{"id":"1212fd42-e4af-47ed-8641-82fb6a8938e4","slug":"uber-acquires-otto-2016","acquirerCompanyId":"917d99fb-b0df-4611-a0b7-3dcff1ec0cc2","acquiredCompanyId":"86befdc7-8fe4-4ed4-bb48-2386debedd57","acquirerName":"Uber","acquiredName":"Otto","announcementDate":null,"closeDate":"2016-08-01T12:00:00.000Z","status":"completed","structure":"acqui_hire","valuationUsd":"680000000","valuationBasis":"reported","summary":"Uber acquired self-driving-truck startup Otto (~$680M, 2016). Otto co-founder Don Burnette later founded Kodiak AI (cross-ref people-graph: don-burnette).","sources":[{"url":"https://techcrunch.com/2016/","title":"Uber acquires Otto","sourceName":"TechCrunch"}],"verificationPosture":"verified","reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-06-05T02:31:20.533Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-14T21:34:53.985Z","acquirerCompany":{"id":"917d99fb-b0df-4611-a0b7-3dcff1ec0cc2","slug":"uber","name":"Uber"},"acquiredCompany":{"id":"86befdc7-8fe4-4ed4-bb48-2386debedd57","slug":"otto-uber-self-driving","name":"Otto"},"assets":[]}