Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  
Liquidity and Financial Condition

Liquidity and Financial Condition

The Company has not yet achieved profitability and expects to continue to incur cash outflows from operations. It is expected that its operating expenses will continue to increase and, as a result, the Company will eventually need to generate significant revenues to achieve profitability.

On August 14, 2020, the Company raised estimated aggregate gross and net proceeds of approximately $12.5 million and $10.6 million, respectively, in its initial public offering (“IPO”). See Note 6 – Stockholders’ Equity – Initial Public Offering for additional details. In connection with and following the IPO, convertible notes payable with an aggregate principal balance of approximately $5.1 million and accrued interest of approximately $0.3 million were converted into equity.

The Company incurred net losses of $4,164,500 and $5,727,918 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. At September 30, 2020, the Company had working capital of $6,485,909 and an accumulated deficit of $14,131,335. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had cash of $8,356,834.

The Company intends to use the proceeds from the IPO to build out its infrastructure and expand headcount in order to be able to meet its revenue projections. Under this growth scenario, as detailed by the Company’s projections, the Company’s cash balance is expected to increase. If actual revenue growth is less than projected in the near-term, the Company has the ability to control the speed in which it increases its costs as a way of conserving cash.

As a result, the Company believes its current cash on hand is sufficient to meet its operating and capital requirements for at least the next twelve months from the date these financial statements are issued. Thereafter, the Company may need to raise further capital, through the sale of additional equity or debt securities or otherwise, to support its future operations. The Company’s operating needs include the planned costs to operate its business, including amounts required to fund working capital and capital expenditures. If the Company is unable to secure additional capital, it may be required to curtail its research and development initiatives and take additional measures to reduce costs in order to conserve its cash.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are carried at their contractual amounts, less an estimate for uncollectible amounts. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, there was an allowance for uncollectible amounts of $6,838 and $34,115, respectively. Management estimates the allowance for uncollectible accounts based on existing economic conditions, the financial conditions of the customers, and the amount and age of past due accounts.

Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are comprised of costs to acquire and develop computer software, including (i) the costs to acquire third-party data which is used to improve the Company’s artificial intelligence platform for client use as well as (ii) the costs to acquire third-party software as well as the related source code. The intangible assets have estimated useful lives of two years for the computer software and five years for the capitalized data. Once placed into service, the Company amortizes the cost of the intangible assets over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis.

Software Development Costs

Software Development Costs

The Company develops and utilizes software in connection with its ability to generate customer revenue (which is further explained in Note 3 – Significant Accounting Policies – Revenue Recognition). Costs incurred in this effort are accounted for under the provisions of ASC 985‑20, Software – Cost of Software to be Sold, Leased or Marketed, whereby costs for the development of new software products and substantial enhancements to existing software products are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established, at which time any additional costs would be capitalized. The Company capitalizes subsequent additions, modifications, or upgrades to internally developed software only to the extent that such changes allow the software to perform a task it previously did not perform.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue under ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”). The Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps:

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Identification of a contract with a customer;

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Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

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Determination of the transaction price;

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Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

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Recognition of revenue when or as the performance obligations are satisfied.

The Company maintains a contract with each customer and supplier, which specify the terms of the relationship and access to the Company’s platform. The Company provides a service to its customers (the buy-side Ad Networks who work for advertisers) by providing its platform to connect advertisers and Publishers. For this service, the Company earns a mark-up, which is the spread between what the Company collects from the advertiser, who wants to run an ad campaign, and what the Company remits to the Publisher, who wants to sell its ad space. The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which it expects to be entitled, including the impact of any implicit price concessions over the course of the contract. The Company’s performance obligation is to facilitate the publication of advertisements. The performance obligation is satisfied at the point in time that the ad is placed. Subsequent to a bid being won, the associated fees are generally not subject to refund or adjustment. Historically, any refunds and adjustments have not been material.

The revenue recognized is the difference between (i) the amount the Company is responsible to collect from the customer related to the placement of an ad (the “Gross Billing”) and (ii) the amount the Company remits to the supplier for the ad space (the “Supplier Cost”). The determination of whether the Company is the principal or agent, and hence whether to report revenue on a gross basis equal to the Gross Billing or on a net basis for the difference between the Gross Billing and Supplier Cost, requires judgment. The Company acts as an agent in arranging via its platform for the specified good (the ad space) to be purchased by the advertiser, as it does not control the goods or services being transferred to the end customer, it does not take responsibility for the quality or acceptability of the ad space, it does not bear inventory risk, nor does it have discretion in establishing price of the ad space. As a result, the Company recognizes revenue on a net basis for the difference between the Gross Billing and the Supplier Cost. During the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized aggregate revenue of $280,401 and $55,872, respectively, in connection with contracts where it acts as an agent. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized aggregate revenue of $453,513 and $161,828, respectively, in connection with contracts where it acts as an agent.

The Company invoices customers on a monthly basis for the amount of Gross Billings in the relevant period. Invoice payment terms, negotiated on a customer-by- customer basis, are typically between 45 to 90 days. However, for certain agency customers with sequential liability terms as specified by the Interactive Advertising Bureau, (i) payments are not due to the Company until such agency customers has received payment from its customers, (ii) the Company is not required to make a payment to its supplier until payment is received from the Company’s customer, and (iii) the supplier is responsible to pursue collection directly with the advertiser. As a result, once the Company has met the requirements of each of the five steps under ASC 606, the Company’s accounts receivable are recorded at the amount of Gross Billings which represent amounts it is responsible to collect and accounts payable are recorded at the amount payable to suppliers. In the event step 1 under ASC 606 is not met, the Company does not record either the accounts receivable or accounts payable. Accordingly, both accounts receivable and accounts payable appear large in relation to revenue reported on a net basis.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized revenue in connection with contracts to scan a customers’ first-party anonymized data with KAI. Upon completion of the scan, the Company delivered a report to the customer, which is the point in time the Company satisfied the performance obligation. The Company acts as the principal for these contracts, as it is primarily responsible for fulfilling the promise to provide the services and has discretion in establishing the price of service. As a result, the Company recognizes revenue on a gross basis. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recognized aggregate revenue of $0 and $1,300,338, respectively, in connection with the contracts.

As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company did not have any contract assets from contracts with customers. As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had $15,000 of contract liabilities where performance obligations have not yet been satisfied. The Company expects to satisfy its remaining performance obligations and recognize the revenue within the next twelve months. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, no revenue was recognized from performance obligations satisfied (or partially satisfied) in previous periods.

Net Loss Per Common Share

Net Loss Per Common Share

Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common and dilutive common-equivalent shares outstanding during each period. Dilutive common-equivalent shares consist of shares of options, warrants and convertible notes, if not anti-dilutive.

The following shares were excluded from the calculation of weighted average dilutive common shares because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

For the Nine Months Ended

 

 

September 30, 

 

    

2020

    

2019

Stock options

 

96,721

 

54,333

Warrants [1]

 

7,229,272

 

843,889

Convertible notes [2]

 

 —

 

20,072

 

 

7,325,993

 

918,294


[1]Includes shares underlying warrants that are exercisable into an aggregate of (i) 1,235,977 shares of common stock and (ii) five-year warrants to purchase 1,235,977 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.50 per share.

[2]Excludes shares issuable upon conversion of the Senior and Junior Notes, which were not convertible as of September 30, 2019 and whose conversion price was not known as of such date. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, in connection with and following the IPO, an aggregate of 1,555,313 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 1,461,090 shares of common stock were issued as a result of the conversion of convertible notes. See Note 5 – Notes Payable for additional details.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, "Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity" which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by eliminating certain accounting models when the conversion features are not required to be accounted for as derivatives under Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, or that do not result in substantial premiums accounted for as paid-in-capital. Under this ASU, certain debt instruments with embedded conversion features will be accounted for as a single liability measured at its amortized cost. Additionally, this ASU eliminates the treasury stock method to calculate diluted earnings per share for convertible instruments. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2020-06 will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

Certain prior period balance sheet amounts have been reclassified to conform to the Company's fiscal 2020 presentation. These reclassifications have no impact on the Company's previously reported net loss.