Oxa
Oxa develops autonomous vehicle technology for industrial applications like ports, airports, and manufacturing facilities. The company has raised $332M and employs 362 people.
The growth story
Oxa grew from 336 to 362 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $332M along the way, most recently a Series D in March 2026.
About
Oxa sells software that automates repetitive driving tasks in industrial settings, such as towing goods or monitoring assets. Its customers use the technology to address labor shortages and reduce operational costs.
The company has raised $332M, most recently in a Series D round in 2026. Its engineering team makes up nearly half of its 362 employees, suggesting a strong technical focus.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Oxa's largest function, with 172 employees. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, indicating moderate employee turnover.
The Oxa org chart
Paul Newman (Founder) leads 56 mapped leaders with 2 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 195 (-22% YoY), Information Technology 31 (-30% YoY), Operations 24 (-41% YoY), Business Development 14 (-12% YoY), Administrative 11 (+22% YoY), Accounting 10 (-9% YoY).
Talent flow
Oxa recruits heavily from the University of Oxford, which accounts for 14 of its hires. Alumni frequently move to other autonomous vehicle companies, with Wayve being the top destination.
Most common previous employers of Oxa staff: University of Oxford (14), StreetDrone (12), JLR (10), Dyson (8), University of Toronto (6), Amazon (5). Former Oxa employees most often moved to Wayve (13), Delta.g (4), Torc Robotics (4), Lola Cars (3), OXTS (3), AeroVect (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Oxa mafia
Oxa alumni have founded 10 companies, including Delta.g, which employs 22 people, and Human Matters, which has 3 staff.
10Shelley Vaisey, was Global Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Director at Oxa until 2023Mike Potts, was Director, Industrial Logistics until 2026Pawel Klim, was Autonomous Vehicle Test Technician until 2020
Davide Di Peppe, was Machine Learning Engineer until 2020
Stefan Ionascu, was Software Engineer until 2022
Callum Rhys Tilbury, was Senior Research Engineer until 2025
Todd Gibbs, was Head of Simulation Development until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 67% direct, 12% search, 3% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Oxa: Python (Programming Language) (151), C++ (126), MATLAB (114), Linux (76), Project Management (74), Research Skills (71), Leadership (71), Microsoft Office (68).
Where the team actually sits
Oxa people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (111), Greater Oxford Area (47), United Kingdom (33), Ontario, Canada (13). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Oxa attracts about 318 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 14 ranking keywords and lost 19 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.80 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Oxa has 362 employees as of September 2026.
Oxa has raised $332M in total, most recently a Series D round in March 2026.
Oxa was founded in 2014 by Paul Newman.
Paul Newman (Founder) sits at the top of Oxa's reporting structure, with 2 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Oxa staff are University of Oxford (14 people), StreetDrone (12 people), JLR (10 people).
Former Oxa employees most often move to Wayve (13), Delta.g (4), Torc Robotics (4).
At least 10 companies have a founder who previously worked at Oxa, including Delta.g, Human Matters, Evince.
Oxa attracts about 318 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Oxa staff are Python (Programming Language), C++, MATLAB, Linux, Project Management.
Oxa staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (111), Greater Oxford Area (47), United Kingdom (33).
Oxa has about 195 people in Engineering, down 22% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Oxa has about 31 people in Information Technology, down 30% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 245 current and 231 former Oxa profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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