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Aurora

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About

Aurora is a self-driving vehicle company providing a platform that brings software and data services to operate passenger vehicles.

Highlights

Stock Symbol
nasdaq:AUR
Total Funding Amount
$4.59B
Funding Rounds
8
Investors
21
Investments
1
Acquisition
3

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Equity
Last Funding Money Raised
$1B
Industries
Automotive,Autonomous Vehicles,Electric Vehicle,Software,Transportation
Founded date
Jan 1, 2017
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
nasdaq:AUR
Legal Name
Aurora Innovation, Inc.
Also Known As
Aurora Innovation

Aurora is a self-driving vehicle company providing a platform that brings software and data services to operate passenger vehicles. To move both people and goods, the company develops Aurora Driver, a platform that brings together software, hardware, and data services to operate passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and heavy-duty trucks.

Aurora is backed by Amazon and Sequoia, among others, and partners with industry leaders including Toyota, Uber, Volvo, and Paccar. Aurora tests its vehicles in the Bay Area, Pittsburgh, and Dallas. The company has offices in those areas as well as in Bozeman, MT; Seattle, WA; Louisville, CO; and Wixom, MI.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
8
$4.59B
Aurora has raised a total of $4.59B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 4, 2021 from a Post-IPO Equity round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Nov 4, 2021 Post-IPO Equity $1B 12 — — Detail
Nov 4, 2021 IPO $2.50B — — — Detail
Dec 7, 2020 Corporate Round $400M 1 Uber — Detail
Sep 1, 2019 Secondary Market — 1 — — Detail
Aug 26, 2019 Series B — 1 — — Detail
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Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
1
0
Aurora has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 8, 2021, when Waabi raised $100M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jun 8, 2021 Waabi
Series A $100M Artificial Intelligence —

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
4
21
Aurora is funded by 21 investors. Uber and Sequoia Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Uber — Post-IPO Equity
Sequoia Capital — Post-IPO Equity
Baillie Gifford — Post-IPO Equity
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board — Post-IPO Equity
Fidelity Management and Research Company — Post-IPO Equity
Index Ventures — Post-IPO Equity
PACCAR — Post-IPO Equity
Primecap Management — Post-IPO Equity
Reinvent Capital — Post-IPO Equity
T. Rowe Price — Post-IPO Equity
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Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
39
Aurora has 39 current employee profiles, including Executive Richard Tame
Richard Tame
Executive
Randy Reibel
Executive
William Mouat
Executive
Kartik Trivedi
Employee
Melissa Froelich
Executive
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Acquisition

Aurora has acquired 3 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Blackmore Sensors and Analytics on May 23, 2019. They acquired Blackmore Sensors and Analytics for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
May 23, 2019 Blackmore Sensors and Analytics
3D Printing acquisition — Detail
Dec 7, 2020 Uber Advanced Technologies Group
Automotive acquisition — Detail
Feb 26, 2021 OURS Technology
Autonomous Vehicles acquisition — Detail
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