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

Sahas

CEO & Co-Founder

Quintessential early adopter. Perpetual hiker. Smartcar evangelist.

Sanketh

CTO & Co-Founder

Shares equal appreciation for corgis, astrophysics, CRDTs, and vim.

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.

Dan

Director of Partnerships

Dad to 2 boys, 2 dogs, 2 geckos, 4 cars, and a chainsaw. AT thru-hiker. Car guy.

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.

Joel

Director of Product

Venezuelan-American with too many hobbies. Tell your dog I said hi. #GirlDad

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.

Eileen

Senior Accountant II

Life is like accounting, everything must be balanced.

Chris

Enterprise Sales Director

Full-time sports junkie. Part-time gamer. I can make a mean PB&J.

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!

Alex

Senior Revenue Operations Manager

Average skier, jalapeño chip savant, plant mom and advocate of the lazy sunday.

Andy

Senior Enterprise Account Executive

Relationship Builder. Avid Listener. Sports and Coffee Enthusiast.

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.

Travis

Customer Success Manager II

Rugby fanatic. Cold Brew junkie. Fried Chicken Sandwich connoisseur.

Ryan

Customer Success Manager II

Carb consumer. Golden Retriever in human form. Tiny gnomes.

Mallory

Solutions Architect

Crafternoon enthusiast. Bringing order to the chaos I (probably) created. Will keep gifted plants alive.

Craig

Support Engineering Manager

Part-time Dungeon Master. Full time movie fanatic. Free time is mostly spent in a movie theater with a diet coke in one hand and popcorn in the other.

Steve

Support Engineer

Comic book collector. Liverpool FC supporter. Audiophile.

Skye

Support Engineer

Fanfiction writer extraordinaire. Part-time world traveler. Full-time Star Wars and anime theorist.

Liana

Support Engineer

Tabletop and PC gamer. Could eat burritos for every meal. Obsessed with cats.

Jackie

Recruiter

Serial snacker, part-time vegetarian. Powered by iced coffee and Costco samples.

Steven

Recruiter

Cat dad. Half raised by the internet. Learning to golf. Hard-wired to electronic music & gadgets.

Nicole

People Operations Associate

Ice cream connoisseur. Hobby hopper. Artificial plant collector.

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.

Erica

Content Marketing Manager

Cat mother. Bibliophile. Overly verbose.

Robert

Engineering Manager

Weekend chef. Guitar apprentice. Aspiring dire wolf owner.

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.

Allison

Senior Software Engineer

Cup noodle devotee. Ballet nerd. Hates mushrooms.

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.

Jacob

Software Engineer II

Husband and Father. Aspiring carpenter. Textbook overthinker, I think.

Qwen

Software Engineer II

Sneakerhead. Sports fanatic. Ninja of the Hidden Cloud Village. Iykyk.

Nathan

Software Engineer

Linux distro hopper. Travel junkie. Not to be trusted around ice cream.

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.

Tae

Associate Software Engineer

Scared of birds. Average surfer. Meme enjoyer.

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.

Napa the Yorkie

Chief Barketing Officer

Foodie. Attention seeker. Professional Instagrammer.

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.

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. Doubles as a vacuum. 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.

Benji

Backend Barker

Pet Stack: speak, handstand, pray, sit pretty.

Karl

Bark-end Engineer II

Adventurous. Frisbee prodigy. Cuddles to 20 mph in 1.2 seconds.

Groot

Data Branch Manager

I. AM. GROOT.

Henry and Martha

Puppy Partnerships

Proud rescues. Attention seekers. Love belly rubs, treats, car rides, hiking, and movie time.

Tinsel

Cat Information Officer

Will sit in front of monitor to ensure work is getting done. Enjoys sun tanning. Likes ham.

Spooky

Box Inspector

Swallows kibble whole. Tall enough to open closed doors. Has been on a diet for 5 years.

Otis

Chief Frisbee Officer

Always on the hunt for alternative frisbee use cases.

Odie

Solution Bark-itect

Will find all possible ways to be as close as possible. Thinks he's a lap dog.

Igloo

Chief Wellness Officer

Probably napping.

Nashy

Chief Security Officer

A loyal Golden Retriever with a nose for trouble and a heart full of protection.

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Our investors

Andreessen Horowitz
New Enterprise Associates
Energize Ventures

Our board members

Bill Krause

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Ron Bernal

New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

John Tough

Energize Ventures

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