Kodiak AI raises $100M at a steep discount, sending its stock tumbling 37% | TechCrunch

Last day to exhibit your breakthrough to 10,000+ tech leaders at Disrupt is on Oct 2. Book Exhibit Table Now. Disrupt doors open Oct. 13. Get your pass and bring someone with you at 50% off. REGISTER NOW. Kodiak AI’s stock tumbled 37% in after-hours trading Thursday after the self-driving truck startup disclosed it had raised $100 million by selling shares at a steep discount — a sign that investors were willing to back the company but not at its current market price. The company sold shares at $6.50 each, well below its closing price of $9.10, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The raise also included warrants — instruments that give investors the right to buy additional shares later at a set price, in this case as low as $6. The financing came from existing backer Ares Management and several unnamed institutional investors. The influx of capital comes as Kodiak pushes forward on the expensive task of scaling its self-driving trucks business, which covers off-road industrial settings and public highways, with the ultimate goal of eventually spending less than it earns. Kodiak reported revenue of $1.8 million in the first quarter, up from the $

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