Best Auto Tech Companies in Minnesota, United States
The 63 best Auto Tech companies in Minnesota, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Landline.
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 Minnesota
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Landline Provider of web-based passenger management solutions for airports 60Funding top 22%Tech top 25%Growth top 35%Product top 46% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Techtop 25% Growthtop 35% Producttop 46% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 41% Newsbottom 40% Partnersbottom 35% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $69.8M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) Tech: 47 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $70M | 3 mo ago | Series B | David Sunde Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | SentryZendeskAmazon ALB+25 | — | 1 partnership |
| 2 | MPS Provider of parking management solutions, including meters, mobile, and enforcement 27Funding top 32%Product top 46%Talent bottom 49%Growth bottom 47% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Producttop 46% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Newsbottom 45% Techbottom 44% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 32% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $20.3M across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 10 yrs (1.2/yr) Product: 1 published app (15 installs) · Company stage: Series B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $20M | 9 mo ago | Series B | Joe Caldwell CEO | 2013 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+14 | — | — |
| 3 | FUSE AI & SaaS-driven finance management solution for auto dealers | $10M | 58 mo ago | Series A | Yaron Rosen CEO | 2020 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14 | 48 patents Food safety and temperature-controlled packaging and sanitizing systems | — |
| 4 | UnityWorks Video advertising & merchandising solution for auto dealerships | $2M | 247 mo ago | Series A | — | 2001 | — | 2 patents Aggregated multi-product e‑commerce presentation and checkout interfaces | — |
| 5 | Exergi Predictive Provider of simulation-guided AI for energy prediction and management | $300K | 69 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2019 | — | 2 patents Machine‑learning models for vehicle energy consumption forecasting and synthetic drive‑cycle generation. | 1 job opening |
| 6 | Outsell Provider of AI operating system for automotive retail and marketing | $209K | 135 mo ago | Acquired | Michael Wethington Founder & CEO | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 7 | HOURCAR Foundation focused on online based self drive car rental | $200K | 15 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2002 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+29 | — | — |
| 8 | Who's Driving Carpooling platform | $150K | 121 mo ago | Deadpooled | Anne Cramer Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — | — |
Top 10 Auto Tech companies in Minnesota
#1
Series B · Mankato, Minnesota · founded 2018 · 48 employees$69.8Mraised▾
Provider of web-based passenger management solutions for airports. The platform helps in managing airport operations. It includes booking integration, ground transportation management, route maps, security and bag checking, pricing displays, remote screening, and more.
- Mar 2026Series B$1.4M
- Jun 2025Series B$5M
- Sep 2022Series B$21.8M
- Apr 2022Series B$28M
#2
Series B · Minnetonka, Minnesota · founded 2013$20.3Mraised▾
Provider of parking management solutions, including meters, mobile, and enforcement. The company offers parking meters with license plate recognition technology. It provides lot and garage technology with automated enforcement and permit management. The company also offers a customizable dashboard for administrators to review violations and issue citations.
- Aug 2025Series B$500K
- Feb 2025Series B$650K
- Aug 2024Series B$150K
- Nov 2023Series B$11.2M
#3
Funding Raised · Minnesota · founded 2002$200Kraised▾
Foundation focused on online based self drive car rental
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$200K
#4
Series A · Edina, Minnesota · founded 2020 · 42 employees$10Mraised▾
AI & SaaS-driven finance management solution for auto dealers. It offers process automation, trade evaluation, payment calculators, digital retailing, credit application & approval, desking tools, menu presentation system, e-signatures & digital doc storage, CRM & more.
- Aug 2021Series A$10M
#5
Series A · Minneapolis, Minnesota · founded 2001 · 293 employees$2.1Mraised▾
UnityWorks provides data-driven personalized video solutions for automotive dealerships. The company creates video campaigns for dealerships and publishes them on to dealer's website as well as on other channels such as AutoTraders.com, Cars.com, Facebook, Craiglist, YouTube, and others. UnityWorks leverages big data technology to target consumers based on their behaviour. Its products & services are categorized as VIN Videos, Model Videos, Video Ads, and VIN Imagery.
- Nov 2005Series A$2.1M
#6
Funding Raised · Saint Paul, Minnesota · founded 2019 · 5 employees$300Kraised▾
Provider of simulation-guided AI for energy prediction and management. They specialize in vehicle engineering and data science expertise to go beyond algorithm-based energy management.
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$100K
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$200K
#7
Acquired · Minneapolis, Minnesota · founded 2004 · 16 employees$209Kraised▾
Provider of AI operating system for automotive retail and marketing. The system unifies touchpoints, streamlines operations, and transforms customer experience. It offers solutions for sales, service, merchandising, and marketing. The AI operating system helps automotive retailers improve customer journey and drive business success.
- Mar 2015Series A—
- Sep 2014Seed$209K
#8
Deadpooled · Minneapolis, Minnesota · founded 2015 · 4 employees$150Kraised▾
Who's Driving is a carpooling app that lets users add trusted drivers you share a ride with based on the activity. Users can then view all the trips anyone in their circle is a making and use the platform to join rides, post rides. The platform only enables better communication and is free to use.
- May 2016Seed$150K
#9
Deadpooled · Minneapolis, Minnesota · founded 2015$40Kraised▾
Provider of app-based driving and crash prevention solutions. It disables cell phones while driving. Its application is available on Android and IOS platforms.
- 2016Seed$40K
#10
Seed · Golden Valley, Minnesota · founded 2012 · 3 employees$20Kraised▾
Kronfeld Motors focuses on the development of a pedal-electric transport solution. The company has developed a reverse trike Raht Racer which is a pedal-assist electric trike. The vehicle can be pedaled or switched to the auto mode which uses a Li-ion battery and an AC motor. The top speed in the electric mode is 90 mph. The vehicle also has in-roof integrated solar panels.
- 2018Seed—
- May 2017Seed$20K
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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funding rising · growth rising
What Minnesota researches in autonomous vehicles
- University of Minnesota13
- Minnesota State University, Mankato1
- University of Minnesota System1
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