Day: December 23, 2021

By Crunchbase News, This year has set a record for startup funding, with already-hot sectors like fintech, health tech and cybersecurity only getting hotter. But we’ve also seen startups in more nascent industries including nuclear fusion, alternative proteins and financing tools for the creator economy pull in big bucks. While these aren’t the biggest deals[…]

By Sophia Kunthara, Going public through a special-purpose acquisition company is officially mainstream. Special-purpose acquisition companies, once looked down upon by Wall Street-types as a less respectable way to go public, have been forming and going public at an unprecedented pace this year. While last year was considered a record year for SPACs, this year[…]