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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0607</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2026-09-25</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001757715</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Aterian, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ATER</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0002157453</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Michelle Chiam Sin Ling</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>true</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>15, JALAN SERI AUSTIN 3/51,</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>TAMAN SERI AUSTIN</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>JOHOR BAHRU</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory></rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory>
            <rptOwnerCountry>N8</rptOwnerCountry>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>81100</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>MALAYSIA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>26121180</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <remarks>On September 1, 2026, Michelle Chiam Sin Ling, as one of the multiple purchasers, entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the &quot;SPA&quot;) with David E. Lazar (the &quot;Seller&quot;), pursuant to which Michelle Chiam Sin Ling agreed to purchase, in a private transaction, 193,347 shares of Series AAA Preferred Stock of the Issuer, which were subsequently converted into 26,121,180 shares of Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Issuer, from the Seller for an aggregate purchase price of $1,296,000. The transactions contemplated by the SPA occurred on September 25, 2026.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Michelle Chiam Sin Ling</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-10-02</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
