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LightWave Acquisition Corp.LWAC

Class A LWACUnits LWACUWarrants LWACWCIK 0002061379

Cash in trust

$224.0M

$223,980,148

Trust per share

Redemption value

IPO

Jun 2025

$215.6M raised

Combination deadline

Jun 26, 2027

295 days remaining

Filings on record

38

Latest Aug 14, 2026

Overview

LightWave Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002061379. It completed its initial public offering in Jun 2025, raising $215.6M in gross proceeds and listing on Nasdaq. Class A shares trade under the ticker LWAC, units under LWACU, warrants under LWACW on Nasdaq. The vehicle is sponsored by LightWave Founders through LightWave Founders LLC. The mandate targets technology. IPO closed, trust funded, no definitive agreement announced.

We intend to focus on industries that complement our management team’s background, and to capitalize on the ability of our management team to identify and acquire a business.
The mandate, as stated in the IPO prospectus

Reading the filings

Arithmetic on what LightWave Acquisition Corp. 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.

  • Time on the clock

    295 days to the Jun 26, 2027 deadline. The vehicle is early in its search window, and the deadline is not yet the binding constraint.

  • Underwriting

    BTIG led the offering. It has been named on 68 SPAC IPOs, book-running 63 of them, and 13.8% 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 LightWave Acquisition Corp., 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

FOMO

Low

How much attention is this vehicle attracting right now?

7/100

  • Filing activity14

    1 in 30 days

  • News coverage0

    0 stories in 30 days

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?

52/100

  • Lead bank record45

    13.8%

  • Bank franchise70

    68 SPAC mandates

  • Trust scale54

    $224M

  • 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 0001213900-26-090247

    Aug 14, 2026

    20d ago

    Open filing
  • 10-Q

    Quarterly report

    Accession 0001213900-26-057830

    May 15, 2026

    3mo ago

    Open filing
  • 10-K

    Annual report

    Accession 0001213900-26-036692

    Mar 31, 2026

    5mo ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G/A

    Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0000312069-26-000074

    Feb 13, 2026

    6mo ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G/A

    Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001167557-26-000002

    Feb 11, 2026

    6mo ago

    Open filing
  • 10-Q

    Quarterly report

    Accession 0001213900-25-110727

    Nov 14, 2025

    9mo ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G/A

    Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001104659-25-110885

    Nov 13, 2025

    9mo ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G

    Beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0000312069-25-000615

    Nov 12, 2025

    9mo ago

    Open filing
  • 10-Q

    Quarterly report

    Accession 0001213900-25-079421

    Aug 21, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • NT 10-Q

    Late quarterly report notification

    Accession 0001213900-25-076854

    Aug 14, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G/A

    Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001346554-25-000055

    Aug 14, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G

    Beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001085146-25-004890

    Aug 12, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 10-Q

    Quarterly report

    Accession 0001213900-25-073680

    Aug 8, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G

    Beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001104659-25-075531

    Aug 8, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-062401

    Jul 9, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 4

    Statement of changes in beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-062396

    Jul 9, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 8-K

    Other events

    Items 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-25-061105

    Jul 2, 2025

    1y 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 0001213900-25-059736

    Jun 30, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • SCHEDULE 13G

    Beneficial ownership report (passive)

    Accession 0001346554-25-000038

    Jun 30, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 424B4

    Final IPO prospectus

    Accession 0001213900-25-058108

    Jun 26, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • CERT

    Exchange listing certification

    Accession 0001354457-25-000570

    Jun 25, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • EFFECT

    Notice of effectiveness

    Accession 9999999995-25-002009

    Jun 25, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-057436

    Jun 25, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-057435

    Jun 25, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-057434

    Jun 25, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 3

    Initial statement of beneficial ownership

    Accession 0001213900-25-057432

    Jun 25, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • 8-A12B

    Registration of securities on an exchange

    Accession 0001213900-25-057053

    Jun 24, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • CORRESP

    Correspondence with SEC staff

    Accession 0001213900-25-056280

    Jun 20, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • CORRESP

    Correspondence with SEC staff

    Accession 0001213900-25-056277

    Jun 20, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing
  • S-1/A

    Amended IPO registration statement

    Accession 0001213900-25-055505

    Jun 18, 2025

    1y ago

    Open filing

LightWave Acquisition Corp.: questions answered

What is LightWave Acquisition Corp. (LWAC)?

LightWave Acquisition Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002061379. It completed its initial public offering in Jun 2025, raising $215.6M in gross proceeds and listing on Nasdaq. Class A shares trade under the ticker LWAC, units under LWACU, warrants under LWACW on Nasdaq. The vehicle is sponsored by LightWave Founders through LightWave Founders LLC. The mandate targets technology. IPO closed, trust funded, no definitive agreement announced.

How much does LightWave Acquisition Corp. hold in trust?

Approximately $223,980,148, 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 LightWave Acquisition Corp. complete a merger?

By Jun 26, 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 LightWave Acquisition Corp. 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 LightWave Acquisition Corp., 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. 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 LightWave Acquisition Corp. trade under?

Class A shares trade as LWAC on Nasdaq, the units as LWACU, and the warrants as LWACW. 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 LightWave Acquisition Corp.?

No. Trust per share is a disclosed, contractual figure: what a redeeming holder receives. The market price is whatever the shares change hands at, which can sit above the trust when a deal is well received or below it when the market doubts one will close. We do not have a current quote for this vehicle, so no spread is shown.

How much dilution do LightWave Acquisition Corp.'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 LightWave Acquisition Corp., and what is their track record?

LightWave Founders LLC is the sponsor entity, part of the LightWave Founders franchise. This is the only vehicle we have attributed to that sponsor. Named principals: Robert Bennett.

Which banks underwrote the LightWave Acquisition Corp. IPO?

BTIG, Roberts & Ryan. BTIG was credited as book-running manager on the cover. Syndicate membership and role are read from the prospectus cover and the underwriting section.

Is LightWave Acquisition Corp. tradeable, and where?

Yes. LWAC returned a live quote of $10.34 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 LightWave Acquisition Corp. a good investment?

That is not a question this site answers. LightWave Acquisition Corp. 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 LightWave Acquisition Corp. data come from?

Filings LightWave Acquisition Corp. submitted to the SEC under CIK 0002061379: 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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