Gatik, a Palo Alto and Toronto based autonomous technology company deploying autonomous vehicles for B2B short-haul middle-mile logistics, announced today it has raised $25 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by Wittington Ventures and Innovation Endeavors with participation from FM Capital and Intact Ventures.
Existing investors like Dynamo Ventures, Fontinalis Partners, AngelPad and others participated as well. Gatik’s investors bring a wealth of deep experience in automotive, artificial intelligence and supply chain, making them a strong strategic fit for the company’s rapid growth. Gatik will use the funding to further expand its operations across North America, its team size in Silicon Valley and growing presence in Canada.
“We went into the year with strong momentum from early customer partnerships and validation of our technology. We’re very proud of how we’ve supported our customers throughout this unpredictable year, and strengthened their supply chains with our product.
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We will leverage this new funding to continue expanding our retail partnerships and fleet deployments, grow our team and enhance our technology platform to lead the market in autonomous middle mile delivery,” said Gautam Narang, CEO and Co-founder of Gatik. “Throughout the year we saw an increase of 30-35% in orders from our customer base, and we expect this trend to continue. We will continue to bring autonomous delivery into the mainstream, driving substantial efficiencies in supply chain logistics for retailers across North America and beyond.”
Launched in 2017, the company has raised a total of $29.5 million and is well positioned to scale and support the rapid automation of retailers’ middle-mile operations. Gatik operates its fleet of vehicles 7 days a week, 12 hours a day, on routes up to 300 miles in multiple locations across North America. Gatik’s product delivers long-term business impact, enabling major retailers to save significantly on their middle-mile delivery costs, enhance supply chain efficiency and meet an unprecedented expectation for contactless delivery.
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