# Bryan Mistele

> Bryan Mistele is the co-founder, president and CEO of INRIX, a transportation data and analytics company founded in 2004. A former Ford employee and Microsoft executive with degrees from Michigan and Harvard Business School, he helped build INRIX around GPS-based traffic information and later expanded its focus to software for cities and businesses.

- **Role:** Co-founder, President and CEO at INRIX
- **Organizations:** INRIX, Microsoft (former), Ford Motor Company (former), Discovery Institute, ACES Northwest
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and led INRIX from 2004 into a global transportation analytics business., Inducted into the TU-Automotive Hall of Fame in June 2018., Built and managed four Microsoft businesses before founding INRIX.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1995** — Worked at Ford Motor Company before joining Microsoft.
- **1995** — Joined Microsoft; later managed businesses including finance, real estate, mobile services and automotive.
- **2004** — Left Microsoft and co-founded INRIX with Craig Chapman.
- **2005** — INRIX announced $6.1 million in Series A funding, co-led by August Capital and Venrock.
- **2014** — Porsche SE announced a roughly 10% stake in INRIX for approximately $55 million.
- **2015** — INRIX acquired parking information company ParkMe.
- **2018** — Inducted into the TU-Automotive Hall of Fame.
- **2020** — Outlined a greater emphasis on SaaS and INRIX IQ for public agencies and enterprises.
- **2023** — INRIX announced $70 million in financing and launched Mission Control, with planned Compass generative AI integration.
- **2026** — Arity announced an agreement to acquire substantially all INRIX assets on October 16; closing expected in 2026 subject to customary conditions.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and led INRIX from 2004 into a global transportation analytics business.
- Inducted into the TU-Automotive Hall of Fame in June 2018.
- Built and managed four Microsoft businesses before founding INRIX.
- Co-founded ACES Northwest with Tom Alberg.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 16, Arity announced a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of INRIX’s assets. The announcement anticipated closing in 2026 subject to customary closing conditions.
- **2023-11** — Mistele wrote about launching Mission Control with Compass at AWS re:Invent and the goal of querying INRIX’s transportation data using generative AI.
- **2023-08** — INRIX announced $70 million in financing from funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Morgan Stanley Tactical Value.

## Links

- Website: https://bryanmistele.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mistele/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/BryanMi

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Last updated: 2026-10-25