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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):
September 15, 2026
ZAPATA QUANTUM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
charter)
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001-41218 |
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98-1578373 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
6 Liberty
Square, #2488
Boston, MA 02109
(Address of principal executive offices and
zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code: (857) 367-9002
(Former Name and Former Address)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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
checkmark 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 15, 2026, Zapata Quantum,
Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Chief Executive Officer, Sumit Kapur, has been selected by
The Boston Business Journal for the publication’s annual Power 50: Movement Makers. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith
as Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 (including
Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under such section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any
filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Press Release dated September 15, 2026 |
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Cover
Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL, and included in exhibit 101) |
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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.
Date:
September 15, 2026
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ZAPATA QUANTUM, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Sumit Kapur |
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Sumit Kapur, Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 99.1
Zapata
Quantum CEO Sumit Kapur Named to Boston Business Journal’s 2026 Power 50: Movement Makers
Recognition
reflects a successful ground-up restructuring that positions the
Harvard
spinout to extend its legacy of leadership in closing the quantum applications gap
BOSTON, Massachusetts – September
15, 2026 – Zapata Quantum (OTCQB: ZPTA) (“Zapata,” “Zapata Quantum” or the “Company”), a
leader in quantum computing algorithm and application development, today announced that its CEO, Sumit Kapur, has been selected by The
Boston Business Journal for the publication’s annual Power
50: Movement Makers.
The Boston Business Journal chooses
honorees who are cultivating positive and impactful changes in business, economic prosperity and community well-being in Greater Boston.
Honorees were selected through nominations from the community and the publication’s own editorial team.
“I am honored to be recognized alongside
so many outstanding leaders in Boston,” said Kapur. “The credit belongs to the entire Zapata Quantum team and reflects the
long arc of innovation that began in Harvard’s quantum computing lab and The Engine built by MIT.”
“Having spent my formative years on Harvard’s
campus, I’ve seen firsthand Boston’s position as a hub for advanced technology and spinouts from academia, and we are proud
to be a part of that tradition as we continue to build the tools that help organizations close the quantum applications gap, especially
as quantum hardware is advancing faster than the applications that will run on it,” Kapur added.
In the last two years, Kapur has seen Zapata
through a successful restructuring and repositioning around its original focus to advance the discovery, development and deployment of
quantum software applications. As part of that effort, Zapata rebuilt its team around original leadership from Harvard’s quantum
computing lab while adding experienced talent from companies including Palantir, Oracle and Northrop Grumman, combining deep quantum expertise
with enterprise software and commercialization experience.
During Kapur’s tenure, Zapata has collaborated
with NVIDIA, using agentic AI to accelerate quantum algorithm discovery. The Company’s quantum-enabled drug discovery research with
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the University of Toronto and Insilico Medicine was also recognized as one of Nature Biotechnology’s
Top 10 Papers of 2025, reflecting Zapata’s longstanding scientific leadership and contribution to Boston’s biotechnology research
community.
“I’ve served on Zapata’s board since
its earliest days, and the past year has been the most consequential stretch in the company’s history,” said Clark Golestani, Chairman
of the Board of Directors at Zapata. “Under Sumit’s leadership, the company has been rebuilt around its core strengths, added
exceptional talent and deepened relationships with industry leaders like NVIDIA, IBM and QuEra. With momentum building across quantum
computing, Zapata is exceptionally well positioned to capture the opportunity emerging at the intersection of advancing quantum hardware
and application development.”
To learn more about Zapata, please visit the
company’s website.
About Zapata Quantum
Zapata Quantum is a leading hardware-agnostic, pure-play quantum software company focused on accelerating quantum application development.
With a portfolio of more than 60 granted and pending patents developed over seven years, Zapata supports applications across cryptography,
pharmaceuticals, finance, materials discovery, defense, and more. The Company is the only organization to have participated across all
technical areas of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking program and has worked with Fortune 500 enterprises and government agencies to translate
quantum advances into real-world impact. The Company’s study demonstrating the potential of quantum-enabled drug discovery was recognized
as one of Nature Biotechnology’s Top 10 Papers of 2025.
Media Contact
Taylor White
taylor@hkamarcom.com
Investor Relations Contact
Richard Land
investors@zapataquantum.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, Zapata Quantum’s building the tools to help
close the quantum applications gap, accelerating quantum application development, and being well positioned to capture the quantum computer
opportunities. Forward-looking statements may be prefaced by words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,”
“could,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “intend,” “seem,”
“potential,” “appear,” “continue,” “future,” “believe,” “estimate,”
“forecast,” “project,” and similar words and expressions as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance, and are based on our current
beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, anticipated events and trends,
the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties,
risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict, many of which are outside of our control. We caution you, therefore,
against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements for a variety of reasons, including, without limitation, our ability to capitalize on the recognition and competitive advantages
associated with quantum computing software, our ability to raise necessary capital, secure and maintain contracts with customers and collaborators,
the state of the U.S. economy including issues caused by affordability, the risk of future inflation and uncertainty surrounding interest
rates and the possibility of a recession, uncertainty surrounding and impacts arising from tariffs and developments relating thereto,
our ability to attract and retain key personnel, our ability to obtain, maintain and protect intellectual property rights, the risk that
software and technology infrastructure on which we depend fails to perform as designed or intended, the possibility that competitors may
develop or access technology with similar or superior capabilities to our technology offerings, and the risk factors contained in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)
on March 31, 2026, and our Prospectus filed with the SEC on August 11, 2026. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release
speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to
time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
