MeridianLink’s plans add to busy public market moves for OC firms

Various Orange County tech companies have already tapped public markets for money, or are heading there. Here is a roundup of this year’s action:

Ad tech company Viant Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: DSP), in Irvine, went public on Feb. 10 and had a market cap of around $1.9 billion as of last week.

TV maker and media company Vizio Holding Corp. (NYSE: VZIO) in Irvine began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 25, and sported a market cap around $4.8 billion last week. Irvine-based sensor maker Interlink

Electronics Inc. (Nasdaq: LINK) “uplisted” to the Nasdaq from the over-thecounter market in late March, with a market cap around $91 million last week.

Automobile tech-focused Indie Semiconductor in Aliso Viejo says it foresees becoming a publicly listed company via the SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) route “in early spring,” with a valuation of $1.4 billion.