SPAC
also referred to as: spacs
3 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Nov 11, 2021 by Ramez Naam · across every show →
Everything said about SPAC, oldest first
Nov 11, 2021 positive
Jan 11, 2024 bearish
Khan: Most of the 40 climate SPACs were pre-revenue without commercial products
“I tracked at some point, I don't remember exactly what the number was, but like close to 40 companies that I would call climate tech companies that, that successfully merged with SPACs and de-SPACs became public companies. Most of them were pre-revenue and had…”
Jan 11, 2024 bearish
Zou: Climate tech exits dropped 50% in 2023 as SPACs fell 80%
“It cut in half, so we tracked 50% less exits in twenty-twenty-three, and this was really driven by SPACs finally fizzing out. I think we started to see that happen towards the beginning of twenty-twenty-two but the count of SPACs were, climate tech SPACs were …”