Peraso Inc.

false 0000890394 0000890394 2026-05-14 2026-05-14 iso4217:USD xbrli:shares iso4217:USD xbrli:shares UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): May 14, 2026 Peraso Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) 000-32929 (Commission File Number) Delaware 77-0291941 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 2033 Gateway Pl. , Suite 500 San Jose , CA 95110 (Address of principal executive offices, with zip code) ( 408 ) 418-7500 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share PRSO The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐ Item 8.01 Other Events. On May 14, 2026, Peraso Inc. (the “Company”) filed a prospectus supplement (the “Current Prospectus Supplement”) to increase the maximum number of shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issuable pursuant to the At the Market Offering Agreement between the Company and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., dated August 30, 2024 (the “Sales Agreement”), to up to an aggregate of $670,000 of Shares, which does not include the Shares having an aggregate gross sales price of approximately $9,370,130 that have been sold to date under the Sales Agreement. The issuance and sale of the Shares by the Company under the Sales Agreement will be made pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280798) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2024 and declared effective on July 22, 2024 (the “Registration Statement”) and a base prospectus dated as of July 22, 2024 included in the Registration Statement, as supplemented by the prospectus supplements dated as of August 30, 2024, December 10, 2024, October 10, 2025, November 21, 2025, April 10, 2026 and the Current Prospectus Supplement. Attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is the opinion of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Shares. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 5.1 Opinion of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP 23.1 Consent of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) 104 The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL 1 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. PERASO INC. Date: May 14, 2026 By: /s/ James Sullivan James Sullivan Chief Financial Officer 2