---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-003083"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SOPA"
cik: "0001817511"
company_name: "SOCIETY PASS INCORPORATED."
filed_at: "2026-01-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T09:20:35.775566+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Society Pass invests $10.7M in Gorilla Networks and Sapience AI via cash and NusaTrip shares

## Summary
- Purchased 7.03M shares of Gorilla Networks at $0.27/share for $1.9M: $400K cash and 333,017 shares of NusaTrip.
- Purchased 10,234 shares of Sapience AI at $860/share for $8.8M: $600K cash and 1.82M shares of NusaTrip.
- Of the shares issued, 2.46M Gorilla shares and 3,582 Sapience shares go to Ascendance for advisory services funded by Society Pass.
- Both agreements have customary closing conditions; no definitive closing date disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-003083
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SOPA
- cik: 0001817511
- company_name: SOCIETY PASS INCORPORATED.
- filed_at: 2026-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817511/000149315226003083/0001493152-26-003083-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817511/000149315226003083/form8-k.htm

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## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  SOCIETY PASS INCORPORATED. entered into Sapience AI Incorporated Subscription Agreement with Sapience AI Incorporated and Ascendance Group Limited valued at US$8,801,430 (effective 2026-01-19).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: equity purchase
  - Counterparty: Sapience AI Incorporated and Ascendance Group Limited
  - Value: US$8,801,430
  - Effective: 2026-01-19
  source text: On the same date, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with Sapience AI Incorporated, a Nevada corporation (“Sapience”), and Ascendance. Pursuant to the agreement, the Subscribers agreed to purchase an aggregate of 10,234 shares of Sapience’s common stock, par value US$0.0001 per share, at a purchase price of US$860.00 per share, for an aggregate consideration of US$8,801,430.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817511/000149315226003083/0001493152-26-003083-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  SOCIETY PASS INCORPORATED. entered into Gorilla Networks Pte Ltd Subscription Agreement with Gorilla Networks Pte Ltd and Ascendance Group Limited valued at US$1,898,577 (effective 2026-01-19).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: equity purchase
  - Counterparty: Gorilla Networks Pte Ltd and Ascendance Group Limited
  - Value: US$1,898,577
  - Effective: 2026-01-19
  source text: On January 19, 2026, Society Pass Incorporated (the “Company”) entered into a subscription agreement with Gorilla Networks Pte Ltd, a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Singapore (“Gorilla”), and Ascendance Group Limited, an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Ascendance,” and together with the Company, the “Subscribers”). Pursuant to the agreement, the Subscribers agreed to purchase an aggregate of 7,031,765 shares of Gorilla’s common stock at a purchase price of US$0.27 per share, for an aggregate consideration of US$1,898,577.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817511/000149315226003083/0001493152-26-003083-index.htm

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