---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-027994"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VERI"
cik: "0001615165"
company_name: "Veritone, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:52:10.376230+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Veritone dismisses Grant Thornton, appoints CBIZ; discloses material weaknesses

## Summary
- Dismissed Grant Thornton as auditor on April 23, 2026; Audit Committee approved.
- Engaged CBIZ CPAs P.C. as new independent auditor effective immediately.
- Grant Thornton's 2024 and 2025 audit reports included a going-concern explanatory paragraph.
- Company reported material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting in prior 10-Ks.
- No disagreements with Grant Thornton on accounting or auditing matters.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-027994
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VERI
- cik: 0001615165
- company_name: Veritone, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000162828026027994/0001628280-26-027994-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000162828026027994/veri-20260423.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 66c5817e2ab2eed2537d7ba18021be7a92d3082c
  claim: Veritone, Inc. engaged CBIZ CPAs P.C. as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: (b) Engagement of New Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . On April 23, 2026, the Audit Committee approved the engagement of CBIZ CPAs P.C.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000162828026027994/0001628280-26-027994-index.htm
- claim_id: 824326f36ecf14c9521b6b7171890d3f919bdfa9
  claim: Veritone, Inc. dismissed Grant Thornton LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: The decision to dismiss Grant Thornton was effective on April 23, 2026, after being approved by the Audit Committee
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000162828026027994/0001628280-26-027994-index.htm

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