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): May 14, 2026
Peraso Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
000-32929
(Commission File Number)
| Delaware | 77-0291941 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
2033 Gateway Pl., Suite 500
San Jose, CA 95110
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(408) 418-7500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 $0.001 per share | PRSO | 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 8.01 Other Events.
On May 14, 2026, Peraso Inc. (the “Company”) filed a prospectus supplement (the “Current Prospectus Supplement”) to increase the maximum number of shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable pursuant to the At the Market Offering Agreement between the Company and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., dated August 30, 2024 (the “Sales Agreement”), to up to an aggregate of $670,000 of Shares, which does not include the Shares having an aggregate gross sales price of approximately $9,370,130 that have been sold to date under the Sales Agreement.
The issuance and sale of the Shares by the Company under the Sales Agreement will be made pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280798) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2024 and declared effective on July 22, 2024 (the “Registration Statement”) and a base prospectus dated as of July 22, 2024 included in the Registration Statement, as supplemented by the prospectus supplements dated as of August 30, 2024, December 10, 2024, October 10, 2025, November 21, 2025, April 10, 2026 and the Current Prospectus Supplement.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is the opinion of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Shares.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 104 | The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| PERASO INC. | ||
| Date: May 14, 2026 | By: | /s/ James Sullivan |
| James Sullivan | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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