AEye develops AI-powered LiDAR systems for vehicle autonomy, advanced driver assistance systems, and robotic vision applications.
AEye is the creator of iDAR (Intelligent Detection and Ranging), the premier artificial perception platform for vehicle autonomy, ADAS, and robotic vision applications where safety is the priority. iDAR fuses solid-state agile LiDAR, an optional camera, and integrated AI to create a smart, software definable sensor that extracts only the data that matters - enabling fast, accurate perception. AEye has partnered with leading Tier 1s and system integrators to configure and manufacture the sensor at scale to meet the diverse performance and functional requirements of autonomous and partially automated applications.The company is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and backed by world-renowned investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Taiwania Capital, Continental AG, Hella Ventures, LG Electronics, Subaru-SBI, Aisin, Intel Capital and Airbus Ventures.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Aug 18, 2021 | Post-IPO Equity | $225M | 4 | — | — | Detail |
Aug 18, 2021 | IPO | $455M | — | — | — | Detail |
Jan 12, 2021 | Convertable Note | — | 1 | — | — | Detail |
Nov 9, 2020 | Debt Financing | $29.78M | 1 | — | — | Detail |
May 25, 2020 | Funding Round | — | 1 | — | — | Detail |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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BootstrapLabs | Yes | Seed |
GM Ventures | — | Post-IPO Equity |
Hella Ventures | — | Post-IPO Equity |
Intel Capital | — | Post-IPO Equity |
Taiwania Capital Management Corporation | — | Post-IPO Equity |
All Blue Capital | — | Debt Financing |
Vektor Partners | — | Funding Round |
Pegasus Tech Ventures | — | Series Unknown |
Airbus Ventures | — | Series B |
Kleiner Perkins | — | Series B |