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): November 17, 2025

ZipRecruiter, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40406

27-2976158

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3000 Ocean Park Blvd.,

Suite 3000,

Santa Monica,

California

90405

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(877) 252-1062

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value per share	ZIP	New York Stock Exchange

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).

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 17, 2025, ZipRecruiter, Inc. (the “Company”) repurchased 1,750,547 shares of its Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), from certain entities affiliated with Institutional Venture Partners (“IVP”) at a purchase price of $4.57 per share, pursuant to a Share Repurchase Agreement entered into on November 13, 2025.

The transaction was approved by the Company’s Audit Committee and was effected pursuant to the Company’s existing share repurchase program. Following the repurchase, IVP and its affiliated entities remain the beneficial owner of over 5.0 million shares of Class A Common Stock, or approximately 7% of the outstanding Class A Common Stock.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	ZIPRECRUITER, INC.


Date: November 17, 2025	By:	/s/ Timothy Yarbrough
		Timothy Yarbrough
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

ZIPRECRUITER, INC. 8-K