Company

Phantom Auto

Phantom Auto was a San Francisco-based teleoperation platform for remote driving, founded by Shai Magzimof, Elliot Katz, and Ohad Dvir.

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HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA
Status: private

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Phantom Auto: $25.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.

Funding

$25.0M

Overview

Phantom Auto was a San Francisco-based teleoperation platform for remote driving, founded by Shai Magzimof, Elliot Katz, and Ohad Dvir. Raised $95M total. Shut down in March 2024 after a funding round fell through.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Data & sources

News coverage

Web sources

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Founders (1)

Shai Magzimofcofounderfounded 2017-01-01no longer at company

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Former / Previously (1)

Shai Magzimof Founder & CEOsecondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Phantom Auto.

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Recent coverage

Phantom Auto in third-party press

Remote driving startup Phantom Auto is shutting down

Mar 12, 2024

Financial state

Total funding: $25.0M
Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: early
Counterparty risk class: unknown

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Funding rounds (1)

Series B2023-05-25
$25M

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Timeline

Every recorded move in Phantom Auto’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.

Funding roundSeries B funding round
2023-05-25
Series B raising $25000000

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Sources (2)

Common questions

What is Phantom Auto?

What does Phantom Auto make?

Phantom Auto has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Phantom Auto builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

Is Phantom Auto publicly traded?

No. Phantom Auto is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

Who is the CEO of Phantom Auto?

Shai Magzimof is the founder of Phantom Auto, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Phantom Auto?

Phantom Auto is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today. It has raised $25M in disclosed funding.

Where is Phantom Auto headquartered?

Phantom Auto is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA.

How much funding has Phantom Auto raised?

Phantom Auto has raised approximately $25M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Phantom Auto?

Phantom Auto is privately held and venture-backed ($25M raised); ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Is Phantom Auto a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Phantom Auto ranks in roughly the top 33% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Phantom Auto safe?

Phantom Auto has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Sources by quality tier

1: secondary-industry-publication; Industry publication
1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.