Owlcam
Owlcam was a company that developed smart dashcams designed to provide security and monitoring for vehicles. Their product, the Owl Car Cam, was always on and connected, enabling car owners to capture incidents such as crashes, dents, stops, break-ins, and other notable events around their vehicles. The company ceased operations on May 30, 2025, but continued to offer customer support through June 30, 2025. Owlcam's business model was based on selling their dashcam products and providing related services during its operational period. The company was headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and was founded by Andrew Hodge and Nathan Ackerman on December 29, 2016.
Owlcam
Owlcam was a company that developed smart dashcams designed to provide security and monitoring for vehicles. Their product, the Owl Car Cam, was always on and connected, enabling car owners to capture incidents such as crashes, dents, stops, break-ins, and other notable events around their vehicles. The company ceased operations on May 30, 2025, but continued to offer customer support through June 30, 2025. Owlcam's business model was based on selling their dashcam products and providing related services during its operational period. The company was headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and was founded by Andrew Hodge and Nathan Ackerman on December 29, 2016.
TL;DR
What: Maker of LTE-connected in-car security dashcams (Owl Car Cam)
Founded: December 29, 2016
Status: Ceased operations on May 30, 2025
Headquarters: Palo Alto, California
Total funding: USD 28,000,000
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Vehicle security and monitoring
Founded
2016
Industry
Automotive hardware / Consumer electronics
Funding Track Record
USD 10,000,000
Round reported in August 2018; reporting indicates this brought total funding to USD 28,000,000.
Investor Signal
“Defy Partners listed as an investor; Canvas Ventures led an August 2018 round”