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Kinetic Automation Inc.

Santa Ana, CA · Founded 2021
LAST FUNDING
$21.0M
Series B

Funding history

DateRoundAmountInvestorsSource
Series B$21.0M

About Kinetic Automation Inc.

How much funding has Kinetic Automation Inc. raised?

Kinetic Automation Inc. has raised $21.0M in total funding. The most recent round was Series B.

Where is Kinetic Automation Inc. headquartered?

Kinetic Automation Inc. is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.

What problem does Kinetic Automation Inc. solve?

Modern vehicles now carry 30-plus sensors and ADAS technology, making collision repair and calibration far more complex, slow, and hard to scale for repair shops.

What's Kinetic Automation Inc.'s solution?

Kinetic Hubs use robotics, proprietary AI, and specialized expertise to automate digital collision repair and calibration, supported by the Kinetic Vision estimating product and Kinetic ID calibration-identification software.

What makes Kinetic Automation Inc. different?

The site states specific performance comparisons versus other providers: 80+ calibrations per day per location versus 10, a 60-minute end-to-end cycle time versus 24 hours, and 0.5 cm target-placement tolerance versus 5 cm.

What makes Kinetic Automation Inc. notable?

CEO Nikhil Naikal is a two-time founder in the automotive industry — he previously founded Mapper, which was acquired by Velodyne Lidar; Kinetic has raised $31M from Menlo Ventures, Lux Capital and Construct Capital.

Leadership

Nikhil Naikal
Executive Officer, Director
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Shawn Carolan
Director
Rachel Holt
Director
Basak Ozer
Director
Bilal Zuberi
Director
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