Every material Form 8-K Veritone, Inc. has filed with the SEC since August 13, 2026, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
Veritone, Inc. disclosed a registered direct offering of 20,000,000 shares of its common stock to named purchasers under a securities purchase agreement dated September 30, 2026. The filing attaches a legal opinion from Cooley LLP and does not state the offering price or proceeds, so the dilution and cash impact cannot be determined from this document.
Offering of 20,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.001 par value to named purchasers
Securities purchase agreement entered into September 30, 2026
Made under Form S-3 registration statement No. 333-280148, effective June 21, 2024
Exhibit 5.1 is a Cooley LLP opinion dated October 1, 2026
Veritone agreed on September 30, 2026 to sell 20,000,000 shares of common stock to purchasers in a registered direct offering, with expected gross proceeds of $15.0 million before offering expenses. The company plans to use the net proceeds, together with existing cash, to repay or restructure part of its convertible debt and for working capital, and the forward-looking statements cite its 1.75% convertible senior notes due November 2026. The new shares add to the existing share count, while the filing says the proceeds are intended to address debt maturing later this year.
Issuance of 20,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.001 par value under an effective Form S-3 shelf registration
Expected gross proceeds of $15.0 million before offering expenses
Closing expected on or about October 2, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions
Proceeds intended to repay or restructure part of convertible debt, including 1.75% convertible senior notes due November 2026 referenced in the filing
Veritone reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $24.3 million, up 4.6% from a year earlier, while its operating loss widened 16.4% to $22.1 million, including $4.5 million in restructuring expenses. Net loss narrowed to $22.2 million, mainly due to lower interest expense, and the company is targeting $3.5 million to $8.5 million in additional cost reductions by year-end 2026. For shareholders, revenue and full-year guidance point up, but gross margin fell and the operating loss grew.
Q2 2026 revenue was $24.3 million, up $1.1 million from Q2 2025; Annual Recurring Revenue was $62.0 million, up 0.2%.
Operating loss was $22.1 million versus $19.0 million a year earlier; net loss was $22.2 million versus $26.5 million, helped by $3.2 million lower interest expense.
GAAP gross margin fell to 58.5% from 67.5%, and total Software Products & Services customers declined 7.7% to 2,829.
Full-year 2026 outlook: revenue of $100 million to $115 million versus $92.6 million in fiscal 2025; non-GAAP net loss of $22.0 million to $32.0 million versus $40.8 million.
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