UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 1-SA

SEMIANNUAL REPORT

SEMIANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO REGULATION A

For the fiscal semiannual period ended June 30, 2021

KNIGHTSCOPE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 024-10633

(650) 924-1025
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 

Series m Preferred Stock

Series S Preferred Stock

(Title of each class of securities issued pursuant to Regulation A)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

In this report, the term “Knightscope,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “the Company” refers to Knightscope, Inc.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report may contain forward-looking statements, as that term is defined under the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about our business plan, strategy and industry. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “predict,” “potential,” “opportunity,” and similar words or phrases or the negatives of these words or phrases.

These forward-looking statements are based on our current assumptions, expectations, and beliefs and are subject to substantial risks, estimates, assumptions, uncertainties, and changes in circumstances that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement, including, among others, the profitability of the business. These statements reflect management’s current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Because the risks, estimates, assumptions and uncertainties referred to above could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this report. You should read this report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be significantly different from our expectations. The cautionary statements set forth in this Semiannual Report on Form 1- SA identify important factors which you should consider in evaluating our forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation:

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, we assume no obligation and do not intend to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof.

Item 1. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the (1) unaudited condensed financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in Item 3 of this report, and (2) the audited financial statements and the related notes thereto and management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 included in our 2020 Annual Report on Form 1-K.

Overview

Knightscope, Inc. was founded in Mountain View, California in April 2013 and has since developed revolutionary Autonomous Security Robots (“ASR”) with real-time on-site data collection and analysis and an interface, primarily through funding from both strategic and private investors. Knightscope currently offers three products: (1) the K5 ASR (“K5”) for outdoor usage, (2) the K3 ASR (“K3”) for indoor usage, and (3) the K1 ASR (“K1”) for stationary usage indoors or outdoors. The Company also provides access to the Knightscope Security Operations Center (“KSOC”) to all its clients, a proprietary, browser-based interface that allows clients real-time data access. The Company works continuously to improve and upgrade the ASR and KSOC, and their precise specifications may change over time.

The Company operates on a Machine-as-a-Service (“MaaS”) business model. Depending on the ASR model and/or selected offering package, we have recognized recurring monthly revenues ranging between $3,310 and $8,150 per ASR, which includes the ASR rental as well as maintenance, service, support, data transfer, KSOC access docking stations and unlimited software, firmware and select hardware upgrades. In 2021, the Company added Knightscope + remote monitoring services as an optional service that can be bundled into its MaaS subscriptions, primarily for clients that operate without a fully staffed 24/7 Security Operation Center (“SOC”).

Our current primary focus is on the deployment and marketing of our core technologies. We continue to generate client orders for K1, K3 and K5 ASRs and our production of machines is expected to continue out of our primary corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California. Our ability to fulfill client orders is dependent on ongoing fundraising, including that from the 2020 Regulation A Offering (as defined below). Following the closing of the 2020 Regulation A+ Offering on April 21, 2021 coupled with securing a financing arrangement with Dimension Funding, LLC for up to $10 million, the Company has sufficient levels of cash on hand and available to fund operations for approximately nine to twelve months, at its current run rate.

ASRs

The K3 and K5 are designed to roam a geo-fenced area autonomously by utilizing numerous sensors and lasers, either on a random basis or based on a particular patrolling algorithm. They can successfully navigate around people, vehicles and objects in dynamic indoor or outdoor environments. To do this, the ASRs employ several autonomous motion and self-driving technologies, including lasers, ultrasonic sensors, inertial measurement unit (“IMU”), and wheel encoders as well as a robust navigation software stack. Each ASR can generate 1 to 2 terabytes of data per week and over 90 terabytes of data per year, which is accessible for review and analysis via the KSOC. Clients can recall, review, and save the data for analysis, forensic or archival purposes. Each ASR can autonomously charge and recharge on a 24-hour basis, 7 days per week without human intervention. Clients may also utilize the patrol scheduler feature on the KSOC to schedule periodic or regular patrols during certain times for alternative patrol routes.

The dimensions of the K5 are as follows:

The K5 is designed to be used primarily outdoors in such environments as open air malls, corporate campuses, hospitals, stadiums, retailers, warehouses, logistics facilities, college campuses, airports, train stations and multi-level parking structures. The K5’s advanced anomaly detection features include:

The dimensions of the K3 are as follows:

The K3 is tailored for indoor usage, allowing it to autonomously navigate complex dynamic indoor environments such as an indoor mall, office building, manufacturing facility, hospital, stadium plaza, warehouse or school. It has the same suite of advanced anomaly detection capabilities as the K5, but the parking utilization, parking meter and license plate recognition features are turned off.

The ASRs include several communications features. The units can transfer data over both 4G LTE networks and Wi-Fi as well as future 5G capabilities. Each one has an available intercom that may be used for two-way communication with a security team. In addition, one or multiple units may be used as a live broadcast public address system or to deliver pre-recorded messages.

The ASRs run on rechargeable batteries. They are configured to patrol autonomously for approximately two to three hours, following which, without human intervention, the ASRs find and dock to a docking station, recharging for approximately 20 minutes or more before resuming patrol. The ASRs remain operational during the charging period, providing 24/7 uptime to clients.

The K1 carries all the relevant features from the K3 and K5 but in a stationary format. In 2020, the Company added elevated body temperature sensing capabilities to this model. The K1 can be used indoors or outdoors and especially at ingress/egress points for both people and vehicles.

The dimensions of the K1 are as follows:

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our accompanying financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that can have significant impact on the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements. For the Company, these estimates include, but are not limited to: deriving the useful lives of ASRs, determination of the cost of ASRs, assessing assets for impairment, and the valuation of convertible preferred stock warrants and stock options. Actual results could differ from those estimates. We base our estimates, assumptions and judgments on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. On a regular basis, we evaluate our estimates, assumptions and judgments and make changes accordingly.

Material Weaknesses

In connection with the audit of our financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, our independent auditor identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. A “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.  The material weaknesses related to certain corporate finance and accounting oversight functions within certain account areas and supporting records and the timely completion of the accounting records and review of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 1-K, which were primarily the result of the lack of sufficient and competent accounting and finance resources.  In the quarter ended December 31, 2020, the Company hired a full-time, in-house accounting team to address these weaknesses and to implement new controls and procedures to address these weaknesses in 2021. As of the date of this report, continued effort has been made to remediate the material weaknesses by implementing new workflows and internal controls to ensure the accuracy of the Company’s financial reporting.

Trend Information

Our primary goal remains meeting client demands for additional orders of our technology, attracting new client orders, and ensuring consistent performance in the field. The Company is focused on scaling its business to meet incoming orders. Increasing demand, along with media coverage in the United States, has driven and continues to drive an increase in orders and client inquiries.

Sales trends for the six months ended June 30, 2021 showed demand across all of Knightscope’s product service lines. The sales pipeline continues to grow and is strong, though similar to many business-to-business transactions, the enterprise sales cycle is lengthy. Although we have executed contracts in less than 30 days, notionally these negotiations can range up to several years, taking into account the client’s budget, finance, legal, cyber security, human resources, facilities and other reviews. The sales process for this brand-new technology requires significant streamlining and improvements, and we are taking steps to ensure our sales processes are robust, repeatable, and can enable our products to move through the sales pipeline quicker.

During the first half of 2021, both the lack of resources, including supply chain delays and cash, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic have had a negative impact on the Company's performance.  The Company’s cash position in 2020 significantly curtailed its ability to fund working capital requirements to meet demand as well as the associated headcount to execute on the business.  Additionally, a portion of clients hardest hit by COVID-19 restrictions have had to terminate or place on hold their service due to budget constraints, and numerous others have had to delay deployments due to accessibility to their premises during shelter-in-place orders. However, the Company has continued to sign on new clients during the pandemic and, with the influx of new capital, has begun to fund and build inventory, as well as recruit additional employees, which we believe will partially offset the negative impact on our performance.

Due to numerous geopolitical events, new safety requirements resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as various high-profile incidents of violence across the United States, we believe that the market for our technologies will continue to grow. At the same time, we expect that competing products may appear in the marketplace in the near future, creating pressures on us to improve on our production methods, cost, quality and product features. 

Results of Operations

The following tables set forth selected statements of operations data and such data as a percentage of total revenues. The historical results presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period:

Revenue

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, revenue increased by $0.2 million to $1.8 million, or by 9%, from $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in revenue was primarily from contracts executed during the second half of 2020 with revenue continuing into 2021 and contracts executed in 2021 with deployments in the first half of 2021, resulting in additional revenue during the first six months of 2021. As of June 30, 2020, we had 23 clients and 52 machines-in-network. As of June 30, 2021, our client base grew to 34 clients, and we had 51 machines-in-network. Despite the impact of COVID-19 on our existing client base during 2020 and the first half of 2021, causing some existing clients to place their contracts on hold until their businesses could safely reopen, the Company was able to offset some of that financial impact with the addition of new clients in 2020 and first half of 2021. As of the date of this report, the Company has a backlog of orders to deploy 24 ASRs, representing an aggregate annual subscription value of approximately $1.3 million. 

Cost of Services

Cost of services for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $2.5 million, compared to $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020, an increase of 15%. The cost of services is primarily related to the average service cost per machine and stock-based compensation.

Gross Loss

The revenue and cost of services described above resulted in a gross loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021 of approximately $0.7 million compared to $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

As our business scales and becomes more streamlined, management expects gross loss to decrease once a critical mass has been achieved. We are focusing our resources on growing the business to be able to generate both a gross profit and overall net income. We are continually evaluating and taking a number of near-term actions to facilitate this result, and expect that as the Company matures, we will obtain expertise, economies of scale and efficiency that should increase revenue and reduce costs over the medium to long-term. For example, we continue to refine our sales strategy for 2021, which is expected to increase and enhance our revenue streams. Our ASR materials sourcing, production, assembly and manufacturing are expected to become more efficient over time, and the costs associated with these processes reduced as we grow. However, with global supply chain constraints resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has experienced an increase in minimum order requirements during the first six months of 2021 to secure certain parts for our products. The Company expects this to continue throughout 2021 and 2022. As operations scale, we believe we will be in a better position to negotiate volume-based pricing terms with suppliers as well as to optimize our designs for design-for-assembly and design-for-service. We are also focused on controlling general overhead costs, such as expenditures for real estate leases and optimizing team composition and size. We believe that with the building of new internal tools, the Company will be able to streamline procedures and manage deployments more efficiently, alleviating the need for a dramatic increase in headcount. Additionally, new service cost reduction initiatives are underway to further reduce our ongoing operating costs. Our overall strategy is to try to keep our fixed costs as low as possible while achieving our overall growth objectives.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses increased by $1.4 million, or 104%, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the respective period of the prior year. The increase is primarily due to increase in headcount and third-party consulting services related to our Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (“FedRamp”) certification efforts in 2021 compared to the prior year. The Federal Government adopted the Cloud First Policy, which requires all cloud service providers that hold federal data to be FedRamp certified. FedRamp compliance will enable federal agencies to do business with Knightscope.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses increased by $3.8 million, or 134%, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the respective period of the prior year. The increase was primarily due to a significant increase in advertising and investor relations expenses relating to the 2020 Regulation A+ Offering that closed on April 21, 2021, virtual tradeshow space, and an increase in headcount in 2021 compared to the prior year.

General and Administrative

General and administrative expenses increased by $0.7 million, or 70%, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the respective period of the prior year. The increase was primarily driven by higher professional services, consulting fees and an increase in headcount in 2021 compared to the prior year.

Other Income/(Expense), Net

Total other income (expense) increased by $7.6 million, or 218%, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to the respective period of the prior year. The increase is primarily due to no revaluation of warrants in 2021 offset by the PPP loan forgiveness received from the Small Business Administration that was recorded as other income, net.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2021, and December 31, 2020, we had $12.0 million and $7.1 million, respectively, of cash and cash equivalents. As of June 30, 2021, the Company also had an accumulated deficit of approximately $92.3 million, negative working capital of $6.6 million and stockholders’ deficit of $88.8 million. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. We have financed our operations through a combination of debt financing and rolling close equity investments, including the Regulation A and Regulation D Offerings (defined below) and private placements of our Series m-3 and Series m-2 Preferred Stock. The Company has also continued to pursue private placements of Series S Preferred Stock. As of June 30, 2021, there has been no private placement of Series S Preferred Stock. On April 20, 2021, the Company entered into a Referral Agreement with Dimension Funding, LC (“Dimension”), whereby the Company can generate up to $10 million of immediate cash flow by referring its clients to Dimension for financing of their annual fees over the MaaS subscription term. This agreement enables the Company to quickly offset the up-front costs associated with building and deploying ASR’s by accelerating collection of its accounts receivable. In addition, On April 21, 2021, the Company’s 2020 Regulation A Offering terminated, generating approximately $18.8 million, net of issuance costs, in proceeds as of the date of this report. In connection with the 2020 Regulation A Offering, the Company conducted its final closing on August 20, 2021. As of September 24, 2021, the Company’s cash balance was approximately $10 million. The Company has projected operating losses and negative cash flows of approximately $1.5 million per month for the next several months. Without additional equity fundraising, typically and historically conducted on a rolling close basis, or debt financing, the Company will not be solvent after the second quarter of 2022. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in acquiring additional funding at levels sufficient to fund its future operations beyond this period. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to it, the Company may have to significantly reduce its operations, delay, scale back or discontinue the development of one or more of its platforms or discontinue operations completely.

Cash Flow

The table below, for the periods indicated, provides selected cash flow information:

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities is influenced by the amount of cash we invest in personnel, marketing, and infrastructure to support the anticipated growth of our business, the number of Clients to whom we lease our ASRs, the amount and timing of accounts receivable collections, as well as the amount and timing of disbursements to our vendors.

Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $10.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Net cash used in operating activities resulted from a net loss of $22.7 million, partially offset by changes in working capital and non-cash charges.

Net cash used in operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $5.2 million as compared to the respective period of the prior year. The increase was primarily a result of an increase in the net loss of $13.6 million due to operating activities and the PPP Loan and interest forgiveness of $0.8 million, partially offset by an increase in the change in the fair value of warrant liabilities of $8.3 million, an increase in amortization of debt discount of $0.4 million and a change in working capital of $0.5 million.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

Our primary investing activities have consisted of capital expenditures and investment in ASRs. As our business grows, we expect our capital expenditures to continue to increase.

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was approximately $0.9 million compared to $0.3 million in the respective period last year, or $0.6 million higher. The increase was primarily a result of higher investment in ASRs.

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

Our financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021, consisted primarily of raising proceeds through issuing stock in connection with the Company’s 2020 Regulation A Offering.

Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $16.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $9.4 million as compared to the respective period of the prior year, primarily driven by net proceeds from the issuance of Series S Preferred Stock connected to the 2020 Regulation A Offering that terminated on April 21, 2021.

Series S Preferred Regulation D Offering

On July 11, 2018, the Company commenced an offering of up to $50 million of its Series S Preferred Stock pursuant to Regulation D (“Regulation D”) and Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) to raise additional capital for operations (the “Regulation D Offering”). We offered to sell up to 6,250,000 shares of Series S Preferred Stock, which are convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock, at a price of $10.00 per share. Consistent with prior financings by the Company, the Regulation D Offering has been conducted with rolling closes, and such closes may continue for another 3 months. As of December 31, 2019, the Company raised $3.8 million through the Regulation D Offering, of which $1.0 million was received during the year ended December 31, 2019. Issuance costs related to the Regulation D Offering were $0.3 million as of December 31, 2019. The Company did not raise additional funds under the Regulation D Offering in 2020 or during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Series S Preferred Regulation A Offerings

On May 21, 2019 the Company filed an offering statement in connection with a proposed offering of up to $50 million of its Series S Preferred Stock pursuant to Regulation A of the Securities Act, to raise additional capital for operations (the “2019 Regulation A Offering”). The offering statement was qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on July 22, 2019 and the Company commenced the 2019 Regulation A Offering shortly thereafter. Consistent with prior financings by the Company, the 2019 Regulation A Offering was conducted as a continuous offering pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3) of Regulation A, meaning that while the offering of securities is continuous, active sales of securities may happen sporadically over the term of the offering. For clarity, the 2019 Regulation A Offering was conducted simultaneously with the Regulation D Offering for aggregate proceeds of $50 million. The 2019 Regulation A Offering terminated on July 22, 2020. The Company raised approximately $24 million from the 2019 Regulation A offering, offset by $2.3 million in issuance costs.

On June 15, 2020, the Company filed an offering statement in connection with a proposed offering of up to $25 million of its Series S Preferred Stock pursuant to Regulation A of the Securities Act, to raise additional capital for operations (the “2020 Regulation A Offering”). The offering statement was qualified by the Commission on October 21, 2020, and the Company commenced the 2020 Regulation A Offering shortly thereafter. Consistent with prior financings by the Company, the 2020 Regulation A Offering was conducted as a continuous offering pursuant to Rule 251(d)(3) of Regulation A, meaning that while the offering of securities was continuous, active sales of securities may happen sporadically over the term of the offering. For clarity, the 2020 Regulation A Offering was conducted simultaneously with the Regulation D Offering for aggregate proceeds of $25 million. The 2020 Regulation A Offering terminated on April 21, 2021. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had raised approximately $20.9 million from the 2020 Regulation A Offering. The 2020 Regulation A Offering terminated on April 21, 2021. As of the date of this report, the Company has issued 2,107,330 shares of Series S Preferred Stock and raised gross proceeds of approximately $21.1 million from the 2020 Regulation A Offering. 

Convertible Promissory Notes and Series S Preferred Stock Warrants, and the Related Conversion of Certain Series m-3 Preferred Stock into Series m-4 Preferred Stock

On April 30, 2019 the Company signed a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement under the form of which the Company can issue up to $15,000,000 of convertible promissory notes and warrants to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of Series S Preferred Stock (20% warrant coverage) (the “Convertible Note Financing”). Pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Note Financing, the Company became obligated to exchange certain of its outstanding shares of Series m-3 Preferred Stock for the newly authorized shares of Series m-4 Preferred Stock upon the closing of at least $1,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of convertible promissory notes under the Convertible Note Financing. On June 10, 2019, the Company issued, to the same group of Convertible Note Financing investors, 1,432,786 shares of its Series m-4 Preferred Stock in exchange for 1,432,786 shares of its shares of Series m-3 Preferred Stock held by such investors. The Series m-4 Preferred Stock has a senior liquidation preference to all other Preferred Stock and Common Stock of the Company, has an accruing payment in kind dividend in the form of Series m-4 Preferred Stock of 12%, and has certain other preferential rights, including voting rights, as further explained in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Exchange of Series m-3 Preferred Stock for Series m-4 Preferred Stock was inclusive of inducement expenses of $0.9 million (see Note 4 to the audited financial statements for details). Warrants to purchase shares of Series S Preferred Stock of the Company were also issued to investors who invested in the Convertible Note Financing. These warrants to purchase shares of Series S Preferred Stock have an exercise price of $4.50 per share and expire on the earlier of December 31, 2021 or 18 months after the closing of the Company’s first firm commitment underwritten initial public offering of the Company’s common stock pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act. The convertible promissory notes have a maturity date of January 1, 2022, provide for interest at a rate of 12% per annum payable upon the maturity date, are generally the most senior company security (subject to limited subordination carve-outs) and provide for significant discounts upon a qualified financing or an initial public offering, and for a premium upon a change of control. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had issued convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $5,128,570 (out of $15,000,000). Warrants for the purchase of up to 1,025,714 shares of Series S Preferred Stock were also issued and accrued for, respectively, to the same convertible note holders. The warrants have an exercise price of $4.50 per share and expire on the earlier of December 31, 2021 or 18 months after the closing of the Company’s first firm commitment underwritten initial public offering of the Company’s common stock pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act (the “IPO”).

In connection with the Convertible Note Financing, William Santana Li, the Chief Executive Officer and sole director of the Company, was granted a voting proxy to vote substantially all of the shares of the Company’s Series m-4 Preferred Stock, the stock issued upon the conversion of warrants to purchase all of the shares of the Company’s Series m-3 Preferred Stock, the stock issued upon the conversion of warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Series S Preferred Stock, and the stock issued upon conversion of the convertible promissory notes issued as part of the Convertible Note Financing, in each case to the extent that such shares are held by participants in the Convertible Note Financing (the “Voting Proxy”). The votes held by Mr. Li, as a result of the Voting Proxy, cannot be determined as of the date of this report, but the outstanding securities to which the Voting Proxy applies represents approximately 2.74% of the Company’s aggregate voting power as of June 30,2021.

The Series S Preferred Stock has a right to convert at any time into Class A Common Stock. The initial conversion rate was 1:1, which conversion rate will continue to be adjusted pursuant to the broad-based weighted average anti-dilution adjustment provisions provided for in the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, including without limitation as a result of the issuance of warrants to purchase Series S Preferred Stock in connection with the Convertible Note Financing referenced in the paragraph above, which may continue to have closings simultaneously with the Regulation D Offering of Series S Preferred Stock. As of June 30, 2021, the conversion rate has been adjusted to approximately 1.025 shares of Class A Common Stock for every 1 share of Series S Preferred Stock, and remains subject to further adjustment.

In connection with the placement of the Series m-3 Preferred Stock during the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued to the purchasers warrants to purchase an aggregate of 410,972 shares of Series m-3 Preferred Stock, of which 16,757 shares expired on June 1, 2020. These warrants have an exercise price of $4.00 per share. In connection with the exchange of the Company’s Series m-3 Preferred Stock into Series m-4 Preferred Stock, the term of these warrants was extended such that the warrants would expire on the earlier of December 31, 2021, or 18 months after the closing of the Company’s first firm commitment underwritten initial public offering of the Company’s common stock pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act.

Credit Facilities

In November 2016, the Company granted each of Structural Capital Investments II, LP and Structural Capital Investments II-C, LP a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 53,918 Series B Preferred Stock shares. The warrants have an exercise price of $2.0401 per share and expire upon the later of November 7, 2026 or two years following the Company’s firm commitment underwritten initial public offering of the Company’s common stock pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act, provided that the aggregate gross proceeds to the Company are not less than $50,000,000.

In May 2018, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank, which allowed for individual term loans to be drawn in amounts totaling up to $3,500,000 (the “SVB Loan Facility”). The Company had the ability to draw funds under the SVB Loan Facility until the earlier of January 10, 2019 or an event of default. Each individual term loan called for 18 equal monthly payments of principal plus accrued interest which would fully amortize the term loan. Outstanding borrowings under the term loan agreement bore interest at a floating rate of 1.75% above the prime rate as published in the Wall Street Journal. Only one individual term loan in the amount of $425,000 was drawn by the Company in May 2018. The loan was fully repaid in February 2019 in connection with a new $3 million debt received from Farnam.

In connection with the SVB Loan Facility, the Company granted Silicon Valley Bank a warrant to purchase up to 77,413 shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.26 per share and which expires on the earlier of ten years from the date of the warrant or a change in control of the Company.

In order to obtain capital to finance our operations, in February 2019 the Company entered into a financing arrangement with Farnam for $3,000,000 (the “Farnam Financing Arrangement”). Under the Farnam Financing Arrangement, we collateralized fifty (50) ASRs and had an initial repayment period of two years for a monthly payment of $121,129 plus tax and an option to repurchase these ASRs for $1,350,000 plus tax or, at the end of the two-year period (March 2021) we could elect to extend the repayment period for one additional year at a monthly payment of $66,621 plus tax with a final payment of $600,000 plus tax at the end of the additional year. The effective interest rate under the two and three-year repayment periods was 35% and 31%, respectively. On April 24, 2020, we amended the Farnam Financing Arrangement with Farnam by deferring the March and April 2020 payments due to Farnam to the end of the Farnam Financing Arrangement and by extending the term of the agreement by two months and forgoing security deposit of $242,120 paid to Farnam. The Farnam Financing Arrangement with Farnam was terminated and settled in November 2020, with no subsequent payments due to Farnam. The final payment to Farnam consisted of the aggregate amount of remaining payments due through March 2021 and a reduced equipment purchase amount of $1,000,000 plus tax.

The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). On April 24, 2020, the Company, entered into a promissory note evidencing an unsecured loan in the aggregate amount of approximately $822,851 made to Knightscope under the PPP (the “PPP Loan”). The PPP Loan to Knightscope is being made through Fresno First Bank. The interest rate on the PPP Loan was 1.00% and the term is two years. In accordance with the updated SBA guidance, the PPP Loan was modified so that, beginning ten months from the date of the PPP Loan, the Company was required to make monthly payments of principal and interest. The promissory note evidencing the PPP Loan contained customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults or breaching the terms of the PPP Loan documents. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the repayment of, the PPP Loan and collection of all other amounts that might be owing from Knightscope or filing suit and obtaining judgment against Knightscope. Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP Loan recipients could apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the loans granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness is determined, subject to limitations, based primarily on the use of loan proceeds for payment of payroll costs and any payments of mortgage interest, rent, and utilities.

In October 2020, the Company was notified that the terms of its PPP Loan with Fresno First Bank were modified. The time period during which the Company could spend the proceeds of the PPP Loan (the “covered period”) was extended from 8 weeks to 24 weeks. The date to begin repaying unforgiven portions of the PPP Loan was also extended from 6 months after the funding date to up to 10 months after the end of the covered period (approximately 16 months from the funding date) depending on when the Company applied for forgiveness. The SBA would also cover interest on the forgiven portion of the loan during this period. There was no change to the maturity date of the PPP Loan and the PPP Loan was required to be repaid or forgiven within two years after the funding date. The Company submitted its PPP Loan forgiveness application to the SBA in January 2021. The PPP Loan of $822,851 and the accrued interest of $8,960 were forgiven by the SBA on May 20, 2021.

Item 2. Other Information

None.

Item 3. Financial Statements

KNIGHTSCOPE, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.

KNIGHTSCOPE, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

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KNIGHTSCOPE, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

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KNIGHTSCOPE, INC.

STATEMENTS OF PREFERRED STOCK AND CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 1: The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Knightscope, Inc. (the “Company”), was incorporated on April 4, 2013 under the laws of the State of Delaware.

The Company designs, develops, builds, deploys, and supports advanced physical security technologies. The Knightscope solution to reducing crime combines the physical presence of its proprietary Autonomous Security Robots (“ASRs”) with real-time on-site data collection and analysis and a human-machine interface. Two of the Company’s ASRs, the outdoor “K5” and the indoor “K3”, autonomously patrol client sites without the need for remote control to provide a visible, force multiplying, physical security presence to help protect assets, monitor changes in the environment and deter crime. They gather real-time data using a large array of sensors. The data is accessible through the Knightscope Security Operations Center (“KSOC”), an intuitive, browser-based interface that enables security professionals to review events generated from “really smart mobile eyes and ears” to do their jobs more effectively.

Basis of Presentation and Liquidity

These unaudited financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S.GAAP”), pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The accompanying Condensed Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2020 is derived from audited financial statements as of that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S.GAAP for complete financial statements. The unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the period presented. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results to the expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for other semiannual periods or for future years. These condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2020 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 1-K filed with the SEC. The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to those audited financial statements.

Since its inception, the Company has incurred significant operating losses and negative cash flows from operations which is principally the result of significant research and development activities related to the development and continued improvement of the Company’s ASRs (hardware and software).

Cash and cash equivalents on hand were $12.0 million as of June 30, 2021, compared to $7.1 million as of December 31, 2020. The Company has historically incurred losses and negative cashflows from operations. As of June 30, 2021, the Company also had an accumulated deficit of approximately $92.3 million, negative working capital of $6.6 million and stockholders’ deficit of $88.8 million. The Company is dependent on additional fundraising in order to sustain its ongoing operations. On April 20, 2021, the Company secured up to $10 million in financing of Client Machine-as-a-Service (“MaaS”) subscriptions. The Company’s Regulation A Offering terminated on April 21, 2021, generating additional cash proceeds, net of issuance costs, of $16.4 million year-to-date. In addition, the Company had an additional share issuance of 18,406 shares, representing gross proceeds of $0.2 million, of the Regulation A Offering. Without additional fundraising, typically and historically conducted on a rolling close basis, the Company will not be solvent after the second quarter of 2022. There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in raising funds at levels sufficient to fund its future operations beyond the current cash runway. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital in sufficient amounts or on terms acceptable to it, the Company may have to significantly reduce its operations or delay, scale back or discontinue the development of one or more of its platforms, seek alternative financing arrangements, declare bankruptcy or terminate its operations entirely. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of one year from the issuance date of these financial statements. Management’s plans include seeking additional financing activities such as issuances of equity, issuances of debt and convertible debt instruments. The Company’s projected cash flows are subject to various risks and uncertainties, and the unavailability or inadequacy of financing to meet future capital needs could force it to modify, curtail, delay, or suspend some or all aspects of its planned operations. Sales of additional equity securities by the Company could result in the dilution of the interests of existing stockholders. The Company will require significant additional financing and is pursuing opportunities to obtain additional financing in the future through equity and/or debt financings. However, there can be no assurance that financing will be available when required in sufficient amounts, on acceptable terms or at all. These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis and do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary in the event the Company can no longer continue as a going concern.

Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share

Net loss per share of common stock is computed using the two-class method required for participating securities based on their participation rights. All series of convertible preferred stock are participating securities as the holders are entitled to participate in common stock dividends with common stock on an as converted basis. Holders of Series m-4 Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cumulative dividends payable semi-annually in arrears at the rate per share of Series m-4 Preferred Stock equal to the Dividend Rate for the Series m-4 Preferred Stock, in each case subject to compliance with applicable law. Dividends to holders of Series m-4 Preferred Stock are paid in kind as a dividend of additional shares of Series m-4 Preferred Stock for each Dividend Period on the applicable Dividend Payment Date using a price per share equal to the original issue price, provided that the Company shall not issue any fractional shares of Series m-4 Preferred Stock. The holders of the Company’s convertible preferred stock, other than m-4 preferred stock, are also entitled to noncumulative dividends prior and in preference to common stock and do not have a contractual obligation to share in the losses of the Company. In accordance with the two-class method, earnings allocated to these participating securities, which include participation rights in undistributed earnings with common stock, are subtracted from net loss to determine net loss attributable to common stockholders upon their occurrence.

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders (net adjusted for preferred stock dividends declared or accumulated) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. All participating securities are excluded from basic weighted-average shares outstanding. In computing diluted net loss attributable to common stockholders, undistributed earnings are re-allocated to reflect the potential impact of dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by diluted weighted-average shares outstanding, including potentially dilutive securities, unless anti-dilutive. Potentially dilutive securities that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share consist of the following:

As all potentially dilutive securities are anti-dilutive as of June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share for each period.

Comprehensive Loss

Net loss was equal to comprehensive loss for the six month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. Specific accounts that require management estimates include, but are not limited to, estimating the useful lives of our ASRs and property and equipment, certain estimates required within revenue recognition, estimating fair values of Company’s common stock, share-based awards and warrant liabilities, inclusive of any contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the financial statements.

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted in 2021

In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-12, Income Taxes – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”). The guidance removes exceptions to the general principles in Income Taxes (Topic 740) for allocating tax expense between financial statement components, accounting basis differences stemming from an ownership change in foreign investments, and interim period income tax accounting for year-to-date losses that exceed projected losses. The guidance also requires franchise tax (or similar tax) to be recognized as non-income tax unless partially based on net income. The new standard becomes effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020 for public entities and December 31, 2021 for all other entities, and interim periods within those fiscal years with early adoption permitted. On January 1, 2021, the Company early adopted ASU 2019-12. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective

In June 2016, the FASB released ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. The amendment revises the impairment model to utilize an expected loss methodology in place of the currently used incurred loss methodology, which will result in more timely recognition of losses on financial instruments, including but not limited to available-for-sale debt securities and accounts receivable. ASU 2016-03 is effective for fiscal years for public business entities beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption on its financial statements.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40). The update is to simplify the accounting for convertible instruments by removing certain separation models in Subtopic 470-20. This amendment is applicable to all public business entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption on its financial statements.

Autonomous Security Robots, net

ASRs consist of materials, ASRs in progress and finished ASRs. ASRs in progress and finished ASRs include materials, labor and other direct and indirect costs used in their production. Finished ASRs are valued using a discrete bill of materials, which includes an allocation of labor and direct overhead based on assembly hours. Depreciation expense on ASRs is recorded using the straight-line method over their estimated expected lives, which currently ranges from 3 to 4.5 years. Depreciation expense of finished ASRs included in research and development expense amounted to $40,962 and $0, depreciation expense of finished ASRs included in sales and marketing expense amounted to $35,259 and $39,724, and depreciation expense included in cost of services amounted to $671,240 and $ 619,569 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

ASRs, net, consisted of the following:

The components of the Finished ASRs, net at June 30, 2021 are as follows:

Convertible Preferred Warrant Liabilities and Common Stock Warrants

Freestanding warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s preferred stock are classified as liabilities on the balance sheets at their estimated fair value because the underlying shares of preferred stock are contingently redeemable and, therefore, may obligate the Company to transfer assets at some point in the future. The preferred stock warrants are recorded at fair value upon issuance and are subject to remeasurement to their respective estimated fair values. At the end of each reporting period, changes in the estimated fair value of the preferred stock warrants are recorded in the statements of operations. The Company will continue to adjust the liability associated with the preferred stock warrants for changes in the estimated fair value until the earlier of the exercise or expiration of the preferred stock warrants, the completion of a sale of the Company or an initial public offering (“IPO”). Upon an IPO, the preferred stock warrants will convert into warrants to purchase common stock and any liabilities recorded for the preferred stock warrants will be reclassified to additional paid-in capital and will no longer be subject to remeasurement.

The Company issued common stock warrants in connection with the execution of a certain debt financing during the year ended December 31, 2015. Common stock warrants that are not considered derivative liabilities are accounted for at fair value at the date of issuance in additional paid-in capital. The fair value of these common stock warrants is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Accounting Standards Update 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation, which requires that the estimated fair value on the date of grant be recognized over the requisite service period of the awards, which is generally the option vesting period. Stock-based awards made to nonemployees are measured and recognized based on the estimated fair value on the vesting date and are re-measured at each reporting pricing model, is affected by the fair value of the Company’s common stock as well as other assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include but are not limited to the Company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee option exercise behaviors. Because there is insufficient historical information available to estimate the expected term of the stock-based awards, the Company adopted the simplified method of estimating the expected term of options granted by taking the average of the vesting term and the contractual term of the option. For awards with graded vesting, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense over the service period using the straight-line method, based on shares ultimately expected to vest. The Company recognizes forfeitures as they occur when calculating stock-based compensation for its equity awards.

NOTE 2: Revenue and Deferred Revenue

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives its revenues primarily from lease of proprietary ASRs along with access to the browser-based interface KSOC through contracts under the lease accounting that typically have a twelve (12) month term. In addition, the Company derives non-lease revenue items such as professional services related to ASRs’ deployments, special decals and training if any, recognized when control of these services is transferred to the Clients, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services.

The Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps:

NOTE 2: Revenue and Deferred Revenue (Continued)

The Company recognizes revenue as follows:

ASR subscription revenue

ASR subscription revenue is generated from lease of proprietary ASRs along with access to the browser-based interface KSOC through contracts that typically have 12-month terms. These revenue arrangements adhere to lease accounting guidance and are classified as leases for revenue recognition purposes. Currently, all revenue arrangements qualify as operating leases where consideration allocated to the lease deliverables is recognized ratably over the lease term.

Deferred revenue

In connection with the Company’s MaaS subscription for the Company’s ASRs, the Company’s standard billing terms are annual in advance. In these situations, the Company records the invoices as deferred revenue and amortizes the subscription amount when the services are delivered, which generally is a 12-month period. In addition, the Company refers certain transactions to Dimension, whereby Dimension advances the full value of the MaaS subscription to the Company, less a processing fee. The advanced payment is recorded in deferred revenue and amortized over the term of the subscription once the ASR is delivered to the deployment site. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources”.

The Company derives its revenue from the lease subscription of its proprietary ASRs along with access to its browser and mobile based software interface, KSOC. MaaS subscription agreements typically have a twelve (12) month term.

With the adoption of ASC 606 in January 2019, the Company estimates its revenue in the periods in which the licensee uses the licensed technology. Payments are received in the subsequent period.

The following table summarizes revenue by timing of recognition:

Deferred revenue includes billings in excess of revenue recognized.  Revenue recognized at a point in time generally does not result in significant increases in deferred revenue.  Revenue recognized over a period generally results in a majority of the increases in deferred revenue as the performance obligations are fulfilled after the billing event.  Accounts receivable and deferred revenue were as follows for the period ended June 30, 2021:

Deferred revenue represents amounts invoiced to customers for contracts for which revenue has yet to be recognized based for subscription services to be delivered to our clients. Typically, the timing of invoicing is based on the terms of the contract.

Other revenue

Other non-ASR related revenue such as deployment services, decals, shipping, and training revenue is recognized when services are delivered.

NOTE 3: Fair Value Measurement

The Company determines the fair market values of its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The following are three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to valuation, securities are classified as Level 3. Level 3 liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of the convertible preferred stock warrant liabilities. The inputs used in estimating the fair value of the warrant liabilities are described in Note 4 -- Capital Stock and Warrants.

The following tables summarize, for each category of assets or liabilities carried at fair value, the respective fair value as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and the classification by level of input within the fair value hierarchy:

NOTE 3: Fair Value Measurement (Continued)

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 assets or liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis and the valuation techniques used did not change compared to the Company’s established practice.

The following table sets forth a summary of the changes in the fair value of Company’s Level 3 financial liabilities during the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, which were measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

NOTE 4:  Debt Obligations

Term Loan Agreement

In May 2018, the Company entered into a term loan agreement which allowed for individual term loans to be drawn in amounts totaling up to $3,500,000 until January 10, 2019 (the “Loan Agreement”). Each individual term loan called for 18 equal monthly payments of principal plus accrued interest which would fully amortize the term loan. Outstanding borrowings under the term loan agreement bear interest at 1.75% above the prime rate per annum. Only one individual term loan in the amount of $425,000 was drawn by the Company in May 2018. The loan was fully repaid in February 2019.

A warrant for 77,413 shares of Class B Common Stock was also issued to the lender in conjunction with the Loan Agreement and remains outstanding as of June 30, 2021.

Financing Arrangement

On February 28, 2019, the Company entered into a financing arrangement with Farnam Street Financial (“Farnam”) for $3,000,000 (“Financing Arrangement”). Under the Financing Arrangement, the Company collateralized fifty (50) ASRs and had an initial repayment period of two years for a monthly payment of $121,129 per month plus tax and an option to repurchase these ASRs for $1,350,000 plus tax or, at the end of the two year period (March 2021) the Company could elect to extend the repayment period for one additional year at a monthly payment of $66,621 per month plus tax with a final payment of $600,000 plus tax at the end of the additional year. The Financing Arrangement was subsequently amended to defer certain monthly payments due in 2020. The effective interest rate under the two and three-year repayment periods was 35% and 31%, respectively. The Company accounted for this Financing Arrangement with Farnam by accreting the financing amount using the effective interest rate and assuming the repurchase option that would take place in March 2021. Interest expense on the Farnam Financing Arrangement during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was zero and $325,618, respectively. The Financing Arrangement with Farnam was terminated and settled in November 2020, with no subsequent payments due to Farnam. The final payment to Farnam consisted of the aggregate amount of remaining payments due through March 2021 and a reduced equipment purchase amount of $1,000,000 plus tax.

NOTE 4:  Debt Obligations (Continued)

Convertible Note Financing

On April 30, 2019, the Company signed a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement under the form of which the Company can issue up to $15,000,000 of convertible promissory notes and warrants to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of Series S Preferred Stock (20% warrant coverage) (the “Convertible Note Financing”). Pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Note Financing, the Company became obligated, to the same group of Convertible Note Financing investors, to exchange their outstanding shares of Series m-3 Preferred Stock for newly authorized shares of Series m-4 Preferred stock upon the closing of at least $1,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of convertible promissory notes under the Convertible Note Financing. These warrants to purchase shares of Series S Preferred Stock of the Company were also issued to investors who invested in the Convertible Note Financing. The warrants to purchase shares of Series S Preferred Stock have an exercise price of $4.50 per share and expire on the earlier of December 31, 2021 or 18 months after the closing of the Company’s first firm commitment underwritten initial public offering of the Company’s common stock pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act. The convertible promissory notes have a maturity date of January 1, 2022, provide for payment of accrued interest at a rate of 12% per annum upon the maturity date, are generally the most senior company security (subject to limited subordination carve-outs) and provide for significant discounts upon a qualified financing or an initial public offering, and for a premium upon a change of control. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had issued convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $5,128,570. Interest expense on the Convertible Note Financing during the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $305,185. As of June 30, 2021, total Convertible Notes receipts of $5,128,570 were offset by $3,087,856 of convertible note financing issuance costs related to Series S Preferred Stock warrants of which $1,990,696 has been amortized ($824,481 in the six months ended June 30, 2021), additionally offset by $97,362 of convertible note legal fees of which $9,111 ($8,251 in the six months ended June 30, 2021) has been amortized and accrued interest expense of $950,776. The convertible note automatically converts under various scenarios including a qualified financing or IPO. As of January 1, 2020, the convertible notes became convertible at the investors’ option at prices as follows: (i) on or before June 30, 2020, $4.50 per share; (ii) after June 30, 2020, but on or before December 31, 2020, $4.00 per share; (iii) after December 31, 2020, but on or before June 30, 2021, $3.50 per share; and (iv) after June 30, 2021, $2.50 per share.

On December 9, 2019, the Company entered into a Financing Arrangement with Reliant Funding (“December 2019 Financing Arrangement”) to receive $250,000 to be repaid in sixty-three (63) equal payments of a $4,599 per business day over approximately three months. The annual effective interest rate of this December 2019 Financing Arrangement was 37%. The loan was paid off on March 11, 2020.

On March 19, 2020, the Company entered into a Financing Agreement with Wall Street Funding (“March 2020 Financing Arrangement”). Under the March 2020 Financing Arrangement, the Company received $300,000 which was repaid over one hundred (100) equal payments of $4,080 payable each business day. The effective interest rate under this repayment period was 419%. The loan was paid off on August 7, 2020.

The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) was established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). On April 24, 2020, the Company, entered into a promissory note evidencing an unsecured loan in the aggregate amount of approximately $822,851 made to Knightscope under the PPP (the “PPP Loan”). The PPP Loan to Knightscope was being made through Fresno First Bank. The interest rate on the PPP Loan was 1.00% and the term was two years. In accordance with the updated SBA guidance, the PPP Loan was modified so that, beginning ten months from the date of the PPP Loan, the Company was required to make monthly payments of principal and interest. The promissory note evidencing the PPP Loan contained customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults or breaching the terms of the PPP Loan documents. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the repayment of the PPP Loan, collection of all other amounts that might be owing from Knightscope or filing suit and obtaining judgment against Knightscope. Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP Loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all, or a portion of, the loan granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness is be determined, subject to limitations, based primarily on the use of loan proceeds for payment of payroll costs and any payments of mortgage interest, rent, and utilities. No assurance was provided that the Company would obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part.

In October 2020, the Company was notified that the terms of its PPP Loan with Fresno First Bank were modified. The time period during which the Company could spend the proceeds of the PPP Loan (the “covered period”) was extended from 8 weeks to 24 weeks. The date to begin repaying unforgiven portions of the PPP Loan was also extended from 6 months after the funding date to up to 10 months after the end of the covered period (approximately 16 months from the funding date) depending on when the Company applied for forgiveness. The SBA would also cover interest on the forgiven portion of the loan during this period. There was no change to the maturity date of the PPP Loan, and the PPP Loan was required to be repaid or forgiven within two years after the funding date. The Company submitted its PPP Loan forgiveness application to the SBA in January 2021. The PPP Loan of $822,851 and the accrued interest of $8,960 were forgiven by the SBA on May 20, 2021.

NOTE 4:  Debt Obligations (Continued)

NOTE 5: Stock-Based Compensation 

Equity Incentive Plans

In April 2014, the Board of Directors adopted the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) allowing for the issuance of up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock through grants of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock or restricted stock units. In December 2016, the 2014 Plan was terminated, and the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a new equity incentive plan defined as the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”) in which the remaining 1,936,014 shares available for issuance under the 2014 Plan at that time were transferred to the Company’s 2016 Plan. Awards outstanding under the 2014 Plan at the time of the 2014 Plan’s termination will continue to be governed by their existing terms. The shares underlying any awards that are forfeited, canceled, repurchased or are otherwise terminated by the Company under the 2014 Plan will be added back to the shares of common stock available for issuance under the Company’s 2016 Plan. The 2016 Plan provides for the granting of stock awards such as incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock or restricted stock units to employees, directors and outside consultants as determined by the Board of Directors. As of June 30, 2021, 1,623,814 shares were available for future grants under the 2016 Plan.

The Board may grant stock options under the 2016 Plan at a price of not less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the option is granted. The option exercise price generally may not be less than the underlying stock’s fair market value at the date of grant and generally have a term of ten years. Incentive stock options granted to employees who, on the date of grant, own stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all of the Company’s classes of stock, are granted at an exercise price of not less than 110% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock. The maximum term of incentive stock options granted to employees who, on the date of grant, own stock having more than 10% of the voting power of all the Company’s classes of stock, may not exceed five years. The Board of Directors also determines the terms and conditions of awards, including the vesting schedule and any forfeiture provisions. Options granted under the 2016 Plan may vest upon the passage of time, generally four years, or upon the attainment of certain performance criteria established by the Board of Directors. The Company may from time-to-time grant options to purchase common stock to nonemployees for advisory and consulting services. At each measurement date, the Company will remeasure the fair value of these stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and recognize the expense ratably over the vesting period of each stock option award. The amounts granted each calendar year to an employee or non-employee is limited depending on the type of award. Stock options comprise all of the awards granted since the Plan’s inception.

Stock option activity under all of the Company’s equity incentive plans for the six month period ended of June 30, 2021 is as follows: