Arc Boat Company vs Ekho
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Raised $50M Series C (Mar 2026) from a16z, Eclipse, Menlo. Secured $160M tugboat contract with Curtin Maritime for Port of LA. Pivoting to commercial and defense.
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Arc Boat Company began as a premium consumer electric boat manufacturer but pivoted in 2026 to commercial and defense marine electrification — a dramatically larger addressable market. The company raised $50 million in Series C financing in March 2026 from Andreessen Horowitz, Eclipse Ventures, and Menlo Ventures, and simultaneously secured a $160 million contract with Curtin Maritime for eight hybrid-electric tugboats to be deployed at the Port of Los Angeles.
End-to-end vehicle commerce platform automating titling, registration, and compliance for OEM national sales; $17.3M from Activant, JPMorgan Payments, and Winnebago with 20+ OEM customers.
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Ekho is an end-to-end vehicle commerce platform that provides digital sales infrastructure for automotive dealers and OEMs — handling the complete transaction lifecycle for nationwide vehicle sales including digital checkout, financing integration, titling, registration, and compliance management for vehicles sold across state lines. Founded and backed by Y Combinator, Activant Capital, JPMorgan Payments, and Winnebago Industries, Ekho raised $17.3 million total including a $15 million Series A, serving 20+ OEM customers including four publicly traded manufacturers.
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