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Cepton, Inc.

Cepton, Inc. is an American motor vehicle parts and accessories company, incorporated in Delaware.1 It is headquartered in San Jose, California.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryMotor Vehicle Parts & Accessories1
  • HeadquartersSan Jose, California1
  • Incorporated inDE2
  • Business address399 West Trimble Road, San Jose, Ca 951312
  • Filer category, Emerging growth company2

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Cepton, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries, (collectively, “Cepton” or the “Company”) formerly known as Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. (“GCAC”), was originally incorporated in Delaware on January 4, 2010, under the name PinstripesNYS, Inc. GCAC changed its name to Growth Capital Acquisition Corp. on February 14, 2020. GCAC was a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more target businesses. On February 2, 2021, the Company consummated its initial public offering (the “IPO”), following which its shares began trading on the Nasdaq National Market (“Nasdaq”). On August 4, 2021, GCAC entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”) with Cepton Technologies, Inc. (“Legacy Cepton”) and GC…3 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2023

27.2%Gross margin4
-388.4%Operating margin4
-371.8%Net margin4
75.8%Revenue growth, 20234
-$36.8MFree cash flow4

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2023

  • Cost of revenue15¢$9.5M
  • Research and development47¢$29.9M
  • Selling, general and admin38¢$24.4M
  • Income tax0¢$16.0K

Out of $13.1M in revenue.4 The company lost money this year.

Financial statements

Revenue54$13.1M in 2023+190% since 2021
0$5.0M$10.0M$15.0M2021: $4.5M$4.5M20212022: $7.4M$7.4M2022+65%2023: $13.1M$13.1M2023+76%
Gross profit54$3.5M in 2023+3187% since 2021
0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M$4.0M2021: $108.0K$108.0K20212022: $194.0K$194.0K2022+80%2023: $3.5M$3.5M2023+1730%
Operating income654-$50.7M in 2023+523529% since 2020
-$80.0M-$60.0M-$40.0M-$20.0M02020: -$9.7K-$9.7K20202021: -$38.3M-$38.3M2021+395810%2022: -$61.4M-$61.4M2022+60%2023: -$50.7M-$50.7M2023−17%
Net income654-$48.5M in 2023+499601% since 2020
-$60.0M-$40.0M-$20.0M0$20.0M2020: -$9.7K-$9.7K20202021: -$37.2M-$37.2M2021+383245%2022: $9.4M$9.4M20222023: -$48.5M-$48.5M2023
Fiscal year20192020202120222023
Revenue$4.5M5$7.4M4$13.1M4
Cost of revenue$4.4M5$7.2M4$9.5M4
Gross profit$108.0K5$194.0K4$3.5M4
Research and development$24.2M5$33.0M4$29.9M4
Selling, general and admin$14.3M5$28.6M4$24.4M4
Operating expenses$38.4M5$61.6M4$54.3M4
Operating income-$9.7K6-$38.3M5-$61.4M4-$50.7M4
Income before tax-$37.2M5$9.4M4-$48.5M4
Income tax$326$20.0K5$16.0K4$16.0K4
Net income-$9.7K6-$37.2M5$9.4M4-$48.5M4
Earnings per share-$0.555$0.644-$3.084
Earnings per share (diluted)-$0.555$0.604-$3.084
Shares (weighted, basic)67.1M shares514.7M shares415.8M shares4
Shares (weighted, diluted)67.1M shares515.6M shares415.8M shares4

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Corporate structure

Cepton, Inc. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Cepton, Inc.

  • WESTERLY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Cepton, Inc., latest Feb 20, 2025 (2 filings since Mar 26, 2024)
  • Koito Manufacturing Filed SCHEDULE 13D/A on Cepton, Inc., latest Jan 7, 2025 (10 filings since Feb 18, 2022)
  • Jun Pei Filed SC 13G/A on Cepton, Inc., latest Feb 13, 2024 (3 filings since Feb 16, 2022)
  • Mark McCord Filed SC 13G/A on Cepton, Inc., latest Feb 13, 2024 (2 filings since Feb 16, 2022)
  • Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Filed SC 13G/A on Cepton, Inc., latest Mar 9, 2023 (3 filings since Feb 14, 2022)
  • LDV Partners Fund I, L.P. Filed SC 13G/A on Cepton, Inc., latest Feb 6, 2023 (2 filings since Feb 18, 2022)
  • Jun Ye Filed SC 13G on Cepton, Inc., latest Feb 16, 2022
  • Yupeng Cui Filed SC 13G on Cepton, Inc., latest Feb 16, 2022
  • Cepton, Inc. San Jose, California

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Cepton, Inc. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$2.7M4 Dec 31, 2023$1.9M4 Dec 31, 2022+47.1%
Accumulated depreciation$1.3M4 Dec 31, 2023$869.0K4 Dec 31, 2022+46.4%
Property and equipment, net$1.4M4 Dec 31, 2023$982.0K4 Dec 31, 2022+47.7%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$10.0M4 Dec 31, 2023$445.0K4 Dec 31, 2022+2155.7%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$50.4M4 Dec 31, 2023$32.0M4 Dec 31, 2022+57.8%
Marketable securities, current$6.0M4 Dec 31, 2023$3.7M4 Dec 31, 2022+61.2%
Debt securities available for sale$3.7M5 Dec 31, 2022$2.8M5 Dec 31, 2021+30.6%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$2.4M4 Dec 31, 2023$3.0M4 Dec 31, 2022−19.7%
Raw materials$1.2M4 Dec 31, 2023$1.2M4 Dec 31, 2022+0.3%
Work in process$876.0K4 Dec 31, 2023$1.1M4 Dec 31, 2022−23.2%
Finished goods$338.0K4 Dec 31, 2023$665.0K4 Dec 31, 2022−49.2%

Leadership

Who has led Cepton, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. George Syllantavos2021
  2. Prokopios Akis Tsirigakis2021
  3. Jun Pei2022–2025

President

  1. Clifford Teller2010
  2. Jun Pei2022–2025

Chief financial officer

  1. George Syllantavos2021
  2. Winston Su-Kee Fu2022
  3. Hull Xu2022–2023
  4. Dong Chang2024–2025

Chief operating officer

  1. Liqun Han2022–2025
201520202025
Board members and other officers (19)

Former names

  • Growth Capital Acquisition Corp.Feb 27, 2020 to Feb 9, 20222
  • PinstripesNYS, Inc.Aug 11, 2010 to May 8, 20132

Timeline

  1. Jan 7, 20258-K Completed an acquisition or sale; Listing notice or transfer; Change to shareholders' rights31
  2. Dec 20, 20248-K Shareholder vote32
  3. Dec 10, 20248-K Other events33
  4. Nov 7, 20248-K Results of operations34
  5. Sep 9, 20248-K Executive or director change35
  6. Aug 12, 20248-K Results of operations36
  7. Jul 29, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; Executive or director change; Other events37
  8. Jun 17, 20248-K Shareholder vote38
  9. May 13, 20248-K Results of operations39
  10. Mar 28, 20248-K Results of operations40
  11. Mar 21, 20248-K Other events41
  12. Jan 5, 20248-K Executive or director change42
  13. Feb 11, 2022New chief executive Jun Pei becomes CEO9
  14. Jan 29, 2021New chief executive Prokopios Akis Tsirigakis becomes CEO11
  15. Jan 29, 2021New chief executive George Syllantavos becomes CEO10

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Nov 7, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results34
  2. Aug 12, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results36
  3. May 13, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results39
  4. Mar 28, 2024Reported quarterly or annual results40
  5. Nov 9, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results43
  6. Aug 7, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results44
  7. May 9, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results45
  8. Mar 14, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results46

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

291 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 3 annual reports, 11 quarterly reports, 50 major events, 90 insider forms, 24 large holders, 113 other. The latest 20:

  1. Feb 20, 2025SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
  2. Jan 17, 202515-12G EDGAR
  3. Jan 8, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
  4. Jan 8, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
  5. Jan 7, 20254 EDGAR
  6. Jan 7, 20254 EDGAR
  7. Jan 7, 20254 EDGAR
  8. Jan 7, 20254 EDGAR
  9. Jan 7, 20254 EDGAR
  10. Jan 7, 20254 EDGAR
  11. Jan 7, 20254 EDGAR
  12. Jan 7, 20254 EDGAR
  13. Jan 7, 20254 EDGAR
  14. Jan 7, 2025SC 13E3/A AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13E-3 EDGAR
  15. Jan 7, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  16. Jan 7, 2025S-8 POS EDGAR
  17. Jan 7, 2025S-8 POS EDGAR
  18. Jan 7, 2025POS AM EDGAR
  19. Jan 7, 2025S-8 POS EDGAR
  20. Jan 7, 2025POS AM EDGAR

The 291 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

12 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 12 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Nov 25, 2024HOURTIENNE MITCHELLChief Commercial OfficerSale3,555$3.12$11.1KForm 4
May 23, 2024HOURTIENNE MITCHELLChief Commercial OfficerSale6,305$2.53$16.0KForm 4
May 15, 2024HOURTIENNE MITCHELLChief Commercial OfficerSale3,390$2.84$9.6KForm 4
Aug 21, 2023Han LiqunChief Operating OfficerSale18,673$0.56$10.5KForm 4
Aug 21, 2023Qiu MingControllerSale21,057$0.56$11.8KForm 4
Aug 10, 2023Pei JunCEO and PresidentSale250,000$0.78$195.0KForm 4
Mar 16, 2023Pei JunCEO and PresidentSale500,000$0.54$270.0KForm 4
Mar 1, 2023McCord MarkChief Technology OfficerSale10,000$1.01$10.1KForm 4
Feb 22, 2023McCord MarkChief Technology OfficerSale10,000$1.17$11.7KForm 4
Nov 14, 2022Pei JunCEO and PresidentSale10,836$1.75$19.0KForm 4
Nov 11, 2022Pei JunCEO and PresidentSale55,202$1.84$101.6KForm 4
Nov 10, 2022Pei JunCEO and PresidentSale100,000$1.78$178.0KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How Cepton, Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARCepton, Inc.1
  • CIK0001498233
  • Employer ID (EIN)27-24472911
  • Filer status<br>emerging growth company1
  • Incorporated inDelaware1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)3714 Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Manufacturing, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address399 West Trimble Road, San Jose, CA 951311
  • Phone408-459-75791
  • Shares outstanding16,051,981 as of Nov 1, 20248
  • Public float$40.8M as of Jun 30, 20234
  • On EDGAR sinceAug 11, 20101
  • Filings365 in all: 4 (72), 8-K (56), 424B3 (33), 3 (25), 10-Q (21), CORRESP (17), UPLOAD (16), 425 (12)1
    All 50 form types

    SC 13G (9), EFFECT (8), SC 13D/A (8), SC 13G/A (8), S-1/A (6), 10-K (5), 144 (5), DEF 14A (4), DEFA14A (4), NT 10-Q (4), POS AM (4), S-1 (4), S-4/A (4), S-8 (3), S-8 POS (3), SC 13E3/A (3), 10-12G/A (2), 15-12G (2), 25-NSE (2), ARS (2), PRE 14A (2), 10-12G (1), 10-K/A (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), 8-K/A (1), CERT (1), CT ORDER (1), DEFM14A (1), DRS (1), DRS/A (1), DRSLTR (1), NT 10-K (1), PREM14A (1), PRER14A (1), RW (1), S-1MEF (1), S-4 (1), SC 13D (1), SC 13E3 (1), SCHEDULE 13D/A (1), SCHEDULE 13G/A (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Apr 1, 2024
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Nov 8, 2024
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) May 15, 2024
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Jan 7, 2025

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