# SB Drive: Automotive, Japan

> SB Drive: SB Drive is an entity created last year to develop autonomous vehicle technology for public transport Based in Japan. Founded 2016.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/sb-drive (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# SB Drive

SB Drive is an entity created last year to develop autonomous vehicle technology for public transport

Funding reported Last round: Series A

Automotive Japan

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2016 10 years old
- **Team:** 101 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** 510M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Series A Mar 2017

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for SB Drive has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say SB Drive raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **510M** in the source's currency

Rounds **1**

Last round **Series A**

Last round date **Mar 2017**

Investors listed **2**

## On 4 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [GrandBanks Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grandbanks-capital)
- [World Solver](https://millionrounds.com/fund/world-solver)
- [SPORTS TECH TOKYO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sports-tech-tokyo)
- [eLagaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elagaan)

Each firm lists SB Drive on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## Automotive in Japan

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