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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this annual report.

Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

We are a newly incorporated blank check company, incorporated on March 5, 2021, as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses.

We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of our IPO and the sale of the private placement warrants, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, shares and debt.

The issuance of additional ordinary shares or preference shares in a business combination:

may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors in our IPO, which dilution would increase if the anti-dilution provisions in the Class B ordinary shares resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares;

may subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if preference shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our ordinary shares;

could cause a change of control if a substantial number of our ordinary shares is issued, which result in the resignation or removal of our present directors and officers;

may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain control of us;

may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our units, ordinary shares and/or warrants;

may not result in adjustment to the exercise price of our warrants.

Similarly, if we issue debt or otherwise incur significant indebtedness, it could result in:

default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;

acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a waiver or renegotiation of that covenant;

our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt is payable on demand;

our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is outstanding;

our inability to pay dividends on our ordinary shares;

using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our ordinary shares, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and in the industry in which we operate;

increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation;

limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors who have less debt.

Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date.

Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for our IPO.

Following our IPO, we will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business combination.

We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents after our IPO.

There has been no significant change in our financial or trading position and no material adverse change has occurred since the date of our audited financial statements.

After our IPO, we expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.

We expect our expenses to increase substantially after the closing of our IPO.

In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our expectations for future performance, liquidity and capital resources that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations.

Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause such differences include those identified below and those described under “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” and elsewhere in this report.

Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this section to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Aeries” and “the Company” refer to the business and operations of AARK and its consolidated subsidiaries prior to the Business Combination (excluding the associated legacy financial technology and investing business activities) and to Aeries Technology, Inc.

and its consolidated subsidiaries, following the consummation of the Business Combination.

Aeries Technology is a global provider of professional and management services and technology consulting, specializing in the establishment and management of dedicated delivery centers known as “Global Capability Centers” (“GCCs”) for portfolio companies of private equity firms and mid-market enterprises.

Our engagement models are designed to provide a mix of deep vertical specialty, functional expertise, and digital systems and solutions to scale, optimize and transform a client’s business operations.

By leveraging AI, implementing process improvements, and recruiting talent in cost-effective geographies, we are positioned to deliver significant cost savings to our clients.

With over a decade of experience, we are committed to delivering transformative business solutions that drive operational efficiency, innovation, and strategic growth.

We support and drive our clients’ global growth by providing a range of services, including professional advisory services and operations management services, to build and manage GCCs in suitable and cost-effective locations based on client business needs.

With a focus towards digital enterprise enablement, these GCCs are designed to act as seamless extensions of the client organization, providing access to top-tier resources.

We believe this empowers our clients to remain competitive and nimble and to achieve their goals of enduring cost efficiencies, operational excellence, and value creation, without sacrificing functional control and flexibility.

Our advisory services involve the active participation of senior leadership, recommending strategies and best practices related to operating model design, consultation on various areas, market availability for resources with appropriate skillsets required for specific roles contemplated in the service model, regulatory compliance, optimization of tax structure, and more.

Our clients can customize the services based on options we provide, and we subsequently firm up the execution plan with the clients.

A key aspect of our service is our focus on digital transformation.

We aim to leverage cutting-edge technologies, including AI, to drive innovation and streamline operations.

Our technology services are designed to enhance decision-making, automate processes, and deliver significant business value.

We believe this approach through GCC set-up improves operational efficiencies, enabling us to deliver digital transformation services that align with our clients’ growth strategies and support their competitiveness in an evolving digital landscape.

Our clients also use our services to manage their organizational operations, including software development, information technology, data analytics, cybersecurity, finance, human resources, customer service and operations.

We hire appropriate talent and personnel on our payroll for deployment on client operations.

We work with our clients collaboratively to select the appropriate candidates and create functional alignment with the clients’ organizations.

While our talent becomes an extension of our clients’ team, Aeries continues to provide them with the opportunity for promotion, recognition and career path progression, which we believe results in higher employee satisfaction and lower voluntary attrition rates.

We manage the regulatory, tax, recruiting, human resources compliance and branding for each of our GCCs.

Our purpose-built business model aims to create a more flexible and cost-effective talent pool for deployment on clients’ operations, while fostering innovation through strategic alignment at senior levels and visibility across the organization.

The model also aims to insulate our clients from regulatory and tax issues and provides flexibility in scaling teams up or down based on their changing business needs.

We are committed to delivering best practices and success factors by leveraging our visibility into successful strategies from multiple companies, addressing many of the deficiencies associated with the traditional outsourcing and offshoring models.

As of March 31, 2024, Aeries had more than 30 clients spanning across industry segments, including companies in the industries of e-commerce, telecom, security, healthcare, engineering and others.

Recent Developments

Business Combination, and the Recent Exchange

The information disclosed under “ Corporate History, the Business Combination, and the Recent Exchange ” in Item 1 “ Business ” above is incorporated herein by reference.

Private Placements Around the Closing Date of the Business Combination

Pursuant to those certain Non-Redemption Agreements entered into on or about March 31, 2023, October 9, 2023, November 3, 2023 and November 5, 2023, in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, we issued an aggregate of 2,677,227 of Class A ordinary shares to the holders who elected not to redeem their shares pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreements.

On November 3, 2023 and November 5, 2023, we entered into Forward Purchase Agreements with certain investors for an OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction.

In connection with the Forward Purchase Agreements, we entered into the Subscription Agreements with the FPA holders, pursuant to which, subject to certain limitations contained therein, each FPA holder agreed to purchase from us that number of Class A ordinary shares up to the Maximum Number of Shares (as set forth in the applicable Forward Purchase Agreement) for a purchase price per share equal to the redemption price of $10.69, less the number of Class A ordinary shares the FPA holder purchased through the open market or via redemption reversals (the “Recycled Shares”).

The aggregate number of shares purchased by the FPA holders pursuant to the Subscription Agreements and the Forward Purchase Agreements (other than the Recycled Shares) was 3,711,667.

The FPA holders may sell the FPA Shares during the term of the applicable Forward Purchase Agreements.

If the FPA holders hold some or all of the FPA Shares at the end of the one-year term, then we will be required to make a cash payment of $2.00 per FPA Share then held, or issue additional Class A ordinary shares to such FPA holders at a price of $2.50 per share, at the election of the FPA holders.

Recent Private Placement

On April 8, 2024, we entered into a Share Subscription Agreement with an institutional accredited investor, pursuant to which we agreed to sell an aggregate of 2,261,778 newly issued Class A ordinary shares at a purchase price of $2.21 per share;

provided, that the issuance of delivery of the shares thereunder shall be subject to a 4.99% beneficial ownership limitation as describe in the agreement, as elected by the investor.

At the closing of the private placement, we received net proceeds of approximately $4.68 million, after deducting a 6.5% commission paid to a placement agent.

We have used, and intend to continue using, the net proceeds for general corporate and working capital purposes.

Key Factors Affecting Performance and Comparability

Market Opportunity

Our current markets are North America, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, with a primary focus on the United States.

Within these regions we are focused on two primary areas, the private equity ecosystem and the mid-market enterprises.

Companies are looking for service providers who not only have the experience and expertise in providing the right-sized solution in this age of ever shortening business cycles but also a trusted partner with a transparent engagement model to lead the customers through the digital transformation journey.

Aeries’ model is purpose-built to provide this experience and expertise through a transparent engagement model to accelerate and enhance our clients’ businesses.

Private Markets

As private market investing evolves and the landscape of venture-backed and late-stage private growth companies transform, our service offerings will adapt accordingly to align with the shifting dynamics of potential investors and portfolio companies seeking our expertise.

While periods of macroeconomic growth in the United States, particularly in private equity markets, typically foster an upsurge in overall investment activity, any economic slowdowns, downturns, or volatility in the broader market and private equity landscape could potentially dampen this growth momentum.

Macro-economic headwinds

Our operational performance is influenced by prevailing economic conditions, including macroeconomic conditions, the overall inflationary climate, and business sentiment.

During the year ended March 31, 2024, there was persistent economic and geopolitical uncertainty in many markets around the world, including concerns over wage inflation, the potential of decelerating global economic growth, and increased volatility in foreign currency exchange rates.

These factors have impacted and may continue to impact our business operations.

Customer Retention and Early Termination of

Long-Term Contracts

Maintaining long-term customer

relationships is important to our business, as a significant portion of our revenue is derived from these contracts.

Although we have

auto-renewal service agreements with clients, they may choose to terminate or not renew, in which case they must provide a notice period,

typically ranging from 90 to 180 days, and pay a termination fee based on the commercial margin if termination occurs without cause.

is an increasing likelihood that clients may choose to terminate our service agreements after we have established and operated delivery

centers for them, as it becomes more feasible and cost-efficient for them to take over.

While the above-described contractual provisions

provide some financial protection, the termination fee may not fully offset the long-term revenue loss, and replacing clients can be challenging

due to the lengthy customer acquisition cycle.

To mitigate this risk, we focus on maintaining strong relationships, expanding our customer

base, diversifying service offerings, and delivering high-quality service to encourage renewals or alternative service arrangements when

terminations occur.

Our operational results and financial condition may still be negatively affected if multiple key customers terminate

their agreements around the same time, as replacing this revenue can take time.

We are incorporated in the Cayman Islands and have operations in India, Mexico, Singapore, the UAE and the United States.

Our effective tax rate has historically varied and will continue to vary from year to year based on several factors:

the tax rate in the jurisdiction of our organization, the geographical sources of our earnings and the tax rates in those countries, the tax relief and incentives available to us, the financing and tax planning strategies employed by us, changes in tax laws or the interpretation thereof, and movements in our tax reserves, if any.

Currently, the Company is liable to pay income tax in India, Mexico, Singapore, the UAE and the United States.

In India, the Company has chosen to pay taxes according to the newly introduced tax regime in 2019 while forgoing some exemptions and deductions.

Consequently, the Company calculates its consolidated provision for income taxes based on the asset and liability method.

Deferred income taxes are recognized on the tax consequences of temporary differences by applying enacted statutory tax rates applicable in future years to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of existing assets and liabilities, as determined under tax laws and rates.

A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

These deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income in the year in which these temporary differences are anticipated to be settled or recovered.

If there is evidence that indicates some portion or all of the recorded deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods, the deferred tax assets are recorded net of a valuation allowance.

The Company evaluates uncertain tax positions to determine if they are likely to be sustained upon examination, and a liability is recorded when such uncertainties fail to meet the “more likely than not” threshold.

Financing Costs

We regularly evaluate our variable and fixed-rate debt obligations.

We have historically used short and long-term debt to finance our working capital requirements, capital expenditures and other investments.

In May 2023, Aeries amended its revolving credit facility with Kotak Mahindra Bank (“Amended Credit Facility”), whereby the total borrowing capacity was increased to $3.8 million (at the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2024).

The revolving facility is available for Aeries’ operational requirements.

The interest rate is equal to the 6 months Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (“MCLR”) plus a margin of 0.80% and 1.20 % as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Aeries is required to pay interest on the outstanding balance of the credit facility at this financing cost basis, calculated based on the actual number of days for which the funds are utilized.

Any changes in the prevailing MCLR rates and the interest rate charged by the bank will affect the financing cost basis and the overall cost of borrowing.

Additionally, Aeries has an outstanding unsecured loan from a director of ATG, Mr.

Vaibhav Rao, amounting to $0.8 million at an interest rate of 10% per annum.

The principal amount of the loan was outstanding in entirety as of and for the years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

The Company also has an outstanding four-year vehicle loan of $0.1 million (at the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2024) at an interest rate of 10.75% per annum.

Refer to the notes to our consolidated financial statements titled “Short-term borrowings” and “Long-term debt” included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information on our indebtedness.

For information about the risks we face, see “ Risk Factors .”

Results of Operations

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date.

Our only activities from inception through December 31, 2022 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, the Company’s search for a target business with which to complete a Business Combination and activities in connection with the proposed Transactions.

We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination.

We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities.

We are incurring expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses in connection with completing a Business Combination.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, we had net income of $9,759,713, which consists of formation and operating costs of $4,463,907, offset by an unrealized gain on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $2,395,202, a gain on settlement of underwriting fees of $202,458, and a gain from the change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of $11,625,960.

For the period from March 5, 2021 (Inception) through December 31, 2021, we had a net loss of $2,633,699, which consists of formation and operating costs of $279,246 ($126,866 in professional services fees and $152,380 in general and administrative expenses), unrealized gain on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $20,844, transaction costs allocated to derivative warrant liability of $396,497, and a loss from the change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of $1,978,800.

The Company has one operating segment and presents and discusses revenues by client location.

The Company believes this disaggregation best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenues and cash flows are affected by industry, market and other economic factors.

The following table shows the disaggregation of the Company’s revenues by major client location.

Substantially all of the revenue in our North America region relates to business with clients in the United States.

(In thousands)

North America

Asia Pacific and Other

Total revenue

Our revenues were primarily earned in U.S.

Our costs were primarily incurred in Indian rupees, U.S.

dollars and Mexican pesos.

We bear a substantial portion of the risk of inflation and fluctuations in currency exchange rates, and therefore our operating results could be negatively affected by adverse changes in inflation rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

Comparison of the Year Ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023

The following table presents selected financial data for the year ended March 31, 2024, and 2023 (in thousands, except percentages):

Revenues, net

Cost of Revenue

Gross Profit Margin

Operating expenses

Selling, general & administrative expenses

Total operating expenses

Income from operations

Other income / (expense)

Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

Interest income

Interest expense

Other income, net

Total other income / (expense), net

Income / (loss) before income taxes

Income tax expenses

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests

Net income attributable to the shareholders’ of Aeries Technology, Inc.

Revenue , net

Revenue, net for the year ended March 31, 2024 was $72.5 million, a $19.4 million or a 37% increase compared to revenue, net of $53.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2023.

This change is attributable to a $18.3 million increase in revenues generated due to addition of new clients and a net $1.1 million increase in revenues resulting from the ramp-up of our existing clients.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue for the year ended March 31, 2024 was $50.9 million, a $11.4 million or a 29% increase compared to cost of revenue of $39.4 million for the year ended March 31, 2023.

The primary drivers of the increase include $6.9 million attributed to higher compensation and benefit expenses, reflecting an expansion in client-serving headcount to support revenue growth.

Additionally, $3.7 million increase in fees of external consultants and $0.9 million increase in rent and professional charges.

These cost increases were partially offset by $0.7 million decrease in recruitment-related expenses.

Gross profit for the year ended March 31, 2024 was $21.6 million, a $8.0 million or a 58% increase compared to gross profit of $13.7 million for the year ended March 31, 2023.

This increase was primarily driven by a $19.4 million increase in revenue, resulting from heightened demand for services from new and existing clients.

The revenue growth was primarily offset by a $11.4 million increase in cost of revenue, largely due to higher compensation expenses and other costs related to contract fulfillment.

Gross Profit Margin

Gross profit margin for the year ended March 31, 2024, was 30%, an increase of 413 basis points compared to gross profit margin of 26% for the year ended March 31, 2023.

The improvement is primarily attributed to higher business volumes from the project-based consulting business, which typically generates higher margins due to fixed hourly rate billing.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling and administrative

expenses for the year ended March 31, 2024, were $18.7 million, a $7.3 million and 65% increase, compared to selling and administrative

expenses of $11.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2023.

The increase was due to $3.2 million increase in legal and professional

expenses due to business combination related expenses, $1.1 million of expected credit loss expense, and $3.9 million increase in operations

costs, largely attributable to expanded support headcount, higher travel expenses and additional legal and professional expenses.

increases were partially offset by a $2.2 million reduction in ESOP-related expenses following the completion of the vesting period.

Total other income, net

Total other income, net for

the year ended March 31, 2024, was $16.1 million, a $15.7 million and 3,610% increase, compared to other income, net of $0.4 million

for the year ended March 31, 2023.

The increase was primarily driven by a $16.2 million increase resulting due to change in fair

value of derivative liabilities, partially offset by a reduction in exchange gains recorded in the year ended March 31, 2023.

Income tax expense

Provision from income taxes

for the year ended March 31, 2024, was $1.9 million, an increase of $0.8 million and 77% increase compared to provision of income

taxes of $1.1 million for the year ended March 31, 2023.

The increase was primarily due to the significant rise in pre-tax income

and higher non-deductible expenses during the year.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use non-GAAP financial information and believe it is useful to investors as it provides additional information to facilitate comparisons of historical operating results, identify trends in our underlying operating results and provide additional insight and transparency on how we evaluate the business.

We use non-GAAP financial measures to budget, make operating and strategic decisions, and evaluate our performance.

We have detailed the non-GAAP adjustments that we make in our non-GAAP definitions below.

The adjustments generally fall within the categories of non-cash items, other than costs related to the Business Combination.

We believe the non-GAAP measures presented herein should always be considered along with, and not as a substitute for or superior to, the related US GAAP financial measures.

We have provided the reconciliations between the US GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures below, and we also discuss our underlying US GAAP results throughout the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section.

The non-GAAP financial measures we present may differ from similarly captioned measures presented by other companies.

Investors are encouraged to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable US GAAP financial measures, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income from operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation, business combination-related costs, and changes in fair value of derivative liabilities.

Adjusted EBITDA is a key performance indicator that we use to evaluate our operating performance and in making financial, operating, and planning decisions.

We define Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue for the reporting period.

We believe these non-GAAP measures are useful insight to investors by offering a clearer view of Aeries’ operating performance.

This information is frequently utilized by securities analysts and other stakeholders as a measure of financial information and debt service capabilities, and it has been used by our management for internal reporting and planning procedures, including aspects of our consolidated operating budget and capital expenditures.

The following table provides a reconciliation from net income (US GAAP measure) to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin (Non-GAAP measures) for the year ended March 31, 2024, and 2023 (in thousands):

Income tax expense

Interest income

Interest expenses

Depreciation and amortization

(+) Stock-based compensation

(+) Business Combination related costs

(+) Change in fair value of derivative liabilities

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA Margin

Some of the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin include that these measures do not reflect (i) our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments or foreign exchange gain/loss, (ii) changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital, (iii) significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our outstanding debt, (iv) payments made or future requirements for income taxes, (v) cash requirements for future replacement or payment in depreciated or amortized assets, (vi) stock based compensation costs, (vii) Business Combination related costs, and (viii) change in fair value of derivative liabilities.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Until the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s only source of liquidity was an initial purchase of ordinary shares by the Sponsor and loans from our Sponsor.

On October 22, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 shares, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 8,000,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.00 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $8,000,000.

On November 15, 2021, the underwriters exercised their overallotment option to purchase 3,000,000 ordinary shares and 1,500,000 public warrants, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $30,000,000.

Also on November 15, 2021, we consummated additional sale of 900,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor at a price of $1.00 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $900,000.

Following the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $232,300,000 was placed in the Trust Account.

We incurred $21,834,402 in transaction costs, including $4,600,000 of underwriting fees, $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $9,184,402 of other costs.

For the period ended December 31, 2022, cash used in operating activities was $446,617.

Net income was $9,759,713 and changes in operating assets and liabilities generated $4,017,290 of cash, which were offset by $14,223,620 in non-cash adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operations, including an unrealized gain on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $2,395,202, a gain on settlement of underwriting fees of $202,458, and a gain from the change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of $11,625,960.

As of December 31, 2022, we had cash and marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $234,716,046.

We may withdraw interest to pay our income taxes, if any.

We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions) to complete our Business Combination.

To the extent that our share capital is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

As of December 31, 2022, we had cash of $48,126.

We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required.

If we complete a Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts.

In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment.

Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant unit at the option of the lender.

The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.

We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business.

However, if our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial Business Combination.

Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon completion of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination.

Going Concern Considerations

On a routine basis, we assess going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40 “Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern”.

As of December 31, 2022, we had $48,126 in our operating bank account, a working capital deficit of $3,649,365, and $234,716,046 of securities held in the Trust Account to be used for a Business Combination or to repurchase or redeem our ordinary shares in connection therewith.

In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” we have determined that mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

We believe that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet our needs through the earlier of the consummation of a business combination or one year from this filing.

However, there is a risk that our liquidity may not be sufficient.

The Sponsor intends, but is not obligated to, provide us with Working Capital Loans to sustain operations in the event of a liquidity deficiency.

We have until April 22, 2023 to consummate a Business Combination.

If a Business Combination is not consummated by this date and our shareholders do not approve of an extension there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company.

Uncertainty related to consummation of a Business Combination raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should we be required to liquidate after April 22, 2023.

The financial statements do not include any adjustment that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.

No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities to reflect a required liquidation after April 22, 2023.

Controls and Procedures

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls.

Only in the event that we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer, and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, will we be required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement on our internal control over financial reporting.

Further, for as long as we remain an emerging growth company as defined in the JOBS Act, we intend to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirement.

Prior to the closing of our IPO, we did not completed an assessment, nor did our registered independent accounting firm test our systems, of internal controls.

We expect to assess the internal controls of our target business or businesses prior to the completion of our initial business combination and, if necessary, to implement and test additional controls as we may determine are necessary in order to state that we maintain an effective system of internal controls.

A target business may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding the adequacy of internal controls.

Many small and mid-sized target businesses we may consider for our initial business combination may have internal controls that need improvement in areas such as:

staffing for financial, accounting and external reporting areas, including segregation of duties;

reconciliation of accounts;

proper recording of expenses and liabilities in the period to which they relate;

evidence of internal review and approval of accounting transactions;

documentation of processes, assumptions and conclusions underlying significant estimates;

documentation of accounting policies and procedures.

Because it will take time, management involvement and perhaps outside resources to determine what internal control improvements are necessary for us to meet regulatory requirements and market expectations for our operation of a target business, we may incur significant expenses in meeting our public reporting responsibilities, particularly in the areas of designing, enhancing, or remediating internal and disclosure controls.

Doing so effectively may also take longer than we expect, thus increasing our exposure to financial fraud or erroneous financing reporting.

Once our management’s report on internal controls is complete, we will retain our registered independent accounting firm to audit and render an opinion on such report when required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The independent auditors may identify additional issues concerning a target business’s internal controls while performing their audit of internal control over financial reporting.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The net proceeds of our IPO and the sale of the private placement warrants held in the trust account will be invested in U.S.

government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S.

Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act.

Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.

Related Party Transactions

In March 2021, our sponsor subscribed for an aggregate of 8,625,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000.

On September 17, 2021, our sponsor effected a surrender of 2,875,000 Class B ordinary shares to the company for no consideration, resulting in a decrease in the number of Class B ordinary shares outstanding from 8,625,000 to 5,750,000, such that the total number of founder shares would represent 20% of the total number of ordinary shares outstanding upon completion of our IPO.

We have entered into an Administrative Services Agreement pursuant to which we pay our sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial, administrative and support services.

Upon completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees.

Our sponsor, directors and officers, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations.

Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to our sponsor, directors, officers or our or any of their respective affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed.

There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required.

If we complete our initial business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us.

Otherwise, such loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the trust account.

In the event that our initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used to repay such loaned amounts.

Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender.

The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants issued to our sponsor.

The terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.

We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our trust account.

Our sponsor purchased an aggregate of 8,900,000 private placement warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant ($8,900,000 in the aggregate) in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the closing of our IPO.

Each private placement warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as provided herein.

The private placement warrants are identical to the warrants sold as part of the units in our IPO except that, so long as they are held by our sponsor or its permitted transferees:

(1) they will not be redeemable by us (except under certain circumstances when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $10.00);

(2) they (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by our sponsor until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination;

(3) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis;

and (4) they (including the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) are entitled to registration rights.

Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into with our initial shareholders and anchor investors, we may be required to register certain securities for sale under the Securities Act.

These holders, and holders of warrants issued upon conversion of working capital loans, if any, are entitled under the registration rights agreement to make up to three demands that we register certain of our securities held by them for sale under the Securities Act and to have the securities covered thereby registered for resale pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act.

In addition, these holders have the right to include their securities in other registration

statements filed by us.

However, the registration rights agreement provides that we will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until the securities covered thereby are released from their lock-up restrictions, as described herein.

We will bear the costs and expenses of filing any such registration statements.

See “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters—Registration Rights.”

The accompanying consolidated

financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis of accounting, which contemplates the realization of assets and

the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

The going concern basis of presentation assumes that the Company will

continue in operation one year after the date these financial statements are issued and will be able to realize its assets and discharge

its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.

As of March 31, 2024, the shareholders’ equity had a deficit

of $1.9 million.

This may raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least 12

months from the date when these financial statements are available to be filed with the SEC.

The Company acquired approximately

$8.7 million in cash shortly following the closing of the Business Combination, and as of March 31, 2024, it had $2.1 million in

cash and cash equivalent.

The outflow of cash since the closing is primarily attributed to payments of transaction expenses related to

the Business Combination.

In addition, pursuant to the FPAs entered in connection with the closing of the Business Combination, at the

end of the contract period of one year under the FPAs, we may be required to pay the maturity consideration (approximately up to $8 million

in cash or a number of Class A ordinary shares valued at $2.50 per share, at the option of the FPA holders) in respect of the FPA Shares

held by the FPA holders.

We may not have sufficient cash from operations or cash reserves to pay the maturity consideration in the event

the FPA holders elect to receive the maturity consideration in cash.

Therefore, we may need to rely on our available debt

capacity to pay some or all of the maturity consideration.

Payment of the maturity consideration in cash would reduce the amount of cash

on hand or available debt capacity to fund our operations, which could adversely affect our ability to make necessary investments, and,

therefore, could affect our results of operations.

Our working capital needs are primarily to finance our payroll and other administrative and information technology expenses in advance of the receipt of accounts receivable, as well as increased expenses due to being a public reporting company.

Our primary capital requirements include expanding existing operations to support our growth, financing acquisitions and enhancing capabilities, including building certain digital solutions.

The Company has historically

financed its operations and expansions with cash generated from operations, the revolving credit facility from Kotak Mahindra Bank, and

loans from related parties.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $2.1 million in cash and cash equivalents, and the Company also generated

overall positive cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2024.

Management expects to have sufficient cash from the operations, cash reserves

and debt capacity for the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future to finance our operations, our growth and expansion plans.

addition, we may attempt to raise additional funds through public or private debt or equity financing.

In April 2024, we received net

proceeds of $4.68 million by selling 2,261,778 newly issued Class A ordinary shares in a private placement at a purchase price of $2.21

We are in ongoing negotiations with relevant parties to potentially restructure certain of our current liabilities into equity

or long-term liabilities.

However, there is no guarantee that these measures will achieve the desired objectives, and these is no assurance

that we may raise additional financing on terms acceptable to us or at all.

Cash Flow for the Year ended March 31, 2024 and 2023

The following table presents net cash provided by operating activities, investing activities and financing activities for the year ended March 31, 2024, and 2023 (in thousands):

Cash at the beginning of period

Net cash provided by operating activities

Net cash used in investing activities

Net cash provided by financing activities

Effects of exchange rates on cash

Cash at the end of period

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating

activities for the year ended March 31, 2024, decreased by $6.4 million compared to the prior year.

The decline was primarily driven

by an increase of accounts receivable by $5.6 million.

The Net income for the year

ended March 31, 2024, increased by $15.6 million as compared to the prior year, which was offset mainly due to adjustment of $14.8 million

decrease due to the change in fair value of the FPA put option liability and $1.4 million decrease due to the change in fair value

of derivative warrant liabilities for the year ended March 31, 2024.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities during the year ended March 31, 2024, was $1.7 million, of which $1.5 million was used for the purchase of property and equipment and $2.3 million was used for the issuance of loans to affiliates, offset by $2.1 million generated from loan repayments received from affiliates.

Net cash used in investing activities during the year ended March 31, 2023, was $1.6 million, of which $1.6 million was used for the purchase of property and equipment and $0.8 million was used for the issuance of loans to affiliates, offset by $0.8 million generated from loan repayments received from affiliates.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities during the year ended March 31, 2024, was $7.1 million, primarily from proceeds from the Business Combination of $8.7 million, the net proceeds from short-term debt of $2.6 million and proceeds from long-term debt of $0.9 million;

offset by the repayment of long-term debt of $0.4 million, payment of deferred transaction costs of $2.3 million, payment of promissory note liability of $1.5 million, payment of insurance financing liability of $0.4 million and payment of finance lease obligation of $0.4 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities during the year ended March 31, 2023, was $0.3 million, primarily from net proceeds from short term borrowings of $1.2 million, proceeds from long-term debt of $0.4 million;

partially offset by payment of deferred transaction costs of $0.8 million, payment of finance lease obligations of $0.4 million and repayment of long-term debt of $0.2 million.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

Commitments and Contractual Obligations;

Quarterly Results

As of December 31, 2022, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and did not have any commitments or contractual obligations.

No unaudited quarterly operating data is included in this report as we have conducted no operations to date.

Effective as of September 30, 2022, the underwriters from the Initial Public Offering resigned and withdrew from their role in the Business Combination and thereby waived their entitlement to the deferred underwriting fees of $8,050,000, which the Company has recorded as a gain on settlement of underwriter fees on the statements of shareholders’ deficit for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 for $7,847,542, which represents the original amount recorded to accumulated deficit, and the remaining balance of $202,548 representing the amount recorded to the statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022.

On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law.

The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies.

We will qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act will be allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies.

We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies.

As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.

Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act.

Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things:

(1) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

(2) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act;

(3) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis);

and (4) disclose certain executive compensation-related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation.

These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our IPO or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.

As of March 31, 2024 and currently, we do not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

See “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”, in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Application of Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates

The following is a summary of the basis of preparation and significant accounting policies which have been applied in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

The accounting policies have been applied consistently in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements.

A full description of significant accounting policies is provided in our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Critical Accounting Policies and Management Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report.

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with US GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses.

Our critical accounting policies are those that materially affect our consolidated financial statements and involve difficult, subjective or complex judgments by management.

A thorough understanding of these critical accounting policies is essential when reviewing our consolidated financial statements.

We believe that the critical accounting policies listed below involve the most difficult management decisions because they require the use of significant estimates and assumptions as described above.

Please see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report for the complete list of significant accounting policies and estimates.

Forward Purchase Agreement

On November 3, 2023 and November 5, 2023, WWAC entered into Forward Purchase Agreements (the “FPAs”) with Sandia Investment Management LP, Sea Otter Trading, LLC, YA II PN, Ltd and Meteora Capital Partners, LP (collectively known as “FPA holders”) for an OTC Equity Prepaid Forward Transaction.

Subscription Agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) were also executed alongside the FPA for subscription of the underlying FPA shares by the FPA holders either through a new issuance or purchase of shares from existing holders (“Recycled Shares”).

The FPAs and Subscription Agreements have been accounted for separately as discussed subsequently.

The FPAs stipulate a new issuance of 3,711,667 Class A ordinary shares to the FPA holders at the redemption price (i.e., $10.69 per share) and purchase of 288,333 Recycled Shares through redemption reversals.

The amount to be received by the Company from the FPA holders on such issuance of approximately 3,711,667 shares is held with the FPA holders as prepaid with respect to the forward transaction.

Pursuant to the FPA, the Company was obligated to pay a prepayment amount of $42.8 million which was settled as below:

$39.7 million against the consideration receivable by the Company for a new issuance of class A ordinary shares to the FPA holders;

$3.1 million representing the cash paid by the Company to the FPA holders to fund the purchase price of the Recycled Shares.

At the end of the contract period of one year, for each unsold share held by the FPA holders, the Company is obligated to pay the FPA holders an amount of $2 in cash or a variable number of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares in order to provide a return of $2.5 per FPA share determined based on the 30-day VWAP of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares (“Maturity Consideration”).

The FPA holders have the option to select the form of Maturity Consideration.

The Optional Termination Right held by the FPA holders economically results in the prepaid forward contract being akin to a written put option with the purchaser’s right to sell all or a portion of the 4,000,000 Class A ordinary shares to the Company.

The Company is entitled over the 12-month maturity period to either a return of the prepayment or the underlying shares, which the FPA holders will determine at their sole discretion depending on the movement in the Company’s share price.

The FPAs consist of two freestanding financial instruments that are accounted for as follows:

The total prepayment of $42.8 million (“Prepayment Amount”) which includes a net cash outflow of $3.1 million as discussed above.

The Prepayment Amount has been accounted for as a reduction to equity to reflect the substance of the overall arrangement as a net repurchase of the Recycled Shares and sale of newly issued shares to the FPA holders pursuant to a subscription agreement without receipt of the underlying consideration of $39.7 million.

The “FPA Put Option” includes both the in-substance written put option and the expected Maturity Consideration.

The FPA Put Option is a derivative instrument that the Company has recorded as a liability and measured at fair value in accordance with ASC 480-10.

The instrument is subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date, with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.

The initial fair value of the FPA put option liability at the Closing Date was $25.0 million, and the fair value as on March 31, 2024 was $42.3 million, which is reported as a FPA put option liability in our consolidated balance sheet.

The change in the fair value of the FPA put option liability of $17.3 million for the year ended March 31, 2024 has been recorded to change in fair value of forward purchase agreement put option liability in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Derivative Financial Instruments and FPA Put Option Liability

The Company accounts for the warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40 under which the Instruments (as defined below) do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as liabilities.

The Company accounts for the FPA put option liability as a financial liability in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480-10.

Warrants and FPA are collectively referred as the “Instruments”.

The Instruments are subjected to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

See Note 18 for further discussion of the pertinent terms of the warrants and Note 20 for further discussion of the methodology used to determine the value of the Instruments.

In December 2023, the Company settled vendor balances amounting to $0.9 million owed to certain vendors by issuing 361,338 Class A ordinary shares.

If the VWAP of the Class A ordinary shares over the three trading days immediately preceding the agreement date is higher than the VWAP over the three trading days immediately preceding the six-month anniversary from the agreement date, additional Class A ordinary shares of the Company would need to be issued for the difference.

This represents a derivative financial instrument written by the Company which has been accounted for in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40 including subsequent re-measurement at fair value with the changes being recognized in Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value at inception and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations.

The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period.

Derivative liabilities are classified in the consolidated balance sheets as current or noncurrent based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

Valuation techniques used to measure fair value should maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated financial statements are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value.

Hierarchical levels which are directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to the valuation of these assets or liabilities are as follows:

Level 1 – Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

Level 2 – Inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly.

Such prices may be based upon quoted prices for identical or comparable securities in active markets or inputs not quoted on active markets but corroborated by market data.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date.

Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Except for the warrants and FPA as described above, the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the consolidated balance sheets.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest

Redeemable noncontrolling interest represents the portion of equity in a subsidiary that is not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the Company.

Such redeemable noncontrolling interest include exchange agreements with a call and a put option where the minority interest investors’ respective ordinary shares in AARK and ATG will be exchanged for Class A ordinary shares based on the exchange ratio as set out in the Exchange agreements.

The exchange is subject to certain exchange conditions and cash redemption features which are outside of the Company’s control.

The redeemable noncontrolling interest has initially been measured at the proportionate share in the net assets of the subsidiaries in accordance with ASC 805-40-30-3.

Subsequently, the carrying value is adjusted with an allocation of the subsidiaries’ earnings based on ownership interest.

Noncontrolling interest that has redemption features outside the Company’s control is accounted for as redeemable noncontrolling interest and is recorded as mezzanine equity and is reported between liabilities and shareholders’ equity (deficit) in the consolidated balance sheets.

Accounts receivable, net

The Company records a receivable when an unconditional right to consideration exists, such that only the passage of time is required before payment of consideration is due.

Timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers.

If revenue recognized on a contract exceeds the billings, then the Company records an unbilled receivable for that excess amount, which is included as part of accounts receivable, net in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Prior to the Company’s adoption of ASU 2016-13, Topic 326 Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“Topic 326”), the accounts receivable balance was reduced by an allowance for doubtful accounts that was determined based on the Company’s assessment of the collectability of customer accounts.

Under Topic 326, accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount, net of allowance for credit losses.

The Company regularly reviews the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses based on a combination of factors.

In establishing any required allowance, management considers historical losses adjusted for current market conditions, the current receivables aging, current payment terms and expectations of forward-looking loss estimates.

Allowance for credit losses was $1.2 million as of March 31, 2024 and allowance for doubtful accounts was $0 as of March 31, 2023, and is classified within “Accounts Receivable, net” in the consolidated balance sheets.

See “Recent accounting pronouncements adopted” section below for information pertaining to the adoption of Topic 326.

The following tables provides details of the Company’s allowance for credit losses (in thousands):

Opening balance as of March 31, 2023

Transition period adjustment on accounts receivables (through retained earnings) pursuant to ASC 326

Adjusted balance as of April 1, 2023

Additions charged to cost and expense

Write-off charged against the allowance

Closing balance as of March 31, 2024

Revenue recognition

We account for revenue in

accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606).

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer

a distinct good or service to the customer, and is the unit of account in ASC 606.

Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration

we expect to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services.

The contract transaction price is allocated to each distinct

performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied.

All of our material sources of

revenue are derived from contracts with customers.

Refer to Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial

statements included in this Annual Report for additional information regarding our revenue recognition policy.

Internal Use Software Costs

The Company capitalizes certain

costs related to internal use software acquired, modified, or developed related to the Company’s platform.

These capitalized costs

are primarily related to salaries and other personnel costs.

Costs incurred in the preliminary stages of development are expensed as incurred.

Once the application development stage has been reached, internal and external costs, if direct and incremental, are capitalized until

the software is substantially complete and ready for its intended use.

Capitalization ceases upon completion of all substantial testing.

Maintenance and training costs are expensed as incurred.

Refer to Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated

financial statements included in this Annual Report for additional information regarding this policy.

Employee Benefit Plan

The Company provides for a

gratuity obligation through a defined benefit retirement plan (the “Gratuity Plan”) covering eligible employees in India under

Payments of Gratuity Act, 1972.

The cost of providing benefits under this plan is determined based on actuarial valuation at each year

Actuarial valuation is carried out for gratuity using the projected unit credit method.

The Company reviews its assumptions on an

annual basis and makes modifications to the assumptions based on current rates and trends when it is appropriate to do so.

Refer to Note

2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report for additional

information regarding this policy.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide this information.

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