MoneyAugust 25, 2026via TechCrunch Startups
Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
Why it matters
A self-driving truck startup crosses a critical funding threshold with major institutional backing and a Fortune 500 customer contract — signaling investor confidence in autonomous logistics as a near-term deployment category, not speculative moonshot.
Key signals
- Gatik raises $200M Series C, largest funding round to date
- Led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies
- PepsiCo deal signals commercial deployment momentum
- August 2026 funding date
- Autonomous logistics as a deployment category gaining institutional confidence
- Gatik raised $200M Series C
- Deal follows active PepsiCo deployment
- Largest funding round in company history
- Autonomous logistics entering production revenue phase
The hook
$200M. Gatik's largest round yet, backed by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch, after PepsiCo signed on as a customer.
The funding, Gatik's largest so far, was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies.