https://layoffcheck.com/companies/phantom-auto Layoff and WARN notices reported for Phantom Auto. en-us https://layoffcheck.com/companies/phantom-auto#2024-03 https://layoffcheck.com/companies/phantom-auto#2024-03-914 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT Phantom Auto, a remote-driving startup based in the SF Bay Area, shut down in March 2024, laying off its entire staff of just over 100 people after seven years in operation. Founder and CEO Shai Magzimof said the closure came down to "market conditions and insufficient funding," noting that a final fundraising round fell through unexpectedly despite coming close to a close. The company had raised $95 million in total, including a $25 million round in 2023, but never reached the scale needed to sustain itself. Magzimof posted on LinkedIn pledging to provide references for departing employees. Phantom Auto had pivoted from autonomous vehicles on public roads to operating remote-controlled forklifts and yard trucks for logistics customers including Maersk and ArcBest, but commercial traction was not enough to offset the funding gap.