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17 Feb, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Fun find!

@traveloka announced SPAC plans yesterday.

Traveloka COO & CEO will be speaking tomorrow at Skift Travel Conference.

Who else is speaking? Greg O'Hara, CEO of $GOAC

The title of his session? Acquisitions and Investments: Predictions for 2021

live.skift.com/online-travel-…
Ok maybe this catches your attention $GOAC
Locked and loaded. Now we wait. $GOAC
@DanielSLoeb1 (Third Point) loaded 3m shares of $GOAC in last 13G.

seekingalpha.com/filing/5367272

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16 Feb
Why am I posting about startups/companies doing fundraising rounds?

It's sometimes an indicator that next step might be going public/SPAC.

Private fundraising pre-IPO is done to increase company valuation prior to going public.

Quick Thread ⬇️🧵
August 2020: Chargepoint raises $127m
September 2020: $SBE

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Jan 2021: Volta raises $125m
Feb 2021: $SNPR

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13 Feb
🚨 $VYGG/VY Global Growth: A star-studded SPAC with global focus and outreach in Europe & Asia.

- $500m raised
- Led by Alexander Tamas (VY Capital)
- Team of seasoned international Silicon Valley entrepreneurs
- Targeting tech/internet businesses

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VY Capital is a VC firm founded by Alexander Tamas.

Tamas was a partner at Digital Sky Tech (DST) Global, Yuri Milner's (Mail.Ru) Russian VC firm.

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In 2011, @pmarca & @bhorowitz said this about Tamas:

"He is a walking encyclopedia of Internet business models and strategies. He's on speed-dial for everyone trying to build the most successful, highest-scale, global Internet companies today."

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8 Feb
$SNPR/@VoltaCharging investor presentation.

Very interesting business model; different than $SBE, $TPGY, $BLNK, $CLII.

Sitting in the threshold between data, EV charging, and media.

PDF: sec.gov/Archives/edgar…
$SNPR/@VoltaCharging customers
$SNPR/@VoltaCharging financial projections.
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7 Feb
$RTP/@hippo_insurance

In Nov 2020, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance led a $350m fundraising round in Hippo.

MSI is a Japanese insurance conglomerate with ~50% market share and ~$1bn in annual revenue.

Upon their investment, they published a two-pager thesis.

Breakdown below ⬇️🧵
MSI are aiming to promote digitalization that will contribute to improving customer experience.

Through $RTP/Hippo, MSI will provide relief and safety to its customers by enhancing how natural disasters our addressed, and providing advanced services for disaster prevention
MSI aims to leverages $RTP/Hippo's strength in data and tech based on methods of risk sub-divided underwriting, smart home devices, and meteorological data.
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6 Feb
🔎 $RTP/@hippo_insurance: SaaS harnessing AI to revolutionize the home insurance industry 🦛🏠

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- One-stop-shop for all things smart/connected home
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Hippo was founded in 2015 by Assaf Wand, an ex-McKinsey consultant and Eyal Navon, serial entreprenuer and software engineer.

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The company's marketing was centered on the delivery of a 60-sec quote for insurance policies, transparent process, and smart home integration.

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Heavily added $TBA/Thoma Bravo Advantage. This will be in the $13+ zone soon.
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