Best Road Transport Tech Companies in Los Angeles, United States
The 59 best Road Transport Tech companies in Los Angeles, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Wheels.
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 Los Angeles
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheels App-based platform offering electric bicycle rental services | $93M | 80 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Hive Technologies Provider of electric car rental services for the drivers | $30M | 54 mo ago | Series B | Boyd Bishop Co-Founder & CEO | 2005 | — | 22 patents Adjustable deadband hub control and drivetrain components for bicycles | — |
| 3 | Skurt App-based car rental service | $11M | 112 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2014 | — | 2 patents Optimizing vehicle dispatch and delivery scheduling via mobile and hybrid systems. | — |
| 4 | Envoy Online platform that provides commmunity-based electric car-sharing services | $11M | 67 mo ago | Acquired | Ori Sagie Co-Founder | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | 4 patents RPA-driven automation for immigration document generation and healthcare cost estimation | — |
| 5 | OCRA Platform offering sales management software for parking operators 24Tech top 33%Talent top 38%Funding top 47%Global bottom 45% All 6 signals ▾Techtop 33% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 47% Globalbottom 45% Newsbottom 27% Marketbottom 16% Tech: 37 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $7M | 11 mo ago | Series A | Ethan Glass Co-Founder & CEO | 2021 | WordPressMySQLPHP+29 | — | — |
| 6 | Obi Online metasearch platform for booking ride-hailing services | $6M | 64 mo ago | Series A | Payam Safa Founder & CEO | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | 1 award |
| 7 | Evercar Electric car sharing service for on-demand drivers | $5M | 128 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 8 | CurbStand Payment for parking tickets and valet through wallet | $4M | 141 mo ago | Public | — | 2013 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+27 | — | — |
| 9 | Swoop Online rental platform for party vehicles | $3M | 71 mo ago | Seed | Amir Ghorbani CEO | 2016 | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+22 | 136 patents Secure digital identity verification and payment authentication for e‑commerce platforms | — |
| 10 | Tesloop Tesla-as-a-Service | $2M | 106 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Green Commuter Sustainable transportation solutions: car sharing, vanpooling, and fleet replacement | $950K | 115 mo ago | Public | — | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 12 | RideShare Rental Online platform offering car rental services for drivers | $500K | 65 mo ago | Public | Ramy El Batrawi Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 13 | BLISSWAY Provider of tolling management system | $150K | 70 mo ago | Seed | Felipe Kettlun Founder & CTO | 2019 | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+12 | 6 patents Intelligent transportation systems for automated highway reservation, occupancy verification, and dynamic toll pricing | — |
| 14 | Xtelligent Revolutionizing urban transportation with intelligent, connected, and sustainable traffic signal control | $150K | 72 mo ago | Seed | Andrew Powch Co-Founder | 2015 | — | 2 patents Real-time traffic management using vehicle-generated sensor data for control systems. | — |
| 15 | DOCK AI-enabled assistant for parking operators | $100K | 47 mo ago | Seed | Tracy Moody Co-Founder | 2017 | Node.jsMUIEmotion+11 | 109 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 16 | LocoMobi World Provider of integrated technology solution for smart cities | $100K | 113 mo ago | Seed | — | 2010 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | — | — |
Top 12 Road Transport Tech companies in Los Angeles
#1
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2021 · 9 employees$6.5Mraised▾
Platform offering sales management software for parking operators. The platform offers software that enables members to manage sales activity across all channels. It allows members to customize, automate, segment, and create online reports for stakeholders. Users can also sync rates, inventory, and blackouts across all of the channels into one platform.
- Aug 2025Series A$5M
- Mar 2023Seed$1.5M
#2
Acqui-Hired · Los Angeles, California · founded 2017 · 50 employees$92.8Mraised▾
App-based platform offering electric bicycle rental services. It provides a shared electric micro-mobility platform for the urban environment. The company partners with city administrations, campuses, enterprises, and communities to establish a dockless electric bike-sharing ecosystem. Offers apps for Android and iOS devices through which users can locate, book, and make payments for services.
- Oct 2019Series B$50M
- Aug 2019Series A$2.7M
- Feb 2019Series A—
- Dec 2018Series A$37M
#3
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2005$30Mraised▾
Provider of electric car rental services for the drivers. It allows the drivers to hire an electric car on a monthly or weekly subscription basis. This platform offers features like charging and maintenance services, earning-based payments, roadside assistance, insurance options, and more.
- Dec 2021Series B$30M
#4
Acquired · Los Angeles, California · founded 2016 · 19 employees$11Mraised▾
Envoy is an online platform that provides commmunity-based electric car-sharing services. It provides services for customers living or working at designated apartments, hotels, offices, student housing, co-working spaces, and affordable housing. The platform enables users to find, locate, unlock the vehicle by using the mobile application. It offers features like variant payment options. At the end of the ride, users have to leave the vehicle at designated parking spaces. Their mobile app is available for both Android & iOS platforms.
- Nov 2020Conventional Debt$70M
- Nov 2020Series A$11M
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)$1.5M
#5
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2014 · 5 employees$6.4Mraised▾
Online metasearch platform for booking ride-hailing services. Users can discover and compare various ride-hailing services by providing location, destination, payment details, preferred deates, user details, and more.
- Mar 2021Series A$5M
- Apr 2020Seed$1.4M
- Jun 2015Conventional Debt$345K
#6
Acqui-Hired · Los Angeles, California · founded 2014 · 32 employees$11.3Mraised▾
App-based car rental service. Cars can be rented for a day or for a week. Cars can be booked by the tap of a button and are delivered and picked up by agents. It has tied up with independent car rental companies with an excess inventory of cars waiting to be rented.
- Feb 2017Series A$10M
- Oct 2015Seed$1.3M
#7
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2016 · 23 employees$3.2Mraised▾
Online rental platform for party vehicles. The platform enables users to book party vehicles using the app on demand or in advance. The user can pay through the app and rate their driving experience. It offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth audio, TV, and more.
- Jul 2020Seed$3.2M
#8
Deadpooled · Los Angeles, California · founded 2013 · 19 employees$5Mraised▾
Evercar (fka Vision Fleet) provides on-demand electric cars for on-demand drivers. The company provides hybrid and electric plug-in cars for sharing to drivers on an hourly rate. The company also analyzes driving and vehicle usage and provides tips and insights to help drivers maximize their earnings. Through its "Evercar For Fleet" service, the company provides electric vehicles to commercial and government fleets.
- Oct 2015Series A$5M
#9
Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2013 · 21 employees$4Mraised▾
Payment for parking tickets and valet through wallet. Allows previously cash-only valets to accept credit cards, while also providing customers an easy way to pay for parking services. By aggregating existing Valet companies it aims to provide on-demand valet services through out the city.
- Sep 2014Seed$3M
- Oct 2013Seed$1M
#10
Deadpooled · Los Angeles, California · founded 2015 · 17 employees$2Mraised▾
Tesloop is a US based startup providing intercity car sharing service. The users can book rides on the company website. The fleet of the company vehicles is made up of Tesla cars. The company started with only one route and charges $85 per seat.
- Aug 2017Seed$2M
- Aug 2015Conventional Debt$165.7K
#11
Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2017$500Kraised▾
Rideshare Rental is an online platform offering car-rental services for drivers. The platform enables fleet owners to rent their vehicles on the platform by providing vehicle details, rental prices, and more. Drivers can select the car of their preference and make booking request. Once the booking request is accepted they can start earning. It offers features like short and long term rentals, insured rides, etc. The mobile app is available for both Android and iOS platforms.
- Jan 2021Post IPO$500K
#12
Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2014 · 11 employees$950Kraised▾
Sustainable transportation solutions: car sharing, vanpooling, and fleet replacement. The company offers innovative mobility options, including car sharing and vanpooling services, alongside fleet replacement programs. Operating in locations like Los Angeles and the Central Valley, it focuses on providing environmentally conscious transportation alternatives. The company coordinates with transit agencies to maintain services. It aims to deliver accessible and eco-friendly transportation solutions. The company promotes sustainable practices through its offerings, contributing to a greener future.
- Nov 2016Conventional Debt$200K
- Oct 2016Grant (prize money)$750K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
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
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How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in the United States
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 3,252 United States-affiliated papers.
- Carnegie Mellon University89
- Purdue University West Lafayette76
- University of California, Berkeley69
- Northeastern University64
- Stanford University55
- Computer vision12→111
- Human–computer interaction2→64
- Perception2→59
- Robustness (evolution)3→53
- Trajectory12→61
- Human–computer interaction3→65
- Transport engineering11→66
- Computer vision2→54
- Reinforcement learning3→46
- Automotive engineering5→48
- Humanities4→108
- Philosophy1→64
- Context (archaeology)1→54
- Computer security2→48
- Transport engineering4→30
Where autonomous vehicles is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing autonomous vehicles patents in the United States
United States autonomous vehicles patent filing is accelerating — 19,294 filings from 4,355 assignees (2016–2025), led by Waymo, Baidu USA, GM Cruise Holdings; annual filings 885→1348.
- Waymo1688
- Baidu USA1034
- GM Cruise Holdings767
- FORD Global TECH589
- Qualcomm565
- Tusimple547
- UBER Technologies527
- UATC507
Common questions
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