Best Transportation and Logistics Tech Companies in United States
The 5661 best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Uber.
Ranking the best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in the United States by disclosed equity funding, this directory covers 5,661 tracked companies carrying a combined $98.6 billion in total disclosed capital. That's a real number. Forty-three unicorns have cleared the threshold, and the funding distribution is anything but flat. Waymo alone accounts for $11.1 billion of that pool, which I'd argue tells you more about where autonomous vehicle bets are concentrating than any trend report could. Zipline sits at $1.6 billion, Cambridge Mobile Telematics at $502 million, and Zum at $350 million. So when you're sizing up this sector, you're looking at a landscape where the top filer commands roughly 11% of all tracked funding by itself.
What's moving underneath the big names? Across 691 logistics and transportation apps, median install growth is running at roughly 20% year-over-year, which is a clean signal that end-user adoption is accelerating even as capital concentration stays narrow. Coverage themes are also shifting: truck accident liability, traffic incident data, and transport crash analytics are drawing real attention from builders and investors alike. Y Combinator and Techstars are the most active backers in this directory, which tends to mean earlier-stage bets on freight infrastructure and fleet intelligence are still getting written. The money's moving. The question is which companies are actually converting installs and funding into earned revenue.
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Our analysis of 79 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies
$48.2b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | App-install YoY | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waymo 🦄 Provider of self-driving and autonomous vehicle solutions for safe and accessible transportation 90Funding top 12%Customers top 14%Patents top 15%Moat top 18% All 14 signals ▾Fundingtop 12% Customerstop 14% Patentstop 15% Moattop 18% Markettop 22% Newstop 26% Talenttop 28% AItop 30% Producttop 32% Innovationtop 33% Techtop 37% Partnerstop 37% Globaltop 45% Growthtop 48% Funding: Raised $11.1B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) Customers: Play-Store rating 4.90★ across 47,017 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +188% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 90/100 | $11.1B | 4 mo ago | Series D | 2,297 2,297 → 4,503 (+96%) · sector median +35% | Anthony Levandowski Co-Founder | — | 25 signals ▲79% Funding · Announcements · Capital raise | 6,150 patents Autonomous driving perception, prediction, sensor fusion, and vehicle control systems | 1 launch · 2 partnerships |
| 2 | 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 | Series E | 1,005 1,005 → 1,117 (+11%) · sector median +35% | Dave Ferguson Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | 12 signals ▲300% Funding · Contracts · Announcements | 294 patents Autonomous vehicle sensing, diagnostics, control, and communication systems integration | 1 internship · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 3 | 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 | Series H | 25 | Keenan Wyrobek Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Wright Express Provider of fleet management, employee benefits, and business payment solutions 87Tech top 18%Funding top 20%Product top 20%Market top 23% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 18% Fundingtop 20% Producttop 20% Markettop 23% Innovationtop 23% Fin. healthtop 23% Moattop 30% Newstop 34% Customerstop 43% Growthbottom 46% Globalbottom 46% Tech: 78 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare Funding: Raised $1.1B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 10 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $1.1B | 13 mo ago | Public | 6,100 | — | +47% | 16 signals ▼27% Earnings · Leadership · Board | — | — |
| 5 | 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 | Series F | 4,300 | Shoaib Makani Co-Founder & CEO | +32% | — | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 6 | Workhorse Group Manufacturer of electric vehicles and related components for transportation solutions 60Partners top 12%Patents top 14%Innovation top 16%Funding top 24% All 12 signals ▾Partnerstop 12% Patentstop 14% Innovationtop 16% Fundingtop 24% Newstop 24% Producttop 35% Moattop 35% Growthtop 37% Techtop 43% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Fin. healthbottom 23% Partners: 10 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 10 deals Patents: 229 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 179 filings since 2022 vs 44 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $519M | 16 mo ago | Public | 298 298 → 248 (-17%) · sector median +35% | — | — | 37 signals ▲54% Contracts · Announcements · M&A | 229 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 7 | Cambridge Mobile Telematics Provider of AI-powered telematics and mobility safety solutions 74Patents top 10%Funding top 19%Moat top 26%Product top 28% All 13 signals ▾Patentstop 10% Fundingtop 19% Moattop 26% Producttop 28% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 29% Newstop 29% AItop 35% Markettop 42% Techtop 42% Globalbottom 47% Growthbottom 44% Customersbottom 39% Patents: 394 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 258 filings since 2022 vs 126 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $502M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $502M | 2 mo ago | Series D | 318 318 → 482 (+52%) · sector median +35% | William Powers Co-Founder & CEO | — | 4 signals Funding · New product | 337 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 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 | Series E | 553 | Oren Zaslansky Founder & CEO | — | — | 3 patents Freight pooling optimization algorithms for logistics and shipping | 4 job openings |
| 9 | Zum 🦄 Digital platform connects students, drivers, and school districts to create a mobility experience 78Funding top 12%Product top 20%Moat top 25%Innovation top 26% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 12% Producttop 20% Moattop 25% Innovationtop 26% Patentstop 28% Customerstop 29% Growthtop 33% Newstop 33% Talenttop 38% Markettop 41% Techtop 43% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $350M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) Product: 4 distinct product lines · 4 published apps (122k installs) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $350M | 2 mo ago | Series F | 162 | Ritu Narayan Co-Founder & CEO | +35% | 3 signals Funding · Capital raise | 52 patents Advanced fleet routing and real-time tracking software for logistics optimization | 1 job opening · 2 partnerships · 1 expansion |
| 10 | Metropolis 🦄 AI company developing computer vision–powered systems to make parking spaces frictionless 92Funding top 14%Growth top 17%Tech top 26%AI top 28% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% Growthtop 17% Techtop 26% AItop 28% Moattop 28% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 32% Patentstop 34% Markettop 36% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $333M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) Growth: Headcount 30 → 92 (+207%) across vintages · Web rank 100,000 → 50,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 92/100 | $333M | 7 mo ago | Series D | 92 | Courtney Fukuda Co-Founder & Chief Integration Officer | — | — | 19 patents AI-driven vehicle and human tracking for secure gate and traffic monitoring | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 11 | Stord 🦄 Provider of cloud-based end-to-end logistics and supply chain management solutions 89Funding top 12%Talent top 22%Tech top 24%Moat top 26% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 12% Talenttop 22% Techtop 24% Moattop 26% Growthtop 27% Newstop 30% Markettop 33% Partnerstop 36% Producttop 38% Globaltop 48% Funding: Raised $327M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 8 yrs (0.9/yr) Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 3 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $327M | 1 mo ago | Series F | 233 | Jacob Boudreau Co-Founder / CTO | — | 10 signals ▼23% M&A · Contracts · Hiring | — | 1 launch |
| 12 | Outrider Provider of autonomous systems for automating yard operations at logistics hubs 64Funding top 18%AI top 20%Moat top 28%Patents top 37% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% AItop 20% Moattop 28% Patentstop 37% Growthtop 38% Producttop 41% Innovationtop 48% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 46% Globalbottom 40% Newsbottom 21% Funding: Raised $262M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 9 yrs (0.8/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $262M | 2 mo ago | Series D | 123 123 → 166 (+35%) · sector median +35% | Andrew Smith Founder & CEO | — | — | 23 patents Autonomous heavy‑truck and trailer control systems for automated logistics operations | — |
| 13 | Seegrid Provider of vision-guided vehicles with auto-navigation features 67Patents top 13%Innovation top 14%Funding top 15%Moat top 26% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 13% Innovationtop 14% Fundingtop 15% Moattop 26% Producttop 34% Talenttop 37% Markettop 47% Newstop 49% Techbottom 49% Growthbottom 41% Globalbottom 40% Patents: 311 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 192 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 Innovation: 311 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 192 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $240M | 8 mo ago | Series D | 350 350 → 199 (-43%) · sector median +35% | Hans Moravec Co-Founder | — | 5 signals ▼74% Leadership · Funding · Announcements | 311 patents Autonomous guided vehicle navigation, sensor integration, and material handling automation | — |
| 14 | Motional Developer of technology for autonomous vehicles intended for ride-hail and delivery 84Innovation top 9%Patents top 9%AI top 18%Funding top 25% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 9% Patentstop 9% AItop 18% Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 35% Moattop 35% Markettop 42% Partnerstop 45% Techtop 48% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 42% Newsbottom 24% Innovation: 2,172 patents (top 1% of patent-holders) · 1931 filings since 2022 vs 241 in 2017-21 Patents: 2,172 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 1931 filings since 2022 vs 241 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 84/100 | $240M | 10 mo ago | Series B | 1,500 | Laura Major CEO | — | — | 2,172 patents Autonomous vehicle software: sensor integration, control algorithms, validation, traffic management, and ride experience. | 2 job openings |
| 15 | 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 | Series C | 164 | Janus Friis Co-Founder | +17% | 7 signals ▲600% Funding · Announcements | — | 1 award |
| 16 | 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 | Series E | 102 102 → 130 (+27%) · sector median +35% | — | — | — | 129 patents Real-time GNSS correction, integrity monitoring, and outlier mitigation for precise positioning | 1 award |
| 17 | Agility Robotics 🦄 Developer of robots and a cloud-based automation platform for logistics operations 83Innovation top 20%Funding top 20%AI top 20%Partners top 21% All 13 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 20% AItop 20% Partnerstop 21% Patentstop 24% Moattop 25% Newstop 28% Markettop 39% Talenttop 39% Growthtop 40% Producttop 45% Techtop 49% Globalbottom 39% Innovation: 55 patents (top 26% of patent-holders) · 50 filings since 2022 vs 5 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $180M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $180M | 9 mo ago | Series C | 163 | Damion Shelton Co-Founder | — | 9 signals Contracts · Funding · Leadership | 55 patents Dynamic locomotion, perception, and manipulation for legged autonomous robots | 1 job opening · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 18 | Fleetio 🦄 Provider of cloud-based fleet management solutions 76Funding top 22%Innovation top 27%Customers top 27%Moat top 31% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Innovationtop 27% Customerstop 27% Moattop 31% Techtop 36% Growthtop 37% Producttop 37% Markettop 39% Talenttop 42% Partnerstop 45% Newsbottom 44% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $170M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) Innovation: 5 new-product events in 24 mo · 12 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $170M | 14 mo ago | Series D | 124 | Tony Summerville Founder & Executive Chairman | +29% | 5 signals ▼58% Announcements · Leadership | — | 1 award |
| 19 | NoTraffic Provider of an AI mobility platform for traffic management solutions 62Funding top 19%Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Tech top 42% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Techtop 42% Globaltop 45% Marketbottom 37% Funding: Raised $161M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $161M | 2 mo ago | Series C | — | Tal Kreisler Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Revel App-based rental platform for electric scooters 53Funding top 22%Moat top 31%Talent top 38%Customers top 39% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Moattop 31% Talenttop 38% Customerstop 39% Producttop 46% Techtop 50% Marketbottom 48% Growthbottom 48% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $159M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $159M | 12 mo ago | Series B | 113 113 → 275 (+143%) · sector median +35% | Frank Reig Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Ualett App-based platform offering advance receivable management solutions for drivers 62Customers top 21%Tech top 23%Growth top 30%Funding top 34% All 8 signals ▾Customerstop 21% Techtop 23% Growthtop 30% Fundingtop 34% Newstop 40% Producttop 47% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 29% Customers: Play-Store rating 4.54★ across 6,937 ratings (1 apps) · Review volume +26% in 6 mo Tech: 54 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $150M | 8 mo ago | Funding Raised | 32 | — | +122% | 3 signals ▲200% Funding · Leadership | — | 2 job openings |
| 22 | 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 | Series A | — | Harish Abbott Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 2 patents Bio-signal stress monitoring and AI-driven conversational analytics for health and CRM | 1 launch |
| 23 | Stedi EDI platform to automate B2B transactions 48Funding top 21%Moat top 31%Growth top 40%Tech top 44% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Moattop 31% Growthtop 40% Techtop 44% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $86.9M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 9 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $87M | 2 mo ago | Series C | 38 | Zack Kanter Founder & CEO | — | — | — | 1 launch · 4 partnerships |
| 24 | BasicBlock Provider of document scanning software for carriers 60Funding top 23%Tech top 29%Moat top 31%Growth top 35% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Techtop 29% Moattop 31% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 36% Talenttop 38% Producttop 44% Customersbottom 41% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 31% Newsbottom 22% Funding: Raised $81.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) Tech: 44 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $81M | 5 mo ago | Series A | 20 | Taylor Monks Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 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 | Series C | — | Ahmad Baitalmal Co-Founder & CTO | — | 5 signals ▼50% Leadership · Funding | 21 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 26 | Portside Cloud-based aircraft management systems 62News top 24%Funding top 25%Growth top 28%Partners top 31% All 11 signals ▾Newstop 24% Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 28% Partnerstop 31% Moattop 39% Techtop 40% Producttop 43% Innovationtop 45% Talenttop 46% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% News: 6 BI events in 12 mo (of 19 tracked, 4 types) · +100% YoY Funding: Raised $70.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $70M | 3 mo ago | Series B | 111 | Alek Strygin Co-Founder | — | 6 signals ▲100% Leadership · Contracts | — | — |
| 27 | Landline Provider of web-based passenger management solutions for airports 60Funding top 22%Tech top 25%Growth top 35%Product top 46% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 22% Techtop 25% Growthtop 35% Producttop 46% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 41% Newsbottom 40% Partnersbottom 35% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $69.8M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) Tech: 47 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $70M | 3 mo ago | Series B | 48 | David Sunde Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 28 | Loop Provider of a logistics data platform offering freight audit and visibility 67AI top 18%Funding top 21%Growth top 35%Patents top 35% All 10 signals ▾AItop 18% Fundingtop 21% Growthtop 35% Patentstop 35% Moattop 38% Innovationtop 41% Techtop 43% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 39% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Funding: Raised $65.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $65M | 2 mo ago | Series C | 47 | Matt McKinney Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 75 patents Blockchain-enabled payment and load‑management systems for electric‑vehicle charging infrastructure | — |
| 29 | Cubby Platform offering self storage solutions for businesses 60Funding top 25%Growth top 28%Talent top 38%Tech top 40% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 38% Techtop 40% Marketbottom 42% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $63.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 1,000,000 → 500,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $63M | 4 mo ago | Series A | 26 | Adam Fleming Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 30 | Autonomy App-based platform electric car subscription services 69Funding top 24%Tech top 29%Innovation top 37%Patents top 37% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Techtop 29% Innovationtop 37% Patentstop 37% Moattop 38% Talenttop 38% Markettop 41% Growthtop 41% Producttop 45% Globalbottom 44% Customersbottom 39% Newsbottom 33% Funding: Raised $62.8M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) Tech: 42 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Cloudfront rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $63M | 6 mo ago | Acquired | 15,156 | Georg Bauer Co-Founder and President | — | — | 34 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 31 | 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 | Series B | 8 | Luis Paarup Co-Founder & CTO | — | 7 signals ▲75% Funding | — | — |
| 32 | Saltbox Cloud-based ecommerce fulfillment solutions for logistics 45Funding top 27%Growth top 32%Talent top 38%Tech top 39% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 32% Talenttop 38% Techtop 39% Moattop 41% Producttop 43% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 42% Patentsbottom 36% Innovationbottom 24% Newsbottom 21% Customersbottom 1% Funding: Raised $56.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 7 yrs (0.4/yr) Growth: Headcount 69 → 100 (+45%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $56M | 1 mo ago | Series C | 100 100 → 85 (-15%) · sector median +35% | Maxwell Bonnie Co-Founder | — | — | 2 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 33 | CHAMPtitles SaaS-based database management solutions for automotive workshops 40Funding top 28%Moat top 39%Talent bottom 49%Market bottom 45% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Moattop 39% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 45% Globalbottom 36% Funding: Raised $45.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $45M | 5 mo ago | Series D | 53 | Shane Bigelow CEO | — | — | — | 1 internship |
| 34 | 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 | Seed | 30 30 → 42 (+40%) · sector median +35% | Umar Javed Co-Founder | — | — | 3 patents Smart matrix switching for optimal EV charging station power and DER management | 1 partnership · 2 expansions · 2 awards |
| 35 | Venti Technologies Developer of autonomous vehicle solutions for ports, railroads, airports, and warehouses 50Talent top 23%Funding top 32%Moat top 34%Growth top 45% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 23% Fundingtop 32% Moattop 34% Growthtop 45% Innovationtop 48% Globaltop 48% Patentstop 50% Techbottom 49% Marketbottom 35% Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $36.8M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 5 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $37M | 1 mo ago | Series A | — | Saman Amarasinghe Co-Founder | — | — | 34 patents High‑frequency antenna arrays and low‑PIM RF connectors for broadband communications | 1 award |
| 36 | Gather AI Provider of physical artificial intelligence for intralogistics, warehouse, and plant operations 69AI top 26%Funding top 27%Growth top 28%News top 32% All 11 signals ▾AItop 26% Fundingtop 27% Growthtop 28% Newstop 32% Moattop 32% Innovationtop 37% Talenttop 38% Patentstop 46% Techtop 50% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 36% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, computer vision Funding: Raised $34.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $34M | 5 mo ago | Series B | 40 | Geetesh Dubey Co-Founder | — | 4 signals Funding | 23 patents Targeted advertising and user-driven media publishing platforms | 1 award |
| 37 | Automotus Provider of automated curb management solutions for cities, airports, and fleets 57AI top 20%Funding top 30%Talent top 38%Global bottom 46% All 6 signals ▾AItop 20% Fundingtop 30% Talenttop 38% Globalbottom 46% Patentsbottom 39% Innovationbottom 32% AI: Classified as an AI company Funding: Raised $31.4M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 9 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $31M | 5 mo ago | Series A | — | Harris Lummis Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | 2 patents AI-driven parking space detection and automated payment systems | — |
| 38 | Foothill Transit Operator of public transportation services using buses for community mobility 55Growth top 35%Market top 36%Funding bottom 49%Tech bottom 44% All 5 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Markettop 36% Fundingbottom 49% Techbottom 44% Globalbottom 33% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Market: 148 employees (top 24% of Transportation and Logistics Tech) · Top-1,000,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $25M | 7 mo ago | Funding Raised | 148 | — | — | — | — | 5 job openings |
| 39 | Surf Air Platform offering providing private arline services 78Tech top 13%Fin. health top 19%Funding top 26%Growth top 27% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 13% Fin. healthtop 19% Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 27% Producttop 29% Innovationtop 33% Talenttop 38% Moatbottom 41% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 38% Newsbottom 24% Tech: 85 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 Fin. health: Revenue ~$119M · Revenue +97% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $25M | 7 mo ago | Public | 13 | Liam Fayed Co-founder & Chief Brand Officer | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | CargoSense Provider of supply chain visibility and exception management software solutions 48Talent top 15%Innovation top 35%Patents top 36%Moat top 37% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Innovationtop 35% Patentstop 36% Moattop 37% Fundingtop 39% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 35% Techbottom 34% Newsbottom 27% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Innovation: 12 patents (top 58% of patent-holders) · 11 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $18M | 3 mo ago | Series A | 25 | — | — | — | 12 patents Optical-code-driven data capture and integration for logistics and AI-enabled asset management | 1 partnership |
| 41 | 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 | Seed | — | Torsten Schreiber Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 3 awards |
| 42 | BusRight Tech-enabled school-bus tracking and management solutions 57Funding top 30%Growth top 35%Tech top 35%News top 40% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Growthtop 35% Techtop 35% Newstop 40% Producttop 40% AItop 45% Customerstop 48% Moattop 48% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 32% Funding: Raised $13.1M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 5 yrs (0.8/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $13M | 3 mo ago | Series C | 32 | Keith Corso Founder & CEO | — | 3 signals Funding | — | 2 awards |
| 43 | Elevat Cloud-based IoT platform for managing connected assets 16Funding top 30%Talent top 38%Product top 46%Global bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Talenttop 38% Producttop 46% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 24% Techbottom 23% Funding: Raised $13.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $13M | 4 mo ago | Series B | 11 11 → 18 (+64%) · sector median +35% | Adam Livesay Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 44 | Datatruck Provider of transportation management system software for logistics operations 55AI top 20%Growth top 28%Talent top 28%Funding top 43% All 10 signals ▾AItop 20% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 43% Techtop 43% Producttop 47% Moatbottom 38% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 26% Customersbottom 15% AI: Classified as an AI company Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $12M | 4 mo ago | Series A | 15 | Aziz Ergashev Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | 2 job openings |
| 45 | 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 | Series A | 36 | Joseph Reddy Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 46 | 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 | Series A | 20 | Michael Flanigan Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 47 | Two Boxes Provider of return management software solutons for e-commerce businesses 24Talent top 38%Moat top 39%Funding top 46%Growth top 48% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 46% Growthtop 48% Globalbottom 32% Newsbottom 30% Marketbottom 25% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 9 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100 | $10M | 2 mo ago | Series A | 7 | Kyle Bertin Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 48 | Hamilton Provider of AI-based solutions for private aviation and marketing analytics 42Moat top 29%Patents top 31%Funding top 37%Innovation top 42% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 29% Patentstop 31% Fundingtop 37% Innovationtop 42% AItop 45% Globaltop 49% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 44% Marketbottom 30% Moat: IP moat: 127 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked Patents: 127 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 18 filings since 2022 vs 86 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $10M | 2 mo ago | Seed | — | Wouter Witvoet Founder & CEO | — | — | 127 patents Automated liquid handling and disposable pipette tip technologies for laboratory automation | — |
| 49 | SkySelect Provider of an AI-powered platform for aircraft parts procurement and sourcing 50Talent top 28%Funding top 36%AI top 45%News top 46% All 8 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 36% AItop 45% Newstop 46% Moattop 48% Techbottom 46% Globalbottom 43% Marketbottom 38% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $9.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $9M | 3 mo ago | Series A | 56 | Rain Opik Co-Founder | — | — | — | 1 job opening · 2 partnerships |
| 50 | Enigma Developer of autonomous logistics software and multi-mission aerial delivery platforms 53AI top 15%Talent top 35%Funding top 44%Tech top 49% All 7 signals ▾AItop 15% Talenttop 35% Fundingtop 44% Techtop 49% Patentsbottom 47% Innovationbottom 36% Globalbottom 35% AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Talent: 3 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $7M | 2 mo ago | Series A | — | Andrew Sousa Co-Founder | — | — | 3 patents Real-time multi-camera detection, tracking, and analysis of aerial objects and phenomena. | 1 partnership |
Top 12 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in United States
#1
Waymo 🦄Series D · Mountain View, California · founded 2009 · 2297 employees$11.1Braised▾
Provider of self-driving and autonomous vehicle solutions for safe and accessible transportation. It is a developer of autonomous driving technology, focusing on creating safe and easy transportation systems for people and things. Utilizing machine learning, Waymo aims to improve road safety through its self-driving vehicle technology. The company has a strong research focus, publishing studies and datasets to advance the autonomous driving industry.
- Feb 2026Series D$16B
- Oct 2024Series C$5.6B
- Jun 2021Series C$2.5B
- May 2020Series B$750M
#2
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)—
#3
Stord 🦄Series F · Atlanta, Georgia · founded 2015 · 233 employees$327Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-based end-to-end logistics and supply chain management solutions. The company offers a platform with a network of warehouses with excess capacity for additional fulfillment and distribution. It provides fulfillment, warehousing, and freight for B2C and B2B companies, with integrated software to optimize the visibility of the supply chain. Its additional offerings include drayage management, a single dashboard, and more.
- May 2025Conventional Debt—
- Mar 2025Series E$200M
- Apr 2022Series D$120M
- Sep 2021Series D$95M
#4
Zum 🦄Series F · Redwood City, California · founded 2014 · 162 employees$350Mraised▾
Digital platform connects students, drivers, and school districts to create a mobility experience. The platform offers route optimization, real-time tracking, and communication tools for parents, schools, and drivers. It facilitates efficient and safe student transit through integrated applications and dashboards. The company provides multi-size vehicle fleets, including electric vehicles, to meet diverse transportation needs.
- Apr 2026Series F$100M
- Mar 2024Series E$4M
- Jan 2024Series E$140M
- Oct 2021Series D$130M
#5
Series D · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2010 · 318 employees$502.5Mraised▾
Provider of AI-powered telematics and mobility safety solutions. It delivers real-time driving risk assessment, crash detection, driver coaching, and claims support solutions for insurers, mobility providers, gig platforms, and public sector organizations. Its AI-driven analytics engine combines data from smartphones, vehicles, and connected devices to generate actionable safety insights, helping reduce distracted driving, improve driver behavior, lower accident rates, and optimize insurance and mobility programs at global scale.
- Mar 2026Series D$350M
- Dec 2018Series C$500M
- Sep 2014Series A$2.5M
#6
Series D · Golden, Colorado · founded 2017 · 123 employees$262.2Mraised▾
Provider of autonomous systems for automating yard operations at logistics hubs. The integrated system includes management software, autonomous vehicles, and site infrastructure. It focuses on improving efficiency, safety, and sustainability within yard environments. The system aims to automate manual and repetitive tasks, reduce carbon footprint, and improve asset tracking.
- Apr 2026Series D$21.5M
- May 2024Series D$62.5M
- Jan 2023Series C$73M
- Oct 2020Series B$65M
#7
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—
#8
Series C · Overland Park, Kansas · founded 2017$160.7Mraised▾
Provider of an AI mobility platform for traffic management solutions. The platform offers edge devices and AI detection for intersections. It features a cloud-based intersection management system. The platform includes a mobility store for applications. It also provides a managed operations center.
- Mar 2026Series C$90M
- Jun 2023Series B$50M
- Jul 2021Series A$17.5M
- Nov 2018Seed$3.2M
#9
Series C · Boulder, Colorado · founded 2017 · 38 employees$86.9Mraised▾
Stedi provides an EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) platform and API to automate transactions & integrations between partners. The platform supports integrations with leading ERP systems & webstores (including Flexport, Amazon, Walmart, Costco, & NetSuite). Customers can connect to the platform and automatically integrate with various partners to exchange data and trade EDI-compliant documents such as purchase orders, invoices, and advance ship notices. The VAN (Value added network) used in the platform claims real-time transaction, processing, and error management capabilities. It is available for a one-time set-up fee along with a monthly subscription fee.
- Mar 2026Series C$50M
- Aug 2025Series B$20M
- Aug 2020Series B$50.1M
- Oct 2019Series A$21.3M
#10
Series C · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2021 · 47 employees$65Mraised▾
Provider of a logistics data platform offering freight audit and visibility. The platform unifies shipment and tracking data, enabling logistics teams to operate efficiently. It offers features such as parcel contract intelligence and carrier payments. The platform provides tools for cost allocation, decision intelligence, and transportation network optimization.
- Apr 2026Series C$95M
- Oct 2023Series B$35M
- Nov 2022Series A$24M
- 2021Seed$6M
#11
Series C · Atlanta, Georgia · founded 2019 · 100 employees$56Mraised▾
Cloud-based ecommerce fulfillment solutions for logistics. The platform offers private warehouse suites equipped with on site loading docks and amenities, and on site logistics support. It allows users to connect ecommerce store, and marketplace channels to the platform. It allows ecommerce platforms to send goods to the platform, and it delivers the goods to the customers.
- May 2026Series C—
- Nov 2022Series B$35M
- Apr 2021Series A$10.6M
- Sep 2019Seed$3.2M
#12
Series D · Santa Monica, California · founded 2017 · 92 employees$332.9Mraised▾
AI company developing computer vision–powered systems to make parking spaces frictionless. It offers end-to-end parking management solutions from operations to analytics. It offers various solutions like operations management, payments solutions, marketing, customer-centric mobile applications, analytics, and more. It offers features like ease of integrations, optimizes operational management, and more.
- Nov 2025Series D$500M
- Nov 2025Conventional Debt$1.1B
- Sep 2022Series C$107.4M
- Jun 2022Series B$167M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 637 United States-affiliated papers.
- Purdue University West Lafayette28
- Georgia Institute of Technology21
- National Laboratory of the Rockies20
- Idaho National Laboratory18
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology16
- Fleet management16→21
- Scalability4→9
- Key (lock)1→6
- Supply chain management1→4
- Automotive engineering1→4
- Supply chain management5→21
- Scheduling (production processes)8→22
- Sustainability1→11
- Supply chain risk management1→10
- Electric vehicle3→11
- Supply chain management2→11
- Fleet management16→24
- Transport engineering3→10
- Supply chain optimization4→9
- Sustainability1→5
Where logistics supply chain 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 logistics supply chain patents in the United States
United States logistics supply chain patent filing is accelerating — 946 filings from 617 assignees (2016–2025), led by Amsted RAIL, Crown Equip, UBER Technologies; annual filings 68→95.
- Amsted RAIL94
- Crown Equip70
- UBER Technologies65
- Kochanowski George E49
- Miner Enterprises37
- Bendix Commercial Vehicle System35
- R & L Carriers29
- Strong Force VCN Portfolio 201923