Near, a data intelligence platform, is in talks to go public through a merger with KludeIn I Acquisition Corp., a blank-check firm, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The companies are discussing a a transaction that could be announced in coming weeks, and that may give the combined entity an enterprise value of about $1 billion to $1.2 billion, one of the people said. As with all deals that aren’t finalized, it’s possible that terms change or that talks fall apart.
