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AEye, Inc.

DUBLIN · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on AEye, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$144.8M
Total raised · real
6
Rounds
0.1×
Latest step-up
Top 4%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

AEye, Inc. looks under-valued against its niche peers and is quiet on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Under-valued
  • Modeled value is 0.08× the median modeled value of Series C Other companies in 2025–2027 (74 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Quiet
  • Last raise 18 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Slightly overdue versus sector cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Other

AEye, Inc. is one of 25008 Other companies tracked from DUBLIN. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 97% of sector peers), and mid-pack by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2025-01-03
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$250M$500M$750M$1.0BPre-Seed · 2013-10-25 Raised $271K (real) Modeled valuation $6.3M (est)Pre-Seed2013Series B · 2016-10-31 Raised $21M (real) Modeled valuation $355M (est)Series B2016Series A · 2016-10-31 Raised $15M (real) Modeled valuation $223M (est)Series A2016Series B · 2018-10-31 Raised $32M (real) Modeled valuation $538M (est)Series B2018Series C · 2018-10-31 Raised $40M (real) Modeled valuation $688M (est)Series C2018Series B · 2020-02-26 Raised $23M (real) Modeled valuation $383M (est)Series B2020Series A · 2020-02-26 Raised $10M (real) Modeled valuation $155M (est)Series A2020Series B · 2020-02-26 Raised $30M (real) Modeled valuation $495M (est)Series B2020Series C · 2020-02-26 Raised $30M (real) Modeled valuation $511M (est)Series C2020Series C · 2024-08-13 Raised $50M (real) Modeled valuation $378M (est)Series C2024Series C · 2025-01-03 Raised $3.2M (real) Modeled valuation $23M (est)Series C2025Cumulative $255M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Pre-Seed$271K · 2013
Series B$21.3M · 2016no Seed / Series A on file
Bridge · Series B-stage$14.7M · 2016smaller follow-on
Series B extension$32.4M · 2018
Series C$40.1M · 2018
Bridge · Series C-stage$23.0M · 2020smaller follow-on
Bridge · Series C-stage$10.2M · 2020smaller follow-on
Bridge · Series C-stage$29.8M · 2020smaller follow-on
Series C extension$29.8M · 2020
Series C extension$50.0M · 2024
Series C extension$3.2M · 2025

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 80%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$22.7M
Base estimate est.
$12.5M
Conservative case
$32.1M
Upside case
$21.6M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Pre-Seed · modeled $6.3M · 2013-10-252013Series B · modeled $354.7M · 2016-10-31Series A · modeled $223.2M · 2016-10-31Series B · modeled $538.0M · 2018-10-31Series C · modeled $688.4M · 2018-10-31Series B · modeled $382.6M · 2020-02-26Series A · modeled $154.5M · 2020-02-26Series B · modeled $495.0M · 2020-02-26Series C · modeled $510.8M · 2020-02-26Series C · modeled $377.9M · 2024-08-13Series C · modeled $22.7M · 2025-01-032025
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
78%
Survival probability
58% low · 90% high
1.22×/yr
Annual markup
1.40×/yr upside case
1.5 yr
Elapsed time used
1.5 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
13 mo
Avg between rounds
$12.9M/yr
Capital velocity
12.7 yr
On record since
2013
First round
11
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25008 companies in Other. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 71× above median
This company$144.8M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 0.1× of median
This company$3.2M
Sector median$50.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 1.3× above median
This company$22.7M
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 97% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 56% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #59 of 74.

This companyCohort peer
$10.0M$100.0M$1.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)Premium Packaged Products LLC · Series C Raised $96.5M · modeled $612.7M (est)Hoagie Investor Holdings, LLC · Series C Raised $95.4M · modeled $585.8M (est)Sunset At El Paso Llc · Series C Raised $98.1M · modeled $585.1M (est)Orion Street Capital LLC · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $583.3M (est)Mozella Capital Inc. · Series C Raised $100.0M · modeled $559.0M (est)SE-Las Colinas · Series C Raised $90.9M · modeled $548.8M (est)Sequoia Equities - Innsbrook Village Ltd · Series C Raised $181.8M · modeled $548.5M (est)Colorado Holdco · Series C Raised $88.1M · modeled $522.9M (est)Critical Infrastructure I DST · Series C Raised $91.9M · modeled $507.2M (est)Three Bridges Club LLC · Series C Raised $73.3M · modeled $487.7M (est)Stout Holdings Management Aggregator IV, L.P. · Series C Raised $76.2M · modeled $479.1M (est)CCRE Equity & Investment Office LLC · Series C Raised $75.0M · modeled $458.2M (est)AEye, Inc. (this company) Raised $144.8M · modeled $22.7M (est)AEye, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
Premium Packaged Products LLCSeries C$96.5M$612.7M2.26×
Hoagie Investor Holdings, LLCSeries C$95.4M$585.8M2.16×
Sunset At El Paso LlcSeries C$98.1M$585.1M2.16×
Orion Street Capital LLCSeries C$100.0M$583.3M2.16×
Mozella Capital Inc.Series C$100.0M$559.0M2.07×
SE-Las ColinasSeries C$90.9M$548.8M2.03×
Sequoia Equities - Innsbrook Village LtdSeries C$181.8M$548.5M2.03×
Colorado HoldcoSeries C$88.1M$522.9M1.93×
Critical Infrastructure I DSTSeries C$91.9M$507.2M1.87×
Three Bridges Club LLCSeries C$73.3M$487.7M1.80×
Stout Holdings Management Aggregator IV, L.P.Series C$76.2M$479.1M1.77×
CCRE Equity & Investment Office LLCSeries C$75.0M$458.2M1.69×
AEye, Inc. this companySeries C$144.8M$22.7M0.08×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Pre-Seed$271K2013-10-25$1.5M$6.3M85%
Series B$21.3M2016-10-31$118.6M$354.7M90%
Series A$14.7M2016-10-31$67.0M$223.2M90%
Series B$32.4M2018-10-31$179.9M$538.0M90%
Series C$40.1M2018-10-31$267.7M$688.4M90%
Series B$23.0M2020-02-26$127.9M$382.6M90%
Series A$10.2M2020-02-26$46.4M$154.5M90%
Series B$29.8M2020-02-26$165.5M$495.0M90%
Series C$29.8M2020-02-26$198.6M$510.8M90%
Series C$50.0M2024-08-13$333.3M$377.9M90%
Series C$3.2M2025-01-03$21.6M$22.7M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Pre-Seed$271K2013-10-25
    • First recorded raise — entered as Pre-Seed.
    • 4 investors on this round.
  2. Series B$21.3M2016-10-31
    • Raised again after 36 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 78.8× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 505).
    • 52 investors on this round.
  3. Series A$14.7M2016-10-31
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 1.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 49 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$32.4M2018-10-31
    • Raised again after 24 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.2× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 14 investors on this round.
  5. Series C$40.1M2018-10-31
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 19 investors on this round.
  6. Series B$23.0M2020-02-26
    • Raised 16 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 29 investors on this round.
  7. Series A$10.2M2020-02-26
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.3× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  8. Series B$29.8M2020-02-26
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round 2.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 63 investors on this round.
  9. Series C$29.8M2020-02-26
    • Filed alongside the prior round (same month) — likely a tranche or amendment.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 63 investors on this round.
  10. Series C$50.0M2024-08-13
    • Raised again after 54 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.7× larger than the prior — scaling up.
  11. Series C$3.2M2025-01-03
    • Came back fast: 5 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 15.4× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2026 ~Q1
Modeled next raise · ~13mo cadence
$3.2M
Modeled next size est.range $3.2M$5.2M
0.1×
Last step-up
$12.9M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Robert Brown21 other2020-02
Andrew S. Hughes2020-02
Bernd B. Gottschalk2024-08
Blair C. LaCorte2018-10
Conor B. Tierney2024-08
Huang C. Lee2018-10
Jonathon B. Husby2024-08
Luis B. Dussan2024-08
Luis Carlos Dussan2013-10
Luis C. Dussan2016-10
Matthew Fisch2024-08
Ransom Paul Wuller2013-10
Ransom P. Wuller2016-10
Sue E. Zeifman2024-08
Thomas R. Tewell2020-02
Timothy J. Dunn2024-08
Wen C. Hsieh2016-10
Registry & provenance

AEye, Inc. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1590825
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has AEye, Inc. raised?
AEye, Inc. has raised approximately $144.8M in disclosed capital across 6 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is AEye, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for AEye, Inc. is approximately $22.7M (modeled range $12.5M–$32.1M). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is AEye, Inc. at?
AEye, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Fri Jan 03.
What does AEye, Inc. do and where is it based?
AEye, Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in DUBLIN.
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