VIA Motors

Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States Automotive Acquired

VIA Motors develops and manufactures all-electric commercial work trucks and buses. The company specializes in Class 2-5 electric commercial vehicles including box trucks, walk-in vans, service trucks, step vans, and shuttle buses. VIA operates a flexible VTRUX platform and VDRIVE integrated chassis system with fully integrated battery, motors, and controls.

Acquired

VIA Motors has been acquired

Acquired by Ideanomics Aug 2021 $450M (upfront, $180M earnout)

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2010

Employees

300–400

Total Funding

$485.1M

3 rounds

Latest Valuation

$0.45B

Mar 4, 2022

Funding

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Total raised $485.1M across 3 rounds

Last updated 06-25-2026

DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
Mar 4, 2022 Acquisition TechCrunch $450M $0.45B Ideanomics
Dec 30, 2011 Series B $29.8M Acuity Partners
Mar 18, 2011 Series A TechCrunch $5.3M Carl Berg

Leadership

  • Bob Purcell

    CEO and COO

  • Bob Lutz

    Chairman

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Workhorse Group

    Publicly traded manufacturer of electric commercial vehicles and delivery vans

  • Lightning eMotors

    Developer of commercial electric trucks and fleet charging solutions

  • Envirotech Vehicles

    Manufacturer of electric delivery vehicles and cargo vans

  • Zenith Motors

    Designer and manufacturer of medium to heavy duty electric commercial trucks

  • Utilimaster

    Manufacturer of delivery and utility vehicle bodies with electric conversion programs

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