VW-backed US battery maker QuantumScape to go public at US$3.3 billion valuation

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VW-backed US battery maker QuantumScape to go public at US$3.3 billion valuation
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QuantumScape, the 10-year-old Silicon Valley battery startup backed by Volkswagen AG , said on Thursday it plans to go public through a reverse ...

QuantumScape, the 10-year-old Silicon Valley battery startup backed by Volkswagen AG , said on Thursday it plans to go public through a reverse merger with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp with an enterprise value of US$3.3 billion.

QuantumScape is the latest transportation startup to tie up with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. Among the recent SPAC-backed transactions: Lidar maker Luminar, electric truck maker Nikola, electric shuttle maker Canoo and electric carmaker Fisker. Ahead of the merger announcement, QuantumScale raised US$500 million from institutional investors, led by Fidelity Management & Research.

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