Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1
Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 is a special purpose acquisition company, or blank check company, formed to find and merge with an operating business rather than run a traditional commercial business. It was incorporated in the Cayman Islands in 2021 and raised capital through an initial public offering and a private placement, with the proceeds held in trust while management searches for a target. In August 2025, the company announced a business combination agreement with Cartiga, LLC, signaling a transition from a pure SPAC structure toward an operating public company if the deal closes. Until that transaction is completed, the company’s value is driven mainly by its ability to execute the merger process, preserve trust-account capital, and satisfy shareholder and regulatory conditions.
Fiscal year 2025 · change from previous year
Development 2022–2025
Business
Share of revenueCash raised in the IPO and private placement and held in trust pending a qualifying business combination.
The shell-company structure used to raise capital, issue units and private placement shares, and fund transaction costs.
The merger, share exchange, or similar transaction process used to acquire an operating business.
Customers
Alchemy Investments Acquisition Corp 1 does not sell products or services to end customers in the normal sense; its counterparties are investors, the sponsor, underwriters, and ultimately a target company seeking a public listing. The company’s primary economic purpose is to provide a merger vehicle and access to public markets for an operating business. In the announced transaction, Cartiga and its security holders are the relevant transaction counterparties, because they would become the operating business and shareholders of the combined company if the deal closes. Until then, the company’s stakeholders are mainly public shareholders who expect either a completed combination or redemption of their shares.
Buy units and shares for exposure to a future merger, with downside protection from trust-account mechanics and redemption rights.
Provide private placement capital and support the transaction process in exchange for founder economics and potential post-combination upside.
Use the SPAC as a route to become a public company through a negotiated business combination.
Strategy
The company’s core strategy is to complete an initial business combination before the liquidation deadline and convert from a cash-holding shell into an operating public company. The announced Cartiga transaction is the clearest strategic milestone and, if completed, would determine the company’s future business mix and risk profile. Management is also focused on preserving trust-account value, meeting shareholder approval requirements, and satisfying customary closing conditions. Because the company has no operating revenue, execution risk around the merger process is the main strategic variable for investors.
The announced merger is the company’s path to becoming an operating business and creating post-combination equity value.
The company must preserve capital and manage extension deposits while it works toward closing.
A successful de-SPAC transaction changes the company from a financing vehicle into a business with operating assets, customers, and reporting complexity.
Geography
The company is organized as a Cayman Islands exempted company, but its financing, banking relationships, and proposed transaction are tied to the United States. The recent business combination agreement involves Delaware entities and Cartiga, a Delaware limited liability company, which makes the U.S. the key operating and transaction jurisdiction. The company also notes reliance on U.S. and multinational financial institutions for cash management, so banking stability matters even though the company has no operating revenue base. Because it is still a blank check company, geography is more about legal structure, capital custody, and deal execution than about sales or manufacturing footprint.
Risks
The most important risk is that the company may fail to complete its business combination before the deadline, which would force liquidation and limit shareholder upside. Even with a signed agreement, the transaction still depends on shareholder approval, regulatory steps, and customary closing conditions, so execution risk remains high. The company also depends on a small number of U.S. and multinational financial institutions to safeguard cash, and any disruption at those banks could affect liquidity. More broadly, SPACs face market, financing, and valuation risk because target-company economics can change before closing and investor sentiment can weaken, reducing the chance of a successful transaction.
The company has no operating business and must complete a merger to avoid liquidation.
Exposure: Could force dissolution and return of trust-account funds
Most cash and cash equivalents are held with major U.S. and multinational financial institutions, some above insured limits.
Exposure: Liquidity could be impaired if a bank fails or funds are temporarily inaccessible
The announced merger requires shareholder approval and customary closing conditions.
Accounting
Judgemental itemsFunds raised in the IPO are held in trust and must be tracked separately from operating cash.
Impact: Affects liquidity presentation and redemption economics
Fees are contingent on completing the business combination.
Impact: Creates a closing-related liability and affects transaction economics
The company has extension funding obligations and notes due upon closing.
Impact: Affects working capital, trust balance, and merger proceeds
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Last updated: 24/09/2026