[UPDATE October 2021 – The company took Israeli company Arbe Robotics public in a transaction valuing the company at $573 million enterprise value. Arbe is developing 4D automotive imaging radar.]

Industrial Tech Acquisitions has completed its Initial Public Offering (IPO). It raised $75 million by offering 7.5 million units at $10 each.  The company initially filed last month and planned to raise $60 million.

Industrial Tech Acquisitions is seeking to buy a technology business operating in the industrial or energy area. This includes software, mobile and IoT (Internet of Things) applications, cloud communications and ultra-high bandwidth services. Targets would have am enterprise value of between $250 million and $500 million.

The company has its head office in the Galleria area and its CEO is Scott Crist. He has founded, run and exited a number of businesses in the technology, telecommunications and industrial sectors.

The company has 21 months from the closing of the IPO to finalize an acquisition, though that could be extended by a maximum of 9 months, if they are close to a deal.

Industrial Tech will be listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol ‘ITACU’. The company joins two other Houston blank check companies that are publicly traded (Graf Industries and Landcadia Holdings II).

You can see the complete list of Houston-area public companies here

S-1 Final – Industrial Tech Acquisitions