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 12, 2026

IDEA ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		001-43111		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1010 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1604

Los Angeles, California 90017

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 703-7948

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant	IACOU	The Nasdaq Global Market
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	IACO	The Nasdaq Global Market
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	IACOW	The Nasdaq Global Market

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

As previously reported, on February 12, 2026, Idea Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) consummated its initial public offering (“IPO”) of 35,000,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”), and one-third of one redeemable warrant of the Company (each whole warrant, a “Warrant”), with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A Ordinary Share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $350,000,000.

Also as previously reported, on February 12, 2026, simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 6,000,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to Idea Tender LLC (the “Sponsor”), Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as representative of the underwriters (the “Representative”), and Odeon Capital Group, LLC (together with the Representative, the “Underwriters”) at a purchase price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $9,000,000. Of the 6,000,000 Private Placement Warrants, the Sponsor purchased 3,666,667 Private Placement Warrants and the Underwriters purchased an aggregate of 2,333,333 Private Placement Warrants.

A total of $350,000,000 of the proceeds from the IPO and Private Placement, which amount includes up to $14,000,000 of the underwriters’ deferred commission, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.

An audited balance sheet as of February 12, 2026 reflecting receipt of the proceeds upon consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement has been issued by the Company and is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Audited Balance Sheet as of February 12, 2026.
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.

	IDEA ACQUISITION CORP.

	By:	/s/ Ryan Shea
		Name:	Ryan Shea
		Title:	Chief Operating Officer

Dated: February 20, 2026

Idea Acquisition Corp. 8-K