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IZEA Worldwide, Inc. filings document the public-company reporting of a Nevada corporation listed on Nasdaq and operating in influencer marketing and Creator Economy services. Current reports furnish quarterly and annual financial results, including revenue, operating results, Managed Services bookings, non-GAAP measures, cash resources, and business commentary on enterprise creator campaigns and technology investment.
IZEA's proxy and 8-K filings also record governance and capital matters, including director elections, auditor ratification, advisory executive-compensation votes, material agreements, and stock repurchase arrangements for its common stock. These disclosures frame the company's ownership, board oversight, compensation practices, and capital-structure activity alongside its operating results.
GARDNER LINDSAY A reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. director Lindsay A. Gardner received a grant of 4,274 shares of restricted common stock as Q1 2026 director fees. The award was valued at $15,000, based on a closing market price of $3.5100 per share on the grant date of March 31, 2026, and vested immediately. Following this compensation grant, Gardner directly holds 131,284 shares of IZEA common stock.
Brady Brian W reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. director Brian W. Brady received a grant of 4,274 shares of Common Stock as restricted stock for Q1 2026 director fees. The award was valued at $15,000 based on a closing market price of $3.5100 per share on March 31, 2026, and vested immediately on the grant date. Following this compensation-related grant, Brady directly holds 460,719 shares of IZEA common stock.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Peter Biere reported routine equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units that settled into common stock. On March 31, 2026, he exercised or converted RSUs into 2,991 shares of common stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share.
Following these transactions, Biere directly held 92,789 shares of common stock. The filings also show remaining restricted stock unit awards, with one grant leaving 4,484 RSUs outstanding after settlement. As part of the vesting, 730 common shares were withheld at $3.51 per share to cover tax obligations, which is a non‑market, tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. filed its annual report describing an influencer marketing business that remains loss-making but operationally active. The company recorded an accumulated deficit of $104.3 million as of December 31, 2025 and a comprehensive loss of $116,641, despite income from operations of $42,326.
Revenue is overwhelmingly driven by managed agency services, which represented about 99.3% of 2025 revenue, with SaaS technology contributing only 0.7%. Non‑affiliate equity market value was $32,873,674 at June 30, 2025, and 17,336,121 common shares were outstanding as of March 12, 2026. The report highlights dependence on a few large customers, extensive regulatory and privacy obligations, heavy reliance on major social platforms, and growing risks tied to AI, cybersecurity, and evolving data protection laws.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. reported a sharp profitability turnaround for 2025 despite lower sales. Full-year revenue was $31.2 million compared to $35.9 million in 2024, largely due to the 2024 divestiture of Hoozu and the exit of lower-margin customers.
Full-year net income was $42,326 versus a loss of $18.9 million, while Adjusted EBITDA improved from an $11.1 million loss to a $0.7 million gain, reflecting a leaner cost structure. In Q4 2025, revenue was $6.1 million and the net loss narrowed to $1.2 million from $4.6 million a year earlier.
Total costs and expenses in Q4 fell 46% to $7.7 million, driven by lower cost of revenue and reduced sales, marketing, and general and administrative spending. The company ended December 31, 2025 with $50.9 million in cash and cash equivalents, no long-term debt, and had repurchased 561,950 shares for $1.4 million under its buyback program.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Peter Biere reported equity award-related transactions involving restricted stock units and common stock. On February 28, 2026, he acquired common shares through the exercise or conversion of derivative securities and had shares withheld to cover taxes.
The filing shows exercises converting awards into 80 and 200 shares of common stock at a stated price of 0.0000 per share, and a tax-withholding disposition of 84 shares at 3.6200 per share. After these transactions, Biere directly owned 90,528 shares of IZEA common stock.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Peter J. Biere reported multiple equity compensation transactions on January 31, 2026. Several blocks of previously granted Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) were converted (code M) into shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0 per share.
Biere also received a new award of 16,818 RSUs (code A) at no cost, each representing a right to one share of common stock, vesting over three years under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. To cover obligations associated with these awards, 5,510 shares of common stock were withheld or disposed of (code F) at $3.52 per share. Following these transactions, he continued to hold a substantial number of shares and RSUs directly.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Patrick James Venetucci reported routine equity compensation activity. On January 31, 2026, 30,650 restricted stock units vested and converted into an equal number of common shares at an exercise price of $0, increasing his directly held common stock to 335,866 shares.
On the same date, 10,256 common shares were surrendered to the company at $3.52 per share to cover tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting. After this withholding transaction, Venetucci directly owned 325,610 shares of IZEA common stock.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. reported the results of its December 10, 2025 annual meeting of stockholders, where seven directors were elected to serve until the 2026 meeting.
Stockholders ratified the appointment of Grant Thornton as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, with 11,006,600 votes For, 91,295 Against, and 3,990 Abstaining.
The non-binding advisory vote on compensation for named executive officers received 5,299,996 votes For, 826,731 Against, 68,039 Abstentions, and 4,907,119 broker non-votes.
IZEA Worldwide reported Q3 results that show tighter operations and a return to profitability year to date. Revenue for the quarter was $8,072,380, down from last year, but operating costs fell sharply, lifting Q3 net income to $147,745 and year‑to‑date net income to $1,210,013. Basic and diluted EPS were $0.01 for the quarter and $0.07 for the nine months.
Cash and cash equivalents rose to $51,390,884 as of September 30, 2025, reflecting $2,435,965 provided by operating activities year to date. The balance sheet shows minimal liabilities and no goodwill or digital assets. Sales and marketing and general and administrative expenses declined significantly versus last year, and contract liabilities were $4,129,798, compared with $8,188,651 at year‑end. Under its repurchase programs, the company has bought 561,950 shares at an average $2.55, with about $8.7M remaining authorized; 17,125,752 shares were outstanding as of November 7, 2025.