# AEye: source reference

AEye appears in Unitard Club's October 23, 2026 press dataset under public market decline. This is a licensed source reference, distinct from an independently researched Altss case.

United States · Lidar (dataset classifications)

## Unitard-reported historical benchmark

~$2bn · source-reported benchmark year: 2021. Nominal US dollars, rounded.

The $2bn figure is the pro forma enterprise value in the proposed SPAC announcement on February 17, 2021. A May 2021 amendment changed the pre-merger valuation. This is an announced transaction benchmark, not a verified traded peak or private financing.

Basis: SPAC transaction benchmark (source-indicated). The source mixes private financing values, SPAC transaction values and public market capitalization. This figure does not independently establish a private unicorn valuation, a verified peak or current value.

## Source classification

Public market decline · Unitard snapshot 2026-10-23. This is a source classification, not an independently verified Altss event or an assertion of present value or solvency. The snapshot date is not the event date.

[Qualification source: AEye proposed business combination announcement — SEC exhibit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1818644/000121390021009943/ea135852ex99-1_cffinance3.htm)

[Qualification source: AEye and CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III amend merger agreement — May 2021](https://investors.aeye.ai/news-releases/news-release-details/cf-finance-acquisition-corp-iii-and-aeye-amend-merger-agreement)

## Company identity

[Company website](https://www.aeye.ai) · [Identity evidence: AEye — company website](https://www.aeye.ai)

AEye is identified through its linked official company website. The $2bn figure is the pro forma enterprise value in the proposed SPAC announcement on February 17, 2021. A May 2021 amendment changed the pre-merger valuation. This is an announced transaction benchmark, not a verified traded peak or private financing.

Logo: [AEye logo source](https://aeye.ai). Company trademark rights remain.

## Provenance and attribution

Adapted from Unitard Club (unitard.io), [CC BY 4.0 press dataset](https://www.unitard.io/press), source snapshot 2026-10-23; collected 2026-10-26. Altss selection, identity screening, normalization and presentation added. Reference screening recorded 2026-10-26; financial claims have not received independent case-level investigation.

[Source CSV](https://www.unitard.io/press/unitard-index-companies.csv) · [Unitard source entry](https://unitard.io/companies/aeye) · [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Restricted investor columns, original summaries, decline percentages, investor-loss totals and unverified source prose are excluded.

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