FORM10-K ☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year endedDecember 31,2024 ☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from ________ to _________ Commission file number001-40582 UNICYCIVE THERAPEUTICS, INC.(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(650)351-4495 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:None. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submittedpursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that theregistrant was required to submit such files).Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smallerreporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smallerreporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Accelerated filter☐Smaller reporting company☒Emerging growth company☒ Large accelerated filter☐Non-accelerated filter☒ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period forcomplying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectivenessof its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registeredpublic accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐ If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of theregistrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-basedcompensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes☐No☒ The aggregate market value of the voting stock and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of the lastbusiness day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024 was $18,679,544based upon theclosing price of the registrant’s common stock of $0.50 on The Nasdaq Capital Market as of that date. The number of shares of common stock outstanding as of March 28, 2025 was119,705,026. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Specified portions of the registrant’s proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant toSchedule 14A in connection with the registrant’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”), are incorporated byreference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by referencein this Annual Report, the Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as part hereof. Table of Contents PagePart I1Item1.Business1Item1A.Risk Factors36Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments67Item 1C.Cybersecurity67Item 2.Properties67Item 3.Legal Proceedings67Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures67Part II68Item 5.Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of EquitySecurities68Item 6.[Reserved]68Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations69Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk76Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary DataF-1Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure77Item 9A.Controls and Procedures77Item 9B.Other Information78Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections78Part III79Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance79Item 11.Executive Compensation79Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters79Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence79Item 14.Princip