Registered entities
Ouster, Inc.
Reg. No. 474422155United States
Innovation
41 patent families (29 granted) — focus: Physics & computing, Electricity & electronics, Human necessities; filing pace steady. Cited 13,956 times.
| Year | Filings |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 19 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Investor mix
14 investors on record; lead investors include Runway Growth Capital, SVB, Cox Enterprises, Fontinalis Partners.
| Investor type | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Venture capital | 10 | 71% |
| Bank & private debt | 1 | 7% |
| Other / undisclosed | 3 | 21% |
Hiring activity
Hires frequently
15 roles tracked across 6 of the last 12 months
18 Apr 2026 · Staff Electrical Engineer · San Francisco
1 Apr 2026 · Senior Accountant (Accounts Receivable Focus) · San Francisco
10 Mar 2026 · Electrical Engineer · San Francisco
11 Feb 2026 · Electrical Engineering Intern · San Francisco
6 Feb 2026 · Sr. Machine Learning Engineer (Perception and Tracking) · San Francisco
Based on job postings tracked across public sources.