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Aptera: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Aptera Motors is engaged in designing, engineering, and assembling efficient transportation systems around the world. Aptera is changing vehicle design and construction. They have taken a significant step forwards using 3D printing, AI, and a composite body, allowing for rapid, high-volume, and cost-effective vehicle production. They believe that effective transportation is essential to maintaining the Earth's natural resources for future generations.

www.aptera.us LinkedIn Carlsbad, United States 101-250 employees
Automotive Electric Vehicle Manufacturing B2B
Total raised
$118M
Rounds
3
Latest
Undisclosed round
Jan 2026

Aptera has raised $118M across 3 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $9.0M announced in Jan 2026.

That round is above the $5.0M median round size for Manufacturing companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Aptera Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$118M
across 3 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
3
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$9.0M in Jan 2026
Employees
101-250
reported band
Headquarters
Carlsbad, United States

Latest funding round on record: Jan 2026.

Aptera Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$9.0M
Series B
$75.0M
Undisclosed round
$33.9M

Aptera raised $33.9M in an undisclosed round announced in Feb 2024.

1.7 years later, a Series B of $75.0M was announced in Oct 2025.

3 months later, an undisclosed round of $9.0M was announced in Jan 2026.

Aptera Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Chris Anthony
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Aptera team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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Aptera Funding Compared to Other Manufacturing Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
1,058
$5.0M
29,722
$7.5M

Aptera's latest round of $9.0M is above the median round in Manufacturing. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Aptera Funding FAQs

What does Aptera do?

Aptera Motors is engaged in designing, engineering, and assembling efficient transportation systems around the world. Aptera is changing vehicle design and construction. They have taken a significant step forwards using 3D printing, AI, and a composite body, allowing for rapid, high-volume, and cost-effective vehicle production. They believe that effective transportation is essential to maintaining the Earth's natural resources for future generations.

How much funding has Aptera raised?

Aptera has raised $118M across 3 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $9.0M announced in Jan 2026.

When did Aptera last raise funding?

Aptera's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $9.0M, announced in Jan 2026.

Who founded Aptera?

FundedIQ lists Chris Anthony (Founder) at Aptera.

Where is Aptera headquartered?

Aptera is based in Carlsbad, California, United States.

How many employees does Aptera have?

Aptera is in the 101-250 employee band.

How does Aptera's funding compare to other Manufacturing startups?

Aptera's latest round of $9.0M is above the $5.0M median round size for Manufacturing companies on FundedIQ across 1,058 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Aptera Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Aptera is left off this page rather than filled in.

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