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Funding and backers

Total raised
$2.2M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$320k
Venture round · May 2025 · 16 mo ago
Team
1-10
employees, estimated range
Backers
2
Amplify LA, Invest Nebraska
The money's age
Due for its next round
16 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
May 15, 2025 Raised a round Venture round $320k · SEC Form D Jan 17, 2024 Raised a round Venture round $775k · SEC Form D May 24, 2022 Raised a round Venture round $1.1M · SEC Form D 2022 Founded
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Funding rounds
RoundDateAmountInvestorsSource
Venture round May 2025 $320k — SEC Form D
Venture round Jan 2024 $775k — SEC Form D
Venture round May 2022 $1.1M — SEC Form D
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
Legal entity Fleet Defender, inc. SEC Form D
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Terry ReinertExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Overview

Fleet Defender solves safety challenges for fleets with in cab coaching and cybersecurity monitoring for fleet vehicles.

News

Blog 2 months ago
Kamel Ghali: Hack the Fleet - Inside DEF CON's Car Hacking Village
Kamel Ghali knows exactly how easy it is to steal a car, and it's rarely the movie-style hack you'd expect. As Vice President of International Operations for the DEF CON Car Hacking Village, and a veteran automotive cybersecurity researcher, penetration t
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Blog 3 months ago
Build It Backwards - Aaron Cerrone, Entrepreneur & Former Stratcom Chief of Ops.
Aaron Cerrone spent 28 years in the military, retiring as chief of operations at U.S. Strategic Command, the organization responsible for America's nuclear deterrent. Along the way he became an entrepreneur, a business owner, and an instructor at the Univ
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Blog 3 months ago
From CDL to CIO - Daragh Mahon, CIO of Werner Enterprises
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Blog 5 months ago
Why a Former Air Force Nuke Hunter Just Got Accepted Into the Werner Accelerator
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Podcast 5 months ago
Kill Chain Podcast: AI Is as Bad as It's Ever Going to Be
Danny Lilley joins the Kill Chain podcast to talk about his journey from managing hundreds of people at enterprise giants like Swift Transportation and Werner, to building lean and fast at HOPTEK, a startup using AI to transform freight procurement. Danny
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People

Terry Reinert
Executive Officer, Director
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Omaha United States
HQ
+1 (402) [email protected] O St, Omaha, NE 68137
1-10 est. staff
11132 O St, Omaha, NE 68137
company site

Financials

Total raised
$2.2M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
3
Funding rounds
Round Announced Amount
Venture - Series Unknown 2025 $320k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2024 $775k Details
Venture - Series Unknown 2022 $1.1M Details