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Latest SPAC News: Matterport announces record full year 2021 results, and Astra earns security compliance certification
Matterport Announces Record Full Year 2021 Financial Results and More Than 500,000 Subscribers
Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced unaudited financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2021.
Matterport disclosed the following results:
- Total revenue was $27.1 million, up 15% compared to fourth quarter of 2020
- Subscription revenue was $16.5 million, up 32% compared to fourth quarter of 2020
- Annualized Recurring Revenue (ARR) of $66.1 million
- Total subscribers increased to 503,000, up 98% compared to fourth quarter of 2020
- Spaces Under Management (SUM) grew to 6.7 million, up 54% compared to fourth quarter of 2020
Gores Holdings VI completed its combination with Matterport last year on July 22.
READAstra Earns SOC Type 2 Certification for Security Compliance
Astra (NASDAQ:ASTR), the automation platform for money movement which de-SPAC’d in July as the combination company of Holicity, Inc., has been awarded the System and Organization Controls 2 (SOC 2) Type 2 Certification, validating the company’s dedication to delivering the highest level of security to customers. SOC 2 is an auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) that is intended to help organizations prevent unauthorized access to their digital assets and customer data.
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Crown PropTech (OTC:CPTKW) has entered into a definitive agreement to combine with rare earth mining firm Mkango Resources (TSX-V:MKA) at a pre-money equity value of $400 million. London-based Mkango is working to commercialize a chain of rare earth mining and refining facilities in Africa and Europe. The combined company is expected to trade on the...
At the SPAC of Dawn One of the biggest sources of uncertainty in the SPAC market in recent years has been regulatory changes, but new shifts could be in its favor. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins told CNBC yesterday that the commission would review the rules for SPACs after “rather controversial” changes to the rules passed...
McKinley Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:MKLYU) has filed for a $150 million SPAC to hunt for an innovative target company with an experienced financial team that has dabbled in SPACs before. The new SPAC is offering investors one right to a 1/10 share in each unit with no overfunding of the trust, but it could provide a...
At the SPAC of Dawn The rain of SPACs has continued with four expected to make their debuts during today’s trading sessions after pricing their IPOs overnight. The largest of these, EQV Ventures II (NASDAQ:EVACU), even managed an upsize, making it the largest SPAC IPO since Ares II (NYSE:AACT) pulled together $450 million in 2023....
EQV Ventures II (NASDAQ:EVACU) announced the pricing of its upsized $420 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “EVACU”, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The new SPAC plans to merge with an energy target involved in upstream exploration or production. EQV II’s management team is led by...