Aeva Technologies, Inc.
397a0f976a224f65a31c92194beefed6
PRODUCTION_VERIFIED schema v3.0.0 Inferred last heartbeat: 2026-07-27T21:23:15.334491+00:00

Business Model Classification Tokens

contract_cycle_length
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
enterprise_sales_motion
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
procurement_complexity
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
vendor_lock_coefficient
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
base_product_margin
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
consumable_margin
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
switching_cost_architecture
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
consumable_repurchase_frequency
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
blade_dependency_coefficient
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_discount_depth
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
cross_sell_attach_rate
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_churn_vs_single_churn
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
bundle_margin_blended
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
upsell_pathway_architecture
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run

Business Model Archetype Classification

University of St. Gallen — 55 Business Model Navigator (Gassmann et al.)

SG-023 Licensing VALUE High
Direct: monetization_vector contains [Primary: hardware sensor unit sales to automotive OEMs; Secondary: software licensing and perception-as-a-service on installed base]. Corroborated: revenue_model_type=Predominantly transactional/project-based currently; multi-year OEM supply agreements provide partial recurring visibility but volume commitments not guaranteed
SG-037
Product as a Service
VALUE High
SG-035
Premium
WHO High
SG-024
Lock-in
WHO High
SG-013
Experience Selling
WHAT High
SG-036
Product to Capability
WHAT High
SG-049
Subscription
VALUE High

Hybrid Combination

Licensing (SG-023) VALUE provides the core structure, combined with Product as a Service (SG-037) + Premium (SG-035) + Lock-in (SG-024) to form the complete business model fingerprint.

55 Archetypes Evaluated High: 11 Medium: 14 Registry: schemas/sg55_archetype_registry.yaml

Knowledge Graph — All Sections

debt_leverage_profile
Minimal debt; cash-funded operations with ~$200M cash runway; 20% rate rise has negligible interest expense impact given near-zero leverage
Inferred
Agent_Inference
interest_rate_sensitivity
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Medium intensity; China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare-earth magnets and battery-grade graphite is the live chokepoint for auto and EV production, compounded by US Section 232 tariff expansion on steel, aluminum, and copper that repriced the sector's core metal inputs in 2025-2026.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
supply_chain_dependency
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
international_expansion_readiness
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
geographic_footprint
International
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
commodity_exposure_profile
Medium intensity; commodities: steel, aluminum, petrochemical resins/plastics, copper, lithium and battery-grade materials (nickel, graphite), lumber, cotton; geopolitical: China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare-earth magnets and battery-grade graphite is the live chokepoint for auto and EV production, compounded by US Section 232 tariff expansion on steel, aluminum, and copper that repriced the sector's core metal inputs in 2025-2026.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
vendor_lock_dependency_score
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
business_model_type_primary
Hardware manufacturer / technology developer
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
business_model_type_secondary
Services (NRE)
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
switching_cost_profile
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
howey_test_risk_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
antitrust_exposure_flag
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
regulatory_exposure_profile
Medium burden; regimes: FTC, CPSC, NLRB, CFPB, GDPR, SEC; Evolving consumer protection and data-privacy rules squeeze retail margins.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
Product sales
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
monetization_vector
Unit sales / per-transaction
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
pricing_architecture
Negotiated / project-based
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
pricing_power_rating
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
target_gross_margin_bracket
-3.7% Gross Margin (Negative equity)
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
headcount_cost_structure
Sublinear
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
marginal_cost_of_growth
702.1% OpEx as % Revenue (High Growth Cost)
High
SEC-XBRL
franchise_compliance_risk
N-A
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
customer_acquisition_metric
At 10x scale, CAC improves substantially via OEM platform wins; unit economics hinge on ASP holding above $500/sensor and COGS declining via volume fab pricing
Inferred
Agent_Inference
network_effect_present
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
asset_efficiency_ratio
-80.8% Return on Assets (Negative equity)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Cyclical
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
customer_segment_primary
Enterprise / OEM
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
customer_segment_secondary
Strategic partners / investors
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "25-0000 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations", "27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations", "35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations", "39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations", "51-0000 Production Occupations", "53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.22 (HIL — ~22% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v2
capital_expenditure_profile
25.5% CapEx / Revenue (High-CapEx Infrastructure)
High
SEC-XBRL
sec_cik
0001789029
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
AEVA
High
SEC-EDGAR
Filings_Dog_Scope
antitrust_exposure_flag,business_model_type_primary,business_model_type_secondary,churn_vulnerability_index,customer_acquisition_metric,customer_segment_primary,customer_segment_secondary,data_sovereignty_risk,franchise_compliance_risk,geographic_footprint,geopolitical_supply_exposure,headcount_cost_structure,howey_test_risk_index,interest_rate_sensitivity,international_expansion_readiness,marginal_cost_of_growth,monetization_vector,network_effect_present,pricing_architecture,pricing_power_rating,recession_resistance_tier,regulatory_burden_tier,revenue_model_type,supply_chain_dependency,switching_cost_profile,vendor_lock_dependency_score
High
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116518

Business Model Components

Core Space

> *Pending Turn 2 — Business Model Type Agent population.*

Interaction Modes

> *Pending Turn 2 — Business Model Type Agent population.*

Product Matrix

> *Pending Turn 2 — Business Model Type Agent population.*

Historical Evolution Log

Live Operational Signals

Signal DateSignal TypeSummary
Source

Evaluation Gate — Persona Stress Tests

SKILL_BUFFETT_VAL_03PASS2026-07-27no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_LEGAL_SEC_01PASS2026-07-27no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_SHORT_BEAR_01PASS2026-07-27no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_MACRO_STRAT_01PASS2026-07-27no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_OPS_PARTNER_01FAIL2026-07-271 authored question(s) unanswerable — e.g. QBANK_OPS_002 nee

Live Status

No Live Status block found.