Amendment: SEC Form S-3/A filed by Peraso Inc.

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 4, 2025

Registration No. 333-290776

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

2033 Gateway Place, Suite 500

San Jose, California 95110

(408) 418-7500

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Ronald Glibbery

Chief Executive Officer

Peraso Inc.

2033 Gateway Place, Suite 500

San Jose, California 95110

(408) 418-7500

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of agent for service)

Copies of all communications to:

Blake Baron, Esq.

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

437 Madison Avenue, 25th Floor

New York, NY 10022

(917) 546-7709

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective.

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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 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act. ☐

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment No. 1”) to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Peraso Inc. (File No. 333-290776), (the “Registration Statement”) is being filed as an exhibit-only filing to file an updated consent of Weinberg & Co., P.A., filed herewith as Exhibit 23.1 (the “Consent”). Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note, Item 16 of Part II of the Registration Statement, the signature page to the Registration Statement and the Consent filed herewith as Exhibit 23.1. The prospectus and the balance of Part II of the Registration Statement are unchanged and have been omitted.

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 16. Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on December 4, 2025.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.