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Back to news homeNikola sets aside $125 million to settle with SEC
Electric truck developer Nikola Corp. is in talks with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission to pay a $125 million civil penalty, part of an ongoing probe by the regulator into […]
Satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital to go public in $1.58B SPAC merger
Terran Orbital, a leading manufacturer of small satellites, is going public in a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Tailwind Two Acquisition Corp. The deal has a post-transaction enterprise […]
Bird nabs $150M, up from $40M, in vehicle financing from Apollo Investment Corp.
Shared micromobility operator Bird announced that it has secured commitments from Apollo Investment Corporation to raise its existing $40 million vehicle financing credit facility to $150 million. The upsize goes […]
Is The SPAC Boom Fizzling Out?
By Shirish Nadkarni SPACs may be fizzling out. Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily Since February 2021, when the SPAC (special-purpose acquisition company) craze was booming, a market selloff has wiped out […]
Chamath Palihapitiya is coming to Disrupt
Retail investors love him. Venture capitalists envy him. But pretty much everyone writing checks these days is paying attention to Chamath Palihapitiya, whose star has been on the rise since […]
Bird shows improving scooter economics, long march to profitability
Newly reported financial data from Bird, an American scooter sharing service, shows a company with an improving economic model, and a multi-year path to profitability. However, that path is fraught […]
As SPACs Slow, Terms Change And The Market Widens For Targets
While the SPAC craze dominated last year and investors rode that momentum into 2021, the crowded market has cooled slightly as many of the vehicles continue to search for their […]
Star-Gazing Investors Launch More Money Into Space Tech
Although Jeff Bezos‘ and Richard Branson‘s brief space jaunts have generated massive media interest in space travel for the last week, investors have been over […]
Automakers Reap Big Exits With SPACs, But There Are Bumps In The Road
After years spent pouring billions into an assortment of transportation and battery tech startups, automakers are reaping some returns. Mostly, they have SPACs to thank. […]