- CEO
- Jack Leeney
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Shell Companies
- Address
- 388 Market Street San Francisco CA United States of America 94111
- IPO Date
- Feb 12, 2021
- Business
- 7GC & Co. Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: VII) operates as a blank check company, or special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), focused on effecting mergers, capital stock exchanges, asset acquisitions, stock purchases, share exchanges, reorganizations, or similar business combinations, primarily with high-growth technology businesses; the company offers no operational products or services beyond its SPAC structure and trust account management, which held proceeds from its $230 million initial public offering upsized from $175 million, fully funded at 100% cash in trust. Sponsored by a partnership between 7GC & Co. Sarl, a technology growth fund based in San Francisco, California, and Berlin, Germany, and Hennessy Capital LLC, a leading independent SPAC sponsor based in Wilson, Wyoming, and Los Angeles, California, 7GC & Co. Holdings targets partnerships with founders, venture capitalists, and growth equity managers in innovative sectors such as internet verticals, fintech, artificial intelligence, and e-commerce; it maintains geographic operations aligned with sponsor locations across the United States and Europe. Incorporated in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company is led by Chairman and CEO Jack Leeney and CFO Christopher Walsh, with a board including venture capitalists from August Capital, Counterpart Ventures, and Advance Venture Partners, as well as executives from Uber and Hennessy Capital. In December 2023, 7GC & Co. Holdings completed its business combination with Banzai International Inc., a marketing technology company providing data-driven marketing and sales solutions including end-to-end video engagement platforms, resulting in a ticker and name change to Banzai International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNZI) effective December 15, 2023, with shares trading under BNZI and warrants under BNZIW; the merger, originally announced in December 2022 with an enterprise value of approximately $380 million, faced high redemptions of 99.5% but proceeded after amendments extending deadlines to December 28, 2023, sponsor warrant forfeitures, and a $100 million standby equity commitment from Yorkshire Advisors Global. Subsequent to the merger, VII appears delisted with stagnant pricing around $10.96 as of late 2025, while Banzai continues independent operations, pursuing MarTech consolidation through recent acquisitions such as Superblocks, Act-On Software, Vidello, and OpenReel, alongside debt restructurings exceeding $32.7 million eliminated by August 2025, an $11.0 million debt facility, and annual recurring revenue growth to $12.6 million.