Emil Michael, former Senior Vice President at Uber Technologies (NYSE: UBER) formed a $250 million blank check company also known as a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
Mr. Michael disclosed his plan for an initial public offering (IPO) for his new blank check company in a Form S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
DPCM Capital, Inc., the newly-formed blank check company aims to raise $250 million through an IPO and it is looking to acquire a business in the tech sector.
“We believe our management team is well-positioned to identify attractive businesses within the technology sector that would benefit from access to the public markets and the skills of our management team,” according to the filing.
Mr. Michael is the Chairman and CEO of DPCM Capital. He has a solid business background. He was the Senior VP at Tellme Networks and the COO at Klout before landing at Uber.
He has also had his share of controversy. Michael made public comments that he would use opposition researchers to investigate journalists who were critical of Uber. He allegedly attended a Korean escort bar during a business trip with other company executives. In 2017 when Emil Michael left Uber the company declined to say if he had been terminated.
