Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition I, a blank check company targeting blockchain, fintech, and digital assets, filed on Monday with the SEC to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering.
The company plans to raise $200 million by offering 20 million units at $10.00. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one-third of one warrant, exercisable at $11.50.
Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition I is led by CEO and Director Max Shapiro and Chairman Kumar Dandapani, the co-founders and Managing Partners of investment firm Cadenza. They are joined by CFO Jurgen van de Vyver, a Partner at Launchpad Capital. The SPAC plans to target technology and software infrastructure companies operating within the blockchain, financial technology, and digital assets ecosystems, particularly digital asset custody, on-chain data analytics, compliance and identity solutions, tokenization platforms, and institutional trading and settlement systems.
The Oakland, CA-based company was founded in 2025 and plans to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol LPCVU. Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition I filed confidentially on September 11, 2025. Cantor Fitzgerald is the sole bookrunner on the deal.
