GigCapital8 Corp.
Definitive agreement 2026-10-08- CIK 2080019
- GIW
- IPO 2025-10-06
- $260M trust
- 48 filings
- IPO Size
- $253M
- raised at the IPO
- Trust
- $260M
- as of 2026-06-30
- Current Status
- Definitive Agreement
- from its latest filing
- IPO Year
- 2025
- year it listed
Filings, by quarter
48 filings over 6 quarters; violet bars carry a milestone
- 25 Q3: 11 filings
- 25 Q4: 20 filings
- 26 Q1: 6 filings
- 26 Q2: 4 filings
- 26 Q3: 1 filing
- 26 Q4: 6 filings
- S-1 filed 25 Q3
- IPO 25 Q4
- Definitive agreement 26 Q4
SPAC Overview
Where it stands on the road from S-1 to merger
Timeline Progress
About
GigCapital8 Corp. is a blank-check company formed to effect an initial business combination. It intends to focus on aerospace and defense services, cybersecurity and secured communications and quantum-based command and control systems, and AI and machine-learning industries.
Investment Focus
Defense, Cybersecurity, Communications, Artificial Intelligence
Key Information
As the filings state it
- IPO Date
- 2025-10-06
- Jurisdiction of Incorporation
- Cayman Islands
- SIC
- 6770
- Merger Target
- Quantisimo Corp.
- SPAC Ticker
- GIW
Stock Performance
GIWWUTrading symbol, and its price at each step since the first trade
| Point | Date | Price | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Trade | 2025-10-06 | $10.02 | |
| Current Price | 2026-10-30 | $10.42 | +4% |
SPAC Team
The banks on its IPO, and the team as the filings describe it
Underwriters
Extended Team Information
The GigCapital Global team has extensive SPAC and technology experience, including serial SPAC founders Avi Katz and Raluca Dinu and management/directors with backgrounds spanning aerospace and defense, cybersecurity, communications, technology, finance and business leadership.