Reinvent Technology Partners Y Unit (RTPYU)

While the pandemic has exacerbated and accelerated supply chain woes, many of the factors that contributed to the problem have been ongoing for years. Pittsburgh attorney Dennis Unkovic, who wrote the book “Transforming the Global Supply Chain: Cyber Warfare, Technology, and Politics,” identified what he refers to as “MaxTrends” that have contributed to supply chain woes or will contribute to the supply chain’s transformation in the future. Among the trends on the transformation side will be the role technology and automation will play in the future.

Only seven of this year's 24 Bay Area's SPAC mergers have created stocks that are worth more than when they started trading. Here they are.

Eighty-six Bay Area companies have now gone public in 2021, the most in over two decades, with more still to come before the year closes.

Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...

Tech companies accounted for 22% of office space leased in the second and third quarters of this year combined, rebounding from a 2020 dip to match pre-pandemic highs.

IPO Edge and the Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association hosted a fireside chat with the CEO & Co-Founder of Embark Trucks, Inc. to discuss the company’s background, differentiation from competitors, partnership development program, upcoming business combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: NGAB), and the future of the self-driving truck industry. The event featured Embark CEO & […]

IPO Edge and the Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association hosted a fireside chat with the CEO & Co-Founder of Embark Trucks, Inc. to discuss the company’s background, differentiation from competitors, partnership development program, upcoming business combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: NGAB), and the future of the self-driving truck industry. The event featured […]

Autonomous vehicle company Aurora Innovation Inc. (NASDAQ: AUR) is officially trading publicly, marking the latest Pittsburgh-based company to participate in an IPO this year. On Nov. 2, shareholders of Reinvent Technology Partners Y (NASDAQ: RTPY), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) led by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Zynga founder Mark Pincus, voted in favor of the company's planned merger with Aurora.

The company finished the day with a market capitalization of about $12.5 billion, up from a valuation of about $10 billion it had after a venture round last December.

PITTSBURGH, November 03, 2021--Self-driving technology company Aurora today announced it has completed its business combination with Reinvent Technology Partners Y, a special purpose acquisition company. The business combination was approved by Reinvent Technology Partners stockholders in a special meeting held on November 2, 2021 and formally closed on November 3, 2021. Aurora’s Class A common stock and warrants will begin trading tomorrow on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "AUR" and "AUROW,

Aurora Innovation is en route to its public listing debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange, which is now expected to begin trading as early as Thursday morning.

Aurora is expected to start trading on Nasdaq on Thursday and Nextdoor on the New York Stock Exchange on Monday.

NEW YORK, November 02, 2021--Reinvent Technology Partners Y ("RTPY") (NASDAQ: RTPY), a special purpose acquisition company that takes a "venture capital at scale" approach to investing, announced that at its Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held today, RTPY shareholders voted to approve and adopt the previously announced business combination agreement with self-driving company Aurora.

IPO Edge and the Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association will host a fireside chat with the CEO & Co-Founder of Embark Trucks, Inc. on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 2pm ET to discuss the company’s background, differentiation from competitors, partnership development program, upcoming business combination with Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: NGAB), and the future of […]

If all goes according to plan, by the end of the week, 84 Bay Area operating companies will have gone public this year — the most in more than 20 years.

NEW YORK, November 01, 2021--Reinvent Technology Partners Y ("RTPY") (NASDAQ: RTPY) today announced that subject to RTPY shareholder approval, it expects to complete its previously announced business combination with self-driving company Aurora on November 3, 2021.

PALMER, Texas, October 28, 2021--Autonomous driving company Aurora has released its first commercial beta of the Aurora Driver, which consists of the hardware, software, and data services needed to safely operate an autonomous Aurora-powered vehicle. Aurora Driver Beta is currently hauling loads between Dallas and Houston, TX, in a commercial pilot of Aurora Horizon, a suite of subscription services that help carriers and fleet owners move goods more safely and efficiently.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., October 28, 2021--Self-driving company Aurora announced it is accelerating simulation efforts by welcoming the team from Colrspace – a creative technology start-up made up of Pixar veterans behind the computer generated imagery (CGI) magic of iconic movie series like "Toy Story" and "Cars."

The six-member panel is comprised of individuals who have had experience in the nation's transportation and trucking industries, from politicians to logistic company chief executives.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., October 26, 2021--Self-driving company Aurora announced the launch of its Industry Advisory Council, a group of advisors made up of transportation and logistics visionaries, academics, and government leaders. With decades of collective experience across trucking, transportation, and government, the Council will offer its expertise as Aurora develops and commercializes its self-driving technology. Specifically, the Council will advise on the company’s product offerings and