---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001819574-22-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BARK"
cik: "0001819574"
company_name: "Bark, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-01-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T19:03:38.091224+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BARK appoints co-founder Matt Meeker as CEO; preliminary Q3 revenue $140M, up 33% YoY

## Summary
- Matt Meeker, co-founder and exec chairman, becomes CEO; replaces Manish Joneja who resigned.
- Preliminary Q3 FY2022 revenue $140.0M, 33.1% YoY growth, above guidance of $137-139M.
- Joneja receives $525K salary continuation, 1.6M stock option vesting, and advisory role through April.
- First nine months revenue $377.8M, up 41.8% vs prior year.
- Full Q3 results expected in February 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001819574-22-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BARK
- cik: 0001819574
- company_name: Bark, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-01-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000181957422000006/0001819574-22-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000181957422000006/bark-20220111.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001819574-22-000006.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Manish Joneja resigned as Director at Bark, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Joneja also resigned on January 10, 2022 from his position as a director of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000181957422000006/0001819574-22-000006-index.htm
- Executive change
  Manish Joneja resigned as Chief Executive Officer at Bark, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On January 10, 2022, Manish Joneja resigned as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000181957422000006/0001819574-22-000006-index.htm
- Executive change
  Matt Meeker was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Bark, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On January 10, 2022, the Board appointed Matt Meeker as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000181957422000006/0001819574-22-000006-index.htm

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