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Travel Startup Inspirato in Talks to Merge With Thayer SPAC
- Inspirato specializes in luxury travel, high-end home stays
- Kleiner Perkins, IVP and Revolution are Inspirato’s investors
Inspirato CEO and co-founder Brent Handler, center right, at Inspirato offices in Denver, Colorado, in 2016.
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Inspirato, a startup specializing in luxury travel, is in talks to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company in a deal valued at more than $1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The Denver-based company is discussing a deal with Thayer Ventures Acquisition Corp., said the people, who asked not be identified because the matter is private. Terms could change and it’s possible talks could fall apart.