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Motive

Motive

Private
San Francisco, CaliforniaMobility, Transportation & Logisticshttps://gomotive.com/

Last Round

Series F

Extention

Jul 30, 2025

Est. Valuation

$2.85B

Total Funding Raised

$717.3M

Momentum

Top 25%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Motive is a technology company that provides an AI-powered integrated operations platform combining IoT hardware with applications to automate vehicle and equipment tracking, driver safety, compliance, and spend management for businesses in the physical economy.

Sector

Mobility, Transportation & Logistics

Verticals

Fleet Management, IoT Hardware, Computer Vision, Logistics Software, Vertical SaaS

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware + Subscription, Subscription SaaS, Hardware Sales, Payment Processing Fee, Services & Consulting, Freemium

AI Layer

Application

Keywords

fleet managementAI dashcamtelematicsfleet trackingELD complianceelectronic logging deviceELDdriver safetyAI for truckingspend managementfleet cardasset trackingHOS compliancefleet techvehicle gatewaycomputer visionphysical economy

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Motive Comparables

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Motive comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
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Samsara Inc
89%
Lytx
83%
Teletrac Navman
82%

Motive Funding Rounds

Historical fundraising activity

Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Series F ExtentionJul 30, 2025
Series FMay 25, 2022
Series EJun 17, 2021
Series DApr 23, 2019
Series CMar 20, 2018
Series B
May 18, 2017

Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Shoaib Makani

Co-founder And CEO

Founding Team

Chirag Shah

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Dan Short

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Team

Motive Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Motive investors
InvestorRounds
Neo VenturesSeries F
AllianceBernsteinSeries F Extention
Bosch VenturesSeries E
Greenoaks Capital PartnersSeed, Series F, Series E
GVSeries D, Seed, Series F, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series E
Bernstein ResearchSeries F Extention
Scale Venture PartnersSeries D, Series F, Series C, Series E, Series B

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  • May 26, 2026

    Vision 26 Innovation Summit scheduled for May 26-28, 2026.

  • Apr 25, 2026

    Added Forum Events Ltd, an event management SMB, as a customer.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Employee Range5,955
Year Founded2013
Last FundingJul 30, 2025

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