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Allurion: first HealthTech IPO of 2023 via SPAC with Compute Health

Lloyd Price

Exec Summary: Allurion, a weight loss company that makes a swallowable gastric balloon, went public this week on August 2, 2023 through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Compute Health. Compute Health is a blank-check company that was formed to acquire a health care technology business.