Slate Auto

Summary active Updated Apr 13, 2026

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Location Indiana
Founded 2022
Latest Stage Series C
Total Raised $1.4B
Website https://www.slateauto.com
Sector
electric-vehicles automotive consumer

Investors

jeff-bezos series-c (2026)
diego-piacentini series-c (2026)
twg-global series-c (2026)
General Catalyst series-c (2026)

Founders

Jeff Wilke Co-Founder
Chris Borman President of Cars
Peter Farisia CEO

About

Slate Auto is an Indiana-based electric vehicle startup building an affordable electric pickup truck priced around $25,000, with an optional off-road SUV conversion for approximately $5,000 more 1. The company was co-founded by Jeff Wilke, former CEO of Amazon’s Consumer division, and is led by CEO Peter Farisia, a former Amazon Marketplace VP 2. Slate operates out of a former printing plant in Indiana, which it is retrofitting for vehicle assembly, with production targeted to begin at the end of 2026 1. The company has amassed over 160,000 refundable reservations 1.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-04-13 Series C $650M TWG Global General Catalyst, Bezos family office, Slauson & Co., Diego Piacentini 1

Total funding to date is approximately $1.4 billion 1. TWG Global, led by Guggenheim Partners chief executive and LA Dodgers owner Mark Walter and investor Thomas Tull, first invested in Slate in 2024 2.

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Sources

  1. TechCrunch, “Slate Auto raises $650M to fund its affordable EV truck plans,” April 13, 2026. https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/slate-auto-raises-650m-to-fund-its-affordable-ev-truck-plans/↩↩↩↩↩

  2. Mezha Media, “Slate Auto raised $650M to accelerate $25K electric pickup production,” April 13, 2026. https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/slate_auto_raised/↩↩