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Ghost Autonomy

Transportation · Mountain View, United States · Founded 2017

Real self-driving on highways MoreLess

Ghost develops autonomous driving software designed to make self-driving accessible to everyone. Founded in 2017 by John Hayes and Volkmar Uhlig, the company leverages a breakthrough in artificial intelligence to ensure highway autonomy is both safe and scalable for the consumer car market. Ghost primarily serves automakers, providing them with the technology needed to integrate autonomous driving capabilities into their vehicles. The company operates within the automotive and AI sectors, focusing on enhancing the driving experience and safety for end-users. Ghost's business model revolves around licensing its software to automakers, generating revenue through these partnerships. The company is backed by prominent investors, including Mike Speiser at Sutter Hill Ventures, Keith Rabois at Founders Fund, and Vinod Khosla at Khosla Ventures. Keywords: autonomous driving, AI, highway autonomy, consumer cars, automakers, software, scalability, safety, automotive, investors.

Company overview

Ghost Autonomy company information

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Status
Closed
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Mountain View, United States
Employees
64
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
0.0
client focusb2btechnologyArtificial Intelligenceclient focusb2ctechnologyDeep TechtechnologyComputer VisiontechnologyAutonomous & Sensor Techsub industryMobilitysub industryAutonomous & Sensor TechsectorAutomotivebusiness modelManufacturingsectorCore AIsectorAutonomous MobilitysectorNovel AIsectorAI Applications

Valuation & funding

Ghost Autonomy funding history

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
LATE VCOther financing Nov 2023 $5M $227M OpenAI Startup Fund
SERIES EOther financing Feb 2023 $45M $181M Undisclosed
SERIES DOther financing Jul 2021 $100M $400M Coatue Management · Founders Fund · Sutter Hill Ventures
SERIES COther financing Oct 2019 $33M $131M Sutter Hill Ventures · Founders Fund · Khosla Ventures
SERIES BOther financing Aug 2018 $15M $60M Khosla Ventures · Keith Rabois
SERIES AOther financing Jul 2017 Sutter Hill Ventures
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Growth signals

Ghost Autonomy website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Ghost Autonomy is 48K monthly website visits, up 1448.4% over the last three months. Ghost Autonomy's team declined 3% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits48K 3-month web change+1448.4% 1-year team growth-3%
Monthly website visits68 observations · Dec 2018–Feb 2025
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Comparisons

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Talent graph

Ghost Autonomy's talent

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Investors

6 investors on Ghost Autonomy's cap table

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Series B+ 3 investors entered at this stage

Global footprint

Where Ghost Autonomy has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
2 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States94.7%
🇦🇺 Australia5.3%
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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Ghost Autonomy

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