Enhanced CEO Maximilian Martin & CFO Sid Banthiya, Live at NYSE

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IPO Edge hosted a fireside chat on March 20 from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange with Maximilian Martin and Sid Banthiya, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, at Enhanced Ltd. The in-person interview was joined by Editor-in-Chief John Jannarone and they discussed the company’s business combination agreement with A Paradise Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: APAD) to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the first half of 2026 with an enterprise value of $1.2 billion, The Enhanced Games on May 24 in Las Vegas featuring world-class athletes competing for million-dollar prizes, among other topics. 

About Enhanced Ltd.

Enhanced is an elite sports competition and performance products company committed to giving athletes and people alike access to products that optimize their health, performance and recovery. The Enhanced Performance Product line provides consumers access to products, and protocols that optimize health, longevity and vitality. As a premium brand, Enhanced aims to revolutionize and lead the Performance Medicine category.

About The Enhanced Games

The Enhanced Games will champion scientific innovation and integrity in elite sporting competition. Enhanced believes in an objective, evidence-based approach to competition, one that celebrates athletic excellence and unlocks athletes’ full potential. The Enhanced Games is not only creating a sporting event that is thrilling for spectators but also a beacon for scientific transparency and athlete welfare. By putting athletes first, it gives them the opportunity to reach their full potential and be compensated accordingly, all while ensuring their safety through rigorous medical supervision and scientific oversight. The inaugural Enhanced Games will take place on May 24, 2026 and will be held at a purpose-built competition complex at Resorts World Las Vegas. The Games will offer unprecedented financial incentives to athletes.

About Enhanced Business Combination Agreement

On November 26, 2025 Enhanced Ltd (“Enhanced” or the “Company”) announced it entered into a definitive business combination agreement with A Paradise Acquisition Corp. (“A Paradise”) (Nasdaq: APAD), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), with the intent to bring its global sports business to the U.S. public markets. The transaction is pending regulatory review by the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). On February 12, 2026 A Paradise and Enhanced jointly announced an update with the public filing of a registration statement on Form S-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with their previously announced proposed business combination.

About Maximilian Martin

Maximilian Martin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Enhanced, an elite sports competition and performance products company that recently announced plans to go public at a $1.2 billion valuation. With a unique background spanning technology investment banking at Morgan Stanley and entrepreneurial leadership in the digital assets space as Co-Founder and CEO of Bitfield, a company acquired by Northern Data Group for 400 million Euro, Max brings a distinctive perspective on building and scaling disruptive businesses at the intersection of technology, finance, and emerging markets. Currently steering Enhanced toward its public market debut via a SPAC transaction with A Paradise Acquisition Corp., Max has deep experience in capital markets, having worked in Technology Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley. He earned his BSc in International Business Administration from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

About Siddhartha (Sid) Banthiya

Siddhartha (Sid) Banthiya has served as CFO of Enhanced since November 2025. Siddhartha brings more than two decades of experience in finance, capital raising, strategic operations and high-growth consumer businesses. Prior to joining Enhanced, Siddhartha held various leadership roles at tech-enabled companies, including the Head of Corporate Development at TMRW Life Sciences, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer at Milk Bar, and senior corporate development roles at Blue Apron. Siddhartha also spent more than ten years in investment banking at firms including Credit Suisse, UBS and Jefferies, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions, and equity and debt financing for high-growth companies, including in the technology and Latin American markets. Siddhartha has acted as an investor, advisor, and board member. Siddhartha holds a B.A. in Neuroscience from University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A from the University of Texas, McCombs School of Business.

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