Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Spark I Acquisition Corporation References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to SLG SPAC Fund LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the search of an initial Business Combination (as defined below), the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include our ability to consummate a business combination with Kneron Holding Corporation (“Kneron”) or any other operating company on acceptable terms, if at all, and before the outside date under our amended and restated memorandum of articles of association as well as those risks discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, including those under the heading “Risk Factors.” The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated on July 12, 2021, as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar combination with one or more businesses or assets, which we refer to throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as our “Business Combination.” To date, our efforts have been limited to organizational activities and activities related to the search for a target business for our initial business combination. We have generated no revenues to date, and we do not expect that we will generate operating revenues at the earliest until we consummate our initial business combination. Since our initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), we have completed a detailed assessment of SparkLabs Group ecosystem companies, and have finalized initial targets to prioritize.
Following substantive discussions with multiple prioritized targets, in October 2024, we announced that we had signed a non-binding LOI for a business combination with Kneron, a leading provider of full stack edge AI solutions based in San Diego, California, as well as a non-binding LOI for a business combination with a company is in the hospitality software as a service/platform space. While both of these LOIs have expired, we have now moved to the next phase of actively negotiating the terms of a binding business combination agreement with Kneron. See the risk factor titled “We may not be able to consummate an initial business combination by July 11, 2025, in which case we would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and we would redeem our public shares and liquidate.” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
We intend to utilize cash derived from the proceeds of our Initial Public Offering and the private placement warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”), our securities, debt or a combination of cash, securities and debt, in effecting our initial Business Combination. In order to finance our working capital needs, SLG SPAC Fund LLC (the “Sponsor”) or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide us working capital loans. On January 28, 2025, we issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of up to $1,900,000 to the Sponsor, of which $700,000 was borrowed during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and $840,000 was advanced at December 31, 2024. These advances were converted to this promissory note once the note was executed on January 28, 2025. On June 25, 2025, we issued a second unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of up to $2,500,000 to the Sponsor of which $1,700,000 was borrowed during the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
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We have incurred, or expect to continue to incur, significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from July 12, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2025 were organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, and subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for an initial Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in our trust account (the “Trust Account”). We have incurred, or expect that we will incur, increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses in connection with searching for, and completing, our initial Business Combination.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025, we had a net loss of $475,225, which consists of operating expenses of $595,005 and administration – related party expenses of $272,830 offset by the interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $391,382, forgiveness of debt of $1,227, and operating account interest income of $1.
For the three months ended September 30, 2024, we had net income of $901,986, which consists of operating expenses of $142,271 and administration fees – related party expenses of $312,350 offset by the interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $1,356,606 and operating account interest income of $1.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, we had net income of $429,687, which consists of operating expenses of $1,380,937 and administration – related party expenses of $828,130 offset by the interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $2,637,524, forgiveness of debt of $1,227, and operating account interest income of $3.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we had net income of $2,543,207, which consists of operating expenses of $515,714 and administration – related party expenses of $965,030, offset by the interest earned on investments held in the Trust Account of $4,023,947 and operating account interest income of $4.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
On October 11, 2023, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 10,000,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 and one-half of one redeemable warrant (the “Public Warrants”), with each Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, beginning 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination. We granted Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., as representative of the underwriters (“Cantor”), a 45-day option to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments. Subsequently, On October 10, 2023, Cantor informed the Company that it will not be exercising the over-allotment option. As a result, the Sponsor forfeited an aggregate of 448,052 Class B ordinary shares. Such forfeited shares were cancelled by the Company prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated a private placement (the “Private Placement”) with our Sponsor, who purchased 8,490,535 Private Placement Warrants, generating total proceeds of $8,490,535. The terms of the Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that, for so long as the Private Placement Warrants are held by the Sponsor or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants (i) may not (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants), subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold until 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, and (ii) are entitled to registration rights. The Private Placement Warrants will be worthless if the Company does not complete an initial Business Combination.
A total of $100,500,000 ($10.05 per Unit, which amount includes $3,500,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount) of the net proceeds from the sale of Units in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placements on October 11, 2023 was placed in a trust account maintained for the benefit of the public shareholders at Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as a trustee and was invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the trust account that may be released to the Company to pay its taxes and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses, the funds held in the trust account will not be released from the trust account until the earliest of (i) the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, (ii) the redemption of the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering if we are unable to complete our initial Business Combination by September 29,
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2026, subject to applicable law or (iii) the redemption of any of the public shares properly submitted in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with its initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its public shares if it has not consummated an initial Business Combination by September 29, 2026 or (B) with respect to any other material provisions relating to shareholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity.
As of September 30, 2025, we had $614,005 in our operating bank account, $24,823,733 in the Trust Account and working capital deficit of $3,177,393.
Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, our liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement held outside of our trust account. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide us working capital loans.
In order to finance our working capital needs, on January 28, 2025, we issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Note”) in the principal amount of up to $1,900,000 to the Sponsor, of which $700,000 was borrowed during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and $840,000 was advanced at December 31, 2024 to cover working capital requirements. The $840,000 advance was converted to this promissory note once the note was executed on January 28, 2025. The Note does not bear interest and is repayable in full upon consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. If we do not complete a Business Combination, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used for such repayment. Upon the consummation of a Business Combination, the Sponsor will have the option, but not the obligation, to convert all or a portion of up to $1,500,000 of the unpaid principal balance of the Note into that number of warrants to purchase one Class A ordinary share (the “Working Capital Warrants”) equal to the principal amount of the Note so converted divided by $1.00. The terms of the Working Capital Warrants will be identical to the terms of the Private Warrants. The Note is subject to customary events of default, the occurrence of which automatically trigger the unpaid principal balance of the Note and all other sums payable with regard to the Note becoming immediately due and payable. Similarly, on June 25, 2025 we issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Second Note”) in the principal amount of up to $2,500,000 to the Sponsor. The Second Note does not bear interest and is repayable upon the earlier of the consummation of our initial business combination and the last day that we have to complete our business combination. As of September 30, 2025, we borrowed $1,700,000 under the Second Note.
In connection with the our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern, we were formed for the purpose of completing a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities on or before September 29, 2026, as extended at our extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on July 8, 2025. There is no assurance that we will obtain the necessary approvals or raise the additional capital it needs to fund its business operations and complete any business combination prior to September 29, 2026, if at all. We determined that our liquidity condition and timing of dissolution raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months from the issuance of these financial statements. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities. Our Sponsor, officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet our working capital.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We had no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2025. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an aggregate of $77,500 per month to our management team for their services. We began incurring these fees on May 1, 2021, and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination and our liquidation.
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The underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting commission of 3.5% per unit or $3,500,000 in the aggregate of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account upon the completion of our initial Business Combination subject to the terms of the underwriting commission.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:
Net Income (Loss) per Share
Net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period, excluding 3,435,065 Class A nonredeemable ordinary shares subject to forfeiture. Weighted average shares were not reduced for the effect of an aggregate of 3,435,065 Class A nonredeemable ordinary shares that were subject to forfeiture depending on the amount of the proceeds received under the forward purchase agreement described below or in the event of our winding up and subsequent dissolution. At September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for the periods presented.
Recent Accounting Standards
Other than discussed below, management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation, as well as information related to income taxes paid to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. This ASU will be effective for the annual period ending December 31, 2025. The Company’s management does not believe the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have a material impact on its financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2024-03, “Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses,” which requires disclosures of certain disaggregated income statement expense captions into specified categories within the footnotes to the financial statements. The requirements of the ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The requirements will be applied prospectively with the option for retrospective application. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU No. 2024-03 will have on its condensed financial statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.
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