Velodyne Lidar, Inc.

Graf Industrial Corp. (Nasdaq: GRAF), sponsored by Graf Industrial Management LLC under the leadership of James Graf, completed its blank-check company IPO in 2018 targeting the industrial technology sector. The SPAC announced a business combination with Velodyne Lidar, Inc., a San Jose-based manufacturer of lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and smart infrastructure applications, in August 2020. The transaction closed in September 2020, and the combined entity subsequently traded on Nasdaq under the ticker VLDR. The Form 10-K filed in March 2020 covers Graf Industrial's fiscal year 2019, submitted during the SPAC's active target-search phase, ahead of the Velodyne deal announcement. Sign up on SpacDesk for the full filing history, deal timeline, and data on this transaction.