Kodiak AI (KDK) began trading on the Nasdaq on Thur 25 Sept 25

Kodiak Robotics, Inc. builds and operates self-driving trucks. The company delivers freight for its customers between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston. It offers solutions in the areas of updating automated drivers, a network of transfer points facilitates, and fleet management tools. 

• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
• Founder and CEO Don Burnette
• Incorporated in 2018 
• HQ based in Mountain View, California, with an operations center in Lancaster, Texas
• https://kodiak.ai

Kodiak AI (KDK) began publicly trading on the Nasdaq via a SPAC deal (Special Purpose Acquisition Company). Autonomous trucking startup Kodiak Robotics merged with Ares Acquisition Corp. II (AACT) to form the new company.

 

2 Oct 25 

 

Kodiak was founded in 2018 by industry veteran, Don Burnette, with a vision of becoming the trusted world leader in autonomous ground transportation dedicated to commercializing driverless trucking at scale. In 2024, we believe Kodiak became the first company to announce delivery of a driverless trucking product to a customer.
 

===Leap Therapeutics (LPTX) : $58.9 million private placement led by Winklevoss Capital

Oct 06: Leap Therapeutics announces $58.9 million private placement led by Winklevoss Capital and files SEC disclosure, initiating a digital asset treasury strategy.

 

Confluent (CFLT) : 4-year performance

Confluent, Inc. engages in creating a data infrastructure platform focused on data in motion. The firm provides application architecture engagement, multi data center, security and upgrade engagement, and Amazon web services cloud deployment services. Its products include Confluent Cloud, Confluent Platform, WarpStream BYOC, Connectors, Flink, Stream Governance, and Confluent Hub. 

The company was formerly known as Infinitem, Inc. and changed its name to Confluent, Inc. in September 2014. 

• Founded by Edward Jay Kreps, Neha Narkhede, and Jun Rao in 2014
• Headquartered in Mountain View, California
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software - Infrastructure
• Full Time Employees: 3,060
• Website:  confluent.io
• Ticker: CFLT