Tech Company Financing Transactions

Nauto Funding Round

Nauto closed a $12 million venture capital round on 4/14/2016. Backers included Playground Global and Draper Nexus.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
4/14/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$12,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

Playground Global (Lead Investor) (Bruce Leak)

Draper Nexus

Proceeds Purpose
Playground's Bruce Leak said the Series A investment should help Nauto ramp up manufacturing, and commercial deployments with fleets and cities, while also developing next-generation products.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Transportation
Mailing Address
220 Portage Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
NAUTO is building the onramp to an autonomous driving future with an artificial intelligence-powered connected camera network and smart cloud system. NAUTO observes, learns and makes driving safer, easier and more efficient today.
Profile
Nauto LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Nauto Company Twitter Account
Company News
Nauto News
Facebook
Nauto on Facebook
YouTube
Nauto on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Stefan Heck
  Stefan Heck LinkedIn Profile  Stefan Heck Twitter Account  Stefan Heck News  Stefan Heck on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
Jennifer Haroon
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Chief Technical Officer
Ruslan Belkin
  Ruslan Belkin LinkedIn Profile  Ruslan Belkin Twitter Account  Ruslan Belkin News  Ruslan Belkin on Facebook
VP - Engineering
Ganesh Thonse
  Ganesh Thonse LinkedIn Profile  Ganesh Thonse Twitter Account  Ganesh Thonse News  Ganesh Thonse on Facebook
VP - Product Management
Shweta Shrivastava
  Shweta Shrivastava LinkedIn Profile  Shweta Shrivastava Twitter Account  Shweta Shrivastava News  Shweta Shrivastava on Facebook
VP - Sales
Adam Brenner
  Adam Brenner LinkedIn Profile  Adam Brenner Twitter Account  Adam Brenner News  Adam Brenner on Facebook


 

 

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