Ouster
Ouster, Inc. is a San Francisco-based maker of high-resolution digital lidar sensors and perception software for autonomous vehicles, robotics, mapping, industrial automation and smart infrastructure.
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Ouster, Inc. is a San Francisco-based maker of high-resolution digital lidar sensors and perception software for autonomous vehicles, robotics, mapping, industrial automation and smart infrastructure. Public via SPAC merger in March 2021 (now Nasdaq: OUST), merged with Velodyne in 2023 and acquired StereoLabs in 2026, positioning itself as a physical AI sensing and perception company.
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BusinessLatest roundTotal raisedDate- Ouster
Ouster, Inc. is a San Francisco-based maker of high-resolution digital lidar sensors and perception software for autonomous vehicles, robotics, mapping, industrial automation and smart infrastructure. Public via SPAC merger in March 2021 (now Nasdaq: OUST), merged with Velodyne in 2023 and acquired StereoLabs in 2026, positioning itself as a physical AI sensing and perception company.
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United States
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