# Chris Urmson, CEO and Co-Founder > Chris Urmson, CEO and Co-Founder. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-urmson (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Mountain View, US · Angel # Chris Urmson CEO and Co-Founder Latest rounds - **Edge Case Research** Round · $7M Jun 2019 · led Backs *AI* *Logistics* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Jun 2019 - **Filings:** 1 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +2 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator - **Linked to a firm** No firm on record - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=chris-urmson)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=chris-urmson) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 1 - **Disclosed:** $7M - **Active:** 2019 2019 - [Edge Case Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/edge-case-research) *Round* **$7M** *US* Jun 2019 Led · +5 investors By stage - Round **1** What they backed AI **1** Logistics **1** Alongside - ANSYS *1* - [Blue Tree Allied Angels *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bluetree-allied-angels) - [Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liberty-mutual-strategic-ventures) - [Lockheed Martin Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lockheed-martin-ventures) - [Trucks VC *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trucks-venture-capital) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Edge Case Research](https://millionrounds.com/company/edge-case-research) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Aurora Innovation, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 3 filings · since 2017 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 6 May 2026 · 33 min Aurora's Chris Urmson on why self-driving trucks are finally ready (Live at HumanX) With [Chris Urmson](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-urmson) About this episode Self-driving has been "almost here" for over a decade. But somewhere between DARPA challenges and a handful of driverless trucks hauling freight between Dallas and Houston, Aurora co-founder and CEO Chris Urmson’s story changed. The self-driving truck company started commercial driverless… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 26 May 2025 · 1h 31m Inside Aurora’s Push to Make Autonomous Trucking Real | Chris Urmson With [Chris Urmson](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-urmson) About this episode Chris Urmson has spent the last 20 years pushing the limits of autonomous driving, first at Carnegie Mellon’s DARPA Grand Challenge team, then as co-founder of Google’s self-driving car project, now Waymo. On this week’s episode, the Aurora CEO retraces that journey, from building robot cars in the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Generative Now](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/generative-now) · 19 Sept 2024 · 50 min Chris Urmson: The Future of Autonomous Vehicle Technology With [Chris Urmson](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-urmson) About this episode Generative AI is making it possible to not only remove the human from the driver seat, but, in the world of trucking and freight, from the vehicle entirely. This week on Generative Now, Lightspeed Partner and host Michael Mignano speaks with Chris Urmson, CEO and co-founder of Aurora Innovation,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 20 Jul 2023 · 44 min When trucks drive themselves with Chris Urmson of Aurora With [Chris Urmson](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-urmson) Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode Chris Urmson is one of the founding fathers of the autonomous vehicle industry. He participated in three DARPA self-driving vehicle challenges before joining the team that launched Google’s self-driving car project, which later became Waymo. Eventually though, Chris saw an opportunity to scratch an… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 1 Nov 2022 · 40 min Let waypoints guide you, w/Aurora's Chris Urmson With [Chris Urmson](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-urmson) About this episode To complete an audacious journey, you need to set short, achievable goals, or waypoints, to avoid getting wildly lost. But waypoints also need to be flexible because when you're knocked off track, you need to be able to realign your waypoints to get back on course. Aurora's Chris Urmson shares… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Greymatter](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/greymatter) · 11 Oct 2022 · 29 min Aurora's Chris Urmson + Nuro's Jiajun Zhu | The Road Ahead for Autonomous Driving With [Chris Urmson](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-urmson)[Jiajun Zhu](https://millionrounds.com/person/jiajun-zhu) About this episode Autonomous driving is among the most exciting applications for artificial intelligence. It is also among the most challenging to actually pull off: from the capital-intensive combination of hardware and software to the complex coordination between multiple stakeholders to ensure safety. What will… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Chris Urmson in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 8 May 2026 · 33 min The 'people’s airline,' SpaceXAI, and the Enterprise AI Race Mentions [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[Chris Urmson](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-urmson)[Katie Haun](https://millionrounds.com/person/katie-haun) About this episode Everyone wants a piece of the enterprise AI pie, and this week, we saw a string of companies making their moves. From Anthropic and OpenAI announcing new joint ventures targeting enterprise AI deployment to SAP dropping $1B on German AI startup Prior Labs, it's becoming clear that if you're a… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 7 Jul 2025 · 54 min Episode 250: AI Special Featuring Sierra, Harvey, Windsurf & More Mentions [Bret Taylor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bret-taylor)[Chris Urmson](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-urmson)[Yamini Rangan](https://millionrounds.com/person/yamini-rangan) About this episode Six leaders from across tech, from SaaS and semis to law and logistics, come together for our 250th episode milestone in this very special AI recap, where we unpack how new advances are transforming the way industries function, and how work gets done. Featuring: • Bret Taylor (Sierra… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. 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