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Latest SPAC News: Foris Ventures backs Complete Solaria and Rigetti Computing to lay off 28% of staff
John Doerr to Back Solar Company Ahead of Merger With Thiam’s SPAC
The investment firm of John Doerr, the billionaire chairman of Kleiner Perkins, will put $10 million into Complete Solaria, the solar company that’s merging with the blank-check vehicle started by Tidjane Thiam, a former CEO at Credit Suisse Group AG.
Last October, Freedom Acquisition I Corp. (NYSE:FACT), a special purpose acquisition company set up by Thiam, agreed to combine with solar startup Complete Solaria. Complete Solar Solution Inc. and Solaria merged into Complete Solaria as part of the deal, which is expected to close in the first half.
READQuantum computing Rigetti Computing to lay off 28% of staff, replace CFO & CTO
Hybrid quantum-classical computing company Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI) plans to lay off 28 percent of its staff, and replace its CFO and CTO.
The company faces a possible delisting from the Nasdaq stock exchange over the low value of its stock, and has until July 24 to maintain a $1 stock price for 10 consecutive days.
Rigetti went public in March 2022 via a SPAC merger with Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II, Ltd. Its stock reached a high of around $8.81 in May 2022 and has been trending downwards since.
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At the SPAC of Dawn The last day of the quarter is to play host to a pair of shareholder votes and a possible pricing of Indigo‘s (NASDAQ:INACU) $100 million IPO. This week is also to play host to fresh jobs numbers just before the long July 4 weekend. Black Hawk (NASDAQ:BKHA) was also one...
Terms Tracker for the Week Ending June 27, 2025 Welcome to our weekly column where we discuss the findings from our IPO terms tracker based on the previous week’s pricings. June continued its late-month rally with another five SPAC IPOs pricing this week, bringing the monthly total to 10 and the 2025 year-to-date count to...
Blueport (NASDAQ:BPACU) has filed for a $69 million SPAC that would bring another first-time sponsor team to market. The new SPAC is offering investors a right to a 1/6 share in each unit and it will have 15 months to complete a business combination. It is underwritten by Alliance Global Partners and will not be...
At the SPAC of Dawn The markets appear to poised to continue a rosy week with futures in the green in anticipation of PCE inflation readings. Space is one of the sectors feeling the most love recently and launch services firm Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) is keeping up the momentum, scheduling two launches within 48 hours...
FIGX Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:FIGXU) announced the pricing of its $131 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “FIGXU”, Friday, June 27, 2025. The new SPAC aims to seek out a financial services target with a particular focus on wealth and asset managers with the potential to...