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Ouster Lidar Raises $42 Million Series B Funding to Accelerate Digital Lidar Adoption

Sep 08, 2020about 5 years ago

Amount Raised

$42 Million

Round Type

series b

San Francisco

Description

Ouster, the leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors for autonomous transportation, robotics, industrial automation, and smart infrastructure, today announced it has raised $42 million of new investment to fund product development and further accelerate worldwide sales. After launching its second generation of high-resolution lidar sensors in January, Ouster’s 12-month revenue has grown by 62%, with third quarter bookings up 209% year over year as customers adopt its sensors in key computer vision technologies.

Company Information

Company

Ouster

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

About

Ouster builds high-resolution lidar sensors for the transportation, robotics, industrial automation, and smart infrastructure industries. Using its unique digital lidar architecture, Ouster’s sensors are reliable, compact and affordable, while delivering camera-like image quality. Since its founding in 2015, Ouster has secured over 800 customers and $140 million in funding. Ouster is headquartered in San Francisco and led by CEO Angus Pacala and CTO Mark Frichtl. Learn more at ouster.com.

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