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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 1-SA
SEMIANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO REGULATION A
For the fiscal semiannual period ended June 30, 2024
KingsCrowd, Inc. |
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter) |
Commission File Number: 024-11497
Delaware |
82-3708101 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
101 Glen Lennox Ave. Suite 300, Chapel Hill, NC 27517
(Full mailing address of principal executive offices)
(914) 826-4520
(Issuer's telephone number, including area code)
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS |
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. |
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OTHER INFORMATION |
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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EXHIBITS |
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements that are based on our beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to us. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations and expenses, business strategies and plans, competitive position, business environment, and potential growth opportunities. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as "anticipates," "believes," "could," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may," "plans," "potential," "predicts," "projects," "seeks," "should," "will," "would," or similar expressions and the negatives of those terms.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Those risks include those described in "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this report. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements in this report. Also, forward-looking statements represent our beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this report.
Any forward-looking statement made by us in this report speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Except as required by law, we disclaim any obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward- looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements.
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Item 1. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Annual Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements based upon current plans, expectations and beliefs involving risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under "Risk Factors" and in other parts of this Annual Report.
Overview
Our mission is to democratize the private capital markets by providing institutional grade data-driven solutions to service investors, founders and industry participants with unique product offerings that meet their individual needs as it pertains to navigating the growing digital retail private markets.
We believe that we are the first and only comprehensive data-driven rating and analytics facility to service the online private market space. Our market is relatively new, arising out of the JOBS Act passed in 2012, and is growing dramatically as both companies take advantage of the relaxed rules with respect to general solicitation and the offerings to non-accredited investors and investors seek to harness the potential of investing in start-up and early-stage growth companies. As the first to market, we are amassing and analyzing data sets that we believe will provide us with significant advantages that will differentiate our Company from our future competitors for years to come. Some of these advantages include gaining familiarity with different classes of investors, which will allow us to develop the products that users most desire, and enhancing our proprietary ratings algorithms, which will allow us to provide more accurate ratings. We also believe that our first to market status will position us as the leader in the space for online private market tools and afford us the ability to establish and shape industry standards.
Currently, we cover all Reg CF and Reg A+ private company equity and debt deals available to the market, and provide limited coverage of Rule 506(c) offerings that are live on online private market funding portals.
Our qualitative and quantitative ratings are not intended and we advise users not to construe them as investment recommendations. We are not a fund, an asset manager, or a financial advisor. Rather, we provide information to aid investors who are making their own investment decisions.
We have grown our consumer, institutional and founder divisions over time. In 2023, we generated gross revenue of $716,965 as a result of growth in our new lines of business including data sales, Kingscrowd Capital management fees, our founder toolkit sales, and subsidiary's revenue derived from creating, filing and managing all of the customers' capital raising documents online. Our subscription business lagged as we moved on from old lines of less sticky subscription products and as the market struggled overall due to macroeconomic factors.
We generate revenue from our Edge subscriptions, sponsorship, Kingscrowd Capital management fees, technology fees to founders utilizing our founder form creation toolkits, data licensing fees and events. Subscription revenue and data licensing revenue are recognized ratably over the term of the subscription beginning on the date the product is made available to customers, which typically begins on the commencement date of each contract and from management fees and potential carry from the $1.5M+ in funds sub-advised by KingsCrowd Capital, LLC.
Offering Results
As described above under the heading "Termination of Offering Pursuant to Regulation A," on April 28, 2023, we terminated the Regulation A Offering. Under the Regulation A Offering, we sold 5,127,062 Offering Shares under the Offering, which included 4,574,516 Company Offered Shares and 552,546 Selling Stockholder Shares. Of the Company Offered Shares, we sold 3,161,094 shares to investors in the Regulation A Offering at a price of $1.00 per share for total cash consideration of $3,161,094, and sold and issued 1,413,442 shares upon the conversion of the 2021 Convertible Notes for total non-cash consideration of $1,130,753 or $0.80 per share, and the Company has realized an aggregate of $4,291,847 of consideration for all Company Offered Shares sold. The Selling Stockholders received $552,546 from the sale of their Selling Stockholder Shares.
We used the cash proceeds that we received from the sale of the Company Offered Shares substantially as described under the heading "Use of Proceeds" set forth in the offering statement we filed with respect to the Regulation A Offering.
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Key Factors Affecting Our Performance
Acquiring new customers
We are focused on continuing to organically grow our customer base. We believe that our first-to-market status provides us with a substantial opportunity to increase adoption of our solutions. We have experienced strong organic new customer growth due to the free tier subscription which can be augmented by upgrading to paid subscriptions. We intend to aggressively pursue new customers with increasing efficiency while expanding our sales capacity. Although many new customers immediately subscribe to a paid tier subscription, we intend to drive higher conversion rates of our free subscribers through various sales, marketing and product initiatives as one component of our customer acquisition strategy as described under "Item 1, Business- Our Market Strategy."
Expanding within our current customer base
We believe that there is a substantial and largely untapped opportunity for organic growth within our existing customer base. One of our marketing strategies is to offer a free entry level tier to our platform to generate interest in the paid subscription tiers. Many of our subscribers start by subscribing for our free tier service. Our customer efforts include educational email campaigns and free trial offerings to our paid tiers. We will continue to invest in enhancing awareness of our brand and developing more products, features and functionality of existing products, which we believe are vital to achieving increased adoption of our platform.
Our ability to innovate and develop new products
Our success is dependent on our ability to sustain product and technology innovation. We will invest resources to enhance the capabilities of our platform and introduce new products and features that are intended to be appealing to a wider audience of investors, including more sophisticated investors who we believe are more likely to subscribe to paid tiers.
Our ability to expand coverage to all online private markets
We currently track and rate 100% of Reg CF and Reg A+ private company equity and debt deals and track some Rule 506(c) deals. Our ability to expand coverage to all online private markets, including late-stage secondary markets and other asset classes such as real estate and private credit will be essential to make our products attractive to a wider audience of sophisticated investors who we believe are more likely to subscribe to paid tiers. We intend to begin expansion into new asset classes such as real estate, collectables and debt in the future.
The success of efforts to expand into new customer channels
We will seek to enter into strategic partnership and license arrangements with financial institutions, financial publications and other financial professionals, such as wealth advisers and public markets data providers. We will seek to enter into partnerships and licensing arrangements that will allow these organizations and professionals to make our products available to their customers, which could expand our user base rapidly and significantly.
Expanding the nature of the assets we cover
Once we complete product expansion to cover all online private market deals, we intend to expand into other asset classes that utilize online private markets, including real estate equity and debt, consumer debt, and other alternatives. Expanding into other asset classes could significantly increase the size of our addressable market.
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Investing in Sales and Marketing
We will continue to drive awareness and generate demand to acquire new customers and develop strategic partner relationships; however, we will adjust our sales and marketing spend level as needed in response to changes in the economic environment. We will continue to expand efforts to market our platform directly to individual investors through online digital marketing, referral programs, and other programs. We expect that we will allocate significant cash to the development of strategic partner relationships with financial services institutions and other financial industry professional.
Investing in Our Platform
We intend to increase our investment in our platform to accommodate continued growth in use by our subscribers and product expansion into other online private market transactions. We believe that investment in research and development will contribute to our long-term growth but may also negatively impact our short-term profitability. We will continue to leverage emerging technologies and invest in the development of more features that meet and anticipate individual and institutional subscriber needs.
As a result, we expect our expenses related to research and development to increase. These efforts will require us to invest significant financial and other resources.
Key Business Metrics
We review the following key business metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends, formulate financial projections and make strategic decisions.
Components of our Results of Operations
Revenue
We generate revenue from subscriptions to our investment research and analysis services that we make available through our online platform. Our subscriptions can range from monthly to one-year or multi-year arrangements and are generally non-cancellable during the contractual subscription term. Subscription revenue is recognized ratably over the contract terms beginning on the date our product is made available to customers, which typically begins on the commencement date of each contract.
Our subsidiary derives revenue from creating, filing and managing all of the customers' capital raising documents online. Revenue is recognized at a point in time when the customer selects, completes and submits a form on LawBot's online platform.
Operating Expenses
General and Administrative - General and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel-related and consultant expenses, and other expenses necessary to maintain our daily operations and administer the business. We expect to increase the size of our general and administrative function to support the growth of our business. Following the completion of the Offering, we expect to incur additional general and administrative expenses as a result of operating as a public company. As a result, we expect the dollar amount of our general and administrative expenses to increase for the foreseeable future.
Research and Development - Research and development costs primarily consist of personnel-related and consultant expenses associated with our engineering personnel responsible for the design, development, and testing of our products and allocated overhead. We expect that our research and development expenses will continue to increase as we increase our research and development headcount to further strengthen and enhance our products and invest in the development of our software.
Sales and Marketing - Sales and marketing expenses primarily consist of personnel-related expenses and costs associated with marketing programs. Marketing programs include advertising, promotional events, and brand-building activities. Sales and marketing expenses also include personnel-related expenses and public cloud infrastructure costs associated with our free trials. We plan to increase our investment in sales and marketing over the foreseeable future, as we continue to hire additional personnel and invest in sales and marketing programs.
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Results of Operations
December 31 |
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Net revenues |
$ | 716,965 | $ | 576,460 | ||||
Operating Expenses: |
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General, administrative, and operations |
3,517,839 | 4,012,786 | ||||||
Research and development |
654,248 | 1,301,536 | ||||||
Sales and marketing - customer list amortization |
41,002 | 123,007 | ||||||
Sales and marketing |
253,319 | 268,056 | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses |
4,466,408 | 5,705,384 | ||||||
Loss from operations |
(3,749,443 | ) | (5,128,925 | ) | ||||
Other Income/(Expense): |
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Interest expense |
(102,642 | ) | (83,356 | ) | ||||
Others - net |
86,262 | 155,500 | ||||||
Total Other Income/(Expense) |
(16,380 | ) | 72,144 | |||||
Provision for income taxes |
- | - | ||||||
Net loss |
$ | (3,765,823 | ) | $ | (5,056,781 | ) | ||
Net loss attributable to KingsCrowd, Inc. |
$ | (3,633,530 | ) | $ | (5,056,781 | ) | ||
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests |
$ | (112,293 | ) | $ | - |
Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2023
Revenue
Total revenue increased by $140,505, or 24%, to $716,965 for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to total revenue of $576,460 during the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in revenue was attributable principally to the introduction of new lines of revenue beyond subscriptions and subsidiary's revenue derived from creating, filing and managing all of the customers' capital raising documents online. Our new focus on generating revenues via institutional data sales is helping to grow our revenue base despite flat subscription growth due to phasing out old lines of revenue that we deemed to be less accretive to our gross margins. During 2023, new revenue lines helped generate the vast majority of our growth.
Operating Expenses
General, Administrative, and Operations
General, administrative and operations expense decreased by $494,947, or approximately 12%, to $3,517,839 for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $4,012,786 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease of $927,019 in personnel-related and subcontractor expenses and a decrease of $103,703 in dues and subscriptions offset by an increase of $370,076 in stock compensation, an increase of $182,964 in professional fees, and an increase of $83,333 in amortization.
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Research and Development
Research and development expense decreased by $647,288, or approximately 50%, to $654,248 for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $1,301,536 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was attributable to a decrease of $573,927 in personnel-related and subcontractor expenses, a decrease of $155,973 in stock compensation, and a decrease of $30,782 in R&D credits offset by an increase of $80,830 in database development and an increase of 32,565 in amortization of software development.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expense decreased by $14,737, or approximately 5%, to $253,319, for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $268,056 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in sales and marketing expense was attributable to a decrease of $34,583 in stock compensation and a decrease of $19,768 in advertising, public relations, and marketing offset by an increase of $39,614 in personnel-related expenses.
Sales and marketing - customer list amortization
Customer list amortization recognition resulting from customer list asset acquired from Early Investing, LLC decreased by $82,005 to $41,002 for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $123,007 for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
In the Regulation A Offering described elsewhere throughout this Annual Report, we had sold 5,127,062 Offering Shares under the Offering, which included 4,574,516 Company Offered Shares and 552,546 Selling Stockholder Shares. Of the Company Offered Shares, we sold 3,161,094 shares to investors in the Offering at a price of $1.00 per share for total cash consideration of $3,161,094, and sold and issued 1,413,442 shares upon the conversion of the 2021 Convertible Notes for total non-cash consideration of $1,130,753 or $0.80 per share, and the Company realized an aggregate of $4,291,847 of consideration for all Company Offered Shares sold. The Selling Stockholders received $552,546 from the sale of their Selling Stockholder Shares. We used the cash proceeds that we received from the sale of the Company Offered Shares substantially as described under the heading "Use of Proceeds" in the offering statement relating to the Regulation A Offering.
Since our inception, we have financed our operations primarily through sales of equity securities and cash generated from operations. Our principal uses of cash in recent periods have been funding our operations, repayment of loans, and business acquisition. As of December 31, 2023, our principal sources of liquidity were cash, which consists of cash in banks and bank deposits, loans, and the sale of equity securities.
We will continue to depend upon the receipt of proceeds from the sale of our securities to fund our operations and growth strategies.
We believe our existing cash, together with cash provided by operations, will be sufficient to meet our needs for at least the next 12 months. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including our revenue growth rate, subscription renewal activity, billing frequency, the timing, and extent of spending to support further sales and marketing and research and development efforts, the continuing market acceptance of our products and services, the timing, and extent of additional capital expenditures to invest in existing and new office spaces. We may in the future enter into arrangements to acquire or invest in complementary businesses, services, and technologies, including intellectual property rights. We may be required to seek additional equity or debt financing. In the event that additional financing is required from outside sources, we may not be able to raise it on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to raise additional capital when desired, our business, results of operations, and financial condition would be materially and adversely affected.
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Cash Flows:
The following table presents summary cash flow information for the periods indicated.
Year ended December 31, |
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Net cash used in operating activities |
$ | (3,127,532 | ) | $ | (1,306,910 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
(51,659 | ) | - | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
$ | 3,624,626 | $ | 1,151,959 |
Operating Activities
The net cash used in operating activities decreased by $1,820,622, or approximately 58%, to $1,306,910 for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $3,127,532 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease of $1,977,013 in cash paid to fund operations offset by an increase of $638,636 in cash receipts from customers and net cash acquired with the subsidiary amounting to $27,564.
Investing Activities
The net cash used in investing activities decreased by $51,659 for the year ended December 31, 2023 to $0 compared to $51,659 for the year ended December 31, 2022. There were no assets purchased in 2023.
Financing Activities
The net cash provided by financing activities decreased by $2,472,667, or approximately 68%, to $1,151,959 for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $3,624,626 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease was attributable to a decrease of $2,841,430 in cash raised from Regulation D offering and a decrease of $230,991 in proceeds from warrant exercise offset by an increase of $34,639 in proceeds from loans, a decrease of $220,442 in repayments of loans, and a decrease of $344,673 in offering costs.
Off-Balance Sheet and Other Arrangements
As of the date of this report, the Company does not have any off-balance sheet or similar arrangements.
Emerging Growth Company
We may elect to become a public reporting company under the Exchange Act. If we elect to do so, we will be required to publicly report on an ongoing basis as an emerging growth company, as defined in the JOBS Act, under the reporting rules set forth under the Exchange Act. For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other Exchange Act reporting companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, but not limited to:
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not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; |
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being permitted to comply with reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and |
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being exempt from the requirement to hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation |
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period. Our financial statements may therefore not be comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.
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We would expect to take advantage of these reporting exemptions until we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would remain an emerging growth company for up to five years, or until the earliest of (i) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our total annual gross revenues exceed $1 billion; (ii) the date that we become a large accelerated filer as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of our common shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter; or (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt during the preceding three-year period.
Going Concern
Our financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of December 31, 2023, we had not yet generated profits nor significant revenues and have sustained net losses of $3,765,823 and $5,056,780 during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Our ability to continue as a going concern in the next twelve months is dependent upon our ability to produce revenues and/or obtain financing sufficient to meet current and future obligations and deploy such proceeds to produce profitable operating results. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset amounts or the classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going concern. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources - Going Concern."
Accounting Principles
See Note 2, "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report for a discussion of accounting principles policies applied to our financial statements.
See Note 8, "Recent Accounting Pronouncements," to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report for a discussion of recent accounting principles applied to our financial statements.
Item 2. Other Information
None.
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Item 3. Financial Statements
KingsCrowd, Inc. and subsidiaries
A Delaware Corporation
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023
and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) AS OF JUNE 30, 2024 AND DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND FOR THE SIX-MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023: |
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity |
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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KINGSCROWD, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 |
June 30, |
December 31, |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 319,467 | $ | 427,009 | ||||
Subscription receivable |
- | 13,750 | ||||||
Accounts receivable |
90,110 | 78,329 | ||||||
Other receivables |
1,324 | 1,324 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses |
2,942 | - | ||||||
Total Current Assets |
413,843 | 520,412 | ||||||
Non-Current Assets: |
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Investment in SAFE |
50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
748 | 1,671 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net |
2,503,000 | 2,761,432 | ||||||
Goodwill |
649,973 | 649,973 | ||||||
Total Non-Current Assets |
3,203,721 | 3,463,076 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS |
$ | 3,617,564 | $ | 3,983,488 |
No assurance is provided.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 |
June 30, |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 338,461 | $ | 329,366 | ||||
Deferred revenue |
200,752 | 238,456 | ||||||
Due to members |
284,843 | 284,843 | ||||||
Loans payable |
173,971 | 223,707 | ||||||
Acquisition payable |
369,020 | 369,020 | ||||||
Other current liabilities |
173,004 | 169,750 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities |
1,540,051 | 1,615,142 | ||||||
Non-current Liabilities: |
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Other non-current liabilities |
6,389 | 6,389 | ||||||
Total Non-current Liabilities |
6,389 | 6,389 | ||||||
Total Liabilities |
1,546,440 | 1,621,531 | ||||||
Stockholders' Equity: |
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Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 58,383,821 and 54,096,689 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively |
5,837 | 5,410 | ||||||
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 12,427,839 and 12,427,839 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively |
1,242 | 1,242 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
17,875,453 | 17,029,318 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(15,945,588 | ) | (14,856,856 | ) | ||||
Total stockholders' equity attributable to KingsCrowd, Inc. |
1,936,944 | 2,179,114 | ||||||
Non-controlling interests |
134,180 | 182,843 | ||||||
Total Stockholders' Equity |
2,071,124 | 2,361,957 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
$ | 3,617,564 | $ | 3,983,488 |
No assurance is provided.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
June 30 |
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Net revenues |
$ | 283,633 | $ | 370,498 | ||||
Operating Expenses: |
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General, administrative, and operations |
1,023,162 | 2,392,519 | ||||||
Research and development |
328,433 | 374,482 | ||||||
Sales and marketing |
46,443 | 188,526 | ||||||
Sales and marketing - customer list amortization |
- | 41,002 | ||||||
Total Operating Expenses |
1,398,038 | 2,996,529 | ||||||
Loss from operations |
(1,114,405 | ) | (2,626,031 | ) | ||||
Other Income/(Expense): |
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Interest expense |
(92,638 | ) | (51,535 | ) | ||||
Others - net |
69,648 | 16,861 | ||||||
Total Other Income/(Expense) |
(22,990 | ) | (34,674 | ) | ||||
Provision for income taxes |
- | - | ||||||
Net loss |
$ | (1,137,395 | ) | $ | (2,660,705 | ) | ||
Net loss attributable to KingsCrowd, Inc. |
(1,088,732 | ) | (2,631,906 | ) | ||||
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests |
(48,663 | ) | (28,799 | ) | ||||
(1,137,395 | ) | (2,660,705 | ) | |||||
Weighted average common shares outstanding |
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-Basic and Diluted |
68,714,023 | 59,617,583 | ||||||
Net loss per common share attributable to KingsCrowd, Inc. stockholders |
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-Basic and Diluted |
$ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) |
No assurance is provided.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (UNAUDITED) For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
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Total Stockholders' |
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Balance at December 31, 2023 |
54,096,689 | $ | 5,410 | 12,427,839 | $ | 1,242 | $ | 17,029,318 | $ | (14,856,856 | ) | $ | 2,179,114 | $ | 182,843 | $ | 2,361,957 | |||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock - Reg D |
1,749,999 | 175 | - | - | 279,795 | - | 279,970 | - | 279,970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock - Reg CF |
1,929,506 | 193 | - | - | 308,528 | - | 308,721 | - | 308,721 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock - advisors |
218,978 | 22 | - | - | 61,456 | - | 61,478 | - | 61,478 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock - consultants |
150,024 | 14 | - | - | 150,010 | - | 150,024 | - | 150,024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock - employees |
238,625 | 23 | - | - | 61,782 | - | 61,805 | - | 61,805 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offering costs |
- | - | - | - | (15,436 | ) | - | (15,436 | ) | - | (15,436 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
- | - | - | - | - | (1,088,732 | ) | (1,088,732 | ) | (48,663 | ) | (1,137,395 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2024 |
58,383,821 | $ | 5,837 | 12,427,839 | $ | 1,242 | $ | 17,875,453 | $ | (15,945,588 | ) | $ | 1,936,944 | $ | 134,180 | $ | 2,071,124 | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2022 |
44,631,838 | $ | 4,465 | 12,427,839 | $ | 1,242 | $ | 14,333,244 | $ | (11,203,326 | ) | $ | 3,135,625 | $ | - | $ | 3,135,625 | |||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock - Reg D |
2,350,000 | 235 | - | - | 459,765 | - | 460,000 | - | 460,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock - advisors |
1,372,202 | 137 | - | - | 458,419 | - | 458,556 | - | 458,556 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock - consultants |
725,190 | 72 | - | - | 601,858 | - | 601,930 | - | 601,930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock - employees |
405,571 | 40 | - | - | 147,423 | - | 147,463 | - | 147,463 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock - contractor |
120,000 | 12 | - | - | 119,988 | - | 120,000 | - | 120,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-controlling interest portion of investment in subsidiary |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 295,136 | 295,136 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
- | - | - | - | - | (2,631,906 | ) | (2,631,906 | ) | (28,799 | ) | (2,660,705 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2023 |
49,604,801 | $ | 4,961 | 12,427,839 | $ | 1,242 | $ | 16,120,697 | $ | (13,835,232 | ) | $ | 2,291,668 | $ | 266,337 | $ | 2,558,005 |
No assurance is provided.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
June 30 |
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2024 |
2023 |
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Cash flows from operating activities |
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Net loss |
$ | (1,137,395 | ) | $ | (2,660,705 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Security deposits forfeiture |
- | 7,329 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
259,355 | 314,579 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation |
273,307 | 1,399,625 | ||||||
Loan fees |
53,463 | 13,761 | ||||||
Interest expense |
- | 13,724 | ||||||
Net cash acquired with the subsidiary |
- | 10,205 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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(Increase)/Decrease in accounts receivable |
(11,781 | ) | 20,081 | |||||
(Increase)/Decrease in prepaid expenses |
(2,942 | ) | - | |||||
Increase/(Decrease) in accounts payable |
9,646 | 98,490 | ||||||
Increase/(Decrease) in deferred revenue |
(37,704 | ) | (79,191 | ) | ||||
Increase/(Decrease) in other current liabilities |
3,254 | (14,640 | ) | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(590,797 | ) | (876,742 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities |
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Proceeds from loans |
62,760 | 263,500 | ||||||
Repayments of loans |
(168,953 | ) | (122,289 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common stock |
604,884 | 452,500 | ||||||
Offering costs |
(15,436 | ) | - | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
483,255 | 593,711 | ||||||
Net change in cash |
(107,542 | ) | (283,031 | ) | ||||
Cash at beginning of the period |
427,009 | 581,960 | ||||||
Cash at end of the period |
$ | 319,467 | $ | 298,929 | ||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid for interest expense |
$ | 48,391 | $ | 21,961 | ||||
Cash paid for income tax |
$ | - | $ | - |
No assurance is provided.
See accompanying notes, which are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
NOTE 1: NATURE OF OPERATIONS
KingsCrowd, Inc. (the "Company") is a corporation organized on December 14, 2017 under the laws of Delaware, and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The Company was originally incorporated under the name Kings Crowd, LLC as a Delaware limited liability company. On December 28, 2020, the Company converted from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware corporation and changed its name from Kings Crowd, LLC to KingsCrowd, Inc.
The Company seeks to bring together financial experts and technologists to help investors make more informed startup investment decisions on crowdfunding portals by providing the infrastructure for startup business investment decision making based on four key components:
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Education - Providing expert editorial content in addition to "how-to" guides and tools. |
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Analytics - Offering standardized deal ratings and synthesized data analytics. |
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Research - Combining in-house market research with crowd-sourced research. |
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Recommendations - Providing "Top Deal" picks and access to expert network due diligence. |
On November 8, 2021, KingsCrowd Capital, LLC was incorporated as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware and KingsCrowd, Inc. is the sole member.
On January 23, 2023, the Company purchased 17,000 Class A units of LawBot, LLC ("LawBot"), or 50.3% interest. As such, LawBot became a subsidiary of the Company. The Company has the option to subscribe for and purchase the remaining membership interests of LawBot or 16,788 Class A and Class B Units for a consideration of 3.5 times LawBot's adjusted revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025. LawBot, LLC was founded to make EDGAR filing simple and easy and to provide high-quality SEC form drafts for crowdfunding platforms, their issuers, law firms, and their clients.
NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accounting and reporting policies of the Company conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The consolidated financial statements include all accounts of KingsCrowd, Inc., KingsCrowd Capital, LLC and LawBot, LLC. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The Company adopted the calendar year as its basis of reporting.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
Significant Risks and Uncertainties
The Company has not yet produced profits and is subject to customary risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the need for protection of proprietary technology, dependence on key personnel, costs of services provided by third parties, the need to obtain additional financing, and limited operating history.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") guidance specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect market assumptions. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date. Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments whose value is based on quoted market prices such as exchange-traded instruments and listed equities.
Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly (e.g., quoted prices of similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active).
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Financial instruments are considered Level 3 when their fair values are determined using pricing models, discounted cash flows or similar techniques and at least one significant model assumption or input is unobservable.
The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets approximate their fair value.
Cash Equivalents and Concentration of Cash Balance
The Company considers all highly liquid securities with an original maturity of less than three months to be cash equivalents. The Company's cash and cash equivalents in bank deposit accounts, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had cash of $0 and $27,071, respectively, in excess of federally insured limits, and is therefore subject to significant credit risk and exposed to potential losses on these uninsured deposits.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Accounts receivable are carried at their estimated collectible amounts. Accounts receivable are periodically evaluated for collectability based on past credit history with clients and other factors.
Provisions for losses on accounts receivable are determined on the basis of loss experience, known and inherent risk in the account balance, and current economic conditions.
An allowance for doubtful accounts reserve of $363,781 was recorded as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
Subscription Receivable
The Company records share issuances at the effective date. If the subscription is not funded upon issuance, the Company records a subscription receivable as an asset on a balance sheet. When subscription receivables are not received prior to the issuance of financial statements at a reporting date in satisfaction of the requirements under FASB ASC 505-10-45-2, the subscription receivable is reclassified as a contra account to stockholders' equity on the consolidated balance sheet.
Escrow Receivable
Amounts held in escrow are recognized at estimated realizable value and primarily relate to the stock offerings.
Deferred Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of FASB ASC 340-10-S99-1 with regards to offering costs. Prior to the completion of an offering, offering costs are capitalized. The deferred offering costs are charged to stockholders' equity upon the completion of an offering or to expense if the offering is not completed.
Property and Equipment, Intangible Assets
Property and equipment and intangible assets are recorded at cost. Depreciation and amortization are calculated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives of assets:
Computer equipment |
3 years |
Customer list |
3 years |
Website |
3 years |
Software |
5-15 years |
License |
indefinite |
The useful lives and the depreciation and amortization methods are reviewed periodically to ensure that the periods and depreciation and amortization methods are consistent with the expected pattern of economic benefits from items of property and equipment and intangible assets.
There were no changes in the estimated useful lives of each of the Company's items of property and equipment and intangible assets for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Goodwill
The Company records goodwill when it acquires businesses and recognizes the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized but is subject to annual impairment testing as of the reporting date. The impairment test compares the fair value of each reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value is determined to be less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
The Company performs its semi-annual impairment test and whenever events or changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of goodwill may not be recoverable. The determination of fair value involves significant management judgment and estimation. Key assumptions include projected future cash flows, discount rates, and other factors that could impact the fair value assessment. The Company reviews and updates the assumptions used in the impairment test regularly to reflect changes in business conditions. Any impairment losses identified are recorded in the consolidated statement of operations in the period in which they are determined.
During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, no impairment indicators were identified, and the Company believes that the carrying value of goodwill is recoverable. The Company will continue to monitor events and circumstances that could impact the recoverability of goodwill and will perform impairment testing as required by accounting standards.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances are present, the management assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the total of the future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the Company's long-lived assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less costs to sell.
No impairment in the value of property and equipment or intangible assets was recognized for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.
Convertible Instruments
U.S. GAAP requires companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free-standing derivative financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument. An exception to this rule is when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional as that term is described under applicable U.S. GAAP.
When the Company has determined that the embedded conversion options should not be bifurcated from their host instruments, the Company records, when necessary, discounts (or beneficial conversion features) to convertible notes for the intrinsic value of conversion options embedded in debt instruments based upon the differences between the fair value of the underlying stock at the commitment date of the note transaction and the effective conversion price embedded in the note. Debt discounts or beneficial conversion features under these arrangements are (i) amortized over the term of the related debt to their stated date of redemption or (ii) when based on a future contingent event, the beneficial conversion feature is deferred and recorded at the time when the contingency no longer exists.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
Non-controlling Interests
Noncontrolling interests are classified as a separate component of equity in the Company's consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity. Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests is reflected separately from consolidated net income (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity. Any change in ownership of a subsidiary while the controlling financial interest is retained is accounted for as an equity transaction between the controlling and non-controlling interests. In addition, when a subsidiary is deconsolidated, any retained non-controlling equity investment in the former subsidiary will be initially measured at fair value and the difference between the carrying value and fair value of the retained interest will be recorded as a gain or loss. The Company has non-controlling interests via its subsidiary LawBot, LLC.
During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded a loss of $48,663 and $28,799, respectively, attributable to non-controlling interests.
Revenue Recognition
ASC Topic 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" establishes principles for reporting information about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the entity's contracts to provide goods or services to customers.
Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to a customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company applies the following five steps in order to determine the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as it fulfills its obligations under each of its agreements: 1) identify the contract with a customer; 2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; 3) determine the transaction price; 4) allocate the transaction price to performance obligations in the contract; and 5) recognize revenue as the performance obligation is satisfied.
The Company collects revenues in advance for its membership subscriptions and initially records as deferred revenues. The Company has determined that its performance obligations in relation to these agreements with customers are satisfied through the passage of time of the underlying subscription period, which are monthly or annually. Monthly subscriptions are recognized upon completion of the month of service, while annual subscriptions are recognized monthly over the subscription period on a straight-line basis.
LawBot, LLC derives revenue from creating, filing and managing all of the customers' capital raising documents online. The Company has determined that its performance obligations in relation to these agreements with customers are satisfied at a point in time when the customer selects, completes and submits a form on LawBot's online platform.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
Contract Balances
A receivable is recognized if an amount of consideration that is unconditional is due from the customer (i.e., only the passage of time is required before payment of the consideration is due). The Company has accounts receivable of $90,110 and $78,329 as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
A contract asset is recognized if the right to payment is conditional. No contract assets were recognized as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
A contract liability is recognized if a payment is received or a payment is due (whichever is earlier) from a customer before the Company transfers the related goods or services. Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue when the Company performs under the contract (i.e., transfers control of the related goods or services to the customer). The Company has contract liabilities of $200,752 and $238,456 as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, recognized as deferred revenue in the consolidated balance sheets.
Disaggregated Revenue Information
June 30 |
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2024 |
2023 |
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Type of good or service: |
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Subscription |
$ | 126,508 | $ | 188,997 | ||||
Forms |
144,925 | 165,145 | ||||||
Others |
12,200 | 16,356 | ||||||
Total revenue from contracts with customers |
$ | 283,633 | $ | 370,498 | ||||
Timing of revenue recognition: |
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Good or service transferred over time |
$ | 126,508 | $ | 188,997 | ||||
Good or service transferred at a point in time |
157,125 | 181,501 | ||||||
$ | 283,633 | $ | 370,498 |
Advertising Costs
The Company expenses advertising costs as they are incurred. Advertising expense for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 totaled $16,069 and $2,526, respectively.
Research and Development
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
Leases
On January 1, 2022, the Company adopted ASC 842, Leases, as amended, which supersedes the lease accounting guidance under Topic 840, and generally requires lessees to recognize operating and finance lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use (ROU) assets on the balance sheet and to provide enhanced disclosures surrounding the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from lease arrangements. The Company adopted the new guidance using a modified retrospective method. Under this method, the Company elected to apply the new accounting standard only to the most recent period presented, recognizing the cumulative effect of the accounting change, if any, as an adjustment to the beginning balance of retained earnings. Accordingly, prior periods have not been recast to reflect the new accounting standard. The cumulative effect of applying the provisions of ASC 842 had no material impact on accumulated deficit.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
The Company elected transitional practical expedients for existing leases which eliminated the requirements to reassess existing lease classification, initial direct costs, and whether contracts contain leases. Also, the Company elected to present the payments associated with short-term leases as an expense in statements of operations. Short-term leases are leases with a lease term of 12 months or less. The Company leases office spaces with a lease term of 6 to 12 months. The adoption of ASC 842 had no impact on the Company's consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company measures all stock-based awards granted to employees, advisors and directors based on the fair value on the date of the grant and recognizes compensation expense for those awards, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award. The Company issues stock-based awards with only service-based vesting conditions and records the expense for these awards using the straight-line method. For awards with performance-based vesting conditions, the Company records the expense if and when the Company concludes that it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved.
The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company historically has been a private company and lacks company-specific historical and implied volatility information for its stock. Therefore, it estimates its expected stock price volatility based on the historical volatility of publicly traded peer companies and expects to continue to do so until such time as it has adequate historical data regarding the volatility of its own traded stock price. The expected term of the Company's stock options has been determined utilizing the "simplified" method for awards that qualify as "plain-vanilla" options. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. Expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends on common stock and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Determining the appropriate fair value of stock-based awards requires the input of subjective assumptions. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based awards represent management's best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management's judgment. As a result, if factors change and management uses different assumptions, stock-based compensation expense could be materially different for future awards.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes as set forth in ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under the liability method, deferred taxes are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using tax rates expected to be in effect during the years in which the basis differences reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is unlikely that the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
The Company assesses its income tax positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon its evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. In accordance with ASC 740-10, for those tax positions where there is a greater than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, our policy is to record the largest amount of tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where there is less than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit will be recognized in the financial statements. The Company has determined that there are no material uncertain tax positions. The Company believes that its income tax positions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change to its financial position.
The Company was a limited liability company through the December 28, 2020 conversion date. Accordingly, under the Internal Revenue Code, all taxable income or loss flowed through to its members through such date. Therefore, no provision for income tax has been recorded in the statements until the conversion date. Income from the Company was reported and taxed to the members on their individual tax returns. Upon the conversion to a corporation, the Company is now taxable as a corporation effective December 28, 2020.
The Company accounts for income taxes with the recognition of estimated income taxes payable or refundable on income tax returns for the current period and for the estimated future tax effect attributable to temporary differences and carryforwards. Measurement of deferred income items is based on enacted tax laws including tax rates, with the measurement of deferred income tax assets being reduced by available tax benefits not expected to be realized in the immediate future.
The Company may in the future become subject to federal, state and local income taxation though it has not been since its inception, other than minimum state tax. The Company is not presently subject to any income tax audit in any taxing jurisdiction.
Net Earnings or Loss per Share
Net earnings or loss per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding shares subject to redemption or forfeiture. The Company presents basic and diluted net earnings or loss per share. Diluted net earnings or loss per share reflect the actual weighted average of common shares issued and outstanding during the period, adjusted for potentially dilutive securities outstanding. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of the diluted net earnings or loss per share if their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. As all potentially dilutive securities are anti-dilutive as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share for each period.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
NOTE 3: GOING CONCERN
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated profits since inception, has sustained net losses of $1,137,395 and $2,660,705 during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, has an accumulated deficit of $15,945,588 as of June 30, 2024, has incurred negative cash flows from operations for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, and lacks liquid assets to satisfy its obligations as they come due with a working capital deficit of $1,126,208 as of June 30, 2024. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.
The Company's ability to continue as a going concern in the next twelve months following the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued is dependent upon its ability to produce revenues and/or obtain financing sufficient to meet current and future obligations and deploy such to produce profitable operating results. Management has evaluated these conditions and plans to generate revenues and raise capital as needed to satisfy its capital needs. No assurance can be given that the Company will be successful in these efforts.
The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities.
NOTE 4: INVESTMENT IN SAFE
In December 2022, LawBot, LLC purchased a Simple Agreement for Future Equity ("SAFE") notes of So. Capital Inc., which is now owned by Crowd Diligence, Inc., in the amount of $50,000. The conversion is effective upon Crowd Diligence, Inc. closing an equity funding round of at least $100,000. In May 2023, in exchange for this, Crowd Diligence, Inc. issued to LawBot, LLC the right to certain shares of its capital stock. The discount rate is 20% and the valuation cap is $3,750,000. LawBot, LLC may convert the SAFE to a number of shares of the CF Shadow Series of Preferred Stock in the first equity financing from which Crowd Diligence, Inc. receives gross proceeds of not less than $1,000,000, or elect to continue the term of the SAFE without converting the purchase amount to capital stock. The investment is carried at cost less impairment losses and is assessed for impairment semi-annually.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
NOTE 5: NON-CURRENT ASSETS
As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, property and equipment and intangible assets consisted of the following:
June 30, 2024 |
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Equipment |
Software |
Customer list |
Website |
License |
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Cost |
$ | 11,519 | $ | 325,867 | $ | 612,814 | $ | 1,550,000 | $ | 2,167,610 | ||||||||||
Less: Reversal |
- | - | (243,794 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted cost |
11,519 | 325,867 | 369,020 | 1,550,000 | 2,167,610 | |||||||||||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
(10,771 | ) | (323,811 | ) | (369,020 | ) | (1,216,667 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Net Book Value |
$ | 748 | $ | 2,056 | $ | - | $ | 333,333 | $ | 2,167,610 | ||||||||||
December 31, 2023 |
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Equipment |
Software |
Customer list |
Website |
License |
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Cost |
$ | 11,519 | $ | 325,867 | $ | 612,814 | $ | 1,550,000 | $ | 2,167,610 | ||||||||||
Less: Reversal |
- | - | (243,794 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||||
Adjusted cost |
11,519 | 325,867 | 369,020 | 1,550,000 | 2,167,610 | |||||||||||||||
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
(9,848 | ) | (323,712 | ) | (369,020 | ) | (958,333 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Net Book Value |
$ | 1,671 | $ | 2,155 | $ | - | $ | 591,667 | $ | 2,167,610 |
Depreciation and amortization totaled $259,355 and $314,579 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The cost of fully depreciated and amortized assets still being used amounted to $373,115 as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Intangible assets with a cost basis of $2,244,887 have a weighted average remaining useful life of 1.20 and 1.46 years as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the remaining amortization period.
The Company recorded goodwill of $649,973 upon its acquisition of its subsidiary, Lawbot, in 2023. The goodwill is assessed for impairment semi-annually and as of June 30, 2024, no impairment losses were determined to be necessary. See Note 6.
License
The Company entered into an agreement to license an intellectual property for 16 months beginning December 1, 2019. The Company agreed to pay a monthly fee of approximately 25% of certain revenues generated from the licensed assets. When the aggregate of the fee paid each month reaches a total of $150,000, the Company agreed to pay an additional 1% of revenue per year until either the Company has paid to the licensor the sum of $1,000,000, or the Company is acquired in a positive transaction, which would be in addition to 5% of the outstanding membership interest units of the Company as of March 31, 2021. Upon which time, the full ownership of all licensed intellectual property shall transfer to the Company.
In February 2022, the agreement was amended to extend the duration of the exclusive license into perpetuity, waive the right of the licensor to any fees not already paid by the Company as licensee, waive any fees that might be contemplated by the original agreement, and deliver to licensor shares of common stock equivalent to 4% of the outstanding Class A common stock of the Company as of March 31, 2021. As a result, the Company issued 2,167,610 shares of Class A common stock to the licensor on the same date of this amended agreement. These shares were attributed a fair value based on the active offering price of the Company's shares of common stock at the issuance date at $1.00 per share and the value was recorded as an indefinite-lived intangible asset.
See Note 6 for the discussion of customer list and website.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
NOTE 6: ACQUISITIONS
Early Investing
On March 20, 2020, the Company acquired 100% of the membership interests of Oxford Financial Publishing, LLC (the "Seller") in Early Investing, LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, through an asset purchase agreement. The acquisition was accounted for using the asset purchase method, in which the fair value of the transaction is allocated and attributed to specific assets based on their relative fair value. No liabilities were assumed in the acquisition.
The Company determined that the transaction was an acquisition of asset which is the revenue-producing customer list. The revenue-producing activity of the acquired asset did not remain generally the same as before the transaction. The Seller retained the right to sell its own products to the customer list and is allowed to continue generating revenue from the customer list for a period of two years. Therefore, the full transaction value was attributed as a customer list asset.
The purchase price of the asset is 40% of the gross receipts generated by the Company from the customer list in the first year after the purchase, 25% in the second year and 10% in the third year. Based upon the revenue generated by the Company by marketing its Kings Crowd products to the customer list, for the period from May 2020 to January 2021, the Company estimated that average monthly revenues from the customer list will be $68,090 per month for the three-year period following the purchase. In accordance with ASC 450 where the contingent future liabilities under this agreement are probable and estimable, the Company had recorded an acquisition payable of $612,814, as an estimate of the three years of payments to be made to the Seller and has recorded a customer list asset of $612,814, amortized using the straight-line method over the three-year estimated useful life of the asset. The Company reassessed the purchase price at the end of the reporting period based on the actual revenues generated from the date of the acquisition to the reporting date. As a result, customer list and acquisition payable were reduced to $369,020 and a gain from reversal of accumulated amortization amounting to $152,464 was recognized during the year ended December 31, 2022.
The amortization was recorded as "sales and marketing - customer list amortization" operating expense in the consolidated statements of operations in the amount of $0 and $41,002 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, acquisition payable amounted to $369,020.
Crowdwise
On July 1, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets of Crowdwise, LLC, operated on the internet in connection with its website, for an aggregate consideration of $50,000 paid on April 2022. The acquisition was accounted for using the asset purchase method, in which the fair value of the transaction is allocated and attributed to specific assets based on their relative fair value. No liabilities were assumed in the acquisition.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
The assets acquired consisted of domains, brand/trademarks, images, software, social media accounts, contents and newsletter subscribers, of which the Company determined the full amount of fair value received in this transaction is attributed to the website and its underlying code and therefore the full transaction value was attributed as a website asset. The website asset is amortized over the three-year estimated useful life of the asset (see Note 5).
Technori
On February 25, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets of Technori, LLC, operated on the internet in connection with its website, for an aggregate consideration of 1,500,000 shares of Class A common stock of the Company, which were attributed a fair value based on the active offering price of the Company's shares of common stock at the issuance date at $1.00 per share. The acquisition was accounted for using the asset purchase method, in which the fair value of the transaction is allocated and attributed to specific assets based on their relative fair value. No liabilities were assumed in the acquisition.
The assets acquired consisted of websites, social media accounts, domain names, newsletter, subscriptions and all Technori digital assets, of which the Company determined the full amount of fair value received in this transaction is attributed to the website and its underlying code and therefore the full transaction value was attributed as a website asset. The website asset is amortized over the three-year estimated useful life of the asset (see Note 5).
Lawbot
On January 23, 2023, the Company purchased 17,000 Class A units of LawBot, LLC ("LawBot"), or 50.3% interest. As such, LawBot became a subsidiary of the Company. The Company has the option to subscribe for and purchase the remaining membership interests of LawBot or 16,788 Class A and Class B Units for a consideration of 3.5 times LawBot's adjusted revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025.
The consideration paid for this acquisition was $250,000 of cash and 1,000,000 warrants (the "Warrants") to purchase Class A Common Stock (the "Common Stock") of KingsCrowd at an exercise price of $1.20 per share, which the Company valued under the Black-Scholes method at $344,000, resulting in total purchase consideration of $594,000.
Upon acquisition, the Company recorded the assets and liabilities of Lawbot at fair value, resulting in the recognition of assets of $138,283 and liabilities of $489,393. The excess of the consideration paid over the net identifiable assets received resulted in the recognition of goodwill of $649,974 and non-controlling interests in the net assets (contra-equity) of $295,136.
The Company obtained a loan in connection with this acquisition, as discussed in Note 7.
NOTE 7: LOANS
In 2021 and 2022, the Company entered into short-term agreements with non-bank entities under which future accounts receivable may be purchased for a discount. Repayments are made monthly and the loans are secured by Company's assets under the agreements' terms. The fees incurred were recorded as a discount to the loans and amortized to interest expense over the 12-month contract term. The Company repaid a total of $0 and $89,145, including payment for fees amounting to $0 and $7,329, during the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and during the year ended December 31, 2023, all respectively. The balance due as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $0.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
In January and November 2022, the Company obtained loans from Celtic Bank through Stripe Capital Program, a business loan program for users of Stripe, Inc.'s payment processing platform. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company received a total of $0 and $26,900 and incurred a fixed fee assessed by the bank totaling $0 and $3,658 which represents the total cost of the loan, all respectively. The repayment rate of the principal and fixed fee is 20% of daily merchant receivables withheld by Stripe, Inc. to repay the loan. The Company repaid $26,223 and $63,675 during the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and during the year ended December 31, 2023, respectively. Of such, during the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and during the year ended December 31, 2023, $4,406 and $9,594, respectively, relate to the fixed fee which were recorded as interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations. The balance outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $0 and $21,817, respectively.
In June 2024, the Company obtained a loan from Celtic Bank through Stripe Capital Program, a business loan program for users of Stripe, Inc.'s payment processing platform. As of June 30, 2024, the Company received a total of $32,700 and incurred a fixed fee assessed by the bank totaling $5,264 which represents the total cost of the loan. The repayment rate of the principal and fixed fee is 20% of daily merchant receivables withheld by Stripe, Inc. to repay the loan. The Company repaid $2,249 during the six-month period ended June 30, 2024. Of such, during the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, $166 relates to the fixed fee which were recorded as interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations. The balance outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $30,451.
In 2023, the Company entered into a loan with Suncoast Funding Group. The Company sold $91,439 future receivables for $61,000. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company received a total of $57,060 and $27,000, respectively. The Company repaid $95,066 and $2,570 during the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and during the year ended December 31, 2023, respectively. Of such, during the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and during the year ended December 31, 2023, $940 and $4,500, respectively, relate to the fixed fee which was recorded as interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations.
The Company obtained a loan with a principal amount of $250,000 from Gold Ridge Micro Cap II. The proceeds were solely for the purchase of membership interests in LawBot. The term loan bears interest of 12% per annum, matures on December 31, 2025, and is secured by the Company's right, title and interest in the equity interests in LawBot LLC. The balance outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $143,520 and $183,163, respectively.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
NOTE 8: EQUITY
Limited Liability Company to Corporate Conversion, Stock Split
At inception, the Company had a single class of common units authorized, of which 1,000 were granted to its founding members, and each unit has equal voting rights and profit interests in the Company. These units have been issued to the founding members and were attributed zero value in these financial statements. In June 2018, the Company effected a 2,000-for-1 reverse split, increasing the total granted units from 1,000 to 2,000,000.
In December 2020, the Company authorized 66,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock, including 51,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and 15,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, upon conversion to corporation, as discussed in Note 1. All membership interests in Kings Crowd, LLC, including unvested restricted units and unexercised warrants, were converted at a conversion rate of 12.71915097123437 shares of common stock for each membership unit. All shares and warrants reflected in these financial statements are indicative of post-split figures and the par value of the issued shares was recorded with the offset to additional paid-in capital.
In April 2023, the Company amended its certificate of incorporation. The Company is authorized to issue 150,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 15,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, 12,427,839 and 12,427,839 shares of Class A common stock and 11,594,551 and 11,594,551 shares of Class B common stock of the founders were issued and outstanding, all respectively.
Common Stock
The Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical in all respects, except that each share of Class A common stock is entitled to one vote per share and each share of Class B common stock is entitled to ten votes per share. The two classes of common stock generally vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, except as otherwise required by law and the certificate of incorporation. The two classes of common stock participate ratably, meaning that each share of common stock is treated equally, with respect to dividends and distributions declared by the board of directors and in any distribution of the Company's assets available for distribution to the stockholders upon any liquidation or winding up of the Company. Each outstanding share of Class B common stock is convertible into one fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common stock (i) at any time at the option of the holder or (ii) automatically upon the consummation by the Company of an underwritten public offering of the Company's securities from which the Company receives gross proceeds in excess of $10,000,000.
Shares Issued for Services
The Company grants restricted stock awards to employees and non-employee advisors and consultants which are subject to vesting terms of 3-48 months.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
A summary of restricted stock awards granted by the Company is as follows:
June 30 |
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2023 |
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Balance at beginning of the year* |
12,827,439 | 12,827,439 | ||||||
Granted |
1,010,500 | 1,777,201 | ||||||
Forfeited |
(10,397 | ) | (564,813 | ) | ||||
Balance at end of the year |
13,827,542 | 14,039,827 |
*3,054,199 shares of Class A common stock issued in 2018 have been attributed zero value in these financial statements. All shares vested as of June 30, 2024 and 2023. The remaining 119,891 shares were attributed a fair value based on the active offering price of the Company's shares of common stock at the issuance date. All shares vested as of June 30, 2024 and 2023.
During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, 607,627 and 2,622,964 shares of Class A common stock were issued and vested and $273,307 and $1,327,949 were recorded as stock-based compensation expense in the consolidated statement of operations, all respectively. As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, 436,427 and 1,082,721, shares of Class A common stock remained subject to vesting terms, respectively.
Regulation A and D Offering
In 2021, the Company qualified to offer up to 15,000,000 shares of Class A common stock under Regulation A. Of the 15,000,000 shares of Class A common stock being offered, (i) the Company is offering up to an aggregate of 13,000,000 newly issued shares of Class A common stock and (ii) certain selling stockholders are offering up to an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of Class A common stock currently outstanding ("Regulation A Offering"). The shares being offered by one of the selling stockholders are held as shares of Class B common stock, which shares will convert into shares of Class A common stock upon the sale of such shares in the Regulation A Offering. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company issued new shares of Class A common stock totaling 2,645,327 and 1,097,893 for gross proceeds of $2,645,328 and $1,097,893 at a price per share of $1.00 and the selling stockholders sold 255,474 and 35,838 shares of Class A common stock and 255,474 and 35,838 shares of Class B common stock, all respectively.
The Company also issued 0 and 100,000 shares of Class A common stock under a Regulation D offering for gross proceeds of $0 and $100,000 during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, all respectively.
Private Placement
In 2023, the Company started offering shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share in a private placement. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 and during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued a total of 1,749,999 and 6,039,063 shares of Class A common stock for gross proceeds of $280,000 and $966,216 at a price per share of $0.16. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $0 and $13,750 were recorded as subscription receivable in the consolidated balance sheet, respectively.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
Regulation CF Offering
In 2024, the Company raised gross proceeds of $308,721 through the issuance of 1,929,506 shares of Class A common stock, in the aggregate, at a price per share of $0.16. The offering cost incurred was $15,436.
Warrants
The Company issued 1,000,000 warrants to purchase Class A common stock (the "Common Stock") to Lawbot at an exercise price of $1.20 per share in connection with the acquisition discussed in Note 6. The warrants remain unexercised as of June 30, 2024 and expire on January 31, 2030.
As of June 2024 and 2023, 58,383,821 and 49,604,801 shares of Class A common stock and 12,427,839 and 12,427,839 shares of Class B common stock were issued and outstanding, all respectively. Certain stock issuances were under restricted unit purchase agreements which stipulated repurchase options subject to vesting schedules dependent upon the stockholders' continued service to the Company, with the repurchase price set at the issuance price per share. As of June 2024 and 2023, 436,427 and 1,082,721 shares of Class A common stock were unvested and remained subject to the repurchase option, respectively.
LawBot, LLC
Concerning LawBot, LLC, the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, are solely the debts, obligations, and liabilities of the Company, and no member of the Company is obligated personally for any such debt, obligation, or liability.
NOTE 9: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In 2018, LawBot, LLC obtained loans from its members with an aggregate principal balance of $284,843. The notes bear a simple interest rate of 8% per annum and mature on March 31, 2026, as amended. As of June 30, 2024, the total principal of $284,843 and the accrued interest of $148,576 remain outstanding. During the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the interest expense recognized amounted to $13,797 and $13,834, respectively.
NOTE 10: RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, including subsequently issued ASUs, to clarify the implementation guidance in ASU 2016-13. The standard's main goal is to improve financial reporting by requiring earlier recognition of credit losses on financing receivables and other financial assets in scope. ASU 2016-13 will be effective for private companies' fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has adopted this standard effective January 1, 2023 and the adoption of such did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
No assurance is provided.
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KINGSCROWD, INC. NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 |
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350), simplifying Accounting for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 removes the requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation to measure goodwill impairment. A goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The amendments in this update are effective for public entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020. For all other entities, the amendment is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has adopted this standard effective January 1, 2023 and the adoption of such did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards could have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements. As new accounting pronouncements are issued, the Company will adopt those that are applicable under the circumstances.
NOTE 11: COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, AND CONCENTRATIONS
General
The Company may be subject to pending legal proceedings and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of business. The results of such proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, but the Company does not anticipate that the final outcome, if any, arising out of any such matter will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations.
NOTE 12: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Stock Issuance - Private Placement
Through the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements, the Company raised gross proceeds of $82,500 through the issuance of 515,625 shares of Class A common stock, in the aggregate, at a price per share of $0.16.
Restricted Stock Awards
The Company granted 467,750 shares of Class A common stock restricted stock awards to an employee and advisors. As of the issuance date of these consolidated financial statements, 404,781 shares remain unvested.
Loan
In July 2024, the Company obtained loan from its shareholder with a principal amount of $125,000. The loan bears 9% interest per annum and matures on August 29, 2027. The total of the 36 monthly payments commencing on August 29, 2024 shall be equal to $143,098.
Management's Evaluation
Management has evaluated subsequent events through December 13, 2024, the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional material events were identified which require adjustment or disclosure in these consolidated financial statements.
No assurance is provided.
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EXHIBITS
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(1) |
Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the KingsCrowd, Inc. Regulation A Offering Statement on Form 1-A filed on March 31, 2021 |
(2) |
Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with Amendment Number. 1 to the KingsCrowd, Inc. Regulation A Offering Statement on Form 1-A filed on June 4, 2021. |
(3) |
Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with Amendment Number. 2 to the KingsCrowd, Inc. Regulation A Offering Statement on Form 1-A filed on July 2, 2021. |
(4) |
Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with Form SA of KingsCrowd, Inc. for the semiannual period ended June 30, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2022. |
(5) |
Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with Form SA of KingsCrowd, Inc. for the semiannual period ended June 30, 2023 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2024. |
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Indicates a management contract or any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, the issuer has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter): |
KingsCrowd, Inc. |
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By (Signature and Title): |
/s/ Christopher Lustrino |
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Chris Lustrino, Chief Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
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Date January 3, 2025 |
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation A, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title): |
/s/ Christopher Lustrino |
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Chris Lustrino, Chief Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer |
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Date January 3, 2025 |
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