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): February 9, 2026

INCEPTION GROWTH ACQUISITION LIMITED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		001-41134		86-2648456
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

875 Washington Street New York, NY		10014
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (315) 636-6638

N/A

(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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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. ☐

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value, one-half (1/2) of one redeemable warrant and one right entitling the holder to receive one-tenth of a share of common stock	IGTAU	OTC Markets Group, Inc
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	IGTA	OTC Markets Group, Inc
Redeemable warrants, each exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50	IGTAW	OTC Markets Group, Inc
Rights, each to receive one-tenth of one share of common stock	IGTAR	OTC Markets Group, Inc

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

As approved by its stockholders at the Special Meeting of Stockholders on February 9, 2026 (the “Meeting”), Inception Growth Acquisition Limited (the “Company”) had on February 9, 2026 entered into an amendment (the “Trust Amendment”) to the investment management trust agreement, as amended on March 13, 2023, September 8, 2023, June 4, 2024, December 6, 2024, June 5, 2025 and October 9, 2025, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, to provide the Company with the discretion to extend the date on which to commence liquidating the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) by six (6) times for an additional one month each time from February 13, 2026 to August 13, 2026 by depositing into the trust account an aggregate amount equal to $0.075 multiplied by the number of common stock issued in the IPO (each, a “Public Share”) that has not been redeemed for each one-month extension.

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

As approved by its stockholders at the Meeting on February 9, 2026, the Company filed the sixth amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation on February 9, 2026 (the “Charter Amendment”), giving the Company the right to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from February 13, 2026 (the date that is 50 months from the closing date of the IPO) to August 13, 2026 (the date that is 56 months from the closing date of the IPO).

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On January 13, 2026, the record date for the Meeting, there were 2,814,062 shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Meeting. On February 9, 2026, the Company held the Meeting, of which 1,877,451 (or approximately 66.72%) shares of common stock of the Company entitled to vote, were represented in the Meeting either in person or by proxy.

The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of Company stockholders at the Meeting are as follows:

1. Charter Amendment

Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended on September 8, 2023, June 4, 2024, December 6, 2024, June 5, 2025 and October 9, 2025 to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from February 13, 2026 (the date that is 50 months from the closing date of the IPO) to August 13, 2026 (the date that is 56 months from the closing date of the IPO). Approval of the Charter Amendment required the approval of at least fifty percent (50%) of outstanding shares of common stock which were present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Meeting. The voting results were as follows:

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
1,877,329		102		20		0

2. Trust Amendment

Stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company’s investment management trust agreement, dated as of December 8, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as amended on March 13, 2023, September 8, 2023, June 4, 2024, December 6, 2024, June 5, 2025 and October 9, 2025, to provide the Company with the discretion to extend the date on which to commence liquidating the Trust Account by six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time from February 13, 2026 to August 13, 2026 by depositing into the trust account an aggregate amount equal to $0.075 multiplied by the number of Public Share that has not been redeemed for each one-month extension. Approval of the Trust Amendment required the approval of at least fifty percent (50%) of outstanding shares of common stock present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote thereon at the Meeting. The voting results were as follows:

FOR		AGAINST		ABSTAIN		BROKER NON-VOTES
1,877,329		102		20		0

As there were sufficient votes to approve the above proposals, Proposal No. 3, the “Adjournment Proposal” described in the Company’s definitive proxy, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 20, 2026 was not presented to the stockholders.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

In connection with the stockholders vote at the Meeting, 13,851 shares of common stock were tendered for redemption. Following such redemption, the amount of funds remaining in the trust account is approximately $2,102,676.81.

The Company issued the press release filed herewith on February 11, 2026, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Sixth Amendment to the Amended And Restated Certificate of Incorporation
10.1		Amendment to the investment management trust agreement with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company dated as of February 9, 2026
99.1		Press Release dated February 11, 2026
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.

	Inception Growth Acquisition Limited

Dated: February 11, 2026	/s/ Cheuk Hang Chow
	Cheuk Hang Chow
	Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 3.1

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

INCEPTION GROWTH ACQUISITION LIMITED

February 9, 2026

Inception Growth Acquisition Limited, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:

1. The name of the Corporation is “Inception Growth Acquisition Limited”. The original certificate of incorporation (the “Original Certificate”) was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 4, 2021.

2. On December 8, 2021, in connection with the IPO, the Company adopted its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate”).

3. The First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, and the Fifth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate were duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

4. This Sixth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation and the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

5. The text of section 9.1(b) of Article IX is hereby amended and restated to read in full as follows:

“Immediately after the Offering, a certain amount of the net offering proceeds received by the Corporation in the Offering (including the proceeds of any exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) and certain other amounts specified in the Corporation’s registration statement on Form S-1, as initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 25, 2021, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), shall be deposited in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), established for the benefit of the Public Stockholders (as defined below) pursuant to a trust agreement described in the Registration Statement. Except for the withdrawal of interest to pay taxes (less up to $50,000 interest to pay dissolution expenses), none of the funds held in the Trust Account (including the interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account) will be released from the Trust Account until the earliest to occur of (i) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of 100% of the Offering Shares (as defined below) if the Corporation is unable to complete its initial Business Combination within 50 months (or up to 56 months if the Corporation elects to extend the amount of time to complete a Business Combination in accordance with the terms of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between the Corporation and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (as in effect as of the date of this Amended and Restated Certificate) (in any case, such date being referred to as the “Termination Date”) from the closing of the Offering and (iii) the redemption of shares in connection with a vote seeking to amend any provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity (as described in Section 9.7). Holders of shares of Common Stock included as part of the units sold in the Offering (the “Offering Shares”) (whether such Offering Shares were purchased in the Offering or in the secondary market following the Offering and whether or not such holders are the Sponsor or officers or directors of the Corporation, or affiliates of any of the foregoing) are referred to herein as “Public Stockholders.”

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Inception Growth Acquisition Limited has caused this Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate to be duly executed in its name and on its behalf by an authorized officer as of the date first set above.

Inception Growth Acquisition Limited

By:	/s/ Cheuk Hang Chow
Name:	Cheuk Hang Chow
Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Director

Exhibit 10.1

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TRUST AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 7 (this “Amendment”), dated as of February 9, 2026, to the Investment Management Trust Agreement (as defined below) is made by and between Inception Growth Acquisition Limited (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (“Trustee”). All terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Trust Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee entered into an Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated December 8, 2021, as amended on March 13, 2023, September 8, 2023, June 4, 2024, December 6, 2024, June 5, 2025 and October 9, 2025 (the “Trust Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Section 1(i) of the Trust Agreement sets forth the terms that govern the liquidation of the Trust Account under the circumstances described therein; and

WHEREAS, at a Stockholders Meeting of the Company held on February 9, 2026, the Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to amend the Trust Agreement to provide the Company with the discretion to extend the date on which to commence liquidating the Trust Account by six (6) times for an additional one (1) month each time from February 13, 2026 to August 13, 2026 by depositing into the trust account an aggregate amount equal to $0.075 multiplied by the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company issued in the IPO that has not been redeemed for each one-month extension in the event the Company has not consummated a business combination by February 13, 2026.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:

1. Preamble. The fifth WHEREAS clause in the preamble of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

“WHEREAS, if a Business Combination is not consummated within the 50-month period following the closing of the Offering, or up to 56 months if the Company extends the period of time by six one-month periods (each, an “Extension”), by depositing an aggregate amount equal to $0.075 multiplied by the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company issued in the IPO that has not been redeemed for each one-month extension (each, an “Applicable Deadline”), as applicable; and;”

2. Exhibit D. Exhibit D of the Trust Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows.

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[Insert date]

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
One State Street, 30^th Floor
New York, New York 10004
Attn: Francis Wolf & Celeste Gonzalez

Re: Trust Account — Extension Letter

Dear Mr. Wolf and Ms. Gonzalez:

Pursuant to Section 1(j) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement between Inception Growth Acquisition Limited (“Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, dated as of December 8, 2021, as amended on March 13, 2023, September 8, 2023, June 4, 2024, December 6, 2024, June 5, 2025, October 9, 2025 and February 9, 2026 (“Trust Agreement”), this is to advise you that the Company is extending the time available in order to consummate a Business Combination with the Target Businesses for an additional one (1) month, from _______ to _________ (the “Extension”).

This Extension Letter shall serve as the notice required with respect to Extension prior to the Applicable Deadline. Capitalized words used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Trust Agreement.

In accordance with the terms of the Trust Agreement, we hereby authorize you to deposit $[__] (which is an aggregate amount equal to $0.075 multiplied by the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company issued in the IPO that has not been redeemed), which will be wired to you, into the Trust Account investments upon receipt.

This is the ____ of up to 35 Extension Letters.

	Very truly yours,
	Inception Growth Acquisition Limited

	By:
	Name:
	Title:

cc: EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC

3. All other provisions of the Trust Agreement shall remain unaffected by the terms hereof.

4. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. A facsimile signature shall be deemed to be an original signature for purposes of this Amendment.

5. This Amendment is intended to be in full compliance with the requirements for an Amendment to the Trust Agreement as required by Section 7(c) of the Trust Agreement, and every defect in fulfilling such requirements for an effective amendment to the Trust Agreement is hereby ratified, intentionally waived and relinquished by all parties hereto.

6. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of the substantive laws of another jurisdiction.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement as of the date first written above.

	CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee

	By:	/s/ Francis Wolf
	Name:	Francis Wolf
	Title:	Vice President

	INCEPTION GROWTH ACQUISITION LIMITED

	By:	/s/ Cheuk Hang Chow
	Name:	Cheuk Hang Chow
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer