Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal
$200M. Gatik's largest round yet, backed by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch, after PepsiCo signed on as a customer.
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.
The key facts
9 to knowGatik 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
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Publisher excerpt: The funding, Gatik's largest so far, was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies.