Best Auto Tech Companies in Ohio, United States
The 96 best Auto Tech companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Root.
Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Ohio
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aftermarket News Internet-first media that provides content-related to the automotive industry | — | — | 556 | 1999 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | AMETEK Prestolite Power Manufacturer of plugin charging products for material handling vehicles | — | — | — | 1917 | — | — | — | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 3 | AskZuma Online and mobile-based listing platform for local garages | — | — | — | 2012 | Hadi Elzayn Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 4 | AutoDealerTech Websites for auto dealers | — | — | — | 2014 | Steve Harvey Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 5 | Autonumi Drowsiness & speeding detection hardware & app for drivers | — | — | — | 2017 | Prashant Tiwari Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 6 | AutoSweet Marketing suite for auto-dealers | — | — | 82 | 2004 | Christopher Lentz Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | AvatarFleet Software solutions for fleet management | — | — | 27 | 2015 | Mark Gardner Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | Beacon Software Towing & roadside management software | — | — | 2 | 2000 | Ronnie Smith Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Auto Tech companies in Ohio
#1
Series D · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2018 · 53 employees$45Mraised▾
SaaS-based database management solutions for automotive workshops. The platform offers solutions like web channel management, title management, registration management, and more.
- Dec 2025Series D$55M
- Mar 2024Series C$18M
- Sep 2022Series B$12.9M
- Aug 2021Series A$8.5M
#2
Public · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2007 · 298 employees$518.8Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electric vehicles and related components for transportation solutions. The company focuses on designing and producing electric vehicles. It also provides components that support electric transportation. The business model centers on delivering sustainable and efficient vehicle options.
- Jan 2025Post IPO$3.5M
- Oct 2020Post IPO$200M
- Jun 2020Post IPO$70M
- Nov 2019Post IPO$41M
#3
Seed · Delaware, Ohio · founded 2021$1Mraised▾
Provider of AI-powered autonomous driving technology. It offers retrofit-ready software/hardware stacks for Level 4 autonomy in trucks, buses, and cars across logistics, mining, ports, and factories. The company's offerings include fleet management systems and perception intelligence frameworks.
- Apr 2026Seed$2.4M
- Dec 2024Seed$708.2K
- Aug 2024Seed$1M
#4
Public · Youngstown, Ohio · founded 2019 · 8 employees$225.1Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electric pickup trucks. The company develops an electric pick-up truck named "Endurance" with features like 109 kWh battery capacity, fault monitoring system, optimum charging time, and more. The wheels are connected to the hub motor to offer efficient motion and it's integrated with software to monitor and adjust the performance of the wheels in motion.
- Nov 2022Post IPO$170M
- Oct 2020Post IPO$15.3M
- Sep 2020Post IPO$24.7M
- Jul 2020Post IPO$10.1M
#5
Root 🦄Public · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2015 · 1571 employees$539.5Mraised▾
Provider of car insurance rates based primarily on driving behavior. The company offers mobile app-based policy management and claims filing. Roadside assistance coverage is available as an option. The app gathers data from smartphone sensors to analyze driving habits.
- Aug 2019Series E$360M
- Aug 2018Series D$100M
- Mar 2018Series C$51M
- 2017Series B$21.5M
#6
Series A · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2021 · 14 employees$10Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electric motorcycles. The company design and develops electric motorcycles. Currently, three models of motorcycles are available.
- Jan 2024Series A$3M
- May 2023Series A—
- Jul 2022Series A$4.2M
- Seed—
#7
Acquired · Dayton, Ohio · founded 2013 · 19 employees$75Mraised▾
Manufacturer of AIO and radar-based sensors for detecting range. It develops radars for autonomous systems that provide 4D tracking of objects (3D position and speed). The sensors are created from multi-chip fused SiGe K-band radars. The sensors feature proprietary 4DHD technology. It also provides tracked radar data overlaid on top of the real-time live video. Its range of sensors provides automated speed enforcement. It has applications in the autonomous transportation sector.
- Sep 2021Series B—
- May 2021Series B$55M
- May 2018Series A$6.8M
- Jun 2017Series A$10.9M
#8
Series A · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2009 · 62 employees$12Mraised▾
Saas-enabled transit planning solutions. The platform enables multi-modal transit and mobility management solutions for enterprises, transit operators, etc. It offers integrated mobility planning solutions including planning & simulation, on-demand, microtransit, routing, etc. It offers features like mobility data exchange, sharing engine, etc. Also, it offers pricing-based solutions for clients.
- Jun 2022Series A$12M
#9
Acquired · Dayton, Ohio · founded 1866 · 4482 employees$24.8Mraised▾
Provider of retail management system, business forms, and related services. The company delivers software solutions for managing various aspects of automotive retail operations. These include sales, customer relations, parts inventory, and business office functions. The company also provides document services, such as service forms, promotional items, and business stationery.
#10
Acqui-Hired · Akron, Ohio · founded 1948 · 500 employees$9.7Mraised▾
Provider of the automotive database for auto manufacturers. It creates, aggregates, and publishes aftermarket data for labor operations & menu packages, part catalogs, and vehicle specifications. It also creates & manages the data needed to repair & maintain vehicles for auto manufacturers.
#11
Seed · Hudson, Ohio · founded 2020 · 2 employees$2Mraised▾
Saas-enabled platform offering operations planning and management solutions for paratransit operators. The platform offers dispatching and scheduling management solutions for NMET. It offers modules for booking management, billing management, etc. It offers features like automated trip attestation, built-in bookkeeping, multi-fleet management, etc.
- Oct 2021Seed$2M
#12
Seed · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2016 · 2 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Ghostwave designs and develops radar sensors for application in drones and autonomous cars. The company claims that the radar can send millions of random signals that eliminate the risk of interference and overlap with the same frequency. The solution uses electro-optical and infrared sensors for both near and distant detection abilities and specific target objects. It can also be used for non-invasive monitoring of a colony of a beehive.
- Jul 2019Grant (prize money)$100K
- 2018Seed—
- 2018Seed$2.5M
- Mar 2017Grant (prize money)$100K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Auto Tech coverage by sub-theme.
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Funding & growth over time
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