Best Auto Tech Companies in Victoria, Australia
The 114 best Auto Tech companies in Victoria, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Carbar.
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 Victoria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbar Online car subscription platform | $33M | 52 mo ago | Acquired | Kenneth Yew Cheng Teh Co-Founder | 2016 | SentryBugHerdZendesk+28 | — |
| 2 | Applied EV Developer of programmable and autonomous-solar powered electric vehicle platform | $24M | 4 mo ago | Series B | Espi Argyriou CEO | 2015 | Node.jsReactNext.js App Router+11 | — |
| 3 | JET Charge Developer of electric vehicle charging services | $21M | 22 mo ago | Series C | Ellen Liang Co-Founder | 2013 | WordPress Block EditorCart FunctionalityWordPress+36 | — |
| 4 | Chargefox Electric vehicle charging network | $8M | 92 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2017 | WebflowGSAPZendesk+18 | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 5 | Lug & Carrie Platform offering electric bicycles for rent on a subscription model | $5M | 44 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | WordPressMySQLSalesforce+38 | — |
| 6 | Shebah All-female on-demand cab service | $3M | 86 mo ago | Seed | George McEncroe | 2016 | Cart FunctionalityWix eCommerceWix+31 | 1 award |
| 7 | UbiPark App for car park users to locate and navigate their way to available parking spots | $2M | 55 mo ago | Seed | Mosstyn Howell Founder & CEO | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — |
| 8 | Cohda Wireless Hardware & software solution provider for V2X communications | $2M | 244 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2004 | WordPressMicrosoft WordMySQL+24 | — |
| 9 | Savic Motorcycles Manufacturer of customisable electric motorcycles with advanced technology and design | $846K | 56 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyAmazon Web Services+26 | 1 job opening |
Top 12 Auto Tech companies in Victoria
#1
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2015 · 89 employees$23.5Mraised▾
Developer of the programmable and autonomous-solar powered electric vehicle platform. The company develops M-pod a modular autonomous electric transport system that can be incorporated into various sectors like delivery, industrial, and surveillance applications. It offers features like bi-directional access, four-wheel steering, lightweight, etc. It is based on drive-by-wire vehicle technology and has the capability to be configured with various software.
- Jan 2026Series B$40M
- Dec 2025Series B—
- Sep 2022Series A$21M
- Apr 2020Seed$2.5M
#2
Series C · Port Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2013 · 129 employees$20.9Mraised▾
Developer of electric vehicle charging services. It offers to install EV chargers for personal and commercial usage. It also provides other solutions like control of EV charging stations, management of billing, reporting, and monitoring of charging sessions, and preventative remote maintenance. It offers deep grid integration, smart charging, V2G capabilities, load balancing, and peak shaving.
- Aug 2024Series C$45.3M
- Feb 2022Series B$17.8M
- Jun 2020Series A$3.1M
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)$3.5M
#3
Acquired · Nunawading, Victoria · founded 2016 · 80 employees$33.1Mraised▾
Online car subscription platform. The company offers a range of services ranging from sales & purchase of second-hand cars & concierge services to car subscriptions to buy a car, buyers can choose a preferred car from the online catalog, book a trial, and make a purchase. To sell a car, sellers can receive an online quote by specifying the vehicle, scheduling a physical inspection, and selling their car directly to the dealership or list on the platform for sale. The company also offers concierge services for a new purchase.
- Feb 2022Series B$28.9M
- Jul 2021Conventional Debt$50M
- Aug 2018Series A$4.2M
#4
Seed · Fitzroy, Victoria · founded 2019 · 19 employees$5Mraised▾
Platform offering electric bicycles for rent on a subscription model. They provide premium bikes and accessories, along with delivery and safety tips. With Lug+Carrie, customers can easily swap accessories or bikes to meet their changing needs
- Sep 2022Seed$5M
#5
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2017 · 21 employees$8Mraised▾
Electric vehicle charging network. The company partners with local businesses to deploy charging stations by providing them with charging equipment & backend systems. Its ultra-rapid charging stations provides a power output of 150kW to 300kW. Offers an app through which drivers can locate nearby available charging stations as well as use & pay for charging service. The app is available for both Android & iOS devices.
- Oct 2018Series A$8M
- Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$7M
#6
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2015 · 12 employees$2Mraised▾
UbiPark is the parking platform that offers solutions to both consumers and business operators. UbiPark enables car park users to locate and navigate their way to available parking spots via the mobile app. Car park owners and operators can monitor their operations using UbiPark’s technology tools. App is available for both iOS and Android platforms.
- Nov 2021Seed$2M
#7
Seed · Northcote, Victoria · founded 2016 · 43 employees$3Mraised▾
Shebah is an all-female on-demand taxi booking platform. The company aggregates women driver on its platform and routes requests made by users to them based on the user location. The company only serves women and children. Cabs can be requested using the smartphone app and the user is connected to the nearest available driver. Additional features like child seats are available on request. The company charges a 15% commission from drivers for all bookings. As of Sep'17, the platform is operational in Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney, Brisbane, and on the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast
- Mar 2019Seed$3M
#8
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2018 · 10 employees$845.5Kraised▾
Manufacturer of customisable electric motorcycles with advanced technology and design. These electric motorcycles feature customisable ride modes, regenerative braking, and a touchscreen dash. The motorcycles have a carbon belt drive and single-sided swingarm. The liquid cooling system allows for more time at maximum torque.
- Oct 2021Seed$845.5K
#9
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2004 · 1 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Cohda Wireless is a provider of V2X communication solutions and services for public safety, outdoor, and automotive wireless-based systems. Cohda has applied its significant patent portfolio and in-house skills to develop high-performance wireless designs on highly integrated, low cost, semiconductor chipsets. Customers include automotive OEMs and tier-1s for use in V2X communication. In Oct 2016, Telsa teamed up with Cohda Wireless to try the V2X technology over Cohda's LTE network in South Australia.
- Jan 2006Series A$1.8M
#10
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2013$60Kraised▾
Parkhound is an online marketplace that connects drivers looking for parking with local property owners who would like to rent out parking spaces. Local residents can list the available spaces in garage, car port, driveway or allocated parking space on the platform. Users can find a nearby parking space, select the time and make a booking. Platform accepts online payments and charges a commission fee on every transaction.
- Sep 2015Seed$40K
- May 2015Seed$20K
#11
Deadpooled · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2019$20Kraised▾
Envision systems provide AI and IoT based transport management solutions. It claims to provide AI-enabled sensors for monitoring traffic and solve traffic congestion. The AI sensors, provide both the count and flow of vehicles on all types of roads. This data can be fed to network operators or directly to traffic lights in real-time, to optimize the flow of vehicles and reduce traffic. The sensors can detect multiple objects at a time by using vision as the primary sensing mechanism. This system provides real-time data insights and solutions for monitoring transportation. It also provides solutions for smart buildings and industries for real-time monitoring.
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$20K
#12
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2018 · 70 employees$20Kraised▾
Acusensus provides an integrated solution for transportation safety. Acusensus provides solutions for drivers' safety. aviation safety, etc. It provides dash cameras to monitor the driver's behaviors. Also, it has distraction recognition technology.
- May 2018Grant (prize money)$20K
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
What Victoria researches in autonomous vehicles
University of Victoria and Victoria University of Wellington lead moderately optimistic (0.55) autonomous-vehicle research, dominated by safety and traffic management themes, with breakthroughs outpacing concerns 8-to-3.
- University of Victoria14
- Victoria University of Wellington2
- Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Victoria1
- Victoria University1
Common questions
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