At Best Startup California we track over 300,000 Californian startups and over 1,500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 43 Last Mile Transportation companies in California, United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Last Mile Transportation Companies & Startups (California, United States)
Skip Scooters
Skip Scooters operates shared electric scooters for reliable last-mile transportation.
Founder(s): Mike Wadhera, Sanjay Dastoor
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Last Mile Transportation, Public Transportation, Rental, Transportation
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Scoot
Scoot Networks is an electric moped company that offers electric mobility-as-a-service vehicles.
Founder(s): Dan Riegel, Matt Ewing, Michael Keating
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, Electric Vehicle, Fleet Management, Last Mile Transportation, Logistics, Public Transportation, Transportation
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Spin
Spin is a stationless electric scooter company that provides dockless mobility systems.
Founder(s): Derrick Ko, Euwyn Poon, Zaizhuang Cheng
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Last Mile Transportation, Mobile Apps, Transportation
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UVL Robotics
Drone-based & AI logistics solutions
Founder(s): Eugene Grankin
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Drone Management, Drones, Last Mile Transportation, Logistics, Machine Learning, Retail, Warehousing
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URB-E
Containerizing the last-mile.
Founder(s): Mateo Neri, Peter Lee, Sven Etzelsberger
Location: Pasadena, California, United States
Industries: Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicle, Food Delivery, Last Mile Transportation, Same Day Delivery, Transportation
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Swiftmile
Swiftmile is a developer of light electric vehicle (LEV) charging systems.
Founder(s): Colin Roche, John McGraw, Keith Moravick, Leo Vera
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Electric Vehicle, Last Mile Transportation, Solar, Transportation
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Foxtrot Systems
Foxtrot Systems is an automated last-mile fleet management ecosystem focused on empowering the future of the supply chain.
Founder(s): Douglas Coughran, Patrick Coughran
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Delivery, Enterprise Software, Fleet Management, Last Mile Transportation, Logistics, Software, Supply Chain Management
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Robby Technologies
Robby Technologies is building self-driving robots to deliver food and packages autonomously to users’ doorsteps.
Founder(s): Dheera Venkatraman, Rui Li
Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Last Mile Transportation, Logistics, Robotics, Software
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Scooterson
Intelligent electric vehicles of the future.
Founder(s): Deepansh Jain, Flavius Balaj, Mihnea de Vries
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Electric Vehicle, Last Mile Transportation, Sharing Economy, Transportation
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NEXT Future Transportation
Designs, manufactures, and distributes advanced electric vehicles and robotic systems transportation and logistics
Founder(s): Emmanuele Spera, Tommaso Gecchelin
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Vision, Last Mile Transportation, Logistics, Public Transportation, Robotics, Smart Cities, Transportation
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Cartwheel
Cartwheel is the fastest-growing on-demand delivery management software for restaurants and beyond.
Founder(s): Alex Vasilkin, Dan Zamylin, Magdim Metshin
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Delivery, Enterprise Software, Food and Beverage, Last Mile Transportation, Location Based Services, Logistics, Navigation, Same Day Delivery, Software, Transportation
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ACTON
ACTON creates micro mobility package that amplify the power of the human body, reduce traffic, and manages urban fleets efficiently.
Founder(s): Janelle Wang, Peter Treadway
Location: Livermore, California, United States
Industries: Automotive, CleanTech, Last Mile Transportation, Ride Sharing, Transportation
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Senpex
Delivery Platform simplifying the Last Mile Delivery process for businesses via Mobile app, Web portal, AI-based Voice Ordering & Senpex API
Founder(s): Anar Mammadov, Sean Cameron
Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
Industries: Catering, Crowdsourcing, Delivery, Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Internet, Last Mile Transportation, Shipping
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Onfleet
Onfleet is a technology company that develops last-mile delivery management software.
Founder(s): David Vetrano, Khaled Naim, Mikel Cármenes Cavia
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Delivery, Enterprise Software, Food Delivery, Information Technology, Internet, Last Mile Transportation, Navigation, Retail, Same Day Delivery, Software
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TuSimple
TuSimple is a self-driving truck company developing technology that allows them to drive from depot-to-depot without human intervention.
Founder(s): Jianan Hao, Mo Chen, Xiaodi Hou
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Last Mile Transportation, Machine Learning, Transportation
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Auro Robotics
Auro Robotics is the Self-Driving Shuttle for travel within university campuses, corporate parks, and residential communities.
Founder(s): Nalin Gupta, Srinivas Reddy
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, Hardware, Last Mile Transportation, Machine Learning, Robotics, Software, Transportation
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Monday Motorbikes
Monday Motorbikes designs, builds, and sells stylish electric motorbikes for urban transport
Founder(s): Josh Rasmussen, Nathan Jauvtis, Zach Levenberg
Location: Brisbane, California, United States
Industries: Electric Vehicle, Last Mile Transportation, Transportation
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Curri
Curri is a construction materials provider that develops a last-mile delivery app that connects supply stores to customers.
Founder(s): Brian Gonzalez, Matthew Lafferty
Location: Ventura, California, United States
Industries: Building Material, Delivery, Delivery Service, Last Mile Transportation, Logistics
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Last Mile Holdings
Last Mile Holdings is designed to be an alternative mode of transportation for when traveling too far to bike and too close to drive.
Founder(s): Dale Seiden, Donald Ratner
Location: Oxnard, California, United States
Industries: Electric Vehicle, Fleet Management, Last Mile Transportation, Ride Sharing, Transportation
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Sunryde
Sunryde rents and sells electric bikes for delivery or personal use. We provide sustainable transportation solutions for last-mile delivery.
Founder(s): Arkadiy Okhman
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Electric Vehicle, Food Delivery, Last Mile Transportation, Rental, Sustainability, Transportation
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Fieldera
Subscription and last mile solutions for small and big stores
Founder(s): Sathya Seelan
Location: Irvine, California, United States
Industries: Cloud Computing, Food and Beverage, Grocery, Last Mile Transportation
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XTND
Electric micromobility solution for daily commuting
Founder(s): Daniel Grebner, Miro Perina
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Industries: Consumer Electronics, Electric Vehicle, Hardware, Last Mile Transportation, Software
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BoxNearBy
BoxNearby builds secure cloud-based, private lockers to provide package sending & receiving for consumers, small businesses, & local farms.
Founder(s): Jenny Zhang
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Industries: Delivery Service, Internet of Things, Last Mile Transportation, Logistics
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Drover AI
AI-powered IoT module for micromobility fleets
Founder(s): Alex Nesic, Christian Scheder, Jamie Ahmed, Max Scheder-Bieschin
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Last Mile Transportation, Machine Learning
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LuvMart
LuvMart is a consumer goods and food delivery service operating in the Bay Area through 7 dark fulfillment centers as of July 2021.
Founder(s): Toby Morning
Location: Oakland, California, United States
Industries: Last Mile Transportation, Marketplace, Retail, Same Day Delivery
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WeDriveU
WeDriveU is a leader in transportation solutions specializing in corporate, university and hospital shuttles serving 9M U.S. passengers.
Founder(s): Dennis Carlson
Location: Burlingame, California, United States
Industries: Employee Benefits, Facilities Support Services, Last Mile Transportation, Professional Services, Ride Sharing, Sustainability, Transportation
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Raytronics
Raytronics is a electric scooter bike.
Founder(s): Billy Jones, Blank Blank2
Location: Carson, California, United States
Industries: Electric Vehicle, Last Mile Transportation, Transportation
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EZER Inc.
EZER Delivery is a same-day freight matching marketplace that automates local delivery.
Founder(s): Gary Wlassak, Glenn Todd
Location: Pomona, California, United States
Industries: Courier Service, Delivery, Delivery Service, E-Commerce, Last Mile Transportation, Marketplace, Retail Technology, SaaS, Same Day Delivery, Shipping
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Jelp app
Jelp app is a logistics software that helps to track and confirm all the work orders and deliveries.
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Location: Chula Vista, California, United States
Industries: Delivery Service, Enterprise Software, Last Mile Transportation, Logistics, Real Time, Same Day Delivery, Software
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Handle
Handle is an instant convenience store for college students. We deliver snacks, beverages, ice cream and more in 15 minutes or less.
Founder(s): Chase Robbins, Mia McCarthy
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Delivery Service, Last Mile Transportation, Mobile Apps
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EcoReco
An eco-friendly, energy-efficient, compact and intelligent electric scooter, designed for your everyday urban commute.
Founder(s): Jay Sung
Location: Campbell, California, United States
Industries: Electric Vehicle, Last Mile Transportation, Transportation
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Integrity Partners
Modern Mobility Venture Investment Team
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: Cyber Security, Last Mile Transportation, Transportation
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Wire (previously Leef)
Wire is a cleantech mobility and fintech startup making freedom accessible through affordable micromobility subscription.
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Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Industries: CleanTech, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Last Mile Transportation
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Freight Force
Freight Force, an operator of a network of independent carriers serving freight forwarders and other third-party logistics providers.
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Location: Anaheim, California, United States
Industries: Last Mile Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Management
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Trakk
Trakk is a powerful SaaS platform for mobility management and reservations
Founder(s): Alec Summers
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Last Mile Transportation, Public Transportation, SaaS, Software, Transportation, Travel
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Lasso
The “Fedex Ground” of Same Day Delivery.
Founder(s): Anesh Mohan
Location: Fremont, California, United States
Industries: Delivery, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Last Mile Transportation, Retail, Same Day Delivery
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Volata Cycles, Inc.
California-based bike-tech company creating premium commuter bicycles with native digital features and standout Italian design.
Founder(s): Marco Salvioli, Mattia De Santis, Nicolò Riggio
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Electronics, Internet of Things, Last Mile Transportation, Lifestyle, Transportation
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George Kishida Trucking
George Kishida Trucking is a transportation company located in Lodi.
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Location: Lodi, California, United States
Industries: Last Mile Transportation, Public Transportation, Transportation
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LaunchIt
full service public relations firm that focuses solely in trucking and logistics
Founder(s): Susan Fall
Location: San Diego, California, United States
Industries: Information Technology, Last Mile Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transportation
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Lime
Lime helps people move around their cities in an affordable and convenient way while eliminating their carbon footprint.
Founder(s): Adam Zhang, Brad Bao, Caen Contee, Charlie Gao, Kazuma Furuki, Toby Sun
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Last Mile Transportation, Mobile Apps, Ride Sharing, Transportation
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Glow
Glow is an e-scooter company that focuses on expanding transportation options in Worldwide
Founder(s): Adan Baliña
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Electric Vehicle, Last Mile Transportation, Mobile Apps, Public Transportation, Ride Sharing
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United Transportation Moving And Storage
United Transportation Moving And Storage is a transportation company provides long Distance, International, Residential & Commercial Moves.
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Location: Woodland Hills, California, United States
Industries: Last Mile Transportation, Marine Transportation, Transportation
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Bikestation
Bikestation plans, designs and operates secure bike parking and related services to make cyclists’ life easier.
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Location: Long Beach, California, United States
Industries: Last Mile Transportation, Parking, Transportation
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