secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Nuburu, Inc. (BURU)
CIK:        0001814215
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-016802
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 2.01, 2.03, 3.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Nuburu closes Lyocon acquisition, ups Orbit to 22%, executes Tekne agreements
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- Lyocon acquired for $2.0M total: $750k cash plus two $625k convertible notes ($0.295 conversion price); earn-out up to $1M over 5 years.
- Second Orbit tranche closed, raising stake to ~22%; board now controlled by Nuburu (Zamboni, Barisoni, Sinnott).
- Tekne Network Contract signed; initial 2.9% stake acquired via $1.74M convertible note ($0.25/share); EUR 13M shareholder loan at 4%.
- Lyocon board formed: Dario Barisoni (Chair), Alessandro Zamboni, Paola Zanzola; Sellers employed with management equity incentive plan.
- $1.0M funding commitment to Lyocon ($500k paid at close, $250k due each year) and Tekne loan matures January 2027.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814215/000119312526016802/0001193125-26-016802-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1814215/000119312526016802/buru-20260113.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-016802

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