NUBURU, a company which provides disruptive welding technology for battery manufacturing and 3D metal printing, went public via a merger with Tailwind Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company, in a $350m deal. “Becoming a publicly listed company is an important milestone that we expect will provide access to capital and continued momentum for NUBURU. We appreciate the Tailwind team’s partnership and look forward to accelerating the development of our high-brightness products to meet the growing demand of our customers globally,” Mark Zediker, NUBURU CEO, Co-Founder and President. On December 27, 2022, Tailwind and NUBURU announced that Tailwind’s shareholders voted to approve the merger.