# Ridecell funding: rounds and investors

> Ridecell has raised $57M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include DENSO Ventures, Khosla Ventures and BNP Paribas. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/ridecell (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Ridecell*

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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$57M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

**$29M** Series B **$28M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $28M Nov 2018
- **Biggest round:** $29M Series B · Jun 2018
- **Investors:** 11

See who backed them

## The funding story

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

2019

**$29M** Series B

**$28M** Series B

- **First round:** Series B, $29M
- **Biggest round:** $29M
- **Between rounds:** 5 months

## The rounds

- **Nov 2018** Series B **$28M** *6 new* *1 returning* [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) [Sony Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sony-innovation-fund) [LG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lg-technology-ventures) [DENSO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/denso-ventures) Activate Capital/ ERGO Fund Ally Reported by FinSMEs
- **Jun 2018** Series B **$29M** *5 new* [Mitsui & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co) [DENSO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/denso-ventures) [Deutsche Bahn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deutsche-bahn) Cox Automotive/ Initialized Penske Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $29M sold, first sale Apr 2018

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

- **Aarjav Trivedi** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *ArunKumar Elangovan*

## 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.

**Series B** 2018 **Series B** 2018 [DENSO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/denso-ventures) [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) [Sony Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sony-innovation-fund) [Mitsui & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co) [LG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lg-technology-ventures) [Deutsche Bahn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deutsche-bahn) Activate Capital/ ERGO Fund Ally Cox Automotive/ Initialized

## Everyone who backed them

[DENSO Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/denso-ventures) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) VC firm **1** round

[Sony Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sony-innovation-fund) Corporate VC **1** round

[Mitsui & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitsui-and-co) Corporate VC **1** round

[LG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lg-technology-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[Deutsche Bahn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deutsche-bahn) Corporate VC **1** round

Activate Capital/ ERGO Fund no record of our own yet **1** round

Ally no record of our own yet **1** round

Cox Automotive/ Initialized no record of our own yet **1** round

Penske no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Ridecell 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 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bmw-i-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site

[R136 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/r136-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Nautilus Investmen...](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nautilus-investmen) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Ridecell

### Who invested in Ridecell?

Ridecell's investors include DENSO Ventures, Khosla Ventures, BNP Paribas, Sony Innovation Fund and Mitsui & Co, and 6 more on record.

### How much has Ridecell raised?

Ridecell has raised $57M across 2 rounds since 2018.

### When did Ridecell last raise?

Ridecell's most recent round was a Series B of $28M in Nov 2018.

### What was Ridecell's biggest round?

Ridecell's largest round on record is $29M (Series B), in Jun 2018.

### Who backed Ridecell first?

Ridecell's first round on record, in Jun 2018, was backed by Mitsui & Co, DENSO Ventures and Deutsche Bahn and 2 others.

### What stage is Ridecell at?

Ridecell's latest named round is a Series B, in Nov 2018.

### Where is Ridecell based?

Ridecell is based in the United States.

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