Form 8-K

8-K — Zapata Quantum, Inc.

Accession: 0001683168-26-006225

Filed: 2026-08-12

Period: 2026-08-12

CIK: 0001843714

SIC: 7372 (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE)

Item: Regulation FD Disclosure

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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 12, 2026

ZAPATA QUANTUM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in

charter)

Delaware

001-41218

98-1578373

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

6 Liberty

Square, #2488

Boston, MA 02109

(Address of principal executive offices and

zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area

code: (857) 367-9002

(Former Name and Former Address)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form

8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of 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(b) 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))

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

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accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 12, 2026, Zapata Quantum,

Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a partnership with QuEra, a copy of which is furnished herewith as

Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 7.01 (including

Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange

Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under such section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any

filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Incorporated

by Reference

Filed

Furnished

Exhibit

Description

Form

Date

Number

Herewith

99.1

Press Release dated August 12, 2026

Furnished

104

Cover

Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL, and included in exhibit 101)

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.

Date:

August 12, 2026

ZAPATA QUANTUM, INC.

By:

/s/ Sumit Kapur

Sumit Kapur, Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 99.1

Zapata

Quantum Partners with QuEra to Advance the Commercial Viability of Quantum Applications

The partnership combines

QuEra's fault-tolerant hardware roadmap with Zapata's application intelligence expertise to bridge the quantum applications gap

BOSTON, Massachusetts – August 12,

2026 – Zapata Quantum (OTCQB: ZPTA) (“Zapata,” “Zapata Quantum” or the “Company”), a leader

in quantum computing algorithm and application development, today announced a partnership with QuEra, a leader in neutral-atom quantum

computing, aimed at closing the quantum applications gap.

"QuEra's commitment to delivering a megaquop-class

system via AWS in 2028 is exciting for the field and something we’re looking forward to supporting from the application side,"

said Sumit Kapur, CEO of Zapata Quantum. "We are uniquely positioned as a hardware-agnostic partner to help enterprises identify

which quantum use cases matter, assess when they will become viable, and develop the applications and algorithms needed to drive transformational

business value as these systems come online."

The partnership seeks to fulfill QuEra's goal

of helping enterprises, government programs and HPC centers collaborate on designing and validating applications before quantum hardware

reaches full fault-tolerance, and is part of the QuEra Quantum Alliance Program.

“By pairing QuEra's leadership in fault-tolerant

quantum computing with Zapata's focus on application development, we can further accelerate the path from quantum capability to commercial

value," said Yuval Boger, Chief Commercial Officer at QuEra Computing.

The collaboration also reflects Zapata’s

broader strategy of working with technology leaders across the quantum and AI ecosystems, including its recently

announced ongoing partnership with NVIDIA to apply agentic AI to accelerate quantum algorithm development.

For more information about how Zapata is delivering

Quantum Application Intelligence™, please visit the Company's website.

About QuEra

QuEra is putting quantum to work. As the scientific

and commercial leader in neutral-atom quantum computing, we help enterprise innovators leverage quantum to gain competitive advantage,

support HPC centers as their users tackle classically intractable problems, and enable government programs to build national and sovereign

capabilities. We do this by combining our quantum systems, available on-premises and via the cloud, with application co-design and collaborative

research. Born at Harvard and MIT and still advancing together, QuEra builds neutral-atom systems on a public, peer-reviewed path to fault

tolerance, and operates globally from Boston, New Mexico, Tokyo, Zurich, and the United Kingdom. As quantum computing moves from "one

day" to "Day One," QuEra delivers practical impact today while leading the path toward large-scale, fault-tolerant systems.

See what's possible at www.quera.com.

Media Contact: press@quera.com

About Zapata Quantum

Zapata Quantum is a leading hardware-agnostic,

pure-play quantum software company focused on accelerating quantum application development. With a portfolio of more than 60 granted and

pending patents developed over seven years, Zapata supports applications across cryptography, pharmaceuticals, finance, materials discovery,

defense, and more. The Company is the only organization to have participated across all technical areas of DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking

program and has worked with Fortune 500 enterprises and government agencies to translate quantum advances into real-world impact. The

Company’s study demonstrating the potential of quantum-enabled drug discovery was recognized as one of Nature Biotechnology’s

Top 10 Papers of 2025. Learn more at zapataquantum.com.

Media Contact

Taylor White

taylor@hkamarcom.com

Investor Relations Contact

Richard Land

investors@zapataquantum.com

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