Where is Cruise located?

Cruise is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Cruise?

Kyle Vogt and Dan Ammann s of Cruise. Kyle Vogt is also angel investors in 37 startups, including Twitch and SocialCam.

How many employees does Cruise have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Cruise is 1500.

Is Cruise a funded company?

Cruise is a funded company, having raised a total of $7.72B across 11 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round.

How much is Cruise worth?

The last known valuation of Cruise was $***** as of Apr 15, 2021.

When was the latest funding round of Cruise?

Cruise's latest funding was a $***** Series E round on Feb 01, 2022, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Autonomous Vehicles. In United States, the Autonomous Vehicles sector has seen $16.8B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Cruise rank among its competitors?

Cruise ranks 3rd amongst 64 active competitors, of which 21 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Wayve, which secured $60M in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Cruise?

Cruise's top competitors include Waymo, Mobileye and Innoviz. Among them, Wayve secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

Cruise - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Platform offering solutions for autonomous car. It develops hardware and software-enabled solutions for autonomous cars. It develops customized hardware with the power to manage the software stack. It uses AI to collect data from sensors and also offers object recognition and precision solutions for autonomous vehicles. Also, it offers testing and simulation solutions.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$7.72B in 11 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series E, Feb 01, 2022, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Apr 15, 2021

Investors

Honda & 39 more

Ranked

3^rd among 64 active competitors

Employee Count

1,500 as on Apr 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Voyage & 1 more

Similar Companies

Waymo & 528 more

Exit Details

Acquired by General Motors (Mar 11, 2016)

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Cruise is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
CRUISE AUTOMATION, INC. CIN: 463747017 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	116 (As on Dec 31, 2016)	-
GM CRUISE, LLC CIN: 383995716 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	2138 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Cruise got acquired by General Motors on Mar 11, 2016.

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Cruise has raised a total funding of $7.72B over 11 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Feb 01, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Cruise has 37 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cruise:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 01, 2022	2871620	Series E	6630616	9769020	9186801	3202259
Apr 15, 2021	4034780	Series D	5155306	8056232	1624878	Walmart
Jan 19, 2021	5650492	Series D	7634778	4215351	Microsoft	Honda

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The founders of Cruise is Kyle Vogt.

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

Kyle Vogt: Former Co-Founder of Cruise and founder of 2 other companies, SocialCam and Justin.tv. They are also an angel investor in 37 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Dan Ammann: CEO of Cruise.

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Cruise's employee count trend

Cruise has 1,500 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Cruise's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cruise include Waymo, Mobileye and Innoviz. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cruise, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Waymo 2009, Mountain View (United States), Series D	Provider of autonomous driving technology for ride-hailing and delivery services	$27.1B	Fidelity Investments, Silver Lake & 17 others	80/100
2nd	Mobileye 1999, Jerusalem (Israel), Public	Developer of automated driving systems and vehicle safety sensor technology	$530M	Sailing Capital, Fidelity Investments & 25 others	79/100
3rd	Cruise 2013, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Platform offering solutions for autonomous car	$7.72B	AME Cloud Ventures, Founder Collective & 38 others	75/100
4th	Innoviz 2016, Rosh Haayin (Israel), Public	Developer of LiDAR sensors and perception software for autonomous vehicles	$252M	Magna, China Merchants Capital & 31 others	74/100
5th	Pony.ai 2016, Fremont (United States), Public	The company specializes in developing autonomous driving technology for robotaxis, robotrucks, and POVs	$1.19B	Toyota Motor, HongShan & 33 others	73/100
6th	Nuro 2016, Mountain View (United States), Series E	Developer of autonomous driving technology for automakers and mobility providers	$2.34B	Tiger Global Management, Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group ... & 27 others	72/100
7th	May Mobility 2017, Ann Arbor (United States), Series D	Developer of autonomous vehicle technology using multi-policy decision-making artificial intelligence	$383M	Millennium Technology Value Partners, Cyrus Capital Partners ... & 40 others	69/100
8th	Zoox 2014, Foster City (United States), Acquired	Platform offering operator of autonomous vehicle passenger service designed for urban environments	$990M	AID Partners, Lux Capital & 20 others	68/100
9th	Wayve 2017, London (United Kingdom), Series D	Platform offering AI-enabled software for autonomous driving	$2.58B	Eclipse, SoftBank Group & 56 others	67/100
10th	WeRide 2017, San Jose (United States), Public	AI-driven autonomous vehicle technologies	$1.09B	Qiming Venture Partners, K3 Ventures & 41 others	67/100