http://www.newsweek.com/evolv-technology-bill-gates-public-stock-exchange-newhold-investment-spac-merger-1574388

Evolv Technology, a venue and crowd security company backed by Bill Gates, is taking steps to go public in the second quarter of 2021.

The Massachusetts-based company has said it is combining with NewHold Investment Corp. in a deal that will give it a valuation of about $1.7 billion. Evolv said it expects to trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker "EVLV," The Wall Street Journal reported.