Grounded

Raised $5M in a Seed round, announced 18 August 2026.

Round

Grounded closed a seed round and opened a Detroit manufacturing facility to scale vehicle-agnostic van customization.

Amount
$5M
Stage
Seed
Announced
18 August 2026
Investors
Also Capital, The 81 Collection, Animal Capital, Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund, various SpaceX alumni
Use of funds
Open a new 50,000-square-foot Detroit manufacturing facility and scale its modular design business to be vehicle-agnostic for fleet customers.
Checked
Amount and date matched across 2 press sources

Company

Customizes modular electric and combustion vans for commercial fleets

Based in
Detroit, United States
Founded
2022
Sector
Climate & Energy
Website
grounded.com ↗

Founder

  • Sam Shapirofounder and CEO

Sources and links

Sources
Detroit startup Grounded raises $5M to customize electric and gas-powered vans | TechCrunch techcrunch.com
Grounded Raises $5M in Seed Funding - FinSMEs news.google.com
Website
grounded.com ↗
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