Kodiak AI
NASDAQ: KDKMountain View, US · Founded 2021 · Delaware corporation
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726 people in our graph share verified history with the Kodiak AI team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Javier Solterounlockedknows Andreas Wendel · together at Carnegie Mellon University (overlapped)
×2knows the team · via The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
×2knows the team · via Evercore
×4knows the team · via Waymo
×2knows the team · via Carnegie Mellon University
knows the team · via McMaster University
Kodiak AI develops and deploys autonomous driving software and hardware systems for commercial trucking, industrial logistics, and defense applications. The company offers its Kodiak Driver—an AI-powered virtual driver system—primarily through a driver-as-a-service model that generates revenue via per-vehicle or per-mile licensing fees on customer-owned and operated vehicles.
Founders & leadership
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Michael WiesingerinExecutive
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Surajit DattainExecutiveSurajit Datta has over 15 years of experience in corporate finance, M&A, and strategic finance roles. He previously held senior positions in FP&A and corporate development at Arm, where he led financial planning and deal execution across software and hardware technology transactions.
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Jordan ColemaninExecutive
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Andreas WendelinExecutiveAndreas Wendel is an Executive Officer at Kodiak AI, which develops autonomous driving software and hardware for commercial trucking. He previously served as Chief Technology Officer at Kodiak, leading the team that achieved the company's first driverless trucking fleet deployment in 2024, and held the position of Perception Tech Lead at Waymo from 2013 to 2018, where he focused on machine learning algorithms and camera systems design. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Graz University of Technology and has held academic roles including Head of the Aerial Vision Group at Graz, with research interests in computer vision, 3D reconstruction, and autonomous navigation.
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Zsuzsanna MajorExecutive
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Don BurnetteChief Executive Officer and Class I Director
Board
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Scott TobinBoard director
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Kenneth GoldmanBoard director
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Allyson SatinBoard director
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Kristin SverchekBoard director
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Mohamed ElshenawyBoard director
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James ReedBoard director
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$205.5M disclosed across 3 rounds · 2025
▶$499KraisedJan 2026 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$499KraisedJan 2026 · 1 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Scott TobinDirector
- Donald BurnetteExecutive Officer, Director
- Kenneth GoldmanDirector
- Michael WiesingerExecutive Officer
- Allyson SatinDirector
- Surajit DattaExecutive Officer
- Jordan ColemanExecutive Officer
- Kristin SverchekDirector
- Mohamed ElshenawyDirector
- James ReedDirector
- Andreas WendelExecutive Officer
- Zsuzsanna MajorExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $499K
- Amount sold
- $499K
- First sale
- Dec 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$145MraisedSep 2025 · 3 investors · OtherRule 506(c)
▶$145MraisedSep 2025 · 3 investors · Other
Rule 506(c)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Brad ColemanDirector, Promoter
- Michael J AroughetiDirector, Promoter
- Peter OgilvieExecutive Officer, Promoter
- David G. HirzDirector, Promoter
- Jarrod PhillipsExecutive Officer, Promoter
- David B. KaplanExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Felicia ThorntonDirector, Promoter
- Ares Acquisition Holdings II LPPromoter
- Allyson SatinExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $200M
- Amount sold
- $145M
- Minimum investment
- $250K
- Sales commissions
- $5.8M
- Placement agents
- Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
- First sale
- Sep 2025
- Incorporated
- Other, Cayman Islands, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
▶$60MraisedApr 2025 · 3 investors · OtherRule 506(c)
▶$60MraisedApr 2025 · 3 investors · Other
Rule 506(c)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Peter OgilvieExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Allyson SatinExecutive Officer, Promoter
- Brad ColemanDirector, Promoter
- Jarrod PhillipsExecutive Officer, Promoter
- David G. HirzDirector, Promoter
- Ares Acquisition Holdings II LPPromoter
- Michael J AroughetiDirector, Promoter
- Felicia ThorntonDirector, Promoter
- David B. KaplanExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Offering amount
- $100M
- Amount sold
- $60M
- Minimum investment
- $250K
- Sales commissions
- $4M
- Placement agents
- J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
- First sale
- Apr 2025
- Incorporated
- Other, Cayman Islands, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06c
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
In the news
Kodiak AI Q2 revenue rises, going concern warning | KDK Quarterly Report (10-Q)stocktitan.net · Aug 2026
Kodiak AI Q2 Earnings: Revenue $3.5M, Up 91% QoQ | KDK Stock Newsstocktitan.net · Aug 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Kodiak AI do?
- Kodiak AI develops and deploys autonomous driving software and hardware systems for commercial trucking, industrial logistics, and defense applications. The company offers its Kodiak Driver—an AI-powered virtual driver system—primarily through a driver-as-a-service model that generates revenue via per-vehicle or per-mile licensing fees on customer-owned and operated vehicles.
- How much funding has Kodiak AI raised?
- Kodiak AI has disclosed $205.5M raised across 3 rounds.
- Where is Kodiak AI headquartered?
- Kodiak AI is headquartered in Mountain View, US.