NerdWallet’s IPO could make it worth $5 billion — or more than the value of Vice and BuzzFeed combined NerdWallet, positioned to become one of the most valuable media companies, was built by founder Tim Chen from home after he was laid off. Ivan De Luce 10.21.21 8:53 PM Markets
Here comes a wave of space companies blasting off for the public markets — and the vehicle of choice is a SPAC Space startups like Voyager and Virgin Orbit are are among the players preparing to make their public debuts, while companies like Rocket Lab and Momentus are already trading. Ivan De Luce 9.16.21 3:42 PM Markets
Leafly is the latest cannabis company to go public, in a $532 million SPAC deal Weed giant Leafly will be joining several other prominent cannabis companies that have made their public debuts this year. Ivan De Luce 8.11.21 8:55 PM Markets
A brief history of why Martin Shkreli got banned from Twitter The following is an excerpt from SMIRK, a memoir of journalist Christie Smythe's unusual relationship with "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli. It should be viewed as opinion. You can read more at www.smirk-book.com. Christie Smythe 11.23.22 12:25 AM Outcasts
Newly profitable Buzzfeed is going public via SPAC — and eying a deal with Complex Networks Buzzfeed announced a public debut via SPAC this week, after CEO Jonah Peretti cut $30 million in expenses in 2020 to turn a profit. Ivan De Luce 6.24.21 4:00 PM Markets
Richard Branson's 23andMe bid is a bet on a genetic testing renaissance Job listings went up after the billionaire investor’s SPAC announced it was buying the startup, but the future looks uncertain. Ivan De Luce 4.23.21 3:00 PM Innovation