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AUID · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed August 6, 2026

Authid Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
August 6, 2026
Period
Jul 31, 2026
Ticker
AUID
Accession
0001213900-26-086236
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CPO Erick Soto resigns; director Kunal Mehta resigns. Ram Menghani and Michael Koehneman appointed to Audit and Compensation Committees.

Merger terminated
About Authid Inc
Market cap
$8M
1Y TSR
−85.5%
3Y TSR
−60.2%
Board grade
C-
Sector
Technology
CEO
Rhoniel Daguro
Last annual meeting: Jul 6, 2026 · View full Authid Inc profile →

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 31, 2026

 

authID Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-40747   46-2069547
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1580 N. Logan St, Suite 660, Unit 51767

Denver, CO 80203

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 274-8700

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   AUID   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On July 31, 2026, Erick Soto, authID Inc.’s (the “Company”) Chief Product Officer resigned and the Company and Mr. Soto mutually agreed that Mr. Soto would depart from his position as Chief Product Officer of the Company, effective August 5, 2026.

 

On August 3, 2026, Kunal Mehta tendered his resignation as a director of the Company and as a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Board of Directors, effective August 7, 2026. Mr. Mehta’s resignation was for personal reasons and was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

 

On August 3, 2026 the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Ram Menghani as a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee and Mr. Michael Koehneman as a member of the Compensation Committee, each such appointment effective August 7, 2026.

 

The Company thanks Mr. Soto and Mr. Mehta for their service and contributions to the Company and wishes each of them well in their future endeavors.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

authID Inc.
   
Date: August 6, 2026 By: /s/ Edward Sellitto
  Name:  Edward Sellitto
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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When did Authid Inc file this 8-K?
Authid Inc (AUID) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on August 6, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001213900-26-086236.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
CPO Erick Soto resigns; director Kunal Mehta resigns. Ram Menghani and Michael Koehneman appointed to Audit and Compensation Committees. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What events did Boardroom Alpha flag in this filing?
BA's event-extraction layer identified this signal in the filing text: "Merger terminated". It appears above the filing body as a labeled pill.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
Where can I find Authid Inc's prior current reports on EDGAR?
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