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Who invested in Nauto

2 rounds we have observed, with the 11 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

AIEducation

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$159Mraised across 2 rounds since 2016, from 2 sources

Latest round
VentureOct 2024
Biggest round
$159MSeries B · Jul 2016
Investors
11
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20162018202020222024
$159MSeries B?Venture
First round
Series B, $159M
Jul 2016
Biggest round
$159M
Series B · Jul 2016
Between rounds
8.2 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Oct 2024
    VentureAmount undisclosed5 new1 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Jul 2016
    Series B$159M6 new

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Mar 2016

Founders and team

From Nauto's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 14 on the team.

  • Zach GreenbergerChief Executive Officer
  • Yoav BaninPresident
  • André CardoteChief Product Officer
  • Bruno Fernandez-RuizChief Technology Officer
  • Eoghan SlyeChief Marketing Officer
  • Eran ShirChief AI Officer
  • Jayesh PatelChief Financial Officer
  • Jon MillerVP of Enterprise Growth
  • Francis SuarezBoard member
  • Jen VescioBoard member
  • Michael EisenbergBoard member
  • Reid HoffmanBoard member
  • Yann LeCunBoard member
  • Stefan HeckNon-executive chairman

AdvisersLuc Vincent

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

Playground GlobalVC firm2rounds
Index VenturesVC firm1round
GreylockVC firm1round
SoftBankInvestment firm1round
SoftBank BB CorpCompany1round
Toyota VenturesVC firm1round
Draper NexusVC firm1round
Toyota AIVC firm1round
General MotorsCorporate VC1round
Greylock Partners/ BMW iVenturesno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Nauto as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

BMW i VenturesCorporate VCPer its own site
ComcastAcceleratorPer its own site
Trucks Venture CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Nauto

Who invested in Nauto?

Nauto's investors include Playground Global, Index Ventures, Greylock, SoftBank and SoftBank Vision Fund, and 6 more on record.

How much has Nauto raised?

Nauto has raised $159M across 2 rounds since 2016. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Nauto last raise?

Nauto's most recent round was a Venture in Oct 2024.

What was Nauto's biggest round?

Nauto's largest round on record is $159M (Series B), in Jul 2016.

Who backed Nauto first?

Nauto's first round on record, in Jul 2016, was backed by SoftBank BB Corp, Playground Global and Draper Nexus and 3 others.

What stage is Nauto at?

Nauto's latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2024.

Where is Nauto based?

Nauto is based in the United States.

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