Best Auto Tech Companies in Kerala, India
The 74 best Auto Tech companies in Kerala, India in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: GoGoCar.
Our analysis of 50 Auto Tech companies
$6.6b in tracked funding; 84% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Kerala
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GoGoCar Digital retailing storefront solutions for auto dealers | $1M | 125 mo ago | Seed | Stanley Thomas CEO | 2015 | — | — |
| 2 | VAAN Electric Moto Manufacturer of electric bicycles | $1M | 33 mo ago | Seed | Anjitha U Director | 2018 | PythonUbuntuDjango+15 | — |
| 3 | C Electric Developer of powertrain for electric two and three-wheelers 11Talent top 38%Funding bottom 45%Growth bottom 44%Moat bottom 39% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingbottom 45% Growthbottom 44% Moatbottom 39% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 25% Techbottom 22% Fin. healthbottom 22% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $711k across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $711K | 6 mo ago | Seed | Bavil Varghese Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | PleskGoogle MapsYouTube+6 | 2 internships · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 4 | VehicleST Tech-enabled solutions for fleet tracking and ticketing solutions | $567K | 109 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | — | — |
| 5 | chargeMOD Provider of electric vehicle charging solutions for residential and commercial use | $305K | 29 mo ago | Seed | Anoop V Co-Founder | 2019 | PHPUbuntuPlyr+18 | 4 job openings |
| 6 | Navalt Manufacturer of solar-electric and hybrid vessels for passenger, cargo, and defense | $185K | 10 mo ago | Late Stage | Sandith Thandasherry Founder & CEO | 2013 | WordPress Block EditorElementorCart Functionality+15 | — |
| 7 | Trois Developer of AI-powered video analytics, VMS, and waste management platforms | $137K | 21 mo ago | Funding Raised | Jithesh T Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 2 job openings |
| 8 | Exploride Technologies Heads up displays for automobiles | $70K | 142 mo ago | Seed | Sunil Vallath Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | — |
| 9 | Pinpark App for finding & booking parking spaces | $39K | 87 mo ago | Deadpooled | Sasikumar Kumar Sreejith Co-Founder & CTO | 2015 | — | — |
| 10 | Acsia Technologies ECU and infotainment solutions for autonomous vehicles | — | — | Funding Raised | Jijimon Chandran Co-Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | — |
Top 9 Auto Tech companies in Kerala
#1
Seed · Kochi, Kerala · founded 2018 · 36 employees$710.7Kraised▾
Developer of powertrain for electric two and three-wheelers. It designs and develops brushless motor powertrains for electric vehicles, motor controllers, BDLC powertrains, vehicle instrument clusters, etc. It offers features like customized solutions, hardware scalability, thermal power and vibration performance tracking, regenerative breaking, communication with CAN and UART for connected vehicles, etc.
- Dec 2025Seed$330K
- Sep 2022Seed$376.3K
- May 2021Seed$33.7K
- Aug 2019Seed$300.7K
#2
Late Stage · Kochi, Kerala · founded 2013 · 6 employees$185Kraised▾
Manufacturer of solar-electric and hybrid vessels for passenger, cargo, and defense. The company provides vessels for tourism, passenger transport, fishing, and vehicle transport. It also offers electric tugs, dredgers, and fishing vessels. The company focuses on reducing emissions and embracing cleaner technology in maritime transportation.
- Jul 2025PE—
- 2021Grant (prize money)$185K
#3
Seed · Kochi, Kerala · founded 2018 · 29 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electric bicycles. The company manufactures electric bicycles having a removable battery and has a range of 60 km. The bicycles include specifications like LCD, speed sensor, pedal-assist, and more.
- Aug 2023Angel$12.1K
- Jul 2022Angel$61.2K
- Jan 2022Seed$806K
- Apr 2021Seed$172.6K
#4
Funding Raised · Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · founded 2018 · 85 employees$137.1Kraised▾
Developer of AI-powered video analytics, VMS, and waste management platforms. The company provides enterprise application development, artificial intelligence, and geospatial services. They offer solutions for smart surveillance, cleantech, and telecommunications. The company is recognized by the Kerala Startup Mission and Startup India. It is listed among the top companies of the Maharashtra Startup Week.
- Aug 2024Grant (prize money)$137.1K
#5
Seed · Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · founded 2019$304.5Kraised▾
Provider of electric vehicle charging solutions for residential and commercial use. The company offers charging stations and a mobile application for locating stations. It provides solutions for workplaces, residential areas, parking facilities, and electric vehicle fleets. The company also offers a charger management system.
- Jan 2024Seed$132.4K
- Jul 2023Seed$304.5K
- Jun 2023Angel$121.9K
- Apr 2022Angel$65.4K
#6
Seed · Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala · founded 2015$1.1Mraised▾
GoGoCar provides an artificial intelligence based digital retailing storefront solution for auto dealerships. The platform features an intelligent virtual assistance system named as "GoGo" that interacts with the end consumers. Features include lead management, sales pipeline, real-time inventory update, staff alerts via SMS & emails, F&I management, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) integration, etc. It also serves as a car searching portal for consumers enabling them to find, research, get discounts, compare and reserve a new car.
- Jan 2016Seed$1.1M
#7
Seed · Ernakulam, Kerala · founded 2015 · 63 employees$567.2Kraised▾
Tech-enabled solutions for fleet tracking and ticketing solutions. It offers hardware and software-enabled solutions for clients. It offers a ticketing & payment kiosk system that enables NFC ticketing cards, passenger information panels, etc. It offers software solutions for vehicle tracking with features like route schedules, real-time tracking, panic buttons, etc. Also, it offers an OBD port-enabled vehicle infotainment system with features like audio streaming, navigation maps, etc.
- May 2017Angel$133.7K
- Aug 2016Angel$433.5K
#8
Seed · Kochi, Kerala · founded 2014 · 9 employees$70Kraised▾
Exploride develops heads up display (HUD) systems for automobiles. Offers a hands-free display that combines display as well as gesture-recognition technology to provide access to maps, calls, texts, notifications, music as well as on-board diagnostics of the car. This is done using a Bluetooth device which transmits the information to a transparent display on the windshield. Drivers can also access the information using simple hand and voice gestures.
- Aug 2014Seed$70K
#9
Deadpooled · Kochi, Kerala · founded 2015 · 1 employees$38.9Kraised▾
Pinpark is an app for finding & booking parking spaces. It connects drivers with private parking owners & businesses who are interested in renting out their unused parking spaces. Parking space owners can list their parking lots on the platform. Drivers can browse the listed parking spaces and pre-book the preferred space on an hourly, daily, or monthly basis. Apps are available for both Android & iOS devices.
- Mar 2019Angel$24K
- Jul 2016Angel$14.9K
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
How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in India
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 1,085 India-affiliated papers.
- Vellore Institute of Technology University59
- Ministry of Culture58
- Saveetha University56
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology37
- Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology29
- Convolutional neural network1→21
- Advanced driver assistance systems1→19
- Pattern recognition (psychology)1→17
- Benchmark (surveying)1→8
- Global Positioning System1→7
- Computer vision2→60
- Object detection1→44
- Automotive engineering1→29
- Convolutional neural network2→20
- Segmentation1→15
- Humanities1→12
- Philosophy1→7
- Human–computer interaction1→6
Where autonomous vehicles is researched across India
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 India
India autonomous vehicles patent filing is accelerating — 222 filings from 131 assignees (2016–2025), led by Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, Cadila Healthcare; annual filings 7→16.
- Wipro98
- Tata Consultancy Services19
- Cadila Healthcare9
- Indian INST Scient7
- TEGA IND7
- The HI TECH Robotic Systemz6
- Saroj Vanijya5
- CSIR5
Common questions
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