Gauzy (NASDAQ: GAUZ) closes $7 million PIPE to fund court-approved settlement

What happened

Gauzy Ltd. (NASDAQ: GAUZ) closed a $7 million PIPE on October 15, 2026, led by Chief Executive Officer Eyal Peso.

The company agreed to issue 2,383,279 ordinary shares to the investors at $2.94 per share and 953,311 ordinary shares to settlement trustees Adv. Ehud Gindes and Adv. (CPA) Simion Keidar.

The offering was entered into to ensure the settlement is financed from day one, and the company said the settlement resolves approximately $61 million of pre-petition liabilities.

Following the closing, the purchasers will hold about 50% of the company on a fully diluted basis, the trustees about 20% and existing shareholders about 30%.

The board also approved an increase in authorized share capital to 5,000,000 ordinary shares.

Key numbers

Metric	Latest	Change	Source
Aggregate gross proceeds	$7 million		Press release dated October 16, 2026
Settlement liabilities resolved	approximately $61 million		Press release dated October 16, 2026
Shares issued to investors	2,383,279 ordinary shares		Press release dated October 16, 2026
Purchase price per share	$2.94 per share		Press release dated October 16, 2026
Conditional amount	$1.64 million		SEC 6-K

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Why it matters

OptimistFi's case is that Gauzy is an adoption-versus-runway story, with value tied to smart-glass demand scaling through its manufacturing base before financing pressure bites.

This filing strengthens that case by funding the settlement and resolving approximately $61 million of pre-petition liabilities.

The $7 million raise is about 11.5% of the liabilities the settlement resolves, so the deal looks like a balance-sheet fix more than a growth bet.

That matters to equity holders because the financing comes with a major reset in ownership, with the new investors positioned for about half of the fully diluted company.

Management says the settlement financing lets Gauzy turn to executing on its backlog across Architecture, Automotive, Aviation and Rail markets.

The caveat is that a $1.64 million slice remains conditional until the Lyon Commercial Court rules on Safety Tech SAS by November 13, 2026, and the matching shares will be cancelled if approval does not come through.

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What's next

The next dated checkpoint is November 13, 2026, when the Lyon Commercial Court must approve the French continuation plan for Safety Tech SAS.

If the court does not approve the plan by then, the settlement trustees will return the $1.64 million conditional amount within five Business Days and cancel the corresponding ordinary shares.

Gauzy also agreed to file a resale registration statement with the SEC within 60 days after it files its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025.

The company also agreed to apply to list the ordinary shares issued in the offering on Nasdaq.

Approval would leave the settlement fully financed from day one, as the company said.

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