Best Auto Tech Companies in Wales, United Kingdom
The 35 best Auto Tech companies in Wales, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: iVendi.
Our analysis of 54 Auto Tech companies
$10.1b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2023.
Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Wales
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iVendi Provider of automotive finance technology for dealers and lenders | $5M | 113 mo ago | Seed | James Tew Co-Founder & CEO | 2009 | — | 1 award |
| 2 | Riversimple Developer of hydrogen-powered vehicles offered through a subscription service model | $4M | 61 mo ago | Series A | Hugo Spowers Founder & Managing Director | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — |
| 3 | Motokiki Online platform to find tyres & compare prices | $4M | 94 mo ago | Acquired | Debra Williams Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | — |
| 4 | Clenergy Cloud-based operating platform offering solutions for EV charging station network | $2M | 51 mo ago | Seed | William David Founder & CEO & Managing Director | 2017 | Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETJW Player+26 | — |
| 5 | Route Konnect Provider of IoT-based smart road solutions | $1M | 52 mo ago | Seed | Mohamed Binesmael Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | — |
| 6 | Carsnip Used car metasearch engine | $1M | 126 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2014 | — | — |
| 7 | Driverly AI-powered driving insurance app 16Talent top 38%AI top 45%Funding bottom 44%Product bottom 40% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% AItop 45% Fundingbottom 44% Productbottom 40% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 17% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated AI: Product described with: ai-powered rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $787K | 19 mo ago | Seed | Mohammad Alinia Co-Founder and CTO | 2021 | — | 1 partnership |
| 8 | Fresh Car Provider of car care and maintanance services | $686K | 38 mo ago | Seed | Sam Owner | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — |
| 9 | Academy of Robotics Developer of autonomous systems for logistics, delivery, and transport solutions | $381K | 65 mo ago | Seed | William Sachiti Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — |
Top 12 Auto Tech companies in Wales
#1
Seed · Cardiff, Wales · founded 2021$786.6Kraised▾
AI-powered driving insurance app. It monitors and records various driving criteria to build an accurate picture of the user's driving habits.
- Feb 2025Seed—
- Apr 2022Seed$786.6K
#2
Series A · Llandrindod Wells, Wales · founded 2013 · 19 employees$4.4Mraised▾
Developer of hydrogen-powered vehicles offered through a subscription service model. The company focuses on zero-emission transportation solutions using hydrogen fuel cell technology. Vehicles are designed for efficiency, affordability, and sustainability. The subscription covers all motoring costs, including insurance and fuel.
- Jul 2021Series A$2.1M
- Jul 2019Seed$943.4K
- Feb 2019Grant (prize money)$1.6M
- Apr 2017Seed$1.4M
#3
Seed · Swansea, Wales · founded 2015$686.4Kraised▾
Provider of car care and maintanance services. It providies a range of services including mobile car valeting, detailing, washing, and repairs. It offers an application for customers book and schedule service online and contact technicians that come to the location to perform the car care services.
- Jul 2023Seed$139.1K
- Jul 2022Seed$547.3K
#4
Seed · Rhondda, Wales · founded 2017 · 8 employees$2.4Mraised▾
Cloud-based operating platform offering solutions for EV charging station network. It offers to set up a new EV network or manage an existing network. This platform provides solutions like charging hardware, software for managing networks, turnkey charging point solutions, electric fleet management solutions, etc. It also helps the EV drivers to find the nearest EV charging station. Mobile application is available for android and iOS users.
- Jun 2022Seed$2.4M
#5
Seed · Cardiff, Wales · founded 2018 · 6 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Provider of IoT-based smart road solutions. Uses sensors and analytics tools to provide real-time insights into the movement within cities. Enables to map data and track more detailed real-time traffic or congestion movements.
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$123.2K
- Apr 2022Seed$1M
- Aug 2021Seed$170.9K
- Nov 2020Seed$156.7K
#6
Seed · Colwyn Bay, Wales · founded 2009 · 91 employees$5.5Mraised▾
Provider of automotive finance technology for dealers and lenders. The platform offers tools for managing vehicle sales, finance applications, and payment processing. It aims to streamline workflows, improve application quality, and increase revenue. The platform provides solutions for pre-approved finance, stock management, and reporting.
- Apr 2017Seed$2.3M
- Dec 2016Seed$624.2K
- Aug 2015Seed$1.7M
- Apr 2014Seed$845.6K
#7
Acquired · Port Talbot, Wales · founded 2018 · 3 employees$3.9Mraised▾
Online platform to find tires & compare prices. Their platform enables users to make an informed decision while buying automotive tires. Users need to specify their vehicle's registration number & location following which the platform provides a list of suitable tires along with their prices & nearby available retailers/fitting centers.
- Nov 2018Series A$3.9M
#8
Seed · Cardiff, Wales · founded 2016 · 2 employees$380.7Kraised▾
Developer of autonomous systems for logistics, delivery, and transport solutions. The company designs autonomous vehicles for last-mile delivery and develops assistive helper bots for domestic and commercial tasks. It also explores autonomous, high-capacity transport solutions. The company collaborates with organizations to demonstrate autonomous logistics in real-world environments.
- Apr 2021Seed—
- Jan 2020Angel—
- Aug 2017Seed$380.7K
#9
Deadpooled · Cardiff, Wales · founded 2014 · 7 employees$1Mraised▾
Carsnip is a used car metasearch engine. It crawls online dealers offering used cars and aggregates the data on its portal. It is free for car dealers and private sellers. Charges a fee per lead generation for dealers.
- Mar 2016Angel$1M
#10
Deadpooled · Swansea, Wales · founded 2022$19.7Kraised▾
Provider of e-bike rental services. The platform allows users to check the availability of e-bikes and book for rentals. The company will set up to ride and arrange delivery of the bikes. It also helps to choose the best trails and circuits for riding.
- Oct 2022Conventional Debt$19.7K
#11
Funding Raised · Wales · founded 1939—raised▾
Provider of car repair services. It is an independent mercedes-benz specialist providing passenger car servicing, repairs, and MOT testing. It is an independent specialist for servicing, repairs, and MOT testing of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars.
#12
Funding Raised · Caerphilly, Wales · founded 2009 · 3 employees—raised▾
Provider of tech-enabled solutions for building energy management. It offers a research and development company focused on creating sustainable energy storage and electric drive technology. It is also developing a hybrid energy storage system to extend the life of an electric vehicle battery.
- Jun 2019Grant (prize money)—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Auto Tech coverage by sub-theme.
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How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in the United Kingdom
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 867 United Kingdom-affiliated papers.
- University of Glasgow45
- University College London35
- University of Warwick31
- University of Oxford30
- Loughborough University30
- Computer vision2→34
- Lidar1→18
- Point cloud1→12
- Computer network1→11
- Obstacle1→5
- Transport engineering1→17
- Control theory (sociology)1→11
- Motion planning1→8
- Automotive engineering1→7
- Task (project management)1→5
- Humanities2→24
- Computer security2→20
- Philosophy1→16
- Context (archaeology)4→17
- Perception2→12
Where autonomous vehicles is researched across United Kingdom
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 the United Kingdom
United Kingdom autonomous vehicles patent filing is accelerating — 674 filings from 479 assignees (2016–2025), led by FIVE AI, OXA Autonomy, BAE Systems; annual filings 46→60.
- FIVE AI97
- OXA Autonomy48
- BAE Systems39
- Glaxo Group36
- Jaguar LAND Rover34
- Syngenta26
- British American Tobacco Investm15
- Pilkington Group15
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