Shift Technologies, Inc. reached the public markets in October 2020 through its business combination with INSU Acquisition Corp., a blank-check company that completed its initial public offering in 2019 under the Nasdaq ticker INSU. INSU Acquisition Corp. was originally formed with a focus on the insurance and financial-technology sectors before pivoting to Shift Technologies, an online used-car marketplace operating in the automotive e-commerce industry. The Form 8-K filed October 13, 2020, bearing accession number 0001213900-20-030977, reflects disclosures tied to the consummation of that de-SPAC transaction. The combined company subsequently traded on Nasdaq under the ticker SFT. Sign up for full data on SpacDesk to access complete sponsor details, filing timelines, and deal analytics for INSU Acquisition Corp. and thousands of other SPAC transactions.