Best Auto Tech Companies in Occitanie, France
The 32 best Auto Tech companies in Occitanie, France in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: IES.
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 Occitanie
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IES Manufacturer of charging stations and onboard chargers for electric vehicles | $53M | 36 mo ago | Acquired | Michel Orville Co-Founder | 1992 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — | — |
| 2 | Beyond Aero Developer of electric business aircraft using hydrogen propulsion systems | $48M | 24 mo ago | Series A | Hugo Tarle Co-Founder & COO | 2020 | Node.jsThree.jsReact+14 | — | — |
| 3 | EyeLights HUD-based smart accessory for bikers | $25M | 42 mo ago | Series A | Romain Duflot Co-Founder & CEO | 2016 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAnimate.css+19 | 65 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 4 | Sabi Agri Manufacturer of electric tractors | $8M | 49 mo ago | Series A | — | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | 17 patents Precision intermittent actuation systems and modular chassis for agricultural implements and tractors | — |
| 5 | LDL Technology Wireless embedded electronics systems for automotive sector | $3M | 220 mo ago | Series A | Philippe LEFAURE Co-Founder & CEO | 2004 | — | 74 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 6 | NAVOCAP Provider of intelligent transport system and mobility assistant solutions for the public transport industry | $2M | 110 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1989 | — | — | — |
| 7 | ANYOS Online platform offering charging solutions | $2M | 44 mo ago | Seed | Paul Malbert Co-Founder & CEO | 2019 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 8 | Sensinov IoT platform for cross domain device interoperability | $831K | 93 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2015 | WebflowYouTubeGSAP+15 | — | — |
| 9 | Hitech Software Provider of SaaS-driven vehicle rental software | $152K | 118 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1986 | WordPress Site EditorWordPressMySQL+24 | — | — |
Top 9 Auto Tech companies in Occitanie
#1
Series A · Toulouse, Occitanie · founded 2020 · 31 employees$47.5Mraised▾
Developer of electric business aircraft using hydrogen propulsion systems. The company focuses on creating aircraft to reach extended nautical mile ranges. It designs prototypes and explores technological breakthroughs in aviation. The company also provides insights and key data to investors.
- Oct 2024Series A$20M
- Mar 2024Series A$24M
- 2023Series A—
- Feb 2022Seed$500K
#2
Acquired · Saint Aunes, Occitanie · founded 1992 · 160 employees$53.3Mraised▾
Manufacturer of charging stations and onboard chargers for electric vehicles. The company designs and assembles charging solutions for public streets, parking facilities, and motorway hubs. It also provides charging units suitable for construction equipment, handling machinery, and light vehicles. The business offers services such as project management, training, and after-sales support.
- Oct 2023Unattributed$42M
- Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$4.1M
- Jun 2019PE$11.3M
#3
Series A · Labege, Occitanie · founded 2016 · 23 employees$24.8Mraised▾
HUD-based smart accessory for bikers. Its product can be installed on full-face, convertible, or jet helmets and provides guidance, danger zones, and traffic directly into the field of vision of bikers. It warns users of dangerous bends, nearby stoppers, or speed-over limitations. Its features include high-head navigation, a hands-free kit, and voice control. It can be connected to smartphones via Bluetooth and syncs with its application.
- Apr 2023Series A$21.8M
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$9.6M
- Jun 2018Seed$2.9M
- 2017Seed$110K
#4
Series A · Saint Beauzely, Occitanie · founded 2016 · 18 employees$8.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electric tractors. The company is involved in the design and development of electric tractors and robots for multiple agricultural activities. It offers products like electric straddle tractors, modular tool holders, and all-terrain robots.
- Sep 2022Series A$7.8M
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$2.4M
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$59.4K
- Jul 2018Seed$700.8K
#5
Seed · Toulouse, Occitanie · founded 2019 · 4 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Online platform offering charging solutions. It provides electric vehicle charging Infrastructure, which is concerned with planning, producing, running, and maintaining charging infrastructure. They offer maintenance, installation, and charging services for electric car fleets.
- Feb 2023Seed$1.6M
#6
Series A · Toulouse, Occitanie · founded 2004 · 65 employees$3.1Mraised▾
LDL Technology is a developer of wireless embedded electronic systems for automotive and transportation sector. Core technologies include Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS), Vehicle Immobilization (IMMO), Keyless Entry & Start System (KESS), and Body control units including Telematics (GPS/GSM) features. The target market includes motorcycles, buses, trucks, mass transit systems, inflatable boats, and subway systems.
- Jun 2008Series A$3.1M
#7
Funding Raised · Toulouse, Occitanie · founded 1989 · 49 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Provider of intelligent transport system and mobility assistant solutions for the public transport industry. The company offers mobility assistance solutions for public transport, blind, and military people. It includes information system for operational support, ticketing management system, and more.
- Aug 2017Grant (prize money)$834.1K
- Oct 2015Grant (prize money)$782.4K
#8
Funding Raised · Toulouse, Occitanie · founded 2015 · 15 employees$831.5Kraised▾
Sensinov is an IoT service platform for IoT device interoperability easing mass scale deployment in various domains from smart cities to connected cars. It's a complete integration platform connecting all kinds of devices and applications.
- Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$641.6K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$189.9K
#9
Funding Raised · Toulouse, Occitanie · founded 1986$152Kraised▾
Provider of SaaS-driven vehicle rental software. It offers customer relationship management, workshop management, communicating solutions with existing tools, fleet follow-up, accounting, decision-making tools & more.
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$152K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in France
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 599 France-affiliated papers.
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique103
- Ministry of Culture58
- Inserm38
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris28
- Délégation Paris 722
- Control theory (sociology)5→18
- Reinforcement learning1→8
- Trajectory4→11
- Robustness (evolution)1→6
- Human–computer interaction1→6
- Control theory (sociology)4→13
- Humanities1→8
- Controller (irrigation)2→8
- CADASIL2→8
- Transport engineering1→7
- Context (archaeology)1→30
- Aeronautics1→4
- CADASIL3→5
- Leukoencephalopathy3→4
Where autonomous vehicles is researched across France
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 France
France autonomous vehicles patent filing is cooling — 1,420 filings from 854 assignees (2016–2025), led by Michelin & CIE, Renault SAS, Saint Gobain; annual filings 157→39.
- Michelin & CIE121
- Renault SAS101
- Saint Gobain101
- Centre NAT RECH Scient100
- PSA Automobiles94
- Michelin RECH TECH63
- Nissan North America54
- Arkema France53
Common questions
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