Where is Cargo located?

Cargo is headquartered in Portland, United States.

How many employees does Cargo have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Cargo is 8.

Is Cargo a funded company?

Cargo is a funded company, having raised a total of $300K across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round.

When was the latest funding round of Cargo?

Cargo's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Sep 15, 2014, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Connected Vehicles. In United States, the Connected Vehicles sector has seen $272M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Cargo rank among its competitors?

Cargo ranks 20th amongst 60 active competitors, of which 15 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Aeris, which secured an undisclosed amount in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Cargo?

Cargo's top competitors include Sonatus, Aeris and Vector. Among them, Aeris secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Cargo - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Cargo is an IoT platform enabling developers to create automotive focused applications. It provides an OBD device that connects cars to the US-based Intelligent Transportation System, other surrounding cars, and the internet. It also provides cloud infrastructure and a common API, so that third parties can use the data and create their own apps on the platform.

Website: cargo.ai
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Founded Year

2014

Location

Portland, United States

Stage

Deadpooled

Total Funding

$300K in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Sep 15, 2014, $*****

Investors

Right Side Capital Management & 2 more

Ranked

20^th among 60 active competitors

Employee Count

8 as on Apr 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Sonatus & 58 more

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Cargo has raised a total funding of $300K over 2 rounds. Cargo has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cargo:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 15, 2014	4643708	Seed	6623942	7224830	3918177	8363454

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The founders of Cargo are Matt Wallington and Chuck Jewell.

Here are the details of Cargo's key team members:

Matt Wallington: Co-Founder & CEO of Cargo and founder of 3 other companies, Reperio, GridVid and CPUsage.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Chuck Jewell: Co-Founder, CTO of Cargo.

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Cargo's employee count trend

Cargo has 8 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Cargo's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cargo include Sonatus, Aeris and Vector. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cargo, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Sonatus 2018, Sunnyvale (United States), Series B	Developer of software-defined vehicle technologies, including AI-powered diagnostic and data solutions	$110M	TransLink Capital, Foxconn Technology & 14 others	64/100
2nd	Aeris 1992, Santa Clara (United States), Series B	Platform offering IoT solutions including connectivity, security, and device management	$30M	TA Associates, Qualcomm & 8 others	61/100
3rd	Vector 1988, Stuttgart (Germany), Early Stage	Provider of solutions for development, testing, and validation of embedded systems	$735K	Europa	57/100
4th	Banma Network Technology 2015, Shanghai (China), Series B	Connected car platform	$698M	SDIC Innovation, SAIC Motor & 3 others	56/100
5th	Airlinq 2010, San Ramon (United States), Series B	IoT and SaaS-based provider of application development solutions for connected ecosystems	$23.2M	DCM Ventures, Verizon & 6 others	55/100
6th	Warrous 2017, India, Unfunded	Big data analytics platform	-	-	45/100
7th	Bytebeam 2019, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Provider of platform for managing and monitoring connected Internet of Things devices	$3.25M	STRIVE, Together & 17 others	44/100
8th	Uconnect 2011, Auburn Hills (United States), Unfunded	Full-featured connected car platform	-	-	43/100
9th	AGL 2012, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded	Provider of connected car ecosystem	-	-	41/100
10th	Location World 2008, Quito (Ecuador), Funding Raised	Connected car solutions in Latin America	-	-	40/100
20th	Cargo 2014, Portland (United States), Deadpooled	Open connected car platform	$300K	Right Side Capital Management, Highway1 & 1 others	33/100