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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-25-016939"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PALX"
cik: "0001938569"
company_name: "Palomino Laboratories Inc."
filed_at: "2025-10-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T04:38:36.491289+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 1.0
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Palomino Laboratories goes public via reverse merger with Unite Acquisition, raises $9.5M in PIPE

## Summary
- Merger closed Sep 29, 2025; Palomino (pre-revenue microLED optical transceiver) becomes public; total shares outstanding 18.6M.
- PIPE raised $9.48M at $1.50/Unit (6.32M Units); SAFEs converted into 1.54M Units at $1.20 for $1.85M.
- New officers: CEO Jeff Shealy, CAO Jason Tu, Secretary Richard Ogawa; board: Shealy, Ogawa, Steven DenBaars.
- Three-year lock-up for Palomino stockholders; company intends to seek OTCQB or exchange listing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-25-016939
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PALX
- cik: 0001938569
- company_name: Palomino Laboratories Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-10-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 1.0
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.01, 3.02, 1.01, 3.03, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.05, 5.06, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1938569/000149315225016939/0001493152-25-016939-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1938569/000149315225016939/form8-k.htm

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