SPAC Hall of Shame

The biggest failures in SPAC history, ranked by speed of collapse, magnitude of destruction, and absurdity of projections. These companies earned their place in infamy.

Total Bankruptcies

29

Peak Cap Destroyed

$918.9B

Fastest Bankruptcy

258 days

Enjoy Technology

⚡ Fastest to Bankruptcy

Ranked by days from SPAC merger to Chapter 11 filing.

1

Enjoy TechnologyENJY

Retail Tech · Merged 2021-10-15 · Bankrupt 2022-06-30

258 days

merger → bankruptcy

2

Near IntelligenceNIR

Software · Merged 2023-03-23 · Bankrupt 2023-12-14

266 days

merger → bankruptcy

3

Fast RadiusFSRD

Manufacturing · Merged 2022-02-04 · Bankrupt 2022-11-07

276 days

merger → bankruptcy

4

Quanergy SystemsQNGY

Autonomous · Merged 2022-02-08 · Bankrupt 2022-12-21

316 days

merger → bankruptcy

5

Electric Last Mile SolutionsELMS

EV · Merged 2021-06-25 · Bankrupt 2022-06-13

353 days

merger → bankruptcy

💥 Biggest Market Cap Destruction

The SPACs that destroyed the most market capitalization from peak to trough.

1

VinFastVFS

EV

$230.0B

peak cap · now -96.0%

2

$50.0B

peak cap · now -97.0%

3

NikolaNKLA

EV/Trucks

$28.0B

peak cap · now -100.0%

4

PolestarPSNY

EV

$27.0B

peak cap · now -98.0%

5

Ginkgo BioworksDNA

Biotech

$24.0B

peak cap · now -97.5%

🤡 Most Ridiculous Projections

SPACs with the highest ratio of projected revenue to actual revenue. Fantasy vs. reality.

1

QuantumScapeQS

Projected: $500M · Actual: $0

projected / actual

2

Joby AviationJOBY

Projected: $2.0B · Actual: $0

projected / actual

3

Archer AviationACHR

Projected: $1.0B · Actual: $0

projected / actual

4

Arrival SAARVL

Projected: $14.0B · Actual: $1M

14000x

projected / actual

5

CanooGOEV

Projected: $1.8B · Actual: $1M

1800x

projected / actual