Gatik
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About
Gatik is a Mountain View, California-based autonomous trucking company focused on the middle-mile — short-haul B2B freight between distribution centers and retail outlets — for Fortune 50 retail, grocery, and CPG customers 124. The company was co-founded in 2017 by CEO Gautam Narang, CTO Arjun Narang, and Chief Engineer Apeksha Kumavat 14. Gatik operates driverless 26- and 30-foot trucks across Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, and Ontario, Canada, with more than 85,000 fully driverless orders completed and 99% on-time delivery 145. The company has more than $600M in contracted revenue and plans to expand its driverless fleet past 100 trucks by the end of 2026 145.
A multiyear commercial agreement with PepsiCo — signed roughly two months before the Series D closed — put 41 driverless Gatik box trucks into service delivering Frito-Lay products (including Cheetos and Doritos) across Dallas-Fort Worth, Phoenix, and northwest Arkansas 2. Gatik has raised approximately $500M in total since exiting stealth in 2019 2.
Funding History
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Co-investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-25 | Series D | $200M | Qatar Investment Authority, Koch Disruptive Technologies | Millennium Management, ARK Invest, Intact Private Capital, Arca Continental 123456 |
What Investors Say
“Autonomous freight is reaching an inflection point as AI and robotics converge to transform the transportation ecosystem.” — Cathie Wood, Founder, CEO and CIO of ARK Invest, on the Series D announcement, August 25, 2026 5
“Gatik has demonstrated a practical approach to that transition, and we look forward to supporting the company’s continued growth.” — Byron Knight, President of Koch Disruptive Technologies, on the Series D announcement, August 25, 2026 1
“Autonomous freight is transforming the global logistics sector by making it more efficient and reliable.” — Abdullah Al Kuwari, Director of Industrial Investments at Qatar Investment Authority, on the Series D announcement, August 2026 6
What Founders Say
“These are all long-term investors. All the scale-up plans that we have and the growth that we have in mind for the next few years — these are the kind of financial partners that can help us.” — Gautam Narang, CEO and Co-Founder of Gatik, to TechCrunch on selecting the Series D syndicate, August 25, 2026 2
“This round gives us the capital to scale with speed and discipline, serve the world’s largest companies, and define the future of autonomous freight.” — Gautam Narang, CEO and Co-Founder of Gatik, on the Series D announcement, August 25, 2026 1
Sources
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Gatik press release via Yahoo Finance, “Gatik Raises $200 Million; Series D Led by QIA and KDT as Demand for Driverless Commercial Freight Accelerates,” August 25, 2026, accessed September 2026. https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/gatik-raises-200-million-series-130000023.html↩↩↩↩↩↩↩
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TechCrunch, “Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal,” August 25, 2026, accessed September 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/self-driving-truck-startup-gatik-raises-200m-following-pepsico-deal/↩↩↩↩↩
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Bloomberg, “Gatik AI Raises $200 Million in Its Largest Funding Series,” August 25, 2026, accessed August 2026. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-25/gatik-ai-raises-200-million-in-its-largest-funding-series↩
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Gatik company newsroom, “Gatik Raises $200 Million; Series D Led by QIA and KDT as Demand for Driverless Commercial Freight Accelerates,” August 25, 2026, accessed September 2026. https://archive.gatik.ai/news/coverage/gatik-raises-200-million-series-d-led-by-qia-and-kdt-as-demand-for-driverless-commercial-freight-accelerates/↩↩↩↩↩
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SiliconANGLE, “Gatik raises $200M to grow driverless fleet past 100 trucks this year,” August 25, 2026, accessed September 2026. https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/25/gatik-raises-200m-to-grow-driverless-fleet-past-100-trucks-this-year/↩↩↩↩
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Gulf Times, “QIA leads USD 200 million series D funding round for US company Gatik,” August 26, 2026, accessed September 2026. https://www.gulf-times.com/article/731869/business/qia-leads-usd-200-million-series-d-funding-round-for-us-company-gatik↩↩