# Gatik Autonomous Trucking Raises $200M Series D

> Gatik, which runs autonomous trucks for short-haul logistics, has raised a $200 million Series D led by the Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, with ARK Invest and Millennium Management also in. The round brings the company's total funding to roughly $500 million since it was founded in 2019. Unlike the robotaxi companies chasing city driving, Gatik has focused on the middle mile, the repetitive fixed routes between distribution centers and stores, which is a narrower and more predictable problem. That focus has produced real mileage: the company says it has completed around 85,000 driverless deliveries with a 99 percent on-time rate, hauling for customers including Walmart, Kroger, Tyson, and PepsiCo. The raise is meant to fund expansion to more than 100 driverless trucks across Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, and Canada, against what the company describes as $600 million in contracted revenue. In a sector where flashy autonomy demos often outrun paying customers, Gatik's boring, route-bound model is starting to look like one of the more durable bets in the space.

_Section: [AI Funding Tracker](https://www.wortins.com/funding) · Source: TechCrunch · Published Thursday, August 27, 2026_

## Wortins' read

Gatik, which runs autonomous trucks for short-haul logistics, has raised a $200 million Series D led by the Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies, with ARK Invest and Millennium Management also in. The round brings the company's total funding to roughly $500 million since it was founded in 2019. Unlike the robotaxi companies chasing city driving, Gatik has focused on the middle mile, the repetitive fixed routes between distribution centers and stores, which is a narrower and more predictable problem. That focus has produced real mileage: the company says it has completed around 85,000 driverless deliveries with a 99 percent on-time rate, hauling for customers including Walmart, Kroger, Tyson, and PepsiCo. The raise is meant to fund expansion to more than 100 driverless trucks across Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, and Canada, against what the company describes as $600 million in contracted revenue. In a sector where flashy autonomy demos often outrun paying customers, Gatik's boring, route-bound model is starting to look like one of the more durable bets in the space.

## Source

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