Below is a daily summary of links to the latest SPAC news and rumors gathered across the web.
SoFi starts strong, Yieldstreet and Hydrow consider going public via SPAC
SoFi Jumps 12% in Nasdaq Debut After Palihapitiya SPAC Merger
Stock-trading platform SoFi Technologies Inc. jumped 12% in its Nasdaq debut after completing its merger with investor Chamath Palihapitiya’s blank-check company last week.
The shares, which trade under the ticker SOFI, rose to $22.65 Tuesday from $20.15 Friday, when it still traded under the SPAC ticker IPOE. This compares with an all-time high of $25.78 in February.
READHydrow Said to Explore Going Public at Over $1 Billion Valuation
Hydrow, maker of a $2,245 rowing machine, is exploring strategic options such as an IPO or merging with a SPAC, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company is targeting a valuation of more than $1 billion and working with an adviser as it weighs options that also include raising fresh funding from private equity investors to fund domestic and international growth.
Yieldstreet Raises $100M As It Mulls Going Public Via SPAC
Alternative investment platform Yieldstreet announced Tuesday that it has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round which brings it to $278.5 million in total raised since its 2015 inception. Co-founder Milind Mehere shared that Yieldstreet is considering going public via a SPAC sometime in the next year or two.
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At the SPAC of Dawn During a week in which rare earth mining and space de-SPACs have seen major gains, another blast from the past is making serious waves in the market. EV battery developer QuantumScape (NYSE:QS) rose to a 52-week high of $13.79 yesterday and is cruising even higher in the pre-market. The company...
Cantor Equity Partners I (NASDAQ:CEPO) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Bitcoin Standard Treasury in a transaction that is worth about $4.8 billion. Bitcoin Standard Treasury aims to bring in capital from a number of equity instruments to build up one of the largest US-listed Bitcoin treasuries. The combined company is expected...
At the SPAC of Dawn Several de-SPACs have made market-moving announcements recently and they haven’t forgotten to cash in on them. Fresh off of announcing $500 million strategic investment and partnership with Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), rare earth miner MP Materials (NYSE:MP) has followed that up with a $500 million public offering, netting the company a cool...
Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE:PAII.U) announced the pricing of its $175 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the NYSE under the symbol “PAII.U”, Thursday, July 17, 2025. The new SPAC plans to focus its search on companies within the energy sector that constitute critical links in the supply chain of the...
At the SPAC of Dawn Rare earth miner MP Materials (NYSE:MP) was one of the early winners of the 2020 SPAC boom, having picked up momentum following its 2020 deal with Fortress Value. But, the company’s news that it will become a major supplier of battery materials for Apple’s empire of electronic devices has sent...