Nextdoor to Go Public Via Khosla Ventures SPAC

<p><strong><span class&equals;"xn-location">SAN FRANCISCO<&sol;span> and <span class&equals;"xn-location">MENLO PARK<&sol;span><&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; Nextdoor&comma; Inc&period;&comma; which operates a social neighborhood network&comma; is set to go public tomorrow with Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co&period; II &lpar;Nasdaq&colon; <a class&equals;"ticket-symbol" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;prnewswire&period;com&sol;news-releases&sol;nextdoor-the-neighborhood-network-soon-to-become-publicly-traded-following-the-close-of-its-merger-with-khosla-ventures-acquisition-co-ii-301417897&period;html&num;financial-modal" data-toggle&equals;"modal">KVSB<&sol;a>&rpar; &lpar;&&num;8220&semi;KVSB&&num;8221&semi;&rpar;&comma; a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of venture capital firm Khosla Ventures&comma; LLC&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The combined company is expected to start trading on The New York Stock Exchange on Monday&comma; <span class&equals;"xn-chron">November 8&comma; 2021<&sol;span> under the new ticker symbol &&num;8220&semi;KIND&&num;8221&semi; for Nextdoor Class A common stock&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nextdoor&&num;8217&semi;s purpose is to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on&period; Nextdoor connects neighbors to those nearby — neighbors&comma; businesses&comma; and public services — creating a highly engaged&comma; hyperlocal network&comma; building meaningful connections both online and offline&period; Now in over 280&comma;000 neighborhoods globally&comma; this transaction will enable Nextdoor to continue bringing all stakeholders of the neighborhood together to get things done locally and build thriving communities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Nextdoor reported over 60 million registered members at the end of the first quarter of 2021 and estimates revenue of &dollar;178 million for 2021&comma; an increase of 44&percnt; from a year ago&period; The company projects a &dollar;103 million loss in 2021 after a &dollar;75 million loss in 2020&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;We are thrilled to have completed our combination with KSVB and to be listing on the NYSE under the ticker &&num;8220&semi;KIND&&num;8221&semi;&period; Through the KVSB trust proceeds and the fully committed private placement&comma; we raised &dollar;674  million that will help us to fund long-term growth at scale and enable our purpose of cultivating a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood to rely on&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Nextdoor CEO <span class&equals;"xn-person">Sarah Friar<&sol;span>&period; &&num;8220&semi;We chose &&num;8220&semi;KIND&&num;8221&semi; as our NYSE ticker as kindness is core to Nextdoor&&num;8217&semi;s purpose&period; At Nextdoor&comma; we want to give neighbors ways to connect and be kind to each other&comma; online and in real life&period; We believe a little kindness goes a long way towards making life easier&comma; neighborhoods stronger&comma; and the world a better place&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Nextdoor is a cutting-edge&comma; category-defining company with tremendous growth potential&period; Importantly&comma; their strong management team remains deeply committed to their purpose to cultivate a kinder world&period; We are proud to be listing on the NYSE under the ticker &&num;8220&semi;KIND&&num;8221&semi;&comma; and we look forward to continuing our partnership and accelerating Nextdoor&&num;8217&semi;s growth as a public company&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said <span class&equals;"xn-person">Vinod Khosla<&sol;span>&comma; Founder of KVSB and Managing Director of Khosla Ventures&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Khosla was a co-founder of software and hardware company Sun Microsystems which was acquired by Oracle in 2009&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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