Best Connected Vehicles Companies in Italy
The 32 best Connected Vehicles companies in Italy in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: EasyRain.
- Capgemini: 67% of consumers see connected products as essential; 41% c
- While connected products are increasingly being adopted, 65% of consum
- While connected products are increasingly being adopted, 65% of consum
Ranked: Best Connected Vehicles companies in Italy
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EasyRain Developer of technologies enhancing vehicle awareness and safety on wet roads | $18M | 21 mo ago | Series A | Giovanni Blandina Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | — |
| 2 | 2Hire Tech-enabled fleet tracking and monitoring solutions | $7M | 81 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — | — |
| 3 | Air Cloud-based platform providing driver safety in connected cars | $4M | 79 mo ago | Funding Raised | Igor Valandro Founder & CEO | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — | — |
| 4 | YogiTech Supplier of agricultural and groundcare machinery, parts, and service | $3M | 181 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2000 | — | 10 patents Safety‑critical multi‑processor execution and fault‑injection/measurement for embedded systems | — |
| 5 | Wave Company is startup developing innovative hologram augmented reality systems | $150K | 53 mo ago | Seed | Alessio Morelli Founder & CEO | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Targa Telematics Provider of IoT, insurtech, smart mobility, and fleet management services | — | 64 mo ago | Seed | Nicola De Mattia CEO | 2015 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+35 | 8 patents Vehicle telematics for technical stop detection and infrastructure service control | — |
| 7 | AC diagnosis Provider of an IoT-enabled AC diagnostic tool for automobiles | — | — | Unfunded | Marco Bonifaccino Founder | 2019 | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+14 | — | — |
| 8 | Automatica Plug-and-play USB dongle for audio content in cars | — | — | Deadpooled | Luigi Bussolino Founder & CEO | 2012 | — | — | — |
Top 6 Connected Vehicles companies in Italy
#1
Series A · Pordenone, Friuli Venezia Giulia · founded 2013 · 16 employees$17.8Mraised▾
Developer of technologies enhancing vehicle awareness and safety on wet roads. The company delivers software, hardware, and cloud technologies for advanced driver-assistance systems. These systems enable vehicles to remain aware and safe across various road and weather scenarios. The company focuses on creating solutions for next-generation mobility.
- Jan 2025Series A$2.6M
- Jul 2023Series A$6.4M
- Dec 2021Series A$5.7M
- Oct 2018Series A$5.7M
#2
Series A · Marsala, Sicily · founded 2015 · 39 employees$6.9Mraised▾
2Hire offers tech-enabled fleet tracking and monitoring solutions. It offers OBD-based plug-and-play devices for tracking and the device is to be synchronized with mobile applications, It offers features like remote access of vehicles, real-time tracking, crash alerts, fuel tracking, interactive dashboard, customized analytics, etc. It offers solutions for car rental companies, corporates, etc.
- Feb 2020Series A$6.2M
- Sep 2017Seed$717.5K
- Grant (prize money)—
#3
Funding Raised · Milano, Umbria · founded 2014 · 20 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Air is a cloud-based platform providing driver safety in connected cars. It helps in managing a continuous flow of data from many digital touch points & connected technologies to facilitate customer experience for automotive businesses such as insurance provider, automotive manufacturers, and dealerships. It also offers multiple features to drivers such as "HeartBeat" for car theft prevention, "GeoBeat" for car location tracking, advanced telemetry to monitor driving behaviour, and trip reports.
- Mar 2020Grant (prize money)$1.9M
- Apr 2018Grant (prize money)$1.6M
#4
Acquired · San Giuliano Terme, Tuscany · founded 2000 · 35 employees$3.2Mraised▾
Supplier of agricultural and groundcare machinery, parts, and service. This includes a wide variety of equipment for various sectors such as agriculture, forestry, golf, and landscaping. The company offers sales, contract hire, and repair services. A large inventory of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and pattern spare parts is maintained, ensuring rapid delivery or on-site stocking options. Additionally, fleet management services are provided, demonstrating expertise in maintaining and servicing large equipment fleets. The company also offers specialized diesel engine sales, service, and repair. A selection of used machinery is available for purchase.
- Oct 2011Seed$2M
- Jun 2005Seed$1.2M
#5
Seed · Imola, Emilia Romagna · founded 2019$150Kraised▾
Wave is an Italian startup focused on developing innovative augmented-reality display units. Their goal is to revolutionize the concept of 'hologram' and make it appealing to individuals and companies through hologram augmented reality systems.
- May 2022Seed$150K
#6
Seed · Treviso, Veneto · founded 2015 · 760 employees—raised▾
Provider of IoT, insurtech, smart mobility, and fleet management services. The business offers solutions for managing and connecting assets and cars. The effectiveness of operational procedures is increased by these fixes. They also lessen resource use. The company provides OEM services, platforms, enabling technologies, and cybersecurity. It provides services to sectors like insurance, business fleets, and construction.
- Jun 2021Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Connected Vehicles coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Connected Vehicles / V2X is moving in Italy
A read on the academic research around Connected Vehicles / V2X — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 95 Italy-affiliated papers.
- University of Rome Tor Vergata8
- Politecnico di Milano6
- University of Milan5
- University of Salerno5
- University of Bologna5
- Telematics14
- GNSS applications2
- Event (particle physics)2
- Acoustic emission2
- Structural health monitoring2
- Telematics7→17
- Telemedicine1→5
- Telematics16
- Telemedicine4
- Pandemic4
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)3
- Telecommunications3
Where connected 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.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.