69 Best Special Needs Transportation Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Special Needs Transportation Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 1,034 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $41.6b. The average funding per company in this subset is $603.2m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Funding Rounds

$60.0m

Money raised

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Bolt

Bolt, previously Taxify, is a technology start-up and developer of an on-demand transportation platform.

15

Funding Rounds

$3.2b

Money raised

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Zayo Group

Zayo Group offers bandwidth infrastructure services across various markets, delivering lit services and dark fiber products. It supports wireline and wireless customers, data centers, and government agencies with a robust network infrastructure. The company also provides carrier-neutral colocation facilities to enhance connectivity options.

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Kajeet

Kajeet, the industry leader for safe, mobile student Internet connectivity outside the classroom, helps students succeed in school.

5

Funding Rounds

$83.0m

Money raised

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Parallel Systems

Parallel Systems reveals it is decarbonizing freight by building a cleaner, automated rail future

1

Funding Rounds

$50.0m

Money raised

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Waymo

Waymo is a technology company developing autonomous car technology and is a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc.

3

Funding Rounds

$5.5b

Money raised

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OneWeb

OneWeb is a telecommunications company.

4

Funding Rounds

$4.1b

Money raised

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Cabify

Cabify is a ride-sharing company that operates in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.

17

Funding Rounds

$375.0m

Money raised

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Viridos

Viridos is applying synthetic biology to microalgae for the production of products that address climate change and sustainability. Viridos is focused on producing algal biofuels and other sustainable resources from algae.

8

Funding Rounds

$175.0m

Money raised

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Cruise

Cruise is a San Francisco-based company developing self-driving vehicles. Cruise was acquired by General Motors in 2016.

7

Funding Rounds

$8.9b

Money raised

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Drivezy

Drivezy, formerly JustRide, is a marketplace for self-drive cars and two-wheeler rentals, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

2

Funding Rounds

$30.0m

Money raised

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Astrocast

Astrocast is an end-to-end satellite IoT network provider, manufacturer, and operator.

4

Funding Rounds

$23.8m

Money raised

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Taqtile

Taqtile is a Seattle-based software company building augmented and mixed reality solutions for industrial processes, complex task learning, and data visualization.

4

Funding Rounds

$21.0m

Money raised

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Zoox

Zoox is a robotics company developing autonomous vehicle fleet using the technology of robotics and machine learning.

5

Funding Rounds

$1.0b

Money raised

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Skyroot Aerospace

Skyroot Aerospace is a company developing space launch vehicles for cost-effective space access.

4

Funding Rounds

$91.0m

Money raised

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Wanderu (company)

Wanderu is a developer of a travel meta-search engine used to book inter-city buses and trains.

2

Funding Rounds

$8.1m

Money raised

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Teralytics

Teralytics is a Zürich-based analytics firm focused on the transportation and mobility sectors, founded in 2012.

6

Funding Rounds

$35.5m

Money raised

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WayRay

WayRay is a Moscow-based developer of holographic augmented reality technologies for the automotive industry.

3

Funding Rounds

$108.0m

Money raised

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RoadBotics

RoadBotics is a Pittsburgh-based artificial intelligence company.

8

Funding Rounds

$11.6m

Money raised

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Waabi

Waabi is a Toronto-based developer of self-driving technology, including an artificial intelligence-based driverless system and a simulation system to train the AI driver.

2

Funding Rounds

$83.5m

Money raised

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Aerones

Aerones is a company building heavy-lift drones founded in 2015 by Janis Putrams.

3

Funding Rounds

$19.6m

Money raised

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Onfleet

Onfleet is a company that manages last mile deliveries using routing, dispatching and real-time tracking software.

8

Funding Rounds

$41.9m

Money raised

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Omio

Omio, formerly GoEuro.com, is a travel metasearch engine which allows users to compare the price and journey time of air, rail and bus travel options in a single search. It is operated by the GoEuro Corporation of New York City, USA.

3

Funding Rounds

$254.0m

Money raised

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Thumbtack

Thumbtack is a company operating an online platform for finding and hiring workers for particular tasks.

9

Funding Rounds

$973.2m

Money raised

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Remora

Remora is a carbon capture for semi trucks founded in 2020 by Paul Gross.

1

Funding Rounds

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Kontron

Kontron is a company developing embedded computing technologies (ECT) with a portfolio of solutions for secure hardware, middleware, and services for IoT and Industry 4.0 applications.

1

Funding Rounds

$48.8m

Money raised

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AtoB

The trucking and logistics industry provides the backbone of the economy. But the payments infrastructure on which it runs is from the past century and broken.

3

Funding Rounds

$310.0m

Money raised

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Vogo Rentals

Vogo is an India-based company founded in 2016 that offers shared electric mopeds across India.

7

Funding Rounds

$81.5m

Money raised

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NoTraffic

NoTraffic is a Tel Aviv-based developer of an autonomous traffic management platform designed to reduce traffic congestion through the use of artificial intelligence, sensors, and internet-of-things (IoT) technologies.

3

Funding Rounds

$70.7m

Money raised

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Momenta (company)

Momenta is a Beijing-based startup that designs software for autonomous vehicles.

14

Funding Rounds

$1.3b

Money raised

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CleanSlate UV

A company making a device capable of disinfecting mobile devices and tools for healthcare and food processing facilities.

1

Funding Rounds

$7.0m

Money raised

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Bykea

Bykea offers an app for transportation, courier, cash payment and food delivery services in Pakistan.

5

Funding Rounds

$30.7m

Money raised

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Newfront Insurance

Newfront Insurance is a company that provides technologies that are designed to simplify brokerage processes

7

Funding Rounds

$610.0m

Money raised

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Beryl (company)

Company developing light accessories for accident prevention on bicycles and providing bicycle sharing service

8

Funding Rounds

$29.6m

Money raised

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German Autolabs

German Autolabs is a Berlin, Deutschland-based automotive company founded by Patrick Weissert and Holger G. Weiss in 2016.

6

Funding Rounds

$18.3m

Money raised

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INRIX

Global company which provides a variety of internet services and mobile applications pertaining to road traffic

9

Funding Rounds

$125.1m

Money raised

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Citymapper

Citymapper is a London-based company that helps users of their app find methods of transportation near them.

2

Funding Rounds

$14.0m

Money raised

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The Transit App

Transit is a planning mobile application that is designed to help drivers navigate through 200+ cities.

5

Funding Rounds

$45.0m

Money raised

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Proterra, Inc.

Proterra is an American automotive and energy storage company based in Burlingame, California.

17

Funding Rounds

$1.5b

Money raised

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Netradyne

Netradyne engages in improving fleet safety through computer vision and in-depth data analysis.

6

Funding Rounds

$308.2m

Money raised

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Nayax

Nayax is a global FinTech company, developing solutions for the unattended machine industry. Nayax's cashless payments, telemetry, management & BI solutions fits to any machine from around the globe. Established in 2005, Nayax has over 250,000 devices installed worldwide, operating in more than 50 countries and 26 currencies and offers local support and ensure that all our customers receive the highest level of service in their local region. Attending the Unattended: Unattended machines, an unattended customer. Nayax's line of innovative products are designed (in-house) to remotely manage the machines and bring you closer to your customer. Nayax offers cashless and telemetry solutions including debit and credit cards, mobile, SMS, prepaid cards and NFC payment options. Point-of-sale options include swipe, contact or contactless card payment methods. Accepting virtually all forms of payment. No need to deal with banks, credit fees, telecom payments and more. Nayax works with leading global payment processors in order to provide the best cashless services at highly competitive rates. Function and benefits: The Nayax management & BI suite allows for online machine management, real time status reports and customized alerts for different machine events such as vend outs, low/high temperature. Advanced analytics tools provide actionable insights including the ability to forecast inventory issues based on historical data and compare products and costs while seeing growth in sales by location. Visit-to-visit reports enable smarter machine management without spending time and money on unnecessary trips. Nayax is constantly developing innovative approaches to surpass industry expectations and create loyalty between consumers and machine operators. Nayax listens to its customers to ensure satisfaction. The development, sales and support processes are customer oriented to contribute to the company's growth strategy.

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Moovit

Moovit is an israeli live transit app available worldwide founded in 2012 by Nir Erez, Roy Bick and Yaron Evron.

3

Funding Rounds

$103.5m

Money raised

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AImotive

A global provider of camera-first, AI powered self-driving technology, formerly AdasWorks.

7

Funding Rounds

$98.0m

Money raised

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BlaBlaCar

BlaBlaCar provides an online platform connecting car drivers with empty seats to passengers.

6

Funding Rounds

$450.6m

Money raised

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The Boring Company

An infrastructure and tunneling company founded by Elon Musk in 2016 aiming to facilitate underground transportation network.

3

Funding Rounds

$907.5m

Money raised

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CloudNC

An artificial intelligence company that is developing the technology to automate computer numerical control milling machines. It is located in London, England and was founded in 2015.

4

Funding Rounds

$149.0m

Money raised

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Candela

Candela is a hydrofoil electric vessels manufacturer founded in 2014 by Gustav Hasselskog.

2

Funding Rounds

$34.0m

Money raised

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Heart Aerospace

Heart Aerospace is a company manufacturing the electric regional airplane, ES-19.

7

Funding Rounds

$194.6m

Money raised

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Monarch Tractor

Monarch Tractor offers a fully electric tractor platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$81.0m

Money raised

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Phiar Technologies

Phiar Technologies is a company that provides a vehicle navigation platform based on the combined technologies of deep learning artificial intelligence and augmented reality.

2

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

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Convoy

Convoy is a trucking and logistics company that utilizes technology to connect shippers with carriers and book services.

3

Funding Rounds

$3.0b

Money raised

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Mozio

Mozio is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2011 by David Litwak, Joseph Metzinger and Emre Mangir.

3

Funding Rounds

$3.3m

Money raised

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Cluno

A company with a car subscription service where users can book and use a car using the company's mobile application. It was founded in 2017 and is located in Munich, Germany.

5

Funding Rounds

$80.6m

Money raised

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Locus.sh

Locus.sh is a global logistics optimization platform. It uses deep learning and proprietary algorithms to provide route optimization, real-time tracking, insights and analytics, beat optimization, warehouse management, vehicle allocation and utilization, intuitive 3D or bin packing and measurement of packages.

3

Funding Rounds

$76.0m

Money raised

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Halo Car

Halo Car is a Las Vegas-based developer of an all-electric car rental service in which teleoperated driverless cars take passengers between locations.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

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KONUX

Konux provides operation automation solutions based on machine learning and IoT for the railway industry.

14

Funding Rounds

$191.6m

Money raised

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ParkoTruck

ParkoTruck assists truck drivers seeking parking spots by connecting them with any facility that has unused spots.

1

Funding Rounds

$50.0k

Money raised

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Briggo

Briggo is a company developing an automatic coffee-dispensing machine.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised

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Deliveroo

Deliveroo is a technology company that markets, sells and delivers restaurant meals to the household or office.

4

Funding Rounds

$1.5b

Money raised

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Boundary Layer Technologies

Boundary Layer Technologies is a company building hydrofoil cargo ships.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.3m

Money raised

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Turo (company)

Turo is a car sharing marketplace where one can book any car they want, wherever they want it, from a community of local hosts in the US, Canada, UK, & Germany

5

Funding Rounds

$499.2m

Money raised

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Oxbotica

Developer of an AI-based platform intended to bring autonomy to any industry.

8

Funding Rounds

$240.4m

Money raised

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Lilium (company)

Lilium is a Munich-based startup developing an on-demand, all-electric, vertical take-off and landing air taxi service.

5

Funding Rounds

$376.4m

Money raised

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Heap Analytics

Heap Analytics builds analytics infrastructure for online business. It was founded in 2012.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

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Flyability

Flyability is a designer and manufacturer of drones for inaccessible places.

11

Funding Rounds

$50.2m

Money raised

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WeRide

WeRide, formerly known as JingChi, is a Guangzhou, China-based smart mobility company developing L4 autonomous driving solutions.

11

Funding Rounds

$1.6b

Money raised

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Flock

Flock is a real-time messaging and collaboration app for team communication.

7

Funding Rounds

$83.3m

Money raised

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VOI Technology

VOI is a dockless electric scooter-share company based in Stockholm, Sweden.

11

Funding Rounds

$598.8m

Money raised

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Wayve

Wayve is a self-driving technology developer for autonomous cars founded in 2017 by Alex Kendall.

10

Funding Rounds

$1.6b

Money raised