Company
Cepton
Cepton is a San Jose-based lidar technology company pioneering mass-market commercialization of lidar for ADAS and autonomous vehicles.
- HQ
- San Jose, CA, USA
- Status
- active
Models
1
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.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
Founded
2016, San Jose, California
Founders
Jun Pei (CEO) and Mark McCord (CTO)
Product
MMT (Micro Motion Technology) LiDAR sensors for ADAS and autonomous vehicles; adopted by GM Super Cruise
Acquisition
Acquired by Continental AG; definitive agreement January 2022, closed June 2023; reported ~$455M
Status
Subsidiary of Continental AG (Autonomous Mobility segment) since June 2023
Koito investment
$50M
Public
SPAC merger with Growth Capital
Technology
Lidar for ADAS and autonomous vehicles
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Cepton on the deployment map
Where Cepton's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Founders (2)
- Jun Peicofounderfounded 2016-01-01no longer at company
- Mark McCordcofounderfounded 2016-01-01no longer at company
Former / Previously (2)
- Jun Pei Co-founder & CEO2016 to 2023secondary-verified
- Mark McCord Co-founder & CTO2016 to 2023secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Cepton.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Cepton in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- August Robotics2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (2)
- Acquisition (Koito Manufacturing)2022-04-04
$200M(reported)
Investors: Koito Manufacturing (strategic) (lead)
- Series A2018-01-01
Sources (1)
Common questions
- 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 DJI, Boston Dynamics, ATI Industrial Automation, August Robotics.
- Where is Cepton headquartered?
- Cepton is headquartered in San Jose, CA, USA.
- 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 40% of companies tracked by the registry.
- 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.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-06
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Cepton.Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- August Robotics2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Cepton from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/cepton.md
- RSS feed: /companies/cepton/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7a6806a5-ca28-46b2-b0bd-201c151775cc
- Revision history: /companies/cepton/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- August Robotics2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
Reality vs attention
Cepton draws attention at the 26th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 14, 2026