Best Auto Tech Companies in Denver, United States
The 35 best Auto Tech companies in Denver, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Iontra.
Our analysis of 69 Auto Tech companies
$46.2b in tracked funding; 92% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Denver
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iontra Provider of lithium-ion battery cell charging solutions | $93M | 22 mo ago | Series C | Daniel Konopka CSO | Co-Founder | 2015 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27 | 165 patents Advanced battery charging control, lithium plating mitigation, and performance modeling | — |
| 2 | Unagi Scooters Manufacturer of electric kick scooters | $31M | 41 mo ago | Series B | David Hyman CEO | 2018 | SanityCart FunctionalityApple iCloud Mail+41 | — | — |
| 3 | Parkifi Real time parking spot occupancy solutions | $17M | 121 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2014 | — | 15 patents Fusion of magnetometer calibration and radar augmentation for vehicle parking assistance sensors | — |
| 4 | Blinker Provider of an app-based connecting people to buy and sell cars | $10M | 85 mo ago | Series A | — | 2013 | Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+8 | 47 patents Computer vision systems for extracting and processing vehicle/license‑plate data. | — |
| 5 | Azak Developer of powertrain system for multiple categories of electric vehicles 13Funding top 39%Patents top 40%Innovation top 45%Moat top 45% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 39% Patentstop 40% Innovationtop 45% Moattop 45% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Techbottom 22% Marketbottom 8% Funding: Raised $7.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Patents: 9 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $7M | 15 mo ago | Series A | Ben Meager Co-Founder & CTO | 2022 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+6 | 9 patents High-efficiency electric propulsion and low‑gravity mobility systems for vehicles | 1 job opening |
| 6 | AutoPay Online lending marketplace for auto loans | $7M | 116 mo ago | Early Stage | — | 1997 | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+36 | — | — |
| 7 | LogicTree Innovative software solutions: web design, application development, and digital marketing | $7M | 188 mo ago | Acquired | Masoud Loghmani Founder & CTO | 1997 | — | — | — |
| 8 | SparkServ Customer engagement solutions for automotive dealerships | $440K | 25 mo ago | Seed | McKenna Valley Co-Founder & CEO | 2024 | — | — | — |
| 9 | FattE-Bikes Manufacturer of fat tire electric bicycles | $173K | 30 mo ago | Seed | Kenny Fischer Co-Founder & COO | 2017 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+12 | — | — |
Top 10 Auto Tech companies in Denver
#1
Series C · Denver, Colorado · founded 2015 · 36 employees$93.2Mraised▾
Provider of lithium-ion battery cell charging solutions. It offers charge control technology that maximizes lithium battery performance without requiring cell redesign. It also claims that it eliminates lithium plating and dendrites. The solution caters to battery-powered product manufacturers, battery cell manufacturers, storage application operators, and more.
- Nov 2024Series C$45M
- Nov 2024Grant (prize money)$2.1M
- May 2023Series B$46.9M
- Aug 2022Series B$38M
#2
Series A · Denver, Colorado · founded 2022 · 1 employees$7.5Mraised▾
Developer of powertrain system for multiple categories of electric vehicles. The platform offers components for operating an electric vehicle are positioned inside and fixed below the center point of the wheel.
- Jun 2025Series A$7.5M
#3
Series B · Denver, Colorado · founded 2018 · 54 employees$30.9Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electric kick scooters. The company develops The Model One electric-kick scooter with features like variant color options, light-weight, 9000 mah lithium-ion battery, LCD display for speed control monitoring, 250-watt motor range, optimum charging range, and more.
- Apr 2023Series B$17.3M
- Apr 2023Conventional Debt$10M
- Mar 2021Series A$10.5M
- Oct 2019Seed$3.1M
#4
Seed · Denver, Colorado · founded 2024$440Kraised▾
Customer engagement solutions for automotive dealerships. The platform offers features that includes appointment management, customer management, sales management, and more.
- Aug 2024Seed$440K
#5
Acquired · Denver, Colorado · founded 2014 · 33 employees$16.9Mraised▾
Parkifi's offers real-time parking spot occupancy solutions. It utilizes sensor technology to provide real time data to parking lot operators, cities, and mobile applications in order to let them know where open and available parking spots are. Drivers can find spots quicker and parking operators can optimize revenue by understanding current inventory.
- Aug 2016Series A$2M
- Feb 2016Series A$9.5M
- May 2015Series A$2M
- May 2015Series A$2M
#6
Seed · Denver, Colorado · founded 2017 · 6 employees$172.9Kraised▾
Manufacturer of fat tire electric bicycles
- Mar 2024Conventional Debt$250K
- Jun 2022Seed$172.9K
#7
Series A · Denver, Colorado · founded 2013 · 24 employees$10Mraised▾
Provider of an app-based connecting people to buy and sell cars. It is available in the Google Play Store and Apple's App Store. It removes the middlemen from the car-selling and buying process and makes the entire process quick and easy. It allows users to purchase a car listed on its platform for cash or monthly payment. It also helps users price their cars, create a detailed ad with financing options and post to the largest marketplaces. Users can get pre-qualified for a loan directly through the app by simply snapping a photo of their driver's license.
- Jul 2019Series A$10M
#8
Acquired · Denver, Colorado · founded 1997 · 4 employees$7Mraised▾
Innovative software solutions: web design, application development, and digital marketing. Specializing in building groundbreaking software products and services, the company offers web design, application development, website hosting, search engine optimization, advertising services, and mobile applications. They build websites with features like click-to-call, blogs, online shopping, and payments. Application development includes telephony, networking, retail shopping, and software-as-a-service applications. They also provide real-time information services like phone carrier lookup, email-to-SMS gateway, email validation, and IP address lookup via APIs and batch uploads. They offer caller name services (CNAM) and a search engine for free online tools. The company builds custom web applications and provides website hosting and monitoring. They optimize websites for search engines and offer advertising services.
- Jan 2011Series A$836.9K
- Aug 2009Series A$2.2M
- Dec 2008Venture Debt$2M
- May 2006Series A$4M
#9
Early Stage · Denver, Colorado · founded 1997 · 331 employees$7.3Mraised▾
AutoPay is an online lending marketplace for auto loans. Its marketplace platform connects borrowers and lenders for auto loans refinance and new purchase finance. It has partnered with a network of trusted credit unions and financing institutions. It also offers extensive options for vehicle service contract options that cover maintenance and repairs and provide roadside assistance in some cases.
- Jan 2017Conventional Debt—
- Jan 2017Unattributed$6M
- Nov 2013Unattributed$1.3M
#10
Deadpooled · Denver, Colorado · founded 2005$10Kraised▾
Urbike is a station-less bicycle sharing platform. The users can view the nearby available bicycles on the map, approach them, unlock the bicycle via scanning the QR code on it and ride it. To end the rental period, the user can park the bicycle in any public parking area and lock the bicycle. The bicycle usage costs $0.99/30 mins. The app also tracks the user's route and provide them previous ride details and invoices. As of November '17, the app is yet to launch.
- Jul 2017Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in the United States
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 3,252 United States-affiliated papers.
- Carnegie Mellon University89
- Purdue University West Lafayette76
- University of California, Berkeley69
- Northeastern University64
- Stanford University55
- Computer vision12→111
- Human–computer interaction2→64
- Perception2→59
- Robustness (evolution)3→53
- Trajectory12→61
- Human–computer interaction3→65
- Transport engineering11→66
- Computer vision2→54
- Reinforcement learning3→46
- Automotive engineering5→48
- Humanities4→108
- Philosophy1→64
- Context (archaeology)1→54
- Computer security2→48
- Transport engineering4→30
Where autonomous vehicles is researched across United States
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.
Who's filing autonomous vehicles patents in the United States
United States autonomous vehicles patent filing is accelerating — 19,294 filings from 4,355 assignees (2016–2025), led by Waymo, Baidu USA, GM Cruise Holdings; annual filings 885→1348.
- Waymo1688
- Baidu USA1034
- GM Cruise Holdings767
- FORD Global TECH589
- Qualcomm565
- Tusimple547
- UBER Technologies527
- UATC507
Common questions
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