Canoo Inc.

Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. IV was a blank check company sponsored by Hennessy Capital Group that filed an amended S-1 registration statement with the SEC in February 2019 ahead of its initial public offering. The SPAC, which targeted the transportation and industrial sector, completed its IPO in 2019 and traded on the NYSE under the ticker HCIV. In December 2020, the company consummated a business combination with electric vehicle startup Canoo, with the merged entity subsequently trading on Nasdaq as GOEV. Canoo Inc. encountered severe liquidity challenges in the years that followed and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation in January 2025. Sign up on SpacDesk for the full filing history, sponsor track record, and deal analytics on this and every other SPAC.