In 2020 and 2021, we had several months when enthusiasm for new EV manufacturers was crossed with the resurgence of blank-check companies. Also called special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, […]
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Back to news homeGetaround braves chilly public markets with SPAC combination
This column would like to apologize for somehow missing the buildup to Getaround‘s SPAC combination, which was voted on yesterday and began trading this morning. I don’t know how we […]
Faraday Future warns it may not be able to deliver its luxury EV
Electric vehicle startup-gone-SPAC Faraday Future has raised a going concern warning, per regulatory filings. The company said it has substantial doubt as to whether it would be able to continue […]
As US SPACs flounder, did Europe largely dodge a bullet?
Blank-check companies may be little more than a quick way to de-horn unicorns Alex Wilhelm Anna Heim 7 hours Yesterday, we asked how low SPAC-led public debuts could go, and […]
Is there no bottom to the SPAC mess?
For a brief moment earlier in the ongoing pandemic, it appeared that there was a solution for the backlog of richly priced startups that needed to provide their backers with […]
As the pandemic wanes, VCs are investing less in health-focused startups
This year’s global deceleration of the venture capital market is broad, impacting most startup ecosystems, sectors, and stages. If you are building a company in 2022, you should not expect […]
Not all SPACs are garbage, and the power of teamwork
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Are Nubank’s low IPO fees a sign of the times?
Fees on the Nubank IPO were among the lowest of the year, Bloomberg revealed this week. Of the $2.6 billion the Brazilian fintech’s parent company, Nu Holdings, raised in the […]
Chamath Palihapitiya speaks to SPAC concerns, from fees to disclosures to quality
It was almost exactly two years ago that a special purpose acquisition vehicle (SPAC) spearheaded by investor Chamath Palihapitiya took public the space tourism company Virgin Galactic. It was the […]