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and our audited financial statements and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
−Removed: 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on April 1, 2024.
+Added: 31, 2024, which was filed with the SEC on March 5, 2025.
This discussion and analysis and other parts of this Quarterly Report contain
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set forth under Part II, Item 1A, “ Risk Factors ” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
−Removed: You should carefully read the “Risk
−Removed: Factors” section of this Quarterly Report and of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, to gain an
−Removed: understanding of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements.
−Removed: also see the section entitled “ Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.
−Removed: Auddia is a technology
−Removed: company headquartered in Boulder, CO that is reinventing how consumers engage with audio through the development of a proprietary AI platform
−Removed: for audio and innovative technologies for podcasts.
−Removed: Auddia is leveraging these technologies within its industry-first audio Superapp,
−Removed: faidr (previously known as the Auddia App).
−Removed: faidr gives consumers
−Removed: the opportunity to listen to any AM/FM radio station with commercial breaks replaced with personalized audio content, including popular
−Removed: and new music, news, and weather.
−Removed: The faidr app represents the first-time consumers can combine the local content uniquely provided by
−Removed: AM/FM radio with commercial-free and personalized listening many consumers demand from digital-media consumption.
−Removed: In addition to commercial-free
−Removed: AM/FM, faidr includes podcasts – also with ads removed or easily skipped by listeners – as well as exclusive content, branded
−Removed: faidrRadio, which includes new artist discovery, curated music stations, and Music Casts.
−Removed: Music Casts are unique to faidr.
−Removed: Hosts and DJs
−Removed: can combine on-demand talk segments with dynamic music streaming, which allows users to hear podcasts with full music track plays embedded
−Removed: in the episodes.
−Removed: Auddia has also developed
−Removed: a differentiated podcasting capability with ad-reduction features and also provides a unique suite of tools that helps podcasters create
−Removed: additional digital content for their podcast episodes as well as plan their episodes, build their brand, and monetize their content with
−Removed: new content distribution channels.
−Removed: This podcasting feature also gives users the ability to go deeper into the stories through supplemental,
−Removed: digital content, and eventually comment and contribute their own content to episode feeds.
+Added: carefully read the “Risk Factors” section of this Quarterly Report and of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
+Added: December 31, 2024, to gain an understanding of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking
+Added: Please also see the section entitled “ Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements .”
+Added: Auddia (the “Company”)
+Added: is an AI technology company headquartered in Boulder, CO that is reinventing how consumers engage with audio through the development of
+Added: its faidr app, an industry-first audio platform, which utilizes proprietary AI technology to personalize and customize both radio and
+Added: podcast listening experiences.
+Added: faidr allows users to
+Added: listen to AM/FM radio stations without unwanted commercial breaks.
+Added: The app replaces these ad breaks in real time with streaming music
+Added: similar in format and genre to the radio station being played.
+Added: The faidr app represents the first-time consumers can combine the local
+Added: content uniquely provided by AM/FM radio with commercial-free and personalized listening many consumers demand from digital-media consumption.
+Added: In addition to commercial-free AM/FM, faidr includes podcasts – also with ads removed or easily skipped by listeners – as
+Added: well as exclusive content, which includes new artist discovery, curated music stations, and exclusive music podcasts that allow hosts
+Added: to play full tracks within the episode.
The combination of AM/FM
−Removed: streaming and podcasting, with Auddia’s unique, technology-driven differentiators, addresses large and rapidly growing audiences.
+Added: streaming and podcasting, with Auddia’s unique, AI technology-driven differentiators, addresses large (radio streamers) and rapidly
+Added: growing (podcast listeners) audiences.
We have developed our
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all types of audio content on the radio.
−Removed: For instance, the platform recognizes the difference between a commercial and a song and is learning
−Removed: the differences between all other content to include weather reports, traffic, news, sports, DJ conversation, etc.
−Removed: Not only does the technology
−Removed: learn the differences between the various types of audio segments, but it also identifies the beginning and end of each piece of content.
−Removed: We are leveraging this
−Removed: technology platform within our premium AM/FM radio listening experience through the faidr App.
−Removed: The faidr App is intended to be downloaded
−Removed: by consumers who will pay a subscription fee in order to listen to any streaming AM/FM radio station and podcasts, all with commercial
−Removed: interruptions removed from the listening experience, in addition to the faidrRadio exclusive content offerings.
−Removed: Advanced features will
−Removed: allow consumers to skip any content heard on the station and request audio content on-demand.
+Added: For instance, the platform recognizes the difference between a commercial and a song and DJ conversation.
+Added: Not only does the technology learn the differences between the various types of audio segments, but it also identifies the beginning and
+Added: end of each piece of content.
+Added: The faidr app is intended
+Added: to be downloaded by consumers who are willing to pay for a customizable, commercial-free listening experience.
+Added: Our advanced features allow
+Added: subscribers to skip any content heard on the station and request audio content on-demand.
We believe the faidr App represents a significant
−Removed: differentiated audio streaming product, or Superapp, that will be the first to come to market since the emergence of popular streaming
−Removed: music apps such as Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, etc.
−Removed: We believe that the most significant point of differentiation
−Removed: is that in addition to ad-free AM/FM streaming and ad-reduced podcasts, the faidr App is intended to deliver non-music content that includes
−Removed: local sports, news, weather, traffic and the discovery of new music alongside exclusive programming.
−Removed: No other audio streaming app available
−Removed: today, including category leaders like TuneIn, iHeart, and Audacy, can compete with faidr’s full product offerings.
+Added: differentiated audio streaming product, the first to give audio streamers a more personalized middle ground between passive content like
+Added: broadcast radio and fully on-demand content like Spotify.
+Added: No other audio streaming app available today, including category leaders like
+Added: TuneIn, iHeart, and Audacy, can compete with faidr’s full product offerings.
We launched an MVP version
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In February 2023, we added faidrRadio, our exclusive content offerings,
−Removed: Podcasts were added to the app for the iOS version before the end of Q1 2023 as planned and added to the Android app in May
−Removed: We also developed a testbed
−Removed: differentiated podcasting capability called Vodacast, which leveraged technologies and proven product concepts to differentiate its podcasts
−Removed: offering from other competitors in the radio-streaming product category.
−Removed: With podcasting growing
−Removed: and predicted to grow at a rapid rate, the Vodacast podcast platform was conceptualized to fill a void in the emerging audio media space.
−Removed: The platform was built to become the preferred podcasting solution for podcasters by enabling them to deliver digital content feeds that
−Removed: match the audio of their podcast episodes, and by enabling podcasters to make additional revenue from new digital advertising channels,
−Removed: subscription channels, on-demand fees for exclusive content, and through direct donations from their listeners.
−Removed: Throughout 2023 and 2024,
−Removed: Auddia has been migrating their podcasting capabilities into the flagship faidr app bringing the advanced podcasting functionality from
−Removed: Vodacast into faidr as part of the overall strategy to build a single audio Superapp.
−Removed: In July 2024, Auddia sunsetted the Vodacast app.
−Removed: Podcast functionality continues to be developed in faidr and in August 2024, we released our Forward+ and Chapter Visualization into our
−Removed: differentiated AI Podcast Player which delivers ad-reduction controls to a listener.
−Removed: Today, podcasters do
−Removed: not have a preference as to where their listeners access their episodes, as virtually all listening options (mobile apps and web players)
−Removed: deliver only their podcast audio.
−Removed: By creating significant differentiation on which they can make net new and higher margin revenue, we
−Removed: believe that podcasters will promote faidr to their listeners, thus creating a powerful, organic marketing dynamic.
−Removed: One innovative and proprietary
−Removed: part of Auddia’s podcast capabilities, originally presented on their Vodacast differentiated podcasting capability, is the availability
−Removed: of tools to create and distribute an interactive digital feed, which supplements podcast episode audio with additional digital.
−Removed: content feeds allow podcasters to tell deeper stories to their listeners while giving podcasters access to digital revenue for the first
−Removed: Podcasters will be able to build these interactive feeds using The Podcast Hub, a content management system that was originally
−Removed: developed and trialed as part of Auddia’s Vodacast platform, which also serves as a tool to plan and manage podcast episodes.
−Removed: digital feed activates a new digital ad channel that turns every audio ad into a direct-response, relevant-to-the-story, digital ad, increasing
−Removed: the effectiveness and value of their established audio ad model.
−Removed: The feed also presents a richer listening experience, as any element
−Removed: of a podcast episode can be supplemented with images, videos, text and web links.
−Removed: This feed will appear fully synchronized in the faidr
−Removed: mobile App, and it also can be hosted and accessed independently (e.g., through any browser), making the content feed universally distributable.
−Removed: Over time, users will
−Removed: be able to comment, and podcasters will be able to grant some users publishing rights to add content directly into the feed on their behalf.
−Removed: This will create another first for podcasting, a dialog between creator and fan, synchronized to the episode content.
−Removed: The interactive
−Removed: feed for podcasts has been developed and tested on Vodacast and is expected to be another differentiator added into faidr for podcast
−Removed: listeners later in 2025.
−Removed: The podcast capabilities
−Removed: within faidr will also introduce a unique and industry first multi-channel, highly flexible set of revenue channels that podcasters can
−Removed: activate in combination to allow listeners to choose how they want to consume and pay for content.
−Removed: “Flex Revenue” allows podcasters
−Removed: to continue to run their standard audio ad model and complement those ads with direct response enabled digital ads in each episode content
−Removed: feed, increasing the value of advertising on any podcast.
−Removed: “Flex Revenue” will also activate subscriptions, on-demand fees
−Removed: for content (e.g., listen without audio ads for a micro payment fee) and direct donations from listeners.
−Removed: Using these channels in combination,
−Removed: podcasters can maximize revenue generation and exercise higher margin monetization models, beyond basic audio advertising.
−Removed: Revenue” and the initial inclusion of the new revenue channels that come with it will be added to podcasting in the faidr app, and
−Removed: the first elements of this new monetization capability is expected to be commercially available in 2025, beginning with subscription plans
−Removed: to access ad-reduction in podcasts.
+Added: Podcasts were added to the app for the iOS version before the end of Q1 2023 and added to the Android app in May of 2023.
+Added: In Q1 of 2025, we implemented
+Added: new paywalls and are now testing various price points and marketing strategies aimed at optimizing subscription conversions.
+Added: Company continues to look for opportunities to improve the value faidr delivers to consumers through content enhancements, improvements
+Added: in app functionality, and the development of new features.
+Added: Through these ongoing improvements to the faidr app and the continuous optimization
+Added: of the marketing message and strategy to reach the right audiences, the Company continues to pursue the product market fit required to
+Added: support a significant increase in marketing spend to drive users and revenue.
The faidr mobile App
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with proceeds from the February 2021 IPO, Series A warrants exercised in July 2021 and common share issuance during June of 2023.
−Removed: debt financing through a related party during November 2022 and April 2023.
−Removed: We sold common shares during April 2023, June 2023, and during
−Removed: the first and second quarters of 2024 pursuant to our equity line facility.
−Removed: Lastly, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with
−Removed: accredited investors for convertible preferred stock and warrants financing.
+Added: obtained debt financing through a related party during November 2022 and April 2023, which was subsequently repaid in April 2024.
+Added: we sold common shares during 2025 and 2024 pursuant to our equity line facility.
Since our inception, we have incurred significant operating
−Removed: As of September 30, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $87,003,511.
−Removed: Our ability to generate product revenue sufficient to
−Removed: achieve profitability will depend heavily on the successful development and commercialization of one or more of our Apps.
−Removed: We expect that
−Removed: our expenses and capital requirements will increase substantially in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly if and as we:
+Added: As of March 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $91,239,759.
+Added: Our ability to generate product revenue sufficient to achieve
+Added: profitability will depend heavily on the successful development and commercialization of one or more of our Apps.
+Added: We expect that our expenses
+Added: and capital requirements will increase substantially in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly if and as we:
nationally launch our faidr App and as we continue training our proprietary AI technology and make product enhancements;
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add operational and general administrative personnel which will support our product development programs, commercialization efforts and our transition to operating as a public company.
−Removed: As a result, we will
−Removed: need substantial additional funding to support our continuing operations and pursue our growth strategy.
−Removed: Until such time as we can generate
−Removed: significant revenue from product sales, if ever, we expect to finance our operations through the sale of equity, debt financings or other
−Removed: capital sources, which may include collaborations with other companies or other strategic transactions.
−Removed: We may be unable to raise additional
−Removed: funds or enter into such other agreements or arrangements when needed on favorable terms, or at all.
−Removed: If we fail to raise capital or enter
−Removed: into such agreements as and when needed, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development and commercialization
−Removed: of one or more of our product candidates.
−Removed: Because of the numerous
−Removed: risks and uncertainties associated with product development, we are unable to predict the timing or amount of increased expenses or when
−Removed: or if we will be able to achieve or maintain profitability.
+Added: As a result, we will need substantial additional
+Added: funding to support our continuing operations and pursue our growth strategy.
+Added: Until such time as we can generate significant revenue from
+Added: product sales, if ever, we expect to finance our operations through the sale of equity, debt financings or other capital sources, which
+Added: may include collaborations with other companies or other strategic transactions.
+Added: We may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into
+Added: such other agreements or arrangements when needed on favorable terms, or at all.
+Added: If we fail to raise capital or enter into such agreements
+Added: as and when needed, we may have to significantly delay, scale back or discontinue the development and commercialization of one or more
+Added: of our product candidates.
+Added: Because of the numerous risks and uncertainties
+Added: associated with product development, we are unable to predict the timing or amount of increased expenses or when or if we will be able
+Added: to achieve or maintain profitability.
Even if we are able to generate product sales, we may not become profitable.
−Removed: If we fail to become profitable or are unable to sustain profitability on a continuing basis, then we may be unable to continue our operations
−Removed: at planned levels and be forced to reduce or terminate our operations.
−Removed: As of September 30, 2024,
−Removed: we had cash and cash equivalents of $3,773,827.
−Removed: We secured approximately $10.4 million in additional financing during 2024.
−Removed: additional funding to complete the development of our full product line and scale products with a demonstrated market fit.
−Removed: has plans to secure such additional funding.
−Removed: However, if we are unable to raise capital when needed or on acceptable terms, we would be
−Removed: forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate our technology development and commercialization efforts.
−Removed: accelerate user acquisition, revenue, and cash flow, we have explored numerous potential acquisition targets of AM/FM streaming aggregators
−Removed: over the past year and a half and will continue to explore new opportunities.
+Added: If we fail to become
+Added: profitable or are unable to sustain profitability on a continuing basis, then we may be unable to continue our operations at planned levels
+Added: and be forced to reduce or terminate our operations.
+Added: As of March 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents
+Added: of $1,689,913.
+Added: Through the date of this report, we have secured approximately $0.7 million in additional financing in the first quarter
+Added: We will need additional funding to complete the development of our full product line and scale products with a demonstrated market
+Added: Management has plans to secure such additional funding.
+Added: However, if we are unable to raise capital when needed or on acceptable terms,
+Added: we would be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate our technology development and commercialization efforts.
Recent Developments
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The overall strategy focuses on three
−Removed: (1) acquiring users of a radio-streaming app, (2) bringing our proprietary ad-free products to the acquired userbase to generate
+Added: (1) acquiring retained users of a radio-streaming app, (2) bringing our proprietary ad-free products to that userbase to generate
significant subscription revenue, and (3) bringing together other differentiated features into the larger audio Superapp platform.
−Removed: We incurred $426,572
−Removed: in costs related to evaluating potential acquisitions during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
−Removed: RFM Acquisition
−Removed: On January 26, 2024,
−Removed: we entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “RFM Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which we agreed to acquire RadioFM (the “RFM
−Removed: Acquisition”), which is currently a component of both AppSmartz and RadioFM (partnerships under common control).
−Removed: The aggregate consideration
−Removed: for the RFM Acquisition is $13,000,000 (plus $2,000,000 in contingent consideration if certain post-close milestones are reached), in
−Removed: addition to the assumption of certain liabilities, as may be adjusted pursuant to the terms of the RFM Purchase Agreement.
−Removed: In March 2024, the parties
−Removed: mutually agreed to terminate the RFM Purchase Agreement.
Nasdaq Deficiency Notices
−Removed: On November 21, 2023,
−Removed: we received a written notice from Nasdaq indicating that we are not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1), which requires
−Removed: companies listed on The Nasdaq Capital Market to maintain a minimum of $2,500,000 in stockholders’ equity for continued listing
−Removed: (the “Stockholders’ Equity Requirement”).
−Removed: In our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2023,
−Removed: we reported stockholders’ equity of $2,415,012, and, as a result, did not satisfy Listing Rule 5550(b)(1).
−Removed: Nasdaq’s November
−Removed: written notice had no immediate impact on the listing of our common stock.
−Removed: Our hearing with the Panel occurred on January 18, 2024 and
−Removed: addressed all outstanding listing compliance matters, including compliance with the Stockholders’ Equity Notice as well as compliance
−Removed: with the Bid Price Requirement.
−Removed: On January 30, 2024,
−Removed: the Panel granted the Company’s request for an exception to Nasdaq’s listing rules until April 22, 2024, to demonstrate compliance
−Removed: with all applicable continued listing requirements for the Nasdaq Capital Market.
−Removed: On April 16, 2024, the
−Removed: Company received a letter from Nasdaq granting an exception to the Exchange’s listing rules until May 20, 2024, to demonstrate compliance
−Removed: with Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) (the “Equity Rule”.)
−Removed: On May 24, 2024, we received a letter from Nasdaq
−Removed: indicating that we had regained compliance with the equity requirement in Listing rule 5550(b) (1) (the Equity Rule”.) We will be
−Removed: subject to a Mandatory Panel Monitor for a period of one year from the date of the letter in accordance with application of Listing Rule
−Removed: 5815(d)(4)(B).
−Removed: The Nasdaq listing rules
−Removed: require listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share.
−Removed: On October 16, 2024, we received a written notice from Nasdaq
−Removed: indicating that we were not in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for
−Removed: continued listing.
−Removed: The Bid Price Notice does not result in the immediate delisting of our common stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market.
−Removed: The Bid Price Notice indicated that we have 180 calendar days (or until April 14, 2025) in which to regain compliance.
−Removed: The Company filed an
−Removed: amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State in Delaware which became effective as of 5:00 P.M.
+Added: During 2022, 2023 and
+Added: 2024, the Company received notices from Nasdaq indicating that the Company was not in compliance with (i) Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1),
+Added: which requires companies listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market to maintain a minimum of $2,500,000 in stockholders’ equity for continued
+Added: listing or (ii) Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) which requires companies listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market to maintain a minimum of a $1.00
+Added: bid price for continued listing.
+Added: On May 24, 2024, we received
+Added: a letter from Nasdaq indicating that we had regained compliance with the equity requirement in Listing rule 5550(b) (1).
+Added: We will be subject
+Added: to a Mandatory Panel Monitor for a period of one year from the date of the letter in accordance with application of Listing Rule 5815(d)(4)(B).
+Added: On October 16, 2024,
+Added: we received a written notice from Nasdaq indicating that we were not in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement set forth
+Added: in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) for continued listing.
+Added: The bid price notice does not result in the immediate delisting of our common
+Added: stock from the Nasdaq Capital Market.
+Added: The bid price notice indicated that we have 180 calendar days (or until April 14, 2025) in which
+Added: to regain compliance.
+Added: If at any time during this 180 calendar day period the bid price of our common stock closes at or above $1.00 per
+Added: share for a minimum of ten consecutive business days, the Nasdaq staff will provide us with a written confirmation of compliance and the
+Added: matter will be closed.
+Added: On April 14, 2025, Nasdaq notified us that we were in compliance with the $1.00 minimum bid price requirement.
On February 27, 2024,
−Removed: As a result, every twenty-five (25) issued shares of common stock were automatically combined into one share of
−Removed: common stock.
−Removed: Shares of the Company’s
−Removed: common stock were assigned a new CUSIP number (05072K 206) and began trading on a split-adjusted basis on February 27, 2024.
−Removed: The reverse stock split
+Added: the Company effectuated a 1-for-25 reverse stock split.
+Added: On March 28, 2025, the
+Added: Company effectuated a 1-for-17 reverse stock split.
+Added: The reverse stock splits
did not change the authorized number of shares of the Company’s common stock.
No fractional shares were issued and any fractional
−Removed: shares resulting from the reverse stock split were rounded up to the nearest whole share.
−Removed: Therefore, stockholders with less than 25 shares
−Removed: received one share of stock.
−Removed: The reverse stock split
+Added: shares resulting from the reverse stock splits were rounded up to the nearest whole share.
+Added: The reverse stock splits
applied to the Company’s outstanding warrants, stock options and restricted stock units.
The number of shares of common stock into
−Removed: which these outstanding securities are convertible or exercisable were adjusted proportionately as a result of the reverse stock split.
+Added: which these outstanding securities are convertible or exercisable were adjusted proportionately as a result of the reverse stock splits.
The exercise prices of any outstanding warrants or stock options were also proportionately adjusted in accordance with the terms of those
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Comparison of the Three Months Ended
−Removed: September 30, 2024 and 2023
−Removed: The following table summarizes our results of
−Removed: Three Months Ended
−Removed: September 30, 2024
−Removed: September 30, 2023
−Removed: Operating expenses:
−Removed: Direct cost of services
−Removed: Sales and marketing
−Removed: Research and development
−Removed: General and administrative
−Removed: Depreciation and amortization
−Removed: Total operating expenses
−Removed: Loss from operations
−Removed: Other expense:
−Removed: Interest expense
−Removed: Change in fair value of warrants
−Removed: Total other expense
−Removed: Loss before income taxes
−Removed: Provision for income taxes
−Removed: $ (1,949,428 )
−Removed: $ (2,116,482 )
−Removed: Total revenues for the
−Removed: three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were $0 as we continue to develop and enhance our faidr and podcasting Apps to establish
−Removed: new revenue streams.
−Removed: Direct cost of services
−Removed: Direct cost of services
−Removed: increased $11,446 or 26.3% from $43,470 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $54,916 for the three months ended September
−Removed: This increase was primarily the result of an increase in hosting costs and music service costs.
−Removed: Sales and marketing
−Removed: Sales and marketing expenses
−Removed: decreased by $33,847 or (10.7%) from $316,297 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $282,450 for the three months ended September
−Removed: 30, 2024, which was primarily attributed to reduced marketing promotion costs associated with the national launch of the faidr app as
−Removed: the quarter was focused on ASO optimization.
−Removed: We expect our sales and marketing expenses to fluctuate period by period as we release new
−Removed: upgrades and enhancements within our faidr App and look to generate revenue through customer acquisition, retention, and subscription
−Removed: Research and development
−Removed: Research and development
−Removed: expenses increased by $5,952 or 2.6% from $227,133 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $233,085 for the three months ended
−Removed: September 30, 2024, which was primarily due to an increase in capitalized R&D expenses, partially offset by a decrease in content
−Removed: creator fees.
−Removed: General and administrative
−Removed: General and administrative
−Removed: expenses increased by $103,943 or 13.4% from $777,496 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $881,439 for the three
−Removed: months ended September 30, 2024.
−Removed: The change was primarily driven by an increase in consulting, legal, and public company fees associated
−Removed: with the 2024 equity offerings.
−Removed: Depreciation and amortization
−Removed: Depreciation and amortization
−Removed: expenses increased by $30,794 or 6.6% from $465,166 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $495,960 for the three months
−Removed: ended September 30, 2024.
−Removed: The increase is entirely related to the increased amortization of our faidr and podcasting Apps.
−Removed: Other expense, net
−Removed: Total other expenses
−Removed: decreased by $285,342 or (99.5%) from $286,920 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 to $1,578 for the three months ended September
−Removed: Interest expense decreased by $285,342 due to the repayment of notes payable to related party in April 2024.
−Removed: Comparison of the nine months ended
−Removed: September 30, 2024 and 2023
−Removed: The following table summarizes our results of
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: September 30, 2024
−Removed: September 30, 2023
+Added: March 31, 2025 and 2024
+Added: following table summarizes our results of operations:
+Added: Three Months Ended March 31,
Operating expenses:
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Interest expense
−Removed: Change in fair value of warrants
Total other expense
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Total revenues for the
−Removed: nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were $0 as we continue to develop and enhance our faidr and podcasting Apps to establish
−Removed: new revenue streams.
+Added: three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were $0 as we continue to develop and enhance our faidr and podcasting Apps to establish new
+Added: revenue streams.
Direct cost of services
Direct Cost of Services
−Removed: increased $22,507 or 17.2% from $130,809 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $153,316 for the nine months ended September
−Removed: This increase was primarily the result of an increase in hosting costs and data subscription fees.
+Added: increased by $7,398 or 15.4% to $55,571 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $48,173 for the three months ended March
+Added: This remained relatively flat due to ongoing cost of services to maintain the faidr app.
Sales and marketing
Sales and marketing expenses
−Removed: decreased by $119,463 or (15.6%) from $765,176 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $645,713 for the nine months ended September
−Removed: 30, 2024, which was primarily attributed to reduced marketing promotion costs associated with the national launch of the faidr app.
−Removed: expect our sales and marketing expenses to fluctuate period by period as we release new upgrades and enhancements within our Apps and
−Removed: look to generate revenue through customer acquisition, retention, and subscription conversion.
+Added: increased by $89,046 or 60.8% to $235,441 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $146,395 for the three months ended March
+Added: The increase in sales and marketing expenses was primarily attributed to increased marketing promotion costs.
+Added: We expect our
+Added: sales and marketing expenses to fluctuate period by period as we release new upgrades and enhancements within our apps and look to generate
+Added: revenue through customer acquisition, retention, and subscription conversion.
Research and development
Research and development
−Removed: expenses decreased by $59,442 or (9.6%) from $617,622 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $558,180 for the nine months ended
−Removed: September 30, 2024, which was primarily due to lower consulting and content creator fees.
−Removed: General and administrative
+Added: expenses increased by $231,196 or 139.7% to $396,703 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 from $165,507 for the three months ended
+Added: March 31, 2024 primarily due to an increase in research and development consulting fees incurred.
+Added: We are continually developing enhancements
+Added: to both our faidr and podcasting Apps and will continue capitalize software costs to the extent that such development qualifies for capitalization.
General and administrative
−Removed: expenses increased by $229,732 or 8.8% from $2,596,831 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $2,826,563 for the nine
−Removed: months ended September 30, 2024.
−Removed: The increase was primarily driven by an increase in salary expense and professional fees to support compliance
−Removed: requirements related to potential acquisitions and equity offerings, partially offset by lower stock compensation expense.
+Added: General and administrative expenses decreased
+Added: by $579,908 or 47.9% to $630,891 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $1,210,799 for the three months ended March 31,
+Added: The decrease resulted primarily from a decrease in stock compensation expense and professional fees, such as, accounting and legal
+Added: expenses due to potential acquisition efforts that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and were not present in 2025.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization
−Removed: expenses increased by $122,268 or 9.1% from $1,350,820 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $1,473,088 for the nine
−Removed: months ended September 30, 2024.
−Removed: The increase is entirely related to the increased amortization of our faidr and podcasting Apps.
+Added: expenses decreased by $51,339 or 10.6% to $432,407 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $483,746 for the three months
+Added: ended March 31, 2024.
+Added: Capitalized software costs have decreased, in which the ongoing amortization of our faidr and podcasting Apps has
+Added: also decreased.
Other expense, net
Total other expenses
−Removed: decreased by $330,077 or (29.1%) from $1,133,398 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 to $803,321 for the nine months ended September
+Added: decreased by $151,156 or (99.0%) to $1,552 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to $152,708 for the three months ended March
Interest expense decreased by $151,156 due to the repayment of notes payable to related party in April 2024.
−Removed: Interest expense
−Removed: was offset by $632,388 due to the change in the fair value of the notes payable converted to equity.
Liquidity and capital
Sources of liquidity
−Removed: We have incurred operating
−Removed: losses since our inception and have an accumulated deficit as a result of ongoing efforts to develop and commercialize our faidr and podcasting
−Removed: As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $3,773,827 and $804,556, respectively.
−Removed: working capital in the amount of approximately $3.4 million as of September 30, 2024.
−Removed: We anticipate that operating losses and net cash
−Removed: used in operating activities will increase over the next 12 months as we continue to develop and market our products.
−Removed: secured $10.4 million of additional financing in 2024, which enabled us to pay down $2.75 million in connection with the Secured Bridge
−Removed: Notes and will only be sufficient to fund our current operating plans into the first quarter of 2025.
−Removed: The Company has based these estimates,
−Removed: however, on assumptions that may prove to be wrong.
−Removed: We will need additional funding to complete the development of our full product line
−Removed: and scale products with a demonstrated market fit.
+Added: We have incurred operating losses since our inception
+Added: and have an accumulated deficit as a result of ongoing efforts to develop and commercialize our faidr and podcasting Apps.
+Added: 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $1,689,913.
+Added: We have working capital in the amount of approximately $1.4 million as of March
+Added: We anticipate that operating losses and net cash used in operating activities will increase over the next 12 months as we continue
+Added: to develop and market our products.
+Added: We secured $0.7 million of additional financing in the first quarter of 2025, which will only be sufficient
+Added: to fund our current operating plans into the third quarter of 2025.
+Added: We have based these estimates, however, on assumptions that may prove
+Added: We will need additional funding to complete the development of our full product line and scale products with a demonstrated
Management has plans to secure such additional funding.
−Removed: If we are unable to raise capital
−Removed: when needed or on acceptable terms, we would be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate our technology development and commercialization
−Removed: Interim Bridge Financings
−Removed: As previously disclosed,
−Removed: on November 14, 2022, we entered into a Secured Bridge Note (“Prior Note”) financing with one of our accredited investors,
−Removed: a significant existing shareholder of the Company.
−Removed: We received $2,000,000 of gross proceeds from the Prior Note financing.
−Removed: On April 17, 2023, we
−Removed: entered into an additional Secured Bridge Note (“New Note”) financing with the same accredited investor from the Prior Note
−Removed: We received $750,000 of gross proceeds from the New Note financing.
−Removed: The New Note was issued with a principal amount of $825,000,
−Removed: 10% interest rate and a maturity date on July 31, 2023.
−Removed: The New Note is secured by a lien on substantially all of our assets.
−Removed: of the New Note, the accredited investor, or our lender, has the option to convert any original issue discount and accrued but unpaid
−Removed: interest into shares of our common stock at a fixed conversion price of $15.25 per share.
−Removed: In connection with the
−Removed: New Note financing, we issued 26,000 common stock warrants to the accredited investor with a five-year term and a fixed $15.25 per share
−Removed: exercise price, from which 13,000 of these common stock warrants are exercisable immediately.
−Removed: The remaining 13,000 common stock warrants
−Removed: would only become exercisable if the maturity date of the New Note is extended in accordance with the terms of the New Note.
−Removed: 31, 2023, we extended the maturity date of the New Note to November 30, 2023.
−Removed: Upon the July 31, 2023 extension, the interest rate on the
−Removed: New Note increased to 20% from 10%, and the remaining portion of the 13,000 common stock warrants became exercisable.
−Removed: As of November 30,
−Removed: 2023, we extended the maturity date of the Prior Note and New Note to March 31, 2024.
−Removed: All terms of the Prior Note and New Note, such as
−Removed: interest rate and exercisable common stock warrants remained the same.
−Removed: The accredited investor did not exercise the common stock warrants
−Removed: as of December 31, 2023 or subsequent to December 31, 2023 and as of the date of this filing.
−Removed: Further, in connection
−Removed: with the New Note financing, the parties agreed to make certain amendments to the Prior Note financing.
−Removed: Specifically, the parties agreed
−Removed: to cancel the 12,000 common stock warrants issued as part of the prior financing and, in lieu of the cancelled warrants, issued the investor
−Removed: common stock warrants for 24,000 common shares with an exercise price of $15.25 per common share and a five-year term.
−Removed: From the newly
−Removed: issued 24,000 common stock warrants, 12,000 common stock warrants were exercisable immediately, while the other 12,000 common stock warrants
−Removed: became exercisable at the time of extension of the maturity date of the Prior Note during May of 2023.
−Removed: In order for the accredited
−Removed: investor to receive common shares from a conversion or exercise of the common stock warrants, an approval is required from the shareholders,
−Removed: if the number of common shares to be issued to the accredited investor, when aggregated with all other shares of common stock beneficially
−Removed: or deemed beneficially owned by the accredited investor would (i) result in the investor owning more than the Beneficial Ownership Limitation
−Removed: (as defined below), as determined in accordance with Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or (ii) otherwise constitute a
−Removed: Change of Control within the meaning of Nasdaq Rule 5635(b).
−Removed: The “Beneficial Ownership Limitation” shall be 19.99% of the
−Removed: number of shares of the common stock outstanding immediately prior to the proposed issuance of shares of common stock.
−Removed: On April 9, 2024, we
−Removed: entered into an Amendment and Waiver Agreement with the Investor relating to the Bridge Notes.
−Removed: We agreed to pay $2.75
−Removed: million in cash to the Investor in repayment of the principal of the Bridge Notes (exclusive of the $275,000 of original issue discount
−Removed: on the Bridge Notes) shortly after the closing of one or more equity financings with total gross proceeds to us of not less than $6,000,000.
−Removed: On April 26, 2024, we
−Removed: repaid $2.75 million of principal on our Secured Bridge Notes.
−Removed: Effective April 9, 2024,
−Removed: the Investor converted $911,384, which is equal to the (i) unpaid accrued interest on the Bridge Notes plus (ii) the OID on the Bridge
−Removed: Notes, into equity securities.
−Removed: The Rollover Securities
−Removed: consist of (i) 463,337 Prefunded Warrants with a per share exercise price of $0.001 per share and (ii) 463,337 Non-Prefunded Warrants
−Removed: with a per share exercise price equal to $1.967.
−Removed: As of the date and time of the Amendment and Waiver Agreement, the Nasdaq Minimum Price
−Removed: (as defined in the applicable Nasdaq listing rules) for our common stock was $1.966.
−Removed: The number of Prefunded
−Removed: Warrants was determined by dividing the Rollover Amount by $1.967.
−Removed: The number of Non-Prefunded Warrants is equal to the number of Prefunded
−Removed: Warrants (i.e.
−Removed: 100% warrant coverage).
−Removed: The Non-Prefunded Warrants have a price adjustment provision which will adjust the exercise price
−Removed: downward in the event that we issue equity securities in the future at an effective per share price below the then current exercise price.
−Removed: In order to assure compliance with applicable Nasdaq rules, the Non-Prefunded Warrants shall not be exercisable for six months following
−Removed: the date of issue.
−Removed: We issued to the Investor
−Removed: 50,000 Fee Warrants with a five-year term as a loan extension fee.
−Removed: The exercise price of these additional Fee Warrants is $1.967.
−Removed: Fee Warrants have a price adjustment provision which will adjust the exercise price downward in the event that we issue equity securities
−Removed: in the future at an effective per share price below the then current exercise price.
−Removed: In order to assure compliance with applicable Nasdaq
−Removed: rules, the Fee Warrants shall not be exercisable for six months following the date of issue.
−Removed: We agreed to adjust the
−Removed: exercise price of the Investor’s Existing Warrants from $15.25 (after adjustment for the recent reverse stock) to $1.967 per share.
−Removed: The Investor will not
−Removed: be able to receive shares upon exercise of any of the foregoing securities, unless prior stockholder approval is obtained, if (i) the
−Removed: number of shares to be issued would exceed 20% of our outstanding number of shares at a discount to the applicable Nasdaq Minimum Price
−Removed: or (ii) the number of shares to be issued would result in in a Change of Control within the meaning of Nasdaq Rule 5635(b).
−Removed: Equity Line Sales
−Removed: of Common Stock
+Added: If we are unable to raise capital when needed or on acceptable terms,
+Added: we would be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate our technology development and commercialization efforts.
+Added: Equity Line Common
+Added: Stock Purchase Agreement
On November 25, 2024,
−Removed: we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “White Lion Purchase Agreement”) with White Lion Capital, LLC, a Nevada
−Removed: limited liability company (“White Lion”) for an equity line facility.
−Removed: On April 17 and April
−Removed: 20, 2023, we closed on two sales of Common Stock under the White Lion Purchase Agreement.
−Removed: We issued an aggregate of 1,962,220 common shares
−Removed: and received aggregate proceeds of approximately $1.12 million.
−Removed: Replacement Equity
−Removed: Line with White Lion
−Removed: November 6, 2023, we entered into a new Common Stock Purchase Agreement and a related registration rights agreement with White Lion.
−Removed: to the new Common Stock Purchase Agreement, we have the right, but not the obligation to require White Lion to purchase, from time to
−Removed: time until December 31, 2024, up to $10,000,000 in aggregate gross purchase price of newly issued shares of our common stock, subject
−Removed: to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the Common Stock Purchase Agreement.
−Removed: In connection with the new Common Stock Purchase
−Removed: Agreement, the parties agreed to terminate the previous Common Stock Purchase Agreement with White Lion.
−Removed: September 30, 2024, we have sold 4,815,263 shares to White Lion for total proceeds of $8,176,048.
−Removed: We currently have effective registration
−Removed: statements that registers for resale by White Lion up to 2,200,090 remaining shares of common stock that we may issue to White Lion under
−Removed: the Equity Line Purchase Agreement.
−Removed: After White Lion has acquired shares under the Equity Line Purchase Agreement, it may sell all, some
−Removed: or none of those shares.
−Removed: Sales to White Lion by us pursuant to the Equity Line Purchase Agreement may result in substantial dilution to
−Removed: the interests of other holders of our common stock.
+Added: we entered into a new equity line Common Stock Purchase Agreement and a related registration rights agreement with White Lion.
+Added: to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, we have the right, but not the obligation to require White Lion to purchase, from time to time,
+Added: up to $10,000,000 in aggregate gross purchase price of newly issued shares of our common stock, subject to certain limitations and conditions
+Added: set forth in the Common Stock Purchase Agreement.
+Added: At-the-Market Sales
+Added: During the three
+Added: months ended March 31, 2025, we issued 78,947 shares for aggregate proceeds of approximately $0.7 million pursuant to an
+Added: At-the-Market Issuance Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC, as sales agent (the
+Added: Under the Sales Agreement,
+Added: we may sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $10,000,000 from time to time, through an “at
+Added: the market offering” (the “ATM Offering”).
Cash Flow Analysis
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The following table summarizes
−Removed: the statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
−Removed: Nine Months Ended September 30,
+Added: the statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:
+Added: Three Months Ended March 31,
Net cash provided by (used in):
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Change in cash
+Added: $ (1,016,406 )
Operating activities
Cash used in operating
−Removed: activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was ($3,803,324), primarily resulting from our net loss of ($6,460,181) and change
−Removed: in working capital of $112,262, offset by non-cash charges of $2,544,594 related to depreciation and amortization, share based compensation
−Removed: expense, and the change in fair value of warrants.
−Removed: Cash used in operating activities for both periods consisted of personnel-related expenditures,
−Removed: marketing and promotion costs, and public company administrative support costs such as legal and other professional support services.
+Added: activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was ($1,443,166), primarily resulting from our net loss of ($1,752,565) and change
+Added: in working capital of $(207,163) primarily related to a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, offset by non-cash charges
+Added: of $516,562 related to depreciation and amortization and share based compensation expense.
+Added: Cash used in operating activities for both
+Added: periods consisted of personnel-related expenditures, marketing and promotion costs, and public company administrative support costs such
+Added: as legal and other professional support services.
Cash used in operating
−Removed: activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, was ($3,404,954), primarily resulting from our net loss of ($6,594,656) and change
−Removed: in working capital of $188,517 related to an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, offset by non-cash charges of $3,001,184
−Removed: related to depreciation and amortization, share based compensation expense, and finance charges associated with the debt issuance costs
−Removed: of the Secured Bridge Notes.
−Removed: Cash used in operating activities for both periods consisted of personnel-related expenditures, marketing
−Removed: and promotion costs, and public company administrative support costs such as legal and other professional support services.
+Added: activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was ($1,405,138), primarily resulting from our net loss of ($2,207,328) and change
+Added: in working capital of $145,155 primarily related to an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, offset by non-cash charges
+Added: of $657,035 related to depreciation and amortization and share based compensation expense.
+Added: Cash used in operating activities for both
+Added: periods consisted of personnel-related expenditures, marketing and promotion costs, and public company administrative support costs such
+Added: as legal and other professional support services.
Investing activities
−Removed: Cash used in investing
−Removed: activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was ($799,535), consisting of the capitalization of software development expenses
−Removed: and purchase of computer equipment.
−Removed: Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September
−Removed: 30, 2023 was ($743,208), consisting entirely of capitalization of software development expenses.
+Added: Cash flows used in investing activities for the three
+Added: months ended March 31, 2025 was $(246,601), consisting of capitalization of software development expenses and patent expenses.
+Added: Cash flows used in investing activities for the three
+Added: months ended March 31, 2024 was $(273,388), consisting entirely of capitalization of software development expenses.
Financing activities
−Removed: Cash provided by financing
−Removed: activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $7,572,130, which consisted of cash proceeds from the issuance of common shares
−Removed: of $8,176,048 and cash proceeds from the issuance of preferred shares of $2,238,575.
−Removed: This was partially offset by the repayment of the
−Removed: note payable to related party of $2,750,000, payment of offering costs of $72,807 and net settlement of share-based compensation liability
−Removed: Cash provided by financing
−Removed: activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $4,686,406 and related primarily to cash proceeds from the issuance of common
−Removed: shares of $4,016,521 and proceeds from related party debt of $750,000.
+Added: Cash flows generated
+Added: in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was $673,361 and primarily related to cash proceeds from the issuance
+Added: of common shares of $672,795.
+Added: Cash flows generated
+Added: in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $3,606,508 and related entirely to cash proceeds from the issuance
+Added: of common shares of $3,606,508.
Funding Requirements
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incurred significant losses and negative cash flows from operations since our inception and had an accumulated deficit of $91,239,759
−Removed: and $80,543,330 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
−Removed: As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had cash
−Removed: and cash equivalents of $3,773,827 and $804,556, respectively.
+Added: and $89,428,436 as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
+Added: As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, we had cash and
+Added: cash equivalents of $1,689,913 and $2,706,319, respectively.
Our cash is comprised primarily of demand deposit accounts and money market
−Removed: We secured $10.4 million of additional financing in 2024, which enabled us to pay down $2.75
−Removed: million in connection with the Secured Bridge Notes and will only be sufficient to fund our current operating plans into the first quarter
−Removed: We have based these estimates, however, on assumptions that may prove to be wrong.
−Removed: We will need additional funding to complete
−Removed: the development of our full product line and scale products with a demonstrated market fit.
−Removed: Management has plans to secure such additional
−Removed: If we are unable to raise capital when needed or on acceptable terms, we would be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate
−Removed: our technology development and commercialization efforts.
+Added: We secured $0.7 million of additional financing in the first quarter of 2025,
+Added: which will only be sufficient to fund our current operating plans into the third quarter of 2025.
+Added: We have based these estimates, however,
+Added: on assumptions that may prove to be wrong.
+Added: We will need additional funding to complete the development of our full product line and scale
+Added: products with a demonstrated market fit.
+Added: Management has plans to secure such additional funding.
+Added: If we are unable to raise capital
+Added: when needed or on acceptable terms, we would be forced to delay, reduce, or eliminate our technology development and commercialization
We expect our expenses
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avoiding and defending against intellectual property infringement, misappropriation and other claims.
−Removed: Contractual Obligations
−Removed: The following table summarizes
−Removed: our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2024, and the effects that such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and
−Removed: cash flows in future periods:
−Removed: Payments due by period
−Removed: Operating lease commitments:
−Removed: Office lease (1)
−Removed: Total operating lease commitments
−Removed: Represents minimum payments due for the lease of office space.
Off-balance sheet
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Equity-based compensation
−Removed: Certain of our employees
−Removed: and consultants have received grants of common shares in our company.
−Removed: These awards are accounted for in accordance with guidance prescribed
−Removed: for accounting for equity-based compensation.
+Added: Certain of our employees and consultants have
+Added: received grants of common shares in our company.
+Added: These awards are accounted for in accordance with guidance prescribed for accounting
+Added: for equity-based compensation.
Based on this guidance and the terms of the awards, the awards are equity classified.
−Removed: common shares receive distributions if any in an order of priority in accordance with our limited liability company agreement.
−Removed: The fair value of each
−Removed: award is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model which values options based on the stock price at the grant date, the
−Removed: expected life of the option, the estimated volatility of the stock, and the risk-free interest rate over the expected life of the option.
−Removed: The expected volatility was determined considering comparable companies historical stock prices as a peer group for the fiscal year the
−Removed: grant occurred and prior fiscal years for a period equal to the expected life of the option.
−Removed: The risk-free interest rate was the rate
−Removed: available from the St.
−Removed: Louis Federal Reserve Bank with a term equal to the expected life of the option.
−Removed: The expected life of the option
−Removed: was estimated based on a mid-point method calculation.
−Removed: Prior to our IPO in February
−Removed: 2021, we were a private company with no active public market for our common equity.
−Removed: Therefore, we have periodically determined the overall
−Removed: value of our company and the estimated per share fair value of our common equity at their various dates using contemporaneous valuations
−Removed: performed with the assistance of a third-party specialist and in accordance with the guidance outlined in the American Institute of CPA’s
−Removed: Practice Aid.
+Added: The common shares
+Added: receive distributions if any in an order of priority in accordance with our limited liability company agreement.
+Added: The fair value of each award is determined using
+Added: the Black-Scholes option-pricing model which values options based on the stock price at the grant date, the expected life of the option,
+Added: the estimated volatility of the stock, and the risk-free interest rate over the expected life of the option.
+Added: The expected volatility was
+Added: determined considering comparable companies historical stock prices as a peer group for the fiscal year the grant occurred and prior fiscal
+Added: years for a period equal to the expected life of the option.
+Added: The risk-free interest rate was the rate available with a term equal to the
+Added: expected life of the option.
+Added: The expected life of the option was estimated based on a mid-point method calculation.
Emerging growth company and smaller reporting company status
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