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      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>06/30/2026</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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        <issuerName>Kardigan, Inc.</issuerName>
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        <filingPersonName>This statement is filed on behalf of Tassos Gianakakos (the "Reporting Person").</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The address of the principal business office of the Reporting Person is 506 Carnegie Center Drive, Suite 201, Princeton, NJ 08540.</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>The ownership information below represents beneficial ownership of Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share ("Common Stock") of the Issuer as of June 30, 2026, based upon 93,503,699 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 7, 2026, as reported in the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 11, 2026.

The Reporting Person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 10,470,294 shares of Common Stock, consisting of (i) 49,821 shares of Common Stock held of record by the Reporting Person, (ii) 5,665,090 shares of Common Stock held of record by the AEG 2021 Trust, (iii) 2,422,520 shares of Common Stock held of record by the KCM 2023 Trust, (iv) 4,778 shares of Common Stock held of record by the Katina Mandas 2024 Qualified Annuity Trust dated April 29, 2024, (v) 1,165,732 shares of Common Stock held of record by the MJA Legacy Trust dated May 6, 2020, (vi) 498,692 shares of Common Stock held of record by the Reporting Person's spouse and (vii) 663,661 shares of Common Stock subject to stock options exercisable within 60 days of June 30, 2026 by the Reporting Person.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
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      <reportingPersonName>GIANAKAKOS ANASTASIOS</reportingPersonName>
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        <signature>/s/ Tassos Gianakakos</signature>
        <title>Tassos Gianakakos</title>
        <date>08/13/2026</date>
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