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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-270080"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BURU"
cik: "0001814215"
company_name: "Nuburu, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-11-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T23:56:37.930450+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Nuburu acquires software firm Orbit for $12.5M from Chairman; $5M equity also invested

## Summary
- Nuburu Defense to acquire Orbit from Vanguard (owned by Executive Chairman Zamboni) for $3.75M cash + $8.75M preferred shares.
- Nuburu to invest up to $5M equity in Orbit; $1.5M paid at LOI signing, giving 10.7% stake.
- Advance payment of $3.75M satisfied via offset of $1.35M credit and $2.4M cash paid in tranches.
- Issuance of preferred shares (5:1 voting, convertible 1:1) requires stockholder approval by July 2026; closing target Dec 31, 2026.
- Company gets exclusive 36-month right to market Orbit's platform to global security sector.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-270080
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BURU
- cik: 0001814215
- company_name: Nuburu, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-11-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814215/000119312525270080/0001193125-25-270080-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814215/000119312525270080/buru-20251031.htm

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