Verne
Verne is a Robotaxi / AV company founded in 2019 and based in Zagreb, Croatia.
Verne began in 2019 as Project 3 Mobility, a project inside Mate Rimac's Rimac Group in Zagreb, Croatia, and introduced the Verne brand at an unveiling in June 2024. Co-founded by Mate Rimac, CEO Marko Pejković and Chief Design Officer Adriano Mudri, it owns and operates robotaxi fleets and does not develop its own self-driving software. Its Zagreb service opened on April 8, 2026, with Arcfox Alpha T5 vehicles running Pony.ai's seventh-generation system, and riders book and pay through the Verne app and, since August 19, 2026, the Uber app. Verne is also developing a two-seat electric robotaxi with no steering wheel or pedals, built on Mobileye Drive, and had produced and tested 60 verification prototypes by November 2025. It is building a vehicle production facility at VGP Park Zagreb in Lučko, which it says is funded through private investment. Verne raised about €100 million in a Series A round, and Uber invested an undisclosed amount, which Pejković confirmed on October 7, 2026.
Verne gives Uber and Pony.ai a commercial robotaxi operation inside the European Union, with Verne owning the fleet and running operations, fleet management and remote supervision. By September 2026 the Zagreb service covered more than 100 square kilometers and had logged over 200,000 autonomous kilometers. On September 10, 2026, it began fully driverless rides for invited passengers on a 22-kilometer route linking Zagreb Airport with the city. Verne lists Manchester as its next city and is in talks with 11 cities across the EU, UK and Middle East.
At a glance
Total raised
Undisclosed
Headcount
—
Headquarters
Zagreb
Founded
2019
Status
Private
Subsector
Robotaxi / AV
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Total raised
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Rounds tracked
1
Latest stage
Series A
| Date | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2024 | Series A | $106.8M | — | — |
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