San Francisco-based unicorn , operator of an online marketplace aimed at streamlining the buying and selling of homes, is the latest heavily funded private company to eye a public offering through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
The company is to go public through a merger with Social Capital , a SPAC launched by well-known startup investor .
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The SPAC is reportedly discussing raising fresh equity to help fund the transaction. Under terms of a potential deal, the combined company would be valued at around $5 billion.
Founded in 2014, Opendoor previously raised about $1.5 billion in known funding, per 91精品 data. The potential deal comes as SPAC transactions are on the rise, with nearly $36.2 billion in SPAC gross proceeds so far this year鈥攆ar higher than the $13.6 billion in SPAC proceeds from last year.
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