The round, first reported by Bloomberg, includes backing from Tesla board member Steve Jurvetson and the venture capital firms 8VC, Vy Capital, Craft Ventures, Valor Capital and DJF. 8VC has invested in gov tech companies such as OpenGov and Promise, while Valor’s portfolio includes neighborhood social networking platform Nextdoor and smart garbage collection startup Rubicon Global.
The Boring Co. is one of the ventures of Elon Musk, who also leads the electric automaker Tesla and the space company SpaceX. It was included on the GovTech 100 list in 2019 for the first time after Chicago selected the company to build transportation access to O’Hare International Airport. The Boring Co. has also made progress on potential projects in Las Vegas and San Jose, Calif.
The company also raised $113 million in 2018. After the latest round, Bloomberg reports that investors value it at about $920 million.
