Yoshi Mobility operates a mobile car-care platform that began with on-demand fuel delivery and now offers preventative maintenance, virtual vehicle inspections and a mobile EV charging service. The company has boots on the ground in 15 states and can provide vehicle services to customers in all 50 states, having completed millions of vehicle services to date. Yoshi has shifted toward commercial customers and counts corporate partnerships with Fortune 100 companies such as Uber and Turo; its virtual inspections can be completed in up to 10 minutes. The company says monthly revenue has increased 10x since its Series B in late 2020. In March it acquired Mobile Auto Concepts Inc. to broaden preventative maintenance, tire care and eco-friendly wash offerings. Yoshi also integrates with GM’s OnStar telematics (covering roughly 34% of cars on the road) and plans to scale its EV charging, maintenance and support products for owners and enterprise fleets. Yoshi offers a subscription service for on-site car maintenance and gas delivery, providing services such as gas, oil changes, and car washes directly to customers while their cars are parked. The company serves both individual consumers and fleets, including rental cars, delivery vehicles, highway patrol cars, and school buses. Yoshi operates in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Austin, Nashville and Atlanta. Led by CEO Nick Alexander, the business focuses on convenience and vehicle uptime through drop‑in maintenance at customers' locations. The company closed a $13.7m Series A and intends to use the funds to further accelerate geographic expansion. No revenue or user metrics were disclosed in the article. Yoshi provides on-demand refueling and other auto services—car washes, oil changes and supplies—through an app and a subscription model. The company charges drivers $20 per month plus the cost of regular or premium gas and any extra services or supplies. It operates refueling services in the San Francisco Bay Area, Atlanta and Nashville and partners with Firestone to offer free tire pressure checks and tire purchase/installation bookings. Yoshi requires at least three Yoshi-member vehicles in the same lot to initiate a refuel and also sells items like windshield wiper blades through its app. The startup has shifted from pure direct-to-consumer delivery to offering on-site services and benefits to employers and fleet operators, with some employers subsidizing memberships. Yoshi plans to use new funding to expand into additional towns and to add more auto-related services to its menu. Yoshi launches a "set it and forget it" mobile fuel-delivery service that schedules refueling at places where users park for long periods and performs other simple services like tire inflation, wiper replacement and car washes. The company engineered its own delivery trucks with a proprietary Fuel Vault system that can access a car’s tank even if the gas flap is locked. Users authorize Yoshi to sense when their vehicle is nearby so the company can optimize routes instead of delivering on-demand. Pricing for consumers is a $15 monthly subscription plus the cost of regular or premium gas and other supplies; Yoshi also establishes ad hoc pricing for fleet clients and has a partnership with Firestone for tire purchases and installations. The startup says it is already profitable and operates beyond the San Francisco Bay Area, including Nashville and Atlanta. Yoshi is engaging local regulators and fire departments on safety and legality, is exploring changing driver classifications (1099 contractors today) and plans to develop technology for EV rapid charging and alternate fuels like hydrogen or biodiesel.

Total raised

$42M

Funding rounds

4

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

Apr 2024