Richtech Robotics Inc (NASDAQ:RR) shares are trading sharply lower Wednesday after a new Hunterbrook Media report cast doubt on the company's recently announced relationship with Microsoft. Here’s what investors need to know.
Microsoft Collaboration Under Scrutiny
Thursday’s Hunterbrook report says Microsoft characterized Richtech's involvement as a standard AI Co-Innovation Lab customer engagement with "no commercial element," contrasting with Richtech's press release which described a "close collaboration."
Benzinga has reached out to Richtech Robotics for comment on the report.
According to Hunterbrook, Richtech's announcement of the Microsoft collaboration helped add more than $370 million in market cap before the company disclosed a $38.7 million private placement the next morning.
The report suggests investors may have believed Richtech had secured a deeper, revenue-generating partnership when it was actually participating in a free prototyping program open to Microsoft customers and startups.
Filing Delays, Cash Burn And Dilution Fears
Hunterbrook also highlights Richtech's delayed 10-K filing, which it says may jeopardize the company's ability to use streamlined fundraising tools and raises questions about potential Nasdaq deficiency notices.
The 10-K shows fiscal 2025 revenue of about $5 million against a net loss of roughly $15.8 million, underscoring heavy cash burn and reliance on issuing new shares for funding.
Short-Seller Pressure And Prior Fraud Allegations
The article notes that short seller Capybara Research previously labeled Richtech a "China Hustle" and alleged fabricated partnerships and rebranded robots, claims the company has not publicly addressed.
Hunterbrook Capital, an affiliate of Hunterbrook Media, disclosed in the report that it’s short RR stock.
RR Shares Slide Thursday Afternoon
RR Price Action: Richtech Robotics shares were down 18.50% at $4.14 at the time of publication on Thursday, according to Benzinga Pro data.
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