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Best Auto Tech Companies in North Brabant, Netherlands

The 63 best Auto Tech companies in North Brabant, Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Tele Atlas.

63companies tracked
$471.8Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
9have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO TECH × NORTH BRABANT

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
338kcombined LinkedIn audience
90%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in North Brabant

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Tele Atlas
Digital Mapping & traffic information
$210M265 mo agoAcquired—1984—213 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
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2Lightyear
Developer of solar charging systems for electric vehicles and modules
$206M30 mo agoSeries BBonna Newman
Chief Executive Officer
2016Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceTailwind CSS+15——
3Opcharge
Provider of electric charging solutions for cities and businesses
$35M35 mo agoSeries CPieter Haans
Co-founder
2018WordPressMySQLPHP+34——
4Tembo
Provider of fleet electrification solutions
$10M26 mo agoAcquired—2014WordPressMySQLPHP+29—4 launchs
5TRAVIS
Offers vehicle washing, repair and parking services
$6M55 mo agoAcquiredDennis Van Veggel
Founder & CEO
2018WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+37——
6Heliox
Manufacturer of charging solutions for EVs
$3M94 mo agoAcquiredMark Smidt
Co-Founder
2009—14 patents
Bidirectional DC‑DC converters and charging systems for battery energy storage devices.
—
7Monotch
Provider of smart mobility solutions
$655K29 mo agoFunding RaisedMenno Malta
Founder & CEO
2016——2 launchs
8NavInfo
Provider of 3D printing and 3D scanning services
$589K44 mo agoFunding RaisedPatrick Cheng
CEO
2011WordPressMySQLPHP+17—1 partnership
9Amber
Subscription-based electric car rentals for employee transportation
$582K103 mo agoSeedSteven Nelemans
Co-Founder & CEO
2014———
10Crossyn
Provider of data analytics solution for automobile industry
$70K85 mo agoFunding RaisedErik Kamps
CEO
2015———
11TASS International
Software solutions & services for enabling intelligent driving
—53 mo agoUnfundedFranco Megali
CEO
1847WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+36——

Top 12 Auto Tech companies in North Brabant

#1
Series B · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2016 · 697 employees
$205.6Mraised
▾

Developer of solar charging systems for electric vehicles and modules. The company focuses on creating systems that contribute to sustainable mobility. It designs for independence and convenience, enabling electric vehicles to drive off-grid. The company aims to bring clean mobility to the world through scalable technology.

Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Series B—
  • Feb 2023Series B$8.6M
  • Dec 2022Grant (prize money)—
  • Sep 2022Series B$81M
Founders & team
Bonna NewmanChief Executive Officer
Investors
Invest-NL, SHV, DELA, Sunbo Angel Partners, Lighthouse Combined Investment, Europa
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare ZarazGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#2
Acquired · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2014 · 20 employees
$10Mraised
▾

Provider of fleet electrification solutions. The company develops conversion kits and converts gasoline fleets into custom electric vehicles. It caters to fleet owners in the mining, agriculture, energy utilities, defense, police, government, humanitarian, and game safari industries.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 5 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Sarao Motors) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Series A$10M
Investors
Emirates Investment Authority
Tech stack
AosAutomatic.CssCdnjsCivicthemeCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#3
Series C · Breda, North Brabant · founded 2018 · 21 employees
$35Mraised
▾

Provider of electric charging solutions for cities and businesses. It offers semi-public charging solutions and has a focus on providing green power. It also has a mobile app that allows users to locate and access their charge points.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2023Series C$35M
  • Feb 2022Series B—
Founders & team
Pieter HaansCo-founderFreddy NispenFounder / Managing Partner / COO / co-owner
Investors
Ramphastos Investments, ASN Bank, Aegon Am
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebot
#4
Funding Raised · Wagenberg, North Brabant · founded 2016 · 18 employees
$654.6Kraised
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Monotch provides smart mobility solutions. Offers 'Traffic Live Exchange (TLEX)', a cloud-based platform & APIs that bi-directionally connect with roadside infrastructure (vendor independent) to deliver real-time traffic information to relevant companies/authorities. Additionally, the company also offers 'The Talking Parking Platform', an end-to-end solution (consumer-facing app, management dashboards) that enables municipalities/parking operators to offer real-time online booking capabilities.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$654.6K
Founders & team
Menno MaltaFounder & CEO
Investors
Europa, BOM
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpHello ElementorElementorGoogle Tag Manager
#5
Acquired · s Hertogenbosch, North Brabant · founded 1984 · 1699 employees
$210Mraised
▾

Tele Atlas specialises in digital mapping and delivers digital maps and real time traffic information for business and consumer application. Has map coverage of more than 200 countries and territories worldwide with offices in 24 countries. Euronext exchange listed company.

Investors
Oak Investment Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Meritech, TeleSoft Partners, Mobility Ventures, Artiman
#6
Acquired · Tilburg, North Brabant · founded 2018 · 47 employees
$5.8Mraised
▾

Offers vehicle washing, repair and parking services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2021Series B$5.8M
  • Sep 2019Series A—
Founders & team
Dennis Van VeggelFounder & CEOJochem GraafCEO
Investors
Shell, BOM
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple Icloud MailAppsflyerBeaver BuilderBootstrapCdnjs
#7
Funding Raised · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2011
$588.7Kraised
▾

Provider of 3D printing and 3D scanning services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. PAX Technology) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$588.7K
Founders & team
Patrick ChengCEO
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpHello ElementorWp RocketElementor
#8
Acquired · Best, North Brabant · founded 2009
$3.4Mraised
▾

Heliox manufactures plug-in charging solutions for commercial electric fleets. Provides charging systems with 25-600kW discharge capacity with an operating temperature range of -25 to 45 degree Celsius. Also provides back-office systems & support services. Can be used for public transport, port equipment, construction equipment, medical devices, and other commercial EV fleets.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2018Grant (prize money)$1.7M
  • Aug 2016Grant (prize money)$1.7M
  • Feb 2015Grant (prize money)$56K
Founders & team
Mark SmidtCo-FounderJaap SchuddematCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, BOM
Tech stack
WebflowWeglotLinkedin Insight TagLinkedin AdsJqueryGoogle Tag Manager
#9
Seed · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2014 · 90 employees
$582.1Kraised
▾

Amber Mobility provides subscription-based electric car rentals for employee transportation. The company offers electric BMW i3 cars to its clients for business trips & meetings. Offers a mobile app through which users can request a car, locate a nearby hub, and unlock the car. The vehicles are connected to a cloud-based management system. Amber Mobility (a brand) is a part of P33 Holding BV. Has partnered with Microsoft, Nvidia, BMW, Achmea, Athlon, and others. Clientele includes ABM-AMRO, Pipple, Fontys, Hezelburcht, and more.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2017Seed$582.1K
Founders & team
Steven NelemansCo-Founder & CEOHans De PenningFounderMerien Ten HoutenCo-Founder
Investors
BOM, HighTechXL
#10
Funding Raised · Tilburg, North Brabant · founded 2015
$69.7Kraised
▾

Provider of data analytics solution for automobile industry

Funding rounds
  • May 2019Grant (prize money)$69.7K
Founders & team
Erik KampsCEO
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpContact Form 7Yoast SeoNginx
#11
Unfunded · Helmond, North Brabant · founded 2013 · 311000 employees
—raised
▾

Tass International provides software solutions & services for enabling intelligent driving. Product offerings include 'Madymo' - a software solution for analyzing/optimizing occupant & pedestrian safety designs through multibody, Finite Element Analysis & CFD technologies, 'PreScan' - a simulation platform for developing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) as well as for designing/evaluating vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) & vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication, and 'Delft-Tyre' - and end-to-end modelling solution for tyres. Offers services in the areas of engineering, testing facilities, and homologations.

Founders & team
Sunil MathurCEO & Managing DirectorRoland BuschCEO
Investors
European Union, BMBF, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Sekunjalo, Bluefish Capital, Venezia Capital
Tech stack
Adobe AnalyticsAdobe ColdfusionAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAmazon AlbAmazon Cloudfront
#12
Acquired · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 1985 · 1001 employees
—raised
▾

Developer of a unified map delivering location data and related services. The company provides automotive-grade location data to businesses across various industries. It offers solutions for automated driving, electric vehicle routing, and digital cockpit experiences. The company also provides developer resources, including documentation, blogs, and software development kits.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 282k LinkedIn followers — 83.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Mike NefkensChief Executive Officer
Investors
NTT Group, Mitsubishi Corporation, Intel Capital, Europa, Continental, Argo Ventures
Tech stack
Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Audience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAlgolia

Funding & investor landscape

$471.8Mtotal disclosed funding
10companies funded
15disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa6 rounds
BOM5 rounds
AI Global1 rounds
AIAC1 rounds
ASN Bank1 rounds
Aegon Am1 rounds
Argo Ventures1 rounds
Artiman1 rounds
BMBF1 rounds
Bluefish Capital1 rounds

Notable founders

Bonna Newman
Chief Executive Officer · Lightyear
Pieter Haans
Co-founder · Opcharge
Freddy Nispen
Founder / Managing Partner / COO / co-owner · Opcharge
Menno Malta
Founder & CEO · Monotch
Dennis Van Veggel
Founder & CEO · TRAVIS
Jochem Graaf
CEO · TRAVIS
Patrick Cheng
CEO · NavInfo
Mark Smidt
Co-Founder · Heliox
Jaap Schuddemat
Co-Founder & CEO · Heliox
Steven Nelemans
Co-Founder & CEO · Amber
Hans De Penning
Founder · Amber
Erik Kamps
CEO · Crossyn
Prism market signals · Netherlands · country-scoped Prism corpus, 233,687 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 · Netherlands

How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in the Netherlands

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 222 Netherlands-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201720242026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 37% → 40% across 2017–2026.
top research entities
  • Delft University of Technology59
  • University of Twente22
  • Eindhoven University of Technology21
  • Leiden University Medical Center17
  • Terra13
leading researchers
Mila Koeva · Julie W. Rutten · Gido Gravesteijn · Penny Whiting · Sina Nordhoff · Bada Yang · Clare Davenport · Jacques Terken
▲ Breakthroughs43 · 19%
▼ 22%→18% share
▼0.8× share momentum5 median citations70% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (22%→18% of field), led by Computer vision.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Computer vision2→4
Newly emergingTrajectory 0→5
Landmark Decentralized Receding Horizon Control and Coordination of Autonomous Vehicle Formations · 263 cites
◆ Advancements79 · 36%
▼ 44%→33% share
▼0.8× share momentum7 median citations70% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (44%→33% of field), led by Transport engineering.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Transport engineering1→5
  • CADASIL1→4
Landmark QUADAS-2: A Revised Tool for the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies · 13,616 cites
▼ Concerns67 · 30%
▼ 33%→31% share
▼0.9× share momentum1 median citations76% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (33%→31% of field), led by Context (archaeology).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Context (archaeology)10
  • Humanities9
  • Cadastre6
  • Human–computer interaction5
  • Automotive industry5
Newly emergingContext (archaeology) 0→9 · Humanities 0→9 · Cadastre 0→5
Landmark Planning and Decision-Making for Autonomous Vehicles · 905 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Netherlands

Where autonomous vehicles is researched across Netherlands

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.

Delft60 · +0.39
Hot · CadastreAdvancing · TrajectoryOpportunity · Poison controlConcern · Human–computer interaction
Groningen36 · +0.14
Hot · HumanitiesOpportunity · Philosophy
Eindhoven24 · +0.50
Hot · Computer securityAdvancing · Human–computer interactionOpportunity · Trajectory
Amsterdam17 · +0.26
Hot · Diagnostic accuracyOpportunity · Test (biology)
Leiden17 · +0.41
Hot · CADASILAdvancing · LeukoencephalopathyOpportunity · Vascular smooth muscle
Utrecht13 · +0.53
Advancing · Diagnostic accuracyOpportunity · Test (biology)
Rotterdam6 · +0.42

Common questions

How many Auto Tech companies are there in North Brabant, Netherlands?
Radar tracks 63 indexable Auto Tech companies headquartered in North Brabant, Netherlands that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto Tech companies in North Brabant, Netherlands?
The Auto Tech companies in North Brabant, Netherlands on this list have raised a combined $471.8M in disclosed equity funding across 10 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in North Brabant, Netherlands?
Tele Atlas is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in North Brabant, Netherlands, with $210M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto Tech companies in North Brabant, Netherlands are funded?
10 of the 63 Auto Tech companies in North Brabant, Netherlands on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto Tech unicorns are there in North Brabant, Netherlands?
None of the Auto Tech companies in North Brabant, Netherlands on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in North Brabant, Netherlands Auto Tech companies?
The most active investors in North Brabant, Netherlands Auto Tech companies on this list include Europa, BOM, AI Global, AIAC, ASN Bank.
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