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The SPAC Is Back

April 30, 2025

Over the past few weeks, a new crop of blank-check companies have announced plans to merge with target companies in areas like crypto, autonomous vehicles and nuclear power: Meet the new SPACs.

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Artificial intelligence • Cloud computing • Politics and regulation • Semiconductors and 5G • SPAC • Startups • Venture

Eye On AI: Microsoft Remains Infatuated With AI Startups, And It’s Not Just Inflection And OpenAI

Chris Metinko
April 4, 2024

The Microsoft deal with Inflection AI — seemingly framed in a way to get around any regulatory hurdles since it is not officially an acquisition —...

Health, Wellness & Biotech • Public Markets • Real estate & property tech • SPAC • Transportation & Logistics

Truth Social Inspires A Trip Down SPAC Memory Lane

Joanna Glasner
March 28, 2024

Hardly any companies that had a SPAC debut during the boom have held on to high valuations. Many have filed for bankruptcy, shuttered or are worth a...

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Public Markets • SPAC • Transportation & Logistics • Venture

VCs Have A Bad Relationship With Trucks

Joanna Glasner
October 27, 2023

The list of failures at the intersection of trucks, trucking and startups is not a short one. Nor is it a cheap one. Failed companies raised billions...

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IPO • Public Markets • SPAC • Startups • Venture

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

Joanna Glasner
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...

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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 • Public Markets • 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.

Public Markets • 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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