# Velodyne Lidar: 3D Technology, San Jose, United States

> Velodyne Lidar: Velodyne Lidar specializes in sensor and software lidar solutions that meet the needs of a wide range of industries.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/velodyne-lidar (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Velodyne Lidar

Velodyne Lidar specializes in sensor and software lidar solutions that meet the needs of a wide range of industries.

Funding reported Last round: Post ipo debt

3D Technology San Jose, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 1983 43 years old
- **Team:** 101 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $575M in dollars
- **Last round:** Post ipo debt Feb 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Velodyne Lidar has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Velodyne Lidar raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$575M** in dollars

Rounds **6**

Last round **Post ipo debt**

Last round date **Feb 2022**

Investors listed **5**

SEC Form D **$1.5B sold, 1 filing, last Oct 2020**

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 8 on the team.

- **Anand S. Gopalan** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Andrew S. Hamer** Executive Officer i
- **David S. Hall** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Joseph Michael Jellen** Executive Officer i
- **Marta Thoma Hall** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Mathew Thoma Rekow** Executive Officer i
- **Michael Thoma Vella** Executive Officer i
- **Thomas Thoma Tewell** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Barbara Thoma Samardzich* *Christopher Albert Thomas* *James Albert Graf* *Joseph B. Culkin* *Michael Albert Dee*

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [GoodPaper Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodpaper-ventures)

Each firm lists Velodyne Lidar on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

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