Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

The information provided in Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of Registrant

On April 28, 2023, ALSP Orchid Acquisition Corporation I, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the "Company") issued an unsecured promissory note (the "Note") in the principal amount of $350,000 to ALSP Orchid Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Sponsor"), which was funded in full by the Sponsor upon execution of the Note.

The Note bears interest at a rate of 4.8% per annum, computed on the basis of a 365-day year, compounded semi-annually. The principal balance of the Note, and any accrued interest thereon, will be payable on the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which the Company consummates an initial business combination or (ii) the date that the winding up of the Company is effective (such date, the "Maturity Date"). The Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of certain of which automatically triggers the unpaid principal balance of the Note, any accrued interest thereon and all other sums payable with regard to the Note becoming immediately due and payable.

The issuance of the Note was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The foregoing description of the Note is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Note, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits




(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number       Description

10.1           Promissory Note dated April 28, 2023, issued in favor of ALSP Orchid
             Sponsor LLC.

104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
             document).



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