Velos Acquisition I Corp.VLOS
Redeem by
Jul 15, 2026passed
Shareholder meeting
Jul 17, 2026
The election deadline is when you must tender to take the trust. Miss it and you hold through whatever the meeting decides. Read from the proxy statement, not assumed from the meeting date.
“two (2) business days prior to the Meeting (or July 15, 2026)”
Cash in trust
$312M
$312,319,510
Trust per share
$10.67
Redemption value
IPO
Aug 2024
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Combination deadline
Aug 2, 2027
287 days remaining
Filings on record
219
Latest Sep 29, 2026
Overview
Velos Acquisition I Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002016072. It completed its initial public offering in Aug 2024 and listing on Nasdaq. Class A shares trade under the ticker VLOS, units under VLOSU, warrants under VLOSW on Nasdaq. The vehicle is sponsored by M3 -Brigade through M3 -Brigade Sponsor V LLC. The mandate targets generalist. Shareholders voted the combination through; closing is a matter of mechanics, and the redemption window has already run.
“We intend to focus our efforts on seeking and consummating an initial business combination with a company that has an enterprise value of at least $1 billion, although a target entity with a smaller or larger enterprise value may be considered.”
Reading the filings
Arithmetic on what Velos Acquisition I 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.
Trading at a premium to trust
At $10.78 the shares trade 1.03% above the $10.67 redemption floor. Above trust the market is paying for the announced or expected deal rather than for the cash, so the premium is what is at risk if the combination does not close.
Trust versus the $10 unit
The trust holds $10.67 per public share, 6.7% above the $10.00 the units were sold at. That spread is accrued interest on the trust and, where the charter provides for it, sponsor contributions paid in to buy more time. It is the floor a public shareholder can redeem at, not a valuation of the business.
Sponsor promote
The sponsor's founder block is 3,400,000 shares against 28,750,000 public shares, or 10.6% of the combined count, acquired before the IPO at nominal cost. That promote is the structural dilution every public shareholder carries into a combination, and it is why the economics of a de-SPAC differ so sharply from a conventional IPO.
Warrant coverage
Each unit carried one-half warrant per unit. Warrants are dilution deferred: they cost the holder nothing until exercised, and they overhang the post-combination share count. Thinner coverage is generally a sign of a stronger book at pricing.
Sponsor record
M3 -Brigade has launched 4 vehicles. Of the 2 that have resolved, 2 closed a combination and 0 liquidated, a 100% completion rate. A sponsor's record is not a forecast, but it does tell you whether the team has taken a deal across the line before.
Underwriting
Cantor Fitzgerald led the offering. It has been named on 151 SPAC IPOs, book-running 130 of them, and 69.5% 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.
From listing to the date Velos Acquisition I Corp. must close a deal, extend again, or return the trust. The marker is today.
Filings per month since the first one. A vehicle that has gone quiet with a deadline ahead is a different proposition from one that is still working.
219 filings in all. 9 in the last three months, against a busiest month of 37.
News on Velos Acquisition I Corp.
Last 90 daysNothing in the last 90 days that names this vehicle. We attribute a story only when the release carries the ticker or the registered name, so an empty section means no press release or wire story matched — not that nothing was published. The filings below are the primary record either way.
SEC filing history
Free tier: filings older than 24 hours- S-1/A
Amended IPO registration statement
Accession 0001213900-26-104746
- S-1
Registration statement for the initial public offering
Accession 0001213900-26-094011
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001062993-26-004305
- 10-Q
Quarterly report
Accession 0001213900-26-089099
- SCHEDULE 13G
Beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001167557-26-000195
- SCHEDULE 13D/A
SCHEDULE 13D/A filing
Accession 0001213900-26-080509
- 4
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership
Accession 0001213900-26-080486
- 8-K
Entry into a material definitive agreement; Submission of matters to a vote of security holders; Other events
Items 1.01, 2.03, 5.03, 5.07, 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-080019
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001905106-26-000116
- 3
Initial statement of beneficial ownership
Accession 0001213900-26-073230
- DEF 14A
Definitive proxy statement
Accession 0001213900-26-073120
- PRE 14A
PROXY STATEMENT
Accession 0001213900-26-070178
- 8-K
Current report
Item 5.02 · Accession 0001213900-26-070120
- SCHEDULE 13D/A
SCHEDULE 13D/A filing
Accession 0001011438-26-000380
- 425
Business-combination communication
Accession 0001213900-26-068291
- 8-K
Entry into a material definitive agreement; Termination of a material definitive agreement; Other events
Items 1.01, 1.02, 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-068287
- DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting material
Accession 0001213900-26-067350
- 425
Business-combination communication
Accession 0001213900-26-067349
- 8-K
Other events
Items 8.01, 9.01 · Accession 0001213900-26-067344
- DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting material
Accession 0001213900-26-059666
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001062993-26-002814
- SCHEDULE 13G
Beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001062993-26-002761
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001905106-26-000094
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001193125-26-225715
- 10-Q
Quarterly report
Accession 0001213900-26-056860
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001104659-26-060627
- DEFM14A
Definitive merger proxy statement
Accession 0001213900-26-055964
- SCHEDULE 13G/A
Amended beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0001326389-26-000035
- SCHEDULE 13G
Beneficial ownership report (passive)
Accession 0000902664-26-001803
- SCHEDULE 13D/A
SCHEDULE 13D/A filing
Accession 0001213900-26-034056
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Velos Acquisition I Corp.: questions answered
What is Velos Acquisition I Corp. (VLOS)?
Velos Acquisition I Corp. is a special purpose acquisition company incorporated in Cayman Islands and registered with the SEC under CIK 0002016072. It completed its initial public offering in Aug 2024 and listing on Nasdaq. Class A shares trade under the ticker VLOS, units under VLOSU, warrants under VLOSW on Nasdaq. The vehicle is sponsored by M3 -Brigade through M3 -Brigade Sponsor V LLC. The mandate targets generalist. Shareholders voted the combination through; closing is a matter of mechanics, and the redemption window has already run.
How much does Velos Acquisition I Corp. hold in trust?
Approximately $312,319,510, or about $10.67 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 Velos Acquisition I Corp. complete a merger?
By Aug 2, 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 Velos Acquisition I 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 Velos Acquisition I 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, most recently disclosed at about $10.67 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 Velos Acquisition I Corp. trade under?
Class A shares trade as VLOS on Nasdaq, the units as VLOSU, and the warrants as VLOSW. 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 Velos Acquisition I Corp.?
No, and the gap between them is the whole trade. Trust per share is a disclosed, contractual figure of $10.67, being what a redeeming holder receives. The market price is whatever the shares change hands at: most recently $10.78, a premium of 1.03% to the redemption value. Quotes on this site are delayed and indicative; confirm on your own venue before trading.
How much dilution do Velos Acquisition I Corp.'s founder shares and warrants create?
The founder block is 3,400,000 shares against 28,750,000 public shares, so roughly 10.6% of the combined count sits with the sponsor at nominal cost. Each unit also carried one-half warrant per unit, which is dilution deferred until exercise. 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 Velos Acquisition I Corp., and what is their track record?
M3 -Brigade Sponsor V LLC is the sponsor entity, part of the M3 -Brigade franchise. That franchise has launched 4 vehicles in total, of which 2 closed a combination and 0 liquidated, a 100% completion rate on resolved vehicles.
Which banks underwrote the Velos Acquisition I Corp. 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 Velos Acquisition I Corp. tradeable, and where?
Yes. VLOS returned a live quote of $10.78 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 Velos Acquisition I Corp. a good investment?
That is not a question this site answers. Velos Acquisition I 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 Velos Acquisition I Corp. data come from?
Filings Velos Acquisition I Corp. submitted to the SEC under CIK 0002016072: 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.
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Last reconciled Oct 19, 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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