253G2 1 ryse_253g2.htm FORM 253G2

 Filed pursuant to rule 253(g)(2)

File Number: 024-11879

 

 

OFFERING CIRCULAR DATED JULY 27, 2022

 

RYSE INC.

20 Camden St.

Toronto, Ontario

M5V 1V1,

www.helloryse.com

 

 

 

UP TO 25,000,000 CLASS B COMMON SHARES

 

SEE “SECURITIES BEING OFFERED” AT PAGE 32

MINIMUM INVESTMENT: $1,000 (1,000 Shares)

 

We are offering a maximum of 25,000,000 Class B Common Shares (the “Maximum Amount”) on a “best efforts” basis.

 

Common Shares   Price to Public     Placement Agent Discounts and Commissions*    

Proceeds to Issuer

Before Expenses

 
Per share **   $ 1.00     $ 0.07     $ 0.93  
Total maximum based on assumptions below**   $ 25,000,000     $ 1,750,000     $ 23,250,000  

 

* The company has engaged DealMaker Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC (the “Broker”), to perform administrative and compliance related functions in connection with this offering, but not for underwriting or placement agent services. Broker will receive certain fees up to a maximum of 7% of the offering proceeds. See “Plan of Distribution” for more details. To the extent that our officers and directors make any communication in connection with this Offering they intend to conduct such efforts in accordance with an exemption from registration contained in Rule 3a4-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and therefore, none of them is required to register as a broker-dealer.

 

No application is currently being prepared for the shares to trade on any public market. As a result, the shares sold in this offering may not be listed on a securities exchange or quoted on an alternative trading system for an extended period of time, if at all. If the shares are not listed on a securities exchange or quoted on an alternative trading system, it may be difficult to sell or trade the shares. There can be no assurance that a liquid market for the shares will develop or, if it does develop, that it will continue. If a market does develop, it may not be liquid. Therefore, investors may not be able to sell the shares easily or at prices that will provide them with yield comparable to similar investment that have a developed secondary market. Illiquidity may have a severely adverse effect on the market value of the shares and investors wishing to sell the shares might therefore suffer losses.

 

**After the qualification by the Commission of the Offering Statement, this offering will be conducted through our website at https://invest.helloryse.com, whereby investors will receive, review, execute, and deliver subscription agreements electronically. Payment of the purchase price will be made through a third party processor by ACH debit transfer or wire transfer or credit card to an account designated by the company. We estimate total maximum fees related to this offering would be approximately $1,750,000. Broker will assist with the facilitation of credit and debit card payments through the online platform. We will reimburse Broker for the following expenses (i) all payment processing expenses incurred in connection with the offering (on average approximately 3%) and (ii) fees charged in connection with chargebacks or payment reversals. The Broker is not participating as an underwriter or placement agent in this offering and will not solicit any investments, recommend our securities, provide investment advice to any prospective investor, or distribute this Offering Circular or other offering materials to potential investors. All inquiries regarding this offering should be made directly to the company.

 

The company expects that the amount of expenses of the offering that it will pay, excluding underwriting compensation, will be approximately $2,850,000.

 

The offering is being conducted on a best-efforts basis without any minimum target. Because there is no minimum target, the company may close on any amounts invested, even if those amounts are insufficient for the intended use of proceeds, or do not cover the costs of this offering. The company may undertake one or more closings on a rolling basis. After each closing, funds tendered by investors will be made available to the company. The offering will terminate at the earlier of: (1) the date at which the maximum offering amount has been sold, (2) the date which is three years from this offering being qualified by the Commission, or (3) the date at which the offering is earlier terminated by the company in its sole discretion. At least every 12 months after this offering has been qualified by the Commission, the company will file a post-qualification amendment to include the company’s recent financial statements.

 

Class B Common Shares are non-voting and therefore holders will not vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders. To the extent that holders of Class B Common Shares are granted voting rights by statute, investors in this offering will become parties to a voting trust agreement under which they will grant a proxy to the company’s Founder to vote their shares on all such matters put to a vote of the shareholders. The company’s Founder owns 59.27% of all issued Class A Common Shares, which are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. The Founder and all other current holders of Class A Common Shares are parties to a voting trust agreement in which the other holders granted a proxy to the Founder to vote their shares. Therefore, the company’s Founder holds 100% of the voting power of the company and will continue to be able to exercise all of the voting power of the company’s equity stock at the conclusion of this offering and therefore control the board.

 

THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DOES NOT PASS UPON THE MERITS OR GIVE ITS APPROVAL OF ANY SECURITIES OFFERED OR THE TERMS OF THE OFFERING, NOR DOES IT PASS UPON THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY OFFERING CIRCULAR OR OTHER SOLICITATION MATERIALS. THESE SECURITIES ARE OFFERED PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION WITH THE COMMISSION; HOWEVER, THE COMMISSION HAS NOT MADE AN INDEPENDENT DETERMINATION THAT THE SECURITIES OFFERED ARE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.

 

GENERALLY, NO SALE MAY BE MADE TO YOU IN THIS OFFERING IF THE AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE YOU PAY IS MORE THAN 10% OF THE GREATER OF YOUR ANNUAL INCOME OR NET WORTH. DIFFERENT RULES APPLY TO ACCREDITED INVESTORS AND NON-NATURAL PERSONS. BEFORE MAKING ANY REPRESENTATION THAT YOUR INVESTMENT DOES NOT EXCEED APPLICABLE THRESHOLDS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW RULE 251(d)(2)(i)(C) OF REGULATION A. FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ON INVESTING, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFER TO www.investor.gov.

 

This offering is inherently risky. See “Risk Factors” on page 4.

 

Sales of these securities will commence approximately on July 26, 2022.

 

The company is following the “Offering Circular” format of disclosure under Regulation A.

 

In the event that we become a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we intend to take advantage of the provisions that relate to “Emerging Growth Companies” under the JOBS Act of 2012. See “Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company.”

 

 

 

   
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Summary 1
Risk Factors 4
Dilution 12
Use of Proceeds to Issuer 16
The Company’s Business 17
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 22
Directors, Executive Officers and Significant Employees 29
Compensation of Directors and Officers 30
Security Ownership of Management and Certain Securityholders 31
Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions 32
Securities Being Offered 32
Plan of Distribution 34
Financial Statements F-1

 

In this Offering Circular, the term “RYSE,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or “the company” refers to Axis Labs Inc., which changed its legal name to RYSE Inc. on August 28, 2020, and its consolidated subsidiaries; “CDN$” refers to Canadian Dollars; and “$” refers to US Dollars. “$1 = CDN$1.26, calculated as the exchange rate on December 31, 2021 stated by the Bank of Canada, unless otherwise indicated in the document.

 

THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR MAY CONTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION RELATING TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE COMPANY, ITS BUSINESS PLAN AND STRATEGY, AND ITS INDUSTRY. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE BASED ON THE BELIEFS OF, ASSUMPTIONS MADE BY, AND INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY’S MANAGEMENT. WHEN USED IN THE OFFERING MATERIALS, THE WORDS “ESTIMATE,” “PROJECT,” “BELIEVE,” “ANTICIPATE,” “INTEND,” “EXPECT” AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. 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. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE ON WHICH THEY ARE MADE. THE COMPANY DOES NOT UNDERTAKE ANY OBLIGATION TO REVISE OR UPDATE THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER SUCH DATE OR TO REFLECT THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS.

 

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

 

We are not subject to the ongoing reporting requirements of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) because we are not registering our securities under the Exchange Act. Rather, we will be subject to the more limited reporting requirements under Regulation A, including the obligation to electronically file:

 

  · annual reports (including disclosure relating to our business operations for the preceding two fiscal years, or, if in existence for less than two years, since inception, related party transactions, beneficial ownership of the issuer’s securities, executive officers and directors and certain executive compensation information, management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) of the issuer’s liquidity, capital resources, and results of operations, and two years of audited financial statements),
  · semiannual reports (including disclosure primarily relating to the issuer’s unaudited interim financial statements and MD&A) and
  · current reports for certain material events.

 

 

 

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In addition, at any time after completing reporting for the fiscal year in which our offering statement was qualified, if the securities of each class to which this offering statement relates are held of record by fewer than 300 persons and offers or sales are not ongoing, we may immediately suspend our ongoing reporting obligations under Regulation A.

 

If and when we become subject to the ongoing reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, as an issuer with less than $1.07 billion in total annual gross revenues during our last fiscal year, we will qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) and this status will be significant. An emerging growth company may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements and is relieved of certain other significant requirements that are otherwise generally applicable to public companies. In particular, as an emerging growth company we:

 

  · will not be required to obtain an auditor attestation on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
  · will not be required to provide a detailed narrative disclosure discussing our compensation principles, objectives and elements and analyzing how those elements fit with our principles and objectives (commonly referred to as “compensation discussion and analysis”);
  · will not be required to obtain a non-binding advisory vote from our shareholders on executive compensation or golden parachute arrangements (commonly referred to as the “say-on-pay,” “say-on-frequency” and “say-on-golden-parachute” votes);
  · will be exempt from certain executive compensation disclosure provisions requiring a pay-for-performance graph and CEO pay ratio disclosure;
  · may present only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related MD&A; and
  · will be eligible to claim longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards.

 

We intend to take advantage of all of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions, including the longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards, and hereby elect to do so. Our election to use the phase-in periods may make it difficult to compare our financial statements to those of non-emerging growth companies and other emerging growth companies that have opted out of the phase-in periods under Section 107 of the JOBS Act.

 

Under the JOBS Act, we may take advantage of the above-described reduced reporting requirements and exemptions for up to five years after our initial sale of common equity pursuant to a registration statement declared effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or such earlier time that we no longer meet the definition of an emerging growth company. Note that this offering, while a public offering, is not a sale of common equity pursuant to a registration statement, since the offering is conducted pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements. In this regard, the JOBS Act provides that we would cease to be an “emerging growth company” if we have more than $1.07 billion in annual revenues, have more than $700 million in market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates, or issue more than $1 billion in principal amount of non-convertible debt over a three-year period.

 

Certain of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions are also available to us due to the fact that we may also qualify, once listed, as a “smaller reporting company” under the Commission’s rules. For instance, smaller reporting companies are not required to obtain an auditor attestation on their assessment of internal control over financial reporting; are not required to provide a compensation discussion and analysis; are not required to provide a pay-for-performance graph or CEO pay ratio disclosure; and may present only two years of audited financial statements and related MD&A disclosure.

 

 

 

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SUMMARY

 

Company Overview

 

RYSE Inc. (“RYSE) is an “internet-of-things” (“IoT”) technology startup that creates devices to motorize and automate window coverings, servicing the residential and commercial markets. RYSE intends to re-invent the concept of window blinds and shades motorization, by creating a suite of retrofit and after-market devices that will enable the automation of existing installed window coverings. The company is developing automation features in which their devices intelligently respond to sensors and weather data, controlling the window shades position to reduce energy use by lowering cooling loads or artificial lighting loads. RYSE has generated over $5 million in direct-to-consumer online (lifetime) sales, having shipped over 35,000 devices to-date.

 

RYSE Inc. was incorporated on May 6, 2009 in Ontario, Canada as ETAPA Window Fashions and began operations on January 1, 2015. The company changed its legal name to Axis Labs Inc. on January 15, 2016 and to RYSE Inc. on August 28, 2020. The company has a Delaware subsidiary RYSE USA Inc. (formerly AXIS Labs USA Inc.), which is a ‘flow-through’ entity, where a transfer price agreement has been established in which all funds are flowed to the Canadian parent, and the US subsidiary acts as an ‘agent’ for the Canadian parent, for US related business matters.

 

Our Products

 

Our flagship products, the AXIS Gear (first-generation) and RYSE SmartShades (second-generation), are installed on the window frame to control existing beaded chains or cord loops of a window shade, in order to motorize them. Once installed, users can control their shades via a variety of manners, including using our mobile app where they can create schedules, control their shades directly on-the-device via its buttons, or connecting the device to smart home and building automation platforms, including Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Apple HomeKit.

 

RYSE SmartShades will leverage sensors and weather data to automate the window shade position throughout the day, intelligently balancing occupant comfort and energy savings. In 2019, RYSE received a CDN$4 million government cleantech grant to begin developing its SmartShade technology for the commercial real estate industry, designing automation algorithms to manage solar heat gain and indoor lighting, with the goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

 

RYSE is currently developing a SmartCurtain to be able to motorize and automate existing installed curtains and drapes that run on a rail or rod.

 

Our Mission


Our mission at RYSE is to enhance your space, with smart and simple technology – focusing on both providing greater comfort and greater energy savings. We have the vision to put RYSE on every window covering. We want consumers to think of ‘RYSE’ when they think of smart blinds or smart shades.

 

 

 

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The Offering *

 

Securities offered   Up to a maximum of 25,000,000 Class B Common Shares
     
Class A Common Shares outstanding before the offering**   35,430,560 shares
     
Options/Warrants to purchase Class A Common Shares outstanding   3,024,470 shares
     
Class A Common Shares outstanding after the offering   38,455,030 shares
     
Class B Common Shares outstanding **   3,279,990 shares
     
Options/Warrants to purchase Class B Common Shares outstanding   4,420,345
     
Class B Common Shares outstanding after the offering (assuming a fully-subscribed offering)**   29,420,345 shares
     
Use of proceeds  

The net proceeds of this offering will be used primarily to cover development costs related to the RYSE SmartShades and related manufacturing, marketing and business development expenses. See “Use of Proceeds to Issuer.

 

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* The company effected a 10-to-1 stock split, in which the corporation subdivided and split the common shares, warrants, options, and all other securities of the company on the basis of ten (10) shares for every one (1) share held (the “Stock Split”). This Offering Circular reflects all shares outstanding resulting from this stock split.

 

** Does not include shares issuable to holders upon exercise of fully-vested options nor shares issuable upon conversion of outstanding convertible securities.

 

 

 

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Selected Risks Associated with Our Business

 

Our business is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including those highlighted in the section titled “Risk Factors” immediately following this summary. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

·The company’s auditor has issued a “going concern” opinion.
·We are an early stage company and have generated no profits to date.
·RYSE depends on component and product manufacturing and logistical services provided by outsourcing partners, many of whom are located outside of the U.S.
·RYSE competes in a highly competitive market against businesses that are more established.
 ·To remain competitive and stimulate customer demand, RYSE must successfully manage frequent product introductions, improvements, and transitions.

 

 

·If we are unable to properly forecast future demand of our products, our production levels may not meet demands, which could negatively impact our operating results.
·Internal system or service failures, including as a result of cyber or other security incidents, could disrupt business operations, result in the loss of critical and confidential information, and adversely impact our reputation, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Our connected products potentially expose our business to cybersecurity threats.
 ·Our business involves the use, transmission, and storage of confidential information, and the failure to properly safeguard such information could result in significant reputational harm.
 ·We cannot assure you that we will effectively manage our growth.
·The loss of one or more of RYSE’s key personnel, or our failure to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel in the future, could harm our business.
·We expect to raise additional capital through equity offerings and to provide our employees with equity incentives. Therefore, your ownership interest in RYSE is likely to continue to be diluted.
·As a growing company, we have to develop effective financial and operational processes and controls.
·Voting control is in the hands of the Founder, Trung Pham.
·Investors will have no ability to impact or otherwise influence corporate decisions of the company
·Using a credit card to purchase shares may impact the return on your investment as well as subject you to other risks inherent in this form of payment.

 

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

 

The Commission requires the company to identify risks that are specific to its business and its financial condition. The company is still subject to all the same risks that all companies in its business, and all companies in the economy, are exposed to. These include risks relating to economic downturns, political and economic events, and technological developments (such as hacking and the ability to prevent hacking). Additionally, early-stage companies are inherently more risky than more developed companies. You should consider general risks as well as specific risks when deciding whether to invest.

 

We are subject to a number of risks, including risks that may prevent us from achieving our business objectives or that may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and prospects. You should carefully consider the risks discussed in this section.

 

Risks related to our business and products

 

The company’s auditor has issued a “going concern” opinion.

 

The company’s auditor has issued a “going concern” opinion on its financial statements, which means the company may not be able to succeed as a business without additional financing. As of December 31, 2021 the date of its financial statements, the company is not close to profitability. The audit report states that the company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months is dependent upon its ability to generate cash from operating activities and/or to raise additional capital to fund its operations. The company’s failure to raise additional short-term capital could have a negative impact on not only their financial condition but also their ability to remain in business.

 

We are an early stage company and have not yet generated any profits.

 

The company is in the development stages of its second generation product, and therefore has a limited history upon which an evaluation of its performance and future prospects can be made. Our business activity to date was devoted to raising capital, building and marketing our first product and devising and planning for our second generation product. Our current and proposed operations are subject to all the business risks associated with relatively new enterprises. These include likely fluctuations in operating results as the company reacts to developments in its market, including purchasing and usage patterns of customers and the entry of competitors into the market. We will only be able to pay dividends on any shares once our directors determine that we are financially able to do so. RYSE incurred a net loss CDN$ 3,099,626 in 2021 and a net loss of CDN$5,163,387 in 2020. There is no assurance that we will ever become profitable or generate sufficient revenues to pay dividends to the holders of the shares.

 

RYSE depends on component and product manufacturing and logistical services provided by outsourcing partners, many of whom are located outside of the U.S.

 

Substantially all of RYSE’s manufacturing is performed in whole or in part by a few outsourcing partners located primarily in Asia. While these arrangements may lower operating costs, they also reduce the company’s direct control over production and distribution. It is uncertain what effect such diminished control will have on the quality or quantity of products or services, or RYSE’s flexibility to respond to changing conditions. We may experience operational difficulties with our manufacturing partners, including reductions in the availability of production capacity, failure to comply with product specifications, insufficient quality control, failure to meet production deadlines, increases in manufacturing costs and longer lead time. Our partners may experience disruptions in their manufacturing operations due to equipment breakdowns, labor strikes or shortages, natural disasters, component or material shortages, cost increases, violation of environmental, health or safety laws and regulations, health epidemics, or other problems. For example, the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), or the COVID-19 outbreak, widely and negatively impacted supply chains in China in early 2020. We may be unable to pass potential cost increases to our customers. We may have disputes with our contract manufacturers, which may result in litigation expenses, divert our management’s attention and cause supply shortages to us, which may cause harm to the company and its finances.

 

 

 

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Although arrangements with these partners may contain provisions for warranty expense reimbursement, RYSE may remain responsible to the consumer for warranty service in the event of product defects and could experience an unanticipated product defect or warranty liability.

 

RYSE competes in a highly competitive market against businesses that are more established.

 

All of the markets into which RYSE’s products are and will be sold are extremely competitive. The consumer product business is extremely competitive as is the “internet-of-things” market.

 

RYSE expects competition to emerge both from existing and new companies. The company believes that its ability to compete depends on many factors, some of which are beyond its control, including:

 

·Market acceptance of RYSE’s products by retailers and consumers;
·RYSE’s ability to attract and retain employees, quality suppliers and quality distributors;
·Adequate capital resources; and
·The effectiveness of RYSE’s advertising and marketing efforts, including the ability to retain a powerful brand identity.

  

Many of our competitors have longer operating histories and significantly greater financial, technical, distribution, marketing and sales resources than does RYSE. Many have established products recognized in the consumer marketplace. RYSE cannot assure you that it will be able to compete successfully against these or emerging competitors.

 

To remain competitive and stimulate customer demand, RYSE must successfully manage frequent product introductions, improvements, and transitions.

 

Due to the competitive nature of the industries in which RYSE competes, the company must continually update its products, introduce new products and technologies, enhance existing products, and effectively stimulate customer demand for new and upgraded products. The success of new product introductions depends on a number of factors including, but not limited to, timely and successful product development, market acceptance, RYSE’s ability to manage the risks associated with new product production ramp-up issues, the effective management of purchase commitments and inventory levels in line with anticipated product demand, the availability of products in appropriate quantities and costs to meet anticipated demand, and the risk that new products may have quality or other defects or deficiencies in the early stages of introduction. Accordingly, RYSE cannot determine in advance the ultimate effect of product updates, new product introductions and transitions.

 

The size and future growth in the market for our RYSE SmartShades under development has not been established with precision and may be smaller than we estimate, possibly materially. If our estimates and projections overestimate the size of this market, our sales growth may be adversely affected.

 

Our estimates of the size and future growth in the market for our products and application technology under development is based on a number of internal studies, reports and estimates. In addition, our internal estimates are based in large part on current feedback from clients using current generation technology and our belief is that the use and implementation in the United States and, eventually, worldwide will be extensive. While we believe we are using effective tools in estimating the total market for our product, these estimates may not be correct and the conditions supporting our estimates may change at any time, thereby reducing the predictive accuracy of these underlying factors. The actual demand for our products or competitive products, could differ materially from our projections if our assumptions are incorrect. As a result, our estimates of the size and future growth in the market for AXIS Gear, RYSE SmartShades or any future products may prove to be incorrect. If the demand is smaller than we have estimated, it may impair our projected sales growth and have an adverse impact on our business.

 

 

 

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If we are unable to properly forecast future demand of our products, our production levels may not meet demands, which could negatively impact our operating results.

 

Our ability to manage our inventory levels to meet our customer’s demand for our products is important for our business. Our production levels and inventory management are based on demand estimates six to twelve months forward taking into account supply lead times, production capacity, timing of shipments, and dealer inventory levels. If we overestimate or underestimate demand for any of our products during a given season, we may not maintain appropriate inventory levels, which could negatively impact our net sales or working capital, hinder our ability to meet customer demand, or cause us to incur excess and obsolete inventory charges.

 

We have existing patents that we might not be able to protect properly.

 

One of the company’s most valuable assets is its intellectual property. The company has 5 patents that have so far been granted in the United States. Going forward, we may submit further patent and other intellectual property filings including trademarks, copyrights, Internet domain names, and trade secrets. The company has not so far engaged in litigation when some of our competitors have attempted to misappropriate or violate intellectual property rights owned by the company since so far such attempts have not had a material impact on our operations. Should such violations increase in nature or frequency, we will protect our intellectual property portfolio from such violations, within the constraints of our available resources. It is important to note that unforeseeable costs associated with such practices may consume a significant portion of our capital, which could negatively affect our research and development efforts and our business, in general.

 

Demand for our product may be affected by new entrants who copy our products and/or infringe on our intellectual property.

 

The ability to protect and enforce intellectual property rights varies across jurisdictions. An inability to preserve our intellectual property rights may adversely affect our financial performance. Competitors and others may also initiate litigation to challenge the validity of our intellectual property or allege that we infringe their intellectual property. We may be required to pay substantial damages if it is determined our products infringe on their intellectual property. We may also be required to develop an alternative, non-infringing product that could be costly and time-consuming, or acquire a license on terms that are not favorable to us. Protecting or defending against such claims could significantly increase our costs, divert management’s time and attention away from other business matters, and otherwise adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

 

Internal system or service failures, including as a result of cyber or other security incidents, could disrupt business operations, result in the loss of critical and confidential information, and adversely impact our reputation, our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Our connected products potentially expose our business to cybersecurity threats.

 

The AXIS Gear and RYSE SmartShade are connected products and potentially expose our business to cybersecurity threats. As a result, we could be subject to systems, service or product failures, natural disasters, power shortages or terrorist attacks, but also from exposure to cyber or other security threats. Global cybersecurity threats and incidents can range from uncoordinated individual attempts to gain unauthorized access to our systems to sophisticated and targeted measures known as advanced persistent threats directed at our products, our customers and/or our third-party service providers, including cloud providers. There has been an increase in the frequency and sophistication of cyber and other security threats we face, and our customers are increasingly requiring cyber and other security protections and standards in our products, and we may incur additional costs to comply with such demands.

 

The potential consequences of a material cyber or other security incident include financial loss, reputational damage, negative media coverage, litigation with third parties, which in turn could adversely affect our competitiveness, business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

 

 

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Changes in tariffs, import or export restrictions, Chinese regulations, or other trade barriers may reduce gross margins.

 

We currently manufacture our products in China, including sourcing all components for our products there. We may incur increases in costs due to changes in tariffs, import or export restrictions, other trade barriers, or unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, any of which could reduce our gross margins. Moreover, volatile economic conditions may impact the ability of our manufacturers to make timely deliveries; and in the event that a supplier fails to make a delivery, there is no guarantee that we will be able to timely locate an alternative manufacturer of comparable quality at an acceptable price. Since the beginning of 2018, there has been increasing rhetoric, in some cases coupled with legislative or executive action, from several U.S. and foreign leaders regarding tariffs against foreign imports of certain materials. It is difficult to anticipate the impact on our business caused by the proposed tariffs or whether the proposed changes in tariffs will materialize in the future. Given the relatively fluid regulatory environment in China and the United States, there could be additional tax, tariffs, or other regulatory changes in the future. Any such changes could directly and materially adversely impact our business, financial condition, and operating results.

 

There is a risk of failure based on the wireless transmission of data used by our smartphone platform, which could result in failure of users to adopt the platform.

 

If there is instability in a wireless network, Bluetooth module, or other network problems that are out of our control, our new platform may not be well received. Our smartphone platform relies on the wireless transmission of data through Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth module. These networks are often deemed less secure than a hard-wired network. The security of a wireless network is often out of our control. However, any breach of security could result in the market and sensor device manufacturers to fail to embrace our platform

 

Our business involves the use, transmission, and storage of confidential information, and the failure to properly safeguard such information could result in significant reputational harm.

 

We may at times collect, store, and transmit information of, or on behalf of, our clients that may include certain types of confidential information that may be considered personal or sensitive, and that are subject to laws that apply to data breaches. We believe that we take reasonable steps to protect the security, integrity, and confidentiality of the information we collect and store, but there is no guarantee that inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure will not occur or that third parties will not gain unauthorized access to this information despite our efforts to protect this information, including through a cyber-attack that circumvents existing security measures and compromises the data that we store. If such unauthorized disclosure or access does occur, we may be required to notify persons whose information was disclosed or accessed. Most states have enacted data breach notification laws and, in addition to federal laws that apply to certain types of information, such as financial information, federal legislation has been proposed that would establish broader federal obligations with respect to data breaches. We may also be subject to claims of breach of contract for such unauthorized disclosure or access, investigation and penalties by regulatory authorities and potential claims by persons whose information was disclosed. The unauthorized disclosure of information, or a cyber-security incident involving data that we store, may result in the termination of one or more of our commercial relationships or a reduction in client confidence and usage of our services. We may also be subject to litigation alleging the improper use, transmission, or storage of confidential information, which could damage our reputation among our current and potential clients and cause us to lose business and revenue.

 

We currently have commercial liability insurance that provides us with protection against certain product liability claims associated with the production, marketing and sale of our products, and/or the expense of defending against claims of product liability. Should such insurance not sufficiently protect us, our assets could be materially depleted and we could be subject to negative publicity which could impair our reputation.

 

The production, marketing and sale of digital products have inherent risks of liability in the event of product failure or claim of harm caused by product operation. Furthermore, even meritless claims of product liability may be costly to defend against. We have commercial liability insurance up to CDN$2,000,000, which would cover some of these claims and it is our management’s position that our products do not carry substantial product liability risk. However, if our insurance proves to be insufficient, claims against us could generate negative publicity, which could impair our reputation and adversely affect the demand for our products, our ability to generate sales and our profitability. It is also possible that we could face liability in a products liability lawsuit for manufacturing defects or defective design, which may not be covered.

 

 

 

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We cannot assure you that we will effectively manage our growth.

 

RYSE’s employee headcount and the scope and complexity of our business will increase significantly and we expect headcount growth to continue for the foreseeable future. The growth and expansion of our business and products create significant challenges for our management, operational, and financial resources, including managing multiple relations with users, distributors, vendors, and other third parties. In the event of continued growth of the company’s operations or in the number of our third-party relationships, our information technology systems or internal controls and procedures may not be adequate to support our operations. We must continue to improve our operational, financial, and management processes and systems and to effectively expand, train, and manage our employee base. As we continue to grow, and have to implement more complex organizational management structures, we may find it increasingly difficult to maintain adequate oversight. This could negatively affect our business performance.

 

An economic downturn may adversely affect consumer discretionary spending and demand for our products and services.

 

Our products and services may be considered discretionary items for consumers. Factors affecting the level of consumer spending for such discretionary items include general economic conditions and other factors, such as consumer confidence in future economic conditions, consumer sentiment, the availability and cost of consumer credit, levels of unemployment, and tax rates. Unfavorable economic conditions may lead consumers to delay or reduce purchases of our products and services and consumer demand for our products and services may not grow as we expect. Our sensitivity to economic cycles and any related fluctuation in consumer demand for our products and services may have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

 

The loss of one or more of RYSE’s key personnel, or our failure to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel in the future, could harm our business.

 

RYSE currently depends on the continued services and performance of key members of its management team. The loss of key personnel could disrupt our operations and have an adverse effect on our business. Our CEO is instrumental to our current operations and, should he no longer be able to perform his duties, we cannot guarantee that we would be able to find and hire a new CEO and management in a timely manner. As we continue to grow, we cannot guarantee that we will continue to attract the personnel the company needs to maintain its competitive position. If we do not succeed in attracting, hiring, and integrating qualified personnel, or retaining and motivating existing key personnel, we may be unable to grow effectively.

 

Our costs may grow more quickly than our revenues, harming our business and profitability.

 

RYSE’s efforts to attract competent personnel and the costs of marketing and increasing the sales of our product will require significant resources. Our expenses or the time to market may be greater than we anticipate and our investments to make the business more efficient may not be successful. In addition, RYSE may need to increase marketing, sales, and other operating expenses in order to grow and expand its operations and to remain competitive. Increases in our costs may adversely affect our business and profitability.

 

As a growing company, we have to develop effective financial and operational processes and controls.

 

Effective internal controls and accounting resources are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports, which, as a growing company, we are still building out with the support of third party professional services firms. At December 31, 2019, we identified a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting, as we did not have sufficient accounting resources with relevant technical accounting skills to address certain complex matters in our financial statements. In addition, we did not sufficiently design internal controls to provide the appropriate level of oversight regarding the financial recordkeeping and review of the Company’s financial reporting. This weakness has been addressed in 2020 and 2021 via hiring an outsourced CFO service provider. Failure to achieve and maintain an effective internal accounting and control environment could cause us to face regulatory action and cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, either of which could have an adverse effect on our business and financial results.

 

 

 

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We are and may continue to be significantly impacted by the worldwide economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, or COVID-19, was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China. COVID-19 has spread to many countries, including the United States, and was declared to be a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 have intensified and the U.S., Europe and Asia have implemented severe travel restrictions and social distancing. The impacts of the outbreak are unknown and rapidly evolving. A widespread health crisis has adversely affected and could continue to affect the global economy, resulting in an economic downturn that could negatively impact the value of the company’s shares and investor demand for shares generally.
 
The continued spread of COVID-19 has also led to severe disruption and volatility in the global capital markets, which could increase our cost of capital and adversely affect our ability to access the capital markets in the future. It is possible that the continued spread of COVID-19 could cause a further economic slowdown or recession or cause other unpredictable events, each of which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, or financial condition.

 

The extent to which COVID-19 affects our financial results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak and the actions to contain the outbreak or treat its impact, among others. Moreover, the COVID-19 outbreak has had and may continue to have indeterminable adverse effects on general commercial activity and the world economy, and our business and results of operations could be adversely affected to the extent that COVID-19 or any other pandemic harms the global economy generally.

 

While cancellation of existing client contracts due to pandemic-related financial hardship has not occurred to date, some negotiations for expected contracts were delayed or frozen for an indeterminate time, which has had and is expected to have a material effect on the company’s forecasted revenues.

 

Risks related to the offering

 

We expect to raise additional capital through equity offerings and to provide our employees with equity incentives. Therefore, your ownership interest in RYSE is likely to continue to be diluted.

 

The company might not sell enough securities in this offering to meet its operating needs and fulfill its plans, in which case it will cease operating and you will get nothing. Even if we sell all the common stock we are offering now, the company will possibly need to raise more funds in the future, and if it can’t get them, we may fail. The company may offer additional shares of its common stock and/or other classes of equity or debt that convert into shares of common stock, any of which offerings would dilute the ownership percentage of investors in this offering. See “Dilution.

 

 

 

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Voting control is in the hands of the company’s founder.

 

The Class B Common Shares are non-voting securities. Voting control is concentrated in the hands of the company’s founder, Trung Pham (the “Founder”), who owns more than 59% of the voting Class A Common Shares and holds a proxy to vote the Class A Common Shares that he does not own. You will not be able to influence our policies or any other corporate matter, including the election of directors, changes to our company’s governance documents, expanding any employee equity or option pool, and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or other major action requiring shareholder approval. See “Securities Being Offered”. The Founder will make all major decisions regarding the company. As a minority shareholder, you will not have a say in these decisions.

 

Investors will have no ability to impact or otherwise influence corporate decisions of the company.

 

Along with the subscription agreement that investors will execute in connection with this offering, investors will be required to become parties to a voting trust agreement and shareholders agreement, which have been filed as exhibits to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part. The Voting Trust Agreement grants to the company’s founder an irrevocable right to vote their Class B Common Shares (as such shares may be converted, exchanged, changed, reclassified, redesignated, subdivided or consolidated) on all matters that are put to a vote of the shareholders. Furthermore, transferees of the investors party to the subscription agreement must agree to be bound by the terms of the voting trust agreement. For more information, see “Securities Being Offered – Class B Common Shares – Voting Rights; Voting Trust Agreement.” See also, “Securities Being Offered – Class B Common Shares –Shareholders Agreement.

 

RYSE expects to continue to raise additional capital through equity offerings and to incent its employees with equity incentives. Therefore, your ownership interest in RYSE is likely to continue to be diluted.

 

RYSE may offer shares of its Class A Common Shares, Class B Common Shares, preferred shares and/or other classes of equity or debt that convert into shares of Class B Common Shares, any of which offerings would dilute the ownership percentage represented by any shares of Class B Common Shares purchased by you.

 

There is no current market for any of our common shares.

 

There is no formal marketplace for the resale of our Class B Common Shares. Shares may be traded on the over-the-counter market to the extent any demand exists. Investors should assume that they may not be able to liquidate their investment for the foreseeable future.

 

The subscription agreement has a forum selection provision that requires disputes be resolved in state or federal courts in the State of Delaware, regardless of convenience or cost to you, the investor.

 

In order to invest in this offering, investors agree to resolve disputes arising under the subscription agreement in state or federal courts located in the State of Delaware, for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon the agreement. Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. We believe that the exclusive forum provision applies to claims arising under the Securities Act, but there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a provision in this context. Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provision will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. You will not be deemed to have waived the company’s compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. This forum selection provision may limit your ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us. Alternatively, if a court were to find the provision inapplicable to, or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

 

 

 

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Investors in this offering may not be entitled to a jury trial with respect to claims arising under the subscription agreement, which could result in less favorable outcomes to the plaintiff(s) in any action under the agreement.

 

Investors in this offering will be bound by the subscription agreement, which includes a provision under which investors waive the right to a jury trial of any claim they may have against the company arising out of or relating to the agreement, including any claims made under the federal securities laws. By signing the agreement, the investor warrants that the investor has reviewed this waiver with his or her legal counsel, and knowingly and voluntarily waives the investor’s jury trial rights following consultation with the investor’s legal counsel.

 

If we opposed a jury trial demand based on the waiver, a court would determine whether the waiver was enforceable based on the facts and circumstances of that case in accordance with the applicable state and federal law. To our knowledge, the enforceability of a contractual pre-dispute jury trial waiver in connection with claims arising under the federal securities laws has not been finally adjudicated by a federal court. However, we believe that a contractual pre-dispute jury trial waiver provision is generally enforceable, including under the laws of the State of Delaware, which governs the agreement, by a federal or state court in the State of Delaware. In determining whether to enforce a contractual pre-dispute jury trial waiver provision, courts will generally consider whether the visibility of the jury trial waiver provision within the agreement is sufficiently prominent such that a party knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waived the right to a jury trial. We believe that this is the case with respect to the subscription agreement. You should consult legal counsel regarding the jury waiver provision before entering into the subscription agreement.

 

If you bring a claim against the company in connection with matters arising under the agreement, including claims under the federal securities laws, you may not be entitled to a jury trial with respect to those claims, which may have the effect of limiting and discouraging lawsuits against the company. If a lawsuit is brought against the company under the agreement, it may be heard only by a judge or justice of the applicable trial court, which would be conducted according to different civil procedures and may result in different outcomes than a trial by jury would have had, including results that could be less favorable to the plaintiff(s) in such an action.

 

Nevertheless, if the jury trial waiver provision is not permitted by applicable law, an action could proceed under the terms of the agreement with a jury trial. No condition, stipulation or provision of the subscription agreement serves as a waiver by any holder of the company’s securities or by the company of compliance with any substantive provision of the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated under those laws.

 

In addition, when the shares are transferred, the transferee is required to agree to all the same conditions, obligations and restrictions applicable to the shares or to the transferor with regard to ownership of the shares, that were in effect immediately prior to the transfer of the shares, including but not limited to the subscription agreement.

 

Using a credit card to purchase shares may impact the return on your investment as well as subject you to other risks inherent in this form of payment.

 

Investors in this offering have the option of paying for their investment with a credit card, which is not usual in the traditional investment markets. Transaction fees charged by your credit card company (which can reach 5% of transaction value if considered a cash advance) and interest charged on unpaid card balances (which can reach almost 25% in some states) add to the effective purchase price of the shares you buy. See “Plan of Distribution.” The cost of using a credit card may also increase if you do not make the minimum monthly card payments and incur late fees. Using a credit card is a relatively new form of payment for securities and will subject you to other risks inherent in this form of payment, including that, if you fail to make credit card payments (e.g. minimum monthly payments), you risk damaging your credit score and payment by credit card may be more susceptible to abuse than other forms of payment. Moreover, where a third-party payment processor is used, as in this offering, your recovery options in the case of disputes may be limited. The increased costs due to transaction fees and interest may reduce the return on your investment.

 

The Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy issued an Investor Alert dated February 14, 2018 entitled: Credit Cards and Investments – A Risky Combination, which explains these and other risks you may want to consider before using a credit card to pay for your investment.

 

 

 

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DILUTION

 

Dilution means a reduction in value, control, or earnings of the shares the investor owns.

 

Immediate dilution

 

An early-stage company typically sells its shares (or grants options over its shares) to its founders and early employees at a very low cash cost, because they are, in effect, putting their “sweat equity” into the company. Occasionally, strategic partners are also interested in investing at an early stage. When the company seeks cash investments from outside investors, like you, the new investors typically pay a much larger sum for their shares than the founders, early employees, or investors from prior financings, which means that the cash value of your stake is diluted because each share of the same type is worth the same amount, and you paid more for your shares than earlier investors did for theirs. Dilution may also be caused by pricing securities at a value higher than book value or expenses incurred in the offering.

 

The following table compares the price that new investors are paying for their Class B Common Shares with the effective cash price paid by existing shareholders, giving effect to full conversion of all outstanding stock options and outstanding convertible notes and assuming that the shares are sold at $1.00 per share. The table presents shares and pricing as issued and reflects all transactions since inception, which gives investors a better picture of what they will pay for their investment compared to the company’s insiders than just including such transactions for the last 12 months, which is what the Commission requires. The share numbers and amounts in this table assume conversion of all of the company’s convertible securities into Common Shares and conversion of all issued options into Common Shares at weighted average exercise price, and reflects the impact of all stock splits. The dilution disclosures contained in this section are based upon the instruments issued and outstanding as of May 8, 2022.

 

On May 8, 2022, the company initiated a 10-to-1 stock split, in which the corporation subdivided and split the common shares, warrants, options, and all other securities of the Corporation on the basis of ten (10) shares for every one (1) share held. The Dilution table and this Offering Circular reflects all shares outstanding and its corresponding share price resulting from this stock split.

 

Dilution Table

    Dates Issued   Issued Shares     Potential Shares     Total Issued & Potential Shares     Effective Cash Price per Share at Issuance or Potential Conversion  
Class A Common Shares   2009     21,000,000             21,000,000     $ 0.00001 (1)
Class A Common Shares   2014-2015     4,500,000             4,500,000     $ 0.09360 (2)
Outstanding Stock Options   2014-2019           4,411,760       4,411,760     $ 0.07519 (3)
Class A Common Shares   2018     700,000             700,000     $ 0.00008 (4)
Class A Common Shares   2018-2019     7,602,600             7,602,600     $ 0.34263 (5)
Warrants   2018-2019           3,020,970       3,020,970     $ 0.28571 (6)
Class B Common Shares   2021-2022     1,301,650               1,301,650     $ 0.71300 (7)
Class A Common Shares   2022     1,190,500               1,190,500     $ 0.26300 (8)
Class B Common Shares   2022     1,864,320               1,864,320     $ 0.26300 (8)
Class A Common Shares   2022     437,460               437,460     $ 0.29100 (9)
Class B Common Shares   2022     114,020               114,020     $ 0.71300 (10)
Warrants   2021-2022             12,085       12,085     $ 0.71300 (11)
Total Common Share Equivalents         38,710,550       7,444,815       46,155,365        
Investors in this offering, assuming $25,000,000 raised               25,000,000       25,000,000     $ 1.00 (12)
Total after inclusion of this offering         38,710,550       32,444,815       71,155,365        

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  (1) Class A Common Shares issued for $0.00001 per share (equal to CDN$0.00001 per share) to Founder, for 21,000,000 shares. The share price is presented on the date of closing at the exchange rate on May 6, 2009 of CDN$1.1760 for every $1.00.

 

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  (2) Class A Common Shares issued for $0.0936 per share (equal to CDN$1.00 per share) in a private placement, for 4,500,000 shares. The share price is presented on the date of first closing at the exchange rate on July 7, 2014 of CDN$1.0684 for every $1.00.

 

  (3) Assumes exercise of all outstanding issued options. Stock option strike price is $0.07519 per Class B Common Share (equal to CDN$1.00 per share). The strike price is presented at the exchange rate fixed in this offering of CDN$1.33 for every $1.00.

 

  (4) Class A Common Shares issued for the exercise of warrants with a strike price of $0.00008 per share (equal to CDN$0.00001 per share), for 700,000 shares. The share price is presented at the exchange rate on June 18, 2018 of CDN$1.3311 for every $1.00.

 

  (5) The company issued convertible securities in 2015 through 2019, which were converted into 7,602,600 Class A Common Shares in 2018 and 2019, for a weighted-average share price of $0.34263 per share (equal to CDN$0.45568 per share). The share price is presented on the date of note conversion into equity, at the average exchange rate on June 20, 2018, September 23, 2019, and December 7, 2019 of CDN$1.3299 for every $1.00.

 

  (6) In 2018 through 2019, the company issued several warrants with a weighted-average strike price of $0.28571 (equal to CDN$0.38 per warrant), with maturity dates that ranged from 5 to 10 years. The strike price is presented at the exchange rate fixed in this offering of CDN$1.27 for every $1.00.

 

  (7) Class B Common Shares issued for $0.713 (equal to CDN$0.948) via the 2021 Regulation A Offering (as defined below) and concurrent Canadian Offering, for 1,301,650 shares. The share price is presented, at an exchange rate of CDN$1.33 for every $1.00.

 

  (8) The company issued convertible securities in 2017 through 2019, which converted into 1,190,500 Class A Common Shares and 1,864,320 Class B Common Shares for a weighted-average share price of $0.263 per share (equal to CDN$0.334). The share price is presented on the date of note conversion into equity, at an exchange rate on February 22, 2022 of CDN$1.27 for every $1.00.

 

  (9) Class A Common Shares issued at a price of $0.291 per share (equal to CDN$0.370 per share) pursuant to the execution of Participation Rights held by convertible security holders, for 437,460 shares. The Participation Rights permitted the holders to invest additional equity at the same share price that their notes converted. The share price is presented on the date of note conversion into equity, at an exchange rate on February 22, 2022 of CDN$1.27 for every $1,00.

 

 

(10)

 

Class B Common Shares issued at a price of $0.713 per share (equal to CDN$0.948 per share) in a private placement, for 114,020 shares. The share price is presented, at an exchange rate of CDN$1.33 for every $1.00, fixed to the Offering Memorandum (see note 7).

     
 

(11)

 

Warrants issued with a strike price of $0.713 (equal to CDN$0.948 per warrant), with maturity date of 10 years. The strike price is presented at the exchange rate of CDN$1.33 for every $1.00. (see note 7 above).

     
  (12) Assumes this offering is fully-subscribed.

 

Upon completion of this offering, in the event all of the Class B Common Shares are sold, the net tangible book value of the 25,000,000 Class B Common Shares will be $6,436,811, or approximately $0.23 per share. The net tangible book value of the Class A Common Shares held by our existing shareholders will be increased by $18,563,188 without any additional investment on their part. Investors in the offering will incur an immediate dilution of $0.77 per share.

 

 

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After completion of this offering, if 25,000,000 Class B Common Shares are sold, investors in this offering will own 35% of the total number of Common Shares then outstanding, and 88.4% of the total Class B Common Shares, for which they will have made a cash investment $25 million, or $1.00 per share.

 

In the event all Class B Common Shares are not sold upon completion of this offering, the following table details the range of possible outcomes from the offering assuming the sale of 100%, 75%, 50% and 25% of the available shares.

 

Funding Level   100% of Shares Sold     75% of
Shares Sold
    50% of
Shares Sold
    25% of
Shares Sold
 
Offering Price   $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00     $ 1.00  
Net tangible book value per Common Share before the offering   $ (0.27 )   $ (0.27 )   $ (0.27 )   $ (0.27 )
Pro forma net tangible book value per Common Share   $ 0.23     $ 0.01     $ (0.06 )   $ (0.15 )
Dilution to investors in this offering   $ 0.77     $ 0.99     $ 1.06     $ 1.15  
Dilution as a percentage of the offering price     77.2%       98.7%       105.9%       115%  

  

In the last year, the officers, directors and affiliated persons have not purchased any Common Shares in the company.

 

Future dilution

 

Another important way of looking at dilution is the dilution that happens due to future actions by the company. The investor’s stake in a company could be diluted due to the company issuing additional shares. In other words, when the company issues more shares, the percentage of the company that you own will go down, even though the value of the company may go up. You will own a smaller piece of a larger company. This increase in number of shares outstanding could result from a stock offering (such as an initial public offering, another crowdfunding round, a venture capital round, angel investment), employees exercising stock options, or by conversion of certain instruments (e.g. convertible bonds, preferred shares or warrants) into stock.

 

If the company decides to issue more shares, an investor could experience value dilution, with each share being worth less than before, and control dilution, with the total percentage an investor owns being less than before. There may also be earnings dilution, with a reduction in the amount earned per share (though this typically occurs only if the company offers dividends, and most early stage companies are unlikely to offer dividends, preferring to invest any earnings into the company).

 

The type of dilution that hurts early-stage investors most occurs when the company sells more shares in a “down round,” meaning at a lower valuation than in earlier offerings. An example of how this might occur is as follows (numbers are for illustrative purposes only):

 

  · In June 2019 Jane invests $20,000 for shares that represent 2% of a company valued at $1 million.

 

  · In December the company is doing very well and sells $5 million in shares to venture capitalists on a valuation (before the new investment) of $10 million. Jane now owns only 1.3% of the company but her stake is worth $200,000.

 

  · In June 2020 the company has run into serious problems and in order to stay afloat it raises $1 million at a valuation of only $2 million (the “down round”). Jane now owns only 0.89% of the company and her stake is worth only $26,660.

 

 

 

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This type of dilution might also happen upon conversion of convertible notes into shares. Typically, the terms of convertible notes issued by early-stage companies provide that in the event of another round of financing, the holders of the convertible notes get to convert their notes into equity at a “discount” to the price paid by the new investors, i.e., they get more shares than the new investors would for the same price. Additionally, convertible notes may have a “price cap” on the conversion price, which effectively acts as a share price ceiling. Either way, the holders of the convertible notes get more shares for their money than new investors. In the event that the financing is a “down round” the holders of the convertible notes will dilute existing equity holders, and even more than the new investors do, because they get more shares for their money. Investors should pay careful attention to the amount of convertible notes that the company has issued (and may issue in the future, and the terms of those notes).

 

If you are making an investment expecting to own a certain percentage of the company or expecting each share to hold a certain amount of value, it’s important to realize how the value of those shares can decrease by actions taken by the company. Dilution can make drastic changes to the value of each share, ownership percentage, voting control, and earnings per share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS TO ISSUER

 

The net proceeds of a fully subscribed offering to the issuer will be approximately $21,300,000, after deducting the estimated offering expenses of approximately $3,700,000.

 

The following table sets forth the company’s planned use of the net proceeds under various funding scenarios:

 

   25% of Maximum Offering Amount   50% of Maximum Offering Amount   75% of Maximum Offering Amount   Maximum Offering Amount 
Gross Offering Proceeds  $6,250,000   $12,500,000   $18,750,000   $25,000,000 
Less:                    
Estimated Offering Expenses   925,000    1,850,000    2,775,000    3,700,000 
Estimated Net Offering Proceeds  $5,325,000   $10,650,000   $15,975,000   $21,300,000 
                     
Principal Uses of Net Proceeds                    
Sales and Marketing  $1,065,000   $2,130,000   $3,195,000   $4,260,000 
Inventory & Shipping   1,331,250    2,662,500    3,993,750    5,325,000 
Legal & Accounting   266,260    532,500    798,750    1,065,000 
Operations   798,750    1,597,500    2,396,250    3,195,000 
Research & Development   1,331,250    2,662,500    3,993,750    5,325,000 
Miscellaneous & Contingency   532,500    1,065,000    1,597,500    2,130,000 
Total Use of Proceeds  $5,325,000   $10,650,000   $15,975,000   $21,300,000 

 

Because the offering is a “best efforts” offering, we may close the offering without sufficient funds for all the intended purposes set out above, or even to cover the costs of this offering.

 

The company reserves the right to change the above use of proceeds if management believes it is in the best interests of the company.

 

 

 

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THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS

 

Overview

 

RYSE (formerly AXIS Labs) is an “internet-of-things” (IoT) technology startup that creates devices to motorize and automate window coverings, servicing the residential and commercial markets via business-to-consumer (“B2C”) and business-to-business (“B2B”) sales channels. Our flagship devices, AXIS Gear and RYSE SmartShades, are installed on the window frame to control existing beaded chains or cord loops of a window shade, in order to motorize them. Once installed, users can control their shades via a variety of manners, including using our mobile app where they can create schedules, the on-device buttons, or smart home and building automation platforms, including Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Apple HomeKit.

 

RYSE is re-inventing the concept of window blinds and shades motorization, by creating a suite of retrofit and after-market devices that will enable the automation of existing installed window coverings. The company focuses on developing automation features that intelligently respond to sensors and weather data, in order to set the window shades position to reduce energy and overall greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions in the atmosphere. By providing a low cost retrofit solution, RYSE aims to make shade automation more affordable and accessible for home and building owners. Our solutions are expected to provide attractive payback periods from energy savings via shade automation, with the potential to reduce up to 20% in cooling loads and 24% in artificial lighting loads.

 

Traction

 

RYSE has generated over $5 million in lifetime revenues, having shipped over 35,000 devices to-date (as of December 31, 2021). Sales have been entirely generated online via direct-to-consumer sales. The company has considerable experience with New Product Introduction and manufacturing in China, ensuring robust quality control measures are implemented. Our innovation in the smart shade space has resulted in 5 patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), with 3 additional patents pending. Our patents are also pending in Canada, EU, and China via the Patent Cooperation Treaty filing. RYSE recently launched its second-generation device, the RYSE SmartShade on product crowdfunding website Kickstarter.com, receiving $176,142 in pledges (pre-orders).

 

The company has raised over $3.5 million in funding through angel investors and VCs, in the form of direct equity investments or convertible notes. Notable investors include VC firms GoodNews Ventures, and OPN, as well as angel investor Shawn Doughtery, who co-founded smartphone accessories and battery case maker Mophie, which sold to Zagg for $100 million. Founder and CEO, Trung Pham, also appeared and pitched on the television show Dragons Den, which is the Canadian version of the show Shark Tank, under the previous company name, AXIS – this can be viewed on Netflix (Season 13, Episode 6).

 

In 2019, the company was awarded a CDN$3.67 million federal cleantech grant, an additional CDN$183,000 bonus funding in 2020, and an additional CDN$192,000 bonus funding for 2021 for a total of CDN$4.05 million from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (“SDTC”). The funding for the initial award is disbursed over the course of 3 years and 4 milestones, while the bonus funding was immediately disbursed. The grant funding is to be used for the development the RYSE SmartShade, piloting the device and its associated software into 2 commercial office spaces and 1 hotel. The goal of this pilot is to measure the energy savings provided by shade automation as a proof-of-concept, with the goal to subsequently scale our technology into other commercial buildings worldwide. Our pilot partners include QuadReal Property Group ($44 billion global real estate investment, operating and development company), the ANNEX Hotel (Toronto, Ontario), and Eureka Park Co-Working (owned and operated by ERGO Properties, a global real estate development and management company). As of the end of 2021, the company has completed development of its hardware devices and is currently in the stages of deploying the devices in the pilot sites.

 

Subsidiaries

 

The company has a Delaware subsidiary RYSE USA Inc. (formerly AXIS Labs USA Inc.), which is a ‘flow-through’ entity, where a transfer price agreement has been established in which all funds are flowed to the Canadian parent, and the US subsidiary acts as an ‘agent’ for the Canadian parent, for US-related business matters.

 

 

 

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Principal Products and Services

 

RYSE SmartShades is a connected device that is installed on the window frame, and controls existing beaded chains or cord loops of a window shade, in order to motorize them. Mounting the device on the window frame outside of the shades differs from several of our competitors that produce devices that are integrated into the shade roller mechanism at the time of fabrication of the shades. Once our device is installed, users can control their shades via our mobile app, where they can create schedules; for example, they can set a timer to have their bedroom window shades open at 7 am to help them wake up to natural sunlight, and close at 8 pm to provide more privacy during the evenings. Users can also control RYSE SmartShades via its on-device buttons, or integrate with smart home or building automation platforms, including Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Apple HomeKit. The apps enable controlling shades from a smartphone

 

Our first generation device, the “AXIS Gear,” is the predecessor to RYSE SmartShades, and is the only device currently available in the market, having generated 100% of historical and current sales. AXIS Gear is similar to RYSE SmartShades in its installation and control functionalities. However, AXIS Gear differs in its industrial design, performance, and communication protocol, using ZigBee to integrate with third party platforms, whereas RYSE SmartShade relies on a cloud API. RYSE SmartShade, being a second-generation model, is inherently more robust in performance, providing a faster, stronger, and quieter motor as well. RYSE SmartShade began shipping in Q4-2021.

 

In addition to our consumer-facing features, we are also developing a software suite for the commercial real estate market, including offices, hotels, and senior housing. The software will integrate with building automation systems and control the window shades’ position throughout the day, based on weather conditions, sensor data, and user preferences, in order to optimize occupant comfort, and energy savings. RYSE SmartShades will automatically lower window shades during hot and sunny summer weather, to block solar-heat-gain and reduce indoor cooling, as well as automatically open window shades during overcast weather to harvest natural daylight and reduce indoor artificial lighting, which we believe can lead to a reduction of upwards of 20% in cooling (HVAC) loads, and 24% in lighting loads, reducing overall energy consumption in the building and GHG emissions.

 

This software suite is currently in development, and will undergo a contracted pilot with 3 commercial buildings in Toronto, measuring the energy savings from shade automation. We expect to begin deploying our hardware in mid-2022, and complete this pilot in 2023.

 

Manufacturing and Production Process

 

We outsource the manufacturing of our hardware device to a contract manufacturer in China and currently have two factories under contract.

 

Our products are shipped from China, historically via air freight, and stored in a third-party fulfillment center, ShipMonk (www.shipmonk.com). When a customer places an order via our website, ShipMonk will receive the order details and is responsible for order processing, packaging, and shipping.

 

Similarly, if a customer purchases from Amazon, Amazon’s warehouse will be responsible for the order processing.

 

Customers and Sales

 

Our products are sold primarily online via our website (www.helloaxis.com and www.helloryse.com). We also sell on Amazon, and have contracts in place to sell on third party websites, such as Blinds.com.

 

 

 

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Customers discover our products via the use of online advertisements, primarily on Facebook, Instagram, and Google and the latter’s ad network. We are able to target customers based on their profiles and customer demographics via Facebook and Instagram, showing them image and video advertisements of our products to promote product discovery and engagement. With respect to Google, we target customers based on their search query, as an indication of intent to purchase. The majority of all historical sales has been driven via these online advertisement platforms.

 

Going forward, we have plans in place to begin selling and distributing into scalable sales channels, including retailers and dealers. We have hired a Sales Manager responsible for our B2B sales efforts, who had work experience as a B2B Sales Manager for a global window covering company. Our B2B customers include real estate developers such as Related and Presidio Bay.

 

Market Opportunity

 

The market for shades can be separated into two segments: consumer residential and commercial buildings. The “smart shades” market is a sub-category of the overall “automated shade” market; the difference being that the former requires integration into a smart home or building automation platform, or is directly accessible to the cloud, while the latter requires only the motorization of window shades (that can be controlled via a remote control).

 

On the consumer front, the smart shades market is also a sub-category of the “smart home” market, a $47 billion market (2018) with a 22.2% market penetration in Canada and the US, expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3% from 2018 to 2025. Globally, it is a $158 billion market expected to grow to $262 billion by 2025. The large growth in the smart home space is driven by the adoption of smart speakers that have now become the foundation of the smart home, as they enable home owners to control different devices. Smart shades becomes a high priority after home owners have outfitted their homes first with smart speakers – being the central control – followed by security cameras, smart thermostats, smart alarms. RYSE conducted primary research by surveying 2,241 individuals; this resulted in approximately 5.93% of American respondents indicating that they would like smart shades in their homes. The smart shades market itself is in its infancy, currently a global $162 million market in 2019, yet expected to grow to $1.47 billion in 2024, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 55% until 2024. Of the market in 2024, $247 million will come from new installations, while $1.22 billion will come from retrofits and replacement; the latter being the market RYSE competes in. Note that the smart shade market is defined as “fully-autonomous”, that can be automated on a schedule, sensor, or set of algorithms, which differs from traditional motorized or electric shades, which require human interaction (e.g. a push of a button on a remote or wall switch).

 

Commercial buildings are motivated primarily by occupant comfort and energy savings - 30% of energy consumed in buildings is wasted; half of this energy is lost through windows. Additionally, windows are responsible for more solar heat gain than any other building surface. This all amounts to a $35 billion problem. The US Energy Information Administration reports (2012) that there are over 780,000 commercial buildings with a ‘Building Automation System” (BAS) – software to automate core functions in the building to improve occupant comfort and reduce energy consumption. Of this, over 220,000 buildings have already implemented lighting automation control systems in conjunction with their BAS.

 

The smart home industry itself has also seen significant M&A activity and consolidation over the years, including Google acquiring Nest (makers of the Smart Thermostat) for $3.2 billion, Amazon acquiring Ring (makers of the video doorbell) for $1.2 billion, and Assa Abbloy acquiring August (makers of the Smart Doorlock).

 

The window covering industry has also seen some significant acquisitions, including Hunter Douglas, the largest global window covering company, being acquired by private equity firm 3G, at an enterprise value of $7 billion, and Spring Window Fashions, the second largest global window covering company, acquired by private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group. Springs also acquired B&C International, a large European window coverings company.

 

Competitors and Industry

 

We operate in a highly competitive “window covering” industry – products that can “cover” a window. Our main competitors include incumbent companies and alternative technologies to RYSE that consist of window covering solutions that primarily focus on managing solar heat gain (“SHG”) and natural daylight. The goal of these technologies would be to block solar heat gain that will in turn lower indoor cooling loads on HVAC systems, as well as capture natural daylight in order to reduce indoor artificial lighting – we believe optimizing both can yield substantial energy savings of 20% and 24% respectively. We compete with companies that produce mechanisms to retrofit window shades, those that sell motorized shades, and those that tint windows.

 

 

 

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Our traditional competitors, which sell motorized shades, include Hunter Douglas, Somfy, Lutron, qMotion, Mechoshades, and IKEA. These companies use a technology known as “tubular motors,” which as the name implies, are motors that fit inside the tubes of the window shades, and rotate to lift and lower. Consumers are required to purchase complete motorized shades, as a tubular motor is a component and not a consumer product; if consumers already have manual shades installed, they must dispose of their current shades and replace them with motorized shades. These solutions vary in price, largely driven by the selection of fabric and size of the window shade.

 

Indirect competitors includes alternatives to window coverings, such as smart tinting glass, or a film applied to the glass. ‘Smart Glass’ companies such as SageGlass, Kinestral, or View dominate this space, but command a premium price point of more than $130 per square foot, and traditionally target commercial applications such as AAA commercial office buildings, airports, airplanes, and cruise ships, always during pre-construction phases. An alternative to smart glass is a film applied to the window glass, offered by companies such as Smart Tint, Sonte, and InvisiShade, after-market solutions that cost more than $25 per square foot.

 

There are a handful of other companies in the retrofit smart shading space that emerged around or after the launch of our Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign in 2015, several of whom we believe are infringing on our intellectual property. These companies include Brunt, Soma, and Teptron. Although all three have a similar approach to shade automation – by controlling the window shade’s beaded chain or corded loop – and share some similarities in appearance, there are significant differences in the underlying technology and distribution channels. Furthermore, as of the date of this Offering Circular, they are limited to online sales and are not available through offline distribution channels. None of these competitors offer their products for commercial applications nor, to the knowledge of the company, are looking to expand into commercial applications.

 

Competitive Advantage

 

We believe that the competitive advantage of our products is in their retrofit nature, able to motorize existing installed window shades, regardless of size and weight, and provide shade automation at a more affordable price point than the alternative solutions: motorized shades, or smart glass. RYSE’s devices are installed on the window frame and control the shades’ existing chains or cords. Our devices are designed to be ‘one-size-fits-all’ that can be readily mass produced and distributed. This is an important distinction from our competitors, who require all sales and installations to be custom jobs and time consuming, which adds unnecessary overhead and costs.

 

RYSE is not only a disruptive product, but is building a defensible competitive advantage via its distribution channels. RYSE is also able to sell through non-traditional distribution channels, such as big box retail and ecommerce, simplifying the entire purchase process. The sales process for our competitors typically requires the window sizes to be measured, and a price quoted for the product and installation. For example, a customer who purchases motorized shades will typically go to a dealer, who will then provide a quote based on the fabric selected and the size of the windows. This information is then sent to the fabricator who must source the fabric and tubular motors from suppliers, and then assemble the motorize shade for the customer. The process from window measurement, to design choices, to fabrication, to shipping, to installation, can add significant lead times and costs. By design, RYSE makes both the purchase process and installation incredibly simple: customers can simply buy online and, as a do-it-yourself product, install our device in minutes.

 

Lastly our patents have allowed us to successfully remove products that infringe our patents off Amazon, thereby mitigating the prospect of future competition. In Amazon.com’s Brand Registry, we identify which products/companies are infringing on our patent with our US patent number, and our Amazon court case docket number that serves as a precedent, issued to us when we won our first few Amazon judgements. By doing this, Amazon will defer to our previous court judgement and immediately remove these products that infringe our patents. The products are delisted almost immediately. This is the regular process used by Amazon to deal with such disputes.

 

 

 

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Intellectual Property

 

We currently have 5 granted patents issued by the USPTO, and 3 patents pending, as well as two trademarks filed under “X AXIS” and “RYSE”. We have one issued patent in China, and 3 patents pending; 1 patent issued in Europe, and 2 patents pending; and 2 patents pending in Canada.

 

Employees

 

The company currently has 17 full-time employees.

 

Litigation

 

The company has not been and is not currently involved in any lawsuit.

 

The Company’s Property

 

The company does not own any real property.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 our operations together with our financial statements and related notes included in this Offering Circular. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Offering Circular.

 

Overview

 

RYSE Inc. was incorporated on May 6, 2009 in Ontario, Canada as ETAPA Window Fashions and began operations on January 1, 2015. The company changed its legal name to AXIS Labs Inc. on January 15, 2016 and changed its legal name to RYSE Inc. on August 28, 2020. The company has a Delaware subsidiary RYSE USA Inc. (formerly AXIS Labs USA Inc.), and a Chinese Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (WFOE), AXIS Intelligent Products. AXIS Intelligent Products was initially established to begin hiring full-time staff in China. However, the company is currently in the process of closing this entity due to COVID-19’s travel restrictions, and has moved towards hiring Chinese sub-contractors as an alternative.

 

To date, the company has raised a total of approximately CDN$4,319,505 and $45,557.81 in gross proceeds in equity investments from friends and family, accredited investors, angel investors, and investment funds. In addition, as of December 31, 2021, the company has raised $357,135 and CDN$162,506 by selling Class B Common Shares under its Regulation A offering qualified by the Commission on February 22, 2021.

 

The company’s historical revenues consist of device sales of its retrofit shade automation device, AXIS Gear, which has been discontinued as of Q4-2021, and replaced with its second-generation device, the RYSE SmartShade. Revenue is predominantly driven via ecommerce sales, either via direct-to-consumer sales on the company’s product website (www.helloaxis.com), or via third party websites, such as Amazon.com and Blinds.com. Revenue is recorded when a product is shipped to the end consumer. Cost of goods sold includes the cost paid to our factory for the goods, inbound freight to our warehouse in the United States, customs charges and duties and, starting in 2019, sales commissions paid to third-party sites such as Amazon.

 

RYSE Inc. was awarded a CDN $3,675,455 government grant from SDTC in 2019, with proceeds of the grant to be used to develop a retrofit shade automation device to pilot in 2 commercial office spaces and a hotel, with the purpose to measure the energy savings provided from automating the window shades. The funding of the grant is disbursed over 3 years and 4 milestones. Each tranche of funding is received on or around the start date of each milestone, and a 10% balance of total funds withheld until the completion of the pilot project. Milestone 1 started on October 1, 2019 with CDN $1,197,462 disbursed in the first tranche and received in early 2020. Milestone 2 started on January 1, 2021, with CDN $578,087 disbursed in the second tranche. Milestone 3 started on September 1, 2021, with CDN $692,750 disbursed in the third tranche. Milestone 4 is expected to start on May 1, 2022 with CDN $839,599 due to be disbursed. The final payment of CDN $367,544 will be disbursed upon completion of the pilot project, with an expected end date of April 30, 2023.

 

 

 

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Results of Operations

 

Year ended December 31, 2019 compared to year ended December 31, 2020

 

Revenues and Cost of Sales

 

All figures in Canadian dollars  Year ended December 31 
   2021   2020 
Revenues  $1,416,387   $1,169,089 
Cost of Sales   757,609    1,078,483 
Gross Margin  $658,778   $90,606 
Gross Margin %   46.5%    7.8% 

  

Revenues

 

Revenues for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased CDN$247,298 to CDN$1,416,387 compared to the revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020 of CDN$1,169,089. The increase was due to the launch of a second-generation device, RYSE SmartShade, during 2021, which has a higher margin and retail price. We completely sold out of our stock for the first-generation device, AXIS Gear during 2021.

 

Cost of Sales

 

Gross margin as a percent of sales was 46.5% in 2021 as opposed to 7.8% in 2020. This was due to the launch of a second-generation device, RYSE SmartShade, during 2021, which had a lower cost of sales and higher retail price.

 

Operating Expenses

 

All figures in Canadian dollars  Year ended December 31 
   2021   2020 
Operating Expenses  $3,222,209   $2,527,607 

 

Operating expenses consist of salaries and benefits, advertising and promotion, research and development, freight and shipping, occupancy, office and general expenses.

 

Operating expenses increased in 2021 by CDN$694,602 or 27.5% as compared to 2020. The increase was largely due to an increase in advertising and promotion of our second-generation device, RYSE SmartShade, and an increase in freight and shipping associated with the increase in product sales. There was also an increase in office and general expenses, as employees began returning to the office from COVID-19 restrictions, and an increase in short term rentals, which include travel and hospitality, due to a lift in COVID-19 travel restrictions. Research & development costs also increased as we continue to develop new products expected to launch in 2022.

 

 

 

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Other Income and Expenses

 

All figures in Canadian dollars  Year ended December 31 
   2021   2020 
Finance expense  $(1,294,298)  $(919,385)
Government grant income  $895,841   $1,385,186 
Gain (loss) on convertible notes fair value adjustment  $(158,328)  $(2,042,906)
Gain (loss) on warrants   50,391    (1,138,006)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)  $(29,801)  $(11,275)

 

Finance expense

 

Our interest expense increased by CDN$374,913 in 2021 as compared to 2020 as we increased the balance of our advances from CDN$383,329 at December 31, 2020 to CDN$1,546,206 at December 31, 2021.

 

Government grant income

 

The CDN$895,841 of grant income in 2021 represents the portion of the SDTC grant earned in 2021.

 

 

Gain (loss) on convertible notes fair value adjustment

 

Our convertible notes have a conversion feature that needs to be valued at fair value under IFRS. The fair value of the convertible notes declined in 2021, resulting in a loss of CDN$158,328.

 

Gain (loss) on warrants

 

Our warrants need to be valued at fair value under IFRS. The fair value of the warrants increased in 2021, resulting in a gain of CDN$50,391.

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

Our financial instruments have been predominantly denominated in Canadian dollars CDN$. As a result, we have minimal foreign currency balances and our foreign currency gains and losses have approximated only 1% of revenues. While we have sales of products in multiple countries, the time lag between sale and collection is relatively short, reducing our exposure to currency gains and losses.

 

Loss for the Year

 

All figures in Canadian dollars  Year ended December 31 
   2021   2020 
Loss from operations  $1,667,590   $1,051,815 

 

 

 

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Our loss from operations increased by CDN$615,775 or 58.5% from 2020 to 2021, as the increase in revenue and related margin in 2021 of $568,172 was offset by a decline in government assistance income, and an increase in operating expenses.

 

Our total comprehensive loss was CDN$5,163,387 in 2020 and decreased to CDN$3,099,626 in 2021 due to a decrease in the loss on convertible notes fair value adjustment, and a gain on warrants fair value adjustment.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At December 31, 2021 the Company’s cash on hand was CDN$46,968. The Company is generating limited revenues and requires the continued infusion of new capital to continue business operations. The Company has recorded losses since inception. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had a working capital deficit of CDN$12,768,359 and a deficit in stockholders’ equity of CDN$12,768,359.

 

Cash Flow

 

The following table summarizes, for the periods indicated, selected items in our Statements of Cash Flows:

 

   Year ended December 31 
   2021   2020 
Net cash (used in) provided by:          
Operating activities  $(3,007,010)  $429,417 
Investing activities  $(187,531)  $(104,857)
Financing activities  $3,004,353   $(88,771)

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements, including arrangements that would affect the liquidity, capital resources, market risk support, and credit risk support or other benefits.

 

Cash used in Operating Activities

 

We experienced negative cash flows from operations in the years ended December 31, 2021 of CDN$3,007,010 compared to positive cash flow from operations of CDN$429,417 in the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

The net cash used in operations in 2020 was used primarily to fund our net loss of CDN$5,163,387. Our net loss for 2021 was CDN$3,099,626 down from CDN$5,163,387, in 2020, which can be attributed to non-cash adjustments, including a decrease in the loss on revaluations of convertible notes and fair value adjustments to warrants. Our operating loss for 2021 was CDN$1,667,590 up from a loss of $1,051,815 in 2020.

 

Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

The Company has financed its operations through the issuance of equity, advances and loans.

  

 

 

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Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

Our operations require minimal investment in capital assets or intangible assets. Our total purchases of these items were CDN$104,857 and CDN$187,531 in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

 

Issuance of Equity Securities

 

On December 28, 2020, the company filed an Offering Statement under Regulation A with the Commission. The Offering Statement was qualified on February 22, 2021. The company offered a maximum of 2,104,718 Class B Common Shares at $7.13 per share (the "2021 Regulation A Offering”). During the year ended December 31, 2021, the company sold 50,089 Class B Common shares for proceeds of $357,134. In addition, the company sold 17,142 shares at CDN$9.48 per share, for proceeds of CDN$162,506 during the same period in a concurrent private placement in Canada (the “Canadian Offering”). Share issuance costs directly attributable to the issuance of Class B Common shares totaled $54,666. The 2021 Regulation A Offering terminated on February 22, 2022. Subsequent to December 31, 2021, the company issued 74,336 Class B Common Shares, for total proceeds of $391,784 and CDN$183,772, and had a series of convertible notes that converted to 162,796 Class A Common Shares and 186,432 Class B Common Shares.

 

Indebtedness

 

During the years from 2017 to 2019, the company issued a series of convertible securities for total principal amount of CDN$1,049,575. The notes accrue 7% simple interest and have maturity dates between 24-48 months after issuance. The notes are automatically convertible into shares of the company’s stock issued during the company’s next qualified financing, as defined in the notes. Accrued interest on these notes totaled CDN$148,587 and CDN$222,234 as of December 31, 2020, and 2021, respectively.

 

On April 27, 2018, the company issued a series of promissory notes managed via an inter-creditor agreement by EP Capital in total principal amounts of CDN$1,119,750 and $400,000. Interest is paid monthly, based on 17% annual interest, and the notes have a 36 month maturity. Principal is repaid quarterly, and consists of 6.5% of gross revenues for May 2018 through December 2018, 4% of gross revenues beginning in April 2019, and 3% of gross revenues beginning in April 2020. The loan is secured via a General Security Agreement (GSA), which grants a first position lien over the company’s assets, in addition to the personal guarantee of the company’s CEO, Trung Pham. The balance on these notes amounted to CDN$998,158 and $356,564 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021.

 

The company received a series of loans from OKR Financial for CDN$350,000 on November 6, 2019, CDN$200,000 on December 6, 2019, CDN$525,000 on January 28, 2020, CDN$200,000 on March 10, 2020, and CDN$82,500 on April 14, 2020. The loans accrue a compound interest of 2.35% per month. The loan is secured by the SDTC grant and Scientific Research & Experimental Development tax credits under a Canadian federal tax program in which 65% of future tranches of funding from our SDTC grant is used to pay down the principal and accrued interest. Of these principal amounts, CDN$82,500 was repaid on July 10, 2020. The principal balance of these loans totaled CDN$1,275,000 as of December 31, 2020 and CDN$939,280 as of December 31, 2021.

 

During 2018 and 2019, the company received a series of loans from private investors, with a principal balance of CDN$850,000 as of December 31, 2020 and CDN$600,000 as of December 31, 2021 These loans are unsecured, and carry a 20% simple interest, paid monthly, with a 12 month maturity and an option to renew for an additional 12 months at maturity upon consent by both borrower and lender; the option to renew has been exercised by both parties through 2021.

 

During 2018 and 2019, the company received a series of loans from the CEO’s father, totaling CDN $270,000 as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021. These loans are unsecured, and carry a 10% simple interest, paid semi-annually, with a 12 month maturity and option to renew. The option to renew has been exercised by both parties through 2021.

 

The company’s CEO holds a Shareholders’ Loan balance to the company for CDN$124,236 as of December 31, 2020 and CDN$651,641 and as of December 31, 2021.

 

 

 

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On November 30, 2021, the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, RYSE USA Inc., commenced an offering of $1,070,000 in revenue sharing promissory notes under Regulation Crowdfunding. The proceeds of the offering are intended to fund inventory at the subsidiary and will not be available for the company’s operations. The subsidiary is obligated to pay 10% of quarterly net revenues, as defined in the notes, to repay the principal amount of the notes until such date that all such that investors receive 2x times their investment in the notes for the first $400,000 in notes, and 1.75x times their investment for all subsequent funds. The notes are secured by all personal property of the subsidiary and are subordinated to any senior indebtedness of the subsidiary. As of the date of this April 30, 2022, the subsidiary has issued $350,295 in principal amount of notes.

 

The company’s long-term indebtedness decreased by CDN$799,872, from CDN$1,666,428 in 2020 to CDN$799,872 in 2021.

 

Plan of Operations

 

We plan on continuing operating in a similar fashion as we have in the past, with investments into R&D, increase in staff, and ongoing sales via ecommerce, with increased focus on selling through B2B sales channels to real estate developers and landlords, retail, and through telecommunication and security system installers. With the restrictions of COVID-19, the company has made key changes in how we collaborate and work together as a team. The office has transformed into an engineering lab and collaboration zone where no permanent desks are available for staff – all employees have setup home offices and perform daily morning meetings to discuss tasks for the day and week. We have began hiring full-time contractors overseas to lead respective departments within our team, including a manufacturing quality control associate in China, head of sales in the US, and engineers in India.

 

The company has discontinued the sale of its first-generation device, the AXIS Gear, and has began shipping its second-generation device, the RYSE SmartShade in Q4-2021. Subsequent to December 31, 2021, the company began selling through B2B channels, with integrations with 3rd party automation platform IOTAS, to luxury real estate developer PresidioBay.

 

Trend Information

 

We expect the residential market to continue to adopt smart home and home improvement technologies that can be attributed to the large adoption of voice speakers and DIY smart home platforms such as Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and Apple HomeKit.

 

We expect the commercial market, which includes multi-family, offices, hotels, and senior housing, to adopt technology that will reduce a building’s energy consumption and GHG emissions. The US Climate Alliance is a bipartisan coalition of 25 states to reduce GHG emissions by at least 26-28% below 2005 levels, by 2025. The Alliance is led by state governments with the goals consistent with the Paris Agreement. Local and state regulations have also been introduced to target more aggressive GHG emissions targets. For example, New York City Local Law 97 stipulates that starting in 2024, buildings will be fined for not meeting carbon intensity targets, while California Title 24 (2019) requires daylighting controls in which automatically turn off lights when there is sufficient daylight, and the implementation of demand responsive lighting. Additional voluntary standards, such as LEED, WELL, and FitWel focus on both energy efficiency and occupant comfort. As such, we expect cost-effective retrofit solutions that are simple to deploy will increase in adoption, particularly those solutions that can lead to tangible ROI in the reduction of energy costs, and lower payback periods, such as that of RYSE. Additionally, with COVID-19 measures to reduce all physical contact, having window shades that can be automated greatly reduces the need for any physical interaction with the window shades.

  

 

 

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Relaxed Ongoing Reporting Requirements

 

If we become a public reporting company in the future, we will be required to publicly report on an ongoing basis as an “emerging growth company” (as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, which we refer to as 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:

 

  · not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

 

  · taking advantage of extensions of time to comply with certain new or revised financial accounting standards;

 

  · being permitted to comply with reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and

 

  · being exempt from the requirement to hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

If we become a public reporting company in the future, we 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, although if the market value of our Common Stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any June 30 before that time, we would cease to be an “emerging growth company” as of the following December 31.

 

If we do not become a public reporting company under the Exchange Act for any reason, we will be required to publicly report on an ongoing basis under the reporting rules set forth in Regulation A for Tier 2 issuers. The ongoing reporting requirements under Regulation A are more relaxed than for “emerging growth companies” under the Exchange Act. The differences include, but are not limited to, being required to file only annual and semiannual reports, rather than annual and quarterly reports. Annual reports are due within 120 calendar days after the end of the issuer’s fiscal year, and semiannual reports are due within 90 calendar days after the end of the first six months of the issuer’s fiscal year.

 

In either case, we will be subject to ongoing public reporting requirements that are less rigorous than Exchange Act rules for companies that are not “emerging growth companies”, and our stockholders could receive less information than they might expect to receive from more mature public companies.

 

 

 

 

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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES

 

The company’s officers and directors are as follows:

 

Name Position Age Term of Office (if indefinite, give date appointed)
Executive Officers
Trung Pham Chief Executive Officer 34 2009
Marc Bishara Chief Technology Officer 32 2015
Alan Cheng* Chief Design Officer 33 2015
Directors
Trung Pham Director 34 2015

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*Alan Cheng has handed in his resignation and will no longer be with the company as of May 1, 2022.

 

Trung Pham (CEO and Director)

 

Trung is a serial entrepreneur, with RYSE being his second venture. He has served as founder and CEO of RYSE since it commenced operations in 2015, leading strategy, hiring, and fundraising effort, where he has raised over CDN$6 million in external financing (both debt and equity). His first startup, Nightlife Passport, is an event and promotions management web platform that allows nightclub and concert promoters to create events to sell tickets and manage their team. At Nightlife Passport, Trung focused on business development, and grew revenues to over CDN$125,000 in recurring revenue within the first 12 months of operations. Nightlife Passport merged with a mobile-first player, Alfiee. Trung has a background in finance, completing all 3 Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams within 18 months. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from York University’s Schulich School of Business in 2009.

 

Marc Bishara (CTO)

 

Marc is a resilient engineer who loves solving exciting problems. Marc has served as RYSE’s Chief Technology Officer since its inception in 2015, leading the development and launch of its entire hardware devices, and mobile applications. He has both corporate and start-up experience, first with ATS Automation as a vision engineer, where he designed optical systems and computer hardware for image processing applications. His first dive into the startup world was with Kiwi Wearables (www.kiwi.ai), where he was responsible for designing the firmware and application for their Bluetooth wearable product “Glance” – an application that tracks the orientation and displacement of Glance in 3D space. His skillsets intersect software, hardware, and embedded systems. Marc earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechatronics from McMaster University in 2014.

 

Alan Cheng (CDO)

 

Alan is an amazing engineer turned designer. Alan joined RYSE just 6 months after its launch of operations, and led the entire industrial design, as well as mobile UX/UI design. He has direct experience in designing and manufacturing home products with Olympus Group International in Shenzhen, China as an Industrial Designer. While with Olympus Group, Alan worked directly with the factories, confidently navigating their negotiating, manufacturing, and quality control practices. Prior to joining RYSE, Alan worked for Corel as a UX/UI designer for their Corel DRAW application. His UX/UI experience expands to delivering wireframes, mock-ups, user workflows while working through an AGILE process. Alan spent two years studying Mechatronics at McMaster University before getting his Bachelor of Industrial Design from Carleton University in 2013.

 

 

 

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COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 we compensated our highest-paid directors and executive officers as follows:

 

Name   Capacities in which compensation was received   Cash compensation ($)     Other compensation ($)     Total compensation ($)  
Trung Pham*   CEO   $ 63,492     $ 0     $ 63,492  
Manu Menon**   COO   $ 75,396     $ 0     $ 75,396  
Marc Bishara**   CTO   $ 75,396     $ 0     $ 75,396  
Alan Cheng***   CDO   $ 67,460     $ 0     $ 67,460  

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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, we did not pay our sole director for his service as a director.

 

* The executive was paid an annual cash salary of CDN$80,000, converted at the rate of $1.00 = CDN$1.26.

 

** The executive was paid an annual cash salary of CDN$95,000, converted at the rate of $1.00 = CDN$1.26.

 

*** The executive was paid an annual cash salary of CDN$85,000, converted at the rate of $1.00 = CDN$1.26.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT AND CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS

 

The following table sets out, as of the date of this Offering Circular, the securities of the company that are owned by executive officers and directors, and other persons holding more than 10% of any class of the company’s securities, or having the right to acquire those securities.

 

Title of class  Name and address of beneficial owner**  Amount and nature of beneficial ownership   Amount and nature of beneficial ownership acquirable   Percent of class   Total Voting Power 
Class A Common Shares  Trung Pham
   21,00,000*        62.13%    100% 
Class A Common Shares  Officers and directors as a group (4 people in this group)   21,00,000         62.13%    100% 
Class B Common Shares  Manu Menon        1,470,590    31.48%      
Class B Common Shares  Marc Bishara
        1,176,480    25.19%      
Class B Common Shares  Alan Cheng
        882,360    18.89%      
Class B Common Shares  Officers and directors as a group (4 people in this group)        3,529,430    

 75.56%

      

 

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* Pursuant to the voting trust agreement by and among the holders of Class A Common Shares, Founder Trung Pham was granted a proxy to vote the shares of the other holders.

 

** The address for all listed persons is the company’s address, 20 Camden St, Suite 200, Toronto, ON, M5V 1V1, Canada.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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INTEREST OF MANAGEMENT AND OTHERS IN CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

 

In 2017, the company received a convertible note investment from the CEO’s sister, totaling CDN$150,000, which matured and was converted into term loans as of December 31, 2019. This balance was repaid as of June 30, 2020.

 

During 2018 and 2019, the company received a series of loans from the CEO’s father, totaling CDN$270,000 as of December 31, 2019, and totaling CDN $270,000 as of December 31, 2020. These loans are unsecured, and carry a 10% simple interest, paid semi-annually, with a 12 month maturity and option to renew. The option to renew has been exercised by both parties through 2021.

 

In 2018, the company received a convertible note investment from the CEO’s mother, totaling CDN$200,000. This amount plus accrued interest of CDN$13,501 converted into 400,490 Class A Common Shares on December 7, 2019.

  

The company’s CEO holds a Shareholders’ Loan balance to the company for CDN$124,236 as of December 31, 2020, and CDN$651,641 as of December 31, 2021.

 

SECURITIES BEING OFFERED

 

General

 

The company is offering Class B Common Shares in this offering. The following description summarizes important terms of the company’s capital stock. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the company’s Certificate and Articles of Incorporation, as amended (the “Articles”), and its Bylaws, copies of which have been filed as Exhibits to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.

 

At the date of this Offering Circular, RYSE ’s authorized capital stock consists of an unlimited number of Common Shares, no par value per share. As of the date of this Offering Circular, there were 35,430,560 Class A Common Shares and 3,279,990 Class B Common Shares outstanding and 4,411,760 options to purchase Class B Common Shares outstanding.

 

Class A Common Shares

 

Voting Rights

 

Holders of Class A Common Shares are entitled to one vote per share.

 

Dividend Rights and Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions

 

Subject to the prior rights of any other class ranking senior to the Class A Common Shares, the shares have a right to receive dividends, if declared by the board of directors, and any amount payable on any distribution of assets constituting a return of capital and to receive the remaining property and assets of the company on the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the company, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, or any other distribution of assets upon winding up.

 

Rights and Preferences

 

Except as set forth below, holders of the Class A Common Shares have no preemptive, conversion, subscription or other rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to such shares.

 

Class B Common Shares

 

Voting Rights

 

The holders of the Class B Common Shares are not entitled to vote.

 

 

 

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Dividend Rights and Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions

 

Subject to the prior rights of any other class ranking senior to the Class B Common Shares, the shares have a right to receive dividends, if declared by the board of directors, and any amount payable on any distribution of assets constituting a return of capital and to receive the remaining property and assets of the company on the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the company, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, or any other distribution of assets upon winding up.

 

Rights and Preferences

 

Except as set forth below, holders of the Class B Common Shares have no preemptive, conversion, subscription or other rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to such shares.

 

Voting Trust Agreement

 

The company has a voting trust agreement in place to which all Class A Common shareholders are a party under which each such shareholder has irrevocably appointed Trung Pham, CEO and Secretary of the company as designated representative to vote on all matters brought to shareholders of the company for approval. This includes an authorization for the designated representative to attend, act and vote for and on behalf of such Class A Common Shareholders at any meeting of shareholders, or any class thereof as detailed in the Voting Trust Agreement filed as Exhibit 6.1 to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.

 

Investors in this offering will acquire Class B Common Shares, which are non-voting shares by their terms. However, investors in this offering will be required to sign the Voting Trust Agreement in order to participate in the offering. To the extent any laws or regulations of any jurisdiction would allow for such shareholders to retain voting rights on any matters of the corporation, such rights will be exercised by the Designated Representative under the Voting Trust Agreement.

 

Shareholders Agreement

 

The company has a shareholders agreement in place governing the basic rights and obligations of the company’s shareholders. Investors in this offering who will acquire Class B Common Shares must, concurrently with becoming a shareholder execute and deliver to the company an executed Deed of Adherence, set out at Schedule A of the Shareholders Agreement, as amended, filed as Exhibit 6.2 to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part.

 

Stock Option Plan

 

The company had a stock option plan dated November 21, 2014 pursuant to which the company was authorized to issue options to purchase common shares to consultants, officers, directors and employees. The maximum number of options that could be issued under the stock option plan was an amount equal to 20% of the issued and outstanding shares of the company from time to time. There are currently no options available to be issued and 4,411,760 options to purchase Class B Common Shares are outstanding and unexercised.

 

 

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

The company is offering up to 25,000,000 Class B Common Shares as described in this Offering Circular.

 

DealMaker Securities LLC (the “Broker”), a broker-dealer registered with the Commission and a member of FINRA, has been engaged to provide the following administrative, consulting and compliance related functions, but not for underwriting or placement agent services:

 

· Reviewing investor information, including identity verification, performing AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and other compliance background checks, and providing issuer with information on an investor in order for issuer to determine whether to accept such investor into the Offering;
· If necessary, discussions with the issuer regarding additional information or clarification on an issuer-invited investor;
· Coordinating with third party agents and vendors in connection with performance of services;
· Reviewing each investor’s subscription agreement to confirm such investor’s participation in the offering and provide a recommendation to the company whether or not to accept the subscription agreement for the investor’s participation;
· Contacting and/or notifying the company, if needed, to gather additional information or clarification on an investor;

· Providing a dedicated account manager;
· Providing ongoing advice to Issuer on compliance of marketing material and other communications with the public, including with respect to applicable legal standards and requirements;
· Consulting with Issuer regarding any material changes to the Form 1A which may require an amended filing; and
· Reviewing third party provider work-product with respect to compliance with applicable rules and regulations.

 

Such services shall not include providing any investment advice or any investment recommendations to any investor.

 

Broker will bill fees up to a maximum of 7% of the offering proceeds on a monthly basis to support the offering once the Commission has qualified the offering statement and this offering commences.

 

Persons who desire information about the offering may find it at https://invest.helloryse.com. This Offering Circular will be furnished to prospective investors via download 24 hours per day, 7 days per week on the https://invest.helloryse.com website.

 

The company will also publicly market the offering using general solicitation through methods that include emails to potential investors, online advertisements, and press releases. We will use the website www.helloryse.com and other social media to provide notification of the offering. Persons who desire information will be directed to a landing page on www.helloryse.com.

 

The Class B Common Shares sold under this offering have not been qualified for distribution by prospectus in Canada and may not be offered, sold or re-sold in Canada or to a Canadian purchaser except pursuant to a Canadian prospectus or a prospectus exemption existing under Canadian securities laws.

 

The following table shows the total discounts and commissions payable to Broker in connection with this offering by the company:

 

    Per Share     Total  
Public offering price   $ 1.00     $ 25,000,000  
                 
Underwriting Compensation   $ 0.07     $ 1,750,000  
                 
Proceeds, before expenses   $ 0.93     $ 24,250,000  

 

 

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After the qualification by the Commission of the Offering Statement, this offering will be conducted through our website at https://invest.helloryse.com, whereby investors will receive, review, execute, and deliver subscription agreements electronically. Payment of the purchase price will be made through a third party processor by ACH debit transfer or wire transfer or credit card to an account designated by the company. We estimate total maximum fees related to this offering would be approximately $1,750,000. Broker will assist with the facilitation of credit and debit card payments through the online platform. We will reimburse Broker for the following expenses (i) all payment processing expenses incurred in connection with the offering (on average approximately 3%) and (ii) fees charged in connection with chargebacks or payment reversals. The Broker is not participating as an underwriter or placement agent in this offering and will not solicit any investments, recommend our securities, provide investment advice to any prospective investor, or distribute this Offering Circular or other offering materials to potential investors. All inquiries regarding this offering should be made directly to the company.

 

The maximum possible underwriting compensation payable to Broker is $1,750,000.

 

Subscription Procedures

 

After the Offering Statement has been qualified by the Commission, the company will accept tenders of funds to purchase the Class B Common Shares. The company may close on investments on a “rolling” basis (so not all investors will receive their shares on the same date). Investors may subscribe by tendering funds via wire, credit or debit card, or ACH only, checks will not be accepted. Tendered funds will remain in a segregated account until a closing has occurred. The company estimates that processing fees for credit card subscriptions will be approximately 4.5% of total funds invested per transaction, although credit card processing fees may fluctuate. The company intends to pay these fees and will reimburse the credit card processor for transaction fees and return fees that it incurs for returns and chargebacks. The company estimates that approximately 75% of the gross proceeds raised in this offering will be paid via credit card. This assumption was used in estimating the payment processing fees included in the total offering expenses set forth in “Use of Proceeds to Issuer.” Upon closing, funds tendered by investors will be made available to the company for their use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The minimum investment in this offering is $1,000, or 1,000 Class B Common Shares.

 

In order to invest you will be required to subscribe to the offering via www.invest.helloryse.com and agree to the terms of the offering, Subscription Agreement, and any other relevant exhibit attached thereto.

 

Investors will be required to complete a subscription agreement in order to invest. The subscription agreement includes a representation by the investor to the effect that, if the investor is not an “accredited investor” as defined under securities law, the investor is investing an amount that does not exceed the greater of 10% of his or her annual income or 10% of your net worth (excluding the investor’s principal residence).

 

All subscribers will be instructed by the company or its agents to transfer funds by wire, credit or debit card, or ACH transfer directly to a segregated account established for this offering. The company may terminate the offering at any time for any reason at its sole discretion. Investors should understand that acceptance of their funds does not necessarily result in their receiving shares; funds may be returned.

 

In the event that the company terminates the offering while investor funds are held, those funds will promptly be refunded to each investor without deduction or interest and in accordance with Rule 10b-9 under the Exchange Act.

  

DealMaker Transfer Agent LLC, an affiliate of the Broker, will serve as transfer agent to maintain shareholder information on a book-entry basis. We will not issue shares in physical or paper form. Instead, our shares will be recorded and maintained on our shareholder register.

 

In the event that it takes some time for the company to raise funds in this offering, the company intends to rely on available income from sales and/or funds raised in any offerings from accredited investors.

 

In the event that the company terminates the offering while investor funds are held, those funds will promptly be refunded to each investor without deduction or interest and in accordance with Rule 10b-9 under the Exchange Act.

 

In the event that it takes some time for the company to raise funds in this offering, the company will rely on income from sales, funds raised in any offerings from accredited investors.

 

Provisions of Note in Our Subscription Agreement

 

Jury Trial Waiver

 

The subscription agreement provides that subscribers waive the right to a jury trial of any claim they may have against us arising out of or relating to the agreement, including any claim under federal securities laws.  By signing the subscription agreement an investor will warrant that the investor has reviewed this waiver with the investor’s legal counsel, and knowingly and voluntarily waives his or her jury trial rights following consultation with the investor’s legal counsel. If we opposed a jury trial demand based on the waiver, a court would determine whether the waiver was enforceable given the facts and circumstances of that case in accordance with applicable case law. In addition, by agreeing to the provision, subscribers will not be deemed to have waived the company’s compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

 

 

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Forum Selection Provisions.

 

The subscription agreement provides that the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for all actions or proceedings relating to the subscription agreement.

 

Perks

 

At stepped investment levels, the company plans to offer investment packages that provide various incentives, including our products, accessories and events with our executives. The company plans to offer the following benefits at various levels of investment:

 

Minimum Number of Shares   Minimum Dollar Investment   Rewards
    $2,500  

1 SmartShade

Approximate market value: $170

    $5,000  

1 SmartShade & Battery Pack and 1 SmartBridge

Approximate market value: $300

    $10,000   2 SmartShades & Battery Pack, 1 SmartBridge,|
Approximate market value: $530
    $25,000   4 SmartShades & Battery Pack, 1 SmartBridge,
Approximate market value: $1,000
    $50,000  

10 SmartShades & Battery Pack, 1 SmartBridge, |

Approximate market value: $2,450

    $100,000  

20 SmartShades & Battery Pack, 2 SmartBridge,

Approximate market value: $5,000

   

TAX CONSEQUENCES FOR RECIPIENT (INCLUDING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES) WITH RESPECT TO THE INVESTMENT BENEFIT PACKAGES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INVESTOR. INVESTORS MUST CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN PERSONAL ACCOUNTANT(S) AND/OR TAX ADVISOR(S) REGARDING THESE MATTERS.

 

ONGOING REPORTING AND SUPPLEMENTS TO THIS OFFERING CIRCULAR

 

We will be required to make annual and semi-annual filings with the Commission. We will make annual filings on Form 1-K, which will be due by April 30 each year and will include audited financial statements for the previous fiscal year. We will make semi-annual filings on Form 1-SA, which will be due by September 28 each year, which will include unaudited financial statements for the six months to June 30. We will also file a Form 1-U to announce important events such as the loss of a senior officer, a change in auditors or certain types of capital-raising. We will be required to keep making these reports unless we file a Form 1-Z to exit the reporting system, which we will only be able to do if we have less than 300 shareholders of record and have filed at least one Form 1-K.

 

At least every 12 months, we will file a post-qualification amendment to the Offering Statement of which this Offering Circular forms a part, to include the company’s recent financial statements.

 

We may supplement the information in this Offering Circular by filing a Supplement with the Commission.

 

All these filings will be available on the Commission’s EDGAR filing system. You should read all the available information before investing.

 

 

 

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Ryse Inc. (formerly Axis Labs Inc.)

Consolidated Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020

 

Contents

 

Independent Auditor's Report F-2
Consolidated Financial Statements  
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position F-4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss F-5
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-8 - F-28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 F-1 

 

 

 

 

 Independent Auditor’s Report

 

 

To the Directors of Ryse Inc.

Toronto, Ontario

 

 

Opinion

 

We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Ryse Inc. and its subsidiaries (the Company), which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (collectively “IFRS”).

 

Basis for Opinion

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAS). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the Company and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audits. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

 

Substantial Doubt About the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has experienced recurring losses from operations, has a net working capital deficiency, which raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s evaluation of the events and conditions and management’s plans regarding these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.

 

Responsibilities of Management for the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS, and for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that cast substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued or available to be issued.

 

 F-2 
 

 

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with GAAS will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the consolidated financial statements.

 

In performing an audit in accordance with GAAS, we:

 

·Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.

 

·Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.

 

·Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.

 

·Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

 

·Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.

 

We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control-related matters that we identified during the audit.

 

 

(signed) BDO Canada LLP

 

 

Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants

 

Markham, Ontario

May 6, 2022

  

 

 

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Ryse Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

All figures in Canadian dollars

 

 

December 31  2021   2020 
         
Assets          
           
Current          
Cash  $46,968   $237,156 
Accounts receivable (Note 5)   126,397    87,048 
Inventory (Note 7)   483,994    755,850 
Prepaid expenses   359,440    166,646 
Investment tax credit receivable (Note 8)   208,000    121,219 
    1,224,799    1,367,919 
           
Property and equipment (Note 9)   91,120    96,444 
Intangible assets (Note 10)   315,263    182,063 
           
   $1,631,182   $1,646,426 
           
Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit          
           
Current          
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 11)  $1,219,239   $1,609,413 
Advances (Note 12)   1,546,206    383,329 
Deferred revenue   60,479    289,187 
Deferred government assistance income (Notes 6,17)   1,112,821    485,648 
Term loans (Note 13)   4,430,153    4,511,524 
Short-term fair-value of convertible notes (Note 14)   3,573,978    1,829,690 
Warrant liability (Note 15)   1,396,642    1,447,033 
Government loans (Note 17)   1,999     
Due to shareholders (Note 16)   651,641    124,237 
    13,993,158    10,680,061 
           
Long-term fair-value of convertible notes (Note 14)       1,585,960 
Government loans (Note 17)   622,838    80,468 
Term loans (Note 13)   243,718     
           
    14,859,714    12,346,489 
           
Shareholders' deficit          
Share capital (Note 18)   4,189,425    3,624,852 
Contributed surplus   129,256    122,672 
Warrants (Note 15)   115,967    115,967 
Deficit   (17,663,180)   (14,563,554)
           
    (13,228,532)   (10,700,063)
           
   $1,631,182   $1,646,426 

 

(See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements)

 

 F-4 

 

 

Ryse Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

All figures in Canadian dollars

 

 

For the year ended December 31  2021   2020 
         
Sales  $1,416,387   $1,169,089 
Product costs (Note 24)   757,609    1,078,483 
           
Gross margin   658,778    90,606 
           
Government assistance income (Note 6)   895,841    1,385,186 
           
Expenses          
Operating expenses (Note 24)   3,222,209    2,527,607 
           
Loss from operations   (1,667,590)   (1,051,815)
           
Other income (expense)          
Finance expense (Note 25)   (1,294,298)   (919,385)
Gain (loss) on convertible notes fair value adjustment (Note 14)   (158,328)   (2,042,906)
Gain (loss) on warrants fair value adjustment (Note 15)   50,391    (1,138,006)
Foreign exchange loss   (29,801)   (11,275)
           
    (1,432,036)   (4,111,572)
           
Income tax (Note 23)        
           
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year  $(3,099,626)  $(5,163,387)

 

(See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements)

 

 F-5 

 

 

Ryse Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Change in Shareholders’ Deficit

All figures in Canadian dollars

 

 

   Class A common shares   Class B common shares       Contributed       Total shareholders 
   Number   Amount   Number   Amount   Warrants   surplus   Deficit   Deficiency 
December 31, 2019   3,380,260   $3,624,852           $115,967   $79,786   $(9,400,167)  $(5,579,562)
Net loss and comprehensive loss                           (5,163,387)   (5,163,387)
Stock based compensation (Note 19)                       42,886        42,886 
December 31, 2020   3,380,260   $3,624,852           $115,967   $122,672   $(14,563,554)  $(10,700,063)
                                         
Net loss and comprehensive loss                           (3,099,626)   (3,009,626)
Shares issued (Note 18)           67,231    564,573                   
Stock based compensation (Note 19)                   1,721    4,863        6,584 
December 31, 2021   3,380,260   $3,624,852    67,231   $564,573   $117,688   $127,535   $(17,663,180)  $(13,228,532)

 

(See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements)

 

 

 

 F-6 

 

  

Ryse Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

All figures in Canadian dollars

 

For the year ended December 31  2021   2020 
         
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net loss for the year  $(3,099,626)  $(5,163,387)
Adjustments for non-cash items          
Depreciation of property and equipment (Note 9)   25,668    28,748 
Amortization of intangible assets (Note 10)   33,987    22,828 
Non-cash interest portion of recognition of government assistance income   (86,389)   (7,360)
Accretion of warrant component of term loans   31,440    94,322 
Accretion of interest on government loans   92,589    2,872 
Amortization of deferred financing fees   9,131    27,392 
Non-cash interest   432,402    150,501 
(Gain) loss on convertible notes fair value adjustment   158,328    2,042,906 
(Gain) loss on warrants fair value adjustment   (50,391)   1,138,006 
Stock-based compensation   6,584    42,886 
           
Changes in non-cash working capital balances          
Accounts receivable   (39,349)   7,446 
Grants receivable       212,162 
Inventory   271,856    203,305 
Prepaid expenses   (192,794)   110,282 
Investment tax credit receivable   (86,781)   183,255 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (390,174)   673,337 
Deferred revenue   (228,708)   289,187 
Deferred government assistance income - SDTC   105,217    370,729 
    (3,007,010)   429,417)
           
Cash flows from investing activities          
Purchase of property and equipment   (20,344)   (12,141)
Purchase of intangible assets   (167,187)   (92,716)
    (187,531)   (104,857)
           
Cash flows from financing activities          
Advances received   3,875,516    538,763 
Advances repaid   (2,712,639)   (705,994)
Proceeds from term loans   458,718    249,903 
Repayment of term loans   (428,202)   (1,115,152)
Proceeds from SRED and SDTC financing       1,007,500 
Repayment of SRED and SDTC financing   (341,142)   (282,500)
Proceeds from due to shareholders   1,934,854    760,979 
Repayment of due to shareholders   (1,407,450)   (742,145)
Proceeds from government loans (Note 17)   1,060,125    199,875 
Issuance of Class B common shares, net of share issuance costs   564,573     
    3,004,353    (88,771)
           
Increase (decrease) in cash during the year   (190,188)   235,789)
Cash, beginning of year   237,156    1,367 
           
Cash, end of year  $46,968   $237,156 

 

Supplemental cash flow information (Note 26)

 

(See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements)

 

 F-7 

 

  

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

All figures in Canadian dollars

 

 

1. Nature of Business

 

Ryse Inc. (formerly Axis Labs Inc.) (the "Company") was incorporated on May 6, 2009 under the laws of the Canada Business Corporations Act (Ontario). The Company and its subsidiaries develop a product called AXIS Gear, a smart device to help automate shades in homes. Consumers can control their shades with a tab on the AXIS Gear item itself or with their smartphone. The registered office of the Company is 20 Camden St. Suite 200, Toronto, Canada, M5V 1V1. The Company owns 100% of its two subsidiary companies, AXIS Labs USA Inc. and AXIS Intelligent Products (China WFOE).

 

AXIS Labs USA Inc. was incorporated on July 6, 2017 under the laws of the Delaware General Corporation Law Act. The registered office of the subsidiary is in the state of Delaware at 2035 Sunset Lake Road, Suite B-2, Newark, New Castle.

 

AXIS Intelligent Products (China WFOE) is inactive and was incorporated on January 15, 2016 under the laws of China.

 

2. Basis of Presentation and going concern uncertainties

 

Going concern uncertainties

 

The Company reported a consolidated net loss of CDN$3,099,626 for the year ended December 31, 2021 (December 31, 2020 - CDN$5,163,387). As at December 31, 2021, the Company had a working capital deficiency of CDN$12,768,359 (December 31, 2020 - CDN$9,312,142) and a deficit of CDN$17,663,180 (December 31, 2020 - CDN$14,563,554).

 

The Company has experienced recurring losses and is dependent on its ability to raise additional funds to continue operations. These circumstances create material uncertainties that cast significant doubt as to the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. The Company is actively pursuing additional financing to further develop certain of the Company's scientific initiatives, but there is no assurance these initiatives will be successful, timely, or sufficient. Consequently, the Company's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on its ability to secure additional financing.

 

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the future operations will allow for the realization of assets and the discharge of liabilities in the normal course of business. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the carrying value and classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern, and such adjustments could be material.

 

Statement of Compliance

 

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (collectively “IFRS”).

 

The consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue by representatives of the Company on May 6, 2022.

 

The consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars, which is the Company's functional currency.

 

 

 F-8 

 

 

3. Critical accounting estimates and judgments

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management is required to apply judgment and estimation in useful lives of assets, expected credit loss of accounts receivable, inventory obsolescence, indicators of impairment and recoverability of property and equipment and intangible assets, valuation of equity transactions, valuation of derivative financial instruments, and government assistance income. By their nature, these estimates are subject to measurement uncertainty and are reviewed periodically and adjustments, if necessary, are made in the period in which they are identified. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Useful lives of assets – Significant estimates are involved in the determination of the useful lives of property and equipment and intangible assets to determine their expected depreciation rates. (Notes 9, 10)

 

Determination of valuation of equity transactions – Significant estimates are involved in the determination of fair value of equity transactions such as equity settled transactions and warrant valuation. (Notes 14, 15)

 

Valuation of derivative financial instruments – The estimated fair values of financial liabilities are subject to measurement uncertainty due to their exposure to liquidity and market risks. The fair value of these derivatives is determined using valuation models which require assumptions concerning the amount and timing of future cash flows, and discount rates. Changes in fair value are recognized in profit and loss. Management’s assumptions rely on external observable market data including volatility, and interest rate yield curves. The resulting fair value estimates may not be indicative of the amounts realized or settled in current market transactions and, as such, are subject to measurement uncertainty. Derivative financial instruments are comprised of convertible notes and warrant liabilities (Notes 14, 15).

 

COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020 and has created continued economic and business uncertainties. The Company has reviewed the estimates, judgments and assumptions used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 including consideration of actual and potential impacts due to COVID-19, whether indicators of impairment existed for the Company’s assets and its eligibility for COVID-19-related government subsidies, grants and/or credits recognized during 2021 and 2020(see note 6). The Company also assessed the actual and potential impact of COVID-19 on the estimates, judgments and assumptions used in connection with its measurement of deferred tax assets, the credit risk of its customers and the valuation of its inventory. Any revisions to estimates, judgments or assumptions (due to COVID-19 or otherwise) may result in, among other things, write-downs or impairments to the Company’s assets and/or adjustments to the carrying amount of its accounts receivable and/or inventories, which could have a material impact on its results of operations and financial condition. However, we determined that no significant revisions to the Company’s estimates, judgments and assumptions were required for 2021 nor 2020 as a result of COVID-19. While the Company continues to believe the COVID-19 pandemic to be temporary, the situation is dynamic and the impact of COVID-19 on the results of operations and financial condition, including its impact on overall customer demand, cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. However, the Company continues to believe that its long-term estimates and assumptions are appropriate.

 

4. Summary of significant accounting policies

 

Basis of Measurement

 

These consolidated financial statements were prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the measurement of certain financial instruments at fair value.

 

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make certain critical accounting estimates. It also requires management to exercise judgment in applying the Company's accounting policies.

 

 

 F-9 

 

 

Basis of Consolidation

 

These financial statements are prepared on a consolidated basis. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated on consolidation.

  

Financial Instruments

 

(i) Recognition and Classification

 

Financial Assets

 

All financial assets are initially recognized at fair value, adjusted by, in the case of instruments not at fair value through profit or loss, directly attributable transaction costs. After initial recognition, financial assets are subsequently classified and measured at either fair value through profit or loss ("FVTPL"), fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVTOCI") or amortized cost based on the Company's assessment of the business model within which the financial asset is managed and the financial asset's contractual cash flow characteristics.

 

The Company had no financial assets measured at FVTPL or measured at FVTOCI as at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

Financial assets measured at amortized cost are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market. Such assets are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method less impairment. Cash and accounts receivables are classified as measured at amortized cost. Cash consists of deposits in bank.

 

Financial Liabilities

 

The Company classifies its financial liabilities into one of the following two categories; measured at amortized cost and measured at fair value through profit and loss ("FVTPL").

 

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL are comprised of convertible notes and warrant liability.

 

Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost are initially recognized at fair value net of any transaction costs directly attributable to the issue of the instrument. Such interest bearing liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, which ensures that any interest expense over the period to repayment is at a constant rate on the balance of the liability carried in the balance sheet.

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, advances, term loans, due to shareholders, and government loans are initially recognized at fair value and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.

 

(ii) Derecognition

 

Financial assets are derecognized only when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, or it transfers the financial asset and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the asset to another entity. The Company derecognizes financial liabilities when the Company's obligations are discharged, cancelled, or they expire.

  

(iii) Offsetting

 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount presented in the statement of financial position when, and only when, the Company has a legal right to offset the recognized amounts and it intends either to settle on a net basis or to realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

 

 

 F-10 

 

 

(iv) Fair Value and Market Value Measurement

 

Fair value is the amount for which an asset could be exchanged, or a liability settled, between knowledgeable, willing parties in an arm's length transaction on the measurement date.

 

When available, the Company measures the fair value of an instrument using quoted market prices in an active market for that instrument. A market is regarded as active if quoted prices are readily and regularly available and represent actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm's length basis.

 

The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1), and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3).

 

(v) Impairment of Financial Assets

 

At each reporting date, the Company assesses whether there is objective evidence that financial assets not carried at FVTPL are impaired. A financial asset or a group of financial assets are impaired based upon the expected credit loss ("ECL") model as prescribed by IFRS 9, taking into consideration both historic and forward looking information.

 

Inventories

 

Inventory consists of only finished goods and are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price less the estimated cost of completion and the estimated costs necessary to make the sale.

  

Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment is initially recorded at cost and subsequently measured at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recognized in profit or loss and is provided over the estimated useful life of the assets as follows:

 

Tooling -    20% diminishing balance basis
Office equipment -    20% diminishing balance basis
Computer equipment -    55% diminishing balance basis

 

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed annually and adjusted if necessary.

 

Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets include expenditures on patents.

 

Intangible assets are recorded at cost less accumulated amortization. Directly attributable costs, that are capitalized as part of intangible assets include professional fees and costs paid to purchase the rights to patents. Amortization is recognized in profit or loss and is provided over the estimated useful life of the asset as follows:

 

Patents - 10 years straight line

 

Amortization method and useful lives are reviewed at least annually and adjusted if appropriate.

 

Income Taxes

 

Income tax expense represents the sum of current income taxes and deferred income taxes. Current and deferred taxes are recognized in profit and loss, except to the extent that it relates to items recognized in other comprehensive loss or directly in equity. Under these circumstances, the taxes are recognized in other comprehensive loss or directly in equity.

 

 

 F-11 

 

 

Current income taxes

 

Current income tax assets and liabilities for the current and prior years are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute current income tax assets and liabilities are measured at tax rates which have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date. Current tax assets and current tax liabilities are only offset if a legally enforceable right exists to set off the amounts, and the Company intends to settle on a net basis, or to realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

  

Deferred income taxes

 

Deferred income taxes are provided using the asset and liability method applied to temporary differences at the date of the statement of financial position between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.

 

Deferred income tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, except:

 

- Where the deferred income tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; and

 

- In respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests in joint ventures, where the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

 

Deferred income tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, and carry forward of unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and the carry forward of unused tax losses can be utilized except:

 

- Where the deferred income tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; and

 

- In respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests in joint ventures, deferred income tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that the temporary differences will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized.

 

The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each date of the statement of financial position and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset to be utilized. Unrecognized deferred income tax assets are reassessed at each date of the statement of financial position and are recognized to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

 

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the date of the statement of financial position.

 

Deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are offset if, a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities which intend to either settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously, in each future period in which significant amounts of deferred tax assets or liabilities are expected to be settled or recovered.

 

 

 F-12 

 

 

Foreign Currency

 

Foreign currency transactions are translated into the functional currency using the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Foreign exchange gains and losses which result from the settlement of such transactions and from the translation of year end exchange rates of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency are recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss.

  

Revenue Recognition

 

Under IFRS 15, revenue is measured using a five-step recognition model which includes:

 

1) identifying the contract(s) with the customer; 2) identifying the separate performance obligations in the contract; 3) determining the transaction price;4) allocating the transaction price to separate performance obligations; and 5) recognizing revenue when (or as) each performance obligation is satisfied.

 

Step 1: Identifying the contract

 

Before recognizing revenue, the Company reviews customer transactions to ensure each party’s rights and payment terms are identified, there is commercial substance, and that it is probable that the Company will collect the consideration in exchange for the goods or services as stated in the contract.

 

Step 2: Identifying performance obligations

 

The Company's revenues are derived from the sale of product. The transaction between the Company and end-user includes quantities purchased, prices, and discounts if applicable. Revenue is recognized in line with the identified contractual terms and when collection of payment is reasonably assured in line with the agreed upon payment terms.

 

Step 3: Determining the transaction price

 

Transaction prices are typically the prices stated on the purchase orders or contracts, net of discounts. The Company reviews customer contracts for any variable consideration, existence of significant financing components and payables to customers, and adjusts transaction prices accordingly.

 

Step 4: Allocating the transaction price to performance obligations

 

The Company's customer online transactions contain a single performance obligation, and the allocation of the transaction price is based on the fixed price.

 

Step 5: Recognizing revenue upon satisfaction of performance obligations

 

The timing of revenue recognition is based on when a customer obtains control of the asset. Control of an asset refers to the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the asset. Control includes the ability to prevent other entities from directing the use of, and obtaining the benefits from, an asset. The Company reviews customer transactions and the nature of the performance obligations to determine if a performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time, and recognizes revenue accordingly.

 

Revenue is generated from the sale of AXIS Gear units; consumers have an option to download the app free of charge on Android or Apple phones. There is a one-year warranty on the item but no extended warranty or installation services provided by the Company. Hence, revenue is solely generated from the sale of product. Revenue from sales of the product is recognized at a point in time, when shipment occurs and when the customer obtains control of the product. At this point in time, the Company retains neither continuing managerial involvement to the degree usually associated with ownership nor effective control over the goods sold, revenue can be reliably measured and its probable that the economic benefits will flow to the Company.

 

 

 F-13 

 

 

When the Company receives payment for product but shipment has not occurred, recognition of the revenue is deferred and recorded as a liability on the consolidated statement of financial position until the customer obtains control of the product.

 

Government Grants

 

The Company receives governmental subsidies, grants and credits (collectively, Grants), from time to time related to operating expenditures or the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company recognizes such Grants when there is reasonable assurance that it qualifies for, and has complied with the conditions of the Grant, and that the Grant will be received. If the Company receives a Grant but cannot reasonably assure that it has complied with the conditions of the Grant, recognition of the Grant is deferred and recorded as a liability on the consolidated statement of financial position until the conditions are fulfilled. For Grants that relate to operating expenditures, the Company recognizes the Grant as a reduction to the expenditure that the Grant was intended to offset, in the period the cost is incurred or when the conditions are fulfilled if they were not met when the costs were incurred.

 

Stock-based compensation

 

The Company may grant stock options to buy Class A common shares of the Company to directors, officers, employees or consultants. The Company records stock-based compensation related to stock options granted using the fair-value based method which is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.

 

Estimating fair value for share-based compensation requires management to estimate the most appropriate imputes to the Black-Scholes option pricing model including the expected life of the option, volatility and dividend yield. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

  

The fair value of stock options is measured at the grant date, and is recognized, together with a corresponding increase in contributed surplus in shareholders' deficiency, over the period during which the performance or service conditions are fulfilled. The cumulative expense recognized for stock options at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent to which this vesting period has expired and is the Company's best estimate of the number of shares that will ultimately vest. The expense or credit recognized for a year represents the difference in recognized cumulative expense between the beginning and the end of the year and is recognized in the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss.

 

When stock options are exercised or exchanged, the amounts previously credited to contributed surplus are reversed and credited to share capital. The amount of cash, if any, received from participants is also credited to share capital.

 

Research and development and government assistance

 

Research costs are expensed in the period incurred. Development costs are expensed in the period incurred unless the Company believes a development project meets generally accepted criteria for deferral and amortization in accordance with International Accounting Standard 38 – Intangible Assets. No development costs have been deferred as at December 31, 2021 and 2020.

 

Reimbursement of eligible costs pursuant to government assistance programs are recorded as government grant income when the related costs are incurred. Claims not settled by the reporting date are recorded as grants receivable on the statement of financial position when there is reasonable assurance of recovery. Funding amounts received in advance of expenses incurred are deferred and are recorded as deferred revenue on the statement of financial position.

 

Provisions, contingent assets and contingent liabilities

 

Provisions are recognized when all of the following conditions are met:

1) an entity has a present obligation as a result of a past event,

2) it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefit will be required to settle the obligation, and

3) a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

 

 

 F-14 

 

 

Where the expenditure required to settle a provision is expected to be reimbursed by another party, the reimbursement is recognized as a separate asset when, it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received if the Company settles the obligation. The expense relating to a provision is presented net of the amount recognized for a reimbursement.

 

Contingent liabilities, a possible obligation depending on whether some uncertain future event occurs, or a present obligation but payment is not probable or the amount cannot be measured reliably, are not recognized in consolidated statement of financial position but are disclosed in notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Contingent assets are disclosed where an inflow of economic benefits is probable.

 

Standards and Interpretations not yet applied

 

There are no new accounting standards and interpretations that have been published that are not mandatory for annual reporting period commencing January 1, 2021 and have not been early adopted by the Company.

 

New and amended standards adopted by the Company

 

The Company has not early applied the new standards and amendments for their annual reporting period commencing January 1, 2021.

 

5. Accounts receivables

 

   2021   2020 
Accounts receivable  $126,367   $87,048 
Less: Provision for expected credit losses        
   $126,367   $87,048 

 

The provision for expected credit losses was determined based on historical loss rates and payment behavior from customers by major aging category, updated for estimates of forward-looking factors that may differ from past experience such as credit quality and industry factors. These updated loss rates were applied to aging categories to determine the expected credit losses on accounts receivable using the simplified approach. As at December 31, 2021, the portion of accounts receivable that was past due but not impaired was nil (2020 – nil).

  

6. Government grants

 

In 2021, the Company received $885,711 (2020 - $1,959,323) in funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada ("SDTC"), of which nil (2020 - nil) related to government grants receivable at December 31, 2021. The funding is provided to the Company to cover 40.15% of expenses on a specified project including: labour, travel, equipment, sub-contractors and consultants, and other miscellaneous costs. The amount recognized in the current year of $780,951 (2020 - $1,376,432), has been reported under other income.

 

In 2021, the Company claimed $298,277 (2020 – $376,334) under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (“CEWS”) program, which was recognized as a reduction to operating expenses in the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss. As of December 31, 2021, $298,277 (2020 – $366,876) of the recognized subsidy has been received. The remaining balance of $nil (2020 - $9,457) is included in accounts receivable.

 

 

 

 F-15 

 

 

In 2021, the Company claimed and received $28,500 (2020 – $nil) under the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy program.

 

Deferred government assistance income (cumulative to date)

  

   2021   2020 
SDTC funding received  $2,845,034   $1,959,323 
SDTC grant revenue recognized in 2019 received in 2020   (212,162)   (212,162)
SDTC grant revenue recognized in 2020 and received in 2021   (1,376,432)   (1,376,432)
SDTC grant revenue recognized in 2021   (780,951)    
Deferred grant revenue from government loans (Note 17)   637,332    114,919 
   $1,112,821   $485,648 

 

Government assistance income

 

   2021   2020 
SDTC  $780,951   $1,376,432 
Canada Emergency Business Account (Note 17)   14,054    6,856 
Federal Economic Development Agency (Note 17)   66,145    504 
Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program (Note 17)   6,191     
Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy   28,500     
Other       1,394 
   $895,841   $1,385,186 

 

7. Inventory

 

   2021   2020 
           
Finished goods  $483,994   $755,850 

 

As 31 December 2021, the inventory balances of $483,994 (2020 - $755,850) is net of provision balances of $190,625 (2020 – 161,174). Inventories of $728,158 (2020 - $942,110) were included in cost of sales. During the year, $29,451 (2020 - $121,583) of inventory was written down to its net realizable value.

  

8. Investment tax credit receivable

 

The Company claims Scientific Research and Development (SR&ED) and related investment tax credits for income tax purposes based on management's interpretation of the applicable legislation in the Income Tax Act of Canada. These claims are subject to audit by the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA"). Included in investment tax credit receivable are amounts for SR&ED credits which are currently under review or are expected to come under review by the taxation authorities:

 

   2021   2020 
Balance, opening  $121,219   $304,474 
Additions   208,000    121,219 
Recovered   (121,219)   (304,474)
Balance, ending  $208,000   $121,219 

 

 

 F-16 

 

 

9. Property and equipment

 

   Tooling   Office
equipment
   Computer
equipment
   Total 
Cost:                    
December 31, 2019  $155,906   $26,235   $40,394   $222,535 
Additions       1,201    10,940    12,141 
December 31, 2020   155,906    27,436    51,334    234,676 
Additions   3,866    12,024    4,455    20,345 
December 31, 2021  $159,772   $39,460   $55,789   $255,021 
Accumulated depreciation:                    
December 31, 2019  $66,104   $9,568   $33,812   $109,484 
Depreciation   17,961    3,453    7,334    28,748 
December 31, 2020   84,065    13,021    41,146    138,232 
Depreciation   14,755    4,085    6,829    25,669 
December 31, 2021  $98,820   $17,106   $47,975   $163,901 
Net carrying amounts:                    
December 31, 2020  $71,841   $14,415   $10,188   $96,444 
December 31, 2021  $60,952   $22,354   $7,814   $91,120 

 

10. Intangible assets

 

    Trademarks
and patents
  
Cost:     
December 31, 2019  $138,685 
Additions   92,716 
December 31, 2020   231,401 
Additions   167,187 
December 31, 2021  $398,588 
Accumulated amortization:     
December 31, 2019  $26,510 
Amortization   22,828 
December 31, 2020   49,338 
Amortization   33,987 
December 31, 2021  $83,325 
Net carrying amounts:     
December 31, 2020  $182,063 
December 31, 2021  $315,263 

 

The Company has capitalized the costs related to the design, development, filing and registration of the patents. These patents have a useful life of 10 years and have been amortized on a straight-line basis.

 

 

 

 F-17 

 

 

11. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

   2021   2020 
Credit cards payable  $230,649   $65,169 
Trade accounts payable   548,285    716,619 
Accrued liabilities   90,000    178,339 
Government remittances payable   350,305    649,286 
   $1,219,239   $1,609,413 

 

12. Advances

 

   2021   2020 
Advance [a]  $120,808   $186,022 
Advance [b]   157,807    139,033 
Advance [c]   86,451    25,063 
Advance [d]   14,174    33,211 
Advance [e]   38,356     
Advance [f]   59,745     
Advance [g]   945,115     
Advance [h]   123,750     
   $1,546,206   $383,329 

 

[a] Advance

 

On December 12, 2018, the Company entered into a financing agreement to be repaid based on cash receipts from customers. The Company received $344,548 ($257,360 USD) for the obligation to pay $361,505 ($270,026 USD) of future cash receipts of the Company. During the year, the Company repaid $65,214 (2020 - $58,776).

  

[b] Advance

 

On September 5, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with a financing company and received $210,500 in September 2019 and an additional $64,485 in January 2020, to be repaid through daily payments of $1,025. These advances were repaid in 2021.

 

On July 7, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with a financing company and received $180,000 to be repaid through weekly payments of $4,050.

 

On October 26, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with a financing company and received $45,000 to be repaid through weekly payments of $1,068.

 

On December 9, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement with a financing company and received $24,500 to be repaid through weekly payments of $582.

 

The above advances carry interest rates between 20.75%-43.03% per annum. During the year, the Company received $285,307 (2020 - $238,843) and repaid $266,533 (2020 - $252,255).

 

 

 F-18 

 

 

[c] Advance

 

On October 5, 2020, the Company entered into an agreement and received $ 75,382 ($57,000 USD) from an entity affiliated with a channel partner. Repayment of the amount advanced plus $9,800 ($7,410 USD) was made by transferring 17% of payments from the channel partner to the affiliated entity. The amount was fully repaid in 2021. The Company entered into various agreements with the entity and received $208,874 ($165,600 USD) with similar repayment terms. During the year, the Company received $236,205 (2020 - $179,289) and repaid $174,817 (2020 - $172,768).

  

[d] Advance

 

In 2020, the Company entered into an agreement and received $52,252 ($40,000 USD) from a channel partner. In return the channel partner will withhold 25% of all transactions until the principal is repaid charging interest of $523 ($400 USD) per week. As of February 28, 2021, the Company and the channel partner agreed that interest would no longer accrue on the remaining balance owing. The effective interest rate on this advance was 52.5% per annum. During the year, the Company received $Nil (2020 - $67,580) and repaid $19,037 (2020 - $99,555).

 

[e] Advance

 

On January 7, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement and received $49,463 ($39,000 USD) from an entity affiliated with a channel partner. Repayment of the amount advanced plus $7,984 ($6,295 USD) was made by transferring 30% of payments from the channel partner to the affiliated entity. On November 30, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement and received $38,232 ($30,000 USD) from the entity with similar repayment terms. During the year, the Company received $99,610 (2020 - $278) and repaid $60,870 (2020 - $6,129).

 

[f] Advance

 

On August 20, 2021, the Company entered into a consignment agreement with funding limit of $186,914 USD from an entity. Repayment of the amount advanced plus $18,144 USD is to be repaid semi-monthly as the inventory is sold. During the year, the Company received $108,610 (2020 - $Nil) and repaid $48,865 (2020 - $Nil).

 

[g] Advance

 

In 2021, the Company entered into various agreements with a financing company whereby the financing company paid certain invoices the Company owed to its vendors. The Company agreed to repay the invoice amounts plus 1.5%-6% to the financing company, 120 days after the date of invoice payment. The advance carries an effective interest rate of 5%-18% per annum. During the year, the Company received $2,781,921 (2020 - $Nil) and repaid $1,836,805 (2020 - $Nil).

 

[h] Advance

 

On November 24, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement and received $125,000 from a financing company. Repayment of the amount advanced plus $36,250 is to be repaid made through weekly payments of $7,500. The advance carries an effective interest rate of 70% per annum. During the year, the Company received $364,248 (2020 - $52,774) and repaid $240,498 (2020 - $116,512).

 

 

 

 F-19 

 

 

13. Term debt

  

   2021   2020 
         
Term loans  $1,323,074   $1,226,103 
Term loans issued with warrants   1,893,820    1,643,429 
SRED and SDTC financing   1,456,977    1,641,992 
    4,673,871    4,511,524 
Less:  Current portion   4,430,153    4,511,524 
           
   $243,718   $ 

 

Term loans

 

During 2017-2019, the Company borrowed $900,000 from various individuals, repayable on demand with interest rates ranging from 0-10% per annum. Principal of $250,000 was repaid in the current year (2020 – $100,000).

 

During 2020, the Company borrowed $49,903 repayable on maturity dates ranging from March 12, 2020 to June 22, 2021 with accrued interest calculated weekly at a rate ranging from 22%-26% per annum. Additionally, no principal was repaid in current year (2020 - $15,152).

 

During 2021, the Company borrowed $215,000 from a lender repayable on maturity dates ranging from April 2, 2021 to July 5, 2022 with accrued interest calculated weekly at a rate 22.3% per annum. Additionally, $177,247 of principal was repaid (2020 - $Nil).

 

During 2021, the Company borrowed USD $192,815 under a promissory note. The repayment amount is two times the amount of the loan and repayments begin quarterly beginning December 22, 2022. The amount of each quarterly repayment will be 10% of the revenue earned by the Company in the quarter immediately preceding the repayment, and quarterly repayments will continue until the loan is repaid in full.

 

At December 31, 2021, $270,000 (December 31, 2020 - $270,000) of term loans were owed to a relative of the CEO.

  

Term loans issued with warrants

 

On May 2, 2018, the Company borrowed $1,119,750 and $400,000 USD repayable on April 30, 2021 from various lenders. Interest is calculated and payable monthly at a rate of 1.416667% per month. As part of the issuance of the term loans, the lenders received warrants (Note 15). On April 14, 2022, the Company and the lenders agreed to extend the maturity date for the repayment of all principal and interest to June 30, 2024.

 

Under IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation the proceeds of the term loans were allocated between the term loan principle, and the warrants, based on the relative fair values of the two instruments. This resulted in $1,349,131 being allocated to term loans and $282,965 being allocated to warrants. The warrants are classified as a liability in accordance with IAS 32 since the amount of shares to be received upon exercise is not a fixed amount. These warrants are subsequently remeasured at their fair value each reporting period.

 

The loans are secured by a general security agreement over the assets of the Company and personal security from a shareholder for 30% of the principal amount.

 

 

 

 F-20 

 

 

SRED and SDTC financing

 

In 2019 and 2020, the Company borrowed the following amounts repayable on or before the earlier of three business days after receipt of the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax claim filed for December 31, 2019 (the "2019 SRED") claim or November 6, 2020. Furthermore, any funding received from the Sustainable Development Technology Canada (“SDTC”) must be used to pay down the outstanding balance of the loan on or before three business days after receipt of the funding.

 

November 6, 2019  $350,000 
December 6, 2019   200,000 
Accrued interest   8,225 
December 31, 2019   558,225 
January 21-27, 2020 - repayments   (200,000)
January 28, 2020   725,000 
March 10, 2020   200,000 
April 15, 2020   82,500 
July 10, 2020 - repayment   (82,500)
Interest repayment   (5,555)
Accrued interest   364,322 
December 31, 2020   1,641,992 
Repayments   (341,142)
Interest repayment   (231,917)
Accrued interest   388,044 
December 31, 2021  $1,456,977 

 

Interest compounds monthly at an annual rate of 32.15%.

 

This facility is secured by a general security agreement over the assets of the Company, the 2019 SRED claim, and proceeds from SDTC claims.

 

On March 24, 2021, the maturity date of the loan was extended to March 24, 2022 and the interest was revised to an annual rate of 24.60% from September 1, 2020 onwards. On March 22, 2022, the Company and lender agreed to convert compounding interest into monthly simple interest payments at 22.2% per annum on all outstanding balances starting April 1, 2022. The Company also agreed that any current and future SDTC and Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax claims will be directly applied to the outstanding principal of the loans.

 

14. Convertible notes payable

 

The Company has previously issued convertible debentures with stated interest rates of 7%. The convertible notes include a conversion feature that allows for conversion under one of the following two conditions:

 

  (a) the convertible debentures convert automatically upon a qualified equity financing greater than $2,000,000 at a discount of 20% from the transaction price:
     
  (b) at maturity, the holder of the convertible debenture has the option to convert at a rate based on a specific US$ valuation of the Company or be repaid.

 

 

 

 F-21 

 

 

Since the conversion feature can vary with the market value of the Company’s common shares and currency exchange rates, this violates the fixed-for-fixed criterion for equity classification and the conversion feature is considered an embedded derivative. The Company has elected to account for the convertible debt using the fair value option under IFRS 9. Under this option, the Company will fair value the host loan as well as the embedded derivative each period with changes in fair value recognized through profit and loss. At the inception of the Debentures, the fair value of the instruments was determined to be their face amount. 

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, convertible debentures with maturity dates in the year were extended by the holders to various dates ranging from June 30, 2021 to February 22, 2022.

 

   Fair value 
December 31, 2019   1,372,744 
Fair value adjustment   2,042,906 
December 31, 2020   3,415,650 
Fair value adjustment   158,328 
December 31, 2021   3,573,978 
Short-term portion  $3,573,978 
Long-term portion  $ 

 

The principal due at December 31, 2021 was $880,000 and $127,500 USD (2020 - $880,000 and $127,500 USD).

  

The following assumptions were used to calculate the fair values at:

 

   2021   2020 
Expected dividends   –%    –% 
Weighted average time to maturity in years   0.15    0.79 
Weighted average expected volatility   52%    52% 
Weighted average risk-free rate   0.18%    0.14% 
Share price  $9.04   $9.08 
Weighted average exercise price  $3.64   $3.64 

 

15. Warrants

 

Warrant liabilities

 

[a] May 2, 2018

On May 2, 2018, the Company issued warrants as part of a term loan facility which is classified as a liability. The warrants have an exercise price of the lesser of $3.69 and the most recent cash issue price paid in a qualifying financing to obtain one Class A common share. The warrants vest immediately and are exercisable for 5 years from issuance.

 

 

 

 F-22 

 

 

The following assumptions were used to calculate the fair values at:

 

   2021   2020 
Expected dividends   –%    –% 
Time to expiry in years   1.33    2.33 
Expected volatility   52%    52% 
Risk-free rate   0.81%    0.22% 
Share price  $9.04   $9.08 
Exercise price  $3.69   $3.69 

 

Warrants in equity

 

[b] April 1, 2019

On April 1, 2019, the Company issued warrants for services to a non-employee. The transaction was valued at the fair value of the instruments in accordance with IFRS 2 – Share-based payment (IFRS 2) as the value of the services could not be estimated reliably. The warrants have an exercise price of $4.91 to obtain one Class A common share. The warrants vest immediately are, are exercisable for 10 years from issuance and have been valued using the Black-Scholes Model.

 

[c] December 7, 2019

On December 7, 2019, the Company issued warrants to settle interest due on a term loan. The transaction was valued at the fair value of the instruments in accordance with IFRS 9. The warrants have an exercise price of $5.33 to obtain one Class A common share. The warrants vest immediately are, are exercisable for 10 years from issuance and have been valued using the Black-Scholes Model.

 

[d] December 7, 2019

On December 7, 2019, the Company issued warrants to settle interest due on a term loan. The transaction was valued at the fair value of the instruments in accordance with IFRS 9. The warrants have an exercise price of $3.18 to obtain one Class A common share. The warrants vest immediately are, are exercisable for 10 years from issuance and have been valued using the Black-Scholes Model.

 

[e] December 7, 2019

On December 7, 2019, the Company issued warrants for services to a non-employee. The transaction was valued at the fair value of the instruments in accordance with IFRS 2 as the value of the services could not be estimated reliably. The warrants have an exercise price of $5.65 to obtain one Class A common share. The warrants vest immediately are, are exercisable for 10 years from issuance and have been valued using the Black-Scholes Model.

 

[f] December 7, 2019

On December 7, 2019, the Company issued warrants to settle interest due on a term loan. The warrants have an exercise price of $3.64 to obtain one Class A common share. The warrants vest immediately are, are exercisable for 10 years from issuance and have been valued using the Black-Scholes Model.

 

[g] April 30, 2021

On April 30, 2021, the Company issued warrants for services to a corporation. The transaction was valued at the fair value of the instruments in accordance with IFRS 2 as the value of the services could not be estimated reliably. The warrants have an exercise price of $9.48 to obtain one Class B common share. The warrants vest immediately are, are exercisable for 10 years from issuance and have been valued using the Black-Scholes Model.

 

 

 

 F-23 

 

 

[h] August 17, 2021

On August 17, 2021, the Company issued warrants for services to a corporation. The transaction was valued at the fair value of the instruments in accordance with IFRS 2 as the value of the services could not be estimated reliably. The warrants have an exercise price of $9.48 to obtain one Class B common share. The warrants vest immediately are, are exercisable for 10 years from issuance and have been valued using the Black-Scholes Model.

 

[i] October 29, 2021

On October 29, 2021, the Company issued warrants for services to a corporation. The transaction was valued at the fair value of the instruments in accordance with IFRS 2 as the value of the services could not be estimated reliably. The warrants have an exercise price of $9.48 to obtain one Class B common share. The warrants vest immediately are, are exercisable for 10 years from issuance and have been valued using the Black-Scholes Model.

 

[j] December 21, 2021

On December 21, 2021, the Company issued warrants for services to a corporation. The transaction was valued at the fair value of the instruments in accordance with IFRS 2 as the value of the services could not be estimated reliably. The warrants have an exercise price of $9.48 to obtain one Class B common share. The warrants vest immediately are, are exercisable for 10 years from issuance and have been valued using the Black-Scholes Model.

 

   Number of
warrants
   Warrant liability
amount
   Warrant equity
amount
 
December 31, 2019   302,097   $309,027   $115,967 
Fair value revaluation       1,138,006     
December 31, 2020   302,097    1,447,033    115,967 
Warrants issued   859        1,721 
Fair value revaluation       (50,391)    
December 31, 2021   302,956   $1,396,642   $127,688 

 

   Number of
warrants
   Number of
common shares
exercisable into
   Exercise
price
   Expiry
date
May 2, 2018 [a]   254,681    254,681   $3.69   May 2, 2023
April 1, 2019 [b]   10,000    10,000    4.91   April 1, 2029
December 7, 2019 [c]   4,690    4,690    5.33   December 7, 2029
December 7, 2019 [d]   15,730    15,730    3.18   December 7, 2029
December 7, 2019 [e]   11,502    11,502    5.65   December 7, 2029
December 7, 2019 [f]   5,494    5,494    3.64   December 7, 2029
April 30, 2021 [g]   408    408    9.48   April 30, 2031
August 17, 2021 [h]   138    138    9.48   August 17, 2031
October 29, 2021 [i]   153    153    9.48   October 29, 2031
December 21, 2021 [j]   160    160    9.48   December 21, 2031
    302,956    302,956         

 

The weighted average exercise price for the total outstanding warrants at December 31, 2021 was $3.82 (2020 - $3.80).

 

 

 

 F-24 

 

 

16. Due to shareholders

 

The balances due to shareholders are unsecured, non-interest bearing and repayable on demand.

 

17. Government loans

 

Canada Emergency Business Account (“CEBA”)

The Company borrowed $40,000 on April 23, 2020 and an additional $20,000 on December 16, 2020 under the CEBA program. The CEBA was offered in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is an interest-free revolving line until December 31, 2022. Any outstanding balance on January 1, 2023 becomes a term loan carrying an interest rate of 5% per annum. No principal repayment is required before December 31, 2022, and only interest payments are required thereafter until the full principal is repaid no later than December 31, 2025. Repaying the outstanding balance of the loan (other than the amount available to be forgiven) on or before December 31, 2022 will result in a single tranche of loan forgiveness up to $20,000 based on a blended rate:

 

  · 25 percent on the first $40,000; plus
  · 50 percent on amounts above $40,000 and up to $60,000

 

The fair value of the debt of $22,383 was calculated using an effective rate of 24%, which corresponds to a rate that the Company would have obtained for a similar loan. The book value at December 31, 2021 was $30,667 (2020 - $24,732). During the year, $14,054 (2020 - $6,856) was recorded as government grant revenue on the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss. Deferred grant revenue is recognized over the interest free period of the loan.

 

Federal Economic Development Agency (“FedDev”) Loan

 

During the year, the Company borrowed $810,125 (2020 - $139,875) from FedDev as part of its Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation program. The loan is interest-free, and the principal is to be repaid in equal monthly instalments from January 15, 2023 to December 15, 2027.

 

The fair value of the debt of $392,891 (2020 - $55,671 was calculated using an effective rate of 24%, which corresponds to a rate that the Company would have obtained for a similar loan. The book value at December 31, 2021 was $473,590 (2020 - $55,736). During the year, $66,144 (2020 - $504) was recorded as government grant revenue on the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss. Deferred grant revenue is recognized over the interest free period of the loan.

 

Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program (“HASCAP”) Loan

 

On July 20, 2021, the Company borrowed $250,000 from a financial institution. The debt is guaranteed by the Business Development Bank of Canada as part of its Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program. The loan carries an interest rate of 4% per annum. Monthly interest-only payments are required for the first twelve months, and principal is to be repaid in equal monthly instalments from August 20, 2022 to July 20, 2031.

 

The fair value of the debt of $114,102 was calculated using an effective rate of 24%, which corresponds to a rate that the Company would have obtained for a similar loan. The book value at December 31, 2021 was $120,579 (2020 - nil). During the year, $6,191 (2020 - nil) was recorded as government grant revenue on the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss. Deferred grant revenue is recognized over the interest free period of the loan.

 

 F-25 

 

 

     
Government loans, December 31, 2019    
Government loans received  $199,875 
Fair value adjustment on initial recognition (Note 6)   (122,279)
Fair value on initial recognition   77,596 
Accretion   2,872 
Government loans, December 31, 2020  $80,468 
Government loans received  $1,060,125 
Fair value adjustment on initial recognition (Note 6)   (608,345)
Accretion   92,589 
Government loans, December 31, 2021  $624,837 

 

Short-term portion  $1,999 
Long-term portion  $622,838 

 

18. Share capital

 

Authorized  
Unlimited Class A Common shares
2,104,718 Class B Common shares, non-voting
Unlimited Class B Special shares, non-voting, non-participating

 

Issued         2021     2020  
  3,380,260     Class A Common shares   $ 3,624,852     $ 3,624,852  
  67,231     Class B Common shares   $ 564,573     $  

  

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued 452,655 Class A common shares on conversion of convertible notes with a fair value of $2,144,418 (Note 14).

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, 34,855 Class A common shares were issued for proceeds of $170,000.

 

On December 28, 2020, the Company filed an Offering Statement and a Preliminary Offering Circular (“OC”) under Regulation A with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). On February 22, 2021, the SEC approved the OC. The OC allows the Company to offer a maximum of 2,104,718 Class B Common Shares at $7.13US per share. During the year, the Company sold 67,231 Class B Common shares for proceeds of $644,733, and incurred share issuance costs of $80,160.

  

 

 

 F-26 

 

 

19. Stock-based compensation

 

The Company may grant stock options to the Board, certain employees and consultants that allow each participant to purchase Class B common shares of the Company. The exercise price of each stock option is equal to the fair value of the underlying Class B common share when the stock option was granted.

 

Stock options vest quarterly over terms ranging from 2 to 4 years. Stock options have a 10 year term.

 

A summary of stock option activity under the plan is as follows:

 

   Number of
stock options
   Weighted
average
exercise price
 
December 31, 2019   441,176   $1.00 
Granted       1.00 
December 31, 2020   441,176   $1.00 
Granted       1.00 
December 31, 2021   441,176    1.00 
Options exercisable - December 31, 2021   441,176   $1.00 

 

The Company uses the fair value method for recording compensation expense related to stock-based instruments awarded to employees, consultants, officers and the Board in accordance with IFRS 2 Share-based Payment ("IFRS 2"). For the purpose of expensing stock options each tranche in an award is considered a separate award with its own vesting period and grant date fair value. Compensation expense is recognized over the tranche's vesting period by increasing contributed surplus based on the number of awards expected to vest.

 

For options granted in 2019, the fair value of each stock option on the date of the grant was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as set out below.

 

   Options granted
during 2019
 
Risk-free interest rate   1.00% 
Estimated volatility   40% 
Dividend yield    
Expected life (in years)   10.00 
Weighted average share price at grant date  $3.84 
Weighted average fair value  $3.07 
      

 

As at December 31, 2021, the weighted average remaining contractual life of stock options was 3.43 years (2020 - 4.43 years)

 

 

 

 F-27 

 

 

20. Capital management

 

The Company's objectives when managing capital are to safeguard its ability to continue as a going concern while providing a return to its stakeholders. The capital structure of the Company is composed of term loans, convertible notes, warrant liability, due to shareholders, government loans and equity attributable to the Company's shareholders. The Company's primary uses of capital are to finance the development of its technology. The Company's objectives in managing capital are: (i) to maintain sufficient working capital to meet current financial obligations and continue as a going concern; (ii) to maintain investor and creditor confidence; and (iii) to sustain future development of the business. Management reviews its capital management approach on an ongoing basis and believes that this approach, given the relative size of the Company, is reasonable. As at December 31, 2021, total managed capital was $15,110,394 (2020 - $13,203,764).

  

21. Financial instruments

 

Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified into one of three levels in the fair value hierarchy according to the relative reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

 

  · Level 1 - Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities:

 

  · Level 2 - Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable; and

 

  · Level 3 - Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is unobservable.

 

The carrying value of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, advances, and, due from related party approximate their fair values due to the relatively short-term maturities of these financial instruments.

 

   Fair value
hierarchy level
 

 

2021

   2020 
Advances  Level 3   1,546,206    383,329 
Fair-value of convertible notes  Level 3   3,573,978    3,415,650 
Term loans  Level 3   4,673,871    4,511,524 
Warrant liability  Level 3   1,396,642    1,447,033 
Due to shareholders  Level 3   651,641    124,237 
Government loans  Level 3   624,837    80,468 
      $12,467,175   $9,962,241 

 

The Company is exposed to the following risks by virtue of its activities: Credit Risk - Cash is primarily invested with one major bank in Canada and a bank in the United States. Management believes that the financial institutions that hold the Company's cash are financially sound and, accordingly, minimal credit risk exists with respect to this asset. The accounts receivable balance is mainly due from one large retailer which has been assessed for expected credit losses and no significant allowance has been determined. The maximum credit risk is the sum of its cash, and accounts receivable. None of the Company's financial assets are secured by collateral or other credit enhancements. Approximately 68% (2020 – 88%) of the Company's total sales were attributable to one customer.

 

 

 

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Currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rate. The Company enters into foreign currency purchase and sale transactions and has assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies resulting in expose to the financial risk of earnings fluctuations arising from changes in foreign exchange rates and the degree of volatility of these rates. The Company does not use derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk. The Company's financial instruments denominated in foreign currencies expressed in Canadian dollars are as follows:

   Currency 

 

2021

   2020 
Cash  U.S. dollar  $2,602   $150,554 
Accounts receivable  U.S. dollar  $   $ 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  U.S. dollar  $102,928   $482,294 
Advances  U.S. dollar  $1,005,300   $190,644 
Term loans  U.S. dollar  $892,815   $700,000 
Convertible notes  U.S. dollar  $127,500   $127,500 

 

Liquidity Risk - Liquidity risk arises from the Company will encounter difficulties in meeting its obligations associated with its financial liabilities. The Company is exposed to this risk mainly with respect to its accounts payable and accrued liabilities, advances, government loans, term loans, and due to shareholders balances. The Company manages its liquidity risk by monitoring its operating requirements (Note 2). Convertible notes at fair value in Note 14, the majority of the value relates to the conversion feature.

 

    

Carrying

amount

    

Contractual

interest

rates

    

Contractual

cash flows

    1 Year    2-10 years 
2021                         
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $1,204,238    n/a   $1,204,238   $1,204,238   $ 
Advances   1,546,206    n/a    1,546,206    1,546,206     
Convertible notes   3,573,978    7%    1,196,930    1,196,930     
Due to shareholders   651,641    n/a    481,641    481,641     
Term loans   4,673,871    0-26%    4,642,431    4,398,713    243,718 
Government loans   624,837    0-5%    1,260,000    9,677    1,250,323 
   $12,274,771        $10,331,446   $8,837,405   $1,494,041 
2020                    
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  $1,609,413    n/a   $1,609,413   $1,609,413   $ 
Advances   383,329    n/a    383,329    383,329     
Convertible notes   3,415,650    7%    1,196,930    771,423    425,507 
Due to shareholders   124,237    n/a    124,237    124,237     
Term loans   4,511,524    0-26%    4,511,524    4,511,524     
Government loans   80,468    0-5%    199,875        199,875 
   $10,124,621        $8,025,308   $7,399,926   $625,382 

 

 

 

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22. Compensation of key management and related party transactions

 

Key management includes the Company's Board and key officers. Compensation awarded to key management included:

 

   2021   2020 
Salaries and benefits  $352,917   $354,583 
Stock-based compensation        
   $352,917   $354,583 

  

23. Income taxes

 

The Company's effective income tax rate is made up as follows:

  

   2021   2020 
         
Net loss before income tax  $(3,099,626)  $(5,163,387)
Statutory tax rate   26.5%    26.5% 
           
Expected income tax expense   (821,401)   (1,368,298)
Non-deductible expenses and permanent differences   67,171    882,826 
Change in deferred tax assets not recognized   836,270    434,742 
Other   (82,040)   50,730 
   $   $ 

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

 

The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the deferred income tax assets at December 31, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:

  

   2021   2020 
         
Non-capital loss  $3,063,528   $2,163,278 
SRED pools   243,576    243,576 
Property and equipment   26,004    71,749 
Share issuance costs   44,473    62,708 
    3,377,581    2,541,311 
Deferred income tax assets not recognized   (3,377,581)   (2,541,311)
   $   $ 

 

As at December 31, 2021, the Company has non-capital losses carried forward of $11,560,483 (2020 - $8,677,233) available to reduce future years taxable income. The losses expire in 2033 - 2041.

 

 

 

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24. Expenses by nature

 

   December 31, 2021   December 31, 2020 
  

Product

costs

  

Operating

expenses

  

Product

costs

  

Operating

Expenses

 
Advertising and promotion  $   $710,273   $   $413,862 
Depreciation and amortization (Note 9, 10)       59,655        51,576 
Commissions           14,790     
Freight and shipping       279,100        228,546 
Inventory (Note 7)   728,158        942,110     
Inventory write off (Note 7)   29,451        121,583     
Office and general       828,456        614,667 
Short term rentals       295,001        217,155 
Research and development       223,865        144,865 
Salaries and benefits       819,275        814,049 
Stock-based compensation (Note 19)       6,584        42,887 
   $757,609   $3,222,209   $1,078,483   $2,527,607 

 

25. Finance expense

  

   2021   2020 
Interest on term loans (Note 13)  $90,952   $166,545 
Term loan with warrants interest (Note 13)   299,611    264,666 
SRED and SDTC financing interest (Note 13)   384,985    365,753 
Accretion on term loans (Note 13, 15)       94,322 
Accretion on government loans (Note 17)   86,112    2,872 
Interest and charges on advances (Note 12) and others   432,638    25,227 
   $1,294,298   $919,385 

  

26. Supplemental cash flow information

 

   2021   2020 
Non-cash value of deferred grant revenue  $608,345   $122,279 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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