Thayer Ventures and Derive Ventures combine for new platform

US: Prominent early-stage venture capital firms Thayer Ventures and Derive Ventures have combined to form a new platform called Thayer Investment Partners [TIP].
Inspirato closes SPAC merger with Thayer Ventures

US: Luxury travel subscription brand Inspirato has closed its business combination with special purpose acquisition company [SPAC] Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corporation.
Inspirato to go public in $1.1bn SPAC merger with Thayer

US: Luxury travel subscription brand Inspirato has confirmed that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with special purpose acquisition company [SPAC] Thayer Ventures, in a transaction that will take Inspirato public and value the pro forma company at an estimated enterprise value of $1.1 billion. On completion, the combined company will operate as […]
Inspirato discusses potential $1bn SPAC with Thayer Ventures

US: Private travel club Inspirato is reportedly in talks to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company [SPAC]. According to Bloomberg, the company is talking to venture capital firm Thayer Ventures, which has already invested in short-term lodging company Sonder and more recently contributed to noise monitoring firm NoiseAware’s $8 million […]
Thayer Ventures SPAC to file for $175m IPO

US: Venture capital firm Thayer Ventures has created a subsidiary brand, Thayer Ventures Acquisitions, which is aiming to raise $175 million via an initial public offering [IPO] to invest in travel and transportation companies. The new travel-focused special-purpose acquisition company [SPAC] is believed to be hoping to sell 17.5 million units of stock at $10 […]