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Best Auto Tech Companies in Bulgaria

The 37 best Auto Tech companies in Bulgaria in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SPARK.

37companies tracked
$69.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
2have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO TECH × BULGARIA

Our analysis of 223 Auto Tech companies

$72.2b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

223companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
36unicorns
2018median founding year

Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Bulgaria

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1SPARK
Online platform offering cab services to the customer
$34M56 mo agoSeries CNerijus Dagilis
Founder & CEO
2017WordPressMySQLPHP+26—
2AMPECO
Developer of software platform for managing electric vehicle charging infrastructure
$17M21 mo agoSeries BStefan Ivanov
Co-founder
2018WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+201 partnership
3Eldrive
Charging station discovery platform
$16M26 mo agoSeries BStefan Spassov
CEO
2017WebflowGoogle MapsAmazon Web Services+12—
4Cadia Yachts
Developer of electric yacht
$2M123 mo agoDeadpooledJure Valant
Founder & CEO
2013——
5Navigato
Blockchain-based charging infrastructure management solution
$110K78 mo agoFunding RaisedKalin Ts Kamenov
Founder
2015——
6TaxiMe
Taxi hailing app
$33K155 mo agoSeedHristo Chernev
CEO
2012WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+23—
7Tickey
App-based mobile ticketing platform for public transport
$27K135 mo agoSeedDimiter Dimitrov
Co-Founder & CEO
2014——
8BusExpress
Online bus ticketing platform
—135 mo agoSeedRado Pavlov
Founder & CEO
2013PHPZURB FoundationAngularJS+11—

Top 9 Auto Tech companies in Bulgaria

#1
Series B · Sofia, Sofia City Province · founded 2018 · 90 employees
$16.6Mraised
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Developer of software platform for managing electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The platform offers tools for backend operations, marketplace integration, and application programming interface access. It provides features such as white-label options, payment and billing management, and dynamic load management. The platform supports various protocols and standards, including open charge point protocol and open charge interface.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers — 74.0% of this cohort's audience · 41 engagements/post (2.5× cohort median)
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Vereniging DOET, the Dutch Organisation for Electric Transport) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Series B$26M
  • Jan 2023Series A$13M
  • 2021Seed$3.6M
Founders & team
Stefan IvanovCo-founderAlexander AlexievCo-founder & CTOMartin SpasovCo-Founder
Investors
BMW i Ventures, LAUNCHUB, Cavalry Ventures, Revaia
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#2
Series B · Sofia, Sofia City Province · founded 2017 · 8 employees
$16Mraised
▾

Eldrive is a charging station discovery platform. Enables users to search for charging stations, find the cost of charging, and pay for charging. Partners include ABB, Metro, Shell, and others. Available for iOS and Android platforms.

Founders & team
Stefan SpassovCEO
Investors
EBRD, European Investment Bank, NEVEQ
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAutoptimizeCdnjsCloudflareElementor
#3
Series C · Sofia, Sofia City Province · founded 2017
$34.1Mraised
▾

Online platform offering cab services to the customer

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 14.1% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Nerijus DagilisFounder & CEO
Investors
Global Emerging Markets, NEVEQ
Tech stack
BamboohrBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsElementor
#4
Deadpooled · Sofia, Sofia City Province · founded 2013
$2.1Mraised
▾

Developer of electric yacht

Founders & team
Jure ValantFounder & CEO
#5
Funding Raised · Sofia, Sofia City Province · founded 2015
$109.7Kraised
▾

Blockchain-based charging infrastructure management solution. The company offers a cloud-based SaaS platform along with IoT controllers & sensors for station owners that features station monitoring, power optimization, payments, TanglePAY wallet integration, etc. The company allocates a unique 3-word navigation address to each charging point using W3W (What3Words) technology. Offers apps for consumers through which they can find, locate, access, and consequently pay for the charging services.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 136 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$55K
  • Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$54.7K
Founders & team
Kalin Ts KamenovFounder
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa
#6
Seed · Sofia, Sofia City Province · founded 2012 · 14 employees
$33.4Kraised
▾

Developer of a travel support application designed to hire taxis and drivers. The company's platform allows ordering selected Taxis without calling a dispatcher providing an approximate time of arrival and an approximate cost of the trip in real-time on their smartphones, enabling customers to find taxi drivers in the city in a fast and convenient way.

Founders & team
Hristo ChernevCEO
Investors
Eleven, Eleven Ventures, Rosslyn Capital Partners
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerAstraCloudflareCloudflare TurnstileCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#7
Seed · Sofia, Sofia City Province · founded 2014 · 5 employees
$27Kraised
▾

Developer of a mobile ticketing application designed to pay fares for public transport. The company's application connects the passengers with the municipalities and public transport authorities and helps them pay for their tickets while traveling by bus, tram, trolley, and metro, enabling users to have a convenient transportation experience.

Founders & team
Dimiter DimitrovCo-Founder & CEOStavri GeorgievCo Founder and DesignerNikolai VasilevCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Eleven Ventures, ClimateLaunchpad, Swiss ICT Investor Club
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerJqueryAmazon S3Mailchimp
#8
Seed · Sofia, Sofia City Province · founded 2013 · 18 employees
—raised
▾

Operator of an online ticketing platform intended to simplify the sale of tickets for local and long-distance public transport. The company's platform provides a quick and convenient way to find and buy bus tickets for routes across the country and abroad to make bus travel easier and enjoyable and offers online payment and cancellation services as well, enabling companies and tour operators the opportunity to sell tickets online.

Founders & team
Rado PavlovFounder & CEOAngel GerdzhikovCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
STS Ventures, Singular Ventures
Tech stack
AngularjsApache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsDebian
#9
Deadpooled · Sofia, Sofia City Province · founded 2012
—raised
▾

Online bus ticket booking platform

Founders & team
Dobromir IvanovCo-Founder & CEODemir TonchevCo-Founder
Investors
Eleven Ventures

Funding & investor landscape

$69.1Mtotal disclosed funding
7companies funded
5disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Eleven Ventures3 rounds
NEVEQ3 rounds
Vitosha Venture Partners3 rounds
Innovation Capital2 rounds
LAUNCHUB2 rounds
BMW i Ventures1 rounds
Cavalry Ventures1 rounds
ClimateLaunchpad1 rounds
EBRD1 rounds
EIC Fund1 rounds

Notable founders

Stefan Ivanov
Co-founder · AMPECO
Alexander Alexiev
Co-founder & CTO · AMPECO
Stefan Spassov
CEO · Eldrive
Nerijus Dagilis
Founder & CEO · SPARK
Jure Valant
Founder & CEO · Cadia Yachts
Kalin Ts Kamenov
Founder · Navigato
Hristo Chernev
CEO · TaxiMe
Dimiter Dimitrov
Co-Founder & CEO · Tickey
Stavri Georgiev
Co Founder and Designer · Tickey
Rado Pavlov
Founder & CEO · BusExpress
Angel Gerdzhikov
Co-Founder & CTO · BusExpress
Dobromir Ivanov
Co-Founder & CEO · Stigni.bg
Prism market signals · Bulgaria · country-scoped Prism corpus, 496,500 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Auto Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Bulgaria

How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in Bulgaria

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 77 Bulgaria-affiliated papers.

top research entities
  • Ministry of Culture58
  • Institute of Biophysics4
  • Technical University of Sofia3
  • Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"3
  • Technical University of Varna3
leading researchers
Carlos Camacho · Gerardo Rey · Alvaro Tavera · Diana Ospina · Jean Paul Ramirez · Nicolas Navas · Laura Fonseca · Svetozar Stefanov
▲ Breakthroughs5 · 6%
▲ 0%→2% share
0 median citations80% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→2% of field), led by Differentiable function.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Differentiable function2
  • Robustness (evolution)2
  • Decarboxylation1
  • Ferulic acid1
  • Substrate (aquarium)1
Landmark Structural Basis of Enzymatic Activity for the Ferulic Acid Decarboxylase (FADase) from Enterobacter sp. Px6-4 · 69 cites
◆ Advancements8 · 10%
▲ 0%→2% share
0 median citations62% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (0%→2% of field), led by CADASIL.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • CADASIL2
  • Overtaking1
  • Kinematics1
  • Control theory (sociology)1
  • Controller (irrigation)1
Landmark Modeling and Nonlinear Adaptive Control for Autonomous Vehicle Overtaking · 188 cites
▼ Concerns35 · 45%
▲ 0%→53% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→53% of field), led by Context (archaeology).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Context (archaeology)17
  • Government (linguistics)17
  • Population11
  • Social risk10
  • Sample (material)10
Newly emergingContext (archaeology) 0→17 · Government (linguistics) 0→17 · Population 0→11
Landmark AVALIAÇÃO DA QUALIDADE DO FEIJÃO VULGAR (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.) DAS VARIEDADES: BRANCA E MAGNUM COMERCIALIZADAS NO MERCA · 2 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Bulgaria

Where autonomous vehicles is researched across Bulgaria

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.

Sofia8 · +0.41
Opportunity · Differentiable function

Common questions

How many Auto Tech companies are there in Bulgaria?
Radar tracks 37 indexable Auto Tech companies headquartered in Bulgaria that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto Tech companies in Bulgaria?
The Auto Tech companies in Bulgaria on this list have raised a combined $69.1M in disclosed equity funding across 7 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Bulgaria?
SPARK is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Bulgaria, with $34.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto Tech companies in Bulgaria are funded?
7 of the 37 Auto Tech companies in Bulgaria on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto Tech unicorns are there in Bulgaria?
None of the Auto Tech companies in Bulgaria on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Bulgaria Auto Tech companies?
The most active investors in Bulgaria Auto Tech companies on this list include Eleven Ventures, NEVEQ, Vitosha Venture Partners, Innovation Capital, LAUNCHUB.
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