Microvast

BatteriesUSA
New to Unitard
πŸ“‰ Public < $1B
PeakΒ $3 BillionRecorded estimate
~-80%
from peak
  1. πŸ¦„
    Became a unicorn
    2021
  2. πŸ“ˆ
    Peak valuation
    $3 Billion ’21
  3. πŸ’”
    Became a Unitard
    2022
  4. πŸ’Έ
    Last valuation estimate
    ~$600M
Current status
Listed on Nasdaq (MVST)

The rise & fall

6 moments Β· 2006–2025

The key moments, with employee sentiment along the way.

2006
Founded in Texas, built in Huzhou
Fast-charging lithium-ion cells and packs for buses, trucks and specialty EVs, with roots in China and headquarters in Texas.
Wikipedia
Jul 2021
The peak: a $3B SPAC debut$3B
Merges with Tuscan Holdings and lists on Nasdaq at the crest of the EV-SPAC wave, with CDH and other early backers aboard.
Nasdaq
2022
Slips out of the club
EV-battery competition and heavy losses pull the stock below a $1B value within a year of the debut.
companiesmarketcap
2023
The Energy Department pulls its grant
Washington withdraws a planned US battery-plant grant after political scrutiny of the company's China ties; the cash burn gets harder to fund.
Reuters
From the inside Β· Glassdoor reviews, 2023–24
Glassdoor reviews centered on the funding squeeze: employees described the company running short of cash before its US plant reached production, with staff laid off as the site stalled.

πŸ’¬ entries paraphrase anonymous, unverified reviews posted publicly on Glassdoor β†—; dated facts carry their source.

How it happened

Microvast makes fast-charging lithium-ion cells and packs for commercial electric vehicles β€” buses, trucks and specialty vehicles β€” and energy-storage systems, with roots in China and headquarters in Texas. Backed by private investors including CDH, it went public on the Nasdaq in July 2021 via a SPAC merger with Tuscan Holdings at a roughly $3B valuation.

EV-battery competition, heavy losses and the withdrawal of a US Department of Energy grant battered the stock, which fell about 80% to a small-cap worth around $600M.

Source: stockanalysis / companiesmarketcap / Nasdaq (lithium-ion battery maker for commercial EVs and energy storage, backed by CDH and other private investors; July 2021 SPAC merger with Tuscan Holdings at a ~$3B valuation; lost a US DOE grant and burned cash; market cap ~$0.6B in 2025-26)

Founder

Current roles as self-reported on LinkedIn, retrieved 2026-08-19. See our methodology.

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