Best Road Transport Tech Companies in Illinois, United States
The 73 best Road Transport Tech companies in Illinois, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: The Parking Spot.
Our analysis of 50 Road Transport Tech companies
$47.9b in tracked funding; 90% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Road Transport Tech companies in Illinois
| # | Company | Employees | Disclosed funding | Last round | Founder | Tech stack | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | national express National Express provides school, shuttle, and public transportation services. | 22,000 | — | — | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — | — | — |
| 2 | The Parking Spot Airport parking service provider 55Customers top 19%Funding top 32%Product top 33%Tech top 34% All 10 signals ▾Customerstop 19% Fundingtop 32% Producttop 33% Techtop 34% Innovationtop 39% Growthtop 40% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Fin. healthbottom 31% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.76★ across 12,681 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +12% in 6 mo Funding: Raised $750M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | 1,115 1,115 → 816 (-27%) | $750M | 28 mo ago | Tony Paalz President & CEO | Kentico CMSApple iCloud MailTypeScript+22 | +23% | — | — |
| 3 | Donlen Provider of web-based fleet management and financing solutions | 823 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | hallcon Hallcon provides rail transport, aviation, maintenance, training and certifications, maintenance, station… | 501 | — | — | — | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+29 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 5 | Arity Provider of mobility data and analytics for transportation-related industries | 263 | — | — | — | WordPressMySQLMariaDB+26 | — | 25 patents Vehicle telematics and driver behavior analysis using mobile device sensor data | 1 award |
| 6 | SpotHero Provider of a platform for booking parking spots and related services | 139 139 → 298 (+114%) | $118M | 82 mo ago | Lawrence Kiss Co-Founder | PrismicSentryApple iCloud Mail+27 | — | 6 patents Smart parking management platforms integrating vehicle fleet coordination and communication systems | 2 partnerships |
| 7 | Avail Peer-to-peer car rental platform | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | American Taxi Dispatch Online platform for taxi-dispatching | 53 | — | — | Sally Beck Owner | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+20 | +10% | — | — |
| 9 | HAAS Alert Provider of digital alerts and coordination tools for roadway safety | 41 | $5M | 29 mo ago | Jigar Patel Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | — | — | 1 launch · 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 10 | Parkonect Iot and cloud enabled parking solutions | 33 | — | — | Harlan Karp Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — | — |
| 11 | BCycle Bike share system providing accessible, sustainable, and electric transportation solutions | 29 | — | — | — | Progress SitefinityApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+22 | — | 8 patents Secure bike docking stations and hub locking mechanisms for shared bicycle systems | — |
| 12 | ParqEx Smart parking solutions provider unlocking value for real estate through technology | 14 | $1M | 114 mo ago | — | WordPressPleskMySQL+45 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Koloni Provider of a cloud-based platform offering access management solutions | 12 | $3M | 32 mo ago | Kate Lyon Secretary Board of Directors and Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Fueloyal Technology IoT & connected vehicle platform provider enabling data monetization and vehicle connectivity | 11 | $124K | 99 mo ago | — | Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+22 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Fluidmesh Wireless backhaul solutions provider | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | DeepWalk LiDAR-based scanning software to automate the inspection of sidewalk systems | 8 | $2M | 37 mo ago | Vishal Narasimhan Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 award |
| 17 | KarChing App-driven reward-based driver distraction avoidance platform | 8 | — | — | Ramsey Gouda Founder | — | — | 3 patents Telematics-based driver safety monitoring and incentive platform for fleet management | — |
| 18 | ThruGreen Provider of traffic-signal control and management solutions | 7 | $345K | 53 mo ago | David Nguyen Founder | — | — | 31 patents Adaptive traffic signal control and connected vehicle infrastructure for dynamic traffic management | — |
| 19 | PiggyBack Online platform offering ride-pooling services | 6 | $100K | 52 mo ago | Donald Scott Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | CFA Software Provider of vehicle fleet maintenance management software | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | TaxiTapp All-in-one taxi dispatch and fleet management platform with mobile apps | 4 | — | 132 mo ago | David Lomiashvili Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Twisted road Online P2P motorbike rental paltform | 3 | $615K | 82 mo ago | — | ButterCMSNode.jsLeaflet+26 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 23 | Parkva AI and Saas-enabled platform offering parking violation reporting and management solutions | 2 | $200K | 9 mo ago | Rob Benson Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Arrive Tech-enabled platform offering parking and mobility management solutions | 1 | $65M | 91 mo ago | Shawn Carter Co-Founder | StoryblokApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | — | 2 patents AI-driven natural language ambiguity resolution and privacy-preserving data processing | 1 partnership |
Top 12 Road Transport Tech companies in Illinois
#1
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1998 · 1115 employees$750Mraised▾
The Parking Spot provides parking services at airports. Users can book parking spots available at airports via the online platform. Users can use their membership cards to open the parking barriers at the entry & exit of the parking slot. Also provides airport shuttle & valet parking services. Offers corporate airport parking services.
- Feb 2024Conventional Debt$750M
#2
Series A · Lake Forest, Illinois · founded 2019 · 2 employees$200Kraised▾
AI and Saas-enabled platform offering parking violation reporting and management solutions. The company offers suite of parking violation detection and reporting solutions. The security camera captures all the parking activity and the web-based admin portal has pre-define parking violations and to be synchronized with it. It uses various technologies like AI, cloud, etc. The violation will be shared as a notification to parking owners.
- Sep 2025Series A$4.7M
- Nov 2021Seed$200K
#3
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2015 · 41 employees$5.1Mraised▾
Provider of digital alerts and coordination tools for roadway safety. The company delivers real-time digital alerts to protect responders, workers, and drivers. It offers tools for emergency vehicle alerting, responder-to-responder coordination, and emergency vehicle preemption. The company provides solutions for automotive, DOTs, fire and EMS, government, law enforcement, towing, utility, and work zones. It allows users to manage fleets in real time.
- Jan 2024Seed—
- Aug 2021Seed$5M
- Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$1.1M
- 2018Grant (prize money)—
#4
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2011 · 139 employees$118.3Mraised▾
Provider of a platform for booking parking spots and related services. The platform allows users to search and reserve parking spaces. It offers options for hourly, daily, and monthly parking. The platform also provides booking capabilities through mobile applications and integration with vehicle dashboards.
- Aug 2019Series D$50M
- Nov 2018Series C$124.2K
- Sep 2018Series C$10M
- Jul 2017Series C$31.2M
#5
Series D · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2006 · 1 employees$65.3Mraised▾
Arrive offers a tech-enabled platform offering parking and mobility management solutions. The platform offers integrated solutions for parking management, transit solutions, and more. It connects consumers and operators/owners over a single platform. Users can do on-off street parking, event parking management, white-lable parking solutions for apartments and closed community, etc.
- Nov 2018Series D$5M
- Sep 2018Series D$21.8M
- Mar 2018Conventional Debt—
- Mar 2018Series C—
#6
Seed · Des Plaines, Illinois · founded 2016 · 12 employees$3.2Mraised▾
Provider of a cloud-based platform offering access management solutions. It provides a sharing platform that enables users to own and deploy smart lockers and locks with a customizable white-label software suite to make asset management and operation secure and safe.
#7
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2018 · 8 employees$1.8Mraised▾
LiDAR-based scanning software to automate the inspection of sidewalk systems. The platform offers software that uses LiDAR systems to automatically scan and identify non-compliant areas.
- May 2023Seed$1.4M
- Apr 2019Grant (prize money)$75K
#8
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2016 · 7 employees$345Kraised▾
Provider of traffic-signal control and management solutions. The company is working on a dynamic technology to coordinate traffic lights/signals with the driver's smartphone/smart car to travel uninterruptedly without red signals. The company aims to combat traffic congestion through this technology.
- Jan 2022Seed$305K
- Aug 2017Seed$40K
#9
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2014 · 14 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Smart parking solutions provider unlocking value for real estate through technology. They offer a comprehensive suite of smart parking solutions designed to optimize parking management, access control, and enforcement. Their platform connects owners of underutilized parking spaces with individuals seeking parking, creating a private parking marketplace. They provide mobile apps for booking, managing, and sharing parking spots, as well as tools for access control, enforcement, and guest parking management. Their solutions cater to builders, developers, property managers, multifamily residences, condo associations, and individual users. They leverage technologies like License Plate Recognition (LPR), AI-driven dynamic pricing, and white-label platforms. Their services include parking analytics, reporting, and internal tenant management. They offer cloud-based solutions, subscription plans, and customer support through email, phone, and chat. They provide a platform for listing and managing parking spaces, enabling users to earn income from their unused spots. They focus on simplifying parking, enhancing security, and increasing revenue for their clients.
- Dec 2016Seed$1.2M
#10
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2017 · 3 employees$615Kraised▾
Twisted road is an online p2p motorbike rental platform. The platform allows motorcycle owners to list their bikes on the platform for free, which can be rented by other users of the platform. The platform enables users to apply for renting a bike and once the request is approved by the owner, renter and owner can meet and exchange the keys. All bikes rented via the platform are insured and the company promises to pay up to $15000 in accidental damages. As of September 2017, the company is yet to launch its services.
- Jul 2019Seed$615K
- Dec 2018Seed$325K
#11
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2020 · 6 employees$100Kraised▾
Online platform offering ride-pooling services. The platform enables users to find and look for people commuting in the same direction who can share theirs with others. It offers features like scheduled rides, online payments, etc.
- Feb 2022Seed$100K
#12
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2021$20Kraised▾
AI-enabled platform offering parking space detection and management solutions
- Sep 2022Seed$20K
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- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign35
- University of Illinois Chicago7
- Illinois Institute of Technology5
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale3
- Illinois Department of Public Health2
- Computer vision4
- Object detection3
- Trajectory2
- Benchmark (surveying)2
- Sensor fusion2
- Human–computer interaction3
- Gradient boosting2
- Boosting (machine learning)2
- Variable (mathematics)2
- Control theory (sociology)2
- Automation3
- Aeronautics3
- Human–computer interaction2
- Traffic flow (computer networking)2
- Automotive engineering2
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