---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-010467"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WINV"
cik: "0001854463"
company_name: "WinVest Acquisition Corp."
filed_at: "2026-03-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T10:56:08.666883+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# WinVest extends business combination deadline to Sept 2026; 14K shares redeemed

## Summary
- Stockholders approved extension of termination date from March 17 to April 17, 2026, with up to five additional monthly extensions through September 17.
- Sponsor issued $180K promissory note to fund trust deposits ($30K per draw) for each extension month.
- 14,086 public shares redeemed at ~$13.65/share (~$192K); trust balance now ~$2.81M with 205,950 public shares outstanding.
- All three proposals (extension, trust amendment, adjournment) passed unanimously with 2,963,540 votes for each.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-010467
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WINV
- cik: 0001854463
- company_name: WinVest Acquisition Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-03-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 5.03, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1854463/000149315226010467/0001493152-26-010467-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1854463/000149315226010467/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-010467.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 3a3d4ba6acf0cc5f36b0991832607fcbdf4b772b
  claim: WinVest Acquisition Corp. incurred loan of $180,000 with WinVest SPAC LLC (the Sponsor) at does not bear interest maturing upon the earlier of (a) the closing of a Business Combination and (b) the Company's liquidation.
  evidence_excerpt: On March 16, 2026, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $180,000 (the “Note”) to the Sponsor
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1854463/000149315226010467/0001493152-26-010467-index.htm
- claim_id: 5efab87944b189971efdb73555495fd8a12f5a2f
  claim: WinVest Acquisition Corp.: Stockholders approved an amendment to the certificate of incorporation to extend the termination date from March 17, 2026 to September 17, 2026, with monthly extension options (effective 2026-03-16).
  evidence_excerpt: At the Extension Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the “Certificate of Incorporation,” and such amendment, the “Extension Amendment”), to extend the Termination Date from March 17, 2026 (the “Current Termination Date”) to the Charter Extension Date, and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date on a monthly basis for up to five times by an additional one month (or such shorter period as may be requested by the Sponsor) each time (each, an “Extension”) after the Charter Extension Date, by resolution of the Company’s board of directors, if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until September 17, 2026, or a total of up to six months after the Current Termination Date, unless the closing of the Company’s Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto (the “Exten
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1854463/000149315226010467/0001493152-26-010467-index.htm
- claim_id: 251b7fb603dc10e62bf2d545612942d03c7f8216
  claim: WinVest Acquisition Corp. amended Trust Agreement Extension Amendment with Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company (effective 2026-03-16).
  evidence_excerpt: nd Continental Stock Transfer and Trust Company (“Continental”), to extend the date on which Continental must liquidate the Trust Account (the “Liquidation Date”) from March 17, 2026 to April 17, 2026, and to allow the Company, without another
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1854463/000149315226010467/0001493152-26-010467-index.htm
- claim_id: 5bd3ecc44eb3c14fa0e43934c0d748fe9d3b9d11
  claim: WinVest Acquisition Corp. entered into Note with WinVest SPAC LLC valued at $180,000 (effective 2026-03-16).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 16, 2026, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $180,000 (the “Note”) to the Sponsor
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1854463/000149315226010467/0001493152-26-010467-index.htm

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