We intend to focus our search within the technology sector, where we believe our management team has a competitive advantage due to their prior experiences and roles. We intend to focus our search efforts on North American-based targets with an aggregate enterprise value of $1 billion to $2 billion.

Emil Michael, our chairman and CEO, is one of Silicon Valley’s most highly regarded business executives. He built three successful companies, including Tellme Networks (sold to Microsoft in 2007), Klout (sold to Lithium Technologies in 2014) and Uber. Mr. Michael has extensive experience identifying high-growth tech-enabled businesses with his investments spanning a broad range of companies, including Bird, Codecademy, Docker, GoEuro, GoBrands, SpaceX, and Stripe.

During his tenure as chief business officer of Uber, Mr. Michael led Uber’s efforts in China and Russia, which resulted in substantial market value creation. Mr. Michael played a pivotal role in raising nearly $15 billion in capital from investors globally and led the merger of Uber’s China operations with key competitor in China, Didi Chiuxing. Additionally, he led the efforts to strike partnerships globally with companies such as American Express, AT&T, Daimler, Softbank, Tata Motors, and Toyota.

*Desiree Gruber, a Peabody Award winner and the founder of Full Picture, a branding and communications company, is a board member of this new blank check company.

*Betsy Atkins, a serial entrepreneur who is the founder and CEO of Baja Corp., is a special advisor.

*Shervin Pershevar, a co-founder of Sofreh Capital, is a special advisor.

*Dr. Eric Schmidt, the former executive chairman of Alphabet and the former chairman of Google, is a special advisor.