Velodyne Lidar, Inc.

Graf Industrial Corp. (ticker: GRAF) was a blank-check company that completed its initial public offering in October 2018, sponsored by Graf Industrial Holdings LLC under the leadership of Peter Graf. The vehicle targeted the industrial technology sector, with a strategic focus on businesses tied to automation and advanced manufacturing. Graf Industrial Corp. subsequently announced a business combination with Velodyne Lidar, a pioneer in lidar sensor technology for autonomous vehicle and robotics applications, with the merger closing in September 2020; the combined company began trading under the ticker VLDR. The October 2018 Form 8-K on record with the SEC captures a key early milestone in that corporate trajectory. Visit SpacDesk and sign up for full SPAC filing history, deal timelines, and sponsor intelligence on Graf Industrial and hundreds of other transactions.