On Wednesday, rimac, a Croatian electric supercar manufacturer, announced that it had completed a new round of financing of 500million euros, led by Softbank vision fund 2 and Goldman Sachs asset management, in which investindustral and Porsche, shareholders of rimac, also participated This round of financing makes the company's valuation reach more than 2billion US dollars.
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RiMac The group includes a joint venture between Bugatti and rimac, which produces nevera and Bugatti Chiron, 45% of which is owned by Porsche; And an independent technology company that provides batteries and powertrain components to other automotive companies.
Rimac said that most of the new financing will be used to expand production facilities and increase the output of technology business, with the goal of reaching 100000 batteries per year between 2024 and 2026.
Rimac currently has more than 1500 employees, plans to recruit another 700 in 2022, and is exploring new factory locations. Italy is a possible choice.