---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-008063"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AIRE"
cik: "0001859199"
company_name: "reAlpha Tech Corp."
filed_at: "2025-01-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T05:47:38.982212+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# reAlpha Tech Corp names Piyush Phadke CFO; base salary $250,000

## Summary
- Piyush Phadke appointed CFO effective Jan 30, 2025, succeeding interim CFO Rakesh Prasad (who remains VP of Finance).
- Mr. Phadke brings over 20 years finance experience; previously Managing Director at BTIG, LLC, and roles at Jefferies and Bank of America.
- Compensation: $250,000 base salary, annual cash bonus target of 66.7% of base, equity eligible under 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.
- He will report to President/COO Mike Logozzo; focus on optimizing capital structure and strengthening balance sheet.
- Press release issued January 30, 2025; no other material events.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-008063
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AIRE
- cik: 0001859199
- company_name: reAlpha Tech Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1859199/000121390025008063/0001213900-25-008063-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1859199/000121390025008063/ea0229195-8k_realpha.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-008063
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-008063.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-008063.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rakesh Prasad changed role as Vice President of Finance at reAlpha Tech Corp..
  - Action: stepped down as interim CFO
  - Role: Vice President of Finance
  source text: succeeding Rakesh Prasad, who served as the interim Chief Financial Officer during the search for a permanent Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Prasad will continue to serve as the Vice President of Finance of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1859199/000121390025008063/0001213900-25-008063-index.htm
- Executive change
  Piyush Phadke was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at reAlpha Tech Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On January 30, 2025, reAlpha Tech Corp. (the “Company”) announced that it has appointed Piyush Phadke as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (and principal financial and accounting officer), effective as of January 30, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1859199/000121390025008063/0001213900-25-008063-index.htm

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