Aboard Completes Pre-Series A Funding Bringing Total Raise to $13 Million for Next-Gen Travel Trailer

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May 21, 2026, 14:00 ET

ORANGE, Calif., May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Aboard, a Southern California-based startup redefining modern mobile living, announced today it has closed its Pre-Series A financing round, bringing its total funding to $13 million. Led by Ondine Capital and Llama Ventures, the funding will support Aboard's next phase of growth, including completing product validation of its upcoming extended-range electric travel trailer as it undergoes refinements in preparation for mass production.

Aboard's extended-range electric (EREV) travel trailer is engineered as one integrated system, combing energy, mobility, and living into a single platform.
Aboard's extended-range electric (EREV) travel trailer is engineered as one integrated system, combing energy, mobility, and living into a single platform.
Aboard's extended-range electric (EREV) travel trailer starts at $80,000.
Aboard's extended-range electric (EREV) travel trailer starts at $80,000.
Aboard's extended-range electric (EREV) travel trailer features thoughtfully designed access points for outdoor living.
Aboard's extended-range electric (EREV) travel trailer features thoughtfully designed access points for outdoor living.
Aboard's Sky-to-Earth tailgate with powered rear opening.
Aboard's Sky-to-Earth tailgate with powered rear opening.
Aboard incorporates residential-style interior design in comfortable, compact form.
Aboard incorporates residential-style interior design in comfortable, compact form.
Aboard's extended-range electric (EREV) travel trailer is engineered as one integrated system, combing energy, mobility, and living into a single platform. Aboard's extended-range electric (EREV) travel trailer starts at $80,000. Aboard's extended-range electric (EREV) travel trailer features thoughtfully designed access points for outdoor living. Aboard's Sky-to-Earth tailgate with powered rear opening. Aboard incorporates residential-style interior design in comfortable, compact form.

"Aboard was founded to bring automotive-grade design and engineering to the travel trailer category, so people can travel with the reliability, comfort, and confidence they expect from a modern vehicle without being limited by hookups or complicated RV systems," said Jiangtao Lyu, Founder of Aboard. "With our first travel trailer now in advanced prototype and validation, we're investing in production readiness and bringing Aboard into the outdoor communities where our customers already live, travel and gather."

Aboard's first product is an EREV travel trailer built like a vehicle. Engineered as one integrated system, it combines energy, mobility, and living into a single platform, delivering a quiet electric experience with built-in energy independence, vehicle-level towing and control, automated comfort systems, and automotive-grade manufacturing, like high-precision stamped body and door systems. Aboard's holistic approach creates a travel trailer designed for ease of use, upgrading the experience in a modern, yet familiar package.

Aboard will mark its formal public launch on May 29 at Outside Days in Denver, CO, a two-day outdoor industry conference and three-day festival, where the company will showcase its travel trailer and discuss product configurations, which start at $80,000. Attendees will be able to tour the travel trailer, meet the Aboard team, and learn more about the company's vision for modern mobile living.

About Aboard
Aboard is a Southern California-based company building products for modern mobile living. Built by a team with deep roots in automotive engineering, Aboard brings the precision, integration, and rigor of vehicle design into a new form of living. Starting with a fully integrated travel trailer, Aboard is rethinking how people move, live, and connect—designing systems that make life on the road feel as seamless and considered as life at home. aboardrv.com

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