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Media-focused SPAC Trailblazer Acquisition files for a $200 million IPO

July 11, 2025

Trailblazer Acquisition, a blank check company targeting media, entertainment, and retail, filed on Friday with the SEC to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering.

The New, NY-based company plans to raise $200 million by offering 20 million units at $10. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-third of a warrant, exercisable at $11.50.

Trailblazer Acquisition is led by CEO and Chairman Eric Semler, the founder of investment firm TCS Capital Management, and CFO Eamon Smith, who serves as the CFO and a Managing Director of TCS Capital Management. The SPAC plans to focus on potential acquisition targets with primary operations in the media and communications, sports and entertainment, technology, and consumer retail sectors.

The New York, NY-based company was founded in 2025 and plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol BLZRU. Cantor Fitzgerald is the sole bookrunner on the deal.