AEye, Inc.
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PRODUCTION_VERIFIED schema v3.0.0 Inferred last heartbeat: 2026-07-26T14:50:26.495424+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
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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 [Hardware unit sales plus software/perception algorithm licensing fees; long-term monetization targets per-vehicle royalty model embedded in OEM production contracts]. Corroborated: revenue_model_type=Predominantly transactional today (~80%); shifting toward multi-year OEM platform licensing (~20% recurring); pre-production stage limits recurring revenue visibility
SG-006
Cash Machine
VALUE High
SG-010
Digitization
WHAT High
SG-025
Long Tail
WHAT High
SG-033
Peer-to-Peer
HOW High
SG-053
Two-sided Market
HOW High
SG-024
Lock-in
WHO High

Hybrid Combination

Licensing (SG-023) VALUE provides the core structure, combined with Cash Machine (SG-006) + Digitization (SG-010) + Long Tail (SG-025) to form the complete business model fingerprint.

55 Archetypes Evaluated High: 9 Medium: 15 Registry: schemas/sg55_archetype_registry.yaml

Knowledge Graph — All Sections

debt_leverage_profile
0.00x Total Debt / Equity (Conservative)
High
SEC-XBRL
interest_rate_sensitivity
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
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
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
international_expansion_readiness
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
geographic_footprint
Primarily domestic (US) with international exposure through partnerships
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
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
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
business_model_type_primary
B2B technology/hardware manufacturer with licensing partnerships
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
business_model_type_secondary
Platform ecosystem (OPTIS)
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
switching_cost_profile
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
howey_test_risk_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
antitrust_exposure_flag
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
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
licensing / product sales
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
monetization_vector
licensing royalties / product unit sales
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
pricing_architecture
negotiated / tiered
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
pricing_power_rating
Weak
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
target_gross_margin_bracket
-137.8% Gross Margin (Negative equity)
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
headcount_cost_structure
Superlinear
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
marginal_cost_of_growth
13480.7% OpEx as % Revenue (High Growth Cost)
High
SEC-XBRL
franchise_compliance_risk
N-A
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
customer_acquisition_metric
Direct sales in early phases; transition to Tier-1 partners for automotive at scale; system integrators for non-automotive
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
network_effect_present
Partial
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
asset_efficiency_ratio
-37.3% Return on Assets (Negative equity)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Cyclical
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
customer_segment_primary
enterprise
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
customer_segment_secondary
government / institutional (aerospace and defense, rail, intelligent transportation)
Medium
SEC-10K 0001437749-26-008858
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
46.8% CapEx / Revenue (High-CapEx Infrastructure)
High
SEC-XBRL
sec_cik
0001818644
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
LIDR
High
SEC-EDGAR

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

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Evaluation Gate — Persona Stress Tests

SKILL_BUFFETT_VAL_03PASS2026-07-26no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_LEGAL_SEC_01PASS2026-07-26no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_SHORT_BEAR_01PASS2026-07-26no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_MACRO_STRAT_01PASS2026-07-26no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_OPS_PARTNER_01FAIL2026-07-261 authored question(s) unanswerable — e.g. QBANK_OPS_002 nee

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