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Aurora Innovation IPO date and status

2017
Founded
Nov 2021
SPAC Completed

Company details

Aurora was founded in 2017 by Sterling Anderson, Chris Urmson, and Drew Bagnell. The company has not officially endorsed a plan to participate in an IPO.

Aurora is a developer of autonomous vehicle technologies. The company has raised over $700 million in Venture Capital funding from investors including Geodesic Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, T. Rowe Price, Index Ventures, and K9 Ventures. It has been widely reported that Aurora last raised $530 million in February 2019 at a post-money valuation of over $2.5 billion.

Founded
2017
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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Market Activity 2
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Post-Money Valuation 3
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Last Funding Round
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Aurora Innovation became a public company following its SPAC on 11/04/2021 and is now traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker AUR.

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Aurora Innovation became a public company following its SPAC on 11/04/2021 and is now traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker AUR.

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When was Aurora Innovation founded?

Aurora Innovation was founded in 2017.

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Aurora Innovation pre-IPO valuation and funding rounds

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Aurora Innovation IPO news and media highlights

Self-Driving Startup Aurora to Go Public Through SPAC

Self-driving technology company Aurora plans to go public through a special-purpose acquisition company backed by founders from LinkedIn and Zynga Inc., in a transaction that values the startup at $11 billion. The combined company will be named Aurora Innovation Inc., and will be listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AUR.

Aurora, Volvo are latest partners on self-driving heavy trucks

Global heavy truck manufacturers are lining up technology partners to help build out self-driving systems for long-haul freight that could see widespread commercial service well before self-driving robotaxis.

Aurora and Volvo partner to bring autonomous long-haul trucks to North America – TechCrunch

The autonomous vehicle startup Aurora Innovation said Tuesday it has reached an agreement with Volvo to jointly develop autonomous semi trucks for North America. The partnership, which the two companies say will span several years and is through Volvo’s Autonomous Solutions unit, will focus o…

Meet the 9 power players Jeff Bezos is betting on to make Aurora a self-driving leader

With investments from Amazon and Uber, Aurora has developed a reputation as a leader in the autonomous-vehicle industry.
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