Best Auto Tech Companies in Melbourne, Australia
The 70 best Auto Tech companies in Melbourne, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Applied EV.
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.
Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Melbourne
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Applied EV Developer of programmable and autonomous-solar powered electric vehicle platform | $24M | 4 mo ago | Series B | Espi Argyriou CEO | 2015 | Node.jsReactNext.js App Router+11 | — |
| 2 | Chargefox Electric vehicle charging network | $8M | 92 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2017 | WebflowGSAPZendesk+18 | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 3 | UbiPark App for car park users to locate and navigate their way to available parking spots | $2M | 55 mo ago | Seed | Mosstyn Howell Founder & CEO | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — |
| 4 | Cohda Wireless Hardware & software solution provider for V2X communications | $2M | 244 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2004 | WordPressMicrosoft WordMySQL+24 | — |
| 5 | Savic Motorcycles Manufacturer of customisable electric motorcycles with advanced technology and design | $846K | 56 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAmazon Web Services+26 | 1 job opening |
| 6 | Parkhound Marketplace for parking spaces | $60K | 129 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2013 | PHPLeafletMapbox.js+28 | — |
| 7 | Envision Systems AI and IoT based transport management solutions | $20K | 73 mo ago | Deadpooled | Kanav Batra Founder | 2019 | — | — |
| 8 | Acusensus Integrated solution providers for transportation safety | $20K | 97 mo ago | Public | Alexander Jannink Managing Director & CEO | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | 1 award |
Top 12 Auto Tech companies in Melbourne
#1
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2015 · 89 employees$23.5Mraised▾
Developer of the programmable and autonomous-solar powered electric vehicle platform. The company develops M-pod a modular autonomous electric transport system that can be incorporated into various sectors like delivery, industrial, and surveillance applications. It offers features like bi-directional access, four-wheel steering, lightweight, etc. It is based on drive-by-wire vehicle technology and has the capability to be configured with various software.
- Jan 2026Series B$40M
- Dec 2025Series B—
- Sep 2022Series A$21M
- Apr 2020Seed$2.5M
#2
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2017 · 21 employees$8Mraised▾
Electric vehicle charging network. The company partners with local businesses to deploy charging stations by providing them with charging equipment & backend systems. Its ultra-rapid charging stations provides a power output of 150kW to 300kW. Offers an app through which drivers can locate nearby available charging stations as well as use & pay for charging service. The app is available for both Android & iOS devices.
- Oct 2018Series A$8M
- Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$7M
#3
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2015 · 12 employees$2Mraised▾
UbiPark is the parking platform that offers solutions to both consumers and business operators. UbiPark enables car park users to locate and navigate their way to available parking spots via the mobile app. Car park owners and operators can monitor their operations using UbiPark’s technology tools. App is available for both iOS and Android platforms.
- Nov 2021Seed$2M
#4
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2018 · 10 employees$845.5Kraised▾
Manufacturer of customisable electric motorcycles with advanced technology and design. These electric motorcycles feature customisable ride modes, regenerative braking, and a touchscreen dash. The motorcycles have a carbon belt drive and single-sided swingarm. The liquid cooling system allows for more time at maximum torque.
- Oct 2021Seed$845.5K
#5
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2004 · 1 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Cohda Wireless is a provider of V2X communication solutions and services for public safety, outdoor, and automotive wireless-based systems. Cohda has applied its significant patent portfolio and in-house skills to develop high-performance wireless designs on highly integrated, low cost, semiconductor chipsets. Customers include automotive OEMs and tier-1s for use in V2X communication. In Oct 2016, Telsa teamed up with Cohda Wireless to try the V2X technology over Cohda's LTE network in South Australia.
- Jan 2006Series A$1.8M
#6
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2013$60Kraised▾
Parkhound is an online marketplace that connects drivers looking for parking with local property owners who would like to rent out parking spaces. Local residents can list the available spaces in garage, car port, driveway or allocated parking space on the platform. Users can find a nearby parking space, select the time and make a booking. Platform accepts online payments and charges a commission fee on every transaction.
- Sep 2015Seed$40K
- May 2015Seed$20K
#7
Deadpooled · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019$20Kraised▾
Envision systems provide AI and IoT based transport management solutions. It claims to provide AI-enabled sensors for monitoring traffic and solve traffic congestion. The AI sensors, provide both the count and flow of vehicles on all types of roads. This data can be fed to network operators or directly to traffic lights in real-time, to optimize the flow of vehicles and reduce traffic. The sensors can detect multiple objects at a time by using vision as the primary sensing mechanism. This system provides real-time data insights and solutions for monitoring transportation. It also provides solutions for smart buildings and industries for real-time monitoring.
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$20K
#8
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2018 · 70 employees$20Kraised▾
Acusensus provides an integrated solution for transportation safety. Acusensus provides solutions for drivers' safety. aviation safety, etc. It provides dash cameras to monitor the driver's behaviors. Also, it has distraction recognition technology.
- May 2018Grant (prize money)$20K
#9
Funding Raised · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2013 · 4 employees$20Kraised▾
BajaBoard focuses on development of patent pending electric skateboard suited for action sport and movies applications. The product has a 4-wheel drive, a max speed of 50 kmph and has independent suspension and steering. The product was awarded "Best Alternative Vehicle" at the 2014 Melbourne Electric Vehicle Expo.
- May 2016Grant (prize money)$20K
#10
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · 37 employees—raised▾
AutoGrab is an AI & SaaS-driven digital marketing & inventory management solution for auto dealers. It provides real-time car listings, advanced matching tools to verify unique vehicle code, live valuation tool, real-time notifications, daily reports, lead management, retail pricing tool & more.
#11
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1945 · 18 employees—raised▾
Connexion Media provides a telematics & Saas-enabled platform that offers automotive solutions. It offers various solutions like the customized development of connected car applications. Also, it offers telematics solutions for automotive to manage their fleet and more.
#12
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2011—raised▾
Axiflux focused on development of the Adaptive Magnetic Flux Array™ (AMFA) which was a modular, real-time, software-reconfigurable electric motor and generator for light electric drive systems. The motor's multiple coils could be controlled independently and intelligently by computer software that was able to use real-time optimization, artificial intelligence and neural network processing in order to respond to operating conditions. In August 2012, Axiflux was awarded the National iAward for Startup of the Year.
- Nov 2012Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
What Melbourne researches in autonomous vehicles
- The University of Melbourne19
- University of Melbourne7
- Melbourne Health1
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital1
- Melbourne Clinic1
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