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 1219, 2025

DP Cap Acquisition Corp I

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

001-41041

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

418 Broadway, #6895
Albany, NY		12207
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(929) 392-3578

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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:

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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
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001, and one-half of one redeemable warrant	DPCSU	None

Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	DPCS	None

Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	DPCSW	None

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 42.~~01.~~03 ~~Changes~~Creation inof ~~Registrant’s~~a ~~Certifying~~Direct ~~Accountant.~~Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

OnThe ~~August~~information ~~12,~~relating ~~2025,~~to ~~DP Cap Acquisition Corp I (~~the ~~“Company”)~~Note ~~engaged~~included ~~Aloba,~~in ~~Awomolo~~Item &8.01 ~~Partners~~is ~~(“Aloba”)~~incorporated asby ~~the~~reference ~~Company’s~~in ~~independent~~this ~~registered~~item ~~public accounting firm. The decision~~ to ~~engage Aloba was approved by~~ the ~~Board~~extent ofrequired ~~Directors of the Company~~herein.

During the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and the subsequent interim period through August 12, 2025, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf has consulted with Aloba regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and neither a written report nor oral advice was provided to the Company that Aloba concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, (ii) any matter that was the subject of a disagreement within the meaning of Item ~~304(a)(1)(iv)~~8.01 ofOther ~~Regulation S-K, or (iii) any reportable event within the meaning of Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K~~Events.

2On August 19, 2025, Highview Bridge LLC (“Highview”) agreed to loan to DP Cap Acquisition Corp I (the “Company”) up to an aggregate of $1,000,000 for working capital purposes. The loan is evidenced by a promissory note (the “Note”) which is non-interest bearing and payable upon the consummation by the Company of a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (a “Business Combination”). Upon consummation of a Business Combination, Highview will have the option, but not the obligation, to convert the principal balance of the Note, in whole or in part, into warrants (the “Warrants”) of the Company, with each Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, at a conversion price of $1.50 per share. The Warrants to be issued as a result of conversion of the Note will be identical to the private placement warrants sold concurrently with the Company’s initial public offering.

~~SIGNATURE~~If the Company does not consummate a Business Combination, the Note will not be repaid and all amounts owed under the Note will be forgiven except to the extent that the Company has funds available to it outside of its trust account established in connection with the initial public offering (the “Trust Account”). The issuance of the Note was exempt pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

~~Pursuant~~The toforegoing ~~the~~summary ~~requirements~~ of the ~~Securities~~Note ~~Exchange~~is ~~Act~~qualified ofin ~~1934,~~its ~~the~~entirety ~~registrant~~by ~~has~~reference ~~duly~~to ~~caused~~the ~~this~~text ~~report~~of tothe beNote, ~~signed~~which onis ~~its~~filed ~~behalf~~as byan ~~the~~exhibit ~~undersigned~~hereto ~~hereunto~~and ~~duly~~incorporated ~~authorized~~by reference herein.

	DP CAP ACQUISITION CORP I
Dated: August 12, 2025	By:	/s/ Xixuan Hei
	Name:	Xixuan Hei
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

3(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit		Description
10.1		Promissory Note dated August 19, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	DP CAP ACQUISITION CORP I

Dated: August 19, 2025	By:	/s/ Xixuan Hei
	Name:	Xixuan Hei
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

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