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Item 1A. Risk Factors

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We are subject to many risks that may harm our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

This discussion highlights some of the risks that might adversely affect our future operating results in material ways.

We believe these are the risks and uncertainties that are the most important ones we face.

We cannot be certain that we will successfully address these risks, and if we are unable to address them, our business may not grow, our stock price may suffer and you could lose the value of your investment in our company.

Other risks and uncertainties that we do not currently recognize as material risks, or that are similar to risks faced by other companies in our industry, may also impair our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk.

You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We are subject to many risks and uncertainties that may harm our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

This discussion highlights some of the risks and uncertainties that might adversely affect our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition in material ways.

We believe that these are the most important risks and uncertainties that we face.

We cannot be certain that we will successfully address these risks and uncertainties, and if we are unable to address them, our business may not grow, our stock price may suffer and you could lose all or part of your investment in us.

Other risks and uncertainties that we have not yet identified, that we do not currently consider to be material, or that are similar to risks faced by other companies in our industry may also impair our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition.

The risks discussed below include forward-looking statements, and our actual results may differ substantially from what is in these forward-looking statements.

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If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital, we may be required to delay, reduce or severely curtail our research and development or other operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition, long-term prospects and ability to continue as a viable business.

If we are unable to generate revenues of significant scale to cover our costs of doing business, our losses will continue and we may not achieve profitability, which could negatively impact the value of your investment in our securities.

We may need additional financing to achieve our long-term business plans, and there is no guarantee that it will be available on acceptable terms, or at all.

If we are unable to generate revenues of sufficient scale to cover our costs of doing business, our losses will continue and we may not achieve profitability, which could negatively impact the value of your investment in our securities.

We will likely need additional financings to achieve our long-term business plans, and there is no guarantee that it will be available on acceptable terms, or at all.

We may not have sufficient funds to fully implement our long-term business plans.

It is likely that we will need to raise additional capital through new financings, even if we begin to generate meaningful commercial revenue.

For example, new product development for business partners may require considerable expense in advance of substantial revenue for such products.

Such financings could include equity financing, which may be dilutive to stockholders, or debt financing, which could restrict our ability to borrow from other sources.

For example, new product development for business partners may require considerable expense in advance of any substantial revenue being earned for such products.

Such financings could include equity financing, which may be dilutive to our current stockholders, and debt financing, which could restrict our ability to borrow from other sources.

In addition, such securities may contain rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of current stockholders.

As a result of economic conditions, general global economic uncertainty (including as a result of actual or perceived disruption caused by COVID-19, or other infectious diseases), political change, and other factors, we do not know whether additional capital will be available when needed, or that, if available, we will be able to obtain additional capital on reasonable terms.

As a result of economic conditions, general global economic uncertainty (including as a result of actual or perceived disruption caused by COVID-19, including the “delta”, “omicron” or any other variants, or other infectious diseases), political change, and other factors, we do not know whether additional capital will be available when needed, or that, if available, we will be able to obtain additional capital on reasonable terms.

If we are unable to raise additional capital due to the volatile global financial markets, general economic uncertainty or other factors, we may be required to curtail development of our technology or reduce operations as a result, or to sell or dispose of assets.

Any inability to raise adequate funds on commercially reasonable terms could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition, including the possibility that a lack of funds could cause our business to fail and liquidate with little or no return to investors.

Risks Related to Our Technology and Products

Ri sks Related to Our Technology and Products

We may not be able to develop all the features we seek to include in our technology.

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We may be unable to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of the full capability of our technology.

We have developed both commercial products, as well as working prototypes, that use our technology at differing power levels and charging distances, but additional research and development is required to realize the potential of our technology for applications at increasing power levels and distances that can be successfully integrated into commercial products.

We have developed both commercial products and working prototypes that use our technology at differing power levels and charging distances, but additional research and development is required to realize the potential of our technology for applications at increasing power levels and distances that can be successfully integrated into commercial products.

Research and development of new technologies is, by its nature, unpredictable.

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Although we intend to undertake development efforts with commercially reasonable diligence, there can be no assurance that our available resources will be sufficient to enable us to develop our technology to the extent needed to create future revenues to sustain our operations.

Our technology must satisfy customer expectations and be suitable for them to use in consumer applications.

Our technology must satisfy customer expectations and be suitable for use in consumer applications.

Any delays in developing our technology that arise from factors of this sort would aggravate our exposure to the risk of having inadequate capital to fund the research and development needed to complete development of these products.

Technical problems leading to delays would cause us to incur additional expenses that would increase our operating losses.

If we experience significant delays in developing our technology and products based on it for use in potential commercial applications, particularly after incurring significant expenditures, our business may fail, and you could lose the value of your investment in our company.

If we fail to develop practical and economical commercial products based on our technology, our business may fail and you could lose the value of your investment in our stock.

If we fail to develop practical and economical commercial products based on our technology, our business may fail and you could lose all or part of the value of your investment in our stock.

The outbreak of health epidemics, such as COVID-19, has and may further adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Any outbreaks of contagious diseases and other adverse public health developments in countries where we, our customers and suppliers operate could have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

For example, the outbreak of COVID-19, which was declared by the World Health Organization as a pandemic, has resulted in significant governmental measures being implemented to control the spread of the virus, including quarantines, travel restrictions, manufacturing restrictions, declarations of states of emergency, business shutdown and restrictions on the movement of employees in China, the United States and many other countries.

For example, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant governmental measures being implemented to control the spread of the virus, including quarantines, travel restrictions, manufacturing restrictions, declarations of states of emergency, business shutdown and restrictions on the movement of employees in China, the United States and many other countries.

A majority of our potential customers have a significant dependence on the Chinese manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure.

We believe the outbreak of COVID-19 has delayed adoption of our technology by potential customers who temporarily shut down their workforce and supply chain based in China.

We believe the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed adoption of our technology by potential customers who temporarily shut down their workforces and supply chains based in China or elsewhere around the world.

In the United States, COVID-19 has resulted in travel and other restrictions in order to reduce the spread of the disease, including executive orders in California and several other state and local orders across the country, which, among other things, direct individuals to shelter at their places of residence, direct businesses and governmental agencies to cease non-essential operations at physical locations, prohibit certain non-essential gatherings, and order cessation of non-essential travel.

As a result of these developments, we have implemented work-from-home policies for our employees that will likely be in place until at least the second half of 2021.

As a result of these developments, we have implemented work-from-home policies for our employees.

The effects of state executive orders, local shelter-in-place orders, government-imposed quarantines and our work-from-home policies could negatively impact productivity, disrupt our research and development or other operations and delay the planned launch of our customers’ new products that incorporate our technology, the magnitude of which will depend, in part, on the length and severity of the continuing restrictions and other limitations on our ability to conduct our business in the ordinary course.

Due to the continuing developments and fluidity of this situation, the magnitude and duration of the pandemic and its impact on our operations and liquidity are still uncertain as of the date of this report.

In addition, COVID-19 has resulted and may continue to result in a widespread health crisis that could contribute to increased market volatility and adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries, resulting in a global economic downturn that could affect interest in our products or demand by potential customers.

Several vaccines have been approved for use since the fourth quarter of 2020, with vaccination rates increasing through the first quarter of 2022.

Several new variants of COVID-19 have emerged and may be more transmissible than other variants.

Vaccines approved to date have lower efficacy in combating the transmission of some of these new variants, though vaccines appear to protect against severe illness.

continuing developments and fluidity of this situation, the magnitude and duration of the pandemic and its impact on our operations and liquidity are still uncertain as of the date of this report.

In addition, COVID-19 and any variants thereof, has resulted and may continue to result in a widespread health crisis that could contribute to increased market volatility and adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries, resulting in a global economic downturn that could affect interest in our products or demand by potential customers.

Any of these events could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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For rechargeable devices that utilize our receiver technology, the technology may be embedded in a sleeve, case or other enclosure.

For example, products such as remote controls or toys equipped with replaceable AA size or other batteries would need to be outfitted with enhanced batteries and other hardware enabling the devices to be rechargeable by our system.

rechargeable by our system.

In each case, an end user would be required to retrofit the device with a receiver and may be required to upgrade the battery technology used with the device (unless, for example, compatible battery technology and a receiver are built into the device).

These additional steps and expenses may offset the convenience for users and discourage customers from licensing our technology.

These additional steps and expenses may offset the convenience of our products for users and discourage customers from licensing our technology.

Such factors may inhibit adoption of our technology, which could harm our business.

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When used in the field, our technology may not perform as expected based on performance under controlled laboratory conditions.

For example, in the case of distance charging, a laboratory configuration of transmission obstructions will be arranged for testing, but in the field receivers may be obstructed in many different and unpredictable ways.

For example, in the case of distance charging, a laboratory configuration of transmission obstructions will be arranged for testing, but in consumer use receivers may be obstructed in many different and unpredictable ways.

These conditions may significantly diminish the power received at the receiver or the effective range of the transmitter.

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We believe that our technology is safe.

However, it is possible that we could discover safety issues with our technology or that some people may be concerned with RF-based charging in a manner that has occurred with some other wireless technologies as they were put into residential and commercial use, such as the safety concerns that were raised by some regarding the use of cellular telephones and other devices to transmit data wirelessly in close proximity to the human body.

In addition, while we believe our technology is safe, users of our technology under development or other future products who suffer medical ailments may blame the use of products incorporating our technology, as occurred with a small number of users of cellular telephones.

A discovery of safety issues relating to our technology could have a material adverse effect on our business and any legal action against us claiming our technology caused harm could be expensive, divert management and adversely affect us or cause our business to fail, whether or not such legal actions were ultimately successful.

However, it is possible that we could discover safety issues with our technology or that third-parties may raise concerns relating to RF-based charging in a similar manner as has occurred with some other wireless technologies as they were put into residential and commercial use, such as the safety concerns that were raised by some regarding the use of cellular telephones and other devices to transmit data wirelessly in close proximity to the human body.

In addition, while we believe our technology is safe, users of our technology under development or other future products who suffer from medical ailments may blame the use of products incorporating our technology for the triggering or worsening of those ailments, as occurred with a small number of users of cellular telephones.

A discovery of safety issues relating to our technology could have a material adverse effect on our business and any legal action against us claiming that our technology caused harm could be expensive, divert management attention and adversely affect us or cause our business to fail, whether or not such legal actions were ultimately successful.

Our industry is subject to intense competition and rapid technological change, which may result in technology that is superior to ours.

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We cannot assure you that our competitors will not develop or market technologies that are more effective or commercially attractive than our products or that would render our technologies and products obsolete.

We may not have or the financial resources, technical expertise, marketing, distribution or support capabilities to compete successfully in the future.

We may not have the financial resources, technical expertise, marketing, distribution or support capabilities to compete successfully in the future.

Our success will depend in large part on our ability to maintain a competitive position with our technologies.

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We collect, process, store and transmit substantial amounts of information, including information about our customers.

We take steps to protect the security and integrity of the information we collect, process, store or transmit, but there is no guarantee that inadvertent or unauthorized use or disclosure will not occur or that third parties will not gain unauthorized access to this information despite such efforts.

We take steps to protect the security and integrity of the information we collect, process, store and transmit, but there is no guarantee that inadvertent or unauthorized use or disclosure will not occur or that third parties will not gain unauthorized access to this information despite such efforts.

Security breaches, computer malware, computer hacking attacks and other compromises of information security measures have become more prevalent in the business world and may occur on our systems or those of our vendors in the future.

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Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access to or to sabotage information systems change frequently and may not be known until launched against us, we may be unable to anticipate or prevent these attacks.

In addition, a party who is able to illicitly obtain a customer’s identification and password credentials may be able to access the customer’s account and certain account data.

In addition, a party that is able to illicitly obtain a customer’s identification and password credentials may be able to access our customer’s accounts and certain account data.

Any actual or suspected security breach or other compromise of our security measures or those of our third-party vendors, whether as a result of hacking efforts, denial-of-service attacks, viruses, malicious software, break-ins, phishing attacks, social engineering or otherwise, could harm our reputation and business, damage our brand and make it harder to retain existing customers or acquire new ones, require us to expend significant capital and other resources to address the breach, and result in a violation of applicable laws, regulations or other legal obligations.

Our insurance policies may not be adequate to reimburse us for direct losses caused by any such security breach or indirect losses due to resulting customer attrition.

We rely on email and other messaging services to connect with our existing and potential customers.

We rely on email and other electronic means on communication to connect with our existing and potential customers.

Our customers may be targeted by parties using fraudulent spoofing and phishing emails to misappropriate passwords, payment information or other personal information or to introduce viruses through Trojan horse programs or otherwise through our customers’ computers, smartphones, tablets or other devices.

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Any of these events or circumstances could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

We depend upon our strategic relationship with Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of electronics products, and there can be no assurance that we will achieve the expected benefits of this relationship.

We have entered into a strategic alliance agreement with Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of electronics products, pursuant to which we licensed our WattUp technology to Dialog and it became the exclusive provider of our technology.

We intend to leverage Dialog’s sales and distribution channels and its operational capabilities to accelerate market adoption of our technology, while we focus our resources on research and development of our technology.

There can be no assurance that Dialog will promote our technology successfully, or that it will be successful in producing and distributing related products to our customers’ specifications.

Dialog may have other priorities or may encounter difficulties in its own business that interfere with the success of our relationship.

If this strategic relationship does not work as we intend, then we may be required to seek an arrangement with another strategic partner, or to develop internal capabilities, which will require a commitment of management time and our financial resources to identify a replacement strategic partner, or to develop our own production and distribution capabilities.

As a result, we may be unable without undue expense to replace this agreement with one or more new strategic relationships to promote and provide our technology which could increase our costs and delay revenues.

Our strategic relationship with Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of electronics products, has been terminated, and there can be no assurance that we will find a suitable replacement or be able to conduct the same activities internally.

We were historically party to a strategic alliance agreement with Dialog Semiconductor, a provider of electronics products, pursuant to which we licensed our WattUp technology to Dialog and it became the exclusive provider of our technology.

In November 2021, we were informed that Dialog Semiconductor was acquired by the Japanese chipmaker, Renesas Electronics, and that Dialog, under the control of Renesas Electronics would not be continuing our relationship.

We have been developing our own internal capabilities, as well as developing a network of contract manufacturers and as a result of the termination we will be enhancing those capabilities.

However, such development may take time which could result in manufacturing delays, increases in manufacturing or sales costs or reduced revenues.

Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property and Other Legal Risks

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There could also be existing patents that one or more of our technologies, products or parts may infringe and of which we are unaware.

As the number of competitors in the market for wire-free power and alternative recharging solutions increases, and as the number of patents issued in this area grows, the possibility of patent infringement claims against us increases.

As the number of competitors in the market for wire-free power and alternative recharging solutions increases, and as the

number of patents issued in this area grows, the possibility of patent infringement claims against us increases.

Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of complex patent litigation more effectively than we can because they have substantially greater resources.

In addition, any uncertainties resulting from the initiation and continuation of any litigation could have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise the funds necessary to continue our operations.

If we become subject to a patent infringement or other intellectual property lawsuit and if the relevant patents or other intellectual property were upheld as valid and enforceable and we were found to infringe or violate the terms of a license to which we are a party, we could be prevented from selling any infringing products of ours unless we could obtain a license or were able to redesign the product to avoid infringement.

If we were unable to obtain a license or successfully redesign, we might be prevented from selling our technology under development or other future products.

If we become subject to a patent infringement or other intellectual property lawsuit and if the relevant patents or other intellectual property are upheld as valid and enforceable and we are found to have infringed or violated the terms of a license to which we are a party, we could be prevented from selling any infringing products of ours unless we could obtain a license or were able to redesign the product to avoid infringement.

If we are unable to obtain a license or successfully redesign, we might be prevented from selling our technology under development or other future products.

If there is a determination that we have infringed the intellectual property rights of a competitor or other person, we may be required to pay damages, pay a settlement, or pay ongoing royalties, or be enjoined.

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A product liability claim, regardless of its merit or eventual outcome, could result in significant legal defense costs.

The coverage limits of our insurance policies we may choose to purchase to cover related risks may not be adequate to cover future claims.

The coverage limits of the insurance policies we may choose to purchase to cover related risks may not be adequate to cover future claims.

If sales of products incorporating our technology increase or we suffer future product liability claims, we may be unable to maintain product liability insurance in the future at satisfactory rates or with adequate amounts.

A product liability claim, any product recalls or excessive warranty claims, whether arising from defects in design or manufacture or otherwise, could negatively affect our sales or require a change in the design or manufacturing process, any of which could harm our reputation and business, harm our relationship with licensors of our products, result in a decline in revenue and harm our business.

A product liability claim, any product recalls or excessive warranty claims, whether arising from defects in design or manufacture or otherwise, could negatively affect our sales or require a change in the design or manufacturing process, any of which could harm our reputation, harm our relationship with licensors of our products, result in a decline in revenue and harm our business.

In addition, if a product that we or a strategic partner design is defective, whether due to design or manufacturing defects, improper use of the product or other reasons, we or our strategic partner may be required to notify regulatory authorities and/or to recall the product.

A required notification to a regulatory authority or recall could result in an investigation by regulatory authorities of products incorporating our technology, which could in turn result in required recalls, restrictions on the sale of such products or other penalties.

The adverse publicity resulting from any of these actions could adversely affect the perception of our customers and potential customers.

A required notification to a regulatory authority or recall could result in an investigation by regulatory authorities into the products incorporating our technology, which could in turn result in required recalls, restrictions on the sale of such products or other penalties.

The adverse publicity resulting from any of these actions could adversely affect the perceptions of our customers and potential customers.

These investigations or recalls, especially if accompanied by unfavorable publicity, could result in our incurring substantial costs, losing revenues and damaging our reputation, each of which would harm our business.

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We pursue the licensing of our technology as a primary means of revenue generation.

Creating a licensing business relationship often takes a substantial effort, as we expect to have to convince the counterparty of the efficacy of our technology, meet design and manufacturing requirements, satisfy marketing and product needs, and comply with selection, review and contracting requirements.

Creating a licensing business relationship often takes substantial effort, as we expect to have to convince the counterparty of the efficacy of our technology, meet design and manufacturing requirements, satisfy marketing and product needs, and comply with selection, review, and contracting requirements.

There can be no assurance that we will be able to gain access to potential licensing partners, or that they will ultimately decide to integrate our technology with their products.

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It may also be subject to regulation by other agencies.

Regulatory concerns include whether human exposure to radio frequency emissions are below specified thresholds.

Regulatory concerns include whether human exposure to radio frequency emissions falls below specified thresholds.

Higher levels of exposure require separate approval.

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Applications at different frequencies may require separate regulatory approvals.

Efforts to obtain regulatory approval for devices using our technology is costly and time consuming, and there can be no assurance that requisite regulatory approvals will be forthcoming.

Efforts to obtain regulatory approval for devices using our technology are costly and time consuming, and there can be no assurance that requisite regulatory approvals will be forthcoming.

If approvals are not obtained in a timely and cost-efficient manner, our business and operating results could be materially adversely affected.

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Risks Related to Personnel

We are subject to risks associated with our utilization of engineering consultants.

To improve productivity and accelerate our development efforts while we build out our own engineering team, we may use experienced consultants to assist in selected development projects.

We take steps to monitor and regulate the performance of these independent third parties.

However, arrangements with third party service providers may make our operations vulnerable if these consultants fail to satisfy their obligations to us as a result of their performance, changes in their own operations, financial condition, or other matters outside of our control.

Effective management of our consultants is important to our business and strategy.

The failure of our consultants to perform as anticipated could result in substantial costs, divert management’s attention from other strategic activities, or create other operational or financial problems for us.

Terminating or transitioning arrangements with key consultants could result in additional costs and a risk of operational delays, potential errors and possible control issues as a result of the termination or during the transition.

We are highly dependent on key members of our executive management team.

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If we lose the services of any of these persons, we could be required to expend significant time and money in the pursuit of replacements, which may result in a delay in the implementation of our business plan and plan of operations.

If necessary, we can give no assurance that we could find satisfactory replacements for these individuals on terms that would not be unduly expensive or burdensome to us.

If necessary, we can give no assurance that we could find satisfactory permanent replacements for these individuals at all or on terms that would not be unduly expensive or burdensome to us.

We do not currently carry any key-person life insurance that would help us recoup our costs in the event of the death or disability of any of these executives.

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Volatility or lack of performance in our stock price may also affect our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel.

We are subject to risks associated with our utilization of engineering consultants.

To improve productivity and accelerate our development efforts while we build out our own engineering team, we may use experienced consultants to assist in selected development projects.

We take steps to monitor and regulate the performance of these independent third parties.

Effective management of our consultants is important to our business and strategy.

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock

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We qualify as a “smaller reporting company” under new SEC rules such that we are not required to file an auditor attestation report.

If we experience a material weakness in our internal controls, we may fail to detect errors in our financial accounting, which may require a financial statement restatement or otherwise harm our operating results, cause us to fail to meet our SEC reporting obligations or Nasdaq listing requirements, adversely affect our reputation, cause our stock price to decline or result in inaccurate financial reporting or material misstatements in our annual or interim financial statements.

If we experience a material weakness in our internal controls, we may fail to detect errors in our financial accounting, which may require a financial statement restatement or otherwise harm our operating results, cause us to fail to meet our SEC reporting obligations or listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market, or Nasdaq, adversely affect our reputation, cause our stock price to decline or result in inaccurate financial reporting or material misstatements in our annual or interim financial statements.

Further, if there are material weaknesses or failures in our ability to meet any of the requirements related to the maintenance and reporting of our internal controls over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and that could cause the price of our common stock to decline.

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Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud will be detected.

You might lose all of your investment.

You might lose all or part of your investment.

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk.

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The market price of our common stock has fluctuated significantly since our initial public offering in 2014.

Our common stock has experienced an intra-day trading high of $7.69 per share and a low of $0.61 per share on The Nasdaq Stock Market over the last 52 weeks, as of March 1, 2021.

The price of our common stock is likely to continue to fluctuate significantly in response to many factors that are beyond our control, including:

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actual or anticipated variations in operating results;

general economic conditions and perceptions of future economic growth prospectus in the economy at large, including as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;

general economic conditions and perceptions of future economic growth prospectus in the economy at large, including as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including in particular the “delta” and “omicron” variants or global economic repercussions such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and sanctions imposed by the United States and other countries;

the limited number of holders of our common stock;

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As a public reporting company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses.

We are subject to reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and rules subsequently implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission that require us to establish and maintain effective disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting, as well as some specific corporate governance practices.

We are subject to reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and rules subsequently implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission that require us to establish and maintain effective disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting, as well as some specific corporate governance practices.

Our management and other personnel are expected to devote a substantial amount of time to compliance initiatives associated with our public reporting company status.

Those costs can be expected to increase as we emerged from emerging growth company status and will increase significantly if we no longer qualify as a smaller reporting company.

Concentration of ownership among our existing executive officers, directors and significant stockholders may prevent new investors from influencing significant corporate decisions.

All decisions with respect to the management of our company are made by our board of directors and our officers, who beneficially own approximately 3.9% of our common stock collectively as of February 28, 2021.

As a result, these stockholders will be able to exercise a significant level of control over all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors, amendment of our certificate of incorporation and approval of significant corporate transactions.

This control could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of our company or changes in management and will make the approval of certain transactions difficult or impossible without the support of these stockholders.

We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention.

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Our charter documents and Delaware law may inhibit a takeover that stockholders consider favorable.

Provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and applicable Delaware law, may delay or discourage transactions involving an actual or potential change in control or change in our management, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares, or transactions that our

stockholders might otherwise deem to be in their best interests.

The provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws:

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An active trading market for our common stock may not be maintained.

Our stock is currently traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, but we can provide no assurance that we will be able to maintain an active trading market on The Nasdaq Stock Market or any other exchange in the future, including if we no longer meet the applicable listing standards of Nasdaq.

Our stock is currently traded on Nasdaq, but we can provide no assurance that we will be able to maintain an active trading market on Nasdaq or any other exchange in the future, including if we no longer meet the applicable listing standards of Nasdaq.

If an active market for our common stock is not maintained, or if we no longer qualify to be listed on Nasdaq, it may be difficult for our stockholders to sell or purchase shares on such a national securities exchange, or otherwise.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors