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Best Auto Tech Companies in Piedmont, Italy

The 31 best Auto Tech companies in Piedmont, Italy in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: I-FEVS.

31companies tracked
$14.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
4have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · AUTO TECH × PIEDMONT

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

Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Piedmont

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1I-FEVS
Retailer of apparel and accessories designed for yoga and fitness
$12M33 mo agoFunding RaisedIrene Penserini
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
2011———
2Wetaxi
On-demand taxi-hailing service
$1M117 mo agoSeedEzio
Co-Founder
2016———
3reeFilla
Provider of second-life battery energy storage and mobile power generation
$1M23 mo agoSeries APietro Balda
Co-Founder
2020WordPressMySQLPHP+21——
4RiparAutOnline
Online and app based platform to book repair services
$212K139 mo agoSeed—2012WordPressMySQLPHP+18——
5Automatica
Plug-and-play USB dongle for audio content in cars
——DeadpooledLuigi Bussolino
Founder & CEO
2012———
6BikeSquare
App-based e-bike rental platform
——UnfundedAlberto Riva
Co-Founder
2016———
7Bob Sharing
Carpooling platform
——DeadpooledGiuliano Cavaglia
CEO & President
2014———
8Buustle
Online platform for coach operators to fill empty seats
——Funding RaisedAndrea Di Piazza
Co-Founder
2015———

Top 4 Auto Tech companies in Piedmont

#1
Series A · Turin, Piedmont · founded 2020 · 10 employees
$1Mraised
▾

Provider of second-life battery energy storage and mobile power generation. It creates mobile energy storage solutions using repurposed electric vehicle batteries. This extends the batteries' useful life and reduces their carbon footprint. The company supports a future where mobile energy is emission-free and produced from renewable sources. It aims to provide flexible, versatile, and sustainable power solutions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 22.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Series A$5.7M
  • Jul 2022Seed$1M
Founders & team
Pietro BaldaCo-FounderMarco BevilacquaCo-Founder & CEOGabriele BergoglioCo-Founder
Investors
CDP Venture Capital, Finpiemonte, Motor Valley Accelerator, Azimut Investments, UniCredit, HCapital
Tech stack
Animate.CssApache Http ServerCloudflareFancyboxGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#2
Funding Raised · La Loggia, Piedmont · founded 2011
$11.8Mraised
▾

Retailer of apparel and accessories designed for yoga and fitness. The company provides a range of clothing items, including leggings, tops, and outerwear. It also offers accessories such as bags, mats, and water bottles.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 179 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. UNINOVA – Instituto para o Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias, and Petrotec Angola) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Grant (prize money)$369.5K
  • Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$1.4M
  • Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$644.6K
  • Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$290.9K
Founders & team
Irene PenseriniCo-Founder & Co-CEOPietro PerloCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Investors
Europa
#3
Seed · Turin, Piedmont · founded 2016
$1.2Mraised
▾

WeTaxi is an on-demand taxi-hailing service. The platform allows users to request a nearby available taxi using the mobile app or web platform. To request a ride, users need to provide source & destination of their journey following which they get an estimated fare. Users can also share the taxi with other people commuting the same way. The app is available for both the Android & iOS devices.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2017Grant (prize money)$53.8K
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$52.3K
  • 2016Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
EzioCo-FounderLuca GobbatoCo-Founder & CTOMariacristina ZeollaCo-Founder
Investors
Europa, 3LB Seed Capital
#4
Seed · Turin, Piedmont · founded 2012 · 5 employees
$211.6Kraised
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Online and app based platform to book repair services from local repair shops. Services user can book are cutting/maintenance, oil change, clutch, brakes, air conditioning, towing services, painting, parts repair, etc. User can get estimates online and then can request for repair booking service at a nearby repair shop. Available in 100+ cities across Italy. Based out of Turin, Italy.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2015Seed$211.6K
  • 2013Seed—
Investors
Club Digitale, Club Italia Investimenti 2, I3P
Tech stack
AngularjsBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle Cloud

Funding & investor landscape

$14.2Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
21disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
I3P6 rounds
Techstars3 rounds
3LB Seed Capital2 rounds
B Heroes2 rounds
Europa2 rounds
A11 Venture1 rounds
Alchemy Crew1 rounds
Azimut Investments1 rounds
BizPlace1 rounds
CDP Venture Capital1 rounds

Notable founders

Pietro Balda
Co-Founder · reeFilla
Marco Bevilacqua
Co-Founder & CEO · reeFilla
Irene Penserini
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · I-FEVS
Pietro Perlo
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · I-FEVS
Ezio
Co-Founder · Wetaxi
Luca Gobbato
Co-Founder & CTO · Wetaxi
Prism market signals · Italy · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,902,640 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 · Italy

How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in Italy

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 495 Italy-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201820232026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 21% → 43% across 2018–2026.
top research entities
  • Ministry of Culture58
  • Politecnico di Milano32
  • University of Pisa23
  • University of Bologna22
  • University of Florence21
leading researchers
Carlos Camacho · Gerardo Rey · Alvaro Tavera · Francesca Pescini · Lucio Marcenaro · Giuseppe Franzè · Diana Ospina · Matteo Corno
▲ Breakthroughs92 · 19%
▲ 0%→19% share
2 median citations88% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→19% of field), led by Control theory (sociology).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Control theory (sociology)1→9
  • Trajectory1→6
Newly emergingLidar 0→9 · Computer vision 0→8 · Human–computer interaction 0→8
Landmark Decentralized Receding Horizon Control and Coordination of Autonomous Vehicle Formations · 263 cites
◆ Advancements160 · 32%
▲ 0%→29% share
1 median citations76% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (0%→29% of field), led by Humanities.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Humanities1→11
  • Control theory (sociology)1→7
Newly emergingHuman–computer interaction 0→9 · Automotive engineering 0→8 · Reliability (semiconductor) 0→8
Landmark Analytical model to estimate performances of autonomous vehicle storage and retrieval systems for product totes · 164 cites
▼ Concerns119 · 24%
▲ 0%→26% share
0 median citations91% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (0%→26% of field), led by Context (archaeology).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Context (archaeology)2→23
  • Ethnography1→5
  • Key (lock)2→5
Newly emergingHumanities 0→20 · Government (linguistics) 0→17 · Field (mathematics) 0→12
Landmark Enhancements of V2X communication in support of cooperative autonomous driving · 336 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Italy

Where autonomous vehicles is researched across Italy

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.

Milan47 · +0.53
Hot · Key (lock)Advancing · TrajectoryOpportunity · Lidar
Rome36 · +0.44
Hot · Vehicle dynamicsAdvancing · GeologyOpportunity · Human–computer interaction
Turin32 · +0.35
Hot · Human–computer interactionOpportunity · Excavation
Florence28 · +0.27
Hot · LeukoencephalopathyAdvancing · CADASILOpportunity · Reliability engineering
Pisa24 · +0.39
Hot · PerceptionAdvancing · Computer visionOpportunity · Zoology
Bologna22 · +0.34
Hot · Point cloudAdvancing · Remote sensingOpportunity · Lidar
Naples20 · +0.49
Hot · Human–computer interactionOpportunity · Reinforcement learning
Genoa16 · +0.39
Opportunity · Lidar

Common questions

How many Auto Tech companies are there in Piedmont, Italy?
Radar tracks 31 indexable Auto Tech companies headquartered in Piedmont, Italy that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Auto Tech companies in Piedmont, Italy?
The Auto Tech companies in Piedmont, Italy on this list have raised a combined $14.2M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Piedmont, Italy?
I-FEVS is the highest-funded Auto Tech company in Piedmont, Italy, with $11.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Auto Tech companies in Piedmont, Italy are funded?
4 of the 31 Auto Tech companies in Piedmont, Italy on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Auto Tech unicorns are there in Piedmont, Italy?
None of the Auto Tech companies in Piedmont, Italy on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Piedmont, Italy Auto Tech companies?
The most active investors in Piedmont, Italy Auto Tech companies on this list include I3P, Techstars, 3LB Seed Capital, B Heroes, Europa.
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