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Radar · Auto Tech in Mexico

Best Auto Tech Companies in Mexico

The 94 best Auto Tech companies in Mexico in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Kavak.

94companies tracked
$2.1Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
28have raised

Auto Tech in Mexico is generating real money: 94 companies tracked, $2.1B in total disclosed funding, and one unicorn already on the board. Kavak alone accounts for $1.4B of that, which tells you something about how concentrated the upside can be. Vemo follows at $374M, then OneCarNow at $86M and Nexu at $73M. And that funding stack didn't accumulate quietly. Across 552 automotive and automotive insurance apps, median install growth is running at roughly +22% YoY, a number that signals genuine consumer pull, not just founder ambition.

The sector's directional bets are sharpening too. EV powertrain advancements, next-generation EV platforms, and EV battery technology are the recurring themes drawing capital and coverage right now. As shown in 2021 research, the structural shift toward electrified drive systems creates durable competitive moats for early movers, and Mexico's Auto Tech founders seem to be reading that signal clearly. I'd also note the global pattern: KPIT's rise as an auto tech player shows what software-first positioning inside automotive can compound into over time. Investors like 500 Global, Y Combinator, and DILA Capital are already placing those long-term bets here. So if you're mapping where the real momentum sits, this is the directory to start with.

FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO TECH × MEXICO

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.

223companies analysed
88%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
36unicorns
2018median founding year
130kcombined LinkedIn audience
63%of audience held by top 3
4companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Mexico

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityRecent signals
1Kavak 🦄
Online retailer of certified pre-owned vehicles with financing and services
$1.4B4 mo ago2,500AlgoliaZohoSalesforce+23Top 5k
2VEMO
Provider of electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and fleet management technology
$374M9 mo ago2,235Roberto Rocha
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+33Top 1M1 job opening · 1 expansion
3OneCarNow
Provider of electric vehicle subscriptions for rideshare drivers
$86M23 mo ago35Mairon Sandoval
Co-Founder & CEO
Node.jsRadix UIChakra UI+15Top 1M1 partnership
4Nexu
Online automotive loan comparison platform
$73M32 mo ago133Fernando Gómez Arriola
Founder
SentryTypeScriptNode.js+23Top 1M
5Grin Scooters
App-based rental platform for electric kick scooters
$73M92 mo ago70Bryan Zambrano
Co-Founder
6Kolors
Online platform for booking bus tickets for travelers
$20M48 mo ago114Anca Gardea
Co-Founder
SentryBugSnagTypeScript+27Top 500k
7Coru
Aggregator of financial products
$11M108 mo ago108Bernardo Prum
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+22Top 5M
8Urbvan
App-based shuttle aggregator platform
$10M81 mo ago113Renato Picard
Co-Founder
Turbopackstyled-componentsNode.js+17Top 5M
9Guros
Online comparison platform for auto insurance
$6M58 mo ago55Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+16Top 5M
10Crabi
App-based automotive insurance platform for individuals
$5M12 mo ago60Francisco Javier Orozco
CEO
WebflowMarkerBootstrap+19Top 5M
11Netlift
App-based car pooling platform
$5M81 mo ago11Craft CMSPHPYii+10Top 10M
12Carmatch
Producer of original music and recordings
$5M100 mo ago60Damian Overbosch
Co-Founder & CEO
13Veikul
Mobility as a service platform that connects carless gig-workers with companies seeking reliable supply chain…
$3M22 mo agoPatricio Zambrano
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalityShopifyGSAP+15Top 5M
14Crezes
Traffic management solutions for traffic authorities
$750K26 mo agoDavid Trujillo
Co-Founder
15Parkimovil
App-based platform for payments and access solutions for parking spaces
$615K70 mo ago55Carlos Anaya Rodriguez
CEO
Node.jsMUIAmazon Web Services+13Top 1M1 partnership
16miituo
App-based platform for usage-based car insurance
$496K20 mo ago19Leonardo Cortina
Founder & Ceo
Animate.cssBootstrapMicrosoft ASP.NET+26Top 500k1 job opening
17Zeemcoin
Provider of decentralized tokens for the payment of charging electric vehicles
$326K40 mo agoBorja Candau
Co-Founder & CEO
18Clupp
Usage-based auto insurer
$175K82 mo ago17Marisol Sanchez Navarrete
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+22Top 5M
19Pronto
App-based ride-hailing platform
$150K87 mo ago18Miguel Martinez Cano
Co-Founder & CEO
CaddyHTTP/3Top 50M

Top 12 Auto Tech companies in Mexico

#1
Kavak 🦄
Series F · Lerma de Villada, State of Mexico · founded 2016 · 2500 employees
$1.4Braised

Online retailer of certified pre-owned vehicles with financing and services. The business provides a platform for buying, selling, and managing pre-owned cars. It offers certified vehicles and aims to formalize the used car market. The company provides after-sales services and financing options to customers.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series F$300M
  • Apr 2025Conventional Debt$400M
  • Mar 2025Series E$127M
  • Sep 2022Conventional Debt$810M
Investors
DST Global, Greenoaks, SoftBank Group, Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, Bond Capital
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAngularAws Certificate ManagerCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#2
Series D · Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City · founded 2021 · 2235 employees
$374Mraised

Provider of electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and fleet management technology. The company delivers comprehensive solutions for transitioning fleets to electric power. It offers vehicle leasing and financial solutions for mobility application drivers. The company also develops and operates a network of charging stations.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 52k LinkedIn followers — 40.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Hyder B2B 3 a 5 aos de experiencia en ventas B2B, Lder de Operaciones 3 aos de experiencia liderando operaciones a gran escala
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series D$250M
  • Feb 2025Series C$64M
  • Feb 2024Conventional Debt$60M
Founders & team
Roberto RochaCo-Founder & CEOGerman LosadaCo-Founder
Investors
OIC, Covalto, Kapital, Promecapac, Beel Credit, Beel Infrastructure Partners
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7CookieyesCore-Js
#3
Series A · Huixquilucan de Degollado, State of Mexico · founded 2021 · 35 employees
$86Mraised

Provider of electric vehicle subscriptions for rideshare drivers. It offers access to electric vehicles with maintenance included. The company facilitates an online application process and delivers vehicles to drivers. It supports drivers in accessing zero-emission incentives and eligibility for premium ride services. The company provides digital payment options for subscriptions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 4.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 4 partnerships (incl. inDrive) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Venture Debt
  • Jul 2024Series A$86M
Founders & team
Mairon SandovalCo-Founder & CEOManuel CangasCo-Founder
Investors
i80 Group, Caravela Capital, Collide, Great North Ventures, Demo Day Monterrey, Colectivo Jaguara
Tech stack
CdnjsChakra UiCloudflareEmotionFirebaseGoogle Analytics
#4
Series A · Zapopan, Jalisco · founded 2016 · 60 employees
$5.3Mraised

App-based automotive insurance platform for individuals. It uses telematics, machine learning & big data to determine premiums based on a person's driving habits & behavior. Users are allowed to provide the coverage to request a quote. The app is available for Android and iOS platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Agente de siniestros
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Series A$13.6M
  • Oct 2021Seed$4M
  • Apr 2019Seed$1.3M
Founders & team
Francisco Javier OrozcoCEO
Investors
Redwood Ventures, Kaszek, Tuesday Capital, IGNIA, 30N Ventures, Carao Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAmplitudeBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Browser Insights
#5
Series B · Mexico City, Mexico City · founded 2014 · 133 employees
$73Mraised

Online automotive loan comparison platform. It offers a loan comparison platform for accessing loans for new & used cars. Users must add a short quote form to receive multiple options matching the customers' requirements. Once the best option is chosen by the user, users must add a detailed application form and submit the documents.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 6.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Series B$20M
  • Oct 2023Conventional Debt
  • Jan 2022Conventional Debt
  • Jan 2022Series A$50M
Founders & team
Fernando Gómez ArriolaFounder
Investors
HSBC, Valor Capital Group, FinTech Collective, Endeavor, Altos Ventures Management, Wollef
Tech stack
AngularBootstrapChart.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Seed · San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon · founded 2022
$3Mraised

Mobility as a service platform that connects carless gig-workers with companies seeking reliable supply chain solutions. It offers transportation options without the need for vehicle ownership.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2024Conventional Debt
  • Aug 2024Seed$3M
Founders & team
Patricio ZambranoCo-FounderSebastian LarisCo-Founder & CEOJose GarzaCo-Founder
Investors
First Check Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#7
Seed · Mexico City, Mexico City · founded 2016 · 19 employees
$495.9Kraised

App-based platform for usage-based car insurance. Users can specify required details and request a quote for pay-per-mile insurance via the online platform following which the company sends them a policy contract and a link to download their app. They can send pictures of their car specifying the vehicle mileage and purchase an insurance policy. Users need to upload the pictures of mileage reading once a month. The app is available for the Android platform.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Insurtech
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Seed$495.9K
Founders & team
Leonardo CortinaFounder & Ceo
Investors
Proeza Ventures
Tech stack
ActivecampaignAlertifyjsAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssBootstrap
#8
Series A · Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacan · founded 2020 · 114 employees
$20Mraised

Online platform for booking bus tickets for travelers. Travelers can book bus tickets by providing destination, preferred date, time, user details, payment details, and more through the platform.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Series A$20M
Founders & team
Anca GardeaCo-FounderRodrigo MartinezCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
UP.Partners, Maniv Mobility, Toyota Ventures, K5 Global, Tuesday Capital, Expa
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesBugsnagConektaCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#9
Series A · Mexico City, Mexico City · founded 2018 · 70 employees
$72.7Mraised

Grin is an app-based rental platform for electric kick scooters, operating in select Mexican locations. The company operates its own fleet on a station-based model. The company also partners with stores/enterprises to offer designated parking zones and also pays the stores for storing the vehicles overnight. The app enables users to search, locate and rent electric kick scooters on-demand. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2018Series A$45.7M
  • Aug 2018Seed$20M
  • Jul 2018Seed
Founders & team
Bryan ZambranoCo-Founder
Investors
DCM Ventures, Y Combinator, Trinity Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Sinai Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures
#10
Seed · Mexico, Mexico City · founded 2015
$750Kraised

Traffic management solutions for traffic authorities. The platform offers solutions like traffic monitoring, zone analysis, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Seed$750K
Founders & team
David TrujilloCo-Founder
Investors
Maya Capital
#11
Acquired · Mexico City, Mexico City · founded 2016 · 113 employees
$9.9Mraised

Urbvan is an app-based shuttle aggregator platform. It provides a solution for shared van transportation. Users can book services on the platform after providing relevant details. It offers features like real-time tracking, insured rides, on-board wi-fi, surveillance cameras, and more. Their mobile app is available for iOS & Android platforms.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 9.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2019Series A$9M
  • Dec 2017Grant (prize money)$600K
  • Jul 2017Seed$909.7K
Founders & team
Renato PicardCo-Founder
Investors
MassChallenge, Mountain Nazca, DILA Capital, Kaszek, Angel Ventures, Nazca
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#12
Seed · Mexico City, Mexico City · founded 2013 · 55 employees
$5.8Mraised

Online comparison platform for auto insurance. It offers quotes for comprehensive, limited or civil liability, and more. Its insurance partners include HDI Seguros, MAPFRE, GNP Seguros, and more. It also offers claim management services. It allows users to manage and receive notifications about vehicle and insurance.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 3.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2021Seed$5.8M
Investors
F-Prime Capital, COMETA, Clocktower Ventures, Insurify, Leap Global Partners, Magma Partners

Funding & investor landscape

$2.1Btotal disclosed funding
20companies funded
44disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
500 Global6 rounds
MassChallenge6 rounds
Spectra Investments5 rounds
Y Combinator5 rounds
DILA Capital3 rounds
G2 Momentum Capital3 rounds
Kaszek3 rounds
Liil Ventures3 rounds
Soma Capital3 rounds
Xylo Capital3 rounds

Notable founders

Roberto Rocha
Co-Founder & CEO · VEMO
German Losada
Co-Founder · VEMO
Mairon Sandoval
Co-Founder & CEO · OneCarNow
Manuel Cangas
Co-Founder · OneCarNow
Francisco Javier Orozco
CEO · Crabi
Fernando Gómez Arriola
Founder · Nexu
Patricio Zambrano
Co-Founder · Veikul
Sebastian Laris
Co-Founder & CEO · Veikul
Leonardo Cortina
Founder & Ceo · miituo
Anca Gardea
Co-Founder · Kolors
Rodrigo Martinez
Co-Founder & CEO · Kolors
Bryan Zambrano
Co-Founder · Grin Scooters
Prism market signals · Mexico · country-scoped Prism corpus, 92,092 docs

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

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Mexico

How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in Mexico

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 1,637 Mexico-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
202320252026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 52% → 52% across 2023–2026.
top research entities
  • Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México145
  • Universidad de Guadalajara65
  • Northeastern University64
  • Universidad Veracruzana56
  • Universidad de Guanajuato49
leading researchers
Universidad de Guadalajara · Wei Liu · Ge Guo · Zuotao Ning · Shuai Cheng · Miguel Ángel Lammoglia-Villagómez · Muhammet Deveci · Jing Zhao
Breakthroughs64 · 4%
▲ 0%→4% share
0 median citations97% since 2021mostly methods-led
Trajectory research newly emerged with 10 papers, driving Breakthroughs field-share from 0% to 4% in Mexican AV institutions.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Trajectory10
  • Context (archaeology)9
  • Control theory (sociology)8
  • Robustness (evolution)6
  • Reinforcement learning5
Newly emergingTrajectory 0→10 · Control theory (sociology) 0→8 · Context (archaeology) 0→8
Landmark Adaptive Resilient Event-Triggered Control Design of Autonomous Vehicles With an Iterative Single Critic Learning Framew · 191 cites
Advancements258 · 16%
▲ 0%→15% share
0 median citations97% since 2021mostly empirical
Humanities papers surged to 71 new entries, pushing Advancements field-share from 0% to 15% across Mexican AV research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Humanities72
  • Philosophy32
  • Context (archaeology)20
  • Control theory (sociology)12
  • Path (computing)7
Newly emergingHumanities 0→71 · Philosophy 0→32 · Context (archaeology) 0→20
Landmark A Robust Vehicle Localization Approach Based on GNSS/IMU/DMI/LiDAR Sensor Fusion for Autonomous Vehicles · 122 cites
Concerns687 · 42%
▲ 0%→42% share
0 median citations99% since 2021mostly empirical
Humanities concerns intensified sharply — rising from 1 to 314 papers as Concerns field-share climbed from 0% to 42%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Humanities1→314
  • Philosophy1→148
  • Quality (philosophy)1→8
  • Latin Americans1→7
Newly emergingContext (archaeology) 0→126 · Persona 0→45 · Order (exchange) 0→26
Landmark El devenir feminista de la acción colectiva. Las multitudes conectadas y la nueva ola transnacional contra las violencia · 50 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Mexico

Where autonomous vehicles is researched across Mexico

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.

Mexico City335 · -0.02
Hot · HumanitiesOpportunity · PopulationConcern · Philosophy
Xalapa107 · -0.03
Hot · ForestryAdvancing · HumanitiesOpportunity · Milk productionConcern · Philosophy
Puebla City88 · -0.06
Hot · HumanitiesOpportunity · PersonaConcern · Philosophy
Guadalajara80 · -0.10
Hot · HumanitiesOpportunity · PersonaConcern · Philosophy
Guanajuato City56 · -0.04
Hot · LineaOpportunity · PhilosophyConcern · Humanities
Monterrey52 · +0.06
Hot · PersonaOpportunity · PhilosophyConcern · Humanities
Toluca51 · -0.01
Hot · Order (exchange)Opportunity · PhilosophyConcern · Humanities
San Nicolás de los Garza44 · -0.10
Hot · HumanitiesOpportunity · PhilosophyConcern · Persona
San Luis Potosí City37 · -0.05
Hot · HumanitiesOpportunity · Power (physics)Concern · Philosophy
Cuernavaca21 · +0.06
Hot · HumanitiesOpportunity · Philosophy

Common questions

How many Auto Tech companies are there in Mexico?
Radar tracks 94 indexable Auto Tech companies headquartered in Mexico that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto Tech companies in Mexico?
The Auto Tech companies in Mexico on this list have raised a combined $2.1B in disclosed equity funding across 20 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Mexico?
Kavak is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Mexico, with $1.4B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto Tech companies in Mexico are funded?
20 of the 94 Auto Tech companies in Mexico on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto Tech unicorns are there in Mexico?
1 Auto Tech company in Mexico on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Mexico Auto Tech companies?
The most active investors in Mexico Auto Tech companies on this list include 500 Global, MassChallenge, Spectra Investments, Y Combinator, DILA Capital.
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