Powerlaw (Direct Listing)

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Note: This is NOT an IPO. This is a NASDAQ Direct Listing. Stifel is the financial advisor.  A Direct Listing does not have an underwriter.)

We are a newly organized externally managed and non-diversified closed-end management investment company that is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve its investment objective by primarily investing in the equity and equity-linked securities of a concentrated portfolio of approximately 12 to 15 late-stage technology companies. Akkadian CEF Manager, LLC, (the “Adviser”) serves as the Fund’s investment adviser and manages its investments subject to the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

The Fund reflects Akkadian’s mission to democratize access to Silicon Valley’s premier technology investments. The Fund was built to provide investors with access to a carefully curated portfolio of what the Adviser believes to be leading private technology companies. The Fund enables investors to have exposure to what the Adviser believes are the leading private venture-backed technology businesses, while having daily liquidity and quarterly transparency.

The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. The Adviser believes that a select number of technology companies possess the potential to become generational leaders, significantly shaping global markets and economies over extended periods. These companies are creating new markets, such as Space or Artificial Intelligence, or are disrupting existing markets such as FinTech or Software. Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, are accelerating transformative changes across industries. These companies have reached scale once reserved for the public markets. They are led by strong founders who are building these businesses for the long term. However, due to evolving dynamics within the global capital markets, these high-potential companies are increasingly electing to remain private for longer durations, limiting access for most investors around the globe.

Our investment objective is long-term capital appreciation. We seek to achieve our investment objective by investing in a concentrated portfolio of approximately 15 late-stage technology companies (our “Portfolio Companies”). In order to achieve exposure to Portfolio Companies, we will take a structure-agnostic approach to investing, and invest directly in the equity securities of Portfolio Companies, or invest indirectly through “equity-linked securities” such as forward contracts for future delivery of stock, swaps or other synthetic equity agreements, and purchases of units or other ownership of limited liability companies, limited partnerships, or other special purpose vehicles (“SPVs”) that serve to provide us with financial exposure to the equity of one or more Portfolio Companies. All of the SPVs in which the Fund invests are private investment vehicles which are managed by unaffiliated external managers or general partners. Our indirect financial exposure will (a) rely upon the Fund’s contractual rights to the underlying Portfolio Companies’ securities or the Fund’s indirect ownership of the underlying Portfolio Companies’ securities via an interest in an SPV and (b) not provide for the direct ownership of the Portfolio Companies’ securities via their issuance directly to the Fund. In addition, we may purchase units or shares of private funds, including venture funds and private equity funds (each, a “Private Fund”), to gain direct and indirect economic exposure to private companies in the technology sector. We will seek to deploy capital primarily in the form of non-controlling equity and equity-linked investments in Portfolio Companies. See “Prospectus Summary – Investment Strategy and Types of Investments.”

(Note: Powerlaw Corp. is planning to list its stock on the NASDAQ through a Direct Listing. This is NOT an IPO. The company has registered up to 43.24 million shares (43,242,931 shares) in the prospectus for its NASDAQ Direct Listing. A reference price has not been disclosed.)

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Market Cap
Revenues $ mil (last 12 months)
Net Income $ mil (last 12 months)
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Symbol PWRL
Exchange NASDAQ
Shares (millions): 43.2
Price range $0.00 - $0.00
Est. $ Volume $0.0 mil
Manager / Joint Managers Stifel (Financial Advisor)
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Expected To Trade: 5/27/2026
Status: Priced
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