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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-205238"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BURU"
cik: "0001814215"
company_name: "Nuburu, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-09-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T06:23:10.055355+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nuburu raises $12M in public offering to fund defense-tech acquisitions and joint venture

## Summary
- Raised $12M gross ($10.9M net) via 32.4M shares, 51.7M pre-funded warrants, and 126M common warrants.
- Esousa Group Holdings led with $10M investment; warrants exercise prices of $0.0001 (pre-funded) and $0.1714 (common).
- Proceeds to fund phased acquisition of Tekne S.p.A. (3% now, remaining 67% by end-2025) and Tekne US JV (80% owned).
- Tekne has a $500M portfolio of 152 orders; joint venture expected to unlock $7.5M in orders with up to 15% net profit.
- Company also plans controlling interest in SaaS firm Orbit S.r.l. (18 clients, 2,000 daily users, >40% EBITDA margin target).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-205238
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BURU
- cik: 0001814215
- company_name: Nuburu, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-09-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814215/000119312525205238/0001193125-25-205238-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814215/000119312525205238/buru-20250915.htm

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