Cepton
[ACTIVE]HQ: San Jose, CA · Est. 2016 · 1 model registered
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Cepton: 1 model, $200.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
Ownership
ACTIVE
Capital / Funding
$200M
Headquarters
San Jose, CA
IP / Patents
Undisclosed
Platform Models
1
Audited Incidents
0
Overview
Cepton is a San Jose-based lidar technology company pioneering mass-market commercialization of lidar for ADAS and autonomous vehicles. The company received a $50M investment from Koito manufacturing and went public via a SPAC merger with Growth Capital. Cepton's lidar technology enables safe, autonomous mobility for consumer vehicles and commercial applications.
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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Key Facts
Safety & Regulatory Posture
No incidents on record for Cepton.
Leadership & Founders
Founding Team
cofounder · founded 2016-01-01 · no longer at company
cofounder · founded 2016-01-01 · no longer at company
Key Former Leadership (2 Tracked)
Partnerships & Commercial Deployments
FAQ
What is Cepton?
Cepton is a San Jose-based lidar technology company pioneering mass-market commercialization of lidar for ADAS and autonomous vehicles. The company received a $50M investment from Koito manufacturing and went public via a SPAC merger with Growth Capital. Cepton's lidar technology enables safe, autonomous mobility for consumer vehicles and commercial applications.
What does Cepton make?
Cepton has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Nova (Cepton builds physical robots).
Is Cepton publicly traded?
Cepton is not yet publicly traded but is in the process of going public, per the DEPLOY registry.
Who competes with Cepton?
On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Cepton building in the same form factors include Roborock, Unitree Robotics, DJI, DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics.
Who is the CEO of Cepton?
Jun Pei is the ceo of Cepton, per the DEPLOY registry.
How can I invest in Cepton?
Cepton is going public via a SPAC merger; its shares become buyable once it begins trading.
Where is Cepton headquartered?
Cepton is headquartered in San Jose, CA, USA.
How much funding has Cepton raised?
Cepton has raised approximately $200M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
Where does Cepton operate robots?
Cepton is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
Is Cepton a top robotics company?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Cepton ranks in roughly the top 29% of companies tracked by the registry.
When was Cepton founded?
Cepton was founded in 2016.
Is Cepton safe?
Cepton has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.