# Kodiak AI funding: rounds and investors

> Kodiak AI has raised $100M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include Ares Management. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/kodiak-ai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Kodiak AI*

2 rounds we have observed, with the one investor named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Automotive & EVs Logistics

Raised 6 months ago

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Funding summary Updated 15 Nov 2026

**$100M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources

**$499K** Round **$100M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $100M May 2026
- **Step-up i:** 200.4×
- **Investors:** 1

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## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2026

**$499K** Round

**$100M** Round

- **First round:** Round, $499K
- **Biggest round:** $100M
- **Between rounds:** 4 months

## The rounds

- **May 2026** Round **$100M** *1 new* [Ares Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-management) Reported by TechCrunch
- **Dec 2025** Round **$499K** No investor was named in the report. Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yet SEC filing: $499K sold, first sale Dec 2025

## Funding filed with regulators

Kodiak AI filed one raise, $499K in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Dec 2025 **$499K** 1 investor SEC Form D

## Everyone who backed them

[Ares Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ares-management) Growth equity **1** round

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## Quick answers about Kodiak AI

### Who invested in Kodiak AI?

Kodiak AI's investors include Ares Management.

### How much has Kodiak AI raised?

Kodiak AI has raised $100M across 2 rounds since 2025.

### When did Kodiak AI last raise?

Kodiak AI's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $100M in May 2026.

### What was Kodiak AI's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $100M in May 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Kodiak AI first?

Kodiak AI's first round on record, in May 2026, was backed by Ares Management.

### What stage is Kodiak AI at?

Kodiak AI's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in May 2026.

### Where is Kodiak AI based?

Kodiak AI is based in the United States.

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