Tier IV: Funding, Investors & Team (Oct 2026)
Tier IV is a federated academic startup embracing research and development of intelligent vehicles. Founded in December 2015, Tier IV has led the development of open-source software for self-driving technology, also known as Autoware, and applied it for the proof of concept of last-mile driverless mobility and logistics. Tier IV aspires to achieve “Democratization of Intelligent Vehicles”, where any individuals and organizations can contribute to a grander vision of future intelligent vehicles, leading to a better society in which all the people receive new spatio-temporal values.
Tier IV has raised $6.2M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $6.2M announced in Jun 2026.
That round is in line with the $6.0M median round size for Artificial Intelligence companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Tier IV Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Jun 2026.
Tier IV Funding Rounds
Tier IV Founders and Leadership Team
No contact details are on record for this team yet.
Tier IV Funding Compared to Other Artificial Intelligence Startups
Tier IV's latest round of $6.2M is in line with the median round in Artificial Intelligence. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Tier IV Funding FAQs
What does Tier IV do?
Tier IV is a federated academic startup embracing research and development of intelligent vehicles. Founded in December 2015, Tier IV has led the development of open-source software for self-driving technology, also known as Autoware, and applied it for the proof of concept of last-mile driverless mobility and logistics. Tier IV aspires to achieve “Democratization of Intelligent Vehicles”, where any individuals and organizations can contribute to a grander vision of future intelligent vehicles, leading to a better society in which all the people receive new spatio-temporal values.
How much funding has Tier IV raised?
Tier IV has raised $6.2M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $6.2M announced in Jun 2026.
When did Tier IV last raise funding?
Tier IV's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $6.2M, announced in Jun 2026.
Who founded Tier IV?
FundedIQ lists Shinpei Kato (Founder) at Tier IV.
Where is Tier IV headquartered?
Tier IV is based in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
How many employees does Tier IV have?
Tier IV is in the 251-500 employee band.
How does Tier IV's funding compare to other Artificial Intelligence startups?
Tier IV's latest round of $6.2M is in line with the $6.0M median round size for Artificial Intelligence companies on FundedIQ across 7,239 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's Tier IV Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Tier IV is left off this page rather than filled in.
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