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Latest SPAC News: Carousell becomes Singapore’s newest unicorn, Acorns names former Amazon executive as president, and Anghami partners with Amazon Prime
Online Marketplace Carousell Is Singapore’s Newest Unicorn
Online classifieds marketplace Carousell Pte became Singapore’s latest tech unicorn, raising funds at a $1.1 billion valuation as Southeast Asia’s e-commerce startups benefit from the pandemic and related lockdowns, according to Bloomberg.
The company got $100 million in a round led by South Korean private equity firm STIC Investments.
Carousell has weighed a U.S. listing via a merger with a blank-check company, people with knowledge of the matter said in June.
READAcorns Names Amazon Alum David Hijirida as President Ahead of IPO
Acorns Grow Inc. hired former Amazon.com Inc. executive David Hijirida as its president, as the savings and investing startup prepares to go public by merging with a blank-check company.
On May 27, Acorns entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Pioneer Merger Corp. (NASDAQ:PACX).
READAmazon Prime and Anghami Collaborate in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates with Anghami Plus
Amazon and Anghami have today announced that Amazon Prime members in Saudi Arabia and the UAE can enjoy an exclusive six-months free offer on Anghami Plus, Anghami’s premium paid tier, with their Prime membership.
Prime members in Saudi Arabia and the UAE will receive a free six-month subscription to Anghami Plus, followed by 50% off the subscription fee for the next six months.
On March 3, Anghami entered into a definitive agreement to combine with Vistas Media (NASDAQ:VMAC).
READSAB Biotherapeutics Announces Completion of Enrollment in Phase 2a Challenge Trial of SAB-176 for the Treatment of Seasonal Influenza
SAB Biotherapeutics (SAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a novel immunotherapy platform that produces specifically targeted, high-potency, fully-human polyclonal antibodies without the need for human donors, today announced the completion of enrollment in its Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of SAB-176 in a challenge study.
SAB-176 is a novel anti-influenza human immunotherapy designed to address the limitations of current treatments for moderate to severe seasonal influenza.
On June 22, SAB announced a planned merger with Big Cypress Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: BCYP).
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Cayson Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:CAPN) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with boutique investment firm Mango Financial for $300 million in equity consideration. Hong Kong-based Mango provides a range of M&A and equity capital markets advisory services to clients considering listings in China and the US. The combined company is expected to trade on...
Trailblazer (NASDAQ:BLZRU) has filed for a $200 million SPAC to bring a first-time team to market with serial sponsor terms. The new SPAC is offering investors a 1/3 warrant in each unit and it is the first SPAC filed so far this month with 24 months on its initial transaction clock. All other July SPACs...
This week, we speak with Kyivstar CEO Oleksandr Komarov about the company’s $2.2 billion dollar combination with Cohen Circle Acquisition Corp. I (NASDAQ:CCIR). Few companies have been had to forge themselves in the flames recently quite like Ukraine’s leading telecom and digital services provider Kyivstar. Now, Kyivstar is not only telling that story but pitching it to...
At the SPAC of Dawn The market still has one full trading session before it adds Tuesday’s Core CPI reading and a variety of Fed comments to messaging it is already ingesting on US President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting tariff policy. SPACs are meanwhile continuing on with business as usual, with Cayson (NASDAQ:CAPN) announcing the third...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending July 11, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. One more IPO priced this week bringing July’s total to 8. However, there are still three more weeks left in the month so that number...