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): September 16, 2025

SONDER HOLDINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-39907	85-2097088
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


447 Sutter St., Suite 405 #542		94108
San Francisco, California		(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

(617) 300-0956

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:


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

Title of each class	Trading Symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	SOND	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Warrants, each 20 warrants exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $230.00 per share	SONDW	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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The second paragraph in Item 8.01 is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 16, 2025, Sonder Holdings Inc. (the “the Company”) announced that management and the board of directors are evaluating financing and other strategic alternatives in consultation with its financial advisor Moelis & Company LLC and outside counsel.

On September 16, 2025, the Company also announced that Martin Picard, the Chief Real Estate Officer of Company, had notified the Company that he would resign from his position, effective September 16, 2025. Mr. Picard is resigning in connection with plans to participate with certain investors to potentially bid on the Company as the Company continues to explore financing and other strategic alternatives. On an interim basis, Janice Sears, our interim Chief Executive Officer, will oversee operations, during which time certain senior operations executives will report directly to Ms. Sears.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description

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 thereunto duly authorized.


	Sonder Holdings Inc.

Date: September 16, 2025	By:	/s/ Vanessa Barmack
	Name:	Vanessa Barmack
	Title:	General Counsel and Secretary

Sonder Holdings Inc. 8-K