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Chamath Palihapitiya Has a New SPAC -- Is This Time Really Different?

By Matt Frankel | October 15, 2025, 10:13 AM

Notable SPAC investor Chamath Palihapitiya recently launched a new blank check company called the American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp A (NYSE: AEXA). The new SPAC has some key differences from its predecessors, but is this time really going to be different?

*Stock prices used were the morning prices of Oct. 8, 2025. The video was published on Oct. 9, 2025.

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