Aurora - About the company
Aurora is a public company based in Mountain View (United States), founded in 2017 by Chris Urmson, Sterling Anderson and Drew Bagnell. It operates as a Developer of self-driving technology for integration into freight operations. Aurora has raised $693M in funding from investors like Greylock Partners, Amazon and Sequoia Capital. The company has 38 active competitors, including 24 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Einride, Gatik and TuSimple.
Sectors and market segments that Aurora operate in
Aurora serves in the Auto Tech, Native AI market segments.The primary business model of Aurora are:Company Details
Developer of self-driving technology for integration into freight operations. The technology is built of hardware and software intended to improve road safety and supply chain efficiency. It integrates into existing freight operations and operates trucks nearly continuously. It develops hardware, software, and data services to enable self-driving in passenger vehicles, light trucks, and more.
- Website
- aurora.tech
- Email ID
- *****@aurora.tech
- Registered Address
- 280 BERNARDO AVE,MOUNTAIN VIEW,CA,94043,0
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2017
Location
Mountain View, United States
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$693M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
1st among 38 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$1M - $10M as on Dec 31, 2025
Employee Count
2,594 as on Jul 31, 2026
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Aurora
Aurora is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aurora Innovation, Inc. CIN: 814387104 , United States, Active | $1M - $10M (As on Dec 31, 2025) | 1769 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - | |
AURORA TECHNOLOGY, INC. CIN: 57-1090657 , United States, Active | - | 6 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - | |
Aurora Operations, Inc. CIN: 18143871046 , United States, Active | Sep 21, 2018 | - | 1769 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Aurora's IPO details
Aurora got listed on May 10, 2021.
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Aurora's funding and investors
Aurora has raised a total funding of $693M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 08, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Jul 28, 2023 for $600M. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Aurora has 17 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Aurora:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jul 28, 2023 | $600M | Post IPO | - | - | - | |
Sep 10, 2019 | $69.5M | Series B | $2B | - | ||
Jun 12, 2019 | Undisclosed | Series B | $2.5B | - |
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Aurora's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Aurora are Chris Urmson, Sterling Anderson and Drew Bagnell. Chris Urmson is the CEO of Aurora.
Here are the details of Aurora's key team members:
- Chris Urmson: Co-Founder & CEO of Aurora. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Sterling Anderson: Co-Founder of Aurora and founder of 1 other company.
- Drew Bagnell: Co-Founder of Aurora. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Aurora's employee count trend
Aurora has 2,594 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Aurora's employee count trend over the years:
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Aurora's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Aurora include Einride, Gatik and TuSimple. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Aurora, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Aurora 2017, Mountain View (United States), Public | Developer of self-driving technology for integration into freight operations | $693M | 77/100 | |
2nd | Provider of electric and autonomous freight transportation solutions | $865M | 74/100 | ||
3rd | Gatik 2017, United States, Series B | Operator of autonomous trucking solutions for middle-mile logistics operations | $152M | 69/100 | |
4th | TuSimple 2015, San Diego (United States), Public | AI-powered provider of self-driving solutions for trucks | $648M | 69/100 | |
5th | PlusAI 2016, Santa Clara (United States), Series C | Developer of autonomous driving technology for integration into factory-built trucks | $720M | 69/100 | |
6th | Kodiak Robotics 2018, Palo Alto (United States), Public | Developer of AI-powered ground autonomy solutions for trucking, defense, industrial | $165M | 65/100 | |
7th | Developer of physical artificial intelligence platform for autonomous trucks and robotaxis | $1.03B | 64/100 | ||
8th | Changsha Intelligent Driving Institute 2017, Changsha (China), Public | Provider of self-driving technology for commercial vehicles | $121M | 60/100 | |
9th | Inceptio Technology 2018, Fremont (United States), Series B | Developer of autonomous driving technology for heavy duty freight trucks | $678M | 58/100 | |
10th | Manufacturer of electric heavy trucks and related intelligent driving systems | $282M | 56/100 |
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Aurora's Investments and acquisitions
Aurora has made 1 investments in companies including Waabi. Aurora has also acquired 3 companies including OURS and Blackmore Sensors and Analytics.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
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Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Jun 08, 2021 | Investments | 2021 | Toronto (Canada) | |
Feb 26, 2021 | Acquisition | 2017 | Santa Clara (United States) | |
May 23, 2019 | Acquisition | 2015 | Bozeman (United States) |
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Reports related to Aurora
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News related to Aurora
Media has covered Aurora for a total of 32 events in the last 1 year, 23 of them have been about company updates and 4 about partnerships.
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Aurora Innovation Commercial Scaling Phase Underway, Focusing on Lower-Cost Autonomous TechnologyTrucking Dive•Aug 04, 2026•Aurora
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Aurora Innovation GAAP EPS of -$0.14 misses by $0.02, revenue of $2M beats by $0.39M (NASDAQ:AUR)Seeking Alpha•Jul 29, 2026•Aurora
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Aurora Innovation Stock Gains As Driverless Freight Deals AccelerateTimothy Sykes•May 28, 2026•Aurora
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Volvo and Aurora Launch Autonomous Truck Route to Oklahoma CityBusiness Wire•May 05, 2026•Volvo Autonomous Solutions, Aurora
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Aurora and Hirschbach Expand Partnership for 500 Autonomous TrucksFreightWaves•Apr 30, 2026•Hirschbach, Aurora
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QBE and Aurora unveil automated marine underwriting systemLife Insurance International•Mar 20, 2026•Aurora, QBE Group, Aurora
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