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Vay

Teledriving service that delivers electric rental cars to urban users via remote human drivers.
Vay operates a fleet of electric rental cars driven remotely by professional teledrivers from operations centers. Launched commercial service in Las Vegas in 2024, the first publicly-available driverless car-delivery service in the US. In November 2025 Grab committed $60M with up to $350M more tied to US milestones, signaling potential ride-hailing integration.
Transportation 📍 Berlin, Germany Founded 2018
Current Valuation
Private
as of 2025-Q4
PRIVATE

IPO Outlookprivate

Is Vay going public?
No. Vay is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Vay's valuation in 2026?
No confirmed valuation is on record for Vay. The roster shows funding and investors where they are public; it does not estimate a mark.
Has Vay filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Vay.
Who are Vay's investors?
Vay's investors include Grab, Atomico, Coatue, Eurazeo, European Investment Bank, Kinnevik.
How much has Vay raised?
Vay has raised $252M in total, most recently a Strategic of $60M in Nov 2025.
Is Vay publicly traded — can you buy Vay stock?
No. Vay is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Vay on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
How to actually get exposure to Vay →
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Company Profile

CEO
Thomas von der Ohe
Founded
2018
HQ
Berlin, Germany
Employees
~150
Total Raised
$252M
Last Round
Strategic — $60M (Nov 2025) · Lead: Grab
IPO Status
private

Fundraising Status

Strategic · $60M · 11 mo ago
privateTotal raised $252M

Latest Funding Round

RoundAmountDateLead InvestorPost-Money
Strategic$60MNov 2025Grab—

Talent Signal

Hiring trend
▶ Hiring steady
-8% vs 2026-08
Open roles
12
via greenhouse
Product-build share
33%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
steady
balanced build + GTM — 33% builders vs 67% go-to-market/G&A — scaling both sides.
Actively hiring with no tracked executive churn.
Open roles by month
Open roles by month13Aug '2612Sep '26
Open roles by function
Open roles by functionSupport3Other3Engineering3Ops & People1Marketing1Security1
■ product-building   ■ go-to-market / G&A
Principal Full-Stack Engineer, Operations & Fleet Platform(Principal) Senior Security EngineerSenior Backend EngineerSenior Software Engineer, Connectivity, C++Field Support Agent (Afternoon Shift - Part Time)Field Support Agent (Night Shift - Part time)
Counted from Vay's live job board as of 2026-09-14; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.

Founders & Key People

Thomas von der OheFabrizio ScelsiBogdan Djukic

Investors

Grab · Atomico · Coatue · Eurazeo · European Investment Bank · Kinnevik

Products

  • Teledriven car-delivery service (Las Vegas)
  • Remote-driving station platform

Competitors

Waymo · Zoox · Halo.Car · Imperium Drive
autonomous drivingtransportationmobilityteledriving
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q4. Refreshed quarterly.