Kodiak AI
IPOSafely driving an autonomous future.
Public · Mountain View, United States · Founded 2018 · $344.9M raised
- Headquarters
- Mountain View, California
- Employees
- 201–500
- Founded
- 2018
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- kodiak.ai
- Total Funding
- $344.9M
- Last Round
- $100.0M Venture RoundMay 2026
- Rounds
- 5
- Type
- Public
About
Kodiak AI is an autonomous trucking company headquartered in Mountain View, California, developing the Kodiak Driver — a purpose-built AI-powered ground autonomy system for commercial long-haul trucking. Founded in 2018, the company became the first to deploy customer-owned driverless trucks in commercial service in 2024 and entered a strategic hardware scaling partnership with Bosch in 2026. Kodiak also develops autonomy solutions for defense and industrial applications.
Summary
Kodiak AI is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Mountain View, United States, founded in 2018. It has raised $344.9M in total across 5 rounds, most recently a $100.0M Venture Round round in May 2026. Investors include Battery Ventures, Ares Acquisition Corporation II and Ares Acquisition Corp II.
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Funding History
May 2026
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Investors
Battery Ventures
2 rounds
Ares Acquisition Corporation II
1 round
Ares Acquisition Corp II
1 round
Horizon Technology Finance
1 round
U.S. Department of Defense
1 round
SIP Global Partners
1 round
Lightspeed VP
2 rounds
CRV (Charles River)
2 rounds
Muirwoods Ventures
1 round
Harpoon Ventures
1 round
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