{"id":112147,"date":"2021-04-15T11:25:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T11:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=112147"},"modified":"2021-04-15T11:25:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T11:25:32","slug":"tusimple-raises-over-1-billion-in-u-s-ipo-at-nearly-8-5-billion-valuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/tusimple-raises-over-1-billion-in-u-s-ipo-at-nearly-8-5-billion-valuation\/","title":{"rendered":"TuSimple raises over $1 billion in U.S. IPO at nearly $8.5 billion valuation"},"content":{"rendered":"
(Reuters) – TuSimple Holdings Inc said on Thursday it had raised more than $1 billion through an initial public offering (IPO), valuing the self-driving truck startup at nearly $8.5 billion.<\/p>\n
The San Diego, California-based company sold around 27 million shares in its IPO, while some stockholders sold about 6.8 million shares priced at $40 apiece.<\/p>\n
Backed by Volkswagen\u2019s commercial trucking unit, TRATON SE, and United Parcel Service Inc, TuSimple is developing self-driving trucks with Navistar International Corp whose production is slated to start in 2024.<\/p>\n
The company is the latest player in the self-driving technology and manufacturing market to take the public market route after a string of lidar sensor manufacturers, including Luminar Technologies Inc and Velodyne Lidar Inc, went public through mergers with blank-check firms last year.<\/p>\n
TuSimple\u2019s share are set to debut on the Nasdaq later in the day, under the ticker symbol \u201cTSP\u201d.<\/p>\n
Morgan Stanley, Citigroup and J.P. Morgan were the lead underwriters for the offering.<\/p>\n