---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-079700"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IPOD"
cik: "0002041047"
company_name: "COLLECTIVE ACQUISITION CORP."
filed_at: "2026-07-20T21:20:12+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-20T21:22:07.990035+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Collective Acquisition Corp. names Maximilian Staedtler CFO, issues $500K promissory note

## Summary
- Elliot Richmond resigned as CFO effective July 17, 2026; remains Chairman and CEO.
- Maximilian Staedtler appointed CFO effective July 17, 2026; previously Managing Director at 10X Capital.
- Issued unsecured promissory note up to $500,000 to sponsor Collective Acquisition Sponsor LLC, no interest.
- Note convertible into warrants at $1.00 per warrant; due upon business combination or winding up.
- Sponsor waived any claims against the trust account from IPO proceeds.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-079700
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IPOD
- cik: 0002041047
- company_name: COLLECTIVE ACQUISITION CORP.
- filed_at: 2026-07-20T21:20:12+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041047/000121390026079700/0001213900-26-079700-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041047/000121390026079700/ea0298481-8k_collective.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Maximilian Staedtler was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at COLLECTIVE ACQUISITION CORP..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Maximilian Staedtler was appointed to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective July 17, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041047/000121390026079700/0001213900-26-079700-index.htm
- Executive change
  Elliot Richmond resigned as Chief Financial Officer at COLLECTIVE ACQUISITION CORP..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Elliot Richmond resigned as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective July 17, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2041047/000121390026079700/0001213900-26-079700-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.