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Mission Advancement Corp

Delisted
$MACUGeneralSPAC Year: 2021Sponsor: Mission Advancement Corp

Trust Size

$250M

Peak Price

$10.00

Current Price

$0.00

Return

0.0%

Peak Market Cap

$250M

What Happened

Colin Kaepernick's SPAC raised $250 million but failed to find a target company. It liquidated and returned cash to shareholders — ironically one of the better outcomes in SPAC history.

Mission Advancement Corp was a SPAC co-led by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, raising $250 million in its 2021 IPO. The SPAC aimed to merge with a company focused on social impact and minority empowerment.

Despite the celebrity backing and substantial war chest, Mission Advancement failed to find a suitable merger target within its deadline. The SPAC market was cooling, and the social impact criteria narrowed the universe of potential deals.

Mission Advancement liquidated and returned the trust cash to shareholders. While investors got approximately their money back, it represented a complete failure of the celebrity SPAC thesis.

Ironically, as Chamath's own data showed, SPACs that liquidated without merging generated better returns than most that completed deals.

Key People

Colin Kaepernick

Co-Sponsor

Former NFL QB and social justice activist

Jillian Williams

Co-Sponsor & CEO

Investment professional who led the SPAC

Timeline

2021-04-14

SPAC IPO raises $250M

2022-12-01

Deadline approaches with no target identified

2023-04-01

Liquidates and returns cash to shareholders

⭐ Celebrity SPAC

This SPAC featured celebrity involvement — a common pattern during the 2020-2021 mania where famous names lent credibility to blank-check companies.

📄 SEC Filings

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Risk Scores

Dilution Score

10/100

Insider Profit Index

5/100

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