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- GigCapital7 Corp. (NASDAQ: GIGGU) operates as a blank check company, or special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), with no significant independent operations and a focus on effecting a merger, capital share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company targets late-stage private companies in technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT); aerospace and defense (A&D); artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML); cybersecurity; medical technology and equipment (MedTech); semiconductors; intelligent automation; and sustainable industries, emphasizing sustainable business models, solid corporate governance, and alignment with global Sustainable Development Goals. It offers public market access through its SPAC structure, backed by sponsor expertise in private equity, corporate finance, technology sourcing, due diligence, transaction execution, and post-combination value creation for growth-stage targets in the United States and select international markets. Incorporated in 2024 as a Cayman Islands exempted company and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, GigCapital7 completed its initial public offering of 20 million units at $10 each in August 2024, raising $200 million fully placed in trust, with units trading under GIGGU and anticipated separate listing of common stock (GIG) and warrants (GIGGW). In September 2025, GigCapital7 announced a definitive business combination agreement with Hadron Energy, Inc., an emerging nuclear energy company developing innovative light water micro modular reactors (MMR), valuing Hadron at $1.2 billion pre-money equity; existing Hadron security holders roll 100% of their equity into the new public entity, expected to receive approximately $200 million in proceeds (assuming no redemptions) for accelerated product development, commercial deployment, and transaction expenses, with completion targeted for early 2026 and listing under ticker HDRN, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. Hadron's management team leads the combined company post-merger, supported by GigCapital7's sponsor commitments and lock-ups from key shareholders.