About us
Building the future of mobility
Learn more about Smartcar’s mission, team, and investors.
Our mission
Empowering developers to build the future of mobility
While software has disrupted every other industry for more than a decade, innovation in the mobility space is still surprisingly slow. Today, 80% of cars sold in the U.S. feature built-in internet access, but the software and APIs that would allow apps to communicate with those cars are still fragmented and proprietary to each car brand.
Smartcar is leading the way to open up access to those APIs, powering a new community of innovators in the mobility space. Auto insurance providers use our platform to verify their customers’ mileage and charge lower premiums. Governments implement ways to tax drivers more fairly. Car sharing businesses offer contactless rentals with digital keys. EV charging networks make owning electric vehicles more convenient and affordable. Electric utility providers manage their customers’ EVs to balance the grid and prevent power outages.
By making it easy to connect to their customers’ vehicles, Smartcar allows businesses to focus on what’s important: building the future of mobility.
Meet the team
Laura
Chief Revenue Officer
Melburnian in America. Hat collector, gadget lover, Mario master, latte art hobbyist.
Jim
Chief of Staff
NorCal Native. Marine Vet. Fastest eater you’ve ever met. I used to row boats.
Victor
Director of Customer Success
Jack of all trades, obsessed with customer experience. Would instantly fall to the Dark Side if he could use the Force.
Mathilde
Director of People
Creative assistant to Napa the Yorkie. Avid multitasker. Enjoys mango boba.
George
Director of Marketing
Often sought for slide designs. Occasionally over-caffeinated. Never rushes a bio.
Angie
Director of Experience Engineering
Weekend traveler. Amateur runner. Loves family, food, and good design.
Gurpreet
Director of Platform Engineering
Bhangra aficionado. Guardian of Smartcar’s eslint rules. Limits mouse usage to six clicks per day.
Suraj
Sales Director
Love-Hate Relationship with OrangeTheory. Amateur Spicy Food Enthusiast. Love Hip-Hop & Rock.
Madeline
Sales Director
Winner of best personality in high school. Unofficial LA comic critic. Flexible vegetarian.
Alex
Senior Sales Strategy and Operations Manager
Brit living in America. Loves cooking, running and jazz. Self proclaimed master scone maker!
Paige
Account Executive
Self-proclaimed professional dog trainer. If you can't find me, I'm at the lake. When life happens, coffee helps.
Katarina
Sales Development Representative
LA stereotype undercover in NYC. Future reality tv contestant. Offerings include: debatable book recommendations, decent advice, and lots of baked goods.
Marium
Sales Development Representative
Fitness Fanatic. Fashion Enthusiast. Matcha Lover. Enjoys traveling and trying new food.
Roshan
Senior Product Manager
Big fan of big data and user research. Occasional PC gamer. Hates sand, but wants to have the high ground.
Travis
Customer Success Manager II
Rugby fanatic. Cold Brew junkie. Fried Chicken Sandwich connoisseur.
Skye
Support Engineer
Fanfiction writer extraordinaire. Part-time world traveler. Full-time Star Wars and anime theorist.
Steven
Recruiter
Cat dad. Half raised by the internet. Learning to golf. Hard-wired to electronic music & gadgets.
Michele
Talent Sourcer
Fashion enthusiast. Doodle mom. Passionate about green smoothies and reality TV.
Omid
Senior Product Marketing Manager III
Avid traveler and coffee drinker. Admirer of his dog's lifestyle. Always up for a game of squash.
Amber
Marketing Manager II
Health and fitness enthusiast. Weekend wanderlust. Almond milk latte junkie.
Jessica
Demand Generation Manager II
Bay Area local and sports fanatic. True crime binge-watcher. Aspiring adult.
Winona
Content Marketing Manager
Avid reader of fiction and sociology. Pasta enthusiast. Loves the gym and long runs.
Ashwin
Engineering Manager
Self-proclaimed hot sauce connoisseur. Ardent musician. Perennially in search for problems to solve!
Josh
Infrastructure Engineer
Linux user since before it was cool. Eats Chipotle everyday. Brews his own beer.
Bharath
Senior Software Engineer
Amateur sky diver. Chocolate chip cookie monster. Pokémon Master in training.
Kayleigh
Senior Software Engineer
Açaí bowl enthusiast. Aspires to visit all the national parks. Occasionally swaps laptop for sketchbook and pencil.
Sakshi
Senior Software Engineer
Fitness Junkie with a sweet tooth. Bollywood Enthusiast. Adventure freak but not a hiker.
Aytekin
Senior Software Engineer
Professional dad and husband. Amateur soccer player. Enjoys coffee and beer. Laptop sticker collector. The fastest coffee brewer of the Southwest.
Mantej
Software Engineer
Fails to hit the gym consistently. Addicted to buying games, not playing them. Secretly the Flame Hasira.
Haig
Software Engineer
Lover of lemons and everything sour. On a perpetual journey of building the coolest home desk setup. Lover of kabobs. Taught his dog the word "kabob" means treat, just so they would be on the same page.
Naomi
Associate Software Engineer
Compulsive doodler. When not coding, can be found lifting heavy objects. Fatal flaw: uses light mode.
Thach
Associate Software Engineer
Board game collector. Loves food adventures. Regrets asking for the spiciest level.
Oreo
Chief Puppy Officer
Also known as “Leave it” and “Drop it.” Expert at playing fetch and destroying shoes. Still learning to be the goodest boy.
Holly
The Office Gossip
A little bit dramatic.
Pablo
Chief Disruption Officer
Moves fast and breaks things.
Goose
Junior QA Tester
Aspiring Masters Agility Champion. Life motto: play hard, nap harder.
Rumplestiltskin
Head Snack Sourcer
Loves eating apples and tags. If you can't find him, he's either hanging out under the couch or in the shower.
Flor
Nap Inspector
Breaks the World Record for longest naps... until she hears the treat bag. Will do anything for cheese.
Dexter
Chief of Ah-woo's
Little spoon. 111lbs of goob. Snack monster.
Hunter
Chief Communication Officer
Drama king. Expert Napper. Has a love hate relationship with squirrels.
Mayla
Security
Rescued from Craigslist. Loves her bumble bee stick toy. Will bop you on the head if provoked.
Gambit
In-house Crossfit Instructor
Tug of war professional. Has serious hops. AKA Bubby.
Archie
Chief Fluffy Officer
ESFP. Clumsy. Enjoys eating grass with a side of dirt.
Cassie
Chief SaSS Officer
100% rate of opening drawers at night. Auto-invites herself to all video meetings.
Kiyone
Mentor, Puppy <retired>
Obedience school dropout. Startup office vet. World traveler. Met a dingo, chased a kangaroo.
Java
Greeting Committee
Addicted to long naps and licking. Super-power is his puppy dog eyes. Says hi to anyone, especially in cramped elevators.
Karl
Bark-end Engineer II
Adventurous. Frisbee prodigy. Cuddles to 20 mph in 1.2 seconds
Groot
Data Branch Manager
I. AM. GROOT.
Our investors
Our board members
Bill Krause
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Ron Bernal
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
John Tough
Energize Ventures
