Tech Company Financing Transactions

AEye Funding Round

Airbus Ventures, Intel Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers participated in a $16 million Series A capital raise for AEye. The round was recorded on 6/14/2017.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/14/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$16,000,000
Round
Series A
Proceeds Purpose
AEye will use its series A funding to commercialize its robotic vision system. The company is currently in early testing with large transportation and heavy industry OEMs, with phased commercial rollouts planned throughout 2017 and 2018.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Transportation
Mailing Address
5700 Stoneridge Dr. 102
Pleasanton, CA 94588
USA
Email Address
Overview
AEye develops advanced vision hardware, software and algorithms that act as the eyes and visual cortex of autonomous vehicles. Since its demonstration of its solid state LiDAR scanner in 2013, AEye has pioneered breakthroughs in intelligent sensing. The company is based in Silicon Valley, and backed by world-renowned investors.
Profile
AEye LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
AEye Company Twitter Account
Company News
AEye News
Facebook
AEye on Facebook
YouTube
AEye on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Lui Dussan
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Chief Financial Officer
Ransom Wuller
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Chief Scientific Officer
Allan Steinhardt
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VP - Bus. Development
James Robnett
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VP - Engineering
Barry Behnken
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VP - Marketing
Stephen Lambright
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VP - Operations
Nate Ramanathan
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VP - Product Management
Aravind Ratnam
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VP - Product Management
John Stockton
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