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): October 17, 2025

LOGO

Veritone, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-38093

47-1161641

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

5291 California Avenue, Suite 350

Irvine, California

92617

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(888) 507-1737

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(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 Instruction A.2. below):

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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	VERI	The Nasdaq Global Market

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.

Exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the registered direct offering (the “Registered Direct Offering”) by Veritone, Inc. (the “Company”) of 12,864,494 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, to the purchasers (the “Purchasers”) named in that certain securities purchase agreement entered into on October 15, 2025 by and among the Company and the Purchasers. The Registered Direct Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-280148) that was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2024, and that became effective on June 21, 2024 and a related base prospectus and prospectus supplement thereunder.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit Number		Description

5.1		Opinion of Cooley LLP, dated October 17, 2025.

23.1		Consent of Cooley LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


VERITONE, INC.

By:		/s/ MICHAEL L. ZEMETRA
		Michael L. Zemetra
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: October 17, 2025

Veritone, Inc. 8-K