ENOVATE Motors Valuation, Funding & Investors

ENOVATE Motors is valued at $3.8B as of March 2023.

Last ENOVATE Motors valuation

$3.8B

Undisclosed stage · Mar 2023

Last ENOVATE Motors funding round

$109M

Undisclosed stage · Mar 2023

Cumulative funding ENOVATE Motors raised

$1.2B

across 3 funding rounds

ENOVATE Motors Overview

About ENOVATE Motors

ENOVATE Motors is a Shanghai-headquartered manufacturer of high-end new energy electric vehicles. The company produces intelligent models like the ME7 SUV, integrating global design, premium materials, and advanced interconnection features. ENOVATE emphasizes user-defined mobility with autonomous driving capabilities, over-the-air updates, and smart cabin technologies. Operating from facilities in Chongqing, it supplies vehicles to the Chinese market and explores international expansion through partnerships.


Founded

2015

HQ

ChinaShanghai

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2C

Revenue model

Product sales

Valuation

$3.8B (Mar 2023)

ENOVATE Motors Valuation

ENOVATE Motors is currently valued at $3.8B, based on its undisclosed-stage round in March 2023.

ENOVATE Motors valuation by funding round

ENOVATE Motors valuation by funding round
DateStageValuation
Mar 2023Undisclosed stage$3.8B

ENOVATE Motors Funding History

ENOVATE Motors has raised a total of $1.2B across 3 funding rounds.

ENOVATE Motors' first fundraising round was a $298M Series A in April 2019. The most recent completed round was a $109M undisclosed-stage round in March 2023.

ENOVATE Motors funding rounds

ENOVATE Motors funding rounds
DateStageRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Mar 2023Undisclosed stage$109M$3.8BENOVATE Motors (formerly Dearcc), a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer founded in 2015 and headquartered in Zhejiang, focuses on high-end new energy vehicles including the ME7 SUV (launched late 2022) and ME5 extended-range SUV (launched July 2021). It operates factories in Hunan, Zhejiang, and Guangxi with planned capacity of 220,000 vehicles annually and announced plans for a production base in Saudi Arabia. The company faced financial difficulties in early 2023, with two months of salary arrears, halted production at its Changsha factory, and low sales of 1,778 units in 2021 and 5,321 units in 2022. Around March 16-17, 2023, ENOVATE was reportedly closing a new funding round of RMB 750 million ($108-110 million), expected by March 24, led by undisclosed investors including local government guidance funds. Funds were earmarked for paying salaries, resuming production, R&D for new models, intelligent manufacturing, sales channels, service systems, and marketing. This followed a prior major round in October 2020 (over RMB 5 billion / $742 million, Series C per some sources) and brought cumulative funding to over RMB 11.5 billion ($1.7 billion) across 8-11 rounds. The company planned aggressive model launches (1-2 per year before 2023) and IPO preparations, but competed in a tough EV market against NIO, Li Auto, and Tesla amid drying private financing. Recent plans included expanding offline networks like Enovate Centers.
Oct 2020Undisclosed stage$744M-ENOVATE Motors (also referred to as DearCC) is a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer focused on smart electric vehicles. In October 2020, around 10/13-14, it completed a Series B funding round raising approximately $740.77M (or $744.01M per one source) or more than RMB5 billion from undisclosed investors. This was part of multiple funding rounds totaling over $1.3B by 2023. Earlier, in April/May 2019, ENOVATE completed a Series A round raising 2 billion yuan, bringing total funding at that time to 6.5 billion yuan to support production plans. The company continued fundraising, with later rounds like Series B-II in 2022 and Series C in 2023.
Apr 2019Series A$298M-ENOVATE Motors is an all-electric vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, China, founded in 2015. The company had developed models including the Dearcc EV10, ME5, ME7, and ME-S concept, and was recognized as a unicorn with a $3.66 billion valuation as of July 2018, prior to this round. This round brought the company's total funding to around 6.5 billion yuan as of May 2019. The financing supported ENOVATE's plans to produce smart electric vehicles, amid a wave of fundraising by Chinese new energy vehicle startups preparing for mass production. ENOVATE continued raising capital post-2019, including a Series B of over 5 billion yuan ($725 million) in October 2020 and further rounds totaling over 11.5 billion yuan by 2023, though it faced financial difficulties by 2023, prompting a 750 million yuan ($108 million) lifeline for salaries and production resumption. The company established factories in Hunan, Zhejiang, and Guangxi with planned capacity of 220,000 vehicles and pursued global expansion, including a $500 million joint investment in Saudi Arabia in 2022.

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ENOVATE Motors Competitors

ENOVATE Motors competitors include listed companies like XPENG and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, and private ones like Hozon, Youxia Motors, Zhizi Automobile and Zhiji Auto.

Public and private companies comparable to ENOVATE Motors
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
HozonChinaShanghaiPrivate$831M-$4B4.8x
Youxia MotorsChinaShanghaiPrivate--$3.4B-
Zhizi AutomobileChinaHefeiPrivate--$3.3B-
Zhiji AutoChinaShanghaiPrivate--$4.3B-
XPENGChinaChinaPublicly listed$11B$156M$10B1.0x
Tata Motors Passenger VehiclesIndiaIndiaPublicly listed$35B$2B$12B0.4x

ENOVATE Motors Public Comps

ENOVATE Motors is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Thor Industries, Ninebot, Archer Aviation, BAIC BluePark New Energy, Iveco Group, Mitsubishi Motors, QuantumScape, Polaris, Tofaş and Pony AI.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Thor Industries$9.6B$616M0.4x0.4x6.6x7.4x
Ninebot$3.2B$335M0.8x0.7x7.6x7.0x
Archer Aviation$300K($651M)9154.8x251.0x(4.2x)(4.1x)
BAIC BluePark New Energy$4.2B($501M)1.0x0.7x(8.6x)(21.7x)
Iveco Group$15B$1.6B0.6x0.5x5.2x5.3x
Mitsubishi Motors$19B$883M0.2x0.2x4.7x4.0x
QuantumScape-($397M)--(6.1x)(9.3x)
Polaris$7.2B($115M)0.7x0.7x(43.0x)8.8x

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Common questions about ENOVATE Motors

When was ENOVATE Motors founded?ENOVATE Motors was founded in 2015.
Where is ENOVATE Motors headquartered?ENOVATE Motors is headquartered in Shanghai, China.
Is ENOVATE Motors publicly listed?No, ENOVATE Motors is a private company.
What is ENOVATE Motors' valuation?ENOVATE Motors was last valued at $3.8B in its undisclosed-stage round in March 2023.
How much funding has ENOVATE Motors raised?ENOVATE Motors has raised $1.2B across 3 funding rounds.
What was ENOVATE Motors' last funding round?ENOVATE Motors' last funding round was a $109M undisclosed-stage round in March 2023.
Which companies are comparable to ENOVATE Motors?Companies comparable to ENOVATE Motors include Hozon, Youxia Motors, Zhizi Automobile, Zhiji Auto, XPENG and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles.

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