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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): August 19, 2026
Smartbird, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-40963 | 47-3999983 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
425 Page Mill Rd.
Suite 200 |
Palo Alto, CA94306 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) |
|
(628) 225-4848 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
|
530 Washington St. |
San Francisco, CA 94111 |
(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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| | Trading | Name of each exchange |
Title of each class | Symbol(s) | on which registered |
| | | | |
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value | | BIRD | | 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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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 August 19, 2026, Smartbird, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a letter to shareholders from Nadia Carlsten, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, discussing certain business updates of the Company. A copy of the letter to shareholders is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit | | Description |
99.1 | | |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Smartbird, Inc. | |
Dated: August 19, 2026 | | | |
| By: | /s/ Nadia Carlsten | |
| | Nadia Carlsten | |
| | Chief Executive Officer | |