Velodyne Lidar, Inc.

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (Nasdaq: VLDR) became a publicly traded company in September 2020 through its business combination with Graf Industrial Corp., a blank-check vehicle sponsored by Graf Industrial Partners LLC. Graf Industrial completed its IPO in 2018, targeting the industrial and technology sectors. Velodyne, headquartered in San Jose, California, develops three-dimensional lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and intelligent infrastructure mapping, making it one of the higher-profile de-SPAC transactions in the automotive technology space. The company filed this Form 8-K with the SEC on June 14, 2021, reflecting post-merger public-company reporting obligations. For full filing history, sponsor details, and real-time SPAC analytics on VLDR and hundreds of other transactions, sign up for SpacDesk.