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This Year’s Startup IPOs Have A Very Mixed Track Record

August 30, 2023

Public market debuts have worked out well for some, horribly for others, and sort of “meh” for many more. Using Crunchbase data, we compare initial valuations with more recent ones for companies that made their public debuts in 2023.

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Business • IPO • Public Markets • SPAC • Startups

Many Of 2021’s IPOs Have Flopped. What Does That Mean For 2023’s Hopefuls?

Gené Teare
August 25, 2023

An analysis of The Crunchbase Billion-Dollar Exits Board finds that many of the billion-dollar-plus companies that went public at the peak of 2021...

Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • Liquidity • Public Markets • SPAC

A Bunch Of AI-Related Companies Are Going Public Via SPAC

Joanna Glasner
May 18, 2023

So far this year, several AI-focused companies have announced tie-ups with SPACs spanning sectors including education, diagnostics and data...

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IPO • Public Markets • SPAC

What Does Last Year’s IPO Class Have To Teach 2023’s Public Market Hopefuls?

Gené Teare
May 11, 2023

Last year, tech IPOs slowed to a plodding walk. In 2023, they’re down to a crawl.

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Clean tech and energy • IPO • Public Markets • SPAC • Startups • Venture

The Billion-Dollar Exits Board: Track Large IPOs And M&A Deals From Boom Times To Downturn

Gené Teare
March 16, 2023

The Crunchbase Billion-Dollar Exits Board is a curated list of U.S. startup exits — IPOs, SPACS, mergers and acquisitions, and other deals — valued...

Agriculture & foodtech • Artificial intelligence • Health, Wellness & Biotech • SPAC

Some Beaten-Down SPACs Recover Amid Tech Rally

Joanna Glasner
February 3, 2023

In 2022, companies that took the SPAC route to market performed so badly they were practically a punchline, but they’re making a comeback in 2023.

SPAC • Transportation & Logistics

Are SPACs Back? Freightos Marks First Expected Listing Of 2023

Gené Teare
January 25, 2023

After a serious drought in public listings in 2022, Israel-based freight booking platform Freightos is preparing to go public via a deal with a...

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Clean tech and energy • Public Markets • SPAC • Venture

In Latest SPAC Twist, Shell Is Buying Volta For Less Than The Amount It Raised

Joanna Glasner
January 20, 2023

Shell says it will pay just $169 million to buy Volta Industries, which went public via SPAC in 2021.

Health, Wellness & Biotech • Retail and Direct To Consumer • SPAC • Startups

Truly Terrible SPACs Trade At Lower Lows At Year End

Joanna Glasner
December 16, 2022

As we revisit a previously curated list of truly terrible SPAC performers, it’s clear they’re closing out the year at a particularly low point.

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Artificial intelligence • SPAC • Startups • Transportation & Logistics

Autonomous Trucking Software Upstart Embark Has Quietly Gone From $5B+ To Basically Worthless

Joanna Glasner
November 28, 2022

Out of all the beaten-down public companies in the autonomous driving space, Embark Technology stands out as a conspicuously terrible stock market...

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Crypto • Public Markets • SPAC • Venture

Binance Co-Founder Takes Over VC Reins

Chris Metinko
August 3, 2022

Crypto exchange giant Binance announced Wednesday that co-founder Yi He will take over as head of its venture capital arm and incubator Binance Labs.

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