UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
☒
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023
OR
☐
TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the transition period from to
Commission
File Number 001-41600
BULLFROG
AI HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
84-4786155
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
325
Ellington Blvd. , Unit 317 Gaithersburg , MD 20878
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (240) 658-6710
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)
has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule
405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated
Filer
☐
Non-accelerated
filer
☒
Smaller
reporting company
☒
Emerging
Growth Company
☒
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) Yes ☐ No ☒
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
Trading
symbol
Name
of each exchange on which registered
Common
Stock $0.00001 par value per share
BFRG
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (The Nasdaq Capital Market)
Tradeable
Warrants
BFRGW
The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (The Nasdaq Capital Market)
The
number of shares of the registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding, as of November 14, 2023 was 6,094,644 .
BULLFROG
AI HOLDINGS, INC.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS FOR FORM 10-Q
PART
I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1.
Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)
2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit (unaudited)
4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
6
Item
2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
16
Item
3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
22
Item
4.
Controls and Procedures
22
PART
II.
OTHER INFORMATION
22
Item
1.
Legal Proceedings
22
Item
1A.
Risk Factors
22
Item
2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
22
Item
3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
22
Item
4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
2 2
Item
5.
Other Information
22
Item
6.
Exhibits
23
SIGNATURES
24
i
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
This
report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, or the “Securities
Act,” and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the “Exchange Act.” These forward-looking statements
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or anticipated
results.
In
some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “intend,” “might,”
“will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,”
“estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or the negative of these terms. These terms and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this report are based upon management’s
current expectations and beliefs, which management believes are reasonable. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on
our business or the extent to which any factor or combination of factors, or factors we are aware of, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements. These statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this report. Except to the extent required
by federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after
the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
You
should be aware that our actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number
of factors, including:
●
our
future financial performance, including our revenue, costs of revenue, operating expenses and profitability;
●
the
sufficiency of our cash and cash equivalents to meet our liquidity needs;
●
our
predictions about the proprietary development, digital transformation technology and bio health businesses and their respective market
trends;
●
our
ability to attract and retain customers in all our business segments to purchase our products and services;
●
the
availability of financing for smaller publicly traded companies like us;
●
our
ability to successfully expand in our three principal business markets and into new markets and industry verticals; and
●
our
ability to effectively manage our growth and future expenses.
Other
risks and uncertainties include such factors, among others, as market acceptance and market demand for our products and services, pricing,
the changing regulatory environment, the effect of our accounting policies, industry trends, adequacy of our financial resources to execute
our business plan, our ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel, and other risks described from time to time in periodic
and current reports we file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC.” You should consider
carefully the statements under this report, which address additional factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those
set forth in the forward-looking statements and could materially and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified
in their entirety by the applicable cautionary statements.
1
PART
1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
Bullfrog
AI Holdings, Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2023
December 31, 2022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 3,856,037
$ 57,670
Prepaid expenses
352,433
15,000
Total current assets
4,208,470
72,670
Property and equipment, net
6,406
7,699
Total assets
$ 4,214,876
$ 80,369
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$ 110,503
$ 543,993
Accrued expenses
122,257
982,988
Deferred revenue
-
32,000
Short term insurance financing
213,290
-
Convertible notes
-
1,323,890
Convertible notes - related party
-
254,850
Total current liabilities
446,050
3,137,721
Stockholders’ deficit:
Series A Convertible Preferred stock, $ 0.00001 par value, 5,500,000 shares authorized; 73,449 shares
issued and outstanding, as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
1
1
Common stock, $ 0.00001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 6,094,644 and 4,021,935 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
61
40
Additional paid-in capital
12,226,742
1,341,662
Accumulated deficit
( 8,457,978 )
( 4,399,055 )
Total stockholders’ deficit
3,768,826
( 3,057,352 )
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
$ 4,214,876
$ 80,369
See
accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
2
Bullfrog
AI Holdings, Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
2023
2022
2023
2022
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Revenue:
Revenue, net
$ 65,000
$ -
$ 65,000
$ -
Total revenue
65,000
-
65,000
-
Cost of goods sold:
Cost of goods sold
5,200
-
5,200
-
Total cost of goods sold
5,200
-
5,200
-
Gross profit
59,800
-
59,800
-
Operating expenses:
Research and development
380,015
39,421
1,023,619
448,375
General and administrative
983,929
601,131
3,067,940
1,424,383
Total operating expenses
1,363,944
640,552
4,091,559
1,872,758
Loss from operations
( 1,304,144 )
( 640,552 )
( 4,031,759 )
( 1,872,758 )
Other income (expense), net
Interest expense, net
( 5,758 )
( 124,159 )
( 76,880 )
( 234,668 )
Loss on conversion of notes
-
-
( 92,959 )
-
Other (expense) income, net
56,924
18
142,675
457
Total other income (expense), net
51,166
( 124,141 )
( 27,164 )
( 234,211 )
Net loss
$ ( 1,252,978 )
$ ( 764,693 )
$ ( 4,058,923 )
$ ( 2,106,969 )
Net loss per common share attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted
$ ( 0.21 )
$ ( 0.16 )
$ ( 0.72 )
$ ( 0.45 )
Weighted average number of shares outstanding - basic and diluted
6,094,644
4,752,959
5,667,997
4,669,952
See
accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
3
Bullfrog
AI Holdings, Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
(Unaudited)
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Deficit
Series A Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Additional Paid-in
Accumulated
Total Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Deficit
Balance at December 31, 2022
73,449
$ 1
4,021,935
$ 40
$ 1,341,662
$ ( 4,399,055 )
$ ( 3,057,352 )
Stock-based compensation
-
-
-
-
127,450
-
127,450
Issuance of common stock (initial public offering), net of issuance cots
-
-
1,297,318
13
7,293,638
-
7,293,651
Issuance of common stock for services
-
-
7,692
1
49,999
-
50,000
Conversion of convertible debt to common stock
-
-
331,166
3
1,535,612
-
1,535,615
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,325,547 )
( 1,325,547 )
Balance at March 31, 2023
73,449
1
5,658,111
57
10,348,361
( 5,724,602 )
4,623,817
Stock-based compensation
-
-
262,267
262,267
Issuance of common stock pursuant to warrant exercises
436,533
4
1,494,654
1,494,658
Net loss
( 1,480,398 )
( 1,480,398 )
Balance at June 30, 2023
73,449
1
6,094,644
61
12,105,282
( 7,205,000 )
4,900,344
Stock-based compensation
-
-
121,460
121,460
Net loss
( 1,252,978 )
( 1,252,978 )
Balance at September 30, 2023
73,449
$ 1
6,094,644
$ 61
$ 12,226,742
$ ( 8,457,978 )
$ 3,768,826
Balance at December 31, 2021
-
$ -
4,622,789
$ 46
$ 587,415
$ ( 1,596,568 )
( 1,009,107 )
Imputed interest
-
-
-
-
2,360
-
2,360
Stock-based compensation
-
-
-
-
30,017
-
30,017
Reclassification of warrant
-
-
-
-
( 11,097 )
-
( 11,097 )
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 566,359 )
( 566,359 )
Balance at March 31, 2022
-
-
4,622,789
46
608,695
( 2,162,927 )
( 1,554,186 )
Imputed interest
-
-
-
-
2,361
-
2,361
Stock-based compensation
-
-
-
-
209,323
-
209,323
Conversion of convertible notes
-
-
205,984
2
226,136
-
226,138
Shares cancellation
-
-
( 112,225 )
( 1 )
1
-
-
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 775,917 )
( 775,917 )
Balance at June 30, 2022
-
-
4,716,548
47
1,046,516
( 2,938,844 )
( 1,892,281 )
Balance
-
-
4,716,548
47
1,046,516
( 2,938,844 )
( 1,892,281 )
Imputed interest
-
-
-
-
2,250
-
2,250
Stock-based compensation
-
-
-
-
51,536
-
51,536
Shares issuance for license
-
-
39,879
-
189,828
-
189,828
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 764,693 )
( 764,693 )
Balance at September 30, 2022
-
$ -
4,756,427
$ 47
$ 1,290,130
$ ( 3,703,537 )
$ ( 2,413,360 )
Balance
-
$ -
4,756,427
$ 47
$ 1,290,130
$ ( 3,703,537 )
$ ( 2,413,360 )
See
accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Bullfrog
AI Holdings, Inc.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
2023
2022
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023
2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss
$ ( 4,058,923 )
$ ( 2,106,969 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation
1,293
604
Stock-based compensation
511,177
290,876
Shares issued for license
-
189,828
Shares issued for services
50,000
-
Loss on conversion of notes
92,959
-
Amortization of debt discount
20,000
174,998
Imputed interest
-
6,971
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expense
( 337,433 )
( 15,000 )
Accounts payable
( 433,490 )
51,946
Accrued expenses
( 796,865 )
409,502
Accrued expenses - related party
-
104,000
Deferred revenue
( 32,000 )
22,000
Net cash used in operating activities
( 4,983,282 )
( 871,244 )
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment
-
( 8,744 )
Net cash used in investing activities
-
( 8,744 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock (initial public offering), net of issuance costs
7,293,651
-
Proceeds from exercise of warrants
1,494,658
-
Proceeds from convertible notes payable
-
961,190
Proceeds from notes payable
100,000
-
Payments of notes payable
( 319,950 )
-
Repayment of note payable and interest - related party
-
( 49,000 )
Proceeds net of payments short term insurance financing
213,290
-
Net cash provided by financing activities
8,781,649
912,190
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
3,798,367
32,202
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
57,670
10,014
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$ 3,856,037
$ 42,216
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
$ 93,916
$ 4,399
Cash paid for taxes
-
-
Supplemental non-cash activity
Reclassification of warrant
$ -
$ 11,097
Issuance of common stock upon conversion of notes payable
$ 1,535,615
$ -
Conversion of convertible note payable
$ -
$ 226,138
See
accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Bullfrog
AI Holdings, Inc.
Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1. Organization and Nature of Business
Description
of the Business
Bullfrog
AI Holdings, Inc. (“we”, “our” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on February
6, 2020. Bullfrog AI Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Bullfrog AI, Inc. and Bullfrog AI Management, LLC. which were incorporated
in Delaware and Maryland, in 2017 and 2021, respectively. All of our operations are currently conducted through Bullfrog AI Holdings,
Inc., which began operations on February 6, 2020. We are a company focused specifically on advanced AI/ML-driven analysis of complex
data sets in medicine and healthcare. Our objective is to utilize our platform for precision medicine approach to drug asset enablement
through external partnerships and selective internal development.
Most
new therapeutics will fail at some point in preclinical or clinical development. This is the primary driver of the high cost of developing
new therapeutics. A major part of the difficulty in developing new therapeutics is efficient integration of complex and highly dimensional
data generated at each stage of development to de-risk subsequent stages of the development process. Artificial Intelligence and Machine
Learning (AI/ML) has emerged as a digital solution to help address this problem.
We
use artificial intelligence and machine learning to advance medicines for both internal and external projects. Most current AI/ML platforms
still fall short in their ability to synthesize disparate, high-dimensional data for actionable insight. Our platform technology, named,
bfLEAP™ is an analytical AI/ML platform developed at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU-APL) which is
able to surmount the challenges of scalability and flexibility currently hindering researchers and clinicians by providing a more precise,
multi-dimensional understanding of their data. We are deploying bfLEAP™ for use at several critical stages of development for internal
programs and through strategic partnerships and collaborations with the intention of streamlining data analytics in therapeutics development,
decreasing the overall development costs by decreasing failure rates for new therapeutics, and impacting the lives of countless patients
that may otherwise not receive the therapies they need.
The
bfLEAP™ platform utilizes both supervised and unsupervised machine learning – as such, it is able to reveal real/meaningful
connections in the data without the need for a priori hypothesis. Algorithms used in the bfLEAP™ platform are designed to handle
highly imbalanced data sets to successfully identify combinations of factors that are associated with outcomes of interest.
Our
primary goal is to improve the odds of success at any stage of pre-clinical and clinical therapeutics development, for in-house programs,
and our strategic partners and collaborators. Our primary business model is enabling the success of ongoing clinical trials or rescue
of late stage failed drugs (i.e., Phase 2 or Phase 3 clinical trial failures) for development and divestiture; although, we will also
consider collaborations for earlier stage drugs. We hope to accomplish this through strategic acquisitions of current clinical stage
and failed drugs for in-house development, or through strategic partnerships with biopharmaceutical industry companies. We are able to
pursue our drug asset enhancement business by leveraging a powerful and proven AI/ML platform (trade name: bfLEAP™) initially developed
at JHU-APL. We believe the bfLEAP™ analytics platform is a potentially disruptive tool for analysis of pre-clinical and/or clinical
data sets, such as the robust pre-clinical and clinical trial data sets being generated in translational R&D and clinical trial settings.
Liquidity
and Going Concern
The
Company has had negative cash flows from operations and operated at a net loss since inception. In the first quarter of 2023, we completed
our initial public offering (“IPO”). We believe that the funds raised and notes that were converted from debt to equity in
connection with the IPO now provide enough liquidity to fund operations beyond 9 months from the date of this filing.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bullfrog AI Holdings, Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiaries
and have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial
information. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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The
condensed consolidated statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related
notes included in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2023. The unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the audited annual consolidated financial statements
included in the 10-K and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary to fairly state
our financial position, our results of operations, and cash flows.
The
results for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the year ending
December 31, 2023 or any other future period.
On
February 13, 2023, we completed a 1-for-7 reverse split of our common stock. Stockholders’ equity and all references to shares
and per share amounts in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the reverse
stock split for all periods presented.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue based on the following five step model:
-
Identification
of the contract with a customer
This
step outlines the criteria that must be met when establishing a contract with a customer to supply goods or services.
-
Identification
of the performance obligations in the contract
This
step describes how distinct performance obligations in the contract must be handled.
-
Determination
of the transaction price
This
step outlines what must be considered when establishing the transaction price, which is the amount the business expects to receive
for transferring the goods and services to the customer.
-
Allocation
of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
This step outlines guidelines
for allocating the transaction price across the contract’s separate performance obligations, and is what the customer agrees
to pay for the goods and services.
-
Recognition
of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation
Revenue
can be recognized as the business meets each performance obligation. This step specifies how that should happen.
Contract
Services
The
Company anticipates that the majority of revenues to be recognized in the near future will result from our fee for service partnership
offering, designed for biopharmaceutical companies, as well as other organizations, of all sizes that have challenges analyzing data
throughout the drug development process. The Company provides the customer with an analysis of large complex data sets using the Company’s
proprietary Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning platform called bfLEAP™. This platform is designed to predict targets of
interest, patterns, relationships, and anomalies. The Company believes that there will be additional on-going work requested from partners
therefore the service model utilizes a master services agreement with work or task orders issued for discrete analysis performed at the
discovery, preclinical, or clinical stages of drug development. The Company receives a cash fee and in some instances the potential for
rights to new intellectual property generated from the analysis. Once data analysis and the analysis report is complete, the Company
delivers the analysis set to the customer and recognizes revenue at that point in time.
Significant
Accounting Policies
There
have been no new or material changes to the significant accounting policies discussed in the Company’s audited financial statements
and the notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Impact
of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
The
Company has evaluated issued Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) not yet adopted and believes the adoption of these standards
will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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3. Notes Payable Related Party
At
various times in 2021, the Company entered into unsecured short term loan agreements with a related party for an aggregate principal
balance of $ 49,000 , each with a one-year maturity date, accruing interest at 5 % and imputing an additional 1 % interest. The full amount
of the loans and interest was repaid in 2022.
4. Convertible Notes
March
2020 Note
On
March 27, 2020, the Company entered into a convertible loan agreement with the Maryland Technology Development Corporation with a principal
balance of $ 200,000 at 6 % interest. The maturity date of the loan was September 27, 2021 . During the year ended December 31, 2022, the
full amount of the loan and interest totaling $ 226,138 was converted into 205,984 shares of common stock of the Company, in accordance
with the conversion notice submitted by the noteholder. Pursuant to the note agreement, the number of shares that the note converted
into was based on the note balance plus accrued interest, divided by $ 5,000,000 , times the fully diluted equity of the company, excluding
convertible securities issued for capital raising purposes. There was no gain or loss due to conversion being within the terms of the
agreement.
August
2021 Note
In
August 2021, the Company entered into a convertible loan agreement with an unrelated party for a commitment of up to $ 195,000 with a
5 % original issue discount and a 9 % interest rate. The loan provided for a maturity date of February 9, 2022 . We borrowed $ 72,000 and
$ 123,000 of principal in the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, respectively. The noteholder had the right to convert the principal
and interest into common shares of the Company at the IPO at a 20 % discount to the IPO price.
As
December 31, 2022, the loan was outstanding with a principal balance of $ 195,000 and accrued interest of $ 35,078 . The loan was paid in
its entirety in February 2023.
In
connection with the convertible loan agreement, the Company also issued 195,000 Warrants with an exercise price of $ 1.00 exercisable
for five years from issuance. In May 2022, the Company and the note holder agreed to cancel and void the warrants and enter into a new
agreement for 225,000 warrants with an exercise price of $ 2.50 . The Company assessed the differences in fair value and determined that
they were de minimis and expensed the full value of the new warrants.
December
2021 Note
On
December 20, 2021, the Company entered into a loan agreement with an unrelated party. The loan provided for a December 19, 2022 maturity,
a 10 % original issue discount and a 6 % interest rate. The Company received $ 25,000 of proceeds from this note.
The
note was automatically convertible into shares of common stock at a discount to the IPO price or based on the valuation of the Company,
whichever was more favorable to the holder.
Initially,
the loan was estimated to be issued with 355,114 warrants. Subsequent to the closing of the loan agreement, the Company enhanced the
terms of the Bridge Note Offering under which the loan was closed and in April 2022 closed on the sale of approximately $ 1 million in
face value of convertible bridge notes. Pursuant to the enhanced terms, the warrants were issued concurrently with the conversion of
the note.
Concurrent
with the closing of the Company’s IPO, the note converted according to its terms into 6,939 shares of common stock. No gain or
loss was recognized on the conversion.
Convertible
Bridge Notes
On
April 11, 2022, the Company entered into an Exclusive placement agent and/or underwriter agreement with WallachBeth Capital LLC in connection
with a proposed private and/or public offerings by the Company. On April 28, 2022, the Company received approximately $ 775,000 of proceeds,
net of approximately $ 91,000 of fees and a 10 % original issue discount from the sale of Convertible Bridge Notes and Warrants to several
institutional investors and several individual accredited investors. In addition, the Company also received $ 100,000 from the sale of
a Convertible Bridge Note and Warrants to a related party earlier in April. In September 2022, the Company received an additional $ 25,000
of proceeds, net of a 10 % original issue discount from the sale of an additional Convertible Bridge Note and Warrant to an unrelated
party.
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The
Convertible Bridge Notes were initially convertible at the IPO at a 20 % discount to the IPO price. The Convertible Bridge Notes provided
for an original maturity date of October 31, 2022.
In
connection with the Convertible Bridge Notes, the purchasers were also entitled to conditional warrants to be issued upon completion
of the Company’s IPO. The agreement provided for the warrants to be exercisable for a period of five years from issuance at an
exercise price equal to 110% of the IPO price or, if the Company failed to complete the IPO before October 22, 2022, 90% of the IPO price.
In
the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company amended the Convertible Bridge Notes to (a) extend the maturity date until December 31, 2022,
(b) provide that the conversion right would include interest through November 30, 2022, with interest accruing beyond that date being
paid in cash and (c) revise the conversion price to be $ 4.27 based on a $ 25 million Company valuation. Additionally, the exercise price
of the warrants was revised to $ 4.27 .
Concurrent
with the closing of the Company’s IPO in February 2023, all of the Convertible Bridge Notes converted according to their terms
into 269,513 shares of common stock. No gain or loss was recognized on the conversion.
5. Convertible Notes – Related Party
SAFE
Agreement
On
July 8, 2021, the Company entered into a Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), with a related party, at a purchase price of $ 150,000 .
The SAFE provided for no interest and terminated after conversion upon completion of the Company’s IPO. The SAFE provided for automatic
conversion into the number of shares of SAFE Preferred Stock equal to the Purchase Amount divided by the Conversion Price, defined as
either: (1) the SAFE Price (the price per share equal to the Post-Money Valuation Cap divided by the Company Capitalization) or (2) the
Discount Price (the price per share of the Standard Preferred Stock sold in the Equity Financing multiplied by the Discount Rate), whichever
calculation results in a greater number of shares of SAFE Preferred Stock.
In
February 2023, the SAFE terminated and converted into 32,967 shares of common stock according to its terms upon the Company’s closing
of its IPO. The conversion was considered a redemption for accounting purposes and consequently, the Company recognized a $ 63,626 loss
on the conversion.
As
of December 31, 2022, the $ 150,000 received from the SAFE was recorded at 6 % imputed interest.
August
2021 Note
On
August 19, 2021, the Company entered into a convertible loan agreement with a related party, with a principal balance of $ 99,900 , an
original issuance discount of 5 % and a 9 % interest rate. The loan provided for a maturity date of February 19, 2022 . The noteholder had
the right to convert the principal and interest into common shares of the Company at a conversion price based on a discount to the IPO
price.
In
February 2023, the related party elected to convert the convertible loan into 21,747 shares of common stock according to its terms upon
the Company’s closing of its IPO. The conversion was considered a redemption for accounting purposes and consequently, the Company
recognized a $ 29,333 loss on the conversion.
In
connection with the convertible loan agreement, the Company also issued 99,000 Warrants with an exercise price of $ 1.00 exercisable for
five years from issuance. In May 2022, the Company and the note holder agreed to cancel and void previous warrants and enter into a new
agreement for 115,185 warrants with an exercise price of $ 2.50 . The Company assessed the differences in fair value and determined that
they were de minimis and expensed the full value of the new warrants.
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6. Notes Payable
In
January 2023 the Company entered into a short-term note payable with a principal balance of $ 100,000 , an original discount of 20 % and
a 9 % interest rate. The note was paid in its entirety in February 2023.
In
February 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to finance a portion of the premium for its Directors and Officers Insurance. The
agreement provides for financing of $ 697,534 of the premium, repayments in 10 equal monthly installments of $ 71,485 each through December
2023 and accrued interest at 6.5 %. The balance outstanding at September 30, 2023 was $ 213,290 . The related balance of the premium of
$ 307,735 is included in prepaid expenses.
7. Related Party
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company issued 75,000 stock options to its Chief Financial Officer for services rendered.
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued 29,286
common stock options to related parties for services rendered. The options have an original life of 10
years and vest over different periods for up to 24 months. During the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company
recognized $ 430
and $ 450 ,
respectively, of stock-based compensation related to these options. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the
Company recognized $ 1,290
and $ 1,350 ,
respectively, of stock-based compensation related to these options.
8. Stockholder’s Equity
Preferred
Stock
The
Company has 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock authorized at a par value of $ 0.00001 with 5,500,000 being designated as Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock. On October 5, 2022, the Company entered into an exchange agreement with an Investor providing for the exchange of 734,492
shares of commons stock into 73,449 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
is convertible at any time into 10 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Series A Preferred Stock is the economic equivalent
of the common stock but has no voting rights and is subject to a blocker which prohibits the conversion into common stock if it would
result in the Investor owning more than 4.99 % of the Company’s outstanding common stock at such time. The Company evaluated the
terms of the exchange and determined there was no significant change in fair value and therefore the Series A Preferred Stock was valued
at $ 315,000 which is the Investor’s basis in the common stock that was exchanged.
Common
Stock
The
Company has 100,000,000 shares of common stock authorized at a par value of $ 0.00001 . During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company:
●
Exchanged
734,429 shares of common stock for shares of Series A Convertible Preferred stock as noted above,
●
Issued
205,984 shares of common stock pursuant to a conversion of $ 226,138 worth of convertible notes principal and interest,
●
Cancelled
112,225 shares of common stock as the change in number of shares issued as part of the cancellation of the prior agreements and new
agreements with advisors, and
●
Issued
38,879 shares of common stock pursuant to a license agreement valued at $ 189,828 .
After
the Company signed two licenses for two drug programs from universities in the first half of 2022 it engaged an independent valuation
firm to perform an Enterprise-Equity valuation. The results of this engagement resulted in an increase in the value per share of common
stock used in the Black Scholes option pricing model employed to value the Company’s equity grants and warrant issuances.
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In
February 2023, the Company completed its IPO for the sale of 1,297,318 units (each, a “Unit,” collectively, the “Units”)
at a price of $ 6.50 per Unit for a total of approximately $ 8.4 million of gross proceeds. Each Unit consisted of one share of the Company’s
common stock, one tradeable warrant (each, a “Tradeable Warrant,” collectively, the “Tradeable Warrants”) to
purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $ 7.80 per share , and one non-tradeable warrant (each, a “Non-tradeable
Warrant,” collectively, the “Non-tradeable Warrants”; together with the Tradeable Warrants, each, a “Warrant,”
collectively, the “Warrants”) to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $ 8.125 .
In
connection with the completion of its IPO, the Company issued an aggregate of 331,166 shares of common stock upon the conversion of certain
outstanding convertible debt.
In
connection with the IPO, in February 2023, the Company completed a 1-for-7 reverse split of our common stock. Stockholders’ equity
and all references to shares and per share amounts in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse stock split for all periods presented.
In
February 2023, the Company issued 7,692 shares of common stock for consulting services and recognized $ 50,000 of compensation expense
related to these shares.
In
the second quarter of 2023, we issued 436,533 shares of common stock following the exercise of 436,533 warrants for proceeds of $ 1,494,658 .
Dilutive
securities are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because their effect is anti-dilutive. As of September 30, 2023,
3,796,164 warrants and 507,717 options for common shares were excluded in the calculation of net loss per share. As of September 30,
2022, 5,270,617 warrants and 484,525 options for common shares were excluded in the calculation of net loss per share.
2022
Equity Incentive Plan
In
November 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted, and its shareholders approved the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”).
The Plan provides for the granting of equity-based awards to employees, directors, and consultants. The Plan provides for equity-based
awards including incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, performance share awards, cash awards
and other equity-based awards. Awards are limited to a maximum term of 10 years and any exercise prices shall not be less than 100% of
the fair market value of one share of common stock on the grant date. The Plan authorizes an initial maximum number of shares underlying
awards of 900,000 with an automatic annual 15 % increase beginning in 2024. As of September 30, 2023, there were 461,500 awards authorized
but unissued available under the Plan.
Stock
Options
The
following table summarizes the stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:
Schedule of Stock Options Activity
Number of Shares
Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2022
69,217
$ 3.06
7.08
$ 117,669
Granted
438,500
$ 4.41
-
$ -
Exercised
-
$ -
-
$ -
Forfeited / canceled
-
$ -
-
$ -
Outstanding at September 30, 2023
507,717
$ 4.23
9.17
$ 102,441
Vested at September 30, 2023
215,623
$ 3.97
8.64
$ 52,644
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The
fair value of options granted in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model
based on the assumptions in the table below:
Schedule of Black Scholes Option Pricing Model
2023
Expected dividend yield
0 %
Expected volatility
87 %
- 92 %
Risk-free interest rate
3.4 %- 4.1 %
Expected life (in years)
5.0 - 6.0
The
weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $ 3.20 . No options were
issued in the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
No
options were exercised in any of the periods presented.
During
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized $ 116,410 and $ 475,465 , respectively of compensation expense
related to stock options. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recognized $ 51,536 and $ 290,876 of compensation
expense, respectively related to stock options.
As
of September 30, 2023, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options, was approximately $ 936,000 , which
the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.1 years.
Warrants
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company granted a total of 3,195,906 and 56,623 warrants, respectively. The warrants
have an original life of ten years and vest immediately and over 12 months. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, warrants
to purchase 22,939 shares vested and had a fair value of $ 35,712 . During the year ended December 31, 2022, 174,105 shares of warrants
were vested and amended with a fair value of $ 337,269 , 51,941 shares of warrants were reclassified with a fair value of $ 11,097 , and
42,057 shares of warrants with a fair value of $ 1,883 were forfeited.
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company granted a total of 431,659 warrants. Of this amount, 200,000 warrants, with a fair value
of $ 12,462 , were granted to advisors related to the Company’s IPO objective. The warrants have an original life of five years and
vest 30 days before the intended IPO. During the year ended December 31, 2021, 0 shares of these warrants were vested. As of June 30,
2022, the warrants for 200,000 shares were cancelled and voided per agreement of the warrant holder and the Company. There was no gain
or loss due to cancellation. In 2021, 138,929 warrants, with a fair value of $ 28,683 , were issued for services rendered. The warrants
have an original life of ten years and vest at different rates over as much as 36 months.
During
the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued 92,859 warrants with a fair value of $ 12,980 , in connection with convertible bridge
debt agreements with multiple parties including a related party. The warrants had an original life of five years . During the period ending
June 30, 2022, the Company determined that 50,735 warrants, with a fair value of $ 11,097 , should not have been issued. The fair value
was reclassified to Additional Paid in Capital. In May 2022, the Company and the note holders agreed to cancel and void the previous
99,000 warrants and entered into a new agreement for 115,185 warrants and the exercise price increased to $ 2.50 from $ 1 , with a fair
value of $ 15,412 . In May 2022, the Company and the note holders agreed to cancel and void the previous 195,000 warrants and entered into
a new agreement for 225,000 warrants with an exercise price of $ 2.50 , with a fair value of $ 64,978 .
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The
92,859 warrants discussed above were initially discounted against the notes, subsequent to year end December 31, 2021, they were deemed
voided and these individuals were issued new warrants in accordance with the new terms as stated above. We assessed the differences in
fair values and determined the values were de minimis and expensed the full value of the new warrants.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company issued the following warrants:
●
In
February 2023, in connection with the completion of the initial public offering, the Company issued 276,452 contingent warrants to
certain debt holders with an exercise price of $ 4.27 and an expiration date 5 years from issuance.
●
In
February 2023, in connection with the completion of the initial public offering, the Company issued 18,000 contingent warrants as
fees to the Company’s underwriters with an exercise price of $ 8.125 and an expiration date 4 years from issuance.
●
As
part of the sale of units in the Company’s initial public offering the Company issued 1,297,318 tradable warrants with an exercise
price of $ 7.80 and an expiration date 5 years from issuance. Also, as part of the sale of units in the Company’s initial public
offering, the Company issued 1,297,318 non-tradable warrants with an exercise price of $ 8.125 and an expiration date 5 years from
issuance.
●
In
February 2023, as part of the Company’s initial public offering, the Company issued 153,409 tradeable warrants to our underwriters
pursuant to the overallotment options with an exercise price of $ 7.80 and an expiration date 5 years from issuance. Also in February
2023, as part of the Company’s initial public offering the Company issued 153,409 non-tradeable warrants to our underwriters
pursuant to the overallotment options with an exercise price of $ 8.125 and an expiration date 5 years from issuance.
During
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized $ 5,050 and $ 35,712 , respectively of compensation expense related
to certain warrants. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recognized $ 51,086 and $ 289,317 of compensation
expense related to certain warrants. As of September 30, 2023, the total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested warrants
was $ 6,556 , which the Company expects to recognize over a weighted-average period of approximately 0.4 years.
The
following table provides details over the Company’s outstanding warrants as of September 30, 2023:
Schedule
of Outstanding Warrants
Exercise Price
Expiration
Number of Warrants
$ 0.0007
2030
274,286
$ 2.10
- $ 2.66
2026 - 2032
460,445
$ 3.36 - $ 4.27
2028 - 2029
115,277
$ 6.51
- $ 7.80
2026 - 2032
1,484,929
$ 8.125
2027 - 2028
1,461,227
3,796,164
9. Income Taxes
The
Company has not recorded any tax provision or benefit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. The Company has
provided a valuation allowance for the full amount of its net deferred tax assets since realization of any future benefits from deductible
temporary differences, net operating loss carryforwards and research and development credits are not more-likely-than-not to be realized
at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
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10. Material Agreements
JHU-APL
Technology License
On
February 7, 2018, the Company entered into an exclusive, world-wide, royalty-bearing license from JHU-APL for the technology. The license
covers three (3) issued patents, one (1) new provisional patent application, non-patent rights to proprietary libraries of algorithms
and other trade secrets, the license also includes modifications and improvements. In October of 2021, the Company executed an amendment
to the original license which represents improvements and new advanced analytics capabilities. In consideration of the rights granted
to the Company under the License Agreement JHU received a warrant equal to five percent ( 5 %) of the then fully diluted equity base of
the Company, which shall be diluted following the closing of the IPO. Under the terms of the License Agreement, JHU will be entitled
to eight percent ( 8 %) royalty on net sales for the services provided by the Company in which the JHU licensed technology was utilized,
as well as fifty percent ( 50 %) of all sublicense revenues received by the Company. In addition, the Company is required to pay JHU an
annual maintenance fee of $ 1,500 . Minimum annual royalty payments are $ 20,000 for 2022, $ 80,000 for 2023, and $ 300,000 for 2024 and beyond,
if cumulative annual royalty payments do not reach these levels, the amount due to JHU to reach the annual minimum is due by January
31st of the following year. Failure to make annual royalty payments is considered a material breach under the agreement and upon notice
from JHU of a material breach, the Company shall have 60 days to cure the material breach. On July 8, 2022, the company entered into
an exclusive, world-wide, royalty-bearing license from JHU-APL for the additional technology developed to enhance the bfLEAP™ platform.
The new license provides additional intellectual property rights including patents, copyrights, and knowhow to be utilized under the
Company’s bfLEAP™ analytical AI/ML platform. This license supersedes the previous license. In consideration of the new license,
the Company issued 279,159 shares of common stock. Under the terms of the new License Agreement, JHU will be entitled to eight percent
( 8 %) of net sales for the services provided by the Company to other parties and three percent ( 3 %) for internally development drug projects
in which the JHU license was utilized. The new license also contains tiered sub licensing fees that start at 50 % and reduce to 25 % based
on revenues. In addition, under the new license agreement, the minimum annual royalty payments are $ 30,000 for 2022, $ 60,000 for 2023,
and $ 300,000 for 2024 and beyond.
On
May 31, 2023, the Company and JHU-APL entered into Amendment number 1 of the July 8, 2022 License Agreement whereby the Company gained
access to certain improvements including additional patents and knowhow in exchange for a series of payments totaling $ 275,000 . The first
of these payments for $ 75,000 was due in July 2023 followed by payments of $ 75,000 , $ 75,000 and $ 50,000 in years 2025, 2026 and 2027,
respectively. The amendment also reduced the 2023 minimum annual royalty payment to $ 60,000 , all other financial terms remain the same.
As of September 30, 2023, we have accrued $ 45,000 of the 2023 minimum annual royalty payments.
George
Washington University - Beta2-spectrin siRNA License
On
January 14, 2022, the Company entered into an exclusive, world-wide, royalty-bearing license from George Washington University (GWU)
for rights to use siRNA targeting Beta2-spectrin in the treatment of human diseases, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The license
covers methods claimed in three US and worldwide patent applications, and also includes use of this approach for treatment of obesity,
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
In
consideration of the rights granted to the Company under the License Agreement the Company paid GWU a $ 20,000 License Initiation Fee.
Under the terms of the License Agreement, GWU will be entitled to a three percent ( 3 %) royalty on net sales subject to quarterly minimums
once the first sale has occurred subsequent to regulatory approval, as well sublicense or assignment fees in the event the Company sublicenses
or assigns their rights to use the technology. The Company will also reimburse GWU for previously incurred and ongoing patent costs.
The Sublicense and Assignment fee amounts decline as the Company advances the clinical development of the licensed technology. The license
agreement also contains milestone payments for clinical development through the approval of an NDA and commercialization. As of September
30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there has been no accrual for royalties since we have not begun to generate applicable revenue. The Company
assessed whether the license should be capitalized and determined that the licensed program is in the early stage and therefore may not
be recoverable; the Company expensed the license fee and will expense development costs until commercial viability is likely.
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Johns
Hopkins University – Mebendazole License
On
February 22, 2022, the Company entered into an exclusive, world-wide, royalty-bearing license from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) for
the use of an improved formulation of Mebendazole for the treatment of any human cancer or neoplastic disease. This formulation shows
potent activity in animal models of different types of cancer and has been evaluated in a Phase I clinical trial in patients with high-grade
glioma (NCT01729260). The trial, an open-label dose-escalation study, assessed the safety and efficacy of the improved formulation with
adjuvant temozolomide in 24 patients with newly diagnosed gliomas. Investigators observed no dose-limiting toxicity in patients receiving
all but the highest tested dose (200mg/kg/day). Four of the 15 patients receiving the maximum tested dose of 200mg/kg/day experienced
dose-limiting toxicity, all of which were reversed by decreasing or eliminating the dose given. There were no serious adverse events
attributed to Mebendazole at any dose during the trial. 41.7% of patients who received Mebendazole were alive at two years after enrollment,
and 25% were alive at four years (Gallia et al., 2021).
The
license covers six (6) issued patents and one (1) pending application. In consideration of the rights granted to the Company under the
License Agreement, JHU will receive a staggered Upfront License Fee of $ 250,000 . The initial payment for $ 50,000 was paid and the remaining
balance of $ 200,000 was paid after the Company completed its IPO. The Company will also reimburse JHU for previously incurred and ongoing
patent costs. Under the terms of the License Agreement, JHU will be entitled to three and one-half percent ( 3.5 %) royalty on net sales
by the Company. In addition, the Company is required to pay JHU minimum annual royalty payments of $ 5,000 for 2023, $ 10,000 for 2024,
$ 20,000 for 2025, $ 30,000 for 2026 and $ 50,000 for 2027 and each year after until the first commercial sale after which the annual minimum
royalty shall be $ 250,000 . The license agreement also contains milestone payments for clinical development steps through the approval
of an NDA and commercialization. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance of accrued expense related to this license
agreement was $ 7,500 and $ 242,671 , respectively. The Company assessed whether the license should be capitalized and determined that the
licensed program is in the early stage and therefore may not be recoverable; the Company expensed the license fee and will expense development
costs until commercial viability is likely.
Johns
Hopkins University – Prodrug License
On
October 13, 2022, the Company entered into an exclusive, world-wide, royalty-bearing license from JHU and the Institute of Organic Chemistry
and Biochemistry (IOCB) of the Czech Academy of Sciences for rights to commercialize N-substituted prodrugs of Mebendazole that demonstrate
improved solubility and bioavailability. The license covers prodrug compositions and use for treating disease as claimed in multiple
US and worldwide patent applications. In consideration for the rights granted to the Company under the License Agreement JHU and IOCB
will receive a staggered upfront license fee of $ 100,000 . The Company will also reimburse JHU and IOCB for previously incurred patent
costs. Under the terms of the License Agreement, JHU and IOCB will be entitled to four percent ( 4.0 %) royalty on net sales by the Company.
In addition, the Company is required to pay JHU and IOCB minimum annual royalty payments of $ 5,000 for 2027, $ 10,000 for 2028, $ 20,000
for 2029, $ 30,000 for 2030 and $ 50,000 for 2031 and each year after until the first commercial sale after which the annual minimum royalty
shall be $ 150,000 . The license agreement also contains milestone payments for patent grants, clinical development steps through the approval
of an NDA and commercialization. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the balance of accrued expense related to this license
agreement was $ 0 and $ 133,238 , respectively. The Company assessed whether the license should be capitalized and determined that the licensed
program is in the early stage and therefore may not be recoverable; the Company expensed the license fee and will expense development
costs until commercial viability is likely.
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Item 2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operation
References
in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to “us”, “we”,
“our” and similar terms refer to the Company. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results
of operations should be read in conjunction with (1) our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and (2) our consolidated financial statements, related notes and management’s discussion and analysis
of financial condition and results of operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2022. This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
or the Exchange Act. These statements are often identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,”
“continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,”
“project,” “will,” “would” or the negative or plural of these words or similar expressions or variations.
Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that could cause actual
results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified herein. You should not rely
upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Furthermore, such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date
of this report. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of such statements.
Overview
Bullfrog
AI Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Nevada on February 6, 2020. Bullfrog AI Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Bullfrog
AI, Inc. and Bullfrog AI Management, LLC, which were incorporated in Delaware and Maryland, in 2017 and 2021, respectively. Operations
are currently conducted through Bullfrog AI Holdings, Inc., which began operations on February 6, 2020. We are a company focused specifically
on advanced Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (AI/ML) analysis of complex data in the advancement of medicine. Our AI/ML platform
(trade name: bfLEAP™) was created from technology originally developed at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
(JHU-APL).
In
February 2018, Bullfrog AI Holdings secured the original exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing license from JHU-APL for the technology.
The license covers three (3)issued patents, one (1) new provisional patent application, non-patent rights to proprietary libraries of
algorithms and other trade secrets including modifications and improvements. We entered into a license agreement in July 2022 that provides
the Company with new intellectual property and also encompasses most of the intellectual property from the February 2018 license. Our
objective is to utilize bfLEAP™ for a precision medicine approach toward drug development with biopharmaceutical collaborators,
as well as our own internal clinical development programs. We believe the bfLEAP™ platform is ideally suited for evaluating pre-clinical
and clinical trial data generated in translational research and clinical trial settings that lead to faster, less expensive drug approvals.
Our
aim is to improve the odds of success in each stage of developing medicine, ranging from early pre-clinical through late-stage clinical
development. Our ultimate objective is to utilize bfLEAP™ to enable the success of ongoing clinical trials or rescue late-stage
failed drugs (i.e., Phase 2 or Phase 3 clinical trial failures) for development and divestiture; although, we will also consider collaborations
for earlier stage drugs. We hope to accomplish this through strategic acquisitions of current clinical stage and failed drugs for in-house
development, or through strategic partnerships with biopharmaceutical industry companies.
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On
July 8, 2022, the Company entered into an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-bearing license from JHU-APL for the additional technology. The
new license provides additional intellectual property rights including patents, copyrights, and knowhow to be utilized under the Company’s
bfLEAP™ analytical AI/ML platform. In consideration of the new license, the Company issued to JHU-APL 39,879 shares of common stock.
In September 2020 and October of 2021, the Company executed amendments to the original license which represents improvements and new
advanced analytics capabilities. In consideration of the rights granted to the Company under the original License Agreement, the Company
granted JHU 178,571 warrants exercisable to purchase shares of common stock at $2.10 per share. Under the terms of the new License Agreement,
JHU will be entitled to eight percent (8%) of net sales for the services provided by the Company to other parties and three percent (3%)
for internally developed drug projects in which the JHU license was utilized. The new license also contains tiered sub licensing fees
that start at 50% and reduce to 25% based on revenues. On May 31, 2023, the Company and JHU-APL entered into Amendment number 1 of the
July 8, 2022 License Agreement whereby the Company gained access to certain improvements including additional patents and knowhow in
exchange for a series of payments totaling $275,000. The first of these payments for $75,000 was due in July 2023 followed by annual
payments of $75,000, $75,000 and $50,000 in years 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively. The amendment also reduced the 2023 minimum annual
royalty payment to $60,000, all other financial terms remain the same. As a result of this Amendment, the minimum annual payments are
set to be $30,000 for 2022, $60,000 for 2023, and $300,000 for 2024 and beyond, all of which are creditable by royalties.
We
intend to continue to evolve and improve bfLEAP™, either in-house or with development partners like JHU-APL. We plan to leverage
our proprietary AI/ML platform developed over several years at one of the top innovation institutions in the world which has already
been successfully applied in multiple sectors.
We
have staffed our business using funds from our initial public offering and have entered into partnerships and relationships and recently
completed our first commercial service contract with a leading rare disease non-profit organization for AI/ML analysis of late-stage
clinical data. We have also acquired the rights to a series of preclinical and early clinical drug assets from universities, as well
as a strategic collaboration with a world-renowned research institution to create a HSV1 viral therapeutic platform to engineer immunotherapies
for a variety of diseases. We have signed exclusive worldwide License Agreements with JHU for a cancer drug that targets glioblastoma
(brain cancer), pancreatic cancer, and others. We have also signed an exclusive worldwide license from George Washington University for
another cancer drug that targets hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer) and other liver diseases. Additionally, we intend to gain access
to later-stage clinical assets through partnerships or the acquisition of rights to failed therapeutic candidates for drug rescue. In
certain circumstances, we intend to conduct late-stage clinical trials in an effort to rescue therapeutic assets that previously failed.
In these cases, there will be a requirement for drug supply and regulatory services to conduct clinical trials. The success of our clinical
development programs will require finding partners to support the clinical development, adequate availability of raw materials and/or
drug product for our R&D and clinical trials, and, in some cases, may also require establishment of third-party arrangements to obtain
finished drug product that is manufactured appropriately under (GMP) industry-standard guidelines, and packaged for clinical use or sale.
Since we are a company focused on using our AI technology to advance medicines, any clinical development programs will also require,
in all cases, partners and the establishment of third-party relationships for execution and completion of clinical trials. Over the next
24 months, the Company expects to spend approximately $2.1 million on service offering products, preclinical IND enabling activities
and on R&D to enable future clinical trials evaluating our drug assets for new disease indications.
Since
completing our IPO on February 14, 2023, aided by the receipt of the IPO proceeds, we have initiated several initiatives: Investor relations
and marketing to promote and raise awareness of the company in the financial and business sectors, research and development, collaboration
with J Craig Venter Institute and in the quarter ended September 30, 2023, completed a preclinical study for our Mebendazole prodrug
program. The Company is actively engaged in developing and seeking out new intellectual property as it strives to continuously evolve
its AI/ML platform. Additionally, the Company has engaged a business development firm specializing in the biopharmaceutical industry
to seek and secure a strategic development partner our Mebendazole program.
Internally,
the Company has added incremental staff to accelerate execution, and the development of processes and custom scripts for use in performing
analytical services for customers, while also launching initiatives targeting large public health data sources and seeking access to
proprietary health data sources. We also transitioned our accounting and financial reporting systems and processes to enhance our internal
control environment as a public company. Capital from the IPO was also used to retire two notes that were sold to fund the Company through
the IPO that did not convert into common stock as well as other debts accrued over time to our staff, employees and consultants as well
as obligations related to the acquisition of our licensed drug programs.
In
addition to the IPO proceeds, the Company received proceeds of approximately $1.5 million from the exercise of warrants in April 2023
and in the absence of significant revenues in 2023 the Company believes that its capital resources are sufficient to fund planned operations
for approximately 9 months from the date of this filing.
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Our
Strategy
The
Company has a unique strategy designed to reduce risk and increase the frequency of cash flow. The first part of the strategy is to generate
revenues through strategic relationships with biopharma companies. These relationships will be structured as a combination of fees and
intellectual property based on the specific scope of the engagement. The objective of these engagements will be to uncover valuable insights
to reduce the risk and/or increase the speed of the drug development process which can be achieved through manual or automated integration
into the client’s workflow or analysis of discrete data sets.
In
the future, the second part of our strategy involves acquiring the rights to clinical stage drugs, using our bfLEAP™ technology
to design a precision medicine trial, conduct the trial with a partner, and sell the asset. This approach may also apply to earlier phases
in the drug development process such as discovery and preclinical. In any case, the objective is to create near term value and exit and
monetize as quickly as possible, preferably within approximately 30 months.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our
financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, as well as related disclosures. We evaluate
our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions that
we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results could differ from these estimates. There have been no material
changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as described in our Form 10-K.
Financial
Operations Overview
Revenue
While
we generated our first revenues in late 2022 from our services provided to a pharmaceutical customer, in Q3 2023 we completed our first
commercial service contract and recognized revenue in the amount of $65,000. We have service contracts with two organizations and currently
have multiple discussions underway, although there can be no assurance of entering into additional service agreements and business relationships
in 2023.
Operating
Expenses
We
classify our operating expenses into two categories: research and development and general and administrative. Prior to 2022, most of
our activities were related to: technology evaluation, acquisition and validation, capital acquisition and business development activities
in general, which we believe have readied the Company for contract services while exploring strategic partnering and asset acquisition.
These activities and related expenditures have been recorded and reported as General and Administrative in our Financial Statements.
In 2022, we licensed two drug development programs from universities and also entered into a new license with JHU-APL for new IP and
other enhancements used with our bfLEAP™ platform. In 2022, we expended appropriately $608,000 on license related payments for
our bfLEAP™ AI/ML platform and our two drug development programs from universities. We expect that our research and development
expenses will increase in 2024 as we initiate activities directed towards the development of service offering products, collaborations
(JCVI) and preclinical studies aimed at generating the data to enable the filing of an Investigational New Drug (IND) application.
Research
and Development Costs and Expenses
Research
and development costs and expenses in 2022 consisted primarily of costs related to the acquisition of licensed technology. In 2023 we
have initiated development activities on our licensed drug candidates and our discovery collaboration with JCVI. In addition to fees
paid to external service providers, we are also allocating internal costs for personnel working on these efforts in addition to personnel
costs related to our internal efforts to develop our product and service offerings using bfLEAP™. We anticipate our research and
development costs could become significant as we execute on our business plan and begin conducting preclinical research and development
activities directed at securing development partners and filing an IND for our licensed drug development programs described in this filing,
as well as under strategic partnerships and for other drug development programs we may acquire. Research and development expenses are
recorded in operating expenses in the period in which they are incurred. Estimates will be used in determining the expense liability
of certain costs where services have been performed but not yet invoiced. We will monitor levels of performance under each significant
contract for external services through communications with the service providers to reflect the actual amount expended.
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General
and Administrative Expenses
In
anticipation of the IPO, a management team with deep industry experience was identified and engaged as employees and consultants to assist
the Company in preparing for the IPO and subsequently, to operate and function as a public company. Through 2022, the primary activities
included: technology evaluation, acquisition and validation, capital acquisition and business development activities which in general,
have readied the Company for contract services while exploring strategic partnering and asset acquisition as noted above. In February
2023, the Company achieved its objective of completing an IPO and listing on NASDAQ. Our 2023 general and administrative expenses are
significantly higher than our 2022 general and administrative expenses due to several factors. The primary increases in 2023 relate to
new costs associated with being a public company such as D&O insurance, professional services engaged to support SEC compliance as
well as higher salary and consulting expenses as we have hired additional staff and consultants. We have also increased our business
development, investor relations and marketing efforts. We anticipate that our general and administrative expenses may increase in the
future to support our service offerings, clinical and pre-clinical research and development activities associated with strategic partnering
and collaborations.
Results
of Operations - Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
Revenue
and Costs of Goods Sold
We
recognized $65,000 in revenue and $5,200 in costs of goods sold during the three months ended September 30, 2023 versus zero 2022.
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Net Change
2023
2022
Operating expenses:
Research and development
$ 380,015
$ 39,421
$ 340,594
General and administrative
983,929
601,131
382,798
Total operating expenses
$ 1,363,944
$ 640,552
$ 723,392
Research
and Development
Our
research and development expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023 increased by $340,594, compared to the same period ended
September 30, 2022, primarily due to the inclusion of the cost of salaries and consulting fees in 2023, as well the cost of acquiring
access to additional technology from JHU-APL related to bfLEAP™ pursuant to Amendment 1 of the July 2022 License Agreement. We
also completed a preclinical study related to our Mebendazole program in Q3 2023. In 2022, the majority of the research and development
expenses were directly related to the acquisition of two drug development product candidates including Mebendazole.
General
and Administrative
Our
general and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2023 increased by $382,798, compared to the same period
ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to higher salary and consulting costs reflecting an increased level of services as well as the
initiation of investor relations and marketing efforts and the transition of our accounting and financial reporting process to support
a public company.
Other
Income (Expense), Net
Interest
expense decreased $118,401 for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period ended September 30, 2022 due to
the majority of our debt converting or being paid off in the first quarter of 2023. Other income increased by $56,906 due to interest
earned on our IPO proceeds which we hold in an overnight sweep account.
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Results
of Operations - Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
Revenue
and Costs of Goods Sold
We
recognized $65,000 in revenue and $5,200 in costs of goods sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 versus zero 2022.
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Net Change
2023
2022
Operating expenses:
Research and development
$ 1,023,619
$ 448,375
$ 575,244
General and administrative
3,067,940
1,424,383
1,643,557
Total operating expenses
$ 4,091,559
$ 1,872,758
$ 2,218,801
Research
and Development
Our
research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased by $575,244 compared to the same period ended
September 30, 2022, primarily due to the inclusion of the cost of salaries and consulting fees in 2023 as we initiated our collaboration
with J Craig Venter Institute and completion of a preclinical study for our Mebendazole prodrug program, as well as the cost of acquiring
access to additional technology from JHU-APL related to bfLEAP™ pursuant to Amendment 1 of the July 2022 License Agreement. In
2022, the majority of the research and development expenses were directly related to the acquisition of two drug development product
candidates including Mebendazole.
General
and Administrative
Our
general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased by $1,643,557, compared to the same period
ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to higher salary and consulting costs reflecting an increased level of service as well the initiation
of investor relations and marketing efforts and the transition of our accounting and financial reporting process to support a public
company. The 2023 period also reflects approximately $120,000 in recruiting fees related to staff additions.
Other
Income (Expense), Net
Interest
expense decreased $157,788 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the same period ended September 30, 2022 due to
the majority of our debt converting or being paid off in the first quarter of 2023. The loss on the conversion of notes of $92,959 for
the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was due to the conversion of the convertible notes. Other income increased by $142,218 due to
interest earned on our IPO proceeds which we hold in an overnight sweep account.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
In
2022, the Company received net proceeds from the sale of Convertible Bridge Notes of approximately $1,016,000 and repaid the unsecured
promissory notes sold in 2021 in the amount of $49,000. The Company sold one additional promissory note and received net proceeds of
$100,000 in January 2023.
For
the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company used approximately $911,000 on operating activities versus approximately $382,000 for the
same period in 2021. The 2022 cash use included approximately $548,000 in salaries, approximately $634,000 in consulting and professional
fees including legal, accounting and auditing fees ,as well as consulting fees for operational activities and approximately $609,000
in technology license fees, patent cost reimbursements and minimum annual royalties which has been recorded as a research & development
expense.
Through
September 30, 2023, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $8,457,978 and funded its operations through the sale of common stock and
debt. We anticipate that our expenses will increase in the future to support our service offerings, clinical and pre-clinical research
and development activities associated with strategic partnering and collaborations, as well as acquired product candidates and the increased
costs of operating as a public company. These increases could include increased costs related to the hiring of additional personnel and
fees to outside consultants, lawyers and accountants, among other expenses. Additionally, we anticipate increased costs associated with
being a public company including expenses related to services associated with maintaining compliance with exchange listing and Securities
and Exchange Commission requirements, insurance, and investor relations costs.
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The
Company’s current operations include Bullfrog AI, Inc. and Bullfrog Management, LLC, which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Bullfrog
AI Holdings, Inc., which is a holding company that depends upon the sale of its securities and cash generated through its subsidiaries
to fund consolidated operations.
On
February 16, 2023, the Company completed its IPO of 1,297,318 units (each, a “Unit,” collectively, the “Units”)
at a price of $6.50 per unit for a total of approximately $8.4 million of gross proceeds to the Company. Each Unit consists of one share
of the Company’s common stock, one tradeable warrant (each, a “Tradeable Warrant,” collectively, the “Tradeable
Warrants”) to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $7.80 per share, and one non-tradeable warrant (each,
a “Non-tradeable Warrant,” collectively, the “Non-tradeable Warrants”; together with the Tradeable Warrants,
each, a “Warrant,” collectively, the “Warrants”) to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at
an exercise price of $8.125. In connection with the IPO, the Company also completed a 1-for-7 reverse stock split of our common stock.
In
connection with the IPO, a SAFE and convertible loan agreement held by a related party converted into 55,787 shares of post reverse split
common stock. Additionally, all outstanding convertible bridge notes and accrued interest through November 30, 2022 were converted into
276,289 shares of common stock and 276,289 warrants to purchase common stock were issued to the Convertible Bridge Note holders at conversion.
The convertible bridge note conversions and the warrant exercise pricing was determined using a $25 million dollar company valuation
immediately before the IPO.
Between
April 5 and April 13, 2023, the holders of warrants exercised 436,533 warrants for common stock at various exercise prices and the Company
received proceeds of approximately $1,495,000.
In
the absence of significant revenues in 2023, management believes the Company’s capital resources are sufficient to fund planned
operations for approximately 9 months from the date of this filing.
Consolidated
Cash Flow Data
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023
2022
Change
Net cash (used in) provided by
Operating activities
$ (4,983,282 )
$ (871,244 )
$ (4,112,038 )
Investing activities
-
(8,744 )
$ 8,744
Financing activities
8,781,649
912,190
$ 7,869,459
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
$ 3,798,367
$ 32,202
$ 3,766,165
Cash
Flows Used in Operating Activities
Net
cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased by $4,112,038 compared to the same period ended
September 30, 2022 primarily due to paying down accrued expenses for technology access, consultants, and compensation in 2023, coupled
with increased operating costs, including D&O insurance premiums.
Cash
Flows Used in Investing Activities
There
was no cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Cash
Flows Provided by Financing Activities
Net
cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased by $7,869,459, compared to the same period
ended September 30, 2022 primarily due to the completion of our Initial Public Offering in February 2023 and proceeds received pursuant
to warrant exercises.
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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
As
a smaller reporting company, this disclosure is not required.
Item
4. Controls
and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
are transitioning to and will maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and timely reported as provided
in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, as appropriate, to allow for timely
decisions regarding required disclosure. We will periodically review the design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures,
including compliance with various laws and regulations that apply to our operations. We will make modifications to improve the design
and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and may take other corrective action if our reviews identify a need for such
modifications or actions. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, we recognize that any controls and procedures,
no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and we will
apply judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. In addition, the design of any system
of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that
any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations
in a control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During
the 3 months ended September 30, 2023, the Company transitioned its day-to-day accounting processes to a new external firm including
automating its vendor payments while also initiating the transfer of the overall process to an enterprise type accounting platform. These
changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred
during the quarter ended September 30, 2023 are intended to enhance our internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1 Legal
Proceedings.
To
our best knowledge, we are currently not a party to any legal proceedings that, individually or in the aggregate, are deemed to be material
to our financial condition or results of operations.
Item 1A Risk
Factors.
Smaller
reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.
Item 2 Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
There
were no issuances of unregistered sales of equity securities during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
Use
of Proceeds
Since
completing our IPO in February, 2023, we have used approximately $5 million of the net proceeds, primarily on D&O Insurance, repayment
of debt that was not converted in the IPO and working capital.
Item 3 Defaults
Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4 Mine
Safety Disclosures.
Not
applicable.
Item 5 Other
Information.
(c)
Insider Trading Arrangements
Trading
Plans
On
June 6, 2023 , Vininder Singh , the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company, entered into a 10b5-1 sales plan (the “10b-5
Sales Plan”) intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act. The 10b5 Sales Plan provides
for the sale of up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock and will remain in effect until the earlier of (1) September 30, 2024 ; or (2)
the date on which an aggregate 1,000,000 shares of common stock have been sold under the 10b5 Sales Plan. Pursuant to the 10b5 Sales
Plan a total of 50,000 shares were sold under the plan in September 2023.
No
other directors or executive officers of the Company adopted, modified or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the
purchase or sale of the Company’s securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c)
or any non-Rule 10b5 trading arrangement, (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K) during the quarterly period covered by this report.
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Item 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No.
Description
31.1
*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
31.2
*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
32.1
*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS
*
Inline
XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH*
*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL*
*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*
*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*
*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE
*
Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104
The
cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL
(included in Exhibit 101).
*
Filed
herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Bullfrog
AI Holdings, Inc.
Date:
November 14, 2023
By:
/s/
Vininder Singh
Vininder
Singh
Chief
Executive Officer
Date:
November 14, 2023
By:
/s/
Dane Saglio
Dane
Saglio
Chief
Financial Officer
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