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Apex.AI

Transportation · Palo Alto, United States · Founded 2017

Apex.AI is building an operating system for autonomous vehicles MoreLess

Apex.AI is a cutting-edge technology startup focused on developing safety-certified, scalable software for mobility systems. The company's primary offering is a software development kit (SDK) designed to simplify the process of creating mobility applications. This SDK abstracts the complexity of high-performance data transport, making it easier for developers to build efficient, cost-effective software.

The company's primary market is the automotive industry, which is currently transitioning to a software-centric development approach. Apex.AI's software solutions are designed to expedite this transition, enabling automakers to develop software faster, at a lower cost, and with less effort. The company's business model revolves around providing these software solutions to automakers and other mobility innovators, thereby generating revenue.

Apex.AI has a small but highly skilled core team, and it operates with short development cycles. It maintains a single software repository for all vehicle lines and works closely with a limited number of suppliers. One of its key collaborations is with Infineon, with whom it is integrating the AURIX™ TC3x microcontroller and Apex.Grace to expedite software-defined vehicle development.

The company is also actively involved in shaping the future of the automotive industry. It recently joined the Automotive Special Interest Group SOAFEE to contribute to the software-defined future of the sector. Apex.AI's team comprises alumni from top automotive, robotics, and software companies and is proficient in using modern C++ to build real-time software for safety-critical systems.

Keywords: Software Development, Mobility Systems, Automotive Industry, Software-Centric Development, High-Performance Data Transport, Safety-Certified Software, Scalable Software, Software Development Kit, Real-Time Software, Software-Defined Vehicle Development.

Company overview

Apex.AI company information

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Status
Operational
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Palo Alto, United States
Employees
76
Open positions
5
Dealroom signal
64.2
sub industryAutonomous & Sensor TechsectorAutomotivebusiness modelManufacturingsectorCore AIsectorAutonomous MobilitysectorHard TechsectorAI Applicationssectorenablers for roboticssectorDT and LSsectorscience-basedindustryRoboticsindustryTransportationclient focusb2btechnologyArtificial Intelligence

Valuation & funding

Apex.AI funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
SERIES BOther financing Feb 2025 LG Electronics
LATE VCOther financing May 2022 $0 EvoBus
SERIES BOther financing Dec 2021 $57M $226M ZF Group · AGCO · Continental · Orillion
EARLY VCOther financing Dec 2019 $0 Volvo Group Venture Capital
EARLY VCOther financing Feb 2019 $0 Lightspeed Venture Partners · Airbus Ventures · Toyota Ventures · Canaan
SERIES AOther financing Nov 2018 Lightspeed Venture Partners · Canaan
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Growth signals

Apex.AI website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Apex.AI is 62K monthly website visits, up 31.9% over the last three months. Apex.AI's team declined 10.6% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits62K 3-month web change+31.9% 1-year team growth-10.6%
Monthly website visits100 observations · Feb 2018–Jul 2026
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Comparisons

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Talent graph

Apex.AI's talent

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Team profiled 16 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 3 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Investors

12 investors on Apex.AI's cap table

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Series A 11 investors entered at this stage
Canaan
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Airbus Ventures
Toyota Ventures
Volvo Group Venture Capital
Orillion
ZF Group
AGCO
Continental
InMotion Ventures
LG Electronics
Series B+ 1 investor entered at this stage
EvoBus

Global footprint

Where Apex.AI has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
7 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States51.9%
🇩🇪 Germany38.9%
🇮🇳 India1.9%
🇯🇵 Japan1.9%
🇫🇷 France1.9%
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