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Latest SPAC News: Byju’s founder in $800M funding round with BlackRock, Wag! announces record 4Q and full year 2021 results, and Romeo Power partners with Wrightspeed
Byju’s Founder in $800 Million Funding Round With BlackRock
Byju Raveendran is investing $400 million in his namesake and India’s most valuable startup, Byju’s, leading an $800 million funding round alongside investors BlackRock Inc. (NYSE:BLK), Sumeru Ventures and Vitruvian Partners.
The funding round has closed even as the Bangalore-headquartered edtech startup is in negotiations with at least three SPACs with plans to go public via a merger. The SPACs include Michael Klein’s Churchill Capital (NYSE:CVII) and Michael Dell’s MSD Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:MSDA), and the SPAC promoted by Harry Sloan, a long-time Hollywood executive.
READWag! Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Results, Beats Initial Revenue and EBITDA Guidance
Wag Labs, Inc., an American pet services marketplace company powering a mobile-first technology platform that enables on-demand and scheduled dog walking, training, and other pet care services, which recently announced it would become publicly traded through a merger with CHW Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: CHWA), today announced financial results for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
READRomeo Power and Wrightspeed Announce “Powertrain in a Crate” to Safely Repower School Buses, Transit Buses and Certain Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks Into Zero Emission Electric Vehicles
Romeo Power (NYSE: RMO) and Wrightspeed, today announced that they are working together to leverage Romeo Power’s high-capacity battery packing and module technology along with Wrightspeed’s high torque, high-efficiency powertrain system to accelerate electrification in the bus, and medium and heavy duty truck market.
RMG Acquisition Corp. announced in a press release that its shareholders approved its combination with Romeo Power on December 28, 2020.
READEGH Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:EGHAU) announced the pricing of its $150 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “EGHAU”, Friday, May 8, 2025. The new SPAC aims to combine with a target company in the energy transition or sustainability arena that help industries achieve efficiencies and decarbonization....
At the SPAC of Dawn Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced yesterday that the body intends to keep rates unchanged, earning him the moniker “FOOL” by US President Donald Trump. But, the announcement could bring some stability to market, which has seen macro factors pull it a variety of directions since the start of the year....
Tariffs, Trade Routes, and Tech: Freightos’ View from the Cargo Frontlines 2025 is shaping up to be a wild year for global trade, and few companies have a vantage point on the impacts of every-changing tariff policy quite like digital cargo-booking platform Freightos (NASDAQ:CRGO). This week, we catch up with Freightos CEO Zvi Schreiber. He shares...
NMP (NASDAQ:NMPU) has filed for a $100 million SPAC to conduct a broad search for a target, leveraging its team’s past consultancy work. The new SPAC’s units are set to contain one right to a 1/5 share. That is more generous to investors than the unit structure for Maxim Group’s other new SPAC filing this...
At the SPAC of Dawn Futures are green ahead of the Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated press conference at 2:30 pm ET today following two days of Federal Reserve meetings. Several other Fed members are expected to speak on Friday, but any news on rate changes is likely to come out of today’s speech,...