Velo3D, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
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Fair Value Measurements - Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Financial Instruments (Details)

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Fair Value Measurements - Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Warrant liabilities \| Redeemable convertible preferred stock warrants
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value as of beginning of period	$ 0	$ 1,695	$ 0	$ 181
Change in fair value		1,514
Fair value as of end of period	0	1,695
Warrant liabilities \| Private placement warrants
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value as of beginning of period	9,434	0	7,387	0
Change in fair value	2,047	0
Fair value as of end of period	9,434	0
Contingent earnout liabilities
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value as of beginning of period	142,719	0	$ 111,487	$ 0
Change in fair value	31,232	0
Fair value as of end of period	$ 142,719	$ 0

- Definition

A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from liability measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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- Definition

Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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