Do you need a SPAC therapist?
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Natasha and Danny and Alex and Grace were all here to chat through the week’s biggest tech happenings. It was.....»»
Circle is a good example of why SPACs can be useful
Circle is the sort of business that is correct for a SPAC-led debut. It could not go public in a traditional manner in its current state of maturity. In the wake of Coinbase’s direct listing earlier this year, other crypto companies m.....»»
Tune in, SPAC on, drop LSD
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. For this week’s deep dive, Alex and Natasha and Danny decided that it was time to talk about drugs. No, not like.....»»
Investors find European unicorns reluctant to join SPAC boom
European SPAC creation is modest compared to what’s been going on in the U.S, but it still represents material growth and a new avenue for European tech startups still hungry for exit opportunities. The U.S. SPAC market kept rolling along.....»»
Satellite operator Planet to go public in $2.8B SPAC merger
Planet, which operates a network of around 200 satellites that provides Earth imaging, as well as analytics of the data derived from that observation, is going public in a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) dMY Technology Group IV.....»»
Satellite imagery startup Satellogic to go public via SPAC valuing the company at $850M
The space SPAC frenzy might’ve died down, but it isn’t over: Earth observation startup Satellogic is the latest to go public via a merger with CF Acquisition Corp. V, a special purpose acquisition company set up by Cantor Fitzgerald. Sate.....»»
With $3M seed, Frame streamlines finding a therapist and builds a one-stop shop for private practices
Therapy is rapidly becoming a standard part of many people’s lives, but 2020 interrupted that trend by nixing in-person sessions and forcing therapists to migrate their entire practice online — and it turns out that’s not so easy. Frame.....»»
The Station: Quanergy and Embark to go public via SPAC, Spin and Bird announce fresh launches
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive it every weekend in your inbox. Hello and welcome back to The Station, a weekly newsletter dedicated to all the ways pe.....»»
Extra Crunch roundup: Unpacking BuzzFeed’s SPAC, curb your meeting enthusiasm, more
There's a kernel of truth in every joke, so whenever someone quips, "This meeting could have been an email!" you can bet that some small part of them meant it sincerely. Meetings should have a clear purpose, but instead, they’ve becom.....»»
5 takeaways from BuzzFeed’s SPAC deck
BuzzFeed had a hard time with growth in 2020, but its deck showcases big optimism about the future of its leading business (advertising) and growth business (commerce). Digital media outfit BuzzFeed announced today that it will go public v.....»»
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, but public companies shouldn’t be full of shit, and companies going pub.....»»
Ford-backed Solid Power said in talks with Decarbonization SPAC
The solid-state battery startup also counts BMW among its investors......»»
Don’t trust that SPAC deck
The continuing saga of Lordstown Motor’s struggles as a public company took a new turn today as the electric truck manufacturer made yet more news. Bad news. Shares of Lordstown are down sharply today after the company reported in an SEC filing.....»»
Not every SPAC is pure garbage
Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter for your weekend enjoyment. Welcome back to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s broadly based on the daily column that a.....»»
Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora in final talks to merge with Reid Hoffman’s newest SPAC
Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora is close to finalizing a deal to merge with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, the newest special purpose acquisition company launched by LinkedIn co-founder and investor Reid Hoffman, Zynga founder Mark Pincus and mana.....»»
Yieldstreet raises $100M as it mulls going public via SPAC, eyes acquisitions
These days, investing goes way beyond the stock market. And in recent years there’s been a growing number of startups which aim to give more people access to a wider array of investment opportunities. Today, one of those startups has raised a signi.....»»
GM, Palantir-backed Wejo to go public via SPAC
Wejo, the connected vehicle data startup backed by GM and Palantir, plans to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Virtuoso Acquisition Corp. The agreement, announced in a regulator filing Friday, will give the combined.....»»
The SPAC trash ticker is counting down
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week had the whole crew aboard to record: Grace and Chris making us sound good, Danny to provide levity, Natasha.....»»
Daily Crunch: Saving-investing app Acorns files to go public in $2.2B SPAC deal
Hello friends and welcome to Daily Crunch, bringing you the most important startup, tech and venture capital news in a single package. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for Thursday, May 27. From the home desk, TechCrunch has a few notes to.....»»
Acorns’ SPAC listing depicts a consumer fintech business with a SaaSy revenue mix
Acorns feels like a company going public a year or two early, which is a bit of the point of SPACs, frankly. Another day, another unicorn public offering. Today it’s Acorns, a consumer fintech service that blends saving and investing.....»»
EV fast charger developer Tritium to go public via SPAC merger at $1.2B valuation
Another day, another mobility SPAC deal. This time, it’s Tritium, a Brisbane-based developer and producer of direct current fast EV chargers that is taking the SPAC path to the public market in a deal valuing the company at $1.2 billion. Tritium sa.....»»