Amount$200M
SeriesSeries A
AnnouncedOct 1, 2016
SectorAutonomous Vehicles
Sub-sectorMachine Learning
RegionUSA
Mixed
A mixed round — some signals are off the norm.
Round size vs peers
Far above the typical Series A round (18.2× the median) — an outlier.
Heuristic read of round size vs peers, syndicate size, insider conviction, and investor track record. Not investment advice.
vs. Series A rounds (995)
Round size distribution99th pct
smaller Series A roundslarger
vs. Autonomous Vehicles (23)
Round size in sector74th pct
$2Mthis round: $200M$475M
