INTELLIGENT PROTECTION MANAGEMENT CORP.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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SCHEDULE 14A

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Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Check the appropriate box:

INTELLIGENT PROTECTION MANAGEMENT CORP.

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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Jericho, NY 11753

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Intelligent Protection Management Corp. to be held on May 7, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time. The Annual Meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting of stockholders by means of a live audio webcast. We believe that hosting a virtual meeting will enable greater stockholder attendance and participation from any location. You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online by visiting https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/tid8riw2.

During fiscal 2025, we completed our first year of operations as a managed technology solutions provider following our acquisition of Newtek Technology Solutions, Inc. Following the acquisition, we streamlined our service operations and our technology vendor, partner, licensing and manufacturer cost centers. We also made significant progress on a number of key metrics, including managed recurring revenue growth, expense optimization and risk management. We have important differentiators that set us apart from our industry competitors — large and small — and have significant competitive advantages over those peers that lack our levels of expertise in highly regulated vertical markets, including legal, healthcare, finance and banking. We believe our success in these markets represents a large opportunity in the coming years.

From a customer service perspective, our managed clients benefit from a VIP high-touch experience with a dedicated technology manager as a single point of contact, as opposed to competitors in our industry that use automated voice response to phone calls, telephonic menus and handing off service calls to agents in call centers in foreign countries; all of which can be frustrating and can impact the customer experience. Our clients speak directly to their IPM account team members who deeply understand the client’s needs and business goals. This is an important IPM customer service advantage that fuels our superior customer loyalty, so much so that in 2025 we retained all major clients while entering new markets with near zero churn. We are very excited about what lies ahead and the prospect of expanding our managed technology solutions business.

Enclosed are the notice of the Annual Meeting and proxy statement, which describe the business that will be acted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as our 2025 Annual Report, which includes our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

Your vote is very important, regardless of the number of shares of common stock you own. To vote your shares of common stock, please refer to the instructions included on the enclosed proxy card. If your shares are held in the name of a broker, trust, bank or other nominee and you receive these materials through such intermediary, please complete and return the materials in accordance with the instructions provided to you by your broker, trust, bank or other nominee or contact your broker, trust, bank or other nominee directly in order to obtain a proxy issued to you by your intermediary to vote your shares. Failure to do so may result in your stock not being eligible to be voted by proxy at the Annual Meeting. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I urge you to follow the instructions provided to you and vote your shares today, even if you plan to attend the virtual meeting.

Thank you for your support of our company. I look forward to speaking with you at the Annual Meeting.

Sincerely,

/s/ Jason Katz

Jason Katz

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

Intelligent Protection Management Corp.

Jericho, NY 11753

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held on May 7, 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Intelligent Protection Management Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, by means of a live audio webcast for the following purposes:

(1) Director Election Proposal— To elect seven directors to serve until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified; and

(2) Auditor Ratification Proposal — To ratify the appointment of Grassi & Co., CPAs, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026.

Stockholders will also transact any other business that may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s), postponement(s) or recess(es) thereof.

Stockholders are referred to the proxy statement accompanying this notice for more detailed information with respect to the matters to be considered at the Annual Meeting. After careful consideration, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) has determined that each proposal listed above is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and has approved each proposal. The Board recommends that you vote “FOR” proposals 1 and 2 at the Annual Meeting.

The Board has fixed 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 27, 2026 as the record date for the Annual Meeting (the “Record Date”). Only holders of shares of the Company’s common stock of record on the Record Date are entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting and to vote at the Annual Meeting or at any postponement(s), adjournment(s) or recess(es) of the Annual Meeting. A complete list of registered stockholders entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for inspection at the headquarters of the Company during regular business hours for a period of 10 calendar days ending on the day before the Annual Meeting. If you would like to review the list, please contact our Investor Relations department by emailing IR@ipm.com.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR

THE STOCKHOLDER MEETING TO BE HELD ON MAY 7, 2026:

Our Proxy Statement and 2025 Annual Report are available at:

http://www.astproxyportal.com/ast/24835

YOUR VOTE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPANY’S AFFAIRS ARE IMPORTANT.

If your stock is registered in your name, even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting online, we request that you vote your shares in accordance with the instructions set out in the form of proxy and in the proxy statement to ensure that your stock will be represented at the Annual Meeting.

If your stock is held in the name of a broker, trust, bank or other nominee and you receive these materials through such intermediary, please complete and return the materials in accordance with the instructions provided to you by your broker, trust, bank or other intermediary or contact your broker, trust, bank or other nominee directly in order to obtain a proxy issued to you by your intermediary to attend the Annual Meeting and vote your shares. Failure to do so may result in your stock not being eligible to be voted by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors

/s/ Jason Katz

Jason Katz

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

Jericho, New York

April 15, 2026