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Slate raises $650 million to make its budget electric truck

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Series C round was led by TWG Global, which is headed by two investors in Jeff Bezos’ Re:Build Manufacturing.
SiliconANGLE

Electric pickup truck startup Slate Auto raises $650M in funding

Slate Auto Inc., a startup that plans to make electric pickup trucks based on a cost-optimized design, has closed a $650 million funding round. The company stated in its announcement of the Series C ...
Inside EVs

Here's How Slate’s Truck Transforms Into An SUV

Shortly after I showed up at a Los Angeles studio space to take a sneak peek of Slate’s debut vehicle last week, the startup’s reps pulled a black sheet off of a charming, two-seat pickup truck. I ...
Autoblog

Slate Auto Raises $650M as $25K Electric Pickup Nears Launch

The funding should help make sure Slate Auto delivers its first EV truck later this year. Slate receives $650 million in Series C funding ahead of its first electric truck launch. More than 160,000 ...
Business Insider

Slate raises fresh $650 million as reservations for its mid-$20,000 truck cross 160,000

Slate Auto secured $650 million in new funding to produce its EV trucks by the end of this year. The investment round raises the stakes for Slate right as US EV sales hit a hefty speed bump. Over ...
Ars Technica

Slate Auto raises $650 million as production gets closer and closer

The electric pickup startup Slate Auto started the week well. This morning, it announced it has raised $650 million in its latest funding round. But Slate, which got its start in 2022, is doing things ...
Slate

There’s an Unfortunate Pattern to the Women I Sleep With. I’m Becoming “That Guy.”

How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Stoya and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, I’m a 30-year-old guy, and I’ve recently become insecure about an ...
TechCrunch

Slate Auto: Everything you need to know about the Bezos-backed EV startup

In April 2025, a new company called Slate Auto came out of stealth and shocked the car industry. Not only was this startup focused on making an ultra-cheap, customizable electric pickup truck with ...
TechCrunch

Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans

Jeff Bezos-backed electric vehicle startup Slate Auto has raised another $650 million as the company prepares to put its first affordable pickup trucks into production by the end of 2026. The carmaker ...
Slate

I Want to Have a Baby With My Wife. She Has Some Upsetting Rules for the Process.

This is a newsletter bonus question. Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My wife “Nadia” and I have been ...
GM Authority

Slate Auto Completes $650M Funding Round As Production Start Nears

Slate Auto has secured $650 million in Series C funding, marking a major milestone as the company accelerates towards the start of regular production for its first vehicle – the Slate Truck, offered ...