Ouster

IPO

Digital Lidar Sensors for Automation, Drones & Robotics | Ouster

Public · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2015 · $129.0M raised

Employees
201–500
Founded
2015
Business Model
B2B
Website
ouster.com
Total Funding
$129.0M
Last Round
$42.0M Series BJan 2020
Rounds
3
Type
Public

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About

Ouster is a digital lidar company that builds high-resolution sensors for long, mid, and short range applications, together with a software ecosystem that includes Gemini, BlueCity, and Ouster Studio. The company positions lidar as the building block of a world where smart infrastructure and autonomous machines can see and understand their surroundings, improving safety and quality of life while driving efficiency, sustainability, and resiliency. Ouster sensors are used across crowd analytics, traffic and intelligent transportation systems, security, industrial automation, automotive, and robotics and drones. The company describes itself as an automation company moving the world forward safely and efficiently, with products designed to be easy to integrate, customizable, and open.

Summary

Ouster is a Manufacturing company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2015. It has raised $129.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $42.0M Series B round in Jan 2020. Investors include Cox Enterprises.

Tech & App Stack

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Funding & Exit History

SPAC MergerSPAC MergerMar 2021

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Funding: Series A through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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