Best Auto Tech Companies in Hamburg, Germany
The 43 best Auto Tech companies in Hamburg, Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: FREE NOW.
Our analysis of 50 Auto Tech companies
$9.2b in tracked funding; 86% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2022.
Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Hamburg
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FREE NOW App-based ride-hailing and multi-category vehicle sharing platform 55Tech top 12%Customers top 22%Moat top 31%Global top 33% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 12% Customerstop 22% Moattop 31% Globaltop 33% Talenttop 33% Producttop 36% Fundingtop 45% Markettop 47% Fin. healthbottom 37% Growthbottom 29% Newsbottom 21% Tech: 53 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses Customers: Play-Store rating 4.33★ across 386,402 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +6% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $79M | 140 mo ago | Acquired | Marc Berg CEO | 2009 | +18% | — | — |
| 2 | Wunder Mobility Provider of software for shared mobility operators to manage vehicle fleets 45Moat top 31%Customers top 32%Funding top 38%Product top 40% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 31% Customerstop 32% Fundingtop 38% Producttop 40% Growthtop 48% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 46% Marketbottom 44% Newsbottom 18% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Customers: App rating 3.9★ (12,880 reviews) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $72M | 46 mo ago | Series B | — | 2013 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Mytaxi Taxi hailing app | $47M | 156 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Holy Provider of carbon fiber components design and development solutions 6News top 38%Funding top 47%Global bottom 36%Market bottom 18% All 4 signals ▾Newstop 38% Fundingtop 47% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 18% News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 2 types) · Top themes: Funding, Capital raise Funding: Raised $5.1M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 6/100 | $5M | 11 mo ago | Series A | — | 2022 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 5 | suena AI and SaaS-based battery optimization and trading platform 24Talent top 38%Funding top 44%Tech top 47%Moat top 48% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 44% Techtop 47% Moattop 48% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 23% Newsbottom 22% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $4.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $5M | 11 mo ago | Series A | Tom Witter Co-Founder | 2021 | — | — | 2 partnerships |
| 6 | HAPPYCAR Online metasearch platform for car rental services | $4M | 118 mo ago | Acquired | Robert Schutze CEO | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 7 | NÜWIEL Developer of electric bike trailers for last-mile cargo transportation | $2M | 49 mo ago | Seed | Rabbiosi Sandro Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Emovum Manufacturer of automotive parts and components for the aftermarket industry 11Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 26%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 26% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 1 named leader on record Funding: Raised $1.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 9 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $2M | 107 mo ago | Funding Raised | Dirk Damaschke Managing Director | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Ibeo Automotive Systems Provider of LiDAR-based sensor systems | $735K | 62 mo ago | Funding Raised | Ulrich Lages CEO | 1998 | — | 340 patents Automotive lidar systems for precise optical distance and 3‑D environment sensing. | — |
| 10 | Jaano Tech-enabled platform offering fleet management software solutions for multi-category vehicle sharing and… | $340K | 151 mo ago | Seed | Tino Hoffrichter Co-Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Auto Tech companies in Hamburg
#1
Series A · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2021 · 17 employees$4.5Mraised▾
AI and SaaS-based battery optimization and trading platform
- Sep 2025Series A$9.5M
- Dec 2023Seed$3.3M
- Feb 2023Grant (prize money)—
- Jul 2022Seed$1.3M
#2
Series A · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2022 · 4 employees$5.1Mraised▾
Provider of carbon fiber components design and development solutions. It provides a digital production design system that generates prototypes and CAD modules for composite fiber components used in vehicles. It creates manufacturing technologies that decarbonize industrial processes, decrease product weights, and recycle them. It is offering deisgn systems for industries such as automotive, maritime, and aviation.
- Sep 2025Series A$5.1M
#3
Series B · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2013 · 98 employees$72Mraised▾
Provider of software for shared mobility operators to manage vehicle fleets. The platform supports bike and car sharing, pre-booking, and multimodal services. It helps operators deliver user experiences, improve operational efficiency, and maximize revenue per vehicle. The software offers features such as fleet management, user support, and payment methods. It also provides tools for user pricing, marketing initiatives, and vehicle connectivity.
- Oct 2022Series B$11.9M
- Sep 2019Series B$30M
- Sep 2018Series B$30.1M
- Oct 2017Series B—
#4
Acquired · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2009 · 67 employees$79.5Mraised▾
App-based ride-hailing and multi-category vehicle sharing platform. Users can find and book their ride by providing the pickup and drop location, vehicle type, and more. It also has several features like live tracking of the ride, shares the live location to friends and families, pre-booking of taxies, and more. Also, it offers electric kick scooter sharing, car-sharing services, and more. The mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
- Dec 2014Series B—
- Jan 2014Series B$28.9M
- Feb 2013Series B$30.6M
- Mar 2012Series A$17M
#5
Acquired · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2009 · 81 employees$47.3Mraised▾
Mytaxi is a smartphone application developed by Intelligent Apps to enable a direct connection between passenger and taxi driver. The company switched from fixed fee to marketplace model in Jan 2014, where drivers choose the percentage revenue per journey to give over. Every driver using Mytaxi has the ability to become a contractor and earns customer ratings based on service. Passenger can track the taxi’s arrival and see the driver details in the app.The given peer-to-peer connection between passenger and driver enables for a transparent taxi ordering process. Connects 35.000+ taxis with 7 million users in more than 40+ German cities. Daimler acquired 15% stake in 2012. In September 2014, Mytaxi's 100 percent share was acquired by the sub company of moovel GmbH (Daimler AG). In July 2016, Hailo announced that it has sold 60% of its company to Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler, and Hailo will merge its and rebrand its operations under MyTaxi. MyTaxi acquired the 100% of Greek taxi-hailing app Taxibeat for 40M Euro.
- Aug 2013Series C—
- Feb 2013Series B$30.6M
- Jan 2012Series B$16.7M
- 2010Seed—
#6
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2015 · 26 employees$2Mraised▾
Developer of electric bike trailers for last-mile cargo transportation. Its features include smart sensors for automatic acceleration and braking, the ability to switch between handcart and cycling modes, double brakes, and integrated suspensions to safely transport fragile and heavy goods. It caters to the retail, courier, and public sectors. Its clients include UPS, IKEA, Dott, and Airbus.
- Jul 2022Seed$2M
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$55.7K
- Feb 2020Grant (prize money)$2.4M
- Jun 2019Grant (prize money)$56.8K
#7
Acquired · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2013 · 19 employees$4.5Mraised▾
HAPPYCAR is an online metasearch platform for car rental services. Users need to input their location & date of requirement on the platform then generates search results from different partners available there. Users can choose the option that best suits their needs from this result & book via their platform.
- Oct 2016Series A$2.9M
- Oct 2015Series A$1.6M
#8
Funding Raised · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 1998 · 411 employees$734.9Kraised▾
Provider of LiDAR-based sensor systems. It develops LiDAR-based sensor solutions for autonomous driving, validation, and industrial applications. Their advancement has led to better drive assist systems and highly automated drive systems. Its LiDAR sensors & evaluation software suite provides a benchmark for third-party ADAS manufacturers.
- Jun 2021Unattributed—
- Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$343.9K
- Aug 2016Unattributed—
- Jan 2015Grant (prize money)$391K
#9
Funding Raised · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2015$1.7Mraised▾
Manufacturer of automotive parts and components for the aftermarket industry. The company develops replacement parts designed to meet performance standards. Offerings include parts for vehicle chassis and steering systems. The company also provides expertise in electric mobility, offering services from design to component integration. Additionally, the company manufactures parts and components, adhering to international standards.
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$977.2K
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$693.4K
#10
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2014$340Kraised▾
Tech-enabled platform offering fleet management software solutions for multi-category vehicle sharing and management. The company develops software solutions for managing car-sharing management, scooter, and electric kick scooter sharing and management. The software includes fleet management, CRM system, operator dashboard, etc.
- Jan 2014Seed$340K
#11
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2020—raised▾
Online marketplace for buying and selling second hand vehicles. Users can buy and sell multiple categories of vehicle through the platform by providing vehicle details, price, and more.
- Oct 2023Seed—
#12
Seed · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2018 · 26 employees—raised▾
SaaS-driven mobility technology solution provider for transport companies. Their solution provides intercity transport businesses modernization, unlock new revenue & financing opportunities. It offers sales performance tracking, inventory management, operator management portal, admin app, and more.
- Jun 2022Seed—
- Nov 2021Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
What Hamburg researches in autonomous vehicles
- Universität Hamburg8
- Hamburg University of Technology4
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf3
- MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University1
- HAW Hamburg1
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