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Don Burnette is the founder and CEO of Kodiak (Nasdaq: KDK), an autonomous vehicle company focused on self-driving technology for trucks. He has more than a decade of experience developing self-driving technology for both cars and trucks.
CEO & Founder at Kodiak
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Kodiak's investors · 10
A'Z AngelsLos GatosAressince 2026Battery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksBMW i VenturesMountain View · $10M checksCredo VenturesPrague · $1M – $5M checksCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checksMana VenturesEsteroOwl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checksSIP Global PartnersPortsmouthU.S. Air Forcesince 2020
Experience
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MapReduce3C++9C6Java2Linux2Python4Matlab1Machine Learning18Algorithms20Computer Vision16Software Engineering9Computer Science8
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Don Burnette?
- Don Burnette is the founder and CEO of Kodiak (Nasdaq: KDK), an autonomous vehicle company focused on self-driving technology for trucks. He has more than a decade of experience developing self-driving technology for both cars and trucks.
- Where does Don Burnette work?
- Don Burnette is CEO & Founder of Kodiak.
- What companies did Don Burnette found?
- Don Burnette founded Kodiak.
- Where did Don Burnette go to school?
- Don Burnette studied at Carnegie Mellon University (MS, Robotics); University of Florida (Master of Science (M.S.), Physics); University of Florida (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Electrical Engineering).
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Also attended Carnegie Mellon University503
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AILucy GuoCo-founder of Scale AI; founder & CEO of PassesGuillaume LampleCo-founder & Chief Scientist of Mistral AIJoshua XuCo-founder & CEO of HeyGenAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalRasik ParikhInvestor at Madrona Venture Group
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Also attended University of Florida230
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkLauren HolsingerChief Of Staff at March Capital PartnersAndrea EchstenkamperVP of Marketing at HeavybitAmy KalokerinosInvestor at Khosla VenturesBrendon SchmidtPrincipal & Head of Business Development at Sierra VenturesDavid CorreaChief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Marlin Equity Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Kodiak10
Itzik ParnafesVenture Partner at Key1 CapitalBradley WelchManaging Partner at Joyance PartnersVictor Bunoust-RoquerePrincipal at Manhattan Venture PartnersScott TobinSenior Partner at Battery VenturesKasper SageManaging Partner at BMW i VenturesRishabh SinghalPrincipal Builder at AI Fund
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Also worked at Uber477
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Also worked at Otto1
Also worked at Google1,976
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures
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