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~~ 10November 12, 2025

SERVE ROBOTICS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

~~001-42023~~

~~85-3844872~~

001-42023

85-3844872

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

730 Broadway Redwood City, CA	94063
730 BroadwayRedwood City, CA		94063
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	~~(Zip Code)~~	(Zip Code)

(818) 860-1352

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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 $0.0001 per share

SERV

The Nasdaq Capital 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 12.0102. ~~Entry~~Results ~~into~~of aOperations ~~Material~~and ~~Definitive~~Financial ~~Agreement~~Condition.

On ~~October~~November 1012, 2025, Serve Robotics Inc. (the “Company”) ~~entered~~announced ~~into~~its afinancial ~~securities~~results ~~purchase~~for ~~agreement (~~the ~~“Purchase~~three ~~Agreement”)~~months ~~with certain~~ended ~~institutional investors (the “Purchasers”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell~~September 30, in2025. aThe ~~registered direct~~full ~~offering~~text ~~(the “Registered Direct Offering”) an aggregate~~ of ~~6,250,000 shares (~~the ~~“Shares”)~~press ofrelease ~~the~~issued ~~Company’s common~~in ~~stock,~~connection ~~$0.0001~~with ~~par value per share (~~the ~~“Common~~announcement ~~Stock”)~~is atfurnished aas ~~price~~Exhibit ~~of $16~~99.001 ~~per Share. The gross proceeds~~ to ~~the~~this ~~Company from~~Current ~~the~~Report ~~Registered~~on ~~Direct~~Form ~~Offering are expected to be approximately $100 million, before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company~~8-K.

~~The~~Item ~~Registered Direct Offering is expected to close on October 14, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions~~7.01. ~~The~~Regulation ~~Company~~FD ~~intends to use the net proceeds from the Registered Direct Offering for general corporate purposes, including for working capital, capital expenditures and general and administrative expenses~~Disclosure.

~~The~~On ~~Purchase~~November 12, ~~Agreement contains representations~~2025, ~~warranties and agreements by~~ the Company, ~~customary~~made ~~conditions~~available toon ~~closing,~~its ~~indemnification~~website ~~obligations~~a ofrevised ~~the~~ Company, ~~including~~investor ~~for~~presentation. ~~liabilities~~A ~~arising~~copy ~~under~~of the ~~Securities~~presentation ~~Act~~is offurnished ~~1933,~~ as ~~amended~~Exhibit ~~(the “Securities Act”), other obligations of the parties and termination provisions~~99.2 The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Purchase Agreement were made only for the purposes of such agreements and as of the specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to ~~such~~this ~~agreements~~Current ~~and may~~Report beon ~~subject~~Form ~~to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties~~8-K.

~~Pursuant~~The toinformation ~~the~~in ~~terms of~~this ~~the~~Form ~~Purchase~~8-K ~~Agreement,~~(including ~~until~~Exhibits 3099.1 ~~days~~and ~~following~~99.2) ~~the~~shall ~~closing date of the Registered Direct Offering, the Company has agreed~~ not tobe ~~(i) issue,~~deemed ~~enter~~“filed” ~~into~~for ~~any~~purposes ~~agreement~~of toSection ~~issue~~18 orof ~~announce~~ the ~~issuance~~Securities orExchange ~~proposed~~Act ~~issuance~~ of ~~any~~1934, ~~shares~~as ofamended ~~Common~~(the ~~Stock~~“Exchange ~~or Common Stock equivalents or (ii~~Act”), ~~file any registration statement~~ or ~~any~~otherwise ~~amendment~~subject orto ~~supplement thereto, other than (a)~~ the ~~prospectus~~liabilities ~~supplement~~of inthat ~~connection with this Registered Direct Offering~~section, ~~(b)~~nor ~~any~~shall ~~necessary~~it ~~filing~~be ~~for~~deemed anincorporated ~~Exempt~~by ~~Issuance~~reference ~~(as defined~~ in ~~the~~any ~~Purchase~~filing ~~Agreement)~~ under ~~applicable law~~the orSecurities ~~(c)~~Act aof ~~registration~~1933, ~~statement~~as onamended, ~~Form~~or ~~S-8~~the inExchange ~~connection~~Act, ~~with~~except ~~any~~as ~~employee~~expressly ~~benefit~~set ~~plan.~~forth ~~Such~~by ~~restrictions~~specific doreference ~~not apply to certain Exempt Issuances (as defined~~ in ~~the~~such ~~Purchase~~a ~~Agreement)~~filing.

InItem ~~connection with the Registered Direct Offering, the Company entered into a placement agency agreement (the “Placement Agency Agreement”) with Northland Securities, Inc~~9.01 ~~(the~~Financial ~~“Placement~~Statements ~~Agent”),~~and ~~pursuant to which the Placement Agent agreed to serve as the exclusive placement agent for the Company, on a reasonable best efforts basis~~Exhibits. ~~The Company agreed to pay the Placement Agent an aggregate cash fee equal to 5.0% of the gross proceeds received in the Registered Direct Offering.~~

~~The Shares are being sold pursuant to the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3~~ (~~Registration Statement No. 333-285614~~d)List ~~that~~of was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2025, and which was declared effective on March 14, 2025, and a related base prospectus and prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) thereunderExhibits.

The foregoing descriptions of the Purchase Agreement and the Placement Agency Agreement do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the form of Purchase Agreement and the Placement Agency Agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated by reference herein.


Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						Press release, dated November 12 , 2025
99.2						Investor Presentation, dated November 2025
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell any securities or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.1

~~A copy of the opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Shares is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.~~SIGNATURES

1Pursuant 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.

Item 8.01 Other Events.


			Serve Robotics Inc.

Dated: November 12, 2025			/s/ Ali Kashani
			Ali Kashani
			Chief Executive Officer and Director

Dated: November 12, 2025			/s/ Brian Read
			Brian Read
			Chief Financial Officer

~~On October 10, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Registered Direct Offering, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.~~2

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
5.1		Opinion of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
10.1		Form of Securities Purchase Agreement, by and among the Company and the Purchasers.
10.2		Placement Agency Agreement, dated October 10, 2025, by and between Serve Robotics Inc. and Northland Securities, Inc.
23.1		Consent of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
99.1		Press Release, dated October 10, 2025
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.

Date: October 10, 2025	Serve Robotics Inc.
	By:	/s/ Brian Read
	Name:	Brian Read
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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