Alef (Automotive)

San Mateo, CA · Founded 2015 · Privately Held (backing)

Manufacturer of electric transportation intended to drive on the street, take off vertically when needed, and fly overhead above traffic. Alef (Automotive) is based in San Mateo, CA and was founded in 2015. It was valued at $21.4 million at its seed round in Feb 2022, the last priced event on record. It has raised $13.9 million across 9 recorded rounds; the latest was a later-stage round in Feb 2025.

PMV mark · valuation
$21.4M
Oct 2026
Priced at
its seed round
Feb 2022
Total raised
$13.9M
Last round
Later Stage VC
Feb 2025
How much has Alef (Automotive) raised?
$13.9Macross 9 recorded rounds · Aug 2021 – Feb 2025

Most recently, Alef (Automotive) raised an undisclosed amount in its Later Stage VC (Feb 2025).

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Alef (Automotive) round by round

9 rounds
Feb 2025Later Stage VCundisclosed▮
2 investors participated
Oct 2024Seed Round$3.0M▮
8 investors participated
Feb 2024Accelerator/Incubatorundisclosed▮
1 investors participated
Jan 2023Accelerator/Incubatorundisclosed▮
1 investors participated
Feb 2022Seed Round$1.4M▮
1 investors participated
Aug 2021Seed Round$3.5M▮
1 investors participated
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How much has Alef (Automotive) raised?

Alef (Automotive) has raised $13.9 million across 9 recorded rounds since 2017. The largest was a $4 million seed round in May 2018; the most recent was a later-stage round in Feb 2025. 5 of the rounds disclosed a post-money valuation.

Alef (Automotive) investors

12 investors are on record for Alef (Automotive), including Draper Associates, Strong Ventures, Draper B1 and Impact Venture Capital. The later-stage round in Feb 2025 drew 2 investors.

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Frequently asked about Alef (Automotive)

How much has Alef (Automotive) raised?
Alef (Automotive) has raised $13.9M in total across 9 recorded funding rounds.
When was Alef (Automotive)'s last funding round?
Alef (Automotive)'s most recent recorded round was Later Stage VC in Feb 2025.