SPACs return as funding vehicle for climate tech startups

SPACs are back! At the start of this decade, special purpose acquisition companies — publicly traded firms whose raison d’être is taking startups public through mergers — went from a niche financial vehicle to one of Wall Street’s hottest trends. Fueled by near-zero interest rates and a surge in…

First covered Jun 18, 2026 · 11:36 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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Bluesky: @kbrigham.bsky.social Katie Brigham · 9d ago · 0 ♥ what's that you hear? a nuclear startup is SPACing? a battery company is SPACing? is it 2021 all over again? nope — it's 2026, and SPACs are back. here's how this wave differs from the first, and why SPACs are still such an alluring path to public markets for hard tech companies

Appeared in: 2026-06-19 (#12)

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