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. […]
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Back to news homeHere’s Which VC-Backed Companies Are Going Public Via SPAC This Year (So Far)
174 Shares Going public through a special purpose acquisition company is officially mainstream. Special purpose acquisition companies, once looked down upon by Wall Street-types as a less respectable way to […]
SPAC charts are exercises in the limits of hype
Having read more SPAC investor decks in the last twelve months than I’d like to admit to, I thought I was over being irked by their bullishness. Call me conservative, […]
Autonomous trucking startup Embark to go public in $5.2B SPAC deal
Five-year old self-driving truck startup Embark Trucks Inc. said Wednesday it would merge with special purpose acquisition company Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II in a deal valued at $5.2 billion. […]
These Forge cofounders just raised $5 million to work on a new, still-stealth investing startup
Sohail Prasad and Samvit Ramadurgam are cofounders who met during Y Combinator’s 2012 summer batch and went on to cofound Forge, which helps accredited investors and institutions buy and sell […]
Lordstown Motors reverses claims about ‘binding orders’ for electric pickup truck
Lordstown Motors does not have binding orders from customers for its electric Endurance pickup truck — a reversal from claims made earlier this week by company executives in an effort […]
This SPAC is betting that a British healthcare company can shake up the US market
We need to examine the underlying numbers Alex Wilhelm 8 hours Welcome back to the week, and welcome back to The Exchange. Robinhood has yet to file its IPO, so […]
Um, where is the SEC when it comes to SPACs and conflicts of interest?
Earlier today, TechCrunch’s Kirsten Korosec reported that the autonomous vehicle startup Aurora is close to finalizing a deal to merge with one of three blank-check companies that have been formed […]
As Zynga impresses, rival mobile-gaming shop Jam City looks to list via SPAC
While it would be nice to write about something other than yet another tech company looking to list via a SPAC, the deals keep dropping, so our more traditional fare […]
Understanding the media company SPAC push
Sorry for all the SPAC coverage today, but a host of richly valued private companies that have an ocean of venture capital funds under their belt are going public. We […]