Koyorad

What Koyorad does

Koyorad is a privately held U.S. manufacturer specializing in thermal-management components for the automotive industry, with a product focus on radiators, condensers, and cooling systems. Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Irvine, California, the company operates with a workforce of 11-50 employees, indicating a small specialty manufacturer rather than a high-volume tier-1 supplier. The firm's product scope places it within the automotive aftermarket and OEM thermal-management value chain, where it competes with both larger Tier-1 cooling-system suppliers and other niche specialists.

The business model follows a conventional B2B specialty-manufacturing pattern: design, production, and distribution of cooling components to automotive customers, though the source data does not specify whether sales are weighted toward OEM contracts, aftermarket distributors, or performance/aftermarket retail channels. No pricing model, gtm motion, distribution channel, or customer-segment information is disclosed in the available source material, which is a meaningful diligence gap.

Notably, the company's own website (koyorad.com) returned only a verification/loading page at the time of data collection, providing no product catalog, no company history narrative, no investor or press disclosures, and no certifications. As a result, product specifications, manufacturing capacity, geographic footprint, ownership structure, management team, and any AI/technology capabilities cannot be substantiated from primary sources. This thinness of first-party digital footprint is itself a signal — either of a small operation that does not prioritize digital marketing, or of incomplete public disclosure — and warrants direct outreach in any investment evaluation.

Name

Koyorad

Website

https://koyorad.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Koyorad is a U.S.-based, privately held manufacturer founded in 1956 that produces radiators, condensers, and cooling systems for the automotive industry, operating from Irvine, California with 11-50 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Thermal Management Components

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334), Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Chillers & Cooling Plant Equipment (IMAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Automotive radiators
• Cooling systems
• Condenser manufacturing
• Heat exchangers
• Automotive thermal management

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Core offering

Koyorad is a manufacturing company that produces radiators, condensers, and cooling systems for the automotive industry. Its core activity is the fabrication of thermal management components used in passenger and commercial vehicles, sold through business channels rather than direct-to-consumer retail. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, California, and has operated since 1956.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automotive Radiators Radiators manufactured for use in automotive cooling systems, serving vehicle manufacturers and the automotive aftermarket.
• Automotive Condensers Condensers manufactured for automotive applications as part of vehicle air-conditioning and cooling systems.
• Automotive Cooling Systems Broader cooling system products and assemblies for the automotive industry, building on radiator and condenser manufacturing capability.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Direct peers

• CSF Radiators: CSF designs and manufactures high-performance radiators, condensers, and cooling components primarily for the European and import performance-car aftermarket, making it the closest direct competitor to Koyorad in the same product category, channels, and customer base.
• Mishimoto: Mishimoto is a leading performance cooling brand offering aluminum radiators, intercoolers, and oil coolers targeted at enthusiast and motorsport customers - directly comparable to Koyorad in product line, customer segment, and DTC/marketplace distribution strategy.
• Flex-a-lite: Flex-a-lite manufactures performance cooling fans, radiators, and oil coolers for automotive and truck applications, serving aftermarket installers and enthusiasts in a similar niche to Koyorad.
• K&N Engineering: K&N is a prominent performance aftermarket brand with an expanding cooling product line (radiators, charge-air coolers) sold through the same enthusiast channels and retail partners as Koyorad.
• Be Cool Radiators: Be Cool manufactures aluminum performance radiators and cooling systems for muscle cars, classics, and pro-touring builds, serving the same hot-rod and import enthusiast customer segments as Koyorad.
• Griffin Radiators: Griffin specializes in custom and universal aluminum radiators for racing and street-performance vehicles, directly comparable in build quality, custom-fit capability, and target enthusiast customers.
• Champion Cooling Systems: Champion produces aluminum radiators and cooling packages for classic American cars, hot rods, and muscle cars - a direct competitor targeting the same installer and enthusiast customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Modine Manufacturing: Modine is a large established thermal-management manufacturer serving automotive, commercial-vehicle, and industrial markets with radiators and heat exchangers - a broad incumbent whose automotive cooling line competes with Koyorad at the OEM and aftermarket levels.
• Valeo: Valeo is a global Tier-1 supplier of automotive thermal systems (radiators, condensers, HVAC modules) to OEMs worldwide - a broad incumbent whose thermal-products portfolio overlaps materially with Koyorad's core technology.
• Denso: Denso is a major Japanese Tier-1 automotive supplier of radiators, condensers, and HVAC systems - particularly comparable given Koyorad's Japanese roots and import-car customer focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/koyorad_jp
• Facebookfacebook.com/koyoradcoolingsystems
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/koyorad

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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