---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001575872-23-001242"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001746278"
company_name: "GoLogiq, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T00:41:29.272346+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# GoLogiq signs $30M all-stock deal to acquire Symplefy; appoints Symplefy CEO as CFO

## Summary
- Total consideration up to $30M: $15M upfront shares plus up to $15M earnout tied to Symplefy achieving 360, 2,000, and 4,900 paying customers.
- Symplefy is a Vietnam-based payroll and HR fintech platform targeting Southeast Asian businesses; expected to become a wholly owned subsidiary.
- Stephen Jones, Symplefy CEO, appointed CFO of GoLogiq; he will also continue as Symplefy CEO.
- If GoLogiq's asset sale to Recruiter closes first, rights in Symplefy agreement would be assigned to Recruiter, making Symplefy a Recruiter subsidiary.
- Symplefy aims to acquire over 2,000 corporate clients in 18 months and plans to expand across Southeast Asia.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001575872-23-001242
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001746278
- company_name: GoLogiq, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-07-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1746278/000157587223001242/0001575872-23-001242-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1746278/000157587223001242/golq-20230726.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001575872-23-001242.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Stephen Jones was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at GoLogiq, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On July 26, 2023, the Company appointed Stephen Jones as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1746278/000157587223001242/0001575872-23-001242-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brent Suen departed as Principal Accounting Officer at GoLogiq, Inc..
  - Role: Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: Previously, Brent Suen served as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Suen will continue to serve as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1746278/000157587223001242/0001575872-23-001242-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  GoLogiq, Inc. entered into Share Exchange Agreement with Symplefy, Inc. and its shareholders valued at $15,000,000 (effective 2023-07-26).
  - Action: entry
  - Agreement: merger
  - Counterparty: Symplefy, Inc. and its shareholders
  - Value: $15,000,000
  - Effective: 2023-07-26
  source text: On July 26, 2023, GoLogiq, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”), with Symplefy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Symplefy”) and the shareholders of Symplefy (the “Shareholders”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1746278/000157587223001242/0001575872-23-001242-index.htm

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