Radar · Road Transport Tech in Germany
Best Road Transport Tech Companies in Germany
The 353 best Road Transport Tech companies in Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: FlixBus.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
353companies tracked
$2.8Bdisclosed funding
2unicorns
73have raised
Germany's Road Transport Tech sector has $2.8 billion in disclosed funding spread across 353 tracked companies, and two of them have already crossed unicorn territory. That's the number that orients you here. This directory ranks Road Transport Tech companies in Germany by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum, and the concentration at the top is stark: FlixBus alone accounts for $1.2 billion, TIER has pulled $660 million, and Finn sits at $255 million. Three companies, roughly $2.1 billion. So what's everyone else competing for?
The remaining pool is real but thinner. Blacklane has $127 million, Dance $50 million, and DC Connected Car just $2 million, which tells you the spread is enormous. I'd note the app-layer signal here too: median install growth across road and transportation apps is running at roughly +15% YoY across more than 1,000 tracked apps, which suggests consumer engagement with transport software isn't slowing. Thematically, coverage is tilting toward safety and incident response, with truck accident and traffic disaster emerging as hot editorial themes alongside the funding stories. Active backers like HTGF, Europa, and EIT Urban Mobility are shaping the early-stage end of this market, and the pipeline behind the unicorns looks genuinely competitive.
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · ROAD TRANSPORT TECH × GERMANY
Our analysis of 99 Road Transport Tech companies
$54.1b in tracked funding; 86% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
99companies analysed
86%cloud-native stacks
2024funding peak (by rounds)
15unicorns
2017median founding year
487kcombined LinkedIn audience
52%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Road Transport Tech companies in Germany
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FlixBus 🦄 App-based bus ticket booking platform 92Customers top 7%Market top 15%Funding top 21%Tech top 22% All 11 signals ▾Customerstop 7% Markettop 15% Fundingtop 21% Techtop 22% Globaltop 25% Fin. healthtop 25% Moattop 26% Talenttop 30% Producttop 32% Newstop 38% Growthtop 43% Customers: App rating 4.6★ (501,388 reviews) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 5% of tracked companies Market: 442 employees (top 15% of Auto Tech) · Revenue ~$2.2B rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 92/100 | $1.2B | 23 mo ago | 442 | Daniel Krauss Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Salesforce+23 | Top 100k | — | 1 launch |
| 2 | TIER 🦄 Operator of shared electric scooters and bicycles for urban transit 55Global top 26%Moat top 26%Talent top 28%Growth top 30% All 11 signals ▾Globaltop 26% Moattop 26% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 30% Producttop 30% Fundingtop 31% Customerstop 39% Techtop 48% Markettop 49% Newsbottom 27% Fin. healthbottom 10% Global: Serving 60+ countries worldwide · Legal entities in 2 countries: Denmark, Germany Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $660M | 55 mo ago | 234 234 → 409 (+75%) · sector median +19% | Julian Blessin Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceTwitch Player+18 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 3 | FINN Provider of flexible car subscription services with fixed monthly payments 69Fin. health top 19%Tech top 21%Funding top 27%Talent top 28% All 12 signals ▾Fin. healthtop 19% Techtop 21% Fundingtop 27% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Moattop 35% Producttop 40% Customerstop 44% Markettop 50% Globalbottom 44% Innovationbottom 34% Patentsbottom 23% Fin. health: Revenue ~$176M (FY2021) · Net margin 5712.4% Tech: 65 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $255M | 16 mo ago | 33 | Max-Josef Meier Co-Founder & CEO | CosmicApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+48 | Top 500k | 2 patents Precision surface grooving of metal plates for tooling and machining. | — |
| 4 | Blacklane Provider of chauffeur services including airport transfers and city-to-city rides 60Tech top 24%Talent top 28%Moat top 31%Funding top 32% All 12 signals ▾Techtop 24% Talenttop 28% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 32% Customerstop 33% Globaltop 36% Producttop 38% Markettop 40% Newsbottom 49% Innovationbottom 46% Fin. healthbottom 45% Growthbottom 35% Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $127M | 19 mo ago | 195 | Frank Steuer Co-Founder & Managing Director | ContentfulProton MailApple iCloud Mail+28 | Top 500k | — | 4 partnerships |
| 5 | FREE NOW App-based ride-hailing and multi-category vehicle sharing platform 55Tech top 12%Customers top 22%Moat top 31%Global top 33% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 12% Customerstop 22% Moattop 31% Globaltop 33% Talenttop 33% Producttop 36% Fundingtop 45% Markettop 47% Fin. healthbottom 37% Growthbottom 29% Newsbottom 21% Tech: 53 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses Customers: Play-Store rating 4.33★ across 386,402 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +6% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $79M | 138 mo ago | 67 | Marc Berg CEO | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+28 | Top 500k | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 6 | Wunder Mobility Provider of software for shared mobility operators to manage vehicle fleets 45Moat top 31%Customers top 32%Funding top 38%Product top 40% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 31% Customerstop 32% Fundingtop 38% Producttop 40% Growthtop 48% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 46% Marketbottom 44% Newsbottom 18% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Customers: App rating 3.9★ (12,880 reviews) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $72M | 44 mo ago | 98 | — | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+21 | Top 10M | — | 1 partnership |
| 7 | Circ App-based electric kick scooter rental service | $63M | 89 mo ago | 217 | Diana Morato Co-Founder & Managing Director | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Dance Provider of subscription based electric bicycle rental services 64Moat top 24%Talent top 28%Tech top 31%Funding top 33% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 24% Talenttop 28% Techtop 31% Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 35% Producttop 42% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 22% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $50M | 15 mo ago | 200 | Alexander Ljung Co-Founder & MD | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 9 | Mytaxi Taxi hailing app | $47M | 154 mo ago | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Cluno Provider of car subscription services | $37M | 80 mo ago | 18 | Christina Polleti Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Cleverciti Provider of smart parking and curb management technology and solutions 32Product top 31%Moat top 31%Funding top 40%Tech top 43% All 9 signals ▾Producttop 31% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 40% Techtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Growthbottom 46% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 33% Newsbottom 27% Product: 5 published apps (1.9k installs) · Company stage: Acquired Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $37M | 68 mo ago | 28 28 → 19 (-32%) · sector median +19% | Konrad Dreher Co-Founder | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceApple iCloud Mail+29 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 12 | CYCLE Online vehicle subscription platform providing electric bicycles 53Tech top 27%Moat top 40%Growth top 42%Funding top 44% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 27% Moattop 40% Growthtop 42% Fundingtop 44% Patentstop 48% Innovationtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 46% Newsbottom 45% Globalbottom 39% Tech: 43 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 4 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $22M | 35 mo ago | 99 | Luis Orsini-Rosenberg Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowCart FunctionalityMicrosoft Advertising+20 | Top 5M | 4 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 13 | ParkDepot Tech-enabled platform offering parking management solutions 45Talent top 28%Moat top 38%Growth top 45%Market top 47% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Moattop 38% Growthtop 45% Markettop 47% Techtop 47% Fundingbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Innovationbottom 36% Patentsbottom 33% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 2 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $21M | 42 mo ago | 214 | Bastian Pieper Co-Founder | SentrySalesforceChart.js+12 | Top 5M | 2 patents Real-time parking space detection and occupancy monitoring systems | — |
| 14 | Vimcar SaaS-based provider of electronic logbook and fleet management solutions | $18M | 90 mo ago | 149 | Lukas Weber Co-Founder & CTO | Google MapsAmazon ALBReact+17 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 15 | FUTURE MOBILITY SOLUTIONS Provider of AI-driven future mobility solutions for cities | $18M | 56 mo ago | 63 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | Top 10M | 4 patents Simulating rain and light to evaluate autonomous vehicle sensor perception performance. | — |
| 16 | German Autolabs Provides digital co-driver for vehicle | $11M | 88 mo ago | 17 | Holger Weiss Founder and CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Vehiculum Online vehicle leasing solution 55Growth top 26%Tech top 33%Funding bottom 48%Market bottom 41% All 6 signals ▾Growthtop 26% Techtop 33% Fundingbottom 48% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 39% Newsbottom 22% Growth: Headcount 38 → 88 (+132%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY Tech: 43 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon S3, Amazon Ses rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $10M | 88 mo ago | 88 | — | Node.jsZohoAmazon Web Services+25 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 18 | Carpooling.com Network connecting individuals for shared car rides and bus travel | $10M | 166 mo ago | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Ben Provider of a mobility integration platform | $7M | 66 mo ago | 100 | Axel Kalisch CEO & MD | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Skobbler LBS and mobile navigation | $6M | 177 mo ago | 70 | Philipp Kandal Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | 23 patents Real-time traffic condition detection and parking availability prediction for navigation systems | — |
| 21 | MILES Mobility App-based car rental platform | $6M | 53 mo ago | 120 | — | SanityTurbopackSentry+30 | Top 500k | — | 2 partnerships |
| 22 | Door2Door Provider of MaaS solutions | $5M | 77 mo ago | 67 67 → 67 (+0%) · sector median +19% | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 23 | ZEUS App-based platform offering electric-kick scooter rental services | $5M | 41 mo ago | 100 | Damian Young Chief Executive Officer | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | Top 5M | 2 patents Marine floating leisure platforms and tire sealant compound manufacturing | — |
| 24 | HAPPYCAR Online metasearch platform for car rental services | $4M | 116 mo ago | 19 | Robert Schutze CEO | SentryZendeskVue.js+6 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 25 | AWAKE Mobility Provider of an AI-driven IoT platform for predictive maintenance of fleets | $4M | 42 mo ago | 24 | Houssem Braham CTO & Co-Founder | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoft Advertising+15 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 26 | HaCon Developer of software for mobility services, information, ticketing, and fleet management | $3M | 54 mo ago | 500 | — | TYPO3 CMSPleskApple iCloud Mail+11 | Top 5M | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 27 | ParkHere Smart parking management solutions for parking operators | $3M | 91 mo ago | 27 27 → 32 (+19%) · sector median +19% | Jakob Sturm Co-Founder / Head of IoT & Embedded Systems | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | Top 10M | 2 patents Parking space management and monitoring systems for vehicle allocation and occupancy detection. | 3 job openings · 1 launch |
| 28 | T Dispatch Fleet management | $3M | 138 mo ago | 17 | Bryony Cooper Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | DC Connected Car Digital platform for connected automotive 22Talent top 38%Product bottom 40%Funding bottom 39%Global bottom 39% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Productbottom 40% Fundingbottom 39% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Product: 1 published app (75 installs) · Company stage: Seed rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $2M | 22 mo ago | — | Dennis Christ Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | CheckMyBus Online platform for comparing bus routes, schedules, and ticket prices | $2M | 94 mo ago | 11 11 → 17 (+55%) · sector median +19% | Marc Hofmann CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 31 | MotionTag Smartphone-based transport analytics tool | $2M | 82 mo ago | 18 18 → 28 (+56%) · sector median +19% | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Flinc Ride sharing Network | $1M | 131 mo ago | 380 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | GEVAS Tech-enabled solution for traffic and public transport management solutions | $945K | 89 mo ago | — | Ernestos Varvaroussis Managing Director | WebflowGoogle Mapscore-js+13 | Top 50M | 2 patents Manufacturing folded sanitary articles and absorbent inlays for disposable hygiene products | — |
| 34 | Parkpocket Collects and disburses parking data | $533K | 127 mo ago | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | HighQ Software solutions for public transport/mobility operators | $348K | 35 mo ago | — | Christian Disch CEO | TYPO3 CMSPHPApache HTTP Server+6 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 36 | Jaano Tech-enabled platform offering fleet management software solutions for multi-category vehicle sharing and… | $340K | 149 mo ago | — | Tino Hoffrichter Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Carzapp P2P car sharing platform | $300K | 146 mo ago | — | Sahil Sachdeva Co-Founder and CTO | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Listnride Online P2P bike rental platform | $176K | 104 mo ago | 13 | — | Cart FunctionalityTypeScriptNode.js+24 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 39 | ZET Provider of mobility solution for e-car sharing companies | $174K | 93 mo ago | 105 | Jan-Olaf Willums Chairman and founder | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+24 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 40 | Ampido P2P parking portal | $165K | 137 mo ago | 16 16 → 12 (-25%) · sector median +19% | Adalbert Rajca Founder | SentryRubyGoogle Maps+19 | Top 1M | — | 1 partnership |
| 41 | SafeTRANS Competency network that develops processes and solutions for road safety | $138K | 135 mo ago | — | Jurgen Niehaus CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Yunex Traffic AI-enabled platform offering a suite of traffic control and management solutions | $119K | 43 mo ago | 939 939 → 1,968 (+110%) · sector median +19% | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+19 | Top 5M | — | 1 expansion |
| 43 | ViaVan App-based intracity carpooling solutions | $118K | 69 mo ago | 87 | Chris Snyder CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Evopark App-based platform to find parking places | $110K | 119 mo ago | 23 23 → 19 (-17%) · sector median +19% | — | TYPO3 CMSPHPApache HTTP Server+7 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 45 | nextbike Operator of bike-sharing programs providing bicycles, e-bikes, and cargo bikes | $98K | 77 mo ago | 460 460 → 336 (-27%) · sector median +19% | Ralf Kalupner Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | Top 5M | 16 patents Bicycle anti-theft locking mechanisms and security devices for bike protection | — |
Top 12 Road Transport Tech companies in Germany
#1
Series C · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2019 · 33 employees$254.5Mraised▾
Series C · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2019 · 33 employees
Provider of flexible car subscription services with fixed monthly payments. The business offers access to various car brands and models. The subscriptions include insurance, maintenance, and registration. Customers can select a vehicle and arrange for delivery. At the end of the subscription, customers can select another vehicle.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Fin. health
top 19%Tech
top 21%Funding
top 27%Talent
top 28%Growth
top 35%Moat
top 35%Fin. health: Revenue ~$176M (FY2021) · Net margin 5712.4%
Tech: 65 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy
Funding: Raised $255M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 7 yrs (1.1/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Feb 2025)
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Conventional Debt$1B
- Apr 2024Series C$1.1M
- Jan 2024Series C$109.5M
- Jul 2023Venture Debt$27.2M
Founders & team
Investors
White Star Capital, Heartcore Capital, Picus Capital, UVC Partners, HV Capital, Avellinia
Tech stack
AlbacrossAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAwin
#2
FlixBus 🦄Series G · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2013 · 442 employees$1.2Braised▾
FlixBus 🦄
Series G · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2013 · 442 employees
App-based bus ticket booking platform. Users can book tickets by providing location, user details, payment details, and more. The platform provide services that include Wi-Fi, real-time tracking, and more. The app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 92how this company ranks against its industry peers
Customers
top 7%Market
top 15%Funding
top 21%Tech
top 22%Global
top 25%Fin. health
top 25%Customers: App rating 4.6★ (501,388 reviews) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 5% of tracked companies
Market: 442 employees (top 15% of Auto Tech) · Revenue ~$2.2B · Top-100,000 web property
Funding: Raised $1.2B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series G (Jul 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 125k LinkedIn followers — 25.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2024Series G—
- Feb 2024Series G$9.4M
- Jun 2021Conventional Debt—
- Jun 2021Series G$650M
Founders & team
Investors
RSBC Group, Canyon Partners, General Atlantic, Permira, TCV, HV Capital
Tech stack
AceAdjustAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web Services
#3
Acquired · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2010 · 200 employees$50Mraised▾
Acquired · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2010 · 200 employees
Provider of subscription based electric bicycle rental services. The platform enables users to rent bicycles on a subscription basis by providing details like rental period, bicycle model, and more. It offers features like a mobile application for the user to manage and track their ride details in real-time, maintenance services, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 24%Talent
top 28%Tech
top 31%Funding
top 33%Growth
top 35%Product
top 42%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 1 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Tech: 34 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience · 64 engagements/post (2.2× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Medvind Sweden) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Conventional Debt—
- Mar 2025Series B$13.1M
- Sep 2023Series B—
- Feb 2023Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Investors
TriplePoint Capital, 4P CAPITAL, GDTre, BlueYard, HV Capital, Eurazeo
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Acquired · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2011 · 195 employees$126.9Mraised▾
Acquired · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2011 · 195 employees
Provider of chauffeur services including airport transfers and city-to-city rides. The company offers transportation solutions such as one-way trips, hourly bookings, and full-day hire. It provides options for booking and managing journeys through its application. The company focuses on safety and aims to provide private travel solutions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 24%Talent
top 28%Moat
top 31%Funding
top 32%Customers
top 33%Global
top 36%Tech: 44 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 36k LinkedIn followers — 7.5% of this cohort's audience · 81 engagements/post (2.8× cohort median)
Activity (LinkedIn): 4 partnerships (incl. US SailGP Team) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Series G$64.8M
- Sep 2023Series F$35.9M
- Dec 2022Series F—
- May 2022Grant (prize money)$453.3K
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, Al Fahim Group, Mercedes-Benz, b2venture, Sixt, TASARU Mobility Investments
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflare
#5
Seed · Nersingen, Bavaria · founded 2020$2.3Mraised▾
Seed · Nersingen, Bavaria · founded 2020
Digital platform for connected automotive. It provides a digital platform that focuses on the maintenance of future mobility with a digital and environmentally conscious approach.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 22how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Product
bottom 40%Funding
bottom 39%Global
bottom 39%Market
bottom 37%News
bottom 18%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Product: 1 published app (75 installs) · Company stage: Seed
Funding: Raised $2.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Aug 2024)
Audience (LinkedIn): 840 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Seed$2.3M
Founders & team
Investors
Venpace, Borusan Ventures, Atlas Ventures, Network.VC, APX, Bloomhaus Ventures
#6
TIER 🦄Series D · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2018 · 234 employees$660Mraised▾
TIER 🦄
Series D · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2018 · 234 employees
Operator of shared electric scooters and bicycles for urban transit. The vehicles are available for short term rental to facilitate movement within metropolitan areas. The service provides access to motorized personal transport options through a digital interface. Maintenance and fleet management are handled internally to support vehicle availability.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Global
top 26%Moat
top 26%Talent
top 28%Growth
top 30%Product
top 30%Funding
top 31%Global: Serving 60+ countries worldwide · Legal entities in 2 countries: Denmark, Germany · Investors from 12 countries beyond Germany
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 58k LinkedIn followers — 11.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2021Conventional Debt—
- Oct 2021Series D$200M
- Jun 2021Conventional Debt$60M
- Nov 2020Series C$250M
Founders & team
Investors
SoftBank Vision Fund, Mubadala, M&G, Novator Partners, RTP Global, Goldman Sachs
#7
Series A · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2018 · 99 employees$22.1Mraised▾
Series A · Berlin, Berlin · founded 2018 · 99 employees
Online vehicle subscription platform providing electric bicycles. They provide delivery-only membership service for electric bikes. It also provide maintenance and theft prevention, electric bicycles, DIY parts, servicing, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 27%Moat
top 40%Growth
top 42%Funding
top 44%Patents
top 48%Innovation
top 49%Tech: 43 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Vercel · Observability: Sentry
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 4 patents · 1 curated direct competitors tracked
Growth: 1 acquisition/expansion move in 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023Series A$11.6M
- May 2022Seed$10.5M
- May 2022Conventional Debt$6.8M
- Aug 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Scania Growth Capital, LocalGlobe, EnBW New Ventures, Visionaries Club, Third Sphere, Founder Collective
Tech stack
BackdropCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileCookiebot
#8
Series B · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2013 · 98 employees$72Mraised▾
Series B · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2013 · 98 employees
Provider of software for shared mobility operators to manage vehicle fleets. The platform supports bike and car sharing, pre-booking, and multimodal services. It helps operators deliver user experiences, improve operational efficiency, and maximize revenue per vehicle. The software offers features such as fleet management, user support, and payment methods. It also provides tools for user pricing, marketing initiatives, and vehicle connectivity.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 31%Customers
top 32%Funding
top 38%Product
top 40%Growth
top 48%Tech
top 50%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Customers: App rating 3.9★ (12,880 reviews) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
Funding: Raised $72.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 13 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series B (Oct 2022)
Audience (LinkedIn): 19k LinkedIn followers — 4.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. public transit operators (Deutsche Bahn, TfL, regional Verkehrsverbünde)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2022Series B$11.9M
- Sep 2019Series B$30M
- Sep 2018Series B$30.1M
- Oct 2017Series B—
Investors
German Startups Group, ResearchGate, TA, Partech Partners, ppitoncap.com, Piton Capital
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare TurnstileCookiebot
#9
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2019 · 214 employees$20.7Mraised▾
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2019 · 214 employees
Tech-enabled platform offering parking management solutions. The company develops solutions to manage parking operations. It offers various products like Digital parking attendance management solutions that involve hardware devices to scan the license plate of the vehicle to control the parking of vehicles. Digital parking solution offers comprehensive parking management with features like automate payments management, analytics dashboard, and more. Also, it offers parking rental management solutions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Moat
top 38%Growth
top 45%Market
top 47%Tech
top 47%Funding
bottom 47%Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 2 patents
Funding rounds
- Dec 2022Series A$15.8M
- Mar 2021Seed$4.9M
- Jun 2020Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Investors
henQ, SURPLUS Equity Partners, Armira, EIT Urban Mobility, JALE, altos & friends
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesChart.JsCloudflareCore-Js
#10
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2019 · 100 employees$4.7Mraised▾
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2019 · 100 employees
App-based platform offering electric-kick scooter rental services. The platform enables users to find, book, and unlock the vehicle through the mobile application. It offers features like variant payment options, QR code-enabled vehicle access, and more. The company develops its own three-wheeled kick-scooters. At the end of the ride, users have to place the vehicle in designated parking spaces. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS platforms.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jan 2023Seed$698.5K
- Apr 2022Angel$1.6M
- Nov 2021Grant (prize money)$272K
- Jan 2021Angel$2.4M
Founders & team
Investors
German Innovation Award, BVP
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7
#11
Acquired · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2010 · 28 employees$36.6Mraised▾
Acquired · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2010 · 28 employees
Provider of smart parking and curb management technology and solutions. The company offers solutions for space management, parking guidance, and advertising. It provides sensor, sign, and application products for parking. The company's technology aims to maximize return on parking assets. It also transforms the arrival experience and reduces unnecessary emissions.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 31%Moat
top 31%Funding
top 40%Tech
top 43%Talent
bottom 49%Growth
bottom 46%Product: 5 published apps (1.9k installs) · Company stage: Acquired
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding: Raised $36.6M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 11 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series A (Oct 2020)
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Oct 2020Series A$5.6M
- May 2018Series A$15M
- Jan 2018Series A$13M
- Nov 2015Seed$3M
Founders & team
Investors
EnBW New Ventures, D’Ieteren Auto, Kfw, SPDG Ventures, The Westly Group, SERC
Tech stack
ActivecampaignAngularApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
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Acquired · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2009 · 67 employees$79.5Mraised▾
Acquired · Hamburg, Hamburg · founded 2009 · 67 employees
App-based ride-hailing and multi-category vehicle sharing platform. Users can find and book their ride by providing the pickup and drop location, vehicle type, and more. It also has several features like live tracking of the ride, shares the live location to friends and families, pre-booking of taxies, and more. Also, it offers electric kick scooter sharing, car-sharing services, and more. The mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 12%Customers
top 22%Moat
top 31%Global
top 33%Talent
top 33%Product
top 36%Tech: 53 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon Ses · Devops: Envoy
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.33★ across 386,402 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +6% in 6 mo · Marquee-customer mentions: top 30% of tracked companies
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 72k LinkedIn followers — 14.8% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Greek Football Federation) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2014Series B—
- Jan 2014Series B$28.9M
- Feb 2013Series B$30.6M
- Mar 2012Series A$17M
Founders & team
Investors
Union Square Ventures, Accel, Atomico, Phenomen Ventures, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, Hikari Tsushin
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApolloApple Icloud MailCdnjs
Funding & investor landscape
$2.8Btotal disclosed funding
48companies funded
109disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
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Prism market signals · Germany · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,332,016 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Road Transport Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · Germany
How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in Germany
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 845 Germany-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201120192026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 32% → 51% across 2011–2026.
top research entities
- Technical University of Munich131
- Institute of Automation42
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology32
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V.25
- Technische Universität Braunschweig25
leading researchers
Matthias Althoff · Johannes Betz · Markus Lienkamp · Alois Knoll · Andrea Stocco · Andreas Geiger · Markus Maurer · Marco Duering
▲
Breakthroughs297 · 35%
▲ 36%→37% share
▲1.0× share momentum3 median citations80% since 2021mostly methods-led
Computer vision research is surging — papers tripled from 11 to 39, now dominating Germany's AV breakthrough segment.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Computer vision11→39
- Trajectory5→27
- Human–computer interaction1→19
- Lidar4→20
- Robustness (evolution)3→17
Newly emergingReinforcement learning 0→22 · Perception 0→12 · Automotive engineering 0→11
Landmark Are we ready for autonomous driving? The KITTI vision benchmark suite · 14,099 cites
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Advancements250 · 30%
▲ 24%→29% share
▲1.2× share momentum2 median citations75% since 2021mostly methods-led
Reinforcement learning advancements are intensifying — papers jumped from 1 to 12, with object detection newly emerging at 8.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Reinforcement learning1→12
- Key (lock)1→11
- Human–computer interaction2→12
- Computer vision2→12
- Context (archaeology)3→10
Newly emergingObject detection 0→8 · Object (grammar) 0→8 · Motion (physics) 0→8
Landmark Learning driving styles for autonomous vehicles from demonstration · 466 cites
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Concerns156 · 18%
▼ 25%→17% share
▼0.7× share momentum2 median citations71% since 2021mostly empirical
Human–computer interaction concerns are rising sharply — papers grew from 2 to 15 as field-share cooled from 25% to 17%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Human–computer interaction2→15
- Computer security1→8
- Context (archaeology)4→10
- Aeronautics1→4
- Key (lock)2→4
Newly emergingHumanities 0→11 · Philosophy 0→8 · Perception 0→7
Landmark Deep Multi-Modal Object Detection and Semantic Segmentation for Autonomous Driving: Datasets, Methods, and Challenges · 1,297 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Germany
Where autonomous vehicles is researched across Germany
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.
Munich173 · +0.53
Jülich/Bonn43 · +0.36
Karlsruhe35 · +0.61
Berlin34 · +0.28
Stuttgart18 · +0.26
Dresden15 · +0.61
Aachen13 · +0.64
Heidelberg10 · +0.39
PATENT SIGNAL · Germany
Who's filing autonomous vehicles patents in Germany
Germany autonomous vehicles patent filing is cooling — 2,816 filings from 1,346 assignees (2016–2025), led by BASF SE, Robert Bosch, Bayer Cropscience; annual filings 294→127.
2,816 filings1,346 assigneespeak 392/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- BASF SE430
- Robert Bosch264
- Bayer Cropscience159
- Siemens153
- Bayer IP149
- Bayer Materialscience93
- Evonik Degussa81
- Bayerische Motoren Werke79
Common questions
How many Road Transport Tech companies are there in Germany?
Radar tracks 353 indexable Road Transport Tech companies headquartered in Germany that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Road Transport Tech companies in Germany?
The Road Transport Tech companies in Germany on this list have raised a combined $2.8B in disclosed equity funding across 48 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Road Transport Tech company in Germany?
FlixBus is the highest-funded Road Transport Tech company in Germany, with $1.2B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Road Transport Tech companies in Germany are funded?
48 of the 353 Road Transport Tech companies in Germany on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Road Transport Tech unicorns are there in Germany?
2 Road Transport Tech companies in Germany on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Germany Road Transport Tech companies?
The most active investors in Germany Road Transport Tech companies on this list include Europa, APX, EIT Urban Mobility, German Accelerator, HTGF.
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