GoFar - About the company
GoFar is a seed company based in Sydney (Australia), founded in 2014 by Danny Adams and Ian Davidson. It operates as an OBD and app-based device for vehicle monitoring. GoFar has raised $1.08M in funding from Kickstarter and Right Click Capital. The company has 181 active competitors, including 14 funded and 10 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like PACE Telematics, Automatic and EZ LYNK.
Company Details
OBD and app-based device for vehicle monitoring. Also provides a patented eco-display system that can be attached to the car. The GoFar device measures and monitors all vital stats of the car such as Fuel Purchased, fuel consumed, the cost of energy generation by the engine, and more. and send this data to the registered nearby smartphone via BLE. GoFar also provides a smartphone app for recording and visualizing all vital car stats. Winner of the regional Seedstars World regional event in Sydney.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
Sydney, Australia
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$1.08M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
3rd among 181 active competitors
Employee Count
14 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Legal entities associated with GoFar
GoFar is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
GOFAR PTY LTD CIN: 610842656 , Australia, Active | Feb 17, 2016 | - | - |
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GoFar's funding and investors
GoFar has raised a total funding of $1.08M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 2015. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 18, 2019 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. GoFar has 7 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of GoFar:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 18, 2019 | 9668040 | Seed | 8772660 | 9121257 | 5087072 | 3977085 |
Jun 2015 | 8970633 | Seed | 8859251 | 3352810 | 9083729 |
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GoFar's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of GoFar are Danny Adams and Ian Davidson.
Here are the details of GoFar's key team members:
- Danny Adams: Co-Founder of GoFar.
- Ian Davidson: Co-Founder of GoFar.
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GoFar's employee count trend
GoFar has 14 employees as of Jul 26. Here is GoFar's employee count trend over the years:
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GoFar's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of GoFar include PACE Telematics, Automatic and EZ LYNK. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of GoFar, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | PACE Telematics 2015, Karlsruhe (Germany), Acquired | OBD based smartphone app for vehicle data | - | 60/100 | |
2nd | Automatic 2011, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Web solutions empowering creators and businesses with open-source tools | $24M | 54/100 | |
3rd | OBD and app-based device for vehicle monitoring | $1.08M | 53/100 | ||
4th | EZ LYNK 2014, George Town (Cayman Islands), Unfunded | OBD-based device for vehicle diagnostics | - | - | 53/100 |
5th | Provider of OBD2 scan tool for automotive workshops | - | 50/100 | ||
6th | OBDII based device and apps for diagnostics | - | 49/100 | ||
7th | OBD-based Bluetooth device for car system diagnostics | - | - | 48/100 | |
8th | Provider of a car performance monitoring system using OBD-II technology | $100K | 45/100 | ||
9th | E-Trailer 2015, Delft (Netherlands), Seed | Electric caravans | - | 45/100 | |
10th | BlueDriver 2006, Mount Pearl (Canada), Acquired | App-based platform offering vehicle-diagnostic solutions | - | - | 45/100 |
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GoFar's Investments and acquisitions
GoFar has a total of 1 investment in AAVANTIBio. GoFar has not made any acquisitions as of now.Reports related to GoFar
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Sydney startup GoFar raises $1.3 million for IoT tech that will improve your drivingSmartCompany•Feb 18, 2019•GoFar
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