Related-Party Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Related-Party Transactions

Related-Party Transactions

12.   Related-Party Transactions

Relationship with HandsOn Global Management

The Company incurred reimbursable travel expenses to HOVS LLC and HandsOn Fund 4 I, LLC (collectively, and together with certain of their affiliated entities managed by HandsOn Global Management LLC, including such entity, “HGM”) of less than $0.1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Certain members of our Board, including our Executive Chairman, Par Chadha, Sharon Chadha, Ron Cogburn, and James Reynolds are, have been, or may be deemed to be affiliated with HGM.

Pursuant to a master agreement dated January 1, 2015 between Rule 14, LLC and a subsidiary of the Company, the Company incurs marketing fees to Rule 14, LLC, a portfolio company of HGM. Similarly, the Company is party to ten master agreements with entities affiliated with HGM’s managed funds, each of which were entered into during 2015 and 2016. Each master agreement provides the Company with use of certain technology and includes a reseller arrangement pursuant to which the Company is entitled to sell these services to third parties. Any revenue earned by the Company in such third-party sale is shared 75%/25% with each of HGM’s venture affiliates in favor of the Company. The brands Zuma, Athena, Peri, BancMate, Spring, Jet, Teletype, CourtQ and Rewardio are part of the HGM managed funds. The Company has the license to use and resell such brands, as described therein. The Company incurred fees relating to these agreements of $2.4 million and $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Certain operating companies lease their operating facilities from HOV RE, LLC and HOV Services Limited, which are affiliates under common control with HGM. The rental expense for these operating leases was less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. In addition, HOV Services, Ltd. provides the Company data capture and technology services. The expense recognized for these services was

approximately $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. These expenses are included in cost of revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Consulting Agreement

The Company receives services from Oakana Holdings, Inc. The Company and Oakana Holdings, Inc. are related through a family relationship between our Executive Chairman and the president of Oakana Holdings, Inc. The expense recognized for these services was less than $0.1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

Subscription Agreements

On July 21, 2022, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with its Executive Chairman. Pursuant to this subscription agreement, on August 11, 2022, the Company issued and sold 70,921 shares of Common Stock of the Company to Par Chadha for a purchase price of $0.1 million.

Subscription, Voting and Redemption Agreement

As described above, on March 7, 2023, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of Redeemable Special Voting Preferred Stock for $100 to GP-HGM LLC, pursuant to a certain subscription, voting and redemption agreement. The Company has further agreed to redeem the shares of Special Voting Stock for an aggregate price of $100 on the first business day following the date on which the voting on the 2023 Reverse Stock Split Proposal has concluded.

Payable and Receivable/Prepayment Balances with Affiliates

Payable and receivable/prepayment balances with affiliates as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were as follows:

	March 31, 2023				December 31, 2022
	Receivables and Prepaid Expenses		Payables		Receivables and Prepaid Expenses		Payables
HOV Services, Ltd	$	649	$	—	$	412	$	—
Rule 14		—		2,548		—		2,473
HGM		92		—		347		—
	$	741	$	2,548	$	759	$	2,473