8-K
filed December 29, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
ticker DRMA
CIK 0001853816
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.80
Dermata raises $4.1M (up to $12.4M) in private placement at $2.04/share for OTC acne kit launch
Dermata Therapeutics, Inc.
- Gross proceeds of ~$4.1M upfront; potential additional ~$8.3M from full warrant exercise for total up to $12.4M.
- Issued 2.02M shares (or pre-funded warrants) plus series C and D warrants for 2.02M shares each at $2.04 exercise price.
- Company insiders, including CEO/CFO, purchased $1.5M of shares and warrants (735K shares and 1.47M warrants).
- Net proceeds ~$3.7M; intended for OTC acne kit launch (mid-2026) and general corporate purposes, including R&D.
- Amended 120,734 outstanding warrants from Jan 2025 to $2.04 exercise price from $12.70; expires 5 years from approval.
Key facts
Extracted from this filing and checked against the source text.
Equity Issuances
SEC 8-K Item 3.02/3.03
confidence 0.98
Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. issued 735,294 Shares of common stock to company insiders (CEO and CFO) for aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.5 million.
- Security
- common stock
- Shares
- 735,294 Shares
- Purchaser
- company insiders (CEO and CFO)
- Consideration
- aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.5 million
Exact text from the filing
Company insiders, including the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, participated in the Private Placement. These company insiders purchased an aggregate of 735,294 Shares and Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,470,588 shares of Common Stock, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.5 million.
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Equity Issuances
SEC 8-K Item 3.02/3.03
confidence 0.98
Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. issued Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,470,588 shares of Common Stock of warrant to company insiders (CEO and CFO) for included in the aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.5 million.
- Security
- warrant
- Shares
- Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,470,588 shares of Common Stock
- Purchaser
- company insiders (CEO and CFO)
- Consideration
- included in the aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.5 million
Exact text from the filing
These company insiders purchased an aggregate of 735,294 Shares and Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,470,588 shares of Common Stock, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.5 million.
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Equity Issuances
SEC 8-K Item 3.02/3.03
confidence 0.98
Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. issued Series C Warrants to purchase up to 2,022,062 shares of Common Stock and Series D Warrants to purchase up to 2,022,062 shares of Common Stock of warrant to institutional and accredited investors for issued as part of units with Shares or Pre-Funded Warrants at purchase price of $2.04 or $2.039 per unit.
- Security
- warrant
- Shares
- Series C Warrants to purchase up to 2,022,062 shares of Common Stock and Series D Warrants to purchase up to 2,022,062 shares of Common Stock
- Purchaser
- institutional and accredited investors
- Consideration
- issued as part of units with Shares or Pre-Funded Warrants at purchase price of $2.04 or $2.039 per unit
Exact text from the filing
Warrants ” together with the Series C Warrants, the “ Warrants ”) to purchase up to 2,022,062 shares of Common Stock. The purchase price per Share and accompanying Warrants was $2.04 and the purchase price per Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Warrant was $2.039. The Warrants have an exercise price of $2.04 per share. The Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable
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Equity Issuances
SEC 8-K Item 3.02/3.03
confidence 0.98
Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. issued Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to 537,750 shares of Common Stock of warrant to institutional and accredited investors for $2.039 per Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying warrant.
- Security
- warrant
- Shares
- Pre-Funded Warrants to purchase up to 537,750 shares of Common Stock
- Purchaser
- institutional and accredited investors
- Consideration
- $2.039 per Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying warrant
Exact text from the filing
Warrants ” together with the Series C Warrants, the “ Warrants ”) to purchase up to 2,022,062 shares of Common Stock. The purchase price per Share and accompanying Warrants was $2.04 and the purchase price per Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Warrant was $2.039. The Warrants have an exercise price of $2.04 per share. The Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable
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Equity Issuances
SEC 8-K Item 3.02/3.03
confidence 0.98
Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. issued 1,484,312 shares of common stock to institutional and accredited investors for $2.04 per share and accompanying warrants.
- Security
- common stock
- Shares
- 1,484,312 shares
- Purchaser
- institutional and accredited investors
- Consideration
- $2.04 per share and accompanying warrants
Exact text from the filing
Warrants ” together with the Series C Warrants, the “ Warrants ”) to purchase up to 2,022,062 shares of Common Stock. The purchase price per Share and accompanying Warrants was $2.04 and the purchase price per Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying Warrant was $2.039. The Warrants have an exercise price of $2.04 per share. The Pre-Funded Warrants are exercisable
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Material Agreements
SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02
confidence 0.9
Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. entered into Purchase Agreement with certain institutional and accredited investors valued at purchase price per Share and accompanying Warrants was $2.04 (effective 2025-12-23).
- Action
- entry
- Agreement
- equity purchase
- Counterparty
- certain institutional and accredited investors
- Value
- purchase price per Share and accompanying Warrants was $2.04
- Effective
- 2025-12-23
Exact text from the filing
On December 23, 2025, Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. (the “ Company ”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) with certain institutional and accredited investors for the issuance and sale in a private placement (the “ Private Placement ”) of (i) 1,484,312 shares (the “ Shares ”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), (ii) pre-funded warrants (“ Pre-Funded Warrants ”) to purchase up to 537,750 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $0.001 per share, (iii) series C warrants (the “ Series C Warrants ”) to purchase up to 2,022,062 shares of Common Stock, and (iv) series D warrants (the “ Series D Warrants ” together with the Series C Warrants, the “ Warrants ”) to purchase up to 2,022,062 shares of Common Stock.
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Material Agreements
SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02
confidence 0.7
Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. entered into Engagement Letter with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC valued at 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Private Placement raised from outside institutional and.
- Action
- entry
- Agreement
- equity purchase
- Counterparty
- H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC
- Value
- 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Private Placement raised from outside institutional and
Exact text from the filing
Pursuant to the Engagement Letter, the Company paid Wainwright (i) a cash fee equal to (x) 7.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Private Placement raised from outside institutional and accredited investors, and (y) 3.5% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Private Placement raised from insider investors, (iii) a management fee of 1.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the Private Placement, (iv) a non-accountable expense allowance of $25,000, and (v) an out-of-pocket expense allowance of $40,000.
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Material Agreements
SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02
confidence 0.7
Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. amended Warrant Amendment Agreements with certain holders of the Company’s outstanding warrants that participated as investors in the Private Placement (effective 2025-12-23).
- Action
- amendment
- Agreement
- equity purchase
- Counterparty
- certain holders of the Company’s outstanding warrants that participated as investors in the Private Placement
- Effective
- 2025-12-23
Exact text from the filing
Pursuant to warrant amendment agreements each dated December 23, 2025, among the Company and certain holders of the Company’s outstanding warrants that participated as investors in the Private Placement (collectively, the “ Warrant Amendment Agreements ”), the Company amended certain outstanding warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 120,734 share
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Material Agreements
SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02
confidence 0.9
Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. entered into Registration Rights Agreement with the investors (effective 2025-12-23).
- Action
- entry
- Agreement
- equity purchase
- Counterparty
- the investors
- Effective
- 2025-12-23
Exact text from the filing
In connection with the Private Placement, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement (the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), dated as of December 23, 2025, with the investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to prepare and file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) registering the resale of the Shares and the shares of Common Stock underlying the Pre-Funded Warrants and the Warrants no later than thirty (30) days after the date of the Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Registration Statement ”), and to use its best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective as promptly as practical thereafter, and in any event no later than sixty (60) days following the date of the Registration Rights Agreement (or ninety (90) days following the date of the Registration Rights Agreement in the event of a “full review” by the SEC).
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