Velodyne Lidar, Inc.

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR) is a San Jose-based lidar sensor manufacturer that completed its public market debut in 2020 through a business combination with Graf Industrial Corp, a blank-check company sponsored by Graf Industrial LLC. The company filed its S-1 registration statement with the SEC in October 2020, shortly after the merger closed in late September of that year. Operating in the autonomous vehicle technology and industrial sensor sector, Velodyne pioneered rotating lidar hardware used in self-driving vehicles, robotics, and smart infrastructure applications. The company subsequently merged with rival lidar maker Ouster in early 2023. For comprehensive filing history, deal terms, and SPAC analytics on Velodyne Lidar and hundreds of other transactions, sign up for full data access at SpacDesk.