The IPO Buzz: Silicon Valley Acquisition & Social Commerce Partners Raise $300 Million Total

Two SPACs – Silicon Valley Acquisition (SVAQU) and Social Commerce Partners (SCPQU) – raised a total of $300 million by pricing their IPOs on Monday night, Dec. 22, 2025. Both SPACs are expected to start trading tomorrow – on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 – on the NASDAQ. These pricings bring the SPAC IPO count to 144 for 2025 so far – with just seven trading days to go. Here are the pricing details:

  • Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp. (SVAQU) priced 20 million units at $10.00 each and raised $200 million. Clear Street was the sole book-runner. Each unit consists of one share of stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant.
  • Silicon Valley Acquisition’s stock opened at $9.98 and closed at $9.94 in its first day of trading today – Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 – on NASDAQ.

Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp., based in Palo Alto, California, intends to focus its search for acquisition targets on the following sectors – FinTech, crypto, digital assets, AI (artificial intelligence) and infrastructure. according to the prospectus. Dan Nash, the former head of investment banking for Cohen & Company Capital Markets, is the CEO of Silicon Valley Acquisition Corp.

  • Social Commerce Partners (SCPQU) priced 10 million units at $10.00 each and raised $100 million. BTIG was the sole book-runner. Each unit consists of one share of stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant.
  • Social Commerce Partners’ stock opened at $10.01 and closed at $10.00 today – even with its SPAC IPO price – in its NASDAQ debut on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.

Social Commerce Partners, based in Plano, Texas, intends to look for an acquisition target in the direct selling industry. The biggest names in direct selling include Amway and Mary Kay Cosmetics. Stuart Johnson, the CEO and chairman of Social Commerce Partners, owned Direct Selling Partners, a marketing firm.