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Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp ILPCV

Class A LPCVUnits LPCVUWarrants LPCVWCIK 0002083728

Cash in trust

$234.3M

$234,322,761

Trust per share

$10.00

Redemption value

IPO

Dec 2025

$230.0M raised

Combination deadline

Dec 19, 2027

471 days remaining

Filings on record

27

Latest Aug 13, 2026

Overview

Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002083728. It completed its initial public offering in Dec 2025, raising $230.0M in gross proceeds and listing on Nasdaq. Class A shares trade under the ticker LPCV, units under LPCVU, warrants under LPCVW on Nasdaq. The vehicle is sponsored by Launch through Launch Sponsor LLC. The mandate targets technology, industrials, digital assets. IPO closed, trust funded, no definitive agreement announced.

we intend to focus on businesses operating in sectors aligned with our core expertise, including blockchain infrastructure, financial technology, and digital market infrastructure, we may pursue a business combination outside of these industries if an attractive opportunity arises.
The mandate, as stated in the IPO prospectus

Reading the filings

Arithmetic on what Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I has disclosed, written the way a desk would read it. These are observations, not a rating. Nothing here scores the vehicle or implies a view on it.

  • Trading at a premium to trust

    At $10.05 the shares sit within a point of the $10.00 redemption value, so the market is pricing the cash and little else.

  • Trust versus the $10 unit

    The trust holds $10.00 per public share, effectively the $10.00 the units were sold at, so little or no interest has accrued to the account yet.

  • Time on the clock

    471 days to the Dec 19, 2027 deadline. The vehicle is early in its search window, and the deadline is not yet the binding constraint.

  • Sponsor record

    Launch has launched 2 vehicles, none of which has resolved yet, so there is no completion record to read.

  • Underwriting

    Cantor Fitzgerald led the offering. It has been named on 114 SPAC IPOs, book-running 101 of them, and 21.4% of its resolved vehicles closed a deal. The syndicate has no control over whether a sponsor finds a target, but the quality of the book at pricing shapes who ends up holding the units.

Scores

Recomputed 4m ago

Three readings of Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I, each an unweighted mean of the components shown beneath it, and each component a percentile against every live SPAC rather than an absolute we invented. They describe the setup, not the merit. How they are built

Edge

Moderate

How much does the structure protect a holder right now?

36/100

  • Discount to trust36

    -0.50%

  • Trust accretion4

    $10.00 per share

  • Runway69

    471 days

Edge reads the setup, not the business. A vehicle can score well on protection and still be a poor place to leave money once a deal closes.

FOMO

Moderate

How much attention is this vehicle attracting right now?

26/100

  • Filing activity14

    1 in 30 days

  • News coverage0

    0 stories in 30 days

  • Premium to trust64

    0.50%

Attention is not quality. FOMO rises on news volume and on the market paying above trust, both of which have preceded plenty of disappointments.

Potential

Elevated

How likely is this vehicle to complete a combination, and at what scale?

66/100

  • Lead bank record73

    21.4%

  • Bank franchise87

    114 SPAC mandates

  • Trust scale62

    $234M

  • Stage40

    searching

Potential is about execution, not about the target. It says nothing about whether the eventual deal is worth owning, because the target is usually unknown when the score is computed.

These are derived measures, not ratings of investment merit. They carry no view on the target, no price target and no recommendation, and a high score is not a reason to buy anything.

SEC filing history

Free tier: filings older than 24 hours
  • 10-Q

    Quarterly report

    Accession 0001213900-26-088624

    Aug 13, 2026

    22d ago

    Open filing
  • 10-Q

    Quarterly report

    Accession 0001213900-26-056071

    May 13, 2026

    3mo ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-26-044084

    Apr 15, 2026

    4mo ago

    Open filing
  • 8-K

    Current report

    Item 5.02 · Accession 0001213900-26-044045

    Apr 15, 2026

    4mo ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G

    Beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001213900-26-039406

    Apr 2, 2026

    5mo ago

    Open filing
  • 10-K

    Annual report

    Accession 0001213900-26-035683

    Mar 27, 2026

    5mo ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G

    Beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0000902664-26-000899

    Feb 12, 2026

    6mo ago

    Open filing
  • 8-K

    Other events

    Items 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-012255

    Feb 4, 2026

    7mo ago

    Open filing
  • 10-Q

    Quarterly report

    Accession 0001213900-26-010184

    Jan 30, 2026

    7mo ago

    Open filing
  • 8-K

    Other events

    Items 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-25-127136

    Dec 31, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-126187

    Dec 29, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G

    Beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001346554-25-000102

    Dec 23, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-124084

    Dec 20, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-124083

    Dec 20, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-124082

    Dec 20, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-124080

    Dec 20, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-124079

    Dec 20, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • 8-K

    Entry into a material definitive agreement; Other events

    Items 1.01, 3.02, 5.02, 5.03, 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-25-124024

    Dec 20, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • 424B4

    Final IPO prospectus

    Accession 0001213900-25-123362

    Dec 18, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • EFFECT

    Notice of effectiveness

    Accession 9999999995-25-003806

    Dec 18, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • CERT

    Exchange listing certification

    Accession 0001354457-25-001282

    Dec 17, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • 8-A12B

    Registration of securities on an exchange

    Accession 0001213900-25-122734

    Dec 17, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • DEL AM

    FORM DEL AM

    Accession 0001213900-25-122047

    Dec 16, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • S-1/A

    Amended IPO registration statement

    Accession 0001213900-25-121767

    Dec 15, 2025

    8mo ago

    Open filing
  • DEL AM

    DELAYING AMENDMENT

    Accession 0001213900-25-112258

    Nov 18, 2025

    9mo ago

    Open filing
  • S-1

    Registration statement for the initial public offering

    Accession 0001213900-25-108253

    Nov 10, 2025

    9mo ago

    Open filing
  • DRS

    Draft registration statement (confidential)

    Accession 0001213900-25-086849

    Sep 11, 2025

    11mo ago

    Open filing

Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I: questions answered

What is Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I (LPCV)?

Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002083728. It completed its initial public offering in Dec 2025, raising $230.0M in gross proceeds and listing on Nasdaq. Class A shares trade under the ticker LPCV, units under LPCVU, warrants under LPCVW on Nasdaq. The vehicle is sponsored by Launch through Launch Sponsor LLC. The mandate targets technology, industrials, digital assets. IPO closed, trust funded, no definitive agreement announced.

How much does Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I hold in trust?

Approximately $234,322,761, or about $10.00 per public share, as at the most recent filing on record. Trust balances move: shareholders redeem at extension votes and at the combination vote, and sponsors pay contributions in to extend. Treat the figure as a point-in-time disclosure, not a running balance.

When must Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I complete a merger?

By Dec 19, 2027. If no combination closes by then the sponsor must seek a further extension or wind the vehicle up and return the trust.

What happens if Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I does not find a target in time?

The charter requires the vehicle to redeem 100% of the public shares and return the trust, pro rata, to public shareholders. That is the mechanism working as designed rather than a default. Founder shares and warrants are worthless in that outcome, which is why the sponsor's incentive is to get a deal done or to buy more time. Across the market, deadline lapsed without a deal; trust returned to public shareholders.

Can I redeem shares in Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I, and at what price?

Public shareholders may elect to redeem in connection with a combination vote and at each extension vote, at the pro-rata trust value on the relevant record date, most recently disclosed at about $10.00 per share. Redemption is a right attached to the public shares only; warrants and rights carry no claim on the trust. The mechanics and the deadline for electing are set out in the proxy statement for the vote in question.

What tickers does Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I trade under?

Class A shares trade as LPCV on Nasdaq, the units as LPCVU, and the warrants as LPCVW. Units trade first and separate into their component securities roughly 52 days after the IPO; only the Class A shares carry the redemption right against the trust.

Is the trust value the same as the share price for Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I?

No, and the gap between them is the whole trade. Trust per share is a disclosed, contractual figure of $10.00, being what a redeeming holder receives. The market price is whatever the shares change hands at: most recently $10.05, a premium of 0.50% to the redemption value. Quotes on this site are delayed and indicative; confirm on your own venue before trading.

How much dilution do Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I's founder shares and warrants create?

Both are disclosed in the prospectus and both survive into the combined company, which is why a de-SPAC at $10 is not economically the same as an IPO at $10.

Who sponsors Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I, and what is their track record?

Launch Sponsor LLC is the sponsor entity, part of the Launch franchise. That franchise has launched 2 vehicles in total, none of which has resolved yet. Named principals: Kumar Dandapani, Max Shapiro.

Which banks underwrote the Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I IPO?

Cantor Fitzgerald. Cantor Fitzgerald was credited as book-running manager on the cover. Syndicate membership and role are read from the prospectus cover and the underwriting section.

Is Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I tradeable, and where?

Yes. LPCV returned a live quote of $10.05 on Nasdaq. Quotes here are delayed and refreshed on a schedule rather than streamed, so treat the figure as indicative and confirm on your own venue. Units and warrants trade under their own symbols and are quoted separately.

Is Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I a good investment?

That is not a question this site answers. Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I is covered here as reference data: what the company filed, when it filed it, and what the numbers in those filings say. The Edge, FOMO and Potential scores on this page are derived measures with a published formula, not ratings of investment merit: they describe the setup, and every component is shown so you can take them apart. We publish no price targets and no recommendations, and nothing here should be read as advice. The figures are a starting point for your own work, and each one carries the accession number of the filing it came from.

Where does this Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I data come from?

Filings Launchpad Cadenza Acquisition Corp I submitted to the SEC under CIK 0002083728: the registration statement and final prospectus for the structure, quarterly and annual reports for the trust, current reports and proxy statements for deals, votes and extensions. Trust economics are taken from the registrant's own XBRL tags rather than parsed from prose, which is why they are exact. Every filing in the history above is listed with its accession number, which identifies the document uniquely on EDGAR; Pro accounts open it directly from the row.

Compiled by the SPACListing research desk

Last reconciled Sep 4, 2026

Every figure on this page is read from documents the registrants filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, principally the IPO prospectus (Form 424B4), quarterly and annual reports, current reports and proxy statements, the registrant's own XBRL tags for trust economics. Nothing is sourced from press coverage, from the companies themselves, or from a third-party aggregator. Where a filing does not disclose something, the field is left blank rather than estimated.

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