Sonatus

Backed byFoxconn

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Total raised$110.0M
StageSeries A
Hiring pace15 roles / 90d
Founded2018
Team size201-500
HQSunnyvale, California
Industries
SoftwareAutomotiveAI/MLSaaS

About Sonatus

Sonatus is a company driving the automotive industry's transformation toward AI-enabled software-defined vehicles. With technology already deployed in production across more than 5 million vehicles on the road, Sonatus has established itself as a trusted partner for leading original equipment manufacturers seeking to accelerate this shift. The company's platform enables rapid feature evolution, seamless over-the-air updates, and continuous improvement capabilities that fundamentally change how vehicles operate and improve throughout their lifecycle. By combining software-defined architecture with artificial intelligence, Sonatus is reshaping the future of mobility and vehicle innovation.

Open positions · 17

Palo Alto · Hybrid · $225-300k

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Company at a glance

Location
Palo Alto, United States
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Founders & Leadership

DS

David Sangster

Chief Operating Officer, Sonatus. Sonatus is a leading player in the automotive Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) space, with a mission to accelerate automotive innovation. Products are already in 3M cars We're hiring!

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John Heinlein, Ph.D.

Chief Marketing Officer @Sonatus, Podcaster, Business Leader, Evangelist, Technology Partnerships, Angel Investor, Board member

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Mahesh Karanth

CFO at Sonatus Inc

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Wanjun Lin

Chief Technology Officer at Sonatus - A Leader in Transformation and Innovation

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JC

Jeffrey Chou

CEO and Founder at Sonatus

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About the Team

Team Distribution

  • Engineering59%
  • Operations19%
  • Sales & Business Development12%
  • Product & Design5%
  • Other5%

Where the Team Studied

  1. 1.University of Southern California
  2. 2.University of California, Berkeley
  3. 3.San José State University
  4. 4.Stanford University
  5. 5.Santa Clara University

Team Worked At

  • Cisco
  • Intel Corporation
  • Google
  • Samsung Electronics
  • Qualcomm

Team Composition

252 people
  • Engineering9 senior107
  • Quality Assurance1 senior18
  • Information Technology1 senior11
  • Sales1 senior9
  • Accounting8
  • Business Development7 senior8
  • Human Resources2 senior8
  • Marketing3 senior6

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