Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp.
Searching since IPO 2025-05-28- CIK 2053799
- KCHV
- IPO 2025-05-28
- $266M trust
- 57 filings
- IPO Size
- $253M
- raised at the IPO
- Trust
- $266M
- as of 2026-09-30
- Current Status
- Unit Split
- from its latest filing
- IPO Year
- 2025
- year it listed
Filings, by quarter
57 filings over 8 quarters; violet bars carry a milestone
- 25 Q1: 4 filings
- 25 Q2: 27 filings
- 25 Q3: 8 filings
- 25 Q4: 4 filings
- 26 Q1: 3 filings
- 26 Q2: 2 filings
- 26 Q3: 1 filing
- 26 Q4: 8 filings
- S-1 filed 25 Q1
- IPO 25 Q2
SPAC Overview
Where it stands on the road from S-1 to merger
Timeline Progress
About
Kochav Defense Acquisition Corp. is a blank-check company formed to complete an initial business combination with an unidentified business. It intends to focus on companies in the defense and aerospace industries.
Investment Focus
Defense, Aviation
Geographic Focus
United States
Key Information
As the filings state it
- IPO Date
- 2025-05-28
- Jurisdiction of Incorporation
- Cayman Islands
- SIC
- 6770
- SPAC Ticker
- KCHV
Stock Performance
KCHVUTrading symbol, and its price at each step since the first trade
| Point | Date | Price | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Trade | 2025-05-28 | $10.00 | |
| Current Price | 2026-11-13 | $10.65 | +7% |
SPAC Team
The banks on its IPO, and the team as the filings describe it
Underwriters
Extended Team Information
The team is led by CEO and director Menachem Shalom, whose experience includes operating and transforming companies and significant corporate carve-out experience, and CFO Asaf Yarkoni. Its director nominees bring experience in technology, aerospace and defense, including aerospace manufacturing, missile defense, Israeli Aerospace Industries and venture investing.