Nexar Raises $53 Million Series D to Expand Car Dashcams

Published Jan 12, 2022 15:59 PM

Israel-based Nexar raised $53 million to help expand its dashcam business into both the international and US fleet markets.

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******** ******* ** **** ** *** Dr. **** **** *** *** ***** Fernandez-Ruiz *** ***** ***** (*.*. *********) dashcams *** ******* *********** ******** ** customers, ********* ******* *** ****** *****.

***** **** *** * ********,***** ****, ***** ***** ********** ****** **** Nexar ******** **** ************* ********, ***** ** ******** ** **** planners *** *********** *** ******* **** conditions.

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**** ********* *****'* ******* ** ** ~$30 ******* ** ****** ***** *** above ********** *** *** ******* ***** of *****'* ******** ** *** *** store *** ******. **** ******* ******** would *** *** ******* *******'* ***-***** valuation ** *** $***-*** ******* *****.

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***** ******* *** ******* ****** **** record *** **** ** ***** ** 4K. *** *******'* ***** ******* *** capable ** ********* ** *** ********'* mobile ******, **** *** ***** ******** through *****'* ******* *** *** ****. Nexar's ******* **** **** ********** ***** and **** ***** ******.

***** **** **** **** *** **** cams ***** "****** ******** ** *******," providing ********* **** ********* ****** *** support ** ******** ***********, ** **** as **** ********* ******:

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******* ********** ***********, ***** ***** ** expand **** *** *********** *******, ********* elements ********* ********** **** * *** alarm. ** ******** ** ****, ***** described *** ****** ******* *****,***** ***(********, ********* ** ***-***** *** *** yet ********* *** ********) ** * "car ******** ******":

***** *** ** ***** ******** * dashcam ** * *** ******** ******, protecting *** *** **** *** ****** is **** ******* *** ****, *** enabling *** ***** ** *** ******* to ***** *** *** ****** **** a ***** ** ***** **** ** fleet ********.

***** *** *** ******* ** *** OEM ********, **** ****** **** ** designs *** ******** ******:

** ****** *** **** *** ******** ourselves *** *** ******** *************.

***** ** *** *** ******** **** on *****'* *******, ********** ***** **** ***, ********** ***** **** ***, *** ********** ***** **** ***, **** **** ** *********** **** California-based ****** *********** **************.

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** ******** ** *** ******* ********, Nexar **** *** * **** *** called***** ****, ***** ***** ********** ****** **** Nexar ******** **** *** ********** ******** (screenshot *****). ********** ** ********* ******** to **** ******** *** *********/************** *********** who ******* **** **********.

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*****, ** ******* **** ***** ** collecting **** ****** **** **** *** US, *** ** *** * ***** opportunity ** ****** *****’* **** ** millions ** ********.

***** ******** *** ********* ********* ** response ** ****'* ********* ***** ***** Data:

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**** ********* ************, ******, ************* *****'* **** *********** ** *** US ******** ******* ******.

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***** **** ****** ** * *** company, **** ***-***** ********* ******* ***** of ************ *******:

*** ******** ******** *** ****** *** consumers ** *********, ** **** ** ride-share *******, **** *******, ********, *** technical ************.

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******** ***** *** *********, *** ***** **** *** ***** staff ***** ** ***. ** *****'* employees ** ********, ******* ** ******* are ***** ** ******, **** ********* remaining ******** **** *** **** *** years:

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**. **** *** **. ********* **** come **** ******** ***********, **** **** having ******* ******* ********* ***** ** collaborating ** ****** *****.

"Leading" ****** ***** ***** ********

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*********,**. **** ***** *** ********* ** his ******** **** ************** *****'* ****** *:

*** ***** **, ** **** ******* to ***** *** ***** ** ****** cameras *** ******** **** **** ******** of ********* ** ******* ****** *** world,and ****** *** ******* ******** ****** ***** ** *** **. [emphasis added]

**** ***** *** ******* ** ************ its "*******" ***** *****, **** *****'* VP ** *********,**** ******, ********** **** *** ***** ** based ** ****** ******** **** ******* *** *****:

** **** *** **** ** ******* sales *** ******** ** ** *** actual ***** ******* ***** **** ************.******** ** **** *** ****. (*** online ***** ****'* ******* ** *** according ** ***** ***********). *** ****** was **** ** **** **** $**+ cameras (***** **** ****) **** *** other *****.

Nexar ******* **** ** ***-****'* ****** ********* ******, ************* ****** ** ****** ***

***** *** ******** ***** ******* ******* on *******, ********* *** ********* *****, "*** ***** ***** ****** * ***** Beam - *** **** & ****," ** **-***** ********** *********** ****:

** *** *****, **** **** ********** several **** ** ******** ****, ***** ********* ***** *** $***.** on *****'* *******. ***** ***** ****, Metz **** **** **** *** ******* is ******* **** *** **-** *** cellular **** *********** ** *** ****'* cellphone *** ********* (*.*., *** ***** dashcam ******** ** *** ****'* ********* and ******* ******** *** ******** *** cloud *******), ****, ** *** ***-**** turns *** **-** ** ***** ********* or ** ******* ******* ** **** with ** ******** **** ********, *** Nexar ******* ** ****** ** ****** to *** *****.

***** ****** **** **** ********** *** been ***** **** *** *******'* *** Nexar *** *******:

**** ******* ** *** *******'* ********—*** new ***** *** ****** *** ****** video ******* ** ***, ******* * cellular **********.

**** **** **** ****** **** ***** cameras ** *** ****** ****** *** end-user *** ***** *** ************* ******* on ***** ********* (*.*., ******* *** or *** ******** ***** *** ************* blocks *** ***-**** **** ********* ***** recordings). ***** **** **** **** ********** the ************ ***** ** ** *** product ******* ******* ********* ******* *******:

** ** *** ********, **'** ******* to ******* **** ****** *** ******* roadmap.

Nexar **** ** *********** **** ** ******** ********, ******* **** *******

*****'* $** ******* ****** * **** in****, * *********** **** *** ******** security *********** ***** *** ******** ********* collectively ***** ** ***** $*.* *******.

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***** *** * *** **** ******* available, *** **** ********** **** * lot ****** **** ****, *** ****'* driving ******* ****** ***** *** **. A *** ** ********* ****** *** made *********** **** **** ******* ***** they ****'* ** ** ** ****.

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***** *** **. **** ***** **** being **** ** ***** *** ***** of ****** *** * ******* **** behind *** *******'* ****** ***** *** dashcam** * ****** ******* **** ****:

***** *** **** **** ***** ** to ******* ****** **** *** ******** of *** ***** ********* ** ******** with * ******** **** ****** **** perfectly **** ***** *****.

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** *** ***** *** ******** **** evolve ** **** **** ***** ** to ******, ***** ** *** ******** to ********* **** ******** ********* **** support ***** **********. **** ****** **** also ** ******* ** ****** ** 2022, ******** ****** ********** *** ******** through *** ******* ** ******** ******* situations, ****** ****, *** **** ***** protection ** * ****** ***, ********** in ***** ***** ***** ** * chance ** *** ***** ** *** car ***** ******.

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**** ********, ***** ****** * ~**% jump ** ***** ****** ***** **** 2021:

** *******, ** *** *** ******* miles ****** ***** ****** ** ** grow *** *******—**'** ********* ** *** million ***** *******, ** **** ** be ** *** ******* ***** ******* in **** ****.

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***** ***** **** **** "****" ** its ***** *** ** *** **, the ******* ***** ** ****** *** sales ** ****** *** **** ** 2022:

*********, **** ** *****’* ***** *** in *** **. *******, **’** ***** selling ** ************* *******, **** *** UK ** ****** *** ****-*******. ** 2022 **********, **’** ****** **** ** international *******, **** ** ***** *** even **** ********* ** ******** **** the **.

*********, *****'* *** ***** ** **** available ** *******.

Comments (8)
U
Undisclosed #1
Jan 12, 2022

*’** ********** ****** ***** ***** ***** dash ****, *** *** ***** **** is *** *****/***** * ***** ** keep ** ** ******* ***********. *** main ****** * ***** ** **** this ****** *** ********* ********** ** recorded ***** ************* *** ******** ***** quality.

**** ********, * *** ** ******* in *** ** *** ****** (***** in-warranty, *** * **** ****** *** oil ******* ******** ** ** *** history). *** **** *** *** ********* to **’* ***** ***** ** **** due ** *** **** **** ** phone *** *** ****** *********. **** I ******* *** ** ******* **** from *** ******, ** ***** **** automatically ******** *** ***** **** *** recorded **** *** ******* *** *** of ** **********, ** ***** **** I ********** **** ******* ******* ** take * *** **** ** ** heavily ******** (************ *****) *******. ******** to ***, * **** *** ***** as ******** **** ** ********** ***********… But *** **** *******, *** ***** dash *** ***** *** **** **** me **** ** ***** **** *****. The **** ****** ******** ******* *******, flagged *** ***** ** ** *****, and **** ** *** ******** ** my ***** ****** ** ******* ** getting ** ** *******, * **** the ***** *** ***** *****. ** to *** ***** * *** ****** other **** *** ******/******, ** ***** brand *** **** *******.

*** *** **** ********* * *****…

***, ****/**/** - ********* ** ***** tech *******, ***** *** ** *** of ******** **** ******** ****** ** their ******** *** **-***** *********. **********, as ******* *** *** ****** *** a ********* ***** ************, * ***** that **** * ***. **** ***’** an ************ *** **** ** *****, and *** ***’* *** **** *** chip ************ ** ****** *** ******** around ** *********** *** ***/**** ***** overlaid ** *** ** *** *****, you **** * *******.

***, * **** * **** ******* with ***** **********. *********** *** *** Nexar’s ***** ******** *****, **** ****** is ****** ******* ********* ** *** local *******. ** **** ** ** is ********* ** * *****, ** is ********* *** ***** ** ********* amount ** ***** ** **** ***** which *** *** ********* ** ***********, then **** **** ***** ******** ** a ******** **-** **********, ** ******* to ***** ***** ***** ********** *********** extracts ***** **** **** ********. *** when *** *** **** ******* ** the ***** ***** **** ***’* **** relevant, **** ***’* **** * **** answer. ***** * ***’* **** ***** from *** ****** ** ** ****** or ** ***** **** ****** ** property ***** ******** ** **** ***** service. **** ** ** ********* ** the ******* *** ****** *******, *** the **** *** * **** ***** it ******** ** ******** **** ** to ****** ** ***** **** ** phone *** ****** * **** ** vehicle ***. * ***’* **** ******** to ****, * **** ***’* **** anyone ** *** ** *** ****** my ********.

** ******, ***** **** **** ****** two *****, * ***’* **** * lot ** *** ****** ** *** about **** *******… * **** ** so ****-******** **** *** ****** *** caveat ** **** ** ********, ************ when ********* **** ******* ** ***** comps ** *** ******, ** ** heads *** ***** ***** *** ******.

****** ***********.

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
Jan 12, 2022

***** ******** *****, ***** ******* ** really **********!

***** ***** *** ***** ** **** on **** *********** ****?

U
Undisclosed #1
Jan 12, 2022

******-** ** ********…

** ****, ******** ****** **** ****** slick *****-******* ********* *******, ******** *** to *** ******** ******* ** *** vehicle ******** *** ******** *****.

********** ****: ** ** *******… *** get * ************ *** ********** **** *** ******* **** *** integrated **** ******** **** *** *******, and ***’** ****** ******* *** ***. Hard *********** ***** *** ****** ** customization ****** ******* ** *******, *** when *** ******** **** *** ******* black ***** **** * **** ****** recording *******-********* ******* *** ****** **** video **** ** ******** ******, ** IS ********, *** ******** ***** ******* down *** *** ****** ** * new ****** ***** ********, * **** there *** ***** ***** ** *** out *** *** *-*** ** ********* that *****— *’** **** ***** *** same ******** ** * *** ****, as **** ** * ***** ******.

UE
Undisclosed End User #3
Jan 12, 2022

**** ** ***** ** *** *** them *** **** ****** ***** ******* of *** ****** **** ***. ** was **** ** *** ******* ****** with * *** ******** **** *** then **** ******* **** ** *** be **** **** ** ***** *** delivery. ** ******* ***** *** ******* email. ********* *** ****** ***** ****** do *** **** *** ******* ********* as ****** ** *** ****** *** at ***** *****.

U
Undisclosed #4
Jan 12, 2022

* **** ****** **** ******** *** settled ** ******** *** * **** time. *** ********** ******* ***** ** quickly. ***** ************ * ***** *** of ******* ******** *******, * ******** to *********.

*'** *** ** ****** **** ********* in ****** ***** ***** ** ***. They're **** ********.

*'** **** ** **** ** *****.

(2)
UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #5
Jan 13, 2022

**** ******* ** *** **? *** come *'** ***** ***** ** ****?

** **** ******* ***** ** ***** direct *********** ******* *** *** ***** into *** *** *****, *'* ** more ******* ***** ***** ******. ** seems **** ** * ******** ****** of *****, *** ********* * ***'* see *** ********** ****** *** ** the **** ***.

***** *** ** * ***** ****** opportunity *** *** ****-**** ********* *******, Lemonade, ** ******* **** **** *** around *** ******** **-******** ****, *******?

** ******* ** **** ******** *** vehicle **** **** ****** ******* ************ into ******** **** **** ** **** they *** *****, *** *** ***** commercial ****** ************ ** ***** ** open-architecture *******-***** ****** (*** **** * regular ** ***) **** ** ******* a ****** ****'* ********* *** ***** addressed *** ******, ****'*, *** ***** fleet's.

U
Undisclosed #1
Jan 13, 2022

***** *****’* ************ **** ************* *** missing *** **** ** ** *** appliance ****. ** *** ***** **** big ***** *** *** **** ** hide… ** *** ***** *** *******, no *** ***** ** ******* *** cost, **’* * *** **** **** the ******** ***** **** ******** *** become *** **** *** ***** **********, we **** ****** **** ****. **** at ***** ********’ ****** *********… ******* the ****, ***, **** *** ****** enormous, ************ *********, *** ****** ***********.

*****’* **** ****** ************* **** ** do * ****** *** ** ****** and *******-** ***** ***** ****** ******** in ***** *** **** ** ** suitable *** ****** ************. ****’* *** thing, ** *** *** * ****** or **** ****** **** * ********** good ***** ** ** *** ******, you ***** ****** * ***** ******* standalone ****** ** * ******* *** get **** **** **. ******* ****** with *****’* ********, ** ***** ****. End-users ****** *****, ***** *******, *** contact ****** *** ** **, *** today’s **** ************* **** ** ***** that **** ************ ******** **** *** black *** **** ** **** ****** and */**, *** **** ** *** surrounded **** ***** **** ************ ****** cameras **** ** *** ** *** above ******* *** ** *** ***** complexity *** ****. **** ***** ***** that *** ******* ** ********* ******* channels ** ***** ** *** ***** is ******* ****** *** *** **** a ***** ***** ***, *** ** aforementioned *****, ********* **** ******** *** do **.

*’* ***** ** *** **, ******** is ***** ** **** **… ** you ***** *** ********* **** * 12VDC ******* ****** **** ********* *********, a ****** *** ** ****** ******* for ***** ********* *** ********* **-******, with *** ******* ** ****** ***** when ** ********* ** ****, *** then *** **** ****** ******-******* ******** to **** ****** **** *****, ****, shock ********* (**** *** **** ******* have **** ** ***** *******), * CCTV ************ ***** **** ****** ** these ** ******* ***** ********, *** you’d ** **** **** * ****** slick & **** ************-***** ****** ********… but ***** ************* **** ****’* ****** attention.

***** **** **** *******… **** ******, nice **. *** **** ****’** *** profile ****** *** ****** ******* ************, police *** ******* ***** *******. *** hard ***** ** ** ** ***** these *** *** ** ****** ******* applications? ******** ** ****** ****… **’* worth **, *** ************* *** *****, from ****** *** *********, ** ***, train, *** ******** ******. *******, *****’* CCTV ******* *** **** ********** ** me-too *******— “*… **** **** * dual-sensor ******.” “******, **** * **** done *** ****, *** **** *** IR.” “******, **** **** **** ** higher ********** *** *** **.” ****.

********. **** *****. *** ****** **** out ** *** ****** *** **’* in.

JH
John Honovich
Jan 13, 2022
IPVM

******** ** ***** ** **** **… if *** ***** *** ********* **** a ***** ******* ****** **** ********* recording

****'* ******* ********* ********* *** ************* since **** **** ** **** **** to ****** ** ****** ** **** to *********** *****, ** ** ********* here.

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