Best Auto Tech Companies in Missouri, United States
The 56 best Auto Tech companies in Missouri, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Orange EV.
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 Missouri
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange EV Manufacturer of electric terminal trucks, batteries, chargers, and on-site service | $35M | 47 mo ago | Series A | Wayne Mathisen Co-Founder & CEO | 2012 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+33 | 20 patents Electric vehicle powertrain integration and precision digital/automation tools for EV services | 1 launch |
| 2 | Spear Power Systems Platform offering lithium-ion based battery management systems developer | $20M | 66 mo ago | Acquired | Mitch Mabrey Managing Director | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 3 | BizzyCar Developer of software for managing vehicle recalls and service appointments | $15M | 21 mo ago | Series B | Ryan Maher Founder & CEO | 2019 | RubyTypeScriptRuby on Rails+27 | — | 5 job openings |
| 4 | SureCam Provider of fleet dash cameras and GPS vehicle tracking products | $12M | 30 mo ago | Series B | Max Hillman CEO | 2013 | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | — | — |
| 5 | PureCars Provider of data-driven digital marketing and business intelligence solutions for dealerships | $10M | 150 mo ago | Acquired | Jeremy Anspach Founder - Advisor to Board | 2007 | WebflowHubSpotSalesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement+22 | — | — |
| 6 | Catastrophe Solutions Chain of car repair service centers | $7M | 96 mo ago | Series A | — | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 7 | VINCUE Inventory management solutions for automotive dealerships | $6M | 25 mo ago | Series B | Jeffrey Rice Co-Founder | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | — |
| 8 | Agilis Systems SaaS-enabled end-to-end fleet management solutions | $5M | 88 mo ago | Series C | — | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Automotive Innovations AI-driven dealership management system for auto dealers | $4M | 29 mo ago | Seed | Hoss Devine CEO | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 10 | CellARide Customer engagement solutions for auto dealerships | $615K | 120 mo ago | Seed | — | 2010 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 11 | Roll Sale Discover fashion, compare prices across women's, men's, kids', and home categories | $200K | 169 mo ago | Deadpooled | Brian Moore ex-CEO | 2011 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Auto Tech companies in Missouri
#1
Series B · St. Peters, Missouri · founded 2019 · 26 employees$15Mraised▾
Developer of software for managing vehicle recalls and service appointments. The software identifies open recalls, contacts customers, and schedules service visits. It also scans upcoming appointments for missed recalls and adds them to the visit. The platform provides tools to schedule, dispatch, track, and document mobile service operations.
- Oct 2024Series B$15M
#2
Series B · Kansas City, Missouri · founded 2015 · 13 employees$6.2Mraised▾
Inventory management solutions for automotive dealerships. The platform offers inventory acquisition, pricing, data analytics, reporting, merchandising, and management in a single platform.
- May 2024Series B$852.6K
- Aug 2023Series B—
- Jun 2023Seed$2.3M
- Apr 2021Seed$3M
#3
Series B · St. Louis, Missouri · founded 2013 · 67 employees$11.5Mraised▾
Provider of fleet dash cameras and GPS vehicle tracking products. The company offers camera options, including multicamera systems, front-facing, dual-facing, front and rear, and waterproof dash cameras. Features include GPS tracking, cloud storage, live streaming, and driver coaching. The company provides solutions for industries such as construction, oil, gas, mining, utility services, and moving companies.
- Jan 2024Series B$12.5M
- Jan 2024Conventional Debt$23.5M
- May 2022Series B$11.5M
#4
Seed · Kansas City, Missouri · founded 2016 · 4 employees$4.3Mraised▾
AI-driven dealership management system for auto dealers. It offers operations management, profit maximization, data analysis & more. It combines data from the current system & offer focused suggestions to improve operations management.
- Jan 2024Seed$2M
- Jun 2021Seed$2.3M
#5
Series A · Riverside, Missouri · founded 2012 · 116 employees$35.1Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electric terminal trucks, batteries, chargers, and on-site service. The company builds and sells heavy-duty electric vehicles. They offer terminal trucks designed for reliability and cost savings. The company also provides maintenance and repair services with mobile technicians.
- Aug 2022Series A$35M
- Sep 2015Seed$150K
#6
Acquired · Kansas City, Missouri · founded 2013 · 66 employees$19.6Mraised▾
Platform offering lithium-ion based battery management systems developer. The battery management system comes with power electronics which can provide voltages up to 1250VDC and thermal management systems which can work in high external temperatures.
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$4.5M
- Nov 2020Series B$3M
- Oct 2019Series B$14.6M
- Jul 2018Series A$2M
#7
Acquired · Charleston, Missouri · founded 2007 · 152 employees$10Mraised▾
Provider of data-driven digital marketing and business intelligence solutions for dealerships. The company offers solutions to attract and convert more customers using technology. It provides a customer data platform to consolidate and clean customer data. The company deploys omni-channel campaigns and leverages market insights to match shoppers to inventory.
- Dec 2013Series B$5M
- Jan 2013Series A$5M
#8
Series A · St. Louis, Missouri · founded 2010 · 40 employees$7Mraised▾
Chain of car repair service centers
- Jul 2018Conventional Debt$7M
- 2015Series A—
#9
Series C · St. Louis, Missouri · founded 2003 · 298 employees$5Mraised▾
SaaS-enabled end-to-end fleet management solutions. The solution helps corporate enterprises in mobilizing their operations using its comprehensive fleet, asset, and workflow management tools. The solutions help companies get insights into field worker behavior, driver safety, efficiency, fuel, and operating expenses and leverage comprehensive reports and data.
- Feb 2019Series C—
- Apr 2008Series B$5M
#10
Seed · Springfield, Missouri · founded 2010 · 9 employees$615Kraised▾
CellARide provides customer engagement solutions for auto dealerships. The company leverages text messages & VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) to connect the shoppers & dealers. Its offering includes a lead capturing platform 'VINInfoToGo' that accumulates shopper demographics (i.e. cell phone number, address, income level, age group, social media profiles, etc.) and a communication tool 'RIDEtag' to text or call the shopper in real-time.
- Jun 2016Seed$175K
- Mar 2015Seed$250K
- Feb 2014Seed$50K
- Jul 2012Angel$100K
#11
Deadpooled · Saint Louis, Missouri · founded 2011$200Kraised▾
Discover fashion, compare prices across women's, men's, kids', and home categories. This e-commerce platform offers a vast selection of products, including clothing, bags, shoes, beauty items, and accessories for women, men, and children. The home and living section features bath, bedding, decor, furniture, kitchenware, lighting, rugs, and tabletop items. The platform aims to provide a comprehensive shopping experience with diverse categories and a wide range of products. It serves as a marketplace to explore styles and discover fashion trends. The business model is B2C, offering multiple products across various categories.
- May 2012Seed—
- Feb 2012Seed$50K
- Aug 2011Seed$150K
#12
Acquired · Belton, Missouri · founded 2013 · 1900 employees—raised▾
Developer of fleet safety management products for the transportation industry. It offers a portfolio of products that enhance operator, passenger, and pedestrian safety. Its product portfolio includes cargo trays, gauges, cameras, event recording systems, insulated curtains, rear access ladders, fuel cargo steps, perimeter alarms, school transportation management systems, fleet management, and tracking systems.
- Jan 2018Conventional Debt—
- Unattributed—
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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Funding & growth over time
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How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in the United States
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 3,252 United States-affiliated papers.
- Carnegie Mellon University89
- Purdue University West Lafayette76
- University of California, Berkeley69
- Northeastern University64
- Stanford University55
- Computer vision12→111
- Human–computer interaction2→64
- Perception2→59
- Robustness (evolution)3→53
- Trajectory12→61
- Human–computer interaction3→65
- Transport engineering11→66
- Computer vision2→54
- Reinforcement learning3→46
- Automotive engineering5→48
- Humanities4→108
- Philosophy1→64
- Context (archaeology)1→54
- Computer security2→48
- Transport engineering4→30
Where autonomous vehicles is researched across United States
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 the United States
United States autonomous vehicles patent filing is accelerating — 19,294 filings from 4,355 assignees (2016–2025), led by Waymo, Baidu USA, GM Cruise Holdings; annual filings 885→1348.
- Waymo1688
- Baidu USA1034
- GM Cruise Holdings767
- FORD Global TECH589
- Qualcomm565
- Tusimple547
- UBER Technologies527
- UATC507
Common questions
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