dMY Technology Group III Completes Business Combination with IonQ
September 30, 2021
dMY Technology Group, Inc. III completed its previously announced business combination with IonQ, Inc., and the combined company began trading on the NYSE under the ticker IONQ on October 1, 2021. The transaction provided IonQ with approximately $636 million in gross proceeds to fund growth and accelerate commercialization of its trapped‑ion quantum computing systems and cloud services.
- Buyers
- dMY Technology Group, Inc. III
- Targets
- IonQ, Inc.
- Industry
- AI & Machine Learning
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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