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Founded in September 2021 and headquartered in Berlin, AUTOVIO was started by Tom Kedor (CEO), Philipp Goebel, Amir Hadi (CTO), and Carsten Eckmiller. The company positions itself as the "operating system for driving schools," running two consumer- and instructor-facing apps that let learners book lessons, study for theory exams, and pay via smartphone, while instructors get automated invoicing, scheduling, and administrative workflows.
AUTOVIO also supports new driving instructors in launching their own schools through its partner model – investors see this as a foundation for a broader "early mobility" platform.
“Gilion sticks out in two ways: their entrepreneurial thinking and their depth in details. Many just look for reasons to say no, but Gilion looked at our business as an entrepreneur - to see if this is something that can really work. That really resonated with me.”
Tom Kedor
CEO and Co-Founder of Autovio