Articles from Merlin Labs, Inc.

Merlin Labs, Inc. (“Merlin”), a leading developer of assured, autonomous flight technology for defense customers, today announced key additions to its executive leadership team to optimize the organization in advance of its public listing via a Business Combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. IV (Nasdaq: BACQ). The hires include two C-Suite additions, Leslie Ravestein as Chief Legal Officer and David Lasater as Chief People Officer, to strengthen corporate governance, drive operational excellence, and elevate talent strategy. Merlin also recently announced the appointment of Ryan Carrithers as Chief Financial Officer, reflecting Merlin’s investment in a leadership team that can support the market scale and demand of a public company.

Merlin Labs, Inc. (“Merlin”), a leading developer of assured, autonomous flight technology for defense customers, and Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. IV (Nasdaq: BACQ) (“Inflection Point”) today announced a significant increase to their previously disclosed private investment in public equity (“PIPE”). The increase comes from both new investors and existing investors increasing their commitments, bringing total PIPE commitments to more than $200 million, of which over $85 million has already been funded.

Merlin Labs, Inc., a leading developer of assured, autonomous flight technology for defense customers, today appointed Ryan Carrithers as its new Chief Financial Officer. Carrithers joins Merlin at a pivotal moment as the company prepares to go public in a Business Combination with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. IV (Nasdaq: BACQ). In this role, he will oversee all of Merlin’s financial operations and strategy, investor relations, M&A or strategic partnerships that support its autonomy roadmap, and capital markets engagement as Merlin accelerates toward its public company transition.