Velodyne Lidar, Inc.

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. entered the public markets in September 2020 through a de-SPAC merger with Graf Industrial Corp. (NYSE: GRAF), a blank-check company sponsored by Graf Holdings, LLC. The S-1 registration statement filed August 27, 2020 supported that transaction and registered shares of the combined company ahead of closing. Velodyne operates in the lidar sensor technology sector, supplying three-dimensional sensing systems for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and industrial automation applications. The company subsequently merged with Ouster, Inc. in early 2023, with the combined entity trading on NYSE under the ticker OUST. Sign up at SpacDesk for full filing history, transaction timelines, and deal analytics across the de-SPAC universe.