Nextdoor (NYSE:KIND) stock is getting a boost on Tuesday after the company made its public debut yesterday through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger.
Let’s dive into the details traders need to know about Nextdoor down below!
- First off, Nextdoor is a social media platform with a twist.
- Instead of interacting with just anyone online, it focuses on those living near each other.
- The idea here is that it allows neighbors to cultivate relationships in the real world through social media.
- The company also points out that it seeks to foster kindness between users.
- Leading the company is Sarah Friar, the former CFO of Square (NYSE:SQ).
- Prakash Janakiraman, a former engineering team lead for Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL,GOOG) Google Maps, is the co-founder and Chief Architect of Nextdoor.
- The company went public via a SPAC merger with Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. II.
- Gross proceeds from the SPAC merger come in at $674 million.
- That’s thanks to a $270 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) and $404 million of cash held in trust.
- KIND stock quickly surged after its debut yesterday with shares closing out the day higher.
- That momentum is continuing into today as investors keep an eye on the social media company.
- With that comes decent trading volume as some 6 million shares have traded as of this writing.
- Investors will want to keep tracking KIND stock to see if it can maintain the higher levels of trading its been seeing since its debut.
KIND stock is up 6.9% as of Tuesday morning.
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