AEye, Inc.

AEye, Inc. completed its public debut through a merger with CF Acquisition Corp. VIII, a blank-check company sponsored by Cantor Fitzgerald that held its IPO in 2020. The 8-K filed on May 3, 2021, under accession number 0001213900-21-024117, reflects activity during the active de-SPAC process for AEye, a developer of high-performance lidar sensing systems targeting the automotive, autonomous vehicle, and industrial sectors. The business combination ultimately closed in August 2021, with the combined company listing on Nasdaq under the ticker LIDR. The deal brought AEye's adaptive lidar technology into the public markets amid heightened investor interest in autonomous-driving infrastructure. Visit SpacDesk and sign up for full access to AEye's complete filing history, deal timeline, and comparable SPAC transaction data.