Best Logistics Tech Companies in California, United States
The 805 best Logistics Tech companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Uber Freight.
Our analysis of 50 Logistics Tech companies
$12.2b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Logistics Tech companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uber Freight 🦄 Provider of end-to-end logistics and transportation management system solutions | $2.8B | 55 mo ago | 1,000 | — | WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+31 | +11% | — | — |
| 2 | Flexport 🦄 Provider of end-to-end supply chain logistics platform 80Market top 20%Funding top 20%Tech top 22%Moat top 28% All 12 signals ▾Markettop 20% Fundingtop 20% Techtop 22% Moattop 28% Globaltop 36% Newstop 39% Producttop 41% Innovationtop 43% Talenttop 43% Partnersbottom 49% Growthbottom 48% Patentsbottom 38% Market: 3,511 employees (top 4% of Logistics Tech) · Top-500,000 web property Funding: Raised $2.5B across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 11 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $2.5B | 28 mo ago | 3,511 | Areeba Munawar Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityContentfulSentry+24 | — | 17 patents Digital freight logistics platform enabling automated routing, cargo, and supply chain management | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Nuro 🦄 Developer of autonomous driving technology for automakers and mobility providers 89Funding top 13%AI top 20%Growth top 22%Moat top 22% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% AItop 20% Growthtop 22% Moattop 22% Patentstop 23% Newstop 26% Markettop 32% Talenttop 34% Partnerstop 37% Innovationtop 38% Producttop 41% Techtop 42% Globalbottom 42% Funding: Raised $2.1B across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 8 yrs (0.8/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $2.1B | 9 mo ago | 1,005 1,005 → 1,117 (+11%) | Dave Ferguson Co-Founder & Co-CEO | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+18 | — | 294 patents Autonomous vehicle sensing, diagnostics, control, and communication systems integration | 1 internship · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 4 | Zipline 🦄 Operator of drone delivery and logistics 67Funding top 11%Talent top 28%Tech top 40%Moat top 47% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 11% Talenttop 28% Techtop 40% Moattop 47% Markettop 50% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $1.6B across 12 rounds · 12 rounds over 14 yrs (0.9/yr) Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $1.6B | 2 mo ago | 25 | Keenan Wyrobek Co-Founder & CTO | StoryblokTurbopackNode.js+23 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Zipline 🦄 Provider of drones for on-demand delivery services 96Moat top 15%Funding top 19%Talent top 19%Market top 23% All 10 signals ▾Moattop 15% Fundingtop 19% Talenttop 19% Markettop 23% Producttop 24% Innovationtop 25% Growthtop 26% Customerstop 26% Techtop 32% Globaltop 36% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn Funding: Raised $900M · 11 rounds over 14 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 96/100 | $900M | 37 mo ago | 496 | Keller Rinaudo Cliffton Co-Founder & CEO | StoryblokApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 6 | SmartStop Self Storage Operator of storage units, moving supplies, and related support resources | $700M | 27 mo ago | 201 | Michael McClure CEO | Apple iCloud MailBrightEdgeHammer.js+17 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 7 | GoMotive 🦄 AI-powered fleet management platform 91Funding top 18%Market top 23%Tech top 24%Product top 24% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Markettop 23% Techtop 24% Producttop 24% Customerstop 24% Moattop 26% Innovationtop 32% AItop 32% Growthtop 36% Globaltop 36% Talentbottom 49% Funding: Raised $567M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 13 yrs (0.6/yr) Market: 4,300 employees (top 4% of Transportation and Logistics Tech) · Top-500,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 91/100 | $567M | 12 mo ago | 4,300 | Shoaib Makani Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Site EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+41 | +32% | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 8 | Flock Freight 🦄 Online marketplace to book shared trucking services 64Funding top 20%Tech top 27%Market top 31%Moat top 32% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Techtop 27% Markettop 31% Moattop 32% Producttop 33% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 36% Patentsbottom 30% Innovationbottom 29% Funding: Raised $396M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) Tech: 46 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $396M | 13 mo ago | 553 | Oren Zaslansky Founder & CEO | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+28 | — | 3 patents Freight pooling optimization algorithms for logistics and shipping | 4 job openings |
| 9 | Platform Science Provider of integrated solutions for fleet management | $293M | 26 mo ago | 226 | Jack Kennedy Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesHubSpot+22 | — | 91 patents Vehicle telematics: emissions monitoring, EV charging authorization, secure V2X links, micro‑navigation, dynamic wireless manageme | — |
| 10 | Starship Technologies Operator of autonomous robots for delivery of goods and advertising 72Funding top 17%News top 17%Customers top 29%AI top 30% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Newstop 17% Customerstop 29% AItop 30% Moattop 31% Techtop 35% Talenttop 38% Globaltop 39% Markettop 41% Producttop 46% Innovationbottom 47% Growthbottom 44% Funding: Raised $231M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 9 yrs (0.9/yr) News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 71 tracked, 7 types) · +600% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $231M | 8 mo ago | 164 | Janus Friis Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+37 | +17% | — | 1 award |
| 11 | Nimble 🦄 Provider of robotic third-party logistics services for various product categories 67Funding top 20%AI top 20%Moat top 28%Growth top 35% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% AItop 20% Moattop 28% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 46% Markettop 48% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 45% Patentsbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $221M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $221M | 21 mo ago | 82 | Simon Kalouche Founder & CEO | WebflowGSAPLeadfeeder+17 | — | 12 patents Digital pharmacy verification and remote subscription/billing management platforms | — |
| 12 | Netradyne 🦄 AI-powered fleet safety camera system 89Patents top 15%Innovation top 17%Funding top 21%AI top 22% All 13 signals ▾Patentstop 15% Innovationtop 17% Fundingtop 21% AItop 22% Moattop 22% Techtop 24% Producttop 26% Markettop 30% Talenttop 37% Newstop 41% Globaltop 44% Growthtop 48% Customersbottom 25% Patents: 205 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 140 filings since 2022 vs 65 in 2017-21 Innovation: 205 patents (top 11% of patent-holders) · 140 filings since 2022 vs 65 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $218M | 17 mo ago | 245 | David Julian Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowSentryApple iCloud Mail+31 | — | 205 patents AI-driven video analytics for driver safety and fleet monitoring on edge devices | 2 partnerships |
| 13 | Swift Navigation Provider of precise positioning solutions for automotive, mobile, and mass markets 74Funding top 19%Innovation top 20%Patents top 22%Tech top 24% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Innovationtop 20% Patentstop 22% Techtop 24% Moattop 26% Producttop 29% Growthtop 45% Newstop 46% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 42% Funding: Raised $200M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) Innovation: 129 patents (top 9% of patent-holders) · 97 filings since 2022 vs 31 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $200M | 10 mo ago | 102 102 → 130 (+27%) | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+40 | — | 129 patents Real-time GNSS correction, integrity monitoring, and outlier mitigation for precise positioning | 1 award |
| 14 | Dexterity 🦄 AI that powers robots to do physical tasks 83Patents top 12%Moat top 22%Funding top 23%Innovation top 26% All 13 signals ▾Patentstop 12% Moattop 22% Fundingtop 23% Innovationtop 26% AItop 30% Techtop 32% Markettop 36% Producttop 39% Talenttop 41% Growthtop 45% Partnerstop 45% Globalbottom 48% Newsbottom 21% Patents: 538 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 470 filings since 2022 vs 64 in 2017-21 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 538 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $200M | 15 mo ago | 217 | Samir Menon Founder & CEO | TurbopackApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | — | 538 patents Automated robotic material handling: loading, unloading, palletizing, and simulation systems. | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 15 | Gatik Operator of autonomous trucking solutions for middle-mile logistics operations 82AI top 20%Innovation top 22%Patents top 22%Funding top 23% All 12 signals ▾AItop 20% Innovationtop 22% Patentstop 22% Fundingtop 23% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Producttop 39% Techtop 40% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 24% AI: Classified as an AI company Innovation: 88 patents (top 18% of patent-holders) · 73 filings since 2022 vs 15 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 82/100 | $152M | 21 mo ago | 114 | Apeksha Kumavat Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | — | 88 patents Autonomous vehicle control systems, sensor integration, decision‑making, and drive‑by‑wire architecture | 3 partnerships |
| 16 | Augment Developer of an AI teammate for logistics and knowledge management 57AI top 8%Funding top 21%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾AItop 8% Fundingtop 21% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 42% Techtop 49% Globalbottom 44% Patentsbottom 39% Innovationbottom 36% Marketbottom 35% AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company Funding: Raised $110M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $110M | 9 mo ago | — | Harish Abbott Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesApple iCloud MailReact+21 | — | 2 patents Bio-signal stress monitoring and AI-driven conversational analytics for health and CRM | 1 launch |
| 17 | Elroy Air Autonomous aircraft systems for cargo delivery purposes 62Growth top 18%News top 20%Funding top 27%Moat top 31% All 10 signals ▾Growthtop 18% Newstop 20% Fundingtop 27% Moattop 31% Talenttop 34% Partnerstop 40% Producttop 49% Techbottom 47% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Growth: Headcount 18 → 48 (+167%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 31 tracked, 6 types) · +200% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $110M | 19 mo ago | 48 48 → 45 (-6%) | Clint Cope Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceTailwind CSS+10 | — | — | 2 launchs · 2 partnerships |
| 18 | Third Wave Automation Developer of autonomous forklift solutions for warehouse material handling operations 53AI top 20%Funding top 26%Moat top 31%Talent top 34% All 9 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 26% Moattop 31% Talenttop 34% Techtop 49% Growthbottom 42% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 21% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $97.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $97M | 19 mo ago | 61 | Arshan Poursohi Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesYouTubeReact+15 | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 19 | Mytra 🦄 Developer of warehouse automation systems using bots, software, and cells 64Funding top 20%Moat top 28%AI top 30%Patents top 33% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Moattop 28% AItop 30% Patentstop 33% Talenttop 37% Innovationtop 40% Techtop 43% Producttop 45% Newsbottom 49% Marketbottom 47% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 31% Funding: Raised $78.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 6/10 · IP moat: 21 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $78M | 5 mo ago | — | Ahmad Baitalmal Co-Founder & CTO | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+20 | — | 21 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 20 | HappyRobot Developer of an AI operating system for autonomous business operations 74AI top 8%Funding top 25%Growth top 25%News top 27% All 9 signals ▾AItop 8% Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 25% Newstop 27% Talenttop 28% Techtop 37% Moatbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 31% AI: Classified as an agentic-AI company Funding: Raised $60.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $60M | 9 mo ago | 8 | Luis Paarup Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGSAP+21 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Parallel Systems Provider of autonomous zero-emissions rail freight transportation network 32Funding top 29%Moat top 31%Growth top 45%Product top 49% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 29% Moattop 31% Growthtop 45% Producttop 49% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 26% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $53.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $53M | 14 mo ago | 7 | Benjamin Stabler Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — | 2 job openings · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 22 | Sofar Ocean Provider of marine weather forecasts and ocean condition monitoring solutions 64AI top 15%Tech top 24%Funding top 31%Moat top 31% All 11 signals ▾AItop 15% Techtop 24% Fundingtop 31% Moattop 31% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Producttop 46% Marketbottom 45% Patentsbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Innovationbottom 34% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Tech: 50 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $48M | 14 mo ago | 91 | Tim Janssen Co-Founder & CEO | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+31 | — | 10 patents Marine weather forecasting and metocean sensor integration solutions | 1 partnership |
| 23 | TruckSmarter Cloud based transport management platform 53Funding top 25%Tech top 32%Growth top 35%Customers top 35% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Techtop 32% Growthtop 35% Customerstop 35% Producttop 46% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 35% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $44.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 31 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $44M | 9 mo ago | 43 43 → 50 (+16%) | Daniel Kao Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+17 | — | — | 2 launchs |
| 24 | Robust Developer of autonomous mobile robots and AI-powered workflow automation 62Innovation top 28%Patents top 28%AI top 30%Moat top 32% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 28% Patentstop 28% AItop 30% Moattop 32% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 27% Innovation: 36 patents (top 31% of patent-holders) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 Patents: 36 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $42M | 13 mo ago | 22 | Rodney Brooks Co-Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | — | 36 patents Autonomous mobile robot fleet coordination and control systems for logistics and material handling | 1 award |
| 25 | STAX Provider of emission control and treatment system 29Funding top 27%Patents top 32%Innovation top 35%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Patentstop 32% Innovationtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moatbottom 49% Growthbottom 42% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 21% Techbottom 19% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $40.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) Patents: 12 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 12 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $40M | 15 mo ago | 3 | Bob Sharp Founder & President | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | 12 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | 2 job openings |
| 26 | WattEV Platform offering electric trucking infrastructure and services 48Growth top 28%Tech top 29%Funding top 37%Moat top 47% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Techtop 29% Fundingtop 37% Moattop 47% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 47% Innovationbottom 44% Productbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 29% Newsbottom 19% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $37M | 1 mo ago | 30 30 → 42 (+40%) | Umar Javed Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | — | 3 patents Smart matrix switching for optimal EV charging station power and DER management | 1 partnership · 2 expansions · 2 awards |
| 27 | RunBuggy Marketplace for car shippers and haulers 62Funding top 27%Talent top 28%Tech top 31%Product top 36% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Talenttop 28% Techtop 31% Producttop 36% Innovationtop 39% Moattop 42% Markettop 46% Growthbottom 47% Customersbottom 44% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 33% Funding: Raised $31.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 4 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $31M | 8 mo ago | 119 | Mark Hoye Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+44 | — | — | 3 partnerships |
| 28 | Orderful Cloud-based EDI solutions for the logistics industry | $29M | 23 mo ago | 22 | Kevin McGee Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySentryNode.js+34 | — | — | — |
| 29 | Corvus Robotics Autonomous drone systems for warehouse inventory management and disinfection 35Product top 32%Funding top 34%Innovation top 37%Patents top 39% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 32% Fundingtop 34% Innovationtop 37% Patentstop 39% Moattop 42% Growthtop 48% Newsbottom 42% Techbottom 41% Talentbottom 40% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 25% Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo, 1 the year before · 12 distinct product lines Funding: Raised $28.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $28M | 21 mo ago | 10 | Mohammed Kabir Co-Founder & CTO | BootstrapCloudflareNetlify+16 | — | 11 patents Autonomous material handling robots and aerial drone logistics, including navigation, docking, and extreme‑temp operation. | 1 launch |
| 30 | Alvys Developer of transportation management system software for logistics operations 60Tech top 26%Funding top 27%Talent top 38%Growth top 47% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 26% Fundingtop 27% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 47% Markettop 48% Moattop 48% Producttop 49% Innovationtop 50% Customerstop 50% Newsbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Tech: 46 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare Funding: Raised $26.8M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 3 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $27M | 8 mo ago | 86 | Nick Darman Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowSalesforceIntercom+26 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 31 | Kinetic Eye Developer of an artificial intelligence platform for industrial risk management 13Funding top 35%AI top 35%Talent bottom 45%Global bottom 29% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 35% AItop 35% Talentbottom 45% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 9% Funding: Raised $25.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) AI: Product described with: artificial intelligence, computer vision rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 13/100 | $26M | 15 mo ago | 3 | Josh Butler Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Grabr A social community marketplace for sending parcels through travelers | $25M | 22 mo ago | 28 | Daria Rebenok Co-Founder & CMO | WebflowMixpanelYandex.Metrika+23 | +6% | — | — |
| 33 | Kiwibot Provider of AI-based autonomous delivery robots 72Innovation top 23%Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Funding top 38% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 38% Moattop 39% Techtop 45% AItop 45% Fin. healthtop 49% Producttop 49% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 24% Innovation: 4 new-product events in 24 mo · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $24M | 9 mo ago | 150 | Sergio Reyes Co-Founder | Webflow EcommerceCart FunctionalityWebflow+22 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Pallet Provider of web-enabled transportation management solutions | $21M | 20 mo ago | — | Andrew Spencer Co-Founder | SentryTypeScriptGraphQL+14 | — | — | 1 award |
| 35 | Boon Developer of an AI platform for construction and transportation industries | $20M | 20 mo ago | — | Deepti Yenireddy Founder & CEO | Webflow EcommerceCart FunctionalityWebflow+19 | — | — | — |
| 36 | Anyware Robotics AI robotics company that designs a mobile manipulator for warehouse automation 55Talent top 28%Funding top 34%Moat top 48%Market bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 34% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Productbottom 39% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $17.7M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $18M | 3 mo ago | — | Torsten Schreiber Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 3 awards |
| 37 | Vector Document and transport management solutions for the logistics industry 55Talent top 28%Moat top 32%Tech top 38%Funding top 41% All 13 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Moattop 32% Techtop 38% Fundingtop 41% Newstop 43% Producttop 44% Markettop 46% Patentstop 49% Innovationtop 50% Customerstop 50% Growthbottom 46% Globalbottom 40% Partnersbottom 35% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 25 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $12M | 9 mo ago | 80 | Will Chu Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | +18% | 25 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 38 | Tag-N-Trac Provider of warehouse asset tracking and inventory management software 21Talent top 38%Funding top 41%Product top 50%Global bottom 40% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 41% Producttop 50% Globalbottom 40% Fin. healthbottom 35% Marketbottom 27% Newsbottom 22% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $11.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $12M | 3 mo ago | 36 | Joseph Reddy Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 39 | Seasats Manufacturer of unmanned surface vehicles for sea inspection 48Funding top 33%Growth top 35%Tech top 37%Talent top 38% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 35% Techtop 37% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Newsbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 29% Funding: Raised $11.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 4 yrs (1.2/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $11M | 5 mo ago | 20 | Michael Flanigan Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 40 | Artyc Provider of smart containers for cold chain monitoring | $11M | 12 mo ago | 18 | Hannah Sieber Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesYouTubeReact+8 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Warp Provider of SaaS-driven last-mile delivery services 45Tech top 23%Product top 41%Funding top 42%Moat top 47% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 23% Producttop 41% Fundingtop 42% Moattop 47% Innovationtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 47% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 37% Patentsbottom 29% Newsbottom 22% Customersbottom 15% Tech: 45 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses Product: 1 product launch event in 12 mo, 2 the year before · 1 published app (15.0k installs) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $8M | 12 mo ago | 52 | Troy Lester Co-Founder and Logistics Puzzle Solver | TurbopackApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | — | 3 patents Financial risk analytics for investment portfolios and self-contained transaction encapsulation. | 1 expansion |
| 42 | Piston Platform offering a fuel payment network built around QR‑based transactions 37Growth top 28%Funding top 36%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Fundingtop 36% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 45% Productbottom 40% Marketbottom 31% Customersbottom 4% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $7.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $7M | 13 mo ago | — | Shivam Shah Co-Founder & COO | Apple iCloud MailAmazon Web ServicesReact Router+9 | — | — | — |
| 43 | Mantis Robotics Manufacturer of an arm-based collaborative robot | $7M | 15 mo ago | 2 | Gerry Vannuffelen Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | 7 patents Industrial robot safety and protection via hand-guided control, robust casings, and object sensors | 2 launchs |
| 44 | Shipday Provider of cloud-based delivery management solutions 50Customers top 29%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech top 39% All 9 signals ▾Customerstop 29% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 39% Fundingtop 40% Producttop 47% Moattop 48% Marketbottom 33% Globalbottom 29% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.20★ across 2,065 ratings (3 apps) · Review volume +24% in 6 mo Growth: App-install growth +36% YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $7M | 7 mo ago | 9 | Moin I Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowZohoGoogle Maps+20 | +36% | — | 1 partnership |
| 45 | Standard Fleet SaaS-driven provider of EV fleet management solutions 42Tech top 32%Funding top 35%Growth top 35%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Techtop 32% Fundingtop 35% Growthtop 35% Moattop 39% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 24% Tech: 36 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Web Services Funding: Raised $7.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $7M | 9 mo ago | 5 | David Hodge Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+20 | — | — | — |
| 46 | Peltier Pro Developer of modular, solid-state cooling systems for cold chain applications 32Talent top 38%Funding top 45%Global bottom 25% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 45% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $5.6M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $6M | 3 mo ago | — | Joseph Hei Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | LuminX Provider of AI-powered inventory automation and visibility solutions | $6M | 12 mo ago | — | Alex Senemar Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 7 patents IoT-enabled wearable and container systems for medication adherence monitoring | — |
| 48 | MightyFly Offers autonomous drone vehicles providing end to end logistics services 35Patents top 39%Funding top 40%Innovation top 41%Moat top 42% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 39% Fundingtop 40% Innovationtop 41% Moattop 42% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 45% Productbottom 45% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 37% Partnersbottom 35% Marketbottom 24% Patents: 8 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 2 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $5.1M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 35/100 | $5M | 3 mo ago | 10 10 → 14 (+40%) | Manal Habib Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | — | 8 patents Autonomous drone logistics with payload transport and aerial collision‑avoidance systems | — |
| 49 | FutureDial Robotics and AI solutions for mobile device processing and lifecycle 45Product top 33%News top 34%Innovation top 36%Moat top 39% All 9 signals ▾Producttop 33% Newstop 34% Innovationtop 36% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 40% AItop 45% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Techbottom 34% Product: 3 product launch events in 12 mo · Company stage: Series D News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 3 types) · Top themes: New product rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $4M | 2 mo ago | 45 45 → 100 (+122%) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | ShipCalm Provider of omnichannel ecommerce fulfillment, warehousing, and related business services | $2M | 7 mo ago | 26 | Ted Fogliani Founder / Board Member - ShipCalm | WordPressMySQLPHP+40 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Logistics Tech companies in California
#1
Zipline 🦄Series H · San Francisco, California · founded 2011 · 25 employees$1.6Braised▾
Operator of drone delivery and logistics. It supports local communities on a global scale.
- Mar 2026Series H$200M
- Jan 2026Series H$600M
- Apr 2023Series F$330M
- Nov 2022Grant (prize money)—
#2
Nuro 🦄Series E · Mountain View, California · founded 2016 · 1005 employees$2.1Braised▾
Developer of autonomous driving technology for automakers and mobility providers. The company offers a self-driving system designed to empower the scaling of autonomy. It provides a universal autonomy platform that is vehicle-agnostic and cost-efficient. Automakers and mobility platforms can license the technology to power robotaxis, commercial fleets, and personal vehicles.
- Aug 2025Series E$97M
- Apr 2025Series E$106M
- Nov 2021Series D$600M
- Mar 2021Series C—
#3
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2014 · 164 employees$231.2Mraised▾
Operator of autonomous robots for delivery of goods and advertising. The robots utilize sensors and machine learning to navigate and deliver items. These robots deliver hot food, groceries, and industrial supplies to customers. The company offers solutions for university campuses, grocery retailers, delivery applications, and industrial sites.
- Oct 2025Series C$50M
- Jan 2024Series C$90M
- Mar 2022Series B$42M
- Jan 2022Venture Debt$57M
#4
Seed · El Segundo, California · founded 2020 · 30 employees$37Mraised▾
Platform offering electric trucking infrastructure and services. It offers a full-service fast-charging solution, access to electric tractors, and expert support for fleet electrification. This includes maintenance and operational assistance, aiming to provide a cost-competitive alternative to traditional diesel trucking. The company also focuses on developing charging depots that are safe, reliable, and easily accessible for various truck types. Its services are designed to help shippers and carriers transition to zero-emission transportation, reducing their carbon footprint and meeting sustainability goals. The company's approach involves creating a complete ecosystem to support the needs of the electric trucking sector.
- Apr 2026Seed—
- Nov 2023Venture Debt—
- Nov 2023PE—
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$34M
#5
Mytra 🦄Series C · Brisbane, California · founded 2022$78Mraised▾
Developer of warehouse automation systems using bots, software, and cells. The company provides systems for moving and storing materials in industrial settings. Its software uses machine learning to adapt to workflows. The system offers features such as pallet picking, case picking, dock buffering, and cross-docking. It enables operation around the perimeter and builds tunnels for traffic.
- Jan 2026Series C$120M
- Jul 2024Series B$50M
- 2023Series A$28M
- 2022Seed—
#6
GoMotive 🦄Series F · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 4300 employees$567.3Mraised▾
AI-powered fleet management platform. It combines dashcams, GPS tracking, ELD compliance, and equipment monitoring for trucking and logistics operations. It delivers solutions for workforce management, compliance, and accident management. The platform also provides customized artificial intelligence solutions for various operational needs.
- May 2025Series F$150M
- May 2022Series F$150M
- Jun 2021Series E$190M
- Sep 2019Series D—
#7
Series E · Encinitas, California · founded 2015 · 553 employees$396.5Mraised▾
Online marketplace to book shared trucking services. The platform connects shippers and carriers to transport the goods. It supports real time per pallet pricing. It includes a tracking feature that allows users to track the status of delivery via the website. It provides carriers with access to load board that provides visibility into truckload, partial truckload, and shared truckload freight. It caters its solutions to industries such as food and beverage, retail, paper, plastics, packaging, and more.
- May 2025Series E$60M
- Oct 2021Series D$215M
- Dec 2020Series C$113.5M
- Feb 2020Series B$50M
#8
Series E · San Francisco, California · founded 2012 · 102 employees$200Mraised▾
Provider of precise positioning solutions for automotive, mobile, and mass markets. The company delivers GNSS positioning solutions designed for autonomous applications. It offers a suite of positioning solutions that are accurate, affordable, easily integrated, reliable, and secure. The company designs and assembles products to benefit customers across the globe.
- Jul 2025Series E$50M
- Oct 2022Series D$100M
- Feb 2021Series C$50M
- Jun 2017Series B$34M
#9
Seed · Fremont, California · founded 2022$17.7Mraised▾
AI robotics company that designs a mobile manipulator for warehouse automation. It provides general-purpose robots for dull, repetitive, and dangerous tasks. It offers task automation such as loading and unloading processes with records.
- Mar 2026Seed—
- Mar 2025Seed$12M
- Nov 2024Seed$5.7M
#10
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2024$110Mraised▾
Developer of an AI teammate for logistics and knowledge management. The AI teammate handles tasks such as calling, emailing, and logging into systems. It extracts and retains knowledge from communications, building a knowledge base. The AI teammate integrates with existing communication channels and adapts to business needs. It assists sales teams, improves margins, boosts productivity, and speeds up invoicing.
- Sep 2025Series A$85M
- Mar 2025Seed$25M
#11
Series A · San Diego, California · founded 2020 · 36 employees$11.8Mraised▾
Provider of warehouse asset tracking and inventory management software. The features of the software are staff and visitors access control with geofence notification, staff workflow management, real time monitoring of medical assets, and asset tracking. The company also provides software for different retain businesses.
- Mar 2026Series A$6.8M
- Jan 2022Series A$10M
#12
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2023 · 8 employees$60.1Mraised▾
Developer of an AI operating system for autonomous business operations. The system facilitates intelligent decision-making and real-time actions across organizations. It builds custom AI workers capable of handling tasks such as communication, data analysis, and workflow management. The system integrates with existing tools, offers data extraction, and provides performance reporting.
- Sep 2025Series B$44M
- Dec 2024Series A$15.6M
- 2023Seed$500K
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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How research on Logistics Supply Chain in California is moving
A read on the academic research around Logistics Supply Chain in California — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 43 papers.
UC Berkeley and UC Davis lead California's optimistic (0.41) logistics research, dominated by electric vehicles and transportation optimization breakthroughs, with growing recent output but modest sustainability concerns.
- University of California, Berkeley14
- University of California, Davis7
- California Maritime Academy5
- University of California, Riverside4
- University of Southern California3
- Fleet management3
- Sustainability2
- Production (economics)2
- Block (permutation group theory)2
- Service (business)2
- Fleet management2→6
- Supply chain optimization1→3
- Fleet management5
- Government (linguistics)3
- Electrification3
- Marketing2
- Value (mathematics)2