When was Byton founded?

Byton was founded in 2016 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Byton located?

Byton is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at San Francisco.

How many employees does Byton have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Byton is 262.

Is Byton a funded company?

Byton is a funded company, having raised a total of $1.2B across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $200M Series A round, raised on Aug 16, 2017.

How much is Byton worth?

The last known valuation of Byton was $4B as of Apr 16, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of Byton?

Byton's latest funding was a Conventional Debt round on Apr 2020, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Electric Vehicles. In United States, the Electric Vehicles sector has seen $2.07B in funding in 2026 to date.

Is Byton a Electric Vehicles company?

The primary sector of Byton is Electric Vehicles.

Where does Byton rank among its competitors?

Byton ranks 52nd amongst 811 active competitors, of which 61 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Faraday Future, which secured $45M in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Byton?

Byton's top competitors include Tesla, Polestar and Lucid. Among them, Faraday Future secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

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Sectors and market segments that Byton operate in

Byton serves in the Energy Tech, Auto Tech market segments.The primary business model of Byton are:

Company Details

Byton is a developer of electric SUV cars. The company develops M-Byte electric SUV car with features like rotating seats, high-resolution display, smart surfaces, multi-linkage front suspensions, cloud-enabled vehicle security gateway to optimized vehicle data, and more. It offers mobile applications for users and it's available for both Android and iOS platforms. Also, It develops K-byte and level 4 autonomous driving vehicles.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2016

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Deadpooled

Total Funding

$1.2B in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Apr 2020, Undisclosed

Last Known Valuation

$4B as on Apr 16, 2019

Investors

FAW Group Corporation & 7 more

Ranked

52^nd among 811 active competitors

Employee Count

262 as on Apr 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Tesla & 436 more

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Byton is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Byton Gmbh CIN: HRB226892 , Germany, Active	Jul 07, 2016	-	48 (As on Dec 31, 2017)
Byton Limited CIN: 9110914 , Belgium, Active	Aug 14, 2017	-	-	-
BYTON NORTH AMERICA CIN: 814636218 , Belgium, Active	Dec 31, 2015	-	430 (As on Dec 31, 2019)	-

Byton has raised a total funding of $1.2B over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 16, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Apr 2020 for an undisclosed amount. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Byton has 8 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Byton:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 2020	Undisclosed	Conventional Debt	-	-	-	Small Business Administration
Sep 11, 2019	$500M	Series C	-	-	Marubeni, FAW Group Corporation, Myoung Shin Industry	-
Jun 11, 2018	$500M	Series B	$2.5B	-	FAW Group Corporation, Enlighten Holdings	China Merchants Capital, Contemporary Amperex Technology

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The founders of Byton are Carsten Breitfeld and Daniel Kirchert.

Here are the details of Byton's key team members:

Carsten Breitfeld: Former Co-Founder of Byton and founder of 1 other company.
Daniel Kirchert: Former Co-Founder of Byton.

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Byton's employee count trend

Byton has 262 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Byton's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Byton include Tesla, Polestar and Lucid. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Byton, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Tesla 2003, Austin (United States), Public	Electric vehicle and clean energy solutions provider	$408M	Valor Equity Partners, Mercedes-Benz & 71 others	88/100
2nd	Polestar 1996, Torslanda (Sweden), Public	Manufacturer of electric cars	$550M	Feathertopfunding, HSBC & 16 others	78/100
3rd	Lucid 2007, Newark (United States), Public	Manufacturer of electric vehicles and related technologies for consumer markets	$1.13B	Public Investment Fund, BAIC & 17 others	78/100
4th	BYD 1994, Shenzhen (China), Public	Manufacturer of electric cars, sedans, SUVs, batteries, and rail transit	-	Berkshire Hathaway, Samsung & 14 others	74/100
5th	Fisker 2007, Los Angeles (United States), Public	Manufacturer of electric cars	$1.11B	Caterpillar, Apollo Global Management & 15 others	72/100
6th	Xiaopeng 2014, Guangzhou (China), Public	Manufacturer of electric vehicles, AI technology, AI automotive, and AI robots	$2.65B	Foxconn Electronics, 5Y Capital & 40 others	72/100
7th	Beijing Che Lixing Information Technology 2015, Beijing (China), Public	Manufacturer of electric vehicles and related automotive products and services	$1.58B	Meituan, Plum Ventures & 14 others	71/100
8th	Segway-Ninebot 2012, Beijing (China), Series C	Manufacturer of multi-category electric vehicles	$240M	Sequoia Capital China, SDIC Innovation & 6 others	69/100
9th	Aptera Motors 2005, Carlsbad (United States), Public	Developer of solar electric vehicles designed for efficient energy use	$83.4M	Google, California Energy Commission & 8 others	65/100
10th	Faraday Future 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Public	Manufacturer of electric cars	$3.21B	Informa, Evergrande & 14 others	63/100
52nd	Byton 2016, San Francisco (United States), Deadpooled	Developer of electric SUV cars	$1.2B	FAW Group Corporation, Contemporary Amperex Technology ... & 6 others	44/100