Form 8-K

8-K — Zapata Quantum, Inc.

Accession: 0001493152-26-045946

Filed: 2026-10-06

Period: 2026-10-06

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): October 6, 2026

ZAPATA

QUANTUM, INC.

(Exact

name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware

001-41218

98-1578373

(State

or other jurisdiction

incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S.

Employer

Identification

No.)

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)

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Securities

registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 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

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Item

7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

October 6, 2026, Zapata Quantum, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing it has joined the IBM Quantum Network

to accelerate mission-driven quantum application development. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 of this

Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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 October 6, 2026

Furnished

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:

October 6, 2026

ZAPATA

QUANTUM, INC.

By:

/s/

Sumit Kapur

Sumit

Kapur, Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Filename: ex99-1.htm · Sequence: 2

Exhibit

99.1

Zapata

Quantum Joins IBM Quantum Network to Accelerate Mission-Driven Quantum Application Development

Effort

builds on prior collaboration to translate high-value use cases into practical applications running on IBM quantum computers

BOSTON,

Massachusetts – October 6, 2026 – Zapata Quantum (OTCQB: ZPTA) (“Zapata”

or the “Company”) today announced it has joined the IBM Quantum Network with

plans to use IBM’s world-class quantum computers with Zapata’s deep expertise

in use-case discovery and application development. The Company’s effort aims to help

close the quantum application gap by translating advances in quantum computing into mission-critical

applications and real-world impact.

“The

rapid progress IBM is making on the path to fault-tolerant quantum computing brings the quantum application gap into sharper focus,”

said Sumit Kapur, CEO of Zapata Quantum. “These advances must be matched by progress in identifying, evaluating and developing

the applications that will deliver real-world value. We are excited for Zapata’s Quantum Application Intelligence™ to translate

organizations’ highest-mission priorities into practical quantum applications.”

“IBM’s

roadmap to fault-tolerant quantum computing is one of the most credible in the industry, and superconducting qubits remain one of the

most capable paths to advantage because their hardware is fast,” said Jonny Olson, VP Strategy and Co-Founder of Zapata

Quantum. “Joining the IBM Quantum Network lets us better identify valuable opportunities for organizations that need the fastest

systems, and then prepare those organizations for the precise moment that quantum gives them real ROI.”

Joining

the IBM Quantum Network builds on a history of joint IBM and Zapata research done on early quantum devices. Zapata used IBM quantum computers

in a landmark study published in Nature Biotechnology that produced experimentally validated candidates targeting KRAS and was

selected as one of the journal’s Top 10 Articles of 2025.¹ Scientists from the two companies also co-authored research published

in npj Quantum Information, which advanced the understanding of variational quantum factoring on a superconducting processor.2

Being

part of the IBM Quantum Network also reflects Zapata’s broader strategy of working with technology leaders across the quantum and

AI ecosystems. Insights from being part of the IBM Quantum Network will inform Quantum Pilot™, Zapata’s hardware-agnostic

platform that helps enterprises identify, prioritize, and develop quantum applications as hardware matures.

learn more about Zapata’s work in quantum application development, please visit the Company’s website.

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.

Forward-Looking

Statements

This

press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the use of IBM’s quantum computers and the potential

future applications and benefits of quantum applications and prospective opportunities and value that could be generated therefrom. Forward-looking

statements may be prefaced by words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “plan,” “could,”

“may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “intend,” “seem,” “potential,”

“appear,” “continue,” “future,” “believe,” “estimate,” “forecast,”

“project,” and similar words and expressions as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking

statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance, and are based on our current beliefs, expectations and

assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future

conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in

circumstances that are difficult to predict, many of which are outside of our control. We caution you, therefore, against relying on

any of these forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements

for a variety of reasons, including, without limitation, our ability to identify, develop and commercialize quantum computing technologies

and practical applications for such technologies, our ability to secure and maintain contracts with customers and collaborators, the

state of the U.S. economy including issues caused by affordability, the risk of future inflation and uncertainty surrounding interest

rates and the possibility of a recession, uncertainty surrounding and impacts arising from tariffs and developments relating thereto,

our ability to attract and retain key personnel, our ability to obtain, maintain and protect intellectual property rights, the risk that

software and technology infrastructure on which we depend fails to perform as designed or intended, the possibility that competitors

may develop or access technology with similar or superior capabilities to our technology offerings, the possibility of adverse regulatory

developments that could adversely impact us or our collaborators or the technologies on which we depend, and the risk factors contained

in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)

on March 31, 2026, and our Prospectus filed with the SEC on August 11, 2026. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this press release

speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time

to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement,

whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Media

Contact

Taylor

White

taylor@hkamarcom.com

Investor

Relations Contact

Richard

Land

investors@zapataquantum.com

1. Ghazi

Vakili, M., Gorgulla, C., Snider, J. et al. Quantum-computing-enhanced algorithm unveils

potential KRAS inhibitors. Nat Biotechnol 43, 1954–1959 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-024-02526-3

2. Karamlou,

A.H., Simon, W.A., Katabarwa, A. et al. Analyzing the performance of variational quantum

factoring on a superconducting quantum processor. npj Quantum Inf 7, 156 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-021-00478-z

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