AppHarvest, Inc.

AppHarvest, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPH) completed its business combination with special purpose acquisition company Novus Capital Corporation in February 2021, bringing the Morehead, Kentucky-based controlled-environment agriculture operator to public markets. Novus Capital Corporation, sponsored by Novus Capital Sponsor LLC and associated with investor Robert Laikin, conducted its IPO in 2020 and targeted the agtech sector. AppHarvest operates large-scale high-tech greenhouse facilities designed to grow produce with reduced water usage and without synthetic pesticides. The company filed an amended annual report, Form 10-K/A, with the SEC on June 2, 2021, its first full reporting period as a public company. AppHarvest subsequently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2023. For comprehensive filing history, sponsor profiles, and deal analytics on APPH and thousands of other SPAC transactions, sign up for full data on SpacDesk.