Ouster

company

About

Ouster builds high-resolution lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and many other applications.

Details

Last Funding Type
Debt Financing
Last Funding Money Raised
$50M
Industries
Autonomous Vehicles,Electronics,Manufacturing,Robotics,Sensor
Founded date
Jan 1, 2015
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
nyse:OUST
Legal Name
Ouster, Inc.

Ouster builds high-resolution lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and many other applications. Using its unique multi-beam flash lidar design, Ouster brings Moore's Law to lidar with an all-semiconductor approach to 3D sensing.

Ouster is a privately held, venture-backed company located in San Francisco, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
8
$582M
Ouster has raised a total of $582M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 20, 2022 from a Debt Financing round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
May 20, 2022 Debt Financing $50M Detail
Mar 12, 2021 Post-IPO Equity $100M 3 Detail
Mar 12, 2021 IPO $300M Detail
Sep 8, 2020 Series B $42M 4 Detail
Mar 25, 2019 Convertable Note $40M Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
1
0
Ouster has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Mar 30, 2016, when Asana raised $50M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Mar 30, 2016 Asana
Series C $50M Collaboration

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
16
Ouster has 16 current employee profiles, including Board member David Blau
Board member
Advisor
Executive
Executive
Executive

Acquisition

Ouster has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Sense Photonics on Oct 5, 2021. They acquired Sense Photonics for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Oct 5, 2021 Sense Photonics
Electronics acquisition Detail
Nov 4, 2022 Velodyne Lidar
3D Technology merge Detail