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Autonomy: Digital EV subscription service providing flexible electric vehicle access, maintenance, and roadside assistance for drivers via app.
Autonomy has raised $109.5M across 4 funding rounds.
Key people at Autonomy.
Autonomy was founded in 2020 by Georg Bauer (Co-Founder and President) and Scott Painter (Founder and CEO).
Autonomy has raised $109.5M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Autonomy is a Santa Monica, California-based company that provides a digital electric vehicle subscription service as an alternative to traditional car buying or leasing. The platform operates a direct-to-consumer model where users pay an upfront activation fee and a flat monthly rate covering the vehicle, maintenance, and roadside assistance. To scale operations, the enterprise raised approximately $120 million in debt and equity funding while announcing a $1.2 billion fleet order for 23,000 electric vehicles. Initially utilizing Tesla as its primary vehicle supplier, the firm later expanded its procurement strategy to include models from seventeen different automakers. The business also established a strategic partnership with AutoNation to facilitate vehicle delivery, activation, and maintenance across physical retail locations. Originally established as NextCar Holding Company, Autonomy was founded in 2020 by Scott Painter and Georg Bauer.
Autonomy Capital is a global macro investment firm founded in 2003 that challenges conventional investment norms by focusing on multi-asset class opportunities worldwide.[1][4] Its mission centers on asking better questions to identify mispriced assets through macroeconomic research, political and social economic analysis, and local insights, with strategies spanning global macro, real estate, and special situations.[1][2][3] The firm targets diverse markets and clients seeking innovative approaches, operating from hubs in London, New York, and New Jersey, and has demonstrated sustained activity with reported revenue around $26.6 million and about 35 employees.[2][5]
While not primarily a startup ecosystem player, Autonomy influences broader markets via its contrarian philosophy, including extensions like Autonomy real estate investments launched in 2006.[3] It competes with firms like Eurizon SLJ Capital in global macro and emerging markets, emphasizing in-house quantitative modeling and unique trend capitalization.[1]
Autonomy Capital traces its roots to 2003, when it was established in New Jersey, United States, as a hedge fund manager specializing in multi-asset investing.[1][6] Conflicting records note a 2002 founding for its London-based entity, Autonomy Capital Research LLP, suggesting early European expansion.[5] The firm was founded by Robert Gibbins, formerly head of emerging markets and global macro proprietary trading, bringing deep expertise in macroeconomic strategies.[6]
Its evolution reflects a shift toward global operations, with offices in London (core hub) and New York, and a 2006 extension into immersive real estate investing leveraging the firm's macro knowledge.[3][4] This progression from U.S. origins to a worldwide presence humanizes its story as a firm built by a trading veteran challenging status quo practices amid evolving global markets.[2]
Autonomy Capital rides the trend of global macro investing amid geopolitical volatility, where political and social shifts create asset mispricings ripe for contrarian plays.[1][4] Timing is favorable in a 2026 landscape of fragmented markets, inflation pressures, and emerging tech-finance intersections, amplified by its quantitative modeling akin to peers like Eurizon SLJ Capital.[1] Market forces like rising sovereign wealth fund demand and hedge fund innovation work in its favor, as it influences the ecosystem by pioneering "status quo-challenging" strategies that spill into real estate and special situations.[2][3]
Though not tech-native, its macro lens indirectly shapes tech-adjacent sectors like fintech and prop trading tools, fostering a broader culture of innovative capital allocation.[6]
Autonomy Capital's contrarian edge positions it for growth in an era of persistent macro uncertainty, potentially expanding real estate and special situations amid 2026's volatile rates and geopolitics.[3] Trends like AI-driven macro forecasting and sustainable asset shifts will shape its path, evolving its influence toward deeper tech integrations in global strategies. As a firm that started by questioning norms, its next chapter likely amplifies worldwide mispricing hunts, reinforcing its role as a quiet market disruptor.[4]
Key people at Autonomy.
Autonomy was founded in 2020 by Georg Bauer (Co-Founder and President) and Scott Painter (Founder and CEO).
Autonomy has raised $109.5M in total across 4 funding rounds.
Autonomy's investors include Finacity Corporation, First Bight Ventures, Greylock, Launchpad Capital, Quiet Capital, Rally Ventures, Staenberg Venture Partners, Garrett Smallwood, 1776, Pareto Holdings, Vine Ventures LP, Ben Kaminski.
Autonomy has raised $109.5M across 4 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $25.0M Other Equity in November 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2025 | $25.0M Other Equity | Finacity Corporation | |
| Aug 11, 2024 | $34.5M Other Equity | ||
| Jul 1, 2021 | $20.0M Seed | First Bight Ventures, Greylock, Launchpad Capital, Quiet Capital, Rally Ventures, Staenberg Venture Partners, Garrett Smallwood | |
| Feb 1, 2021 | $30.0M Seed | 1776, First Bight Ventures, Greylock, Launchpad Capital, Pareto Holdings, Quiet Capital, Rally Ventures, Staenberg Venture Partners, Vine Ventures LP, Ben Kaminski, Gabriel Naouri, Garrett Smallwood, Kathleen Hale, Reid Hoffman |
