Best Auto Tech Companies in Houston, United States
The 58 best Auto Tech companies in Houston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Group1 Automotive.
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 Houston
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Group1 Automotive Provider of new & used cars and trucks dealership services | $1.8B | 84 mo ago | Public | Sterling McCall Co-Founder | 1997 | PureCarsWordPressApple iCloud Mail+40 | — | 2 expansions · 1 award |
| 2 | Fleetzero Platform offering modular electric propulsion and hull systems for cargo ships 35Funding top 20%Talent top 38%Moat top 41%Tech top 43% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Talenttop 38% Moattop 41% Techtop 43% Globalbottom 37% Patentsbottom 36% Innovationbottom 35% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $16.5M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $16M | 5 mo ago | Series A | Michael Carter Co-Founder | 2021 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | 2 patents Modular containerized battery packs for stationary and mobile energy storage | — |
| 3 | Nexit Online platform offering customizable navigation and smart route planning with location-based deals | $10M | 79 mo ago | Series A | Randy Carpenter CEO | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Euphree Manufacturer of electric bicycles | $3M | 29 mo ago | Series A | — | 2020 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyTailwind CSS+35 | 5 patents Advanced bicycle component design and automated rider acceleration control systems | — |
| 5 | Carphoria Provider of software solutions for automotive dealerships to improve trade-ins | $2M | 145 mo ago | Seed | Michael Dodd Founder & CEO | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Arriv IO Online parking search and book | $1M | 120 mo ago | Deadpooled | John Cummings Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Tekmetric SaaS-driven workshop management system for automotive service centers | $1M | 51 mo ago | Series A | Prasanth Chilukuri Co-Founder & CFO | 2015 | WebflowSentryZendesk+26 | — | — |
| 8 | CarForce Concierge services for car owners using OBD | $50K | 117 mo ago | Seed | Jessika Lora Founder & CEO | 2015 | — | — | — |
Top 10 Auto Tech companies in Houston
#1
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2021 · 14 employees$16.5Mraised▾
Platform offering modular electric propulsion and hull systems for cargo ships. It focuses on reducing ship construction and operational costs through modularity. It pioneers modular hull construction to lower costs and increase shipyard output. The company aims to facilitate zero-carbon shipping through electric cargo ships.
- Jan 2026Series A$43M
- Jun 2022Seed$16.5M
- Seed$125K
#2
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 1997 · 16011 employees$1.8Braised▾
In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $16.51B and a net profit of $0.69B.
- Jun 2019Conventional Debt$1.8B
- Aug 2004Post IPO$1M
- Jun 2004Post IPO$9.4M
- Mar 2004Post IPO$2M
#3
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2020 · 6 employees$3.3Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electric bicycles. The company develops and sells electric bicycles that include features like 60 miles range, 58 LBS lightweight, integrated rear back, etc. Customers can buy e-bikes through the platform.
- Feb 2024Series A$2.5M
- Sep 2022Seed$760K
#4
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2018$10Mraised▾
Online platform offering customizable navigation and smart route planning with location-based deals. It provides multi-layered searches along routes, city-wide multi-category exploration, and stop coordination via TravMatch. The platform integrates real-time coupons and membership perks from partners like AAA and Costco.
- Dec 2019Series A$10M
#5
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2015 · 107 employees$1.1Mraised▾
SaaS-driven workshop management system for automotive service centers. Enables workshops to streamline their operations, inventory, and repair processes. Key features offered by the software include integrated workflow management, repair estimates, online order processing & appointment management, real-time job profitability measurement, inventory control, built-in CRM, custom reporting, and more.
- Mar 2022Series A—
- Jun 2017Seed$640K
- Jan 2016Seed$500K
#6
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2011$2Mraised▾
Provider of software solutions for automotive dealerships to improve trade-ins. The company offers a platform designed to streamline the trade-in appraisal process. This aims to attract online shoppers and generate leads for dealerships. The platform integrates with dealership websites and provides tools for customers. It enhances customer engagement, potentially leading to higher sales conversion rates.
- Jun 2014Seed$2M
#7
Deadpooled · Houston, Texas · founded 2015$1.4Mraised▾
Arriv IO is a parking app that lets users reserve parking in an online marketplace. They list parking from a number of partner private parking lots. Users can book parking online and are then directed to it. Payments are made online. The app is available for both iOS and Android platform.
- Jun 2016Seed$848K
#8
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2015 · 9 employees$50Kraised▾
Operator of an enterprise cloud-based telematics platform intended to increase customer satisfaction and retention for franchise dealerships. The company's platform leverages connected car telematics to provide dealerships with real-time updates on the health of customers' vehicles, enabling car dealers to offer customers a range of services including remote diagnostic, scheduled or unscheduled emergency maintenance, refueling, and car wash.
#9
Deadpooled · Houston, Texas · founded 2010$50Kraised▾
Trekmore Corporation was focused on development of electric powertrains for vehicles. The company also planned to develop inverters/controllers, motors and battery management systems for plug-in EVs and PHEVs.
- Sep 2010Seed$50K
#10
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2021 · 10 employees—raised▾
Provider of fleet electrification solutions. This platform helps the fleets to go electric. To achieve this, it offers solutions like analysis & planning, infrastructure development, vehicle deployment, operations & maintenance, financing, etc.
- Dec 2021Series A—
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What Houston researches in autonomous vehicles
Houston's University of Houston and Houston Methodist dominate autonomous-vehicle research, focusing on safety, VANETs, and neural networks across 18 recent papers with an optimistic, breakthrough-driven tone.
- University of Houston18
- Houston Methodist1
- Houston Institute for Clinical Research1
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