Founded in 2006, Transonic Combustion’s TSCi™ fuel injection systems provide global automotive manufacturers with high efficiency fuel delivery technology for their modern engine platforms. The company is backed by Venrock, Khosla Ventures, Rustic Canyon and Saints Capital. Transonic Combustion is headquartered in Camarillo, California.
2006
| June | Transonic Combustion, Inc. founded |
| July | Series A - $5M |
| August | Initial electromagnetic prototype tested |
| September | First single cylinder engine running |
2007
| January | First test on multiple fuels (Bio-Diesel/Gasoline) |
| July | Series B – $12M |
| December | First 4 cylinder engine running |
2008
| May | Series B1 – $2M |
| June | First piezo actuated injector tested |
| December | Brian Ahlborn (Automotive Executive) Joins Transonic Combustion as President and CEO |
2009
| January | First vehicle test on chassis dyno |
| March | First customer program completed |
| April | 100 mpg achieved on chassis dyno |
| First engine independently tested by a customer (OEM) | |
| May | Series C – $12M |
2010
| March | First engine tested at an independent engineering test lab |
| May | Transonic Combustion welcomes automotive veterans Robert Lutz and Donald Runkle to its Board of Directors |
| June | 64 MPG EPA highway (87 octane gasoline) achieved on a typical sedan |
| September | Wolfgang Bullmer joins Transonic Combustion as President and COO |
| World Economic Forum selects Transonic Combustion as a 2011 Technology Pioneer | |
| October | Wolfgang Bullmer named CEO |
2011
| February | Selected to Showcase Technology at 2011 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit |
| June | Vehicle simulation over NEDC drive cycle demonstrates 28% fuel economy improvement |
| December | Proof of Concept completed demonstrating durability and product performance |
2012
| March | Named a 2012 Energy Innovation Pioneer at their annual conference by CERA |
| April | Published 2 technical papers for SAE 2012 |
| May | Identified and tested a robust ignition strategy over full engine operating range with California Regular Gasoline |
| Second customer program commenced | |
| June | A-Samples designed and tested |
| October | Series D – $32M |
