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Gatik AI provides autonomous middle-mile logistics for B2B delivery under an Autonomous Transportation as a Service (ATaaS) model. It uses its Level 4 autonomous system, Gatik Carrier, to move freight between distribution centers and retail locations on known, short-haul routes, in both highway and urban environments. The service is designed to be integrated into customers’ supply chains to boost reliability, cut costs, and improve sustainability, while prioritizing safety through repeatable routes and tight collaboration with regulators and communities. Differences from competitors include a focus on the middle mile and B2B logistics, a proprietary Level 4 vehicle system, and a service model that scales through integration with existing supply chains. The goal is to provide safe, cost-efficient, and sustainable autonomous transportation that enhances supply chain efficiency for clients like Tyson Foods and Kroger.
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Robotics & Automation
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Enterprise Software
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$351.7M
Headquarters
Mountain View, California
Founded
2017
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A TechCrunch investigation has revealed that test drivers for autonomous vehicle companies Waymo and Zoox sustained over two dozen injuries in 2024 and 2025 from hard braking or sudden movements made by self-driving vehicles. The data, obtained from Occupational Safety and Health Administration reports, shows workers were sometimes sidelined for months after sustaining injuries like whiplash from abrupt stops. The findings raise questions about similar incidents at other AV developers, though many may be exempt from OSHA reporting requirements. The investigation comes as autonomous vehicle technology expands, with proponents claiming robotaxis make roads safer. In related news, autonomous trucking startup Gatik raised fresh funding led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies to scale operations. The company operates driverless box trucks delivering freight for retailers including Walmart.
QIA leads $200mn Series D funding round for US company Gatik. DOHA/MOUNTAIN VIEW: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) on Tuesday announced that it has led a $200 million Series D funding round for US-based Gatik, alongside Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), with participation from ARK Invest, Millennium Management Global Investment, Intact Private Capital, Arca Continental, and a number of other investors. In a statement, QIA said the investment reflects its continued focus on supporting next-generation solutions and technologies, as well as companies demonstrating strong commercial momentum and significant long-term growth opportunities, amid the transformation that autonomous freight is bringing to the global supply chain and logistics sectors. In this context, Director of Industrial Investments at QIA Abdullah Al Kuwari said autonomous freight is transforming the global logistics sector by making it more efficient and reliable. In this regard, QIA is committed to supporting next-generation solution providers that are shaping the future of freight infrastructure, such as Gatik. Gatik, a company specializing in autonomous freight, operates fully driverless trucks within active customer networks to transport goods between distribution centers and stores across Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada. The new funding will support Gatik's continued growth, including meeting rising demand from Fortune 50 retailers, grocery stores, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, all of which are seeking to enhance freight capacity across their existing supply chains and make them more reliable, resilient, and scalable. Gatik recently announced the expansion of its partnership with PepsiCo and the development of one of the industry's most commercially advanced autonomous freight networks, with contracted revenue exceeding $600 million and more than 100,000 orders delivered using fully autonomous freight. 25/08/2026
The funding, Gatik's largest so far, was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies.
Autonomous trucking startup Gatik has raised $200 million in Series D funding led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies. Other participants include Millennium Management, ARK Invest and Intact Private Capital. The company has generated over $600 million in contracted revenue and completed 85,000 fully driverless orders. Gatik operates between distribution centres and stores across Texas, Arizona and Arkansas in the US, as well as in Canada. The capital will support commercial expansion and fleet growth, with plans to deploy more than 100 driverless lorries by the end of 2026. Gatik's clients include PepsiCo in the United States and Loblaw in Canada.
Gatik raises $200 million; Series D led by QIA and KDT as demand for driverless commercial freight accelerates. Business Wire Published Aug 25, 2026 Article content SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Gatik, the leader in autonomous trucking, today announced $200 million in financing as demand accelerates for driverless commercial freight across Fortune 50 retail, grocery and CPG supply chains. The Series D round was led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), with participation from Millennium Management, ARK Invest, Intact Private Capital and others. Article content "We believe the company is well positioned to help forge the future of freight transportation." - Cathie Wood, Founder, CEO, and CIO of ARK Invest Article content Gatik has built one of the most commercially advanced businesses in autonomous freight, with more than $600 million in contracted revenue, 85,000 fully driverless orders completed, and 99% on-time delivery across its operations. Its trucks move goods across high-frequency regional networks between distribution centers and stores, giving customers a reliable way to add capacity, improve service levels and keep products moving. Article content Top Stories Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Article content "This round, led by some of the world's leading financial institutions, is a clear validation of Gatik's commercial leadership in autonomous freight," said Gautam Narang, CEO and Co-founder of Gatik. "We have built Gatik with real revenue, deep customer demand, and AI-driven autonomous technology proven every day in live supply chains. This round gives us the capital to scale with speed and discipline, serve the world's largest companies, and define the future of autonomous freight." Article content "Autonomous freight is transforming the global logistics industry, making it more efficient and reliable," said Abdulla Al-Kuwari, Head of Industrials at QIA. "QIA is committed to supporting next-generation solutions providers like Gatik that are shaping the future of freight infrastructure." Article content "We've long believed autonomous freight has the potential to improve the efficiency and reliability of supply chains," said Byron Knight, President of Koch Disruptive Technologies. "What we're seeing today is autonomy moving beyond a promising technology into real-world commercial operations. Gatik has demonstrated a practical approach to that transition, and we look forward to supporting the company's continued growth." Article content The latest financing round will help Gatik expand a model built around one of the most commercially compelling applications of autonomy: high-frequency regional routes that connect distribution centers and stores. These routes are time-sensitive, operationally complex and essential to keeping shelves stocked as customer expectations shift toward faster, more predictable access to everyday products. Article content "Autonomous freight is reaching an inflection point as AI and robotics converge to transform the transportation ecosystem," said Cathie Wood, Founder, CEO, and CIO of ARK Invest. "The companies creating durable value will be those that translate breakthrough innovation into scalable commercial execution. Gatik has demonstrated that autonomous trucking is moving beyond experimentation into commercially viable operations with growing customer adoption. We believe the company is well positioned to help forge the future of freight transportation." Article content "We are no longer debating the potential of autonomous trucking. This category will be led by the companies that have proven technology, rigorous safety standards and the commercial discipline to operate at scale," said Justin Smith-Lorenzetti, Managing Director, Intact Private Capital. "Gatik has built that foundation over years of operating inside complex customer supply chains. We have tripled our commitment with this latest round, driven by the conviction that Gatik has the execution record, customer traction and technical maturity to be the leader in autonomous freight across North America." Article content Gatik's AI-first AV technology is purpose-built for autonomous trucking across highways and surface streets. Its driverless trucks use dynamic routes to help customers respond to changing demand, distribution center activity and pickup and drop-off needs across commercial networks. Article content With dozens of driverless trucks already operating today across North America, the company plans to expand to thousands in the years ahead. Article content OTHER KEY INVESTOR VOICES: Article content "We first invested in Gatik in 2021 because we believed in the potential for autonomous freight to transform how goods move," said Celeste Dauner, Managing Director of Koch Disruptive Technologies. "Since then, we've watched Gatik execute successfully against that opportunity, building scale around a focused, highly practical application of autonomy. Our decision to invest again at this stage reflects our conviction in Gatik's model and the significant opportunity ahead for autonomous freight." Article content "Autonomous trucking should meaningfully lower the cost of transporting goods and reshape modern supply chains," said Tasha Keeney, Director of Research for Autonomous Technology and Robotics and the Director of Investment Analysis at ARK Invest. "Gatik is leading this transformation by bringing driverless technology to regional networks and unlocking value for customers. We're excited to support Gatik as it scales autonomous freight and helps define the next era of logistics." Article content About Gatik Article content Gatik is in the business of autonomous freight. The company operates driverless trucks daily for Fortune 50 retailers, grocers and CPG companies, moving freight between distribution centers and stores across Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, and Canada. Gatik has a strong safety record across its operations and is powered by the Gatik Driver(TM), a scalable, interpretable AI system purpose-built to enable safe, consistent, and high-frequency freight movement. For more information, visit gatik.ai. Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Forward-Looking Statements Article content This news release contains "forward-looking statements" that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Gatik's future financial or operating performance. Forward-looking statements include information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of our business plan and strategies, revenue targets and trends we expect to affect our business. These statements often include words such as "contracted," "anticipate," "believe," "may," "can," "should," "could," "might," "plan," "possible," "project," "strive," "budget," "forecast," "expect," "intend," "target", "will," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue," "scheduled". Forward-looking statements may also be made, verbally or in writing, by members of our Board or management team in connection with this news release. Article content These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause Gatik's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including Gatik's ability to execute on its growth plans, any failure to comply with laws, rules, regulations or business practices that Gatik may become subject to as a result of any expansion of its business resulting from the financing, including Gatik's ability to successfully execute on its growth strategies and operating plans, achieve its targeted annualized contracted revenue, continue to develop its existing customer base, design and deploy an expanded fleet of trucks on behalf of customers, and diversify and expand into the market for autonomous logistics solutions. These and other important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any forward-looking statement included in this press release speaks only as of the date of such statement. Except as required by law, Gatik disclaims any obligation to update or revise, or to publicly announce any update or revision to, any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Article content The securities described herein have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and were offered and sold in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act. The securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Article content This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. Article content Gatik and the Gatik logo are trademarks of Gatik AI Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, and company names mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Article content View source version on businesswire.com: Article content Media Contact: Article content Aarthi Sivaraman Article content Quick Picks
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Industries
Data & Analytics
Robotics & Automation
Automotive & Transportation
Enterprise Software
Company Size
201-500
Company Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$351.7M
Headquarters
Mountain View, California
Founded
2017
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