COMPANY PROFILE · UPDATED 01 AUG 2026

Proterra

Proterra is an American automotive and energy storage company based in Burlingame, California. The company designs and manufactures electric transit buses and electric charging systems. Proterra's Catalyst series includes transit buses…

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Founded: 2004
Headcount: 451
Open roles: 0
Last raised: IPO · Sign in to view

LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

OPEN ROLES

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FUNDING

Capital raised

Total raised

$1,120,650,000

Investors

Kleiner Perkins Greylock Softbank Vision Fund Greylock Partners40 North Ventures88 Green VenturesBMW i VenturesBlackRockBroadscale GroupCalifornia Energy CommissionChamath PalihapitiyaConstellation EnergyCowen GroupDNX VenturesDaimler Trucks North AmericaEdison EnergyElemental ImpactFidelityFirst Citizens BankFranklin Resources, Inc.G2VPGeneral Motors VenturesGeneration Investment ManagementHennessey CapitalHercules CapitalMK Energy and InfrastructureMercedes-BenzMike DorseyMitsui & Co. Global InvestmentNMT CapitalNeuberger BermanScraSoros Fund ManagementTao Capital PartnersToyota VenturesTraverse Venture PartnersUlu VenturesUpstate Carolina Angel NetworkVentureSouthVision Ridge Partners

Funding rounds

IPO
UndisclosedJan 1, 2023
Post Ipo Equity
Franklin Resources, Inc., G2VP, 40 North Ventures, Chamath Palihapitiya, BlackRock, Neuberger Berman, Fidelity, Daimler Trucks North America
$415MJun 14, 2021
Convertible Note
Cowen Group, Generation Investment Management, Soros Fund Management, Broadscale Group
$200MOct 14, 2020
Series H
Tao Capital Partners, Mercedes-Benz
$86.9MSep 30, 2019
Series G
Elemental Impact, Mercedes-Benz, Tao Capital Partners, G2VP, VentureSouth, General Motors Ventures
$155MSep 18, 2018
Series F
Generation Investment Management, BMW i Ventures, Traverse Venture Partners, Upstate Carolina Angel Network, VentureSouth
$55MJun 12, 2017
Series D
Mike Dorsey, Hercules Capital, Ulu Ventures
$55MJun 29, 2015
Debt Financing
Hercules Capital
$25MJun 29, 2015
Grant
California Energy Commission
$3MApr 7, 2015
Series C
Tao Capital Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Hennessey Capital, Vision Ridge Partners, 88 Green Ventures, Upstate Carolina Angel Network, General Motors Ventures, VentureSouth, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Constellation Energy, Edison Energy
$34.2MDec 11, 2013
Series B
Hennessey Capital, VentureSouth, 88 Green Ventures, NMT Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, Vision Ridge Partners
$23MNov 20, 2012
Series Unknown
First Citizens Bank
$15MOct 24, 2011
Series A
Greylock Partners, Kleiner Perkins, SoftBank Vision Fund, Mitsui & Co. Global Investment, 88 Green Ventures, Vision Ridge Partners, Scra, Upstate Carolina Angel Network, Tao Capital Partners, Constellation Energy, Edison Energy, General Motors Ventures, DNX Ventures, BMW i Ventures, Toyota Ventures
$30MJun 12, 2011
Convertible Note
VentureSouth
$3.6MMay 9, 2011
Series Unknown
MK Energy and Infrastructure
$20MJun 8, 2010

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Categorized in

Industry

Climate & Energy Electrification & Batteries

Investors

Kleiner Perkins Greylock Softbank Vision Fund Greylock Partners

Industries

Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Manufacturing Companies

Tech Stack

Mysql Php Python Node.js C++Wordpress Java Microsoft Azure Nodejs

LOCATIONS

Where they work

Proterra Headquarters Location

1815 Rollins Rd, Burlingame, CA, 94010-2204

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