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- Monterey Capital Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:MCACW) is a blank check company whose warrants entitle holders to purchase shares of ConnectM Technology Solutions, Inc., following the completion of a reverse merger transaction in July 2024; it originally operated without significant business activities, focusing on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more operating entities across any sector, particularly those enabling technologies in the clean energy transition. Incorporated in 2021 and headquartered at 419 Webster Street in Monterey, California, the company raised net proceeds of approximately $93 million in its initial public offering in May 2022 and held cash in trust pending a business combination. Through the merger with ConnectM, approved by stockholders on July 10, 2024, the combined entity now operates as ConnectM Technology Solutions, Inc. (trading as CNTM, later delisted to OTCQB), providing a digital platform for electrification and decarbonization of residential and light commercial buildings, along with transportation and logistics solutions including AI-powered heat pumps, EV fleet management software (Aurai and Yantra platforms), battery storage, solar installations, HVAC services, last-mile delivery optimization, and energy intelligence networks serving over 120,000 connected assets for homeowners, OEMs, and enterprises in the United States and India. Recent major developments include the merger's closure valuing ConnectM at a $145 million pre-money equity level, with ConnectM stockholders controlling about 58% of the post-merger company; subsequent expansions through acquisitions of Amperics for hybrid battery technology supporting virtual power plants and AI data centers, Geo Impex & Logistics for an AI-focused data center and multimodal logistics site in India, Air Temp Service Co. and Cambridge Energy Resources Ltd. to bolster HVAC and distributed energy services, and the formation of StarConnectM LLP with Star Engineers for AI-enhanced connected vehicle manufacturing; launch of wholly-owned subsidiary Keen Labs focusing on AI, industrial IoT, battery systems, and distributed energy; achievement of a $35 million annual organic revenue run-rate with 54% year-over-year growth as of December 2025; and a $1.7 million distribution contract with Greentech Renewables for Keen heat pumps, alongside preparations for potential uplisting to a major U.S. exchange. The company targets the $2 trillion electrification market across building electrification, distributed energy, and transportation & logistics segments, with operations spanning the U.S. (including Massachusetts offices post-merger) and India.