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Investments (USD)
Transactions
Recent transactions in the domain of autonomous vehicles
| Company | Country | Funding round | Date | |
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VATN Systems Inc Defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles that can be deployed at scale for the US military and allies. |
United States | Series A USD 60,000,000 (USD 60,000,000) |
10 Dec 2025 |
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VATN Systems Inc Defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles that can be deployed at scale for the US military and allies. |
United States | Seed USD 13,000,000 (USD 13,000,000) |
12 Nov 2024 |
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Third Wave Automation Maker of autonomous forklifts. |
United States | Series C USD 27,000,000 (USD 27,000,000) |
30 Oct 2024 |
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WeRide Chinese autonomous vehicle developer. |
China | N/A USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) |
23 Dec 2020 |
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Applied Intuition Autonomous vehicle simulation. |
United States | Series B USD 40,000,000 (USD 40,000,000) |
12 Sep 2019 |
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Applied Intuition Autonomous vehicle simulation. |
United States | Series A USD 11,500,000 (USD 11,500,000) |
12 Sep 2018 |
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Saildrone Inc Autonomous seafaring drones. |
United States | Series B USD 60,000,000 (USD 60,000,000) |
27 Nov 2017 |
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Saildrone Inc Autonomous seafaring drones. |
United States | Series A USD 12,000,000 (USD 12,000,000) |
9 Jan 2017 |
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Saildrone Inc Autonomous seafaring drones. |
United States | Series A USD 14,000,000 (USD 14,000,000) |
5 Sep 2016 |
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Saildrone Inc Autonomous seafaring drones. |
United States | Seed USD 2,500,000 (USD 2,500,000) |
31 Dec 2015 |
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Crow Industries Inc Manufacturing advanced composite materials and engineering solutions primarily for aerospace, automotive, and industrial sectors. |
United States | N/A |
Companies
Best funded companies in autonomous vehicles
Defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles that can be deployed at scale for the US military and allies.
Manufacturing advanced composite materials and engineering solutions primarily for aerospace, automotive, and industrial sectors.
Investors
Top investors in the domain of autonomous vehicles
| Investor | Profile | Country | Investments | |
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Lux Capital Management LLC | Research-driven investment firm focused on founding, seed and early stage investments in the physical and life sciences | United States | 5 |
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Social Capital | United States | 3 | |
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Capricorn Investment Group LLC | The investment arm of Jeff Skoll | United States | 3 |
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Floodgate Fund LP | Early stage venture capital firm. | United States | 2 |
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Bradley Horowitz | 2 | ||
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Tribe Capital | Investment firm focused on using product and data science to engineer N-of-1 products, companies and investments. | United States | 2 |
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | 1 |
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Qualcomm Ventures | The corporate venturing arm of Qualcomm. | United States | 1 |
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Centre Street Partners | Early-stage venture capital firm focusing on consumer sector and technology investments. | United States | 1 |
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M12 | The corporate venturing arm of Microsoft. | 1 | |
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Lockheed Martin Ventures | The venture capital arm of Lockheed Martin Corporation. | United States | 1 |
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Blue Collective LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | 1 |
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Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co Ltd | China | 1 | |
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In-Q-Tel Inc | Non-profit venture capital firm, sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that invests agency funds in promising early stage companies | United States | 1 |
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Sozo Ventures | 1 | ||
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BVVC Management LLC | 1 | ||
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Woven Capital | Toyota's growth fund. | 1 | |
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SAIC Venture Capital Corp | Corporate venture capital firm focusing on early and growth-stage investments in cutting-edge transportation and technology sectors. | United States | 1 |
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Horizons Ventures | Venture capital firm owned by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing | Hong Kong SAR China | 1 |
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Human Capital | United States | 1 | |
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Norwest Venture Partners | Venture capital firm. | United States | 1 |
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Fortitude Ventures | Venture capital firm focusing on early-stage technology startups. | United States | 1 |
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Andreessen Horowitz | Venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz | United States | 1 |
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Exor Seeds | 1 | ||
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La Famiglia GmbH | Germany | 1 | |
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DYNE Asset Management | Alternative asset management firm focusing on national security technology and supply chain resilience investments. | United States | 1 |
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The Veteran Fund | Early-stage venture capital firm focusing on investing in military veteran-led and dual-use technology startups. | United States | 1 |
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Zeno Ventures LLC | United States | 1 | |
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The Schmidt Family Foundation | 1 | ||
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RTX Ventures | The venture capital arm of Raytheon Technologies, focusing on innovative startups that are transforming the aerospace and defense industries. | United States | 1 |
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NJF Capital | 1 | ||
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Decisive Point Group LLC | Venture advisory and investment firm focused on technology for government, public safety, and defense. | United States | 1 |
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Haystack ​Management Co LLC | Institutional venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments. | United States | 1 |
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Amino Capital | United States | 1 | |
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Propeller Ventures | Climate-tech venture fund focused on ocean-climate innovation. | United States | 1 |
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Liquid 2 Ventures | 1 | ||
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Outlander Ventures | 1 | ||
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General Catalyst Group Management LLC | Venture capital firm that makes early-stage and transformational investments. | United States | 1 |
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Innovation Endeavors | Early-stage venture capital firm that invests in mission-driven founders, transformational technologies, and emergent ecosystems. | 1 | |
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Cubit Capital | Investment firm focusing on early-to-growth stage venture-backed businesses. | United States | 1 |
Acquirers
Top acquirers in the domain of autonomous vehicles
| Investor | Profile | Country | Acquisitions | |
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Cruise Automation Inc | Self-driving car company that develops an autopilot system for existing cars. | United States | 1 |