auto Retail & Aftersales companies in British Columbia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Drives Online marketplace for automotive financing 57Moat top 22%Talent top 38%Funding top 39%Tech top 39% All 8 signals ▾Moattop 22% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Techtop 39% Markettop 43% Growthtop 45% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 21% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $195M | 44 mo ago | Series B | Cody Green Founder & Co-CEO | 2010 | Apple iCloud MailNode.jsSalesforce+23 | — |
| 2 | Hydra Energy Retailer of commercial hydrogen-diesel trucks 21Talent top 28%Funding top 45%Global bottom 36%Tech bottom 33% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 45% Globalbottom 36% Techbottom 33% Newsbottom 22% Marketbottom 19% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $18.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $18M | 60 mo ago | Series A | Simon Pickup Co-Founder | 2012 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+12 | — |
| 3 | Solution Financial Provider of luxury automotive & yacht leasing and sourcing services 9Funding top 43%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 29%News bottom 27% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Newsbottom 27% Marketbottom 17% Funding: Raised $15.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 9/100 | $15M | 85 mo ago | Public | Bryan Pang CEO | 2004 | — | — |
| 4 | Lift Auto Group Repair & maintenance service provider for cars 24Tech top 24%Growth top 45%Funding bottom 44%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Techtop 24% Growthtop 45% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 18% Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $15M | 65 mo ago | Series A | — | 2016 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+28 | 1 award |
| 5 | Autozen Online P2P auction-based marketplace for used cars 14Funding top 48%Tech top 50%Growth bottom 35%Global bottom 29% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 48% Techtop 50% Growthbottom 35% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 27% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $8.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) Tech: 18 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $8M | 48 mo ago | Seed | — | 2020 | Node.jsTailwind CSSBootstrap+15 | — |
| 6 | VINN Limited information available 24Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48%Funding bottom 47%Tech bottom 44% All 5 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Fundingbottom 47% Techbottom 44% Marketbottom 28% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Canada rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $3M | 56 mo ago | Acquired | Caleb Bernabe Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowZoho+19 | — |
| 7 | MintList Online used car dealer 7Funding bottom 39%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 28% All 3 signals ▾Fundingbottom 39% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 28% Funding: Raised $3.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) Global: Single-market focus (Canada) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $3M | 52 mo ago | Seed | — | 2020 | — | — |
| 8 | AllCars Metasearch platform for cars | — | — | Deadpooled | Olivier Vincent Co-Founder & Chairman | 2015 | — | — |
Top 7 Auto Retail & Aftersales companies in British Columbia
#1
Series B · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2010 · 700 employees$194.7Mraised▾
Series B · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2010 · 700 employees
Online marketplace for automotive financing. It connects people with vehicle dealers and financing options. Users can buy a car from the platform and apply for finance options. It connects with dealers on the basis of loan requirements and credit assessments.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 22%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 39%Tech
top 39%Market
top 43%Growth
top 45%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $195M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series B (Oct 2022)
Funding rounds
- Oct 2022Series B$7.3M
- Jun 2022Series B$31M
- Aug 2021Series B$79.4M
- 2019Series A$77M
Founders & team
Investors
Anthos Capital, KAR Global, goeasy, Accolade Partners
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
#2
Seed · British Columbia · founded 2020 · 27 employees$8.1Mraised▾
Seed · British Columbia · founded 2020 · 27 employees
Online P2P auction-based marketplace for used cars. Car owners can use the valuation tool to get their car valuation range based on the condition & market demand for their car. Buyers can bid for the cars on the platform & owners can choose the offers among them to sell their cars.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 48%Tech
top 50%Growth
bottom 35%Global
bottom 29%Market
bottom 27%News
bottom 18%Funding: Raised $8.1M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Seed (Jun 2022)
Tech: 18 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY
Funding rounds
- Jun 2022Seed$3.9M
- Jan 2021Seed$4.2M
Investors
Anges Quebec, Vanedge Capital
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapGoogle WorkspaceNext.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.Js
#3
Series A · Delta, British Columbia · founded 2012 · 22 employees$18.2Mraised▾
Series A · Delta, British Columbia · founded 2012 · 22 employees
Retailer of commercial hydrogen-diesel trucks
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Funding
top 45%Global
bottom 36%Tech
bottom 33%News
bottom 22%Market
bottom 19%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $18.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series A (May 2021)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Canada
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 7.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- May 2021Series A$12.4M
- Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Sustainable Development Technology Canada, National Research Council Canada, Innovate BC, Just Business
#4
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2020 · 31 employees$3.2Mraised▾
Seed · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2020 · 31 employees
Online used car dealer. Car owners need to provide their car details on the platform, describe their car condition along with pictures, and get their car inspection reports. The platform will get offers from multiple buyers to car owners.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 7how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
bottom 39%Global
bottom 29%Market
bottom 28%Funding: Raised $3.2M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Seed (Jan 2022)
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Market: 31 employees
Funding rounds
- Jan 2022Seed$2.2M
Investors
StandUp Ventures, Nicola Wealth, WUTIF Capital, Nelson Investments, BoxOne Ventures
#5
Acquired · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2018 · 38 employees$3.3Mraised▾
Acquired · Vancouver, British Columbia · founded 2018 · 38 employees
Limited information available
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Funding
bottom 47%Tech
bottom 44%Market
bottom 28%Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Canada
Funding: Raised $3.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 6 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Angel (Sep 2021)
Funding rounds
- Sep 2021Angel$3.2M
- Oct 2020Seed$75.6K
Founders & team
Investors
Roach Capital, Banana Capital, Tiny, The Gramercy Fund, Mavan Capital Partners, Haro Ventures
#6
Series A · Kelowna, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 20 employees$15Mraised▾
Series A · Kelowna, British Columbia · founded 2016 · 20 employees
Repair & maintenance service provider for cars
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 24%Growth
top 45%Funding
bottom 44%Global
bottom 29%Market
bottom 18%Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $15.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 8 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Series A (Jan 2021)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2021Series A—
- Oct 2018Series A$15M
Investors
PFM Capital, Canadian Business Growth Fund, Bedford Park Capital, Tribune Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Docusign
#7
Public · Richmond, British Columbia · founded 2004 · 15 employees$15.2Mraised▾
Public · Richmond, British Columbia · founded 2004 · 15 employees
Provider of luxury automotive & yacht leasing and sourcing services. Travelers can discover yachts & make bookings via the platform.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 9how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 43%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 29%News
bottom 27%Market
bottom 17%Funding: Raised $15.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Apr 2019)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Single-market focus (Canada)
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers — 6.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Apr 2019Conventional Debt$7.5M
- Apr 2019Post IPO$705K
- Feb 2019Post IPO$5M
- Nov 2018Post IPO$2M
Founders & team
Investors
Red Thread Ventures, Planet Ventures
Funding & investor landscape
$257.7Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
15disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Cody Green
Founder & Co-CEO · Canada Drives
Michael Galpin
Co-CEO · Canada Drives
Simon Pickup
Co-Founder · Hydra Energy
Jessica Verhagen
CEO · Hydra Energy
Caleb Bernabe
Co-Founder & CEO · VINN
Bryan Pang
CEO · Solution Financial
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,429,935 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Auto Retail & Aftersales coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Auto Retail & Aftersales companies are there in British Columbia, Canada?
Radar tracks 79 indexable Auto Retail & Aftersales companies headquartered in British Columbia, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto Retail & Aftersales companies in British Columbia, Canada?
The Auto Retail & Aftersales companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list have raised a combined $257.7M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto Retail & Aftersales company in British Columbia, Canada?
Canada Drives is the highest-funded Auto Retail & Aftersales company in British Columbia, Canada, with $194.7M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto Retail & Aftersales companies in British Columbia, Canada are funded?
7 of the 79 Auto Retail & Aftersales companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto Retail & Aftersales unicorns are there in British Columbia, Canada?
None of the Auto Retail & Aftersales companies in British Columbia, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in British Columbia, Canada Auto Retail & Aftersales companies?
The most active investors in British Columbia, Canada Auto Retail & Aftersales companies on this list include Accolade Partners, Anges Quebec, Anthos Capital, Archipelago Capital Partners, Banana Capital.
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