UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 13, 2023

WINVEST ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40796‌

86-2451181‌

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

125 Cambridgepark Drive, Suite 301

Cambridge, Massachusetts

02140

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 658-3094

Not Applicable

(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:

☐‌	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐‌	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 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))

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock, one redeemable Warrant, and one right	WINVU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	WINV‌	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants to acquire 1/2 of a‌ share of Common Stock	WINVW‌	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights to acquire one-fifteenth‌ of one share of Common Stock	WINVR‌	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 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. ☐

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 13, 2023, WinVest Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein, announcing the extension of the date by which the Company must consummate an initial business combination from October 17, 2023 to November 17, 2023.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by reference in such a filing. Furthermore, the furnishing of information under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is not intended to constitute a determination by the Company that the information contained herein, including the exhibits hereto, is material or that the dissemination of such information is required by Regulation FD.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
‌99.1		Press Release, issued October 13, ‌2023 (furnished pursuant to Item 7.01).
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

Dated: October 13, 2023

	WINVEST ACQUISITION CORP.

	By:	/s/ Manish‌ Jhunjhunwala‌
	Name:	Manish Jhunjhunwala‌
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

WinVest Acquisition Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits