08/06/2021 01:11, Fri | (US) SPAC & IPO News

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Summary

• [08/03/2021 16:39] 1. Nikola cuts delivery outlook for its electric semi trucks [Link]
• [08/02/2021 16:14] 2. Lilium in talks with Brazilian airline for $1B order [Link]
• [08/05/2021 13:45] 3. Astra targets first commercial orbital launch for August 27 [Link]
• [07/30/2021 20:01] 4. Kodiak Robotics’ founder says tight focus on autonomous trucks is working [Link]
• [08/03/2021 22:10] 5. Daily Crunch: For $20/month, crime alert app Citizen will connect users with live ‘safety agents’ [Link]
• [08/03/2021 08:09] 6. Grab partially delivers the goods ahead of SPAC - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 11:04] 7. Betsy Cohen's SPAC to take tech firm Pico public in $1.75 billion deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/02/2021 10:34] 8. Grab's sales jump 39% in Q1, ahead of record SPAC deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/02/2021 10:31] 9. Grab's sales jump 39% in Q1, ahead of record SPAC deal - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 19:45] 10. Dentons sues Lucid to acknowledge equity stake after SPAC merger - Reuters [Link]
• [08/02/2021 21:06] 11. Lending platform Kredivo to go public via $2.5 bln SPAC merger - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 15:53] 12. Frontier tech investors are on their own - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 15:52] 13. Frontier tech investors are on their own - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 03:13] 14. Del Monte’s iced IPO awaits more fruitful market - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 03:09] 15. Del Monte's iced IPO awaits more fruitful market - Reuters [Link]
• [08/03/2021 09:46] 16. China tech crackdown has family values - Reuters [Link]
• [08/04/2021 09:16] 17. Sony plays a more strategic content game - Reuters [Link]
• [08/03/2021 10:35] 18. Stellantis CEO lives up to his reputation - Reuters [Link]
• [08/03/2021 10:35] 19. SocGen revamp starts on right foot - Reuters [Link]
• [07/30/2021 16:38] 20. US IPO market hits oversupply problem - Reuters [Link]
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1. Nikola cuts delivery outlook for its electric semi trucks

published : 08/03/2021 16:39
Nikola, the electric truck startup that went public via a SPAC merger, warned Tuesday that supply chain constraints are causing numerous delays forcing it to slash its vehicle delivery projections in… [+2152 chars] More...

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2. Lilium in talks with Brazilian airline for $1B order

published : 08/02/2021 16:14
German electric aircraft startup Lilium is negotiating the terms for a 220-aircraft, $1 billion order with one of Brazils largest domestic airlines, the companies said Monday. Should the deal with Az… [+2009 chars] More...

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3. Astra targets first commercial orbital launch for August 27

published : 08/05/2021 13:45
Astra’s last test launch went better than expected, nearly achieving orbit kind of a stretch goal for that specific mission. The company at the time said that it would only need to tweak software to … [+1253 chars] More...

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4. Kodiak Robotics’ founder says tight focus on autonomous trucks is working

published : 07/30/2021 20:01
Kodiak Robotics is one of the last private autonomous vehicles companies focused on trucking that is still standing. Nearly all the rest have been wooed by the public marketplace and the capital it c… [+4089 chars] More...

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5. Daily Crunch: For $20/month, crime alert app Citizen will connect users with live ‘safety agents’

published : 08/03/2021 22:10
To get a roundup of TechCrunchs biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for August 3, 2021. Today we hav… [+7897 chars] More...

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6. Grab partially delivers the goods ahead of SPAC - Reuters

published : 08/03/2021 08:09
Grab's CEO Anthony Tan speaks during Grab's fifth anniversary news conference in Singapore June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC169CEFCF30HONG KONG, Aug 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Southeast Asian supe… [+2050 chars] More...

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7. Betsy Cohen's SPAC to take tech firm Pico public in $1.75 billion deal - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 11:04
By Reuters Staff (Reuters) - Fintech entrepreneur and veteran blank-check dealmaker Betsy Cohens special-purpose acquisition company has agreed to merge with technology services firm Pico in a deal … [+96 chars] More...

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8. Grab's sales jump 39% in Q1, ahead of record SPAC deal - Reuters

published : 08/02/2021 10:34
Grab's President Ming Maa poses before an interview with Reuters in Singapore August 22, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride hailing-to-food delive… [+2039 chars] More...

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9. Grab's sales jump 39% in Q1, ahead of record SPAC deal - Reuters

published : 08/02/2021 10:31
By Reuters Staff SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Grab, Southeast Asias biggest ride hailing-to-food delivery groups first-quarter adjusted net sales rose 39% to a record $507 million and the Singapore-… [+1852 chars] More...

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10. Dentons sues Lucid to acknowledge equity stake after SPAC merger - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 19:45
The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article. We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta. We welcome feedback,… [+2214 chars] More...

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11. Lending platform Kredivo to go public via $2.5 bln SPAC merger - Reuters

published : 08/02/2021 21:06
Aug 2 (Reuters) - FinAccel on Monday agreed to go public through a merger with a blank-check firm, valuing the parent of Indonesian buy now, pay later platform Kredivo at about $2.5 billion, a furthe… [+1606 chars] More...

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12. Frontier tech investors are on their own - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 15:53
By Reuters Staff (The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are their own.) A trader looks up at a chart on his computer screen while working on the floor of the New Y… [+2189 chars] More...

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13. Frontier tech investors are on their own - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 15:52
A trader looks up at a chart on his computer screen while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the market opening in New York July 11, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson NEW YOR… [+2212 chars] More...

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14. Del Monte’s iced IPO awaits more fruitful market - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 03:13
By Reuters Staff (The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are their own.) The Del Monte logo is seen on a banana in this illustration photo January 31, 2018. REUTERS… [+1864 chars] More...

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15. Del Monte's iced IPO awaits more fruitful market - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 03:09
The Del Monte logo is seen on a banana in this illustration photo January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration HONG KONG, Aug 4 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Del Monte Pacific (DMPL.SI) has put th… [+1895 chars] More...

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16. China tech crackdown has family values - Reuters

published : 08/03/2021 09:46
A man plays a computer game at an internet cafe in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, January 23, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer HONG KONG, Aug 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - An editorial in a Chinese state newspaper ca… [+2052 chars] More...

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17. Sony plays a more strategic content game - Reuters

published : 08/04/2021 09:16
A visitor plays a game on a PlayStation VR at the Paris Games Week, a trade fair for video games in Paris, France, October 28, 2015. Paris Games week will run from October 28 to November 1, 2015. REU… [+2087 chars] More...

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18. Stellantis CEO lives up to his reputation - Reuters

published : 08/03/2021 10:35
Carlos Tavares attends a news conference in Rueil-Malmaison, near Paris, France, March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit TessierMILAN, Aug 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Stellantis (STLA.MI), , boss Carlos Tavare… [+1915 chars] More...

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19. SocGen revamp starts on right foot - Reuters

published : 08/03/2021 10:35
A Société Générale sign is seen in Paris, France, August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah MeyssonnierMILAN, Aug 3 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Société Générale (SOGN.PA) boss Frédéric Oudéas turnaround is off to … [+1903 chars] More...

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20. US IPO market hits oversupply problem - Reuters

published : 07/30/2021 16:38
A trader works behind plexiglass on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, July 28, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew KellyNEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The pandemic has thrown t… [+3836 chars] More...