Nuburu, Inc.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Quarterly Report") contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which statements involve substantial risk and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans, or intentions. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report include, but are not limited to, statements about:

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our ability to obtain required financing;

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our ability to maintain the listing of our common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock") on a securities exchange;

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our ability to successfully obtain required approvals for, close, implement and integrate key acquisitions;

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our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;

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our ability to implement our announced business plan, including diversifying our assets and expanding with international operations;

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the fact that we have not achieved commercialization and our ability to achieve commercialization in the future;

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the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against us related to our business or the Business Combination;

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existing regulations and regulatory developments in the United States and other jurisdictions, including related to tariff policies and trade restrictions;

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our plans and ability to obtain, maintain, enforce, or protect intellectual property rights;

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our business, operations and financial performance, including:

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expectations with respect to financial and business performance, including financial projections and business metrics and any underlying assumptions thereunder;

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expectations regarding future acquisitions, partnerships, or other relationships with third parties;

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future business plans and growth opportunities;

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expectations regarding product development and pipeline;

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expectations regarding research and development efforts;

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expectations regarding market size;

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expectations regarding the competitive landscape; and

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future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash, including the ability to obtain additional capital in the future.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. You should not put undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on our business. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting our business will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control), or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors under the heading "Risk Factors" in this Quarterly Report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as amended (our "Annual Report"), as well as the following important factors:

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our ability to obtain financing;

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our ability to regain compliance with NYSE American’s continued listing standards;

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our ability to protect our intellectual property;

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whether the market embraces our products and investments;

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whether we achieve commercialization in a timely manner;

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our ability to achieve effective internal control over financial reporting, including our ability to remediate identified material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting successfully and expediently;

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our ability to retain or recruit key employees;

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costs related to being a public company;

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changes in applicable laws or regulations;

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the possibility that we may be adversely affected by economic, business, or competitive factors;

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volatility in the markets caused by geopolitical and economic factors; and

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other risks and uncertainties set forth in the section titled “Risk Factors” and in other sections of our Annual Report.

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other risks and uncertainties set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.