Last updated 2026-07-26
- Acquired by Nauto, Jul 2026
- Acquired Nauto, Jul 2026
- Acquired Veniam, Aug 2022
Total raised
$149.5M
Last: Undisclosed Round 2025-08
Stage
Series D
Founded
2015
Headcount
141
HQ
New York, United States
Sector
Automotive & Mobility Technologies
About
Nexar is building a real-world intelligence platform for the Physical AI era. It operates one of the largest naturalistic driving intelligence platforms globally, powered by a live network of hundreds of thousands of cameras and a rapidly growing dataset of safety-critical events. The platform transforms this data into actionable intelligence used across multiple industries, including autonomous vehicles (AV), advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), fleets, insurance, and public safety. Nexar's mission is to digitize the physical world, fostering safer roads, intelligent infrastructure, and accelerating autonomous driving innovation through its crowd-sourced vision network.
Funding history · 5 rounds · $149.5M total
2021-10
D Round
$53.0M
★ Qumra CapitalAlephCatalystRegah VenturesCorner VenturesLa Maison PartnersAtreides ManagementState Farm VenturesValor Equity PartnersSienna Venture Capital
2020-03
C Round
$52.0M
★ Corner VenturesSompoAlephMicronIbex InvestorsMosaic VenturesSamsung Next TLVLa Maison PartnersAtreides ManagementNationwide Insurance
2017-12
B Round
$30.0M
★ Aleph★ True Ventures★ Tusk Ventures★ Slow Ventures★ Mosaic Ventures★ Alibaba Innovation Ventures
2016-05
A Round
$10.5M
★ Aleph★ True Ventures★ Slow Ventures★ Mosaic Ventures
2015-04
Seed
$4.0M
★ Aleph★ Slow Ventures
Headcount over time
From 87 (2019-01) to 148 (2026-03) · +61 (+70%) · 19 points · source: Finder history + radar grounding
Q&A
- What is Nexar's current status?
- Nexar was acquired in July 2026 by Nauto.
- When did Nexar appoint Zach Greenberger as CEO?
- Nexar appointed Zach Greenberger as its new Chief Executive Officer in September 2024.
- What significant AI model did Nexar launch in October 2025?
- In October 2025, Nexar launched BADAS (Beyond ADAS), a foundation AI model designed to redefine safety benchmarks for autonomous vehicles and driver assistance systems.
- What was a key partnership announced by Nexar in November 2024?
- In November 2024, Nexar partnered with Lyft to drive the future scaling of autonomous vehicles, aiming to establish a foothold in the autonomous vehicle market starting in Atlanta.
- What award did Nexar win in May 2026?
- In May 2026, Nexar's real-world AI platform, Nexar Vera, which includes BADAS 2.0.
- What new product did Nexar introduce in February 2026?
- In February 2026, Nexar introduced Nexar Risk Index, a tool to help insurers and Departments of Transportation predict road risk before crashes occur.
- What was the amount and lead investors of Nexar's Series D round?
- Nexar raised $53,000,000 in its Series D round in November 2021, with lead investors Qumra Capital and State Farm Ventures.
- What was the purpose of Nexar's acquisition of Veniam in August 2022?
- Nexar acquired Veniam in August 2022 to leverage vehicles as engines of data.
Team · 2
Eran Shir
Founder · Co-Founder & CPO
Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz
Founder · Co-Founder & CTO
Sectors & technology
Primary sector
Automotive & Mobility Technologies
Technologies
Target customers
Highlights
Patents
Tags
driverscomputer-visionautomotivecrowdsourcingvideo-analyticssmart-cityclaim-managementcamerasartificial-intelligencemobile-applicationsinsurance-companiesconnected-vehiclescloud-basedlocalizationsensorsinsurtechparkingroad-safetysmart-mobility
Full data — links, identifiers, deals & radar signals (jobs, patents, research, more)
External links
| Website | getnexar.com |
|---|---|
| linkedin.com/company/10460529 | |
| Wikipedia | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nexar |
| Wikidata | wikidata.org/wiki/Q28221936 |
Identifiers & details
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Employees (exact) | 141 |
| Wikidata QID | Q28221936 |
Acquisitions & public offerings
Acquired by Nauto 2026-07
| Acquired | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Nauto | 2026-07 | |
| Veniam | 2022-08 |
Radar intelligence
Patents
| EPO | 16 |
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Publications (Crossref)
| Works | 5 |
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GitHub
| Top repos | Nexar-Visual-Localization, BADAS-Open, challenge2-evaluation, code-orange-ios, wst-infra |
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Web history (Wayback)
| Domain | getnexar.com |
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Wikidata
| QID | Q28221936 |
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Certificate / subdomain footprint
| Subdomains | 66 |
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