10. Luminar $100M
Round: Venture
Description: Portola Valley-based Luminar is an autonomous vehicle sensor and software company. Founded by Austin Russell and Jason Eichenholz in 2012, Luminar has now raised a total of $250M in reported equity funding and is headquartered in Canvas Ventures, Corning, Peter Thiel, The Westly Group, and Volvo Cars Tech Fund.
Industry: Automotive, Autonomous Vehicles, CRM, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Sensor
Founders: Austin Russell, Jason Eichenholz
Founding year: 2012
Total equity funding raised: $250M
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