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Recent transactions in the domain of autonomous vehicles / self-driving cars
| Company | Country | Funding round | Date | |
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Shield AI Inc Artificial intelligence platform that enables robots to see, reason about, and search the world. |
United States | Series C USD 90,000,000 (USD 90,000,000) |
23 Feb 2021 |
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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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TuSimple Maker of autonomous truck software. |
China | N/A USD 350,000,000 (USD 350,000,000) |
30 Nov 2020 |
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Optimus Ride Inc MIT spinoff company developping self-driving technologies. |
United States | Series B USD 50,000,000 (USD 50,000,000) |
6 Nov 2019 |
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Drive.ai Inc Self-driving technology company. |
Acquisition |
26 Jun 2019 | |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Private Equity USD 500,000,000 (USD 500,000,000) |
26 Apr 2019 |
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Optimus Ride Inc MIT spinoff company developping self-driving technologies. |
United States | Venture USD 2,700,000 (USD 2,700,000) |
8 Apr 2019 |
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Lyft Inc Peer-to-peer transportation platform that connects passengers who need rides with drivers willing to provide rides using their own personal vehicles. |
United States | IPO USD 2,340,000,000 (USD 2,340,000,000) |
29 Mar 2019 |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Debt USD 2,000,000,000 (USD 2,000,000,000) |
18 Oct 2018 |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Private Equity USD 500,000,000 (USD 500,000,000) at USD 71,500,000,000 (USD 71,500,000,000) valuation. |
27 Aug 2018 |
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Lyft Inc Peer-to-peer transportation platform that connects passengers who need rides with drivers willing to provide rides using their own personal vehicles. |
United States | Series I USD 600,000,000 (USD 600,000,000) at USD 15,100,000,000 (USD 15,100,000,000) valuation. |
27 Jun 2018 |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Secondary USD 600,000,000 (USD 600,000,000) at USD 56,000,000 (USD 56,000,000) valuation. |
23 May 2018 |
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Bestmile SA Autonomous vehicle fleet management platform. |
Switzerland | Series A USD 11,000,000 (USD 11,000,000) |
22 Mar 2018 |
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Xiaopeng Motors Manufacturer of electric vehicles. |
China | Series B CNY 2,200,000,000 (USD 348,000,000) |
29 Jan 2018 |
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NVIDIA Corp Software and fabless company which designs graphics processing units (GPUs) and APIs for high-performance computing. |
United States | Secondary |
31 Dec 2017 |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Venture USD 1,300,000,000 (USD 1,300,000,000) at USD 68,800,000,000 (USD 68,800,000,000) valuation. |
28 Dec 2017 |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Secondary USD 7,700,000,000 (USD 7,700,000,000) at USD 40,300,000,000 (USD 40,300,000,000) valuation. |
28 Dec 2017 |
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TuSimple Maker of autonomous truck software. |
China | Series C USD 55,000,000 (USD 55,000,000) |
21 Nov 2017 |
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Optimus Ride Inc MIT spinoff company developping self-driving technologies. |
United States | Series A USD 18,000,000 (USD 18,000,000) |
2 Nov 2017 |
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Optimus Ride Inc MIT spinoff company developping self-driving technologies. |
United States | Seed |
27 Oct 2017 |
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Lyft Inc Peer-to-peer transportation platform that connects passengers who need rides with drivers willing to provide rides using their own personal vehicles. |
United States | N/A USD 1,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000,000) at USD 10,000,000,000 (USD 10,000,000,000) valuation. |
19 Oct 2017 |
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JingChi Inc Self-driving technology company. |
China | Venture USD 52,000,000 (USD 52,000,000) |
26 Sep 2017 |
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TuSimple Maker of autonomous truck software. |
China | Series B |
1 Aug 2017 |
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Momenta Developer of autonomous vehicle software. |
China | Series B USD 46,000,000 (USD 46,000,000) |
26 Jul 2017 |
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Nauto Inc Autonomous vehicle technology company. |
United States | Series B USD 159,000,000 (USD 159,000,000) |
18 Jul 2017 |
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Drive.ai Inc Self-driving technology company. |
Series B USD 50,000,000 (USD 50,000,000) |
27 Jun 2017 | |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Venture |
19 Apr 2017 |
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Shield AI Inc Artificial intelligence platform that enables robots to see, reason about, and search the world. |
United States | Series A USD 10,500,000 (USD 10,500,000) |
3 Apr 2017 |
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Tesla Motors Inc Automotive and energy storage company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric cars, electric vehicle powertrain components and battery products |
United States | Other Listed Equity USD 1,700,000,000 (USD 1,700,000,000) |
28 Mar 2017 |
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Mobileye NV |
Netherlands | Acquisition USD 15,300,000,000 (USD 15,300,000,000) at USD 15,300,000,000 (USD 15,300,000,000) valuation. |
13 Mar 2017 |
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Momenta Developer of autonomous vehicle software. |
China | Series A |
2 Mar 2017 |
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Argo AI Developer of a self-driving system. |
United States | Acquisition USD 1,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000,000) |
1 Feb 2017 |
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NVIDIA Corp Software and fabless company which designs graphics processing units (GPUs) and APIs for high-performance computing. |
United States | Private Equity |
1 Jan 2017 |
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Cruise Automation Inc Self-driving car company that develops an autopilot system for existing cars. |
United States | Acquisition USD 581,000,000 (USD 581,000,000) at USD 581,000,000 (USD 581,000,000) valuation. |
31 Dec 2016 |
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Momenta Developer of autonomous vehicle software. |
China | Series A USD 5,000,000 (USD 5,000,000) |
14 Nov 2016 |
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Optimus Ride Inc MIT spinoff company developping self-driving technologies. |
United States | Seed USD 5,300,000 (USD 5,300,000) |
11 Oct 2016 |
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Ottomotto LLC Developer of self-driving technologies for trucks. |
United States | Acquisition USD 680,000,000 (USD 680,000,000) |
18 Aug 2016 |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Debt USD 1,150,000,000 (USD 1,150,000,000) |
7 Jul 2016 |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Series G USD 3,500,000,000 (USD 3,500,000,000) at USD 59,000,000,000 (USD 59,000,000,000) valuation. |
1 Jun 2016 |
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Commaai Inc |
United States | Venture USD 2,800,000 (USD 2,800,000) |
28 Mar 2016 |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Venture USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) |
12 Feb 2016 |
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Lyft Inc Peer-to-peer transportation platform that connects passengers who need rides with drivers willing to provide rides using their own personal vehicles. |
United States | Series F USD 1,000,000,000 (USD 1,000,000,000) at USD 4,500,000,000 (USD 4,500,000,000) valuation. |
4 Jan 2016 |
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TuSimple Maker of autonomous truck software. |
China | Seed CNY 50,000,000 (USD 7,000,000) |
31 Dec 2015 |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Venture USD 100,000,000 (USD 100,000,000) |
18 Aug 2015 |
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Optimus Ride Inc MIT spinoff company developping self-driving technologies. |
United States | Non-Financial Assistance |
1 Jan 2015 |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Series B |
1 Dec 2011 |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Venture |
14 Feb 2011 |
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Uber Technologies Inc On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. |
United States | Seed |
1 Oct 2010 |
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Baidu Inc Provider of Chinese language search engine online. |
China | N/A |
1 Feb 2010 |
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Tesla Motors Inc Automotive and energy storage company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric cars, electric vehicle powertrain components and battery products |
United States | Debt USD 465,000,000 (USD 465,000,000) |
1 Jun 2009 |
Companies
Best funded companies in autonomous vehicles / self-driving cars
On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests.
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Peer-to-peer transportation platform that connects passengers who need rides with drivers willing to provide rides using their own personal vehicles.
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Developer of self-driving technologies for trucks.
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Self-driving car company that develops an autopilot system for existing cars.
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Maker of autonomous truck software.
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Manufacturer of electric vehicles.
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Chinese autonomous vehicle developer.
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Autonomous vehicle technology company.
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Artificial intelligence platform that enables robots to see, reason about, and search the world.
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MIT spinoff company developping self-driving technologies.
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Software company focused on computing through its various product divisions.
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Self-driving technology company.
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Developer of autonomous vehicle software.
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Autonomous vehicle fleet management platform.
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Software and fabless company which designs graphics processing units (GPUs) and APIs for high-performance computing.
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Automotive and energy storage company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric cars, electric vehicle powertrain components and battery products
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Provider of hardware, software and services to enable self-driving vehicle development, deployment, and operation.
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American multinational Internet and software corporation specialized in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies.
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American multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
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Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer.
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Developer of autonomous truck technology.
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Provider of Chinese language search engine online.
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Autonomous trucks startup.
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American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
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Developer of self-driving vehicles designed exclusively for indoor material transport.
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Investors
Top investors in the domain of autonomous vehicles / self-driving cars
| Investor | Profile | Country | Investments | |
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Compass Technology Partners LP | United States | 4 | |
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Sequoia Capital Operations LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | 4 |
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Elon Musk | United States | 4 | |
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Valor Equity Partners LP | United States | 3 | |
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TheVentureCity Fund | 3 | ||
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FirstMark Capital LLC | Venture capital firm | United States | 3 |
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SoftBank Vision Fund LP | Jersey | 3 | |
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Greycroft Partners LLC | Venture capital partnership formed to invest in promising digital media companies, including both business and consumer-focused ventures | United States | 3 |
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC | Venture capital firm. | United States | 2 |
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Goldman Sachs & Co | Investment bank | United States | 2 |
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JUMP Investors | Early and growth stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California. | United States | 2 |
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G Squared Equity Management LLC | Global growth stage venture capital firm. | United States | 2 |
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Founder Collective | Seed-stage venture capital fund | United States | 2 |
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SINA Corp | China | 2 | |
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JP Morgan & Co | United States | 2 | |
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | Hong Kong SAR China | 2 | |
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Shunwei Capital Partners | 2 | ||
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VantagePoint Capital Partners | Venture capital firm with investments in the cleantech, information technology, and healthcare sectors. | United States | 2 |
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Tencent Holdings Ltd | Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. | China | 2 |
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Altimeter Capital Management LP | Technology focused investment firm. | United States | 2 |
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Blue Lake Capital AG | 2 | ||
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Quiet Capital Management LLC | United States | 2 | |
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Capricorn Holdings LLC | United States | 2 | |
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Emerson Collective | United States | 2 | |
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Jeff Bezos | United States | 2 | |
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Nvidia GPU Ventures | The corporate venturing arm of NVIDIA Corp. | 2 | |
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Bridgescale Partners | United States | 2 | |
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GGV Capital Holdings LLC | Venture capital firm based in the Silicon Valley and China. | United States | 2 |
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Zhiping Capital | 2 | ||
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Google Inc | American multinational Internet and software corporation specialized in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. | United States | 2 |
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Sinovation Ventures | Early stage venture capital firm focusing on Chinese and US technology startups. | United States | 2 |
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Joi Ito | 2 | ||
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Andreessen Horowitz | Venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz | United States | 2 |
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TPG Inc | Private equity firm | United States | 2 |
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Hon Hai Precision Industry Co | Taiwan | 1 | |
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Mitchell Kapor | United States | 1 | |
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Playground Global LLC | United States | 1 | |
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Fidelity Investments | United States | 1 | |
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General Atlantic LLC | Global growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for growth companies | United States | 1 |
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ZhenFund | 1 | ||
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Neoteny Co Ltd | Japan | 1 | |
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Inside Capital LLC | United States | 1 | |
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CSC Upshot Ventures I LP | United States | 1 | |
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General Motors Co | American multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. | United States | 1 |
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NIO Capital | 1 | ||
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UJ Ventures | United States | 1 | |
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Road Ventures SA | Early stage investment vehicle active in the transportation and mobility sector. | 1 | |
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TriplePoint Capital | United States | 1 | |
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ePlanet Capital | United States | 1 | |
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Apoletto Asia | 1 |
Acquirers
Top acquirers in the domain of autonomous vehicles / self-driving cars
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Intel Corp | American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | United States | 1 |
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Apple Inc | Designer and manufacturer of consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. | United States | 1 |
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General Motors Co | American multinational automotive manufacturing corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. | United States | 1 |
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Uber Technologies Inc | On-demand car service that allows everyone to have a private driver experience through iPhone, SMS, and web based requests. | United States | 1 |
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Ford Motor Co | United States | 1 |