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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2023. 

 

Registration No. 333-271067

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Amendment No.  5 to

FORM F-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

SIMPPLE LTD.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Not Applicable

(Translation of Registrant’s Name into English)

__________________________________________

 

Cayman Islands

8744

Not Applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

71 Ayer Rajah Crescent

#03-07

Singapore 139951

+65 6816 2194

 

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

COGENCY GLOBAL INC.

122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor

New York, NY 10168

+1-800-221-0102

 

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

__________________________________________

 

Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:

 

Lawrence S. Venick, Esq.

Loeb & Loeb LLP

2206-19 Jardine House

1 Connaught Road Central

Hong Kong SAR

Telephone: +852-3923-1111

Facsimile: +852-3923-1100

 

 

Joan Wu, Esq.

Louis E. Taubman, Esq.

Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC

950 Third Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10022 USA

Telephone: +1 (212) 530-2208

__________________________________________

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box: ☐

 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

 

Emerging growth company.

 

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

 

The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS (Subject to Completion)

Dated [*], 2023

 

SIMPPLE LTD.

1,625,000 Ordinary Shares

 

This is the initial public offering of SIMPPLE LTD. Prior to this Offering, there has been no public market for our ordinary shares (the “Shares” or “Ordinary Shares”). We are offering 1,625,000 of our Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, on a firm commitment basis. The estimated initial public offering price is expected to be between $5.25 and $6.25 per share. We have applied to list our Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SPPL.”

 

SIMPPLE LTD. was incorporated as an exempted company in the Cayman Islands on August 24, 2022 as a holding company of our businesses. Immediately after this offering, assuming an offering size as set forth above, our Controlling Shareholder will own approximately 58.21% of our outstanding Shares (or 57.34% of our outstanding Shares if the underwriters option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full). As a result, we expect to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of Nasdaq. See section titled “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being a Controlled Company”.

  

Investing in the shares involves risks. See section titled “Risk Factors” of this prospectus.

 

We are both an “emerging growth company” and a “foreign private issuer” under applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules and will be eligible for reduced public company disclosure requirements. See section titled “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being an ‘Emerging Growth Company’ and a ‘Foreign Private Issuer’” for additional information.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

 

PER SHARE

 

 

TOTAL

 

Initial public offering price

 

$ 5.75

 

 

$ 9,343,750

 

Underwriting discounts(1)

 

$ 0.43125

 

 

$ 700,781

 

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

 

$ 5.31875

 

 

$ 8,642,969

 

 

____________

(1) The underwriters will receive compensation in addition to the discounts. For a description of compensation payable to the underwriters, see “Underwriting” beginning on page 106.

  

We expect our total cash expenses for this offering (including cash expenses payable to our underwriters for their out-of-pocket expenses) to be approximately $1.52 million, exclusive of the above discounts. These payments will further reduce proceeds available to us before expenses. See “Underwriting.”

  

We will not consummate and close this offering without a listing approval letter from Nasdaq Capital Market. This offering is being conducted on a firm commitment basis. The underwriters are obligated to take and pay for all of the shares if any such shares are taken. We have granted the underwriters an option for a period of forty-five (45) days after the closing of this offering to purchase up to 15% of the total number of our Shares to be offered by us pursuant to this offering (excluding shares subject to this option), solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments, at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. If we complete this offering, net proceeds will be delivered to us on the closing date.

 

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares to purchasers against payment on [*], 2023.

 

MAXIM GROUP, LLC

 

Prospectus dated      , 2023

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

7

 

RISK FACTORS

 

19

 

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

36

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

37

 

DIVIDEND POLICY

 

37

 

CAPITALIZATION

 

38

 

DILUTION

 

39

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

 

40

 

OUR GROUP STRUCTURE

 

57

 

BUSINESS

 

58

 

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS

 

71

 

MANAGEMENT

 

75

 

PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS

 

80

 

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

82

 

POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

 

83

 

DESCRIPTION OF SHARE CAPITAL AND MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

 

84

 

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

 

96

 

EXCHANGE CONTROLS AND LIMITATIONS AFFECTING SHAREHOLDERS

 

97

 

TAXATION

 

98

 

UNDERWRITING

 

106

 

EXPENSES OF THE OFFERING

 

113

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

113

 

EXPERTS

 

113

 

SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES

 

114

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

114

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

F-1

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

F-2

 

 

For investors outside the United States: neither we nor the underwriters have done anything that would permit this Offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction, other than the United States, where action for that purpose is required. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the shares and the distribution of this prospectus outside the United States.

  

Until          , 2023 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade ordinary shares, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the obligation of dealers to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus, any amendment or supplement to this prospectus, or in any free writing prospectus we have prepared, and neither we nor the underwriters take responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information others may give you. Neither we nor the underwriters are making an offer to sell, or seeking offers to buy, these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the cover page of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or the sale of shares. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since the date on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

 
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Conventions That Apply to this Prospectus

 

Throughout this prospectus, we use a number of key terms and provide a number of key performance indicators used by management. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions apply throughout where the context so admits:

 

Other Companies, Organizations and Agencies

 

“BCA”

 

:

 

Building & Construction Authority of Singapore

“Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”

 

:

 

B F Borgers CPA PC

“IRAS”

 

 

Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore

“ISO”

 

:

 

International Organization for Standardization

“JTC”

 

 

JTC Corporation, a statutory board under the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry

“MOM”

 

:

 

Ministry of Manpower of Singapore

“NEA”

 

:

 

National Environment Agency of Singapore

“Underwriters”

 

:

 

The underwriters for the Offering, of which Maxim Group, LLC is serving as representative.

“URA”

 

:

 

The Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority

 

General

 

“APP”

 

 

An application, especially as downloaded by a user to a mobile device

“Audit Committee”

 

:

 

The audit committee of our Board of Directors

“BLE”

 

:

 

Bluetooth low energy

“Board” or ”Board of Directors”

 

:

 

The board of Directors of our Company

“Companies Act”

 

:

 

The Companies Act (Revised) of the Cayman Islands, as amended, supplemented, or modified from time to time

“Company”

 

:

 

SIMPPLE LTD., the issuer in this prospectus

“Compensation Committee”

 

:

 

The compensation committee of our Board of Directors

“Controlling Shareholder”

 

:

 

Mains d’Or, our largest Major Shareholder

“CCTV”

 

:

 

Closed Circuit Television

“COVID-19”

 

:

 

Coronavirus disease 2019

“CRS”

 

:

 

Contractors Registration System of the BCA

“Directors”

 

:

 

The directors of our Company

 

 

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“EFMA”

 

:

 

The Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990 of Singapore, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time

“Employment Act”

 

:

 

The Employment Act 1968 of Singapore, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time

“Executive Officers”

 

:

 

The executive officers of our Company. See section titled “General Information On Our GroupOur Business OverviewManagement.”

“FASB”

 

:

 

The Financial Accounting Standards Board

“Fiscal Year” or “FY”

 

:

 

Financial year ended or, as the case may be, ending December 31

“FM”

 

:

 

The facilities management sector

“GAAP”

 

:

 

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America

“Group”

 

:

 

Our Company and our subsidiaries

“GST”

 

:

 

Goods and Services Tax

“IFSC Founders”

 

:

 

IFSC Founders Pte. Ltd., a Major Shareholder

“IoT”

 

:

 

Internet-of-Things

“Listing”

 

:

 

The listing and quotation of our Shares on Nasdaq

“Mains d’Or”

 

:

 

Mains d’Or Investments Limited, our largest Major Shareholder and a Controlling Shareholder

“Major Shareholder”

 

:

 

A person who has an interest or interests (whether by record or beneficial ownership) in one or more voting Shares in our Company, and the total votes attached to that share, or those Shares, is not less than 5.0% of the total votes attached to all the voting Shares in our Company

“Nasdaq”

 

:

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

“Nasdaq Listing Rules”

 

:

 

The Nasdaq rules governing listed companies

“Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee”

 

:

 

The nominating and corporate governance committee of our Board of Directors

“Offer Price”

 

:

 

Between US$5.25 to US$6.25 for each share being offered in this Offering

“Offering”

 

:

 

The Offering of Shares by the Underwriter on behalf of our Company for subscription at the Offer Price, subject to and on the terms and conditions set out in this prospectus

“PropTech”

 

:

 

Property Technology

“SaaS”

 

 

Software as a service

“Share(s)” or “Ordinary Shares”

 

:

 

Ordinary share(s) in the share capital of our Company

 

 
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“Shareholders”

 

:

 

Registered holders of Shares

“Smart Building”

 

:

 

An industry term for any building that is equipped with advanced and integrated building technology systems, such as building automation, life safety, telecommunications, user systems, and facility management systems

“Top-Tier”

 

:

 

The top 39 Singapore facilities management contractors as of the date of this prospectus. These Level 6 contractors are registered with the BCA and categorized under the Workhead and Grading certification of FM02-L6, which enables them to bid for public sector project tenders of unlimited contract value

“Underwriting Agreement”

 

:

 

The Underwriting Agreement dated [•] 2023 entered into between our Company and Maxim Group, LLC, acting as the representative of the Underwriters, pursuant to which the Underwriters have severally but not jointly agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to them, 1,625,000 of our Shares at the Offer Price, less the underwriting discounts, as described in the sections titled “Underwriting” of this prospectus

“WICA”

 

:

 

Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 of Singapore

“WSHA”

 

:

 

Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006 of Singapore

“WSHIR”

 

:

 

Workplace Safety and Health (Incident Reporting) Regulations of Singapore

“YA”

 

:

 

Year of assessment

 

Currencies, Units and Others

 

“S$”

 

:

 

Singapore dollars, the lawful currency of the Republic of Singapore

“US$” or “$”

 

:

 

U.S. dollars and cents respectively, the lawful currency of the U.S.

“%” or “per cent.”

 

:

 

Per centum

“RMB”

 

 

 

Renminbi, lawful currency of China

 

Any discrepancies in tables included herein between the total sum of amounts listed and the totals thereof are due to rounding. Accordingly, figures shown as totals in certain tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them.

 

In this prospectus, references to “our Company” or to “the Company” are to SIMPPLE LTD. and, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to “we”, “our”, “us,” “the Company”, “our Company” or “our Group” or their other grammatical variations is a reference to our Company and our subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

Certain of our customers and suppliers are referred to in this prospectus by their trade names. Our contracts with these customers and suppliers are typically with an entity or entities in the relevant customer or supplier’s group of companies.

 

Internet site addresses in this prospectus are included for reference only and the information contained in any website, including our website, is not incorporated by reference into, and does not form part of, this prospectus.

  

 
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PUBLIC PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

 

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our Shares. For a more complete understanding of us and this Offering, you should read and carefully consider the entire prospectus, including the more detailed information set forth under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes. Some of the statements in this prospectus are forward-looking statements. See section titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

Overview

 

Headquartered in Singapore, SIMPPLE LTD. is an advanced technology solution provider in the emerging property-technology (“PropTech”) space, focused on helping facility owners and managers manage their facilities autonomously. Over the past five years, the Company has developed a proprietary ecosystem solution that automates workflow and the workforce in areas such as building maintenance, security surveillance and janitorial services. The products and services under the SIMPPLE Ecosystem are as follows:

 

SIMPPLE Software (A software platform comprising modules related to quality management, workflow management and people management)

 

SIMPPLE PLUS (Robotic solutions in Cleaning and Security domains as well as IoT Devices and peripherals)

 

SIMPPLE.AI (Next generation facilities management Autonomic Intelligence Engine that automates workflow processes in a built environment setting)

 

In addition, the Company offers professional services, such as set-up and installation and systems consultation, to its clients. On average, the solutions the Company offers increases customer efficiency in asset maintenance, while also reducing insurance costs.

 

We were founded in 2016, and our initial focus was on the development of a robotic cleaning solution. As cleaning operations usually cover a large area of space, the then-existing robotic solutions and machinery were bulky and not fit for Singapore’s infrastructure. Through the design and development of minimal human intervention cleaning robotics, we were able to build a solution to match the specific facility cleaning needs of Singapore’s skyscraper dominant environment. We understood that robotics should not be a standalone solution. Instead, we realized the merits of a fully automated Smart Building model with the integration of robotic solutions. We believe that our ecosystem-focused solution will create more value to building owners and facility managers as often times, data inputs alone are insufficient for efficient operations. Decision-making logic and intelligent task allocation to deployable assets must be built into the platform solution in order to achieve autonomous operations within a facility.

 

The SIMPPLE Ecosystem has market penetration across various industries in Singapore, including being adopted by 209 out of 432, or slightly less than half of the schools in Singapore as of April 2021. Out of the 29 hospitals in Singapore as of 2021, 7 hospitals have adopted the SIMPPLE Ecosystem in the past. Furthermore, 4 out of 6 autonomous universities in Singapore, and leading property developers and facilities services companies in Singapore have also adopted the SIMPPLE Ecosystem in the past. 

 

Innovation is one of our core values. In 2020, the Company collaborated with a private hospital group to win the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) SEA Innovation Award for SIMPPLE Ecosystem’s novelty and value creation to the facilities management sector. Innovation did not end there. In the first quarter of 2022, we were awarded an industry project to develop the next-generation facilities management platform that can automate workflows within a building. This development project was supported by the Singapore Government as well as four key partners, who are the largest private property developers in Singapore. Capital for the project was provided directly by the Singapore Government.

 

We conduct our business through three subsidiaries, namely IFSC Pte. Ltd. (“IFSC”), SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd. (“SIMPPLE Pte Ltd”) and Gaussian Robotics Pte. Ltd. (“Gaussian Robotics” or “GS”). IFSC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the issuer; and both SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd. and GS are wholly owned by IFSC. All three of our subsidiaries are Singapore companies. See “Prospectus Summary – Our Corporate Structure and History.”

 

While the main product and development centers around the software platform sold under the IFSC brand name, the robotic distribution revenue stream contributed by Gaussian Robotics forms the sustainable cash flow of the group, allowing the Company to reinvest profits made from the distribution business into development of the software platform which is a high growth SaaS model product. Our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was S$6,510,169 and S$4,179,300, respectively. We recorded a net loss of S$787,512 and net income of S$65,819 for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Our indebtedness for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was S$2,462,254 and S$3,180,459, respectively.

  

 

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Our Industry

 

Our business is to support facility owners and managers. Our industry is growing due to advances in technology and the continued growth of the real estate market generally. As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a strong focus towards digital hygiene and sanitation solutions including property technology, as well as workforce optimization. According to an industry report released by Fortune Business Insights, the global facilities management market is projected to grow from US$1.3 trillion in 2022 to US$1.9 trillion by 2029, a CAGR of 5.7%.

 

We currently compete in Singapore and are expanding our global presence through the setting up of satellite offices and onboarding of distributors in cities where we do not have a physical presence. According to Gen Consulting Company (source: https://gen-cons.com/store/facility-management-market-in-singapore/) the facilities management market in Singapore was valued at US$966 million in 2021 and is projected to grow at 2.1% CAGR from 2022 to 2028, to a value of US$1.1 billion. The growing emphasis on outsourcing non-core operations and growth in the real estate sector is expected to drive the Singapore market for facility management services. Moreover, the government regulation on safety measures and environmental concerns to follow green practices is expected to drive the market.

 

SIMPPLE has also established strong sales channels with distributors of our products and services, including with a recognized brand, in their respective industries. The distributor network extends beyond Singapore and covers Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Malaysia, providing us the ability to compete globally and the opportunity to expand globally in the future. SIMPPLE intends to set up satellite offices in Australia, Malaysia, and North America so that we are better able to penetrate the market. In addition, global partnerships with IoT manufacturers, network providers as well as FM providers allow SIMPPLE to tap on their networks to cross-sell multiple and new product lines, which are relevant to the end-clients.

 

Being software driven, we are able to remotely access and set up software services for our clients, currently with hardware set up being performed by distributors, or with our planned satellite offices in the future. We have also partnered with global network providers to ensure our IoT devices have connectivity in the territories we intend to establish a presence in. Moreover, the distributors that we are partnering with are typically distributors of robotic equipment for facilities services and find SIMPPLE Software a complementary solution that they can also distribute. We believe that these factors will help enable us to compete globally.

 

Technology. The FM industry is moving into the era of Smart Building Automation. Deployment of CCTV cameras and IoT sensors throughout facilities is becoming prevalent as facilities management companies and their managers want to monitor work progress across multiple sites simultaneously while ensuring proper execution of maintenance tasks by vendors all from their office. The growing acceptance by facility owners enables peace of mind to manage the facility. Through a central command center, mobile facilities management teams can respond to any incident on-site faster and more accurately. Moreover, with increased automation, facility and engineering professionals will be able to spend more time managing tenants and occupiers’ needs, while reducing personnel required on-site, and potentially be able to oversee a bigger portfolio of buildings than prior technology would have permitted.

 

Real Estate and Facilities Management. Demand across commercial office and retail buildings, industrial facilities and residential buildings in Singapore has grown moderately over the past five years and will continue to grow at a faster pace as the country (and the world) reopens its borders. Facilities management, including cleaning and security services, will continue to be a key focus in Singapore and around the world. According to an industry report released by Fortune Business Insights, the global facilities management market is projected to grow from US$1.3 trillion in 2022 to US$1.9 trillion by 2029, at a CAGR of 5.7%. Government bodies, not just in Singapore but globally, are accelerating the shift towards technology automation and green buildings. In Singapore, we see government initiatives and incentives spearheading technology adoption across different industries. Workforce productivity continues to be a key focus area as companies transform and grow to stay competitive in the global landscape. As such, technology automation and artificial intelligence will remain top of mind for companies with primary operations in Singapore and other developed nations. See “Industry Overview.”

 

Our Competitive Strengths

 

 

We believe our main competitive strengths are as follows:

 

Strong market presence with established track record

 

We have a strong foothold in the Singapore facilities management market, serving over 60 clients in both the public and private sectors. We service 20 out of the 39 Top-Tier Singapore facilities management contractors as of the date of this prospectus. 

 

Automated Building Management with fully integrated and customized solutions

 

With SIMPPLE.AI, SIMPPLE automates the way facilities are managed. The SIMPPLE Ecosystem is currently the only solution in Singapore that fully integrates a customized mix of IoT sensors, robotics technologies and facility management software. Of the above, SIMPPLE has the ability to not only read and visualize robotic data, but also to perform command and control via a proprietary device, thus allowing for a fully automated process based on sensor and data input without human intervention.

 

Strong Channels and Partnerships

 

SIMPPLE has also established strong sales channels with distributors of our products and services, including a recognized brand. The distributor network extends beyond Singapore and covers Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Malaysia, providing us the ability to compete globally and the opportunity to expand globally in the future. SIMPPLE intends to set up satellite offices in Australia, Malaysia, and North America so that we are better able to penetrate the market. In addition, global partnerships with IoT manufacturers, network providers as well as FM providers allow SIMPPLE to tap on their networks to cross-sell multiple and new product lines, which are relevant to the end-clients.

 

The SIMPPLE Ecosystem has market penetration across various industries in Singapore, including being adopted by 209 out of 432, or slightly less than half of the schools in Singapore as of April 2021. Out of the 29 hospitals in Singapore as of 2021, 7 hospitals have adopted the SIMPPLE Ecosystem in the past. Furthermore, 4 out of 6 autonomous universities in Singapore, and leading property developers and facilities services companies in Singapore have also adopted the SIMPPLE Ecosystem in the past.

 

Proprietary technology platform powered by AI and machine learning

 

We have built the SIMPPLE Ecosystem as an operating system layer that integrates seamlessly with our robots, IoT sensors and the human workforce, where operations will be autonomous in the future while having minimal human intervention. SIMPPLE was also built to be future-ready, with the architecture being able to integrate with multiple third party IoT devices and robotics as well as other software platforms if required.

 

See “Our Business Overview – Our Competitive Strengths” for more information.

 

 
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Our Business Strategies and Future Plans

 

Our business strategies and future plans are as follows:

 

Product Improvement through Research and Development

 

We plan to refine our SIMPPLE.AI’s capabilities through extensive training on the Artificial Intelligence model to detect new and more objects through enhanced video analytics and build scenarios to act upon based on the requirements of building owners and facility managers.

 

On the hardware front with robots, we intend to expand our service capacity through the use of technology as opposed to increasing reliance on human intervention. We also aim to secure intellectual properties in relation to the development of robotics.

 

Expansion Through Organic Growth and Acquisitions

 

Organic Growth. We intend to grow into new market segments such as aviation spaces, healthcare centers and hospitals, hotels, industrial centers and residential estates.

 

Acquisitions. We also intend to pursue suitable inorganic growth opportunities such as acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances to expand our suite of solutions in the facilities management space. For example, potential acquisition or strategic investment targets may include: (1) companies with deep technical capabilities in artificial intelligence, vision analytics and computer visioning, (2) companies with a large customer user base in the facilities management sector, (3) companies that the Company can vertically or horizontally integrate with to bring more value to property developers and facility owners and (4) distributors of technology and equipment in the facilities management space. We may also acquire or team up with companies that provide complementary services in new markets segments such as those described above. We believe that building up a comprehensive suite of facilities services technologies will enable us to maintain our competitive edge and attract building owners to adopt our integrated and holistic solution.

 

Strategic Alliances. Strategic alliances with complementary businesses and organizations such as property developers, facility management companies, building services contractors, robotic distributors and governmental agencies can be an economically efficient means to entering new markets and service offerings. For example, we recently signed a memorandum of understanding with a large IoT manufacturer with market presence in over 70 countries, enabling us to build our partner’s software analytics platform based on SIMPPLE Software. The potential partnership will support SIMPPLE’s market penetration globally into various facilities by complementing our software with physical sensors as a product when marketed to potential customers. The scope of the memorandum of understanding includes integrating and marketing each party’s solutions to end-users in Singapore and overseas, and the development of joint commercial sales kit to market the party’s sensors and software as an ecosystem solution as part of both party’s internationalization plans. The memorandum of understanding does not provide certain key financial terms, such as the costs to be borne by each party and the share of any revenues to be realized from the project; these terms are to be negotiated and reflected in the definitive agreement.

 

Global Expansion: The Company is currently operating predominantly in Singapore. SIMPPLE has also established strong sales channels with distributors of our products and services, including with a recognized brand, in their respective industries. The distributor network extends beyond Singapore and covers Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Malaysia, providing us the ability to compete globally and the opportunity to expand globally in the future. 

 

The Company also intends to strengthen its overseas presence by establishing offices in Australia, Malaysia and North America as well as by hiring local industry veterans to be spokespersons for SIMPPLE. Each local market may contain different market preferences and labor regulations or policies, and establishing the right business connections to scale in the market and understanding the country’s labor situation and law are critical paths to success for SIMPPLE’s internationalization strategy in overcoming such challenges. As such, the addition of overseas industry veterans may provide the Company with insights to the local market, which includes labor unions and identification of clients who are primed for technology adoption, which we hope will translate to a higher probability of closing new sales. Through distributorships and global partnerships, the Company would be able to deploy solutions in these markets for clients who have already utilized SIMPPLE’s products and services in Singapore. Our current strategy in Singapore can be replicated through remote software set-up and support while satellite offices and distributors would provide hardware set up and training. This allows us to scale our solutions globally and sustainably

 

We plan to expand into overseas regions such as Southeast Asia (Malaysia), Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and North America. The Company has started business discussions with distributors and clients operating from such regions with the intention to enter into distribution and/or strategic partnership agreements. Some of these overseas clients have also placed purchase orders with the Company as we pursue growth and expansion overseas. The Company understands the challenges of global expansion including labor laws, working with unions and cultural differences, and intends to hire local staff in each location to better solution our product offering for the market.

 

Our road map for future growth

 

Guided by mega-trends such as rising populations and increased world-wide technology adoption, we see ourselves leading the change in the facility management industry delivering the next-generation PropTech solution to meet the needs of building owners and facility managers, which includes technological advances such as data and analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. As such, we have outlined four key strategic thrusts to expand the business in this growing market for connected systems in facilities management industry:

 

 

·

Contribute to Industry Transformation

 

 

 

 

·

Accelerate Focused Innovation and Technology

 

 

 

 

·

Develop Strategic Partnerships

 

 

 

 

·

Focus on Rapid and Rational Growth

 

 

 

See “Our Business Overview – Our Business Strategies and Future Plans” for more information

 

 

 
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Summary Risk Factors

 

An investment in the Ordinary Shares involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in the Ordinary Shares, you should consider carefully the risks described below, together with all of the other information set forth in this prospectus, including the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be materially and adversely affected, which could cause the trading price of the Ordinary Shares to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. Further, if we fail to meet the expectations of the public market in any given period, the market price of the Ordinary Shares could decline. Our business involves significant risks and uncertainties, some of which are outside of our control. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business and financial condition could suffer and the price of the Ordinary Shares could decline. The risks described below are not the only ones that we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business. You should only consider investing in the Ordinary Shares if you can bear the risk of loss of your entire investment.

 

Risks Relating to Our Business

 

 

 

 

·

We may incur losses in the future;

 

 

 

 

·

There is no assurance that our future expansion and other growth plans will be successful;

 

 

 

 

·

There is no assurance that our existing agreements with our customers or suppliers will be renewed upon expiry or that we will be successful in securing new customer or distribution agreements.

 

 

 

 

·

We are exposed to the credit risks of our customers and we may experience delays or defaults in collecting our receivables, and thus we face liquidity risks;

 

 

 

 

·

We depend on a limited number of manufacturers and our reputation and results of operations would be harmed if these manufacturers fail to meet our requirements. While we have not yet experienced any material disruptions due to our dependence on the limited number of manufacturers, we cannot assure you that this will not occur in the future;

 

 

 

 

·

If critical components of the robotics products that we currently purchase from our current single supplier of such products become unavailable, we may incur delays in shipment, which could damage our business;

 

 
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·

We depend on certain equipment to perform our services, and we therefore are subject to associated risks of maintenance and obsolescence;

 

 

 

 

·

A significant portion of our historical revenues have come from the distribution, deploying, and maintaining FM-related robotics such as robotic sweepers, scrubbers, Automated Guided Vehicles and security bots through our distribution agreement with Shanghai Gaoxian Automation Technology Development Co., Ltd.  (“Shanghai Gaoxian”). Failure to maintain and extend this distribution agreement likely will result in a decrease in our revenue;

 

 

 

 

·

Our insurance coverage may not cover all our damages and losses;

 

 

 

 

·

We are subject to risks associated with debt financing, including rising interest rates

 

 

 

 

·

We are dependent on our ability to retain existing senior management personnel and to attract new qualified management personnel;

 

 

 

 

·

We are exposed to risks of infringement of our intellectual property rights and the unauthorized use of our trademarks by third parties and we may face litigation suits for intellectual property infringement;

 

 

 

 

·

Any inability by us to consummate and effectively incorporate acquisitions into our business operations may adversely affect our results of operations;

 

 

 

 

·

If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired;

 

 

 

 

·

Any adverse material changes to the Singapore market (whether localized or resulting from global economic or other conditions) such as the occurrence of an economic recession, pandemic or widespread outbreak of an infectious disease (such as COVID-19), could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition;

 

 

 

 

·

Many of the economies in Asia, including Singapore, are experiencing substantial inflationary pressures which may prompt the governments to take action to control the growth of the economy and inflation that could lead to a significant decrease in our profitability in the future; and

 

 

 

 

·

Our subsidiaries are subject to the laws of Singapore, which differ in certain material respects from the laws of the United States.

 

 

 

Risks Relating to The Industry In Which We Operate

 

 

 

 

·

Our products and software are highly technical and may contain undetected software bugs or vulnerabilities, which could manifest in ways that could seriously harm our reputation and our business;

 

 

 

 

·

We face intense competition from other providers of robots, including diversified technology providers, as well as competition from providers offering alternative products, which could negatively impact our results of operations and cause our market share to decline;

 

 

 

 

·

The technology industry serving FM companies in Singapore is highly competitive;

 

 

 

 

·

It may be difficult to enforce any judgment obtained in the United States against us, our Directors, Executive Officers, or our affiliates; and

 

 

 

 

·

We are incorporated in Cayman Islands and subject to relevant Cayman Islands laws.

 

 
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Risks Relating to Our Corporate Structure and to An Investment In Our Shares

 

 

 

 

·

We are incorporated in the Cayman Islands and subject to relevant Cayman Islands laws;

 

 

 

 

·

We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and conduct substantially all of our operations, and all of our directors and executive officers reside, outside of the United States. You may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through U.S. courts may be limited;

 

 

 

 

·

An active trading market for our Shares may not develop and could affect the trading price of our Shares;

 

 

 

 

·

Our share price may fluctuate significantly in the future, and you may lose all or part of your investment, and litigation may be brought against us;

 

 

 

 

·

Investors in our Shares will face immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value per Share and may experience future dilution;

 

 

 

 

·

We will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq Listing Rules and, as a result, may rely on exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that provide protection to shareholders of other companies;

 

 

 

 

·

Our Shares may trade below $5.00 per share, and thus would be known as “penny stock”. Trading in penny stocks has certain restrictions and these restrictions could negatively affect the price and liquidity of our Shares;

 

 

 

 

·

If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may delist our Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market price of our Shares could decline;

 

 

 

 

·

We qualify as a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we will not be subject to U.S. proxy rules and will be subject to Exchange Act reporting obligations that permit less detailed and less frequent reporting than that of a U.S. domestic public company; and

 

 

 

 

·

We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.

 

 
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Our Corporate Structure and History

 

The chart below illustrates our corporate structure and identifies our subsidiaries (i) as of the date of this prospectus and (ii) after giving effect to the Offering:

 

    

*Chart shows shareholding before/after the Offering

 

The above chart assumes an Offering of 1,625,000 Ordinary Shares, and assumes that the Underwriters’ over-allotment option has not been exercised.

 

Name

Background

Ownership

 

 

 

IFSC Pte. Ltd.

Incorporated on March 18, 2016 as a private company limited by shares under the laws of Singapore

100% owned by SIMPPLE LTD.

 

 

 

Gaussian Robotics Pte. Ltd.

Incorporated on May 18, 2017 as a private company limited by shares under the laws of Singapore. Acquired by IFSC Pte. Ltd. on August 15, 2017

100% owned by IFSC Pte. Ltd.

 

 

 

SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd.

Incorporated on October 13, 2020 as a private company limited by shares under the laws of Singapore

100% owned by IFSC Pte. Ltd.

 

 
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SIMPPLE LTD., the issuer in this Offering, was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on August 24, 2022 as an exempted company under the name “SIMPPLE LTD.”

 

IFSC was incorporated in Singapore on March 18, 2016 as a private company limited by shares under the name “IFSC Pte. Ltd.”

 

Gaussian Robotics was incorporated in Singapore on May 18, 2017 as a private company limited by shares under the name “Gaussian Robotics Pte. Ltd.”. Gaussian Robotics became a wholly owned subsidiary of IFSC on August 15, 2017.

 

SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd. was incorporated in Singapore on October 13, 2020 as a wholly owned subsidiary of IFSC under the name “SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd.”.

 

On October 21, 2022, we consummated a reorganization (the “Reorganization”), pursuant to which SIMPPLE LTD., our Cayman Islands issuer, became the 100% owner of IFSC. IFSC is the 100% owner of both Gaussian Robotics and SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd., and also is engaged in our facilities management software business, including in connection with the SIMPPLE Ecosystem and SIMPPLE.AI.  In connection with the Reorganization, the former shareholders of IFSC exchanged their IFSC ordinary shares for Ordinary Shares of the Company.

 

POO Chong Hee, who is a principal of a certain customer, is an indirect beneficial owner of 17.37% our Ordinary Shares. See “Principal Shareholders.” All of our customer contracts with the customer affiliated with Mr. POO have been negotiated at arm’s length. See “Related Party Transactions.”

 

Our Controlling Shareholder currently both directly and indirectly owns 64.75% of our Ordinary Shares and, upon consummation of this Offering, our Controlling Shareholder will own 58.21% of our Ordinary Shares, which represent 58.21% of the total voting power of our outstanding Ordinary Shares. See “Risk Factors - Risks Relating to Management, Governance and Ownership.”

   

Corporate Information

 

Our principal place of business is 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent #03-07, Singapore 139951. Our registered office in the Cayman Islands is Harneys Fiduciary (Cayman) Limited, 4th Floor, Harbour Place, 103 South Church Street, P.O. Box 10240, Grand Cayman KY1-1002, Cayman Islands. The telephone and facsimile numbers of our registered office are +65 6816 2194 and +65 6909 6936, respectively. Our agent for service of process in the United States is Cogency Global Inc., located at 122 East 42nd Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10168. Our corporate website is https://www.simpple.com.sg/ Information contained on our website does not constitute part of this prospectus

  

Implications of Being an “Emerging Growth Company” and a “Foreign Private Issuer”

 

Emerging Growth Company

 

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). As such, we are eligible, for up to five years, to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other publicly traded entities that are not emerging growth companies. These exemptions include:

 

 

 

 

·

the ability to include only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations disclosure;

 

 

 

 

·

exemptions from the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting;

 

 

 

 

·

to the extent that we no longer qualify as a foreign private issuer, (i) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and (ii) exemptions from the requirement to hold a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation, including golden parachute compensation.

 

 
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We may take advantage of these provisions until the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the consummation of this Offering or such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company.

 

As a result, the information contained in this prospectus may be different from the information you receive from other public companies in which you hold shares. We do not know if some investors will find the Shares less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions. The result may be a less active trading market for the Shares, and the price of the Shares may become more volatile.

 

We will remain an emerging growth company until the earliest of: (1) the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual gross revenue exceeds $1.235 billion; (2) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of this Offering; (3) the date that we become a “large accelerated filer” as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, which would occur if the market value of the Shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter; or (4) the date on which we have issued more than $1.00 billion in non-convertible debt securities during any three-year period.

 

Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, for complying with new or revised accounting standards. We have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards and acknowledge such election is irrevocable pursuant to Section 107 of the JOBS Act. 

 

Foreign Private Issuer

 

Upon consummation of this Offering, we will report under the Exchange Act as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. Even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, as long as we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we will be exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including:

 

 

 

 

·

the rules under the Exchange Act requiring domestic filers to issue financial statements prepared under U.S. GAAP;

 

 

 

 

·

the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act;

 

 

 

 

·

the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and

 

 

 

 

·

the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specific information, or current reports on Form 8-K, upon the occurrence of specified significant events.

 

 

 

Notwithstanding these exemptions, we will file with the SEC, within four months after the end of each fiscal year, or such applicable time as required by the SEC, an annual report on Form 20-F containing financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm.

 

We may take advantage of these exemptions until such time as we are no longer a foreign private issuer. We would cease to be a foreign private issuer at such time as more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are held by U.S. residents and any of the following three circumstances applies: (i) the majority of our Executive Officers or members of our Board of Directors are U.S. citizens or residents, (ii) more than 50% of our assets are located in the United States, or (iii) our business is administered principally in the United States.

 

Both foreign private issuers and emerging growth companies are also exempt from certain more extensive executive compensation disclosure rules. Thus, even if we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, but remain a foreign private issuer, we will continue to be exempt from the more extensive compensation disclosures required of companies that are neither an emerging growth company nor a foreign private issuer and will continue to be permitted to follow our home country practice on such matters.

   

 
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Implications of Being a Controlled Company

 

Upon the completion of this Offering, we will be a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq Listing Rules because our Controlling Shareholder will hold 58.21% of our total issued and outstanding Shares and will be able to exercise 58.21% of the total voting power of our issued and outstanding share capital. For so long as we remain a “controlled company,” we are permitted to elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements. If we rely on these exemptions, you will not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements. See section titled “Risk FactorsRisks Relating to an Investment in our Shares.”

  

Even if we cease to be a controlled company, we may still rely on exemptions available to foreign private issuers.

 

Market and Industry Data

 

We obtained certain industry, market and competitive position data in this prospectus from our own internal estimates, surveys and research and from publicly available information, including industry and general publications and research, surveys and studies conducted by third parties, such as reports by governmental agencies, for example, the Singapore Department of Statistics, the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority, among others, and by private entities. None of these governmental agencies and private entities are affiliated with our Company, and the information contained in this report has not been reviewed or endorsed by any of them.

 

Industry publications, research, surveys, studies and forecasts generally state that the information they contain has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable but that the accuracy and completeness of such information is not guaranteed. Forecasts and other forward-looking information obtained from these sources are subject to the same qualifications and uncertainties as the other forward-looking statements in this prospectus. These forecasts and forward-looking information are subject to uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described under “Risk Factors”. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the forecasts or estimates from independent third parties and us.

 

Trademarks, Service Marks and Tradenames

 

We have proprietary rights to trademarks used in this prospectus that are important to our business, many of which are registered under applicable intellectual property laws. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names referred to in this prospectus are without the ® and ™ symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensors to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.

 

This prospectus contains additional trademarks, service marks and trade names of others, which are the property of their respective owners. All trademarks, service marks and trade names appearing in this prospectus are, to our knowledge, the property of their respective owners. We do not intend our use or display of other companies’ trademarks, service marks, copyrights, or trade names to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, any other companies.

  

Presentation of Financial and Other Information

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all financial information contained in this prospectus is prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

 

All references in this prospectus to “U.S. dollars,” “US$,” “$” and “USD” refer to the currency of the United States of America and all references to “S$,” “Singapore dollar,” or “SGD” refer to the currency of Singapore. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to currency amounts in this prospectus are in USD.

 

We have made rounding adjustments to some of the figures contained in this prospectus. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in some tables may not be exact arithmetic aggregations of the figures that preceded them.

   

 
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Impact of COVID-19

 

The COVID-19 outbreak has adversely affected (and a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases could result in an additional widespread health crisis that could adversely affect) the economies and financial markets worldwide, and the business of the Company could be materially and adversely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak and any such other outbreak. Furthermore, our business may be adversely affected if continued concerns relating to COVID-19 continue to restrict travel, or result in the Company’s personnel, vendors and services providers being unavailable to pursue their business objectives free of COVID-19 related restrictions. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our business in the future will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including for example new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact. If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 or other matters of global concern continue for an extended period of time, our ability to pursue our business objectives may be materially adversely affected. In addition, our ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be adversely impacted by COVID-19 and other events, including as a result of increased market volatility, decreased market liquidity and third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to us or at all.

 

THE OFFERING

 

 

 

Shares offered by us:

 

1,625,000 Ordinary Shares (or 1,868,750 Ordinary Shares if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Shares within 45 days of the date of this prospectus from us in full).

 

Offer Price:

 

Between US$5.25 to US$6.25 per Share.

 

Number of Shares outstanding before this Offering:

 

14,463,661 Shares are outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.

 

Shares to be outstanding immediately after this Offering:

 

16,088,661 Shares (or 16,332,411 Shares if the Underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional Shares within 45 days of the date of this prospectus from us in full).

 

Over-allotment option to purchase additional Shares:

 

We have granted the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 243,750 additional Shares from us within 45 days of the date of this prospectus.

 

Use of proceeds:

 

We estimate that our net proceeds from this Offering will be approximately US$7.1 million, or approximately US$8.4 million if the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full, assuming an initial public Offer Price of US$5.75 per Share, which is the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

 

 

We plan to use the net proceeds of this Offering as follows (assuming no exercise of the over-allotment option):

 

 

·

Approximately $2.0 million for research and development of products and technology as well as intellectual property strategy and implementation.

 

 

·

Approximately $1.3 million for scaling up sales and marketing into overseas markets and for opening selected satellite offices.

 

 

·

Approximately $1.0 million for potential acquisitions and strategic investments. See “Acquisition Opportunities” for a description of our acquisition and strategic investment opportunities. We have no specific acquisition or strategic investment targets at this time.

 

 

·

The remaining net proceeds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

Lock-up:

 

We have agreed with the Underwriters that for a period of six (6) months following the date of execution of the underwriting agreement, the Company will not (a) offer, sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Shares, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares; or (b) file or cause to be filed any registration statement with the SEC relating to the Offering of any Shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Shares. In addition, our Directors, Executive Officers and Major Shareholders have agreed with the underwriter not to sell, transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of our Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our Shares for a period of six (6) months after the date of this prospectus. See sections titled “Shares Eligible for Future Sale” and “Underwriting” for more information.

 

 

 

Controlled company

 

 

After this Offering, assuming an offering size as set forth in this section, our Controlling Shareholder will own approximately 58.21% of our Shares (or 57.34% of our Shares if the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full). As a result, we expect to be a controlled company within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq. See section titled “Prospectus Summary — Implications of Being a Controlled Company”.

 

 

 

Listing

 

We intend to list the Shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SPPL.” We will not consummate and close this offering without a listing approval letter from Nasdaq Capital Market.

 

 

 

Risk factors

 

See section titled “Risk Factors” and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in the Shares.

 

 

 

SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

The following summary presents consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and summary consolidated statements of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, which have been derived from our audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. You should read this “Summary Financial Information” section together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section included elsewhere in this prospectus.

   

 
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The following table presents our summarized consolidated statements of income data for the periods indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audited for the years ended December, 31

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

 

S$

 

 

S$

 

 

US$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

4,179,300

 

 

6,510,169

 

 

 4,856,885

 

Cost of revenues

 

 

(1,852,751 )

 

(2,910,873

)

 

(2,171,645

)

Gross profit

 

 

2,326,549

 

 

3,599,296

 

 

2,685,240

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Selling and marketing expenses

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

(2,270,830 )

 

 

 (4,572,654

)

 

 

(3,411,410

)

(Loss) Income from operations

 

 

55,719

 

 

 

(973,358

)

 

 

(726,170

)

Other income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

 

390,013

 

 

 

 441,341

 

 

 

329,261

 

Interest expense

 

 

(157,147 )

 

 

(130,868

)

 

 

(97,634

)

Other expense

 

 

(55,694 )

 

 

(5,946

)

 

 

(4,436

)

(Loss) Income before tax expense

 

 

232,891

 

 

 

(668,831

)

 

 

(498,979

)

Income tax expense

 

 

(167,072 )

 

 

(118,681

)

 

 

(88,541

)

Net (loss) income

 

 

65,819

 

 

 

(787,512

)

 

 

(587,520

)

 

The following table presents our summarized consolidated balance sheet data for the periods indicated.

 

 

 

Audited as of December, 31

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

 

S$

 

 

S$

 

 

US$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

757,736

 

 

 

535,023

 

 

 

399,152

 

Total current assets

 

 

4,708,775

 

 

 

4,379,354

 

 

 

3,267,200

 

Total non-current assets

 

 

221,566

 

 

 

1,452,672

 

 

 

1,083,760

 

Total Assets

 

 

4,930,341

 

 

 

5,832,026

 

 

 

4,350,960

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

3,563,852

 

 

 

4,014,517

 

 

 

2,995,014

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

 

2,255,936

 

 

 

1,494,468

 

 

 

1,114,942

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

5,819,788

 

 

 

5,508,985

 

 

 

4,109,956

 

Working Capital (Deficiency)

 

 

1,144,923

 

 

 

364,837

 

 

 

272,186

 

Total shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

 

(889,447 )

 

 

323,041

 

 

 

241,004

 

 

The following table presents our summarized consolidated cash flows data for the periods indicated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audited for the years ended

December, 31

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

 

S$

 

 

S$

 

 

US$

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(287,779 )

 

 

48,834

 

 

 

36,433

 

Net cash (used in)/ from investing activities

 

 

795,241

 

 

 

(1,231,168

)

 

 

(918,508

Net cash from/ (used in) financial activities

 

 

(1,173,068 )

 

 

959,621

 

 

 

715,921

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in cash flows

 

 

(665,606 )

 

 

(222,713

)

 

 

(166,154

)

 

 
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RISK FACTORS

 

Prospective investors should carefully consider and evaluate each of the following considerations and all other information set forth in this prospectus before deciding to invest in our Shares. The following section describes some of the significant risks known to us now that could directly or indirectly affect us and the value or trading price of our Shares and should not be construed as a comprehensive listing of all risk factors. The following section does not state risks unknown to us now but which could occur in the future and risks which we currently believe to be not material but may subsequently turn out to be so. Should these risks occur and/or turn out to be material, they could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. To the best of our Directors’ knowledge and belief, the risk factors that are material to investors in making an informed judgment have been set out below. If any of the following considerations and uncertainties develops into actual events, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. In such cases, the trading price of our Shares could decline and investors may lose all or part of their investment in our Shares. Prospective investors are advised to apprise themselves of all factors involving the risks of investing in our Shares from their professional advisers before making any decision to invest in our Shares.

 

This prospectus also contains forward-looking statements having direct and/or indirect implications on our future performance. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including the risks and uncertainties faced by us described below and elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS

 

We may incur losses in the future.

 

We anticipate that our operating expenses, together with the increased general administrative expenses of a public company upon completion of this offering, will increase in the foreseeable future as we seek to maintain and continue to grow our business, attract potential customers and further enhance our service offering. These efforts may prove more expensive than we currently anticipate, and we may not succeed in increasing our revenue sufficiently to offset these higher expenses. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, we may incur net losses in the future and may be unable to achieve or maintain profitability on a quarterly or annual basis for the foreseeable future.

 

There is no assurance that our future expansion and other growth plans will be successful.

 

As part of our future plans, we intend to expand our SIMPPLE Ecosystem through the further development of SIMPPLE.AI. We may expand our range of services organically, or inorganically through licensing, joint ventures, acquisitions and/or strategic alliances.

 

As such, we may be subject to risks related to the expansion of our Group such as, among others:

 

 

·

the availability of sufficient funds;

 

 

 

 

·

difficulties arising from operating a significantly larger and more complex organization;

 

 

 

 

·

difficulties in entering into new businesses for which we may not be as or at all familiar;

 

 

 

 

·

difficulties in integrating the assets and the business operations of the subsidiaries and strategic alliances cohesively;

 

 

 

 

·

failure to realize expected profitability or growth;

 

 

 

 

·

failure to realize expected synergies and cost savings; and

 

 

 

 

·

unforeseen legal, regulatory, contractual, labor or other issues, whether in Singapore or elsewhere.

 

 
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We may also enter into new geographic markets such as Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, the Middle East, the United Kingdom and the United States depending on the demand for our services as well as opportunities for growth. See section titled “General Information on our Group — Our Business Overview — Our Business Strategies and Future Plans” for further details. Overseas expansion involves numerous risks, including but not limited to legal and regulatory risks and financial costs. We cannot assure you that our operations in new geographic markets will be profitable. In addition to the above, geographic expansion will require substantial management dedication and efforts which may require significant additional expenditures. The successful implementation of our growth strategies depends on a variety of factors including our ability to hire and retain key management personnel, negotiate attractive terms for such acquisitions or expansions that may command high valuations, and obtain sufficient financing for our capital expenditures. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain the required financing or that we will continue to have sufficient cash flow to fund our Group’s expansion. The above-mentioned challenges associated with our growth plans may place increased demands on our management and on our operational systems and other resources, and could also increase our exposure to unanticipated risks and liabilities.

 

As such, there is no assurance that our Group will be successful in implementing our future plans or that we will be able to realize the profits, growth, or synergies expected from our Group’s expansion. In the event that we are unable to effectively or successfully execute our expansion strategies, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

 

There is no assurance that our existing agreements with our customers or suppliers will be renewed upon expiry or that we will be successful in securing new customer or distribution agreements. 

 

To the extent that the demand for facilities management, particularly in Singapore, is adversely affected for any reasons, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

 

Our agreements with our customers and suppliers are typically for a term of two to three years.

 

We are currently the master distributor of Shanghai Gaoxian’s FM-related robotics such as robotic sweepers, scrubbers, Automated Guided Vehicles and security bots in Singapore and Qatar. Our distribution rights are derived from the Exclusive Distribution and Partnership Agreement effective as of December 1, 2020 with Shanghai Gaoxian (the “Distribution Agreement”). The Distribution Agreement grants to the Company a three-year distribution right to distribute Shanghai Gaoxian’s Ecobot product line in Singapore and Qatar, and these distribution rights will automatically renew if certain minimum ordering volume (“MOV”) milestones in “Tier 1 Markets”, including Singapore and Qatar, are achieved. The milestones for renewal are RMB 12 million in 2020, RMB 31 million in 2021 and RMB 31 million in 2022.  If these MOV milestones are met, the terms for renewal will be subject to separate discussion and agreement. Failure to achieve these milestones will result in Shanghai Gaoxian having certain enumerated rights over the sales team and sales strategy of Gaussian Robotics. These include the right to establish a sales team within Gaussian Robotics if 2020 MOV milestones are not met and/or to take charge of Gaussian Robotics’s sales strategy if 2021 MOV milestones are not set.

 

The outbreak of COVID-19 contributed to an increase in revenue in 2020, and the Company was able to meet the milestone for year 2020 with revenue from the sale of products under the Distribution Agreement being S$3,294,033 (approximately RMB 16,470,165), contributing to approximately 93% of our revenue for the year.

 

However, due to shortages of chip components and port closures in China, the Company was unable to meet the milestone for year 2021, with revenues from the sale of products under the Distribution Agreement being S$2,728,261 (approximately RMB 13,641,305) in 2021, contributing to approximately 65% of our revenue for the year.

 

The Company had revenue from the sale of products under the Distribution Agreement of S$4,464,800 (approximately RMB 23,032,724) for the full year of 2022, contributing to approximately 84% of our revenue, a strong rebound from the previous year although it was a shortfall from the milestone for year 2022.

 

While the Company had been in initial discussion with Shanghai Gaoxian, and based on written communications with Shanghai Gaoxian, as at the date of this prospectus, believes that its distribution rights under the Distribution Agreement will be renewed at the end of the first three-year term, failure to maintain or extend the Distribution Agreement likely will result in a decrease in our distribution related revenues. See “Business – Exclusive Distribution and Partnership Agreement with Shanghai Gaoxian” on page 62 for more information.

  

Besides the disclosure above, we are not aware of any information or arrangement which would lead to a cessation or termination of any existing agreements or relationships with our customers or suppliers. However, there is no assurance that our existing customer or distribution contracts will be renewed or extended by our customers or suppliers on the exact same terms, or at all. To the extent that we are unable to secure new customer or distribution agreements as our existing customer or distribution agreements expire, our profitability and prospects could be materially and adversely affected. We do not currently hold any intellectual property rights or licenses associated with our robotic products in relation to our distribution agreements. However, to the extent that we obtain any intellectual property rights or licenses associated with our robotic products in the future, such intellectual property rights or licenses may be materially and adversely affected in the event that our existing distribution agreements expire.

 

Further, our customer agreements typically permit our customers to terminate our service without cause by providing an agreed upon prior notice, and for full payment to us (even when terminated prematurely by the customer). However, if a substantial number of our customer agreements are terminated early for any reason, and we are unable to secure new customer agreements in a timely manner, this could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

We are exposed to the credit risks of our customers and we may experience delays or defaults in collecting our receivables, and thus we face liquidity risks.

 

We face uncertainties over the timeliness of our customers’ payments and their ability to pay. Our customers’ ability to pay may be affected by events or circumstances that are difficult to foresee or anticipate, such as a decline in their business or an economic downturn. Hence, there can be no assurance that we will be able to collect our trade debts fully or within a reasonable period of time.

 

As such, our financial condition and results of operations are dependent, to a certain extent, on the creditworthiness of our customers. If there are any unforeseen circumstances affecting our customers’ ability or willingness to pay us, we may experience payment delays or non-payment. In such events, our Group’s liquidity, cash flows and working capital may be adversely affected.

 

 
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We depend on a limited number of manufacturers, and our reputation and results of operations would be harmed if these manufacturers fail to meet our requirements.

 

We depend on a limited number of manufacturers. In particular, one of our main products, the Gaussian Robots, are manufactured by Shanghai Gaoxian, a third-party manufacturer based in China. Shanghai Gaoxian’s manufacturing efforts have been, and may continue to be, materially impacted as a result of COVID-19 and related port and customs delays, or for other reasons. If Shanghai Gaoxian fails to provide us with the required capacity and quality on a timely basis, there would be a disruption in manufacturing our products until volume is transferred to an alternative manufacturing partner, which would be a costly and time-consuming process. We have not yet experienced any material disruptions due to our dependence on the limited number of manufacturers, but we cannot assure you that this will not occur in the future. We have put into place plans to mitigate supply chain disruption, including sales cycle planning and the option to utilize existing demo units during set up phase to minimize downtime for customers, but we cannot assure you that we would be able to establish alternative manufacturing arrangements on acceptable terms or in a timely manner. We experienced some manufacturing, logistics and parts delays from Shanghai Gaoxian during the COVID-19 pandemic, including one delay of four weeks, but we adequately managed our clients’ expectations during that period and neither that delay or any others have materially adversely affected our results of operations. While we have not yet experienced any material disruptions due to our dependence on Shanghai Gaoxian or the limited number of other manufacturers, we cannot assure you that this would not occur in the future.

 

We are dependent on a limited number of suppliers for various components used in our products, and we may from time to time have sole source suppliers. The cost, quality and availability of these components are essential to the successful production and sale of our products. We are subject to the risk of industry-wide shortages, price fluctuations and long lead times in the supply of these components and other materials. If the supply of these components were to be delayed or constrained, or if one or more of our main suppliers were to go out of business, alternative sources or suppliers may not be available on acceptable terms or at all. In the event that any of our suppliers were to discontinue production of our key product components, developing alternate sources of supply for these components would be time consuming, difficult and costly. In the event we are unable to obtain components in sufficient quantities on a timely basis and on commercially reasonable terms, our ability to sell our products in order to meet market demand would be affected and could materially and adversely affect our brand, image, business prospects, financial condition and operating results.

 

Any interruption in the manufacture of our products would be likely to result in delays in shipment, lost sales and revenue and damage to our reputation in the market, all of which would harm our business and results of operations. In addition, because our purchase contracts with suppliers are typically denominated in Singapore dollars, changes in currency exchange rates may impact our suppliers who operate in local currency, which may cause our suppliers to seek price concessions on future orders.

 

If critical components of the robotics products that we currently purchase from our current single supplier of such products become unavailable, we may incur delays in shipment, which could damage our business.

 

We and our outsourced manufacturers obtain hardware components, various subsystems and other materials from a limited group of suppliers, some of which are sole suppliers. If we or our outsourced manufacturers are unable to obtain components from third-party suppliers in the quantities and of the quality that we require, on a timely basis and at acceptable prices, we may not be able to deliver our products on a timely or cost-effective basis to our customers, which could cause customers to terminate their contracts with us, reduce our gross margin and seriously harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. Moreover, if any of our suppliers become financially unstable, we may have to find new suppliers. It may take several months to locate alternative suppliers, if required, or to re-tool our products to accommodate components from different suppliers. We may experience significant delays in manufacturing and shipping our products to customers and incur additional development, manufacturing and other costs to establish alternative sources of supply if we lose any of these sources. We cannot predict if we will be able to obtain replacement components within the time frames that we require at an affordable cost, or at all.

 

We depend on certain equipment to perform our services and are subject to associated risks of maintenance and obsolescence.

 

We utilize various types of cleaning robots, security robots and android robots, along with our SIMPPLE Ecosystem. Our robots may face obsolescence due to rapid technological developments and the emergence of alternative innovations. To the extent that our equipment faces obsolescence before the end of its expected useful lives, we may be subject to impairment losses. Changes and advancements in technology may require us to replace and upgrade our equipment at an earlier stage than expected. As a result, we may incur significant additional capital expenditure.

 

A significant portion of our historical revenues have come from the distribution, deploying, and maintaining FM-related robotics such as robotic sweepers, scrubbers, Automated Guided Vehicles and security bots through our distribution agreement with Shanghai Gaoxian. Failure to maintain and extend this distribution agreement likely will result in a decrease in our distribution related revenues.

 

We are currently the distributor of Shanghai Gaoxian’s FM-related robotics such as robotic sweepers, scrubbers, Automated Guided Vehicles and security bots in Singapore and Qatar. Our distribution rights are derived from the Exclusive Distribution and Partnership Agreement effective as of December 1, 2020 with Shanghai Gaoxian (the “Distribution Agreement”). The Distribution Agreement grants to the Company a three-year distribution right to distribute Shanghai Gaoxian’s Ecobot product line in Singapore and Qatar, and these distribution rights will automatically renew if certain minimum ordering volume (“MOV”) milestones in “Tier 1 Markets”, including Singapore and Qatar, are achieved. The milestones for renewal are RMB 12 million in 2020, RMB 31 million in 2021 and RMB 31 million in 2022.  If these MOV milestones are met, the terms for renewal will be subject to separate discussion and agreement. Failure to achieve these milestones will result in Shanghai Gaoxian having certain enumerated rights over the sales team and sales strategy of Gaussian Robotics. These include the right to establish a sales team within Gaussian Robotics if 2020 MOV milestones are not met and/or to take charge of Gaussian Robotics’s sales strategy if 2021 MOV milestones are not set.

 

The outbreak of COVID-19 contributed to an increase in revenue in 2020, and the Company was able to meet the milestone for year 2020 with revenue from the sale of products under the Distribution Agreement being S$3,294,033 (approximately RMB 16,470,165), contributing to approximately 93% of our revenue for the year.

 

However, due to shortages of chip components and port closures in China, the Company was unable to meet the milestone for year 2021, with revenues from the sale of products under the Distribution Agreement being S$2,728,261 (approximately RMB 13,641,305) in 2021, contributing to approximately 65% of our revenue for the year.

 

The Company had revenue from the sale of products under the Distribution Agreement of S$4,464,800 (approximately RMB 23,032,724) for the full year of 2022, contributing to approximately 84% of our revenue, a strong rebound from the previous year although it was a shortfall from the milestone for year 2022.

 

While the Company had been in initial discussion with Shanghai Gaoxian, and based on written communications with Shanghai Gaoxian, as at the date of this prospectus, believes that its distribution rights under the Distribution Agreement will be renewed at the end of the first three-year term, failure to maintain or extend the Distribution Agreement likely will result in a decrease in our distribution related revenues. See “Business – Exclusive Distribution and Partnership Agreement with Shanghai Gaoxian” on page 62 for more information.

 

 
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We are exposed to legal or other proceedings or to other disputes or claims.

 

In the event that our customers do not make payment in a timely manner, we may seek to enforce our contractual rights and seek recourse via litigation or arbitration. These legal procedures are time-consuming and the settlement of a contract dispute may require additional financial and other resources. Failure to secure adequate payments in time or to manage past due receivables effectively could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

Further, disputes and claims may arise, from time to time, between our Group and our customers, suppliers or sub-contractors for various reasons such as delays, unsatisfactory service delivery and alleged breaches of service contracts. To date, we have not been the subject of workplace safety and/or negligence claims from employees and/or members of the public, but there is a risk that such claims may be made against us in the future. These disputes, if remain unresolved or worsen, may eventually result in legal or other proceedings and therefore cause disruptions and delays to our operations, in addition to the extra costs that may be incurred in their settlement or other resolution. Our resources may also be diverted to defend the claims, thereby adversely affecting our Group’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

In the event that we are unable to resolve the aforementioned disputes or claims satisfactorily in a timely manner or at all, our Group’s business, financial condition and results of operation may be materially and adversely affected. Please refer to the section titled “General Information on our Group — Our Business Overview — Legal Proceedings” of this prospectus for further details.

 

Our insurance coverage may not cover all our damages and losses.

 

We maintain insurance policies to provide insurance coverage of our business operations. We expect to renew our insurance policies, such as our insurance policy for work injury compensation on an annual basis and there is no assurance that we will be able to renew all of our policies or obtain new policies on similar terms.

 

The nature of our business operations entails inherent risks such as risk of fire, theft and property loss at the worksites during the course of our customer agreements or during the delivery of our services. Also, we do not have key man insurance to cover the loss of key personnel. While our Directors believe that we have sufficient insurance coverage for our business operations in line with industry standards and business practices in Singapore and although we may be able to increase our insurance coverage when required, there is no assurance that our existing or future insurance coverage will be sufficient to indemnify us against all potential losses.

 

As a public company, we expect the laws, rules and regulations governing U.S. public companies will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage.

 

In the event that our existing insurance coverage is insufficient to indemnify us against all or any losses, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be materially and adversely affected.

 

We are subject to risks associated with debt financing, including rising interest rates.

 

Due to our working capital requirements in support of our day-to-day operations and business expansion, we may finance all or a substantial portion of our costs through bank loans and credit facilities, in addition to Shareholders’ equity and internally generated funds. Details on our total indebtedness is set forth in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this prospectus.

 

While we believe that we have sufficient capital from our available cash resources, our cash generated from our business operations and our credit facilities to meet our current working capital and capital expenditure requirements, we may require additional debt financing to operate our business, implement our future business strategies and/or acquire complementary businesses or develop new technologies.

 

Our ability to obtain debt financing depends on a number of factors including our financial strength, creditworthiness and prospects, as well as other factors beyond our control, including general economic, liquidity and political conditions. There is no assurance that we will be able to secure adequate debt financing on terms acceptable to us, or at all. In the event that we are unable to secure adequate debt financing on terms acceptable to us, we may not be able to implement our business strategies and our business and prospects could be materially and adversely affected as a result.

 

Rising interest rates may increase the Company’s operational costs of funds; however, the effect of these increases are mitigated by the fixed rated terms of the Company’s material loans. Future borrowings will likely carry higher interest rates, but we currently do not have any plans to increase our borrowings at this time.

 

Bank interest rates have been steadily on the rise for the past 24 months, but much more aggressively since April 2022. Based on Singapore’s official borrowing and lending rates benchmark indicated by SIBOR (Singapore interbank offered rate) /SORA (Singapore overnight rate average), interest rates have increased from 0.36% on April 29, 2022 to 3.18% on October 31, 2022. (https://housingloansg.com/hl/charts/sibor-sor-historical-chart). The interest rate in Singapore is currently one of the lowest among the G20 countries and our operations have not been materially affected as of the date of this prospectus. Our temporary bridging loan carries a fixed rate of 2.75% that has been factored into our operational costs since 2020.

  

Regarding the factoring of interest rate increases against our sales model, we believe that our SIMPPLE Software product is relatively inelastic in price, and as such we expect to be able to pass on any increased borrowing costs to our clients.

  

Any disruptions, volatility or uncertainty of the credit markets could limit our ability to borrow funds or cause our borrowings to become more expensive. As such, we may be forced to pay unattractive interest rates, thereby increasing our interest expense, decreasing our profitability and reducing our financial flexibility if we take on additional debt financing. Any material increase in interest rates would also increase our cost of borrowing and debt financing costs, which may weaken our ability to obtain further future debt financing.

 

 
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Further, debt financing may restrict our freedom to operate our business as it may require conditions and/or covenants that:

 

 

a.

limit our ability to pay dividends or require us to seek consent for the payment of dividends;

 

 

 

 

b.

require us to dedicate a portion of our cash flow from operations to repayments of our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow for capital expenditures, working capital and other general corporate purposes; and

 

 

 

 

c.

limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry.

 

We are dependent on our ability to retain existing senior management personnel and to attract new qualified management personnel.

 

Our continued success is highly dependent on our ability to retain our senior management personnel, who are responsible for key aspects of our business, including but not limited to maintaining customer relationships, developing new business opportunities, finance and project management. Our CEO and COO have an average of approximately five years of experience in the facilities management industry, and their knowledge, skills and extensive experience in our industry, business relationships with our customers, and ability to manage existing and develop new customer relationships have been important to the growth of our Group. If any of our key management personnel cease to be involved with our Group in the future and we are unable to find suitable replacements in a timely manner, this may cause disruptions to our business operations and our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be adversely affected.

 

The success and growth of our Group also depend on our ability to identify, hire, train and retain suitable, skilled and qualified key management personnel. If we are unable to hire and retain employees from different sectors apart from the facilities management industry, such as hires with technology, finance, human resources and business development capabilities, our ability to build up our key management personnel team may be limited to a certain extent.

 

The appeal of our services is reliant, to some extent, on maintaining and protecting the brand names and trademarks in our business.

 

Our business is sensitive to customer perception of the quality of our services and products. In the event of any misuse of our brand and/or trademarks (which may include misuse by our sub-contractors, our employees or unrelated third parties), or in the event we fail to detect, deter and prevent trademark, related misconduct, or otherwise fail to effectively protect our brand and/or trademarks, our reputation could be damaged, resulting in our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects being materially and adversely affected.

 

We are exposed to risks of infringement of our intellectual property rights and the unauthorized use of our trademarks, patents or copyrights by third parties, and we may face litigation suits for intellectual property infringement.

 

We believe our trademarks are well recognized by our customers and in the industries we are operating in, which reflects our reliable and quality services that have contributed to our success. It is possible that our competitors or other third parties may adopt trademarks similar to ours, which may lead to brand confusion. If we fail to effectively protect our trademarks and other intellectual property, such as our copyrights and any patents that are issued to us in the future, generally or against specific third party infringement, our intellectual property rights could be negatively affected and our customers may have a negative impression of our service quality which in turn may have an adverse impact on our Group’s reputation, prospects, business and financial results.

 

There is also no assurance that we will not be sued for any potential infringement of any intellectual property rights of third parties in the future. In the event of any claims or litigation involving infringement of the intellectual property rights of third parties, whether with or without merit, we may be required to divert a significant amount of our time and resources to defend or attend to any possible litigation or legal proceedings. As a result, our reputation, business and financial results may be adversely affected.

 

We could incur substantial costs as a result of data protection concerns or IT systems disruption or failure.

 

While we have not been the subject of any cyber-attacks or IT system failures that have had a material impact on our Group, our business may be impacted by such attacks or system failures in the future. Cybersecurity attacks, in particular, are evolving and include, but are not limited to, malicious software, attempts to gain unauthorized access to data and other electronic security breaches that could lead to disruptions in systems, unauthorized release of confidential or otherwise protected information and corruption of data. A cyberattack or system failure may result in operational downtimes and/or delays, which may have a detrimental impact on our ability to provide services to our customers. In addition, we utilize cleaning robots and our SIMPPLE Ecosystem in the provision of our facilities management services, and any failure of these systems could disrupt our daily operations and lead to delays of our provision of services or loss in our revenues.

 

 
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We handle the personal data of the personnel of customers in the ordinary course of providing our products and services. The collection and use of such personal data is governed by personal data protection laws in Singapore, in particular the Personal Data Protection Act 2012. While we have implemented measures to protect sensitive information and confidential and personal data and comply with applicable laws, rules and regulations, our facilities and systems may be vulnerable to security breaches and other data loss, including cyber-attacks. In addition, it is not possible to predict the impact on our business of any future loss, alteration or misappropriation of information in our possession related to us, our employees, former employees, customers, suppliers or others. This could lead to negative publicity, legal claims, theft, modification or destruction of proprietary or other key information, damage to or inaccessibility of critical systems, operational downtimes and/or delays and other significant costs, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

 

The value of our intangible assets and costs of investment may become impaired.

 

Our intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. In accordance with applicable accounting standards, we periodically evaluate our goodwill and other intangible assets to determine whether all or a portion of their carrying values may no longer be recoverable, in which case a charge to the profit or loss statement may be necessary. Such impairment testing is complex and requires us to make assumptions and judgments regarding the estimated recoverable amount of our cash-generating units to which the goodwill is allocated. If estimated recoverable amounts are less than the carrying values for goodwill in future annual impairment tests, we may be required to record impairment losses in future periods. Any future evaluations requiring an impairment of our goodwill could materially affect our results of operations and shareholders’ equity in the period in which the impairment occurs. A material decrease in shareholders’ equity could, in turn, potentially impact our ability to pay dividends.

 

Our historical financial and operating results are not a guarantee of our future performance.

 

Our annual and periodic financial results vary from year to year and from period to period, in response to a number of factors that we cannot predict, such as general business outlook and sentiment, economic market conditions, employment rates, inflation and interest rates and consumer confidence. As such, we believe that our annual and periodic financial results are not a guarantee of our future economic performance and undue reliance should not be placed on such results for future speculative purposes.

 

We may be exposed to liabilities under applicable anti-corruption laws and any determination that we violated these laws could have a materially adverse effect on our business.

 

We are subject to various anti-corruption laws that prohibit companies and their agents from making improper payments or offers of payments for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We may conduct business in countries and regions that are generally recognized as potentially more corrupt business environments. Activities in these countries create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by one of our employees or agents that could be in violation of various anti-corruption laws, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) and the Singapore Prevention of Corruption Act 1960 (the “POCA”). We have implemented safeguards and policies to discourage these practices by our employees and agents but we cannot provide assurance that our internal controls and compliance systems will always protect us from acts committed by our employees or agents. If our employees or agents violate our policies or we fail to maintain adequate record keeping and internal accounting practices to accurately record our transactions, we may be subject to regulatory sanctions. Violations of the FCPA POCA or other anti-corruption laws, or allegations of any such acts, could damage our reputation and subject us to civil or criminal investigations in the United States and in other jurisdictions. Those and any related shareholder lawsuits could lead to substantial civil and criminal, monetary and nonmonetary penalties and cause us to incur significant legal and investigatory fees which could adversely affect our business, combined financial condition and results of operations.

 

Any inability by us to consummate and effectively integrate acquisitions into our business operations may adversely affect our results of operations.

 

We may in the future invest time and resources into carefully assessing opportunities for acquisitions and/or strategic investments, and we continue to evaluate potential acquisition opportunities to support, strengthen and grow our business, including potentially in the near term. For example, potential acquisition or strategic investment targets may include: (1) companies with deep technical capabilities in artificial intelligence, vision analytics and computer visioning, (2) companies with a large customer user base in the facilities management sector, (3) companies that the Company can vertically or horizontally integrate with to bring more value to property developers and facility owners and (4) distributors of technology and equipment in the facilities management space.

 

Despite diligence and integration planning, acquisitions still present certain risks, including the time and economic costs of integrating an acquisition’s technology, control and financial systems, unforeseen liabilities, and difficulties in bringing together different work cultures and personnel. There can be no assurance that we will be able to locate suitable acquisition candidates, acquire possible acquisition candidates, acquire such candidates on commercially reasonable terms, or integrate acquired businesses successfully in the future. Future acquisitions, including those we may consummate in the near term, may require us to incur additional debt and contingent liabilities, which may adversely affect our business, results of operations and combined financial condition. The process of integrating acquired businesses into our existing operations may result in operating, contractual and supply chain difficulties, such as the failure to retain customers or management personnel. Such difficulties may divert significant financial, operational and managerial resources from our existing operations, and make it more difficult to achieve our operating and strategic objectives.

 

 
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We may be subject to claims against us relating to any acquisition or business combination.

 

There may be liabilities assumed in any acquisition or business combination that we did not discover or that we underestimated in the course of performing our due diligence. Although a seller generally will have indemnification obligations in favor of us under an acquisition or merger agreement, these obligations will usually be subject to financial limitations, such as general deductibles and maximum recovery amounts, as well as time limitations. We cannot ensure that our right to indemnification from any sellers will be enforceable, collectible or sufficient in amount, scope or duration to fully offset the amount of any undiscovered or underestimated liabilities that we may incur. Any such liabilities, individually or collectively, could have a material and adverse effect on our prospects, business and financial results.

 

We will incur significant expenses and devote other significant resources and management time as a result of being a public company, which may negatively impact our financial performance and could cause our results of operations and financial condition to suffer.

 

We will incur significant legal, accounting, insurance and other expenses as a result of being a public company. Laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure for public companies, including the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, regulations related thereto and the rules and regulations of the SEC and Nasdaq, will significantly increase our costs as well as the time that must be devoted to compliance matters. We expect that compliance with these laws, rules, regulations and standards will substantially increase our expenses, including our legal and accounting costs, and make some of our operating activities more time-consuming and costly. These new public company obligations also will require attention from our senior management and could divert their attention away from the day-to-day management of our business. We also expect these laws, rules, regulations and standards to make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our Board of Directors or as officers. As a result of the foregoing, we expect a substantial increase in legal, accounting, insurance and certain other expenses in the future, which will negatively impact our financial performance and could cause our results of operations and financial condition to suffer. Furthermore, if we are unable to satisfy our obligations as a public company, we could be subject to delisting of our Shares, fines, sanctions and other regulatory actions and potential civil litigation.

 

If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting, our ability to timely produce accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.

 

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective internal disclosure controls and procedures over our financial reporting. We are continuing to develop and refine our disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we will file with the SEC will be recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods and as otherwise specified in SEC rules, and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our principal Executive Officers and financial officers. We are also continuing to improve our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Ensuring that we have effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting in place so that we can produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis is a costly and time-consuming effort that will need to be re-evaluated frequently. Our internal controls over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Beginning with our second annual report on Form 20-F after we become a company whose securities are publicly listed in the United States, we will be required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, and once we cease to be an emerging growth company, we will be required to include an attestation report on internal controls over financial reporting issued by our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. During our evaluation of our internal controls, if we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting, we will be unable to assert that our internal controls over financial reporting are effective. We cannot assure you that there will not be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting in the future. Any failure to maintain internal controls over financial reporting could severely inhibit our ability to accurately report our financial condition, or results of operations.

 

We do not expect to be subject to certain Nasdaq corporate governance rules applicable to U.S. listed companies.

 

As a foreign private issuer, we are entitled to rely on a provision in Nasdaq’s corporate governance rules that allows us to follow Cayman Islands corporate law with regards to certain aspects of corporate governance. This allows us to follow certain corporate governance practices that differ in significant respects from the corporate governance requirements applicable to U.S. companies listed on Nasdaq.

 

 
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In addition, our Audit Committee is not subject to additional Nasdaq requirements applicable to listed U.S. companies, including an affirmative determination that all members of the Audit Committee are “independent,” using more stringent criteria than those applicable to the Company under relevant SEC rules. Nasdaq’s corporate governance rules require listed U.S. companies to, among other things, seek shareholder approval for the implementation of certain equity compensation plans and issuances of shares, which the Company is not required to follow as a foreign private issuer. However, effective upon the consummation of this Offering, we will have a majority of independent Directors and our Audit Committee will consist of three independent Directors.

 

Negative publicity relating to our Group or our Directors, Executive Officers or Major Shareholders may materially and adversely affect our reputation and Share price.

 

Negative publicity or announcements relating to our Group or any of our Directors, Executive Officers or Major Shareholders, whether with or without merit, may materially and adversely affect the reputation and goodwill of our Group in our industry, consequently affecting our relationships with our customers, suppliers and sub-contractors. In addition, such negative publicity may affect market perception of our Group and the performance of our Share price.

 

Negative publicity or announcements may include, among others, newspaper reports of accidents at our work sites, unsuccessful attempts in joint ventures, acquisitions or take-overs, any involvement we may have in litigation or insolvency proceedings, and unfavorable or negative articles on any of our Directors, Executive Officers or Major Shareholders. Any claims and legal actions brought forward by our customers may also have a negative impact on our brand image. If our customers, suppliers and sub-contractors subsequently lose confidence in us, this could result in the termination of business relationships or fewer referrals or invitations to tender or quote for facilities management or other contracts. To this end, our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may be adversely impacted.

 

Any adverse material changes to the Singapore market (whether localized or resulting from global economic or other conditions) such as the occurrence of an economic recession, pandemic or widespread outbreak of an infectious disease (such as COVID-19), could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

During FY 2022 and FY 2021, substantially all of our revenue was derived from our operations in Singapore. Any adverse circumstances affecting the Singapore market, such as an economic recession, epidemic outbreak or natural disaster or other adverse incidents may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Any downturn in the industry which we operate in resulting in the postponement, delay or cancellation of contracts and delay in recovery of receivables is likely to have an adverse impact on our business and profitability.

  

Uncertain global economic conditions have had and may continue to have an adverse impact on our business in the form of lower net sales due to weakened demand, unfavorable changes in product price/mix, or lower profit margins. In addition, the effect of inflation often results in reduced spending.

 

During economic downturns or recessions, there can be a heightened competition for sales and increased pressure to reduce selling prices as our customers may reduce their demand for our services. If we lose significant sales volume or reduce selling prices significantly, then there could be a negative impact on our combined financial condition or results of operations, profitability and cash flows.

 

Reduced availability of credit may also adversely affect the ability of some of our customers and suppliers to obtain funds for operations and capital expenditures. This could negatively impact our ability to obtain necessary supplies as well as our sales of equipment to affected customers. This could additionally result in reduced or delayed collections of outstanding accounts receivable.

 

The outbreak of COVID-19 contributed to an increase in revenue from our services, from $2.62 million in FY 2020 to $3.09 million in FY 2021 and to $4.85 million in FY 2022.

  

COVID-19 has impacted Singapore’s economy resulting in significant economic contraction and high unemployment rates during FY 2020. The general economic downturn may affect the ability of our counterparties to perform their obligations in a timely manner or at all. Singapore government measures to alleviate the economic impact of COVID-19 such as the imposition of relief from actions for inability to perform scheduled contracts, or relief for financially distressed individuals, firms and other businesses could adversely affect our ability to enforce and require our counterparties to perform their obligations under our contracts.

 

 
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Our revenue and profitability may be materially impacted if COVID-19 (or any health epidemic or virus outbreak) affects or continues to affect the overall economic and market conditions in Singapore for a prolonged period of time. Such an economic slowdown and/or negative business sentiment could potentially have an adverse impact on our business and operations. We are uncertain as to when the outbreak of COVID-19 will be contained, and we also cannot predict if the impact of an outbreak will be short-lived or long-lasting or when the Singapore market will be able to fully recover to pre-COVID-19 levels. If these disruptions are for a prolonged period of time, or if there are further outbreaks of infectious diseases, these may have a material adverse effect on our Group’s business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects.

 

Many of the economies in Asia, including Singapore, are experiencing substantial inflationary pressures which may prompt the governments to take action to control the growth of the economy and inflation that could lead to a significant decrease in our profitability in the future.

 

While many of the economies in Asia have experienced rapid growth over the last two decades, they currently are experiencing inflationary pressures. As governments take steps to address the current inflationary pressures, there may be significant changes in the availability of bank credit, interest rate increases, limitations on loans, or restrictions on currency conversions and foreign investment. There also may be imposition of price controls. If prices for the products we source or if wages rise at a rate that is insufficient to compensate for the rise in these costs, it may have an adverse effect on our profitability. If these or other similar restrictions are imposed by a government to influence the economy, it may lead to a slowing of economic growth. Singapore’s core inflation rose to 5.3% on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis in September 2022, compared to 5.1% in August 2022. The pickup in core inflation was on account of larger increases in the prices of food, services and retail & other goods. CPI (consumer price index)--All Items inflation was 7.5% year-over-year in September 2022, unchanged from that in August.

 

(source: https://www.mas.gov.sg/-/media/MAS/EPG/CPD/2022/Inflation202209.pdf)

 

While this inflationary trend will result in higher operational costs, we believe that this also strengthens our value proposition by emphasizing potential savings to customers through improved productivity and workflow efficiency derived from our technology solutions. To mitigate inflationary pressures, we will be regularly review our pricing structure to ensure sustainable profitability.

 

Our subsidiaries are subject to the laws of Singapore, which differ in certain material respects from the laws of the United States.

 

As our subsidiaries, namely IFSC, SIMPPLE Pte Ltd. and Gaussian Robotics, are Singapore incorporated companies, they are required to comply with the laws of Singapore, certain of which are capable of extra-territorial application, as well as their Constitution. In particular, these subsidiaries are required to comply with certain provisions of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore (the “SFA”), which prohibit certain forms of market conduct and information disclosures, and impose criminal and civil penalties on corporations, directors and officers in respect of any breach of such provisions.

 

RISKS RELATING TO THE INDUSTRY IN WHICH WE OPERATE

 

Our products and software are highly technical and may contain undetected software bugs or vulnerabilities, which could manifest in ways that could seriously harm our reputation and our business.

 

Our products and software are highly technical and complex. Our services and products include our SIMPPLE Ecosystem, SIMPPLE.AI and our robotic software. Bugs and errors can manifest in any number of ways in our products, including through diminished performance, security vulnerabilities, malfunctions, or even permanently disabled products. We have a practice of rapidly updating our products and some errors in our products may be discovered only after a product has been used by our customers, and may in some cases be detected only under certain circumstances or after extended use. Any errors, bugs, or other vulnerabilities discovered in our code or backend after release could damage our reputation, drive away customers, allow third parties to manipulate or exploit our data, lower our revenue, and expose us to claims for damages, any of which could seriously harm our business.

 

We also could face claims for product liability, tort, or breach of warranty. Defending a lawsuit, regardless of its merit, is costly and may divert management’s attention and seriously harm our reputation and our business. In addition, if our liability insurance coverage proves inadequate or future coverage is unavailable on acceptable terms or at all, our business could be seriously harmed.

 

We face competition from diversified technology providers, as well as competition from providers offering alternative products, which could negatively impact our results of operations and cause our market share to decline.

 

A number of companies are developing software platforms that integrate robotics with their IoT platforms that will compete directly with our product offerings. Our competition includes software companies such as Team Software and IoT manufacturers such as Unabiz and new market entrants. There can be no assurance that our current and future competitors will not be more successful than us. We also face competition from distributors of lower-cost robots, which has, and may continue to, further drive down the average selling price in the marketplace for floor cleaning products. Moreover, while we believe many of our customers purchase our floor vacuuming robots as a supplement to, rather than a replacement for, their traditional vacuum cleaners, we also compete with providers of traditional vacuum cleaners.

  

The global market for robots is highly competitive, rapidly evolving and subject to changing technologies, shifting customer needs and expectations and the likely increased introduction of new products. Our ability to remain competitive will depend to a great extent upon ongoing performance of our suppliers in the areas of product development, operating efficiency and customer support.

 

 
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We expect that competition will continue to intensify as additional competitors enter the market and current competitors expand their product lines. Companies competing with us have, and may continue to, introduce products that are competitively priced, have increased performance or functionality, or incorporate technological advances that we have not yet developed or implemented. Increased competitive pressure could result in a loss of sales or market share or cause us to lower prices for our products, any of which would harm our business and operating results.

 

We cannot assure you that the products we sell will continue to compete favorably or that we will be successful in the face of increasing competition from new products and enhancements introduced by existing competitors or new companies entering the markets in which we provide products. Our failure to compete successfully could cause our revenue and market share to decline, which would negatively impact our results of operations and financial condition.

 

The technology industry serving FM companies in Singapore is highly competitive.

 

Our success in providing technology and other services to the facilities management industry will depend on our ability to compete effectively against our competitors on factors such as pricing, quality of services, reliability, reputation and size of operations. We may face more intensive competition in the future from existing competitors and new market entrants, who may be in a better position to expand their market share due to their longer operating histories, larger customer base, ready access to sub-contractors, wider range of services offered, greater financial resources or other factors. See section titled “General Information on our Group — Our Business Overview — Competition” for further details.

 

In order to expand service capacity, certain of our competitors have been exploring the use of new technology that will improve their business. If we are unable to adapt to and acquire such advances in technology, we cannot remain competitive, and this may result in lower profit margins and a loss of market share for our Group. There is no assurance that we will be able to compete against our competitors effectively in the future and this could have a material and adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of our Group.

 

Industry consolidation may give our competitors advantage over us, which could result in a loss of customers and/or a reduction of our revenue.

 

Some of our competitors have made or may make acquisitions or enter into partnerships or other strategic relationships in order to offer more comprehensive services or achieve greater economies of scale. In addition, new entrants not currently considered competitors may enter our market through acquisitions, partnerships or strategic relationships. Many potential entrants may have competitive advantages over us, such as greater name recognition, longer operating histories, more varied services and larger marketing budgets, as well as greater financial, technical and other resources. Industry consolidation may result in practices that make it more difficult for us to compete effectively, including on the basis of price, sales and marketing programs, technology or services functionality. These pressures could result in a reduction in our revenue.

 

New legislation and regulations may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Our business requires compliance with many laws and regulations. Increased legislative and regulatory activity and burden, and a more stringent manner in which any of them are applied could significantly impact our business. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations could subject us to lawsuits and other proceedings, and could also lead to damage awards, fines and penalties. We may become involved in a number of legal proceedings and audits, including Singapore government and agency investigations, and consumer, employment, tort and other litigation. The outcome of some of these legal proceedings, audits, and other contingencies could require us to take, or refrain from taking, actions that could harm our operations or require us to pay substantial amounts of money, harming our financial condition. Additionally, defending against these lawsuits and proceedings may be necessary, which could result in substantial costs and diversion of our senior management’s attention and resources, harming our financial condition. There can be no assurance that any pending or future legal or regulatory proceedings and audits will not harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

Furthermore, the regulatory environment in which we operate is still developing, and the potential exists for future legislation and regulations to be adopted. These developments may adversely affect the customers to whom, and the markets into which, we sell our products, increase our costs, require additional expenditures to ensure continued regulatory compliance and otherwise negatively affect our business, combined financial condition or results of operations, including in ways that cannot yet be foreseen.

 

 
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RISKS RELATING TO OUR CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND TO AN INVESTMENT IN OUR SHARES

 

It may be difficult for you to enforce any judgment obtained in the United States against us, our Directors, Executive Officers or our affiliates.

 

All of our Directors and Executive Officers reside outside the United States. In addition, all of our assets are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult to enforce in the United States any judgment obtained in the United States against us or any of these persons, including judgments based upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. securities laws. In addition, in original actions brought in courts in jurisdictions located outside the United States, it may be difficult for investors to enforce liabilities based upon U.S. securities laws.

 

There is no treaty between the United States and Singapore providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters and a final judgment for the payment of money rendered by any federal or state court in the United States based on civil liability, whether or not predicated solely upon the federal securities laws, would, therefore, not be automatically enforceable in Singapore. It is not clear whether a Singapore court may impose civil liability on our Directors and officers who reside in Singapore in an action brought in the Singapore courts against such persons with respect to a violation solely of the federal securities laws of the United States.

 

Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Singapore courts would enforce against us, our Directors or our Executive Officers, judgments obtained in the United States which are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States.

 

An active trading market for our Shares may not develop and could affect the trading price of our Shares.

 

Prior to the Offering, there has been no public market for our Shares. Although an application has been made to Nasdaq Capital Market for the listing and quotation of our Shares, there can be no assurance that there will be an active, liquid public market for our Shares after the Offering at or above the initial public offering price.

 

The lack of an active market may impair your ability to sell your Shares at the time you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable. The lack of an active market may also reduce the fair market value of your shares. An inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital to continue to fund operations by selling shares and may impair our ability to acquire other companies or technologies by using our shares as consideration. The initial public Offering Price was determined by negotiations between us and the Underwriters and may not be indicative of the future prices of our Shares.

 

Our Share price may fluctuate significantly in the future and you may lose all or part of your investment, and litigation may be brought against us.

 

There is no assurance that the market price for our Shares will not decline below the Offer Price. The Offer Price was determined after consultation between our Company and the underwriter, after taking into consideration, among others, market conditions and estimated market demand for our Shares. The Offer Price may not necessarily be indicative of the market price for our Shares after the completion of the Offering. Investors may not be able to sell their Shares at or above the Offer Price. The prices at which our Shares will trade after the Offering may fluctuate significantly and rapidly as a result of, among others, the following factors, some of which are beyond our control:

 

 

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variation in our results of operations;

 

 

 

 

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perceived prospects and future plans for our business and the general outlook of our industry;

 

 

 

 

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changes in securities analysts’ estimates of our results of operations and recommendations;

 

 

 

 

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announcements by us of significant contracts, acquisitions, strategic alliances or joint ventures or capital commitments;

 

 

 

 

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the valuation of publicly-traded companies that are engaged in business activities similar to ours;

 

 

 

 

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additions or departures of key personnel;

 

 

 

 

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fluctuations in stock market prices and volume;

 

 

 

 

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involvement in litigation;

 

 

 

 

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general economic and stock market conditions; and

 

 

 

 

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discrepancies between our actual operating results and those expected by investors and securities analysts.

 

There is no guarantee that our Shares will appreciate in value after this Offering or even maintain the price at which you purchased the Shares. You may not realize a return on your investment in our Shares and you may even lose your entire investment in our Shares.

 

In addition, the stock markets have from time-to-time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market prices of securities. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of publicly traded companies. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a particular company’s securities, an investor may lose all or part of his or her investment, and litigation has sometimes been brought against that company. If similar litigation is instituted against us, it could result in substantial costs and divert our senior management’s attention and resources from our core business.

 

 
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Investors in our Shares will face immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value per Share and may experience future dilution.

 

The Offer Price is substantially higher than our Group’s audited net tangible book value per Share as at December 31, 2022 of approximately US$0.04 based on the post-Offering share capital and after adjusting for the estimated net proceeds due to our Company from the Offering. If we were liquidated immediately following this Offering, each investor subscribing for this Offering would receive less than the price they paid for their Shares. Please refer to the section titled “Dilution” of this prospectus for more information.

 

We will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the Nasdaq Listing Rules and, as a result, may rely on exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that provide protection to shareholders of other companies.

 

Upon the completion of the Offering, we will be a “controlled company” as defined under the Nasdaq Listing Rules because our Controlling Shareholder will own more than 50% of our total voting power. For so long as we remain a controlled company under that definition, we are permitted to elect to rely, and may rely, on certain exemptions from corporate governance rules, including an exemption from the rule that a majority of our Board of Directors must be independent directors or that we have to establish a nominating committee and a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors. As a result, you will not have the same protection afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to these corporate governance requirements. However, following this Offering, we will voluntarily have a majority of independent directors and our Audit Committee will consist of three independent directors.

 

Our Shares may trade under $5.00 per share and thus would be known as “penny stock”. Trading in penny stocks has certain restrictions and these restrictions could negatively affect the price and liquidity of our Shares.

 

Our Shares may trade below $5.00 per share. As a result, our Shares would be known as “penny stock”, which is subject to various regulations involving disclosures to be given to you prior to the purchase of any penny stock. The SEC has adopted regulations which generally define a “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Depending on market fluctuations, our Shares could be considered to be “penny stock”. A penny stock is subject to rules that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers who sell these securities to persons other than accredited investors. For transactions covered by these rules, the broker/dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of these securities. In addition, a broker/dealer must receive the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the purchase and must also provide certain written disclosures to the purchaser. Consequently, the “penny stock” rules may restrict the ability of broker/dealers to sell our Shares, and may negatively affect the ability of holders of our Shares to resell them. These disclosures require you to acknowledge that you understand the risks associated with buying penny stocks and that you can absorb the loss of your entire investment. Penny stocks generally do not have a very high trading volume. Consequently, the price of the shares is often volatile and you may not be able to buy or sell your shares when you want to.

 

The market price of our Ordinary Shares may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the public offering price.

 

The public offering price for our Ordinary Shares will be determined through negotiations between the underwriters and us and may vary from the market price of our Ordinary Shares following our public offering. If you purchase our Ordinary Shares in our public offering, you may not be able to resell those shares at or above the public offering price. The market price of our Ordinary Shares may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:

 

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actual or anticipated fluctuations in our revenue and other operating results;

 

 

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the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes in these projections or our failure to meet these projections;

 

 

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actions of securities analysts who initiate or maintain coverage of us, changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who follow our company, or our failure to meet these estimates or the expectations of investors;

 

 

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announcements by us or our competitors of significant services or features, technical innovations, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, or capital commitments;

 

 

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price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market, including as a result of trends in the economy as a whole;

 

 

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lawsuits threatened or filed against us; and

 

 

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other events or factors, including those resulting from war or incidents of terrorism, or responses to these events.

 

In addition, the stock markets have experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. Stock prices of many companies have fluctuated in a manner unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. As a relatively small-capitalization company with relatively small public float, we may experience greater stock price volatility, extreme price run-ups, lower trading volume and less liquidity than large-capitalization companies. In particular, our ordinary shares may be subject to rapid and substantial price volatility, low volumes of trades and large spreads in bid and ask prices. Such volatility, including any stock-run up, may be unrelated to our actual or expected operating performance and financial condition or prospects, making it difficult for prospective investors to assess the rapidly changing value of our Ordinary Shares.

 

In addition, if the trading volumes of our Ordinary Shares are low, persons buying or selling in relatively small quantities may easily influence prices of the Ordinary Shares. This low volume of trades could also cause the price of the Ordinary Shares to fluctuate greatly, with large percentage changes in price occurring in any trading day session. Holders of the Ordinary Shares may also not be able to readily liquidate their investment or may be forced to sell at depressed prices due to low volume trading. Broad market fluctuations and general economic and political conditions may also adversely affect the market price of the Ordinary Shares. As a result of this volatility, investors may experience losses on their investment in the Ordinary Shares. A decline in the market price of the Ordinary Shares also could adversely affect our ability to sell additional Ordinary Shares or other securities and our ability to obtain additional financing in the future. No assurance can be given that an active market in the Ordinary Shares will develop or be sustained. If an active market does not develop, holders of the Ordinary Shares may be unable to readily sell the Ordinary Shares they hold or may not be able to sell their Ordinary Shares at all.

 

In the past, shareholders have filed securities class action litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were to become involved in securities litigation, it could subject us to substantial costs, divert resources and the attention of management from our business, and adversely affect our business.

    

 
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We may have conflicts of interest with our Controlling Shareholder or any of its controlling shareholders and, because of our Controlling Shareholder’s controlling ownership interest in our company, we may not be able to resolve such conflicts on terms favorable to us.

 

Immediately upon the completion of this Offering, our Controlling Shareholder will beneficially own 58.21% of our outstanding Ordinary Shares, representing 58.21% of our total voting power in the aggregate, assuming the Underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional Shares. Accordingly, our Controlling Shareholder will continue to be our controlling shareholder immediately upon the completion of this Offering and may have significant influence in determining the outcome of any corporate actions or other matters that require shareholder approval, such as mergers, consolidations, change of our name, and amendments of our memorandum and articles of association (and shall be referred to below as “memorandum and articles of association”).

 

The concentration of ownership and voting power may cause transactions to occur in a way that may not be beneficial to you as a holder of our Ordinary Shares in this Offering and may prevent us from doing transactions that would be beneficial to you. Conflicts of interest may arise between our Controlling Shareholder or any of its controlling shareholders and us in a number of areas relating to our past and ongoing relationships. Potential conflicts of interest that we have identified include the following:

 

 

 

 

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Possible conflicts of interest. Our Directors or Executive Officers may have conflicts of interest. Our Chief Executive Officer and director, CHONG Jiexiang Aloysius, Chief Operating Officer, PAT Kah Kit Daryl, Chief Technology Officer, SOO Qikai and Chairman and director, LEE Soon Sze Kelvin are also affiliated with our Controlling Shareholder as equity owners thereof. As a result, these overlapping relationships could create, or appear to create, conflicts of interest when these persons are faced with decisions with potentially different implications for our Controlling Shareholder and us.

 

 

 

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Sale of Shares or assets in our company. Upon expiration of the lock-up period and subject to certain restrictions under relevant securities laws and stock exchange rules, as well as other relevant restrictions, our Controlling Shareholder may decide to sell all or a portion of our Shares that it holds to a third party, including to one of our competitors, thereby giving that third party substantial influence over our business and our affairs. In addition, our Controlling Shareholder may decide to sell all or a portion of our Shares or our assets in the event of default of our Controlling Shareholder or any of its controlling shareholders under any applicable debt or other obligations or otherwise becomes insolvent. Such a sale of our Shares or our assets could be contrary to the interests of our employees or our other shareholders. In addition, our Controlling Shareholder may also discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control of our company, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their Shares as part of a sale of our company and might reduce the price of our Shares.

 

 

 

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Allocation of business opportunities. Business opportunities may arise that both we and our Controlling Shareholder find attractive, and which would complement our respective businesses. Our Controlling Shareholder may discourage, delay, or prevent a profitable investment opportunity before our Board of Directors or shareholders and subsequently decide to pursue investment opportunities or take business opportunities for itself, which would prevent us from taking advantage of those opportunities. These actions may be taken even if they are opposed by our other shareholders, including those who purchase Shares in this Offering.

 

We may require additional funding in the form of equity or debt for our future growth which will cause dilution in Shareholders’ equity interest.

 

We may pursue opportunities to grow our business through joint ventures, strategic alliance, acquisitions, or investment opportunities, following the Offering. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional funding on terms that are acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to do so, our future plans and growth may be adversely affected.

  

An issue of Shares or other securities to raise funds will dilute Shareholders’ equity interests and may, in the case of a rights issue, require additional investments by Shareholders. Further, an issue of Shares below the then prevailing market price will also affect the value of Shares then held by investors.

 

Dilution in Shareholders’ equity interests may occur even if the issue of shares is at a premium to the market price. In addition, any additional debt funding may restrict our freedom to operate our business as it may have conditions that:

 

 

·

limit our ability to pay dividends or require us to seek consents for the payment of dividends;

 

 

 

 

·

increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

 

 

 

 

·

require us to dedicate a portion of our cash flow from operations to repayments of our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow for capital expenditures, working capital and other general corporate purposes; and

 

 

 

 

·

limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry.

 

The current disruptions, volatility or uncertainty of the credit markets could limit our ability to borrow funds or cause our borrowings to be more expensive in the future. As such, we may be forced to pay unattractive interest rates, thereby increasing our interest expense, decreasing our profitability and reducing our financial flexibility if we take on additional debt financing.

 

 
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We may not be able to pay dividends in the future.

 

Subject to the Companies Act and our memorandum and articles of association, our Board of Directors has complete discretion as to whether to declare and distribute dividends. Our ability to declare dividends to our Shareholders in the future will be contingent on multiple factors, including our future financial performance, distributable reserves of our Company, current and anticipated cash needs, capital requirements, our ability to implement our future plans, contractual, legal and tax restrictions, regulatory, competitive, technical and other factors such as general economic conditions, demand for and selling prices of our products and services, the ability of our subsidiaries to distribute funds to us, and other factors exclusive to the facilities management industry. Our existing and future loan arrangements with any financial institutions may also limit when and how much dividends we can declare and pay out. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations, and hence there is no assurance that we will be able to pay dividends to our Shareholders after the completion of the Offering. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and growth of our business and to repay indebtedness and, therefore, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

If we fail to meet applicable listing requirements, Nasdaq may delist our Shares from trading, in which case the liquidity and market price of our Shares could decline.

 

Assuming our Shares are listed on Nasdaq, we cannot assure you that we will be able to meet the continued listing standards of Nasdaq in the future. If we fail to comply with the applicable listing standards and Nasdaq delists our Shares, we and our Shareholders could face significant material adverse consequences, including:

 

 

·

a limited availability of market quotations for our Shares;

 

 

 

 

·

reduced liquidity for our Shares;

 

 

 

 

·

a determination that our Shares are “penny stock”, which would require brokers trading in our Shares to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our Shares;

 

 

 

 

·

a limited amount of news about us and analyst coverage of us; and

 

 

 

 

·

a decreased ability for us to issue additional equity securities or obtain additional equity or debt financing in the future.

 

The National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or pre-empts the states from regulating the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Because we expect that our Shares will be listed on Nasdaq, such securities will be covered securities. Although the states are pre-empted from regulating the sale of our securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. Further, if we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our securities would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulations in each state in which we offer our securities.

 

We are an emerging growth company within the meaning of the Securities Act and may take advantage of certain reduced reporting requirements.

 

We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act, and we may take advantage of certain exemptions from requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, including, most significantly, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for so long as we remain an emerging growth company. As a result, if we elect not to comply with such auditor attestation requirements, our investors may not have access to certain information they may deem important.

 

The JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company does not need to comply with any new or revised financial accounting standards until such date that a private company is otherwise required to comply with such new or revised accounting standards. We do not plan to “opt out” of such exemptions afforded to an emerging growth company. As a result of this election, our financial statements may not be comparable to those of companies that comply with public company effective dates.

 

 
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We qualify as a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we will not be subject to U.S. proxy rules and will be subject to Exchange Act reporting obligations that permit less detailed and less frequent reporting than that of a U.S. domestic public company.

 

Upon the closing of this Offering, we will report under the Exchange Act as a non-U.S. company with foreign private issuer status. Because we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. domestic public companies, including (i) the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act; (ii) the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and (iii) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, or current reports on Form 8-K upon the occurrence of specified significant events. In addition, our officers, Directors and principal Shareholders are exempt from the reporting and “short-swing” profit recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder. Therefore, our Shareholders may not know on a timely basis when our officers, Directors and principal Shareholders purchase or sell our Shares. In addition, foreign private issuers are not required to file their annual report on Form 20-F until one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, while U.S. domestic issuers that are accelerated filers are required to file their annual report on Form 10-K within seventy-five (75) days after the end of each fiscal year. Foreign private issuers also are exempt from Regulation Fair Disclosure, aimed at preventing issuers from making selective disclosures of material information. As a result of the above, you may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are not foreign private issuers.

 

If we lose our status as a foreign private issuer, we would be required to comply with the Exchange Act reporting and other requirements applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, which are more detailed and extensive than the requirements for foreign private issuers. We may also be required to make changes in our corporate governance practices in accordance with various SEC and Nasdaq rules. The regulatory and compliance costs to us under U.S. securities laws if we are required to comply with the reporting requirements applicable to a U.S. domestic issuer may be significantly higher than the cost we would incur as a foreign private issuer. As a result, we expect that a loss of foreign private issuer status would increase our legal and financial compliance costs and would make some activities highly time consuming and costly. We also expect that if we were required to comply with the rules and regulations applicable to U.S. domestic issuers, it would make it more difficult and expensive for us to obtain and maintain directors and officers liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These rules and regulations could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our Board of Directors.

 

We may lose our foreign private issuer status in the future, which could result in significant additional costs and expenses.

 

As discussed above, we are a foreign private issuer, and therefore, we are not required to comply with all of the periodic disclosure and current reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The determination of foreign private issuer status is made annually on the last business day of an issuer’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. We would lose our foreign private issuer status if, for example, more than 50% of our Shares are directly or indirectly held by residents of the United States and we fail to meet additional requirements necessary to maintain our foreign private issuer status. If we lose our foreign private issuer status on this date, we will be required to file with the SEC periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms, which are more detailed and extensive than the forms available to a foreign private issuer. We will also have to mandatorily comply with U.S. federal proxy requirements, and our officers, Directors and Major Shareholders will become subject to the short-swing profit disclosure and recovery provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In addition, we will lose our ability to rely upon exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements under the Nasdaq rules. As a U.S. listed public company that is not a foreign private issuer, we will incur significant additional legal, accounting and other expenses that we will not incur as a foreign private issuer, and accounting, reporting and other expenses in order to maintain a listing on a U.S. securities exchange.

 

There can be no assurance that we will not be a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes for any taxable year, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders of our Ordinary Shares.

 

A non-U.S. corporation will be a PFIC for any taxable year if either (i) at least 75% of its gross income for such year consists of certain types of “passive” income; or (ii) at least 50% of the value of its assets (based on an average of the quarterly values of the assets) during such year is attributable to assets that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income, or the asset test. Based on our current and expected income and assets (taking into account the expected cash proceeds and our anticipated market capitalization following this Offering), we do not presently expect to be a PFIC for the current taxable year or the foreseeable future. However, no assurance can be given in this regard because the determination of whether we are or will become a PFIC is a fact-intensive inquiry made on an annual basis that depends, in part, upon the composition of our income and assets. In addition, there can be no assurance that the Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, will agree with our conclusion or that the IRS would not successfully challenge our position. Fluctuations in the market price of our Ordinary Shares may cause us to become a PFIC for the current or subsequent taxable years because the value of our assets for the purpose of the asset test may be determined by reference to the market price of our Ordinary Shares. The composition of our income and assets may also be affected by how, and how quickly, we use our liquid assets and the cash raised in this Offering. If we were to be or become a PFIC for any taxable year during which a U.S. Holder holds our Ordinary Shares, certain adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences could apply to such U.S. Holder. See “Taxation — Passive Foreign Investment Company Consequences.”

 

 
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We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and conduct substantially all of our operations, and all of our directors and executive officers reside, outside of the United States. Our Shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests than they would as shareholders of a corporation incorporated in the United States.

 

We are a Cayman Islands exempted company, and our corporate affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Act and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take action against our Directors, actions by our minority shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our Directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from the common law of England and Wales, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding, on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of our shareholders and the fiduciary duties of our Directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands have a less developed body of securities laws than the United States. Some U.S. states, such as Delaware, have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law than the Cayman Islands. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States.

 

We have been advised by Harney Westwood & Riegels Singapore LLP, our Cayman Islands legal counsel, that there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the Cayman Islands would:

 

 

·

recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts of the United States based on certain civil liability provisions of U.S. securities laws; and

 

 

 

 

·

entertain original actions brought in each respective jurisdiction against us or our Directors or officers predicated upon the securities laws of the United States or any state in the United States.

 

In addition, there is uncertainty regarding Cayman Islands law related to whether a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of U.S. securities laws will be determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands as penal or punitive in nature. If such a determination is made, the courts of the Cayman Islands will not recognize or enforce the judgment against a Cayman Islands company, such as our company. As the courts of the Cayman Islands have yet to rule on making such a determination in relation to judgments obtained from U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of U.S. securities laws, it is uncertain whether such judgments would be enforceable in the Cayman Islands.

 

There is no statutory enforcement in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, although the courts of the Cayman Islands will in certain circumstances recognize and enforce a foreign judgment, without any re-examination or re-litigation of matters adjudicated upon, provided such judgment:

 

 

 

(a)

is given by a foreign court of competent jurisdiction;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

imposes on the judgment debtor a liability to pay a liquidated sum for which the judgment has been given;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

is final;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty;

 

 

 

 

 

 

(e)

was not obtained by fraud; and

 

 

 

 

 

 

(f)

is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands.

 

Subject to the above limitations, in appropriate circumstances, a Cayman Islands court may give effect in the Cayman Islands to other kinds of final foreign judgments such as declaratory orders, orders for performance of contracts and injunctions.

 

Moreover, while under Delaware law, controlling shareholders owe fiduciary duties to the companies they control and their minority shareholders, under Cayman Islands law, our controlling shareholders do not owe any such fiduciary duties to our company or to our minority shareholders. Accordingly, our controlling shareholders may exercise their powers as shareholders, including the exercise of voting rights in respect of their shares, in such manner as they think fit.

 

 
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Shareholders of Cayman Islands exempted companies like us have no general rights under Cayman Islands law to inspect corporate records (other than the memorandum and articles of association) or to obtain copies of lists of shareholders of these companies. Our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association will become effective and replace our current memorandum and articles of association in its entirety immediately prior to the completion of this Offering. Our Directors have discretion under our memorandum and articles of association to determine whether or not, and under what conditions, our corporate records may be inspected by our shareholders, but are not obliged to make them available to our shareholders unless required by the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands or other applicable law or authorized by the Directors or by ordinary resolution. This may make it more difficult for you to obtain the information needed to establish any facts necessary for a shareholder motion or to solicit proxies from other shareholders in connection with a proxy contest.

 

Certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands, which is our home country, differ significantly from requirements for companies incorporated in other jurisdictions such as the United States. Currently, we do not plan to rely on home country practices with respect to any corporate governance matter. To the extent we choose to follow home country practices with respect to corporate governance matters, our shareholders may be afforded less protection than they otherwise would under rules and regulations applicable to U.S. domestic issuers.

 

As a result of all of the above, our public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests in the face of actions taken by our management, members of our Board of Directors or controlling shareholders than they would as public shareholders of a company incorporated in the United States. For a discussion of significant differences between the provisions of the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands and the laws applicable to companies incorporated in the United States and their shareholders, see section titled “Description of Share Capital and Memorandum and Articles of Association — Comparison of Shareholder Rights”.

 

Subject to the Companies Act and our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, we may allot and issue new Shares on terms and conditions and for such purposes as may be determined by our Board of Directors in its sole discretion. Any issuance of new Shares would dilute the percentage ownership of existing Shareholders and could adversely impact the market price of our Shares.

 

According to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, all Shares for the time being unissued shall be under the control of our Directors who may, in their absolute discretion and without the approval of the shareholders, cause the Company to, amongst others, issue, allot and dispose of Shares (including, without limitation, preferred shares) (whether in certificated form or non-certificated form) to such persons, in such manner, on such terms and having such rights and being subject to such restrictions as they may from time to time determine. Moreover, the Company shall have power to redeem or purchase any of its Shares and to increase or reduce its authorized share capital and to sub-divide or consolidate the said Shares or any of them and to issue all or any part of its capital whether original, redeemed, increased or reduced with or without any preference, priority, special privilege or other rights or subject to any postponement of rights or to any conditions or restrictions whatsoever. Since we may seek to raise capital in the future, including to fund acquisitions, future investments and other growth opportunities, and for these and other purposes, issue additional Shares or securities convertible into Shares, any additional issuances of new Shares could dilute the percentage ownership of our existing Shareholders and may also adversely impact the market price of our Shares.

 

We will have broad discretion in the use of proceeds of this Offering.

 

We currently intend to use the net proceeds from this Offering for scaling up sales and marketing into overseas markets, for potential acquisitions and strategic investments, for research and development of products and technology, for intellectual property strategy and implementation, and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. Our management will have broad discretion over the use and investment of the net proceeds of this Offering within and also potentially among those categories. Accordingly, investors in this Offering have only limited information concerning management’s specific intentions and will need to rely upon the judgment of our management with respect to the use of proceeds.

 

We have not determined a specific use for a portion of the net proceeds of this Offering now earmarked for working capital and other general corporate purposes, and our management will have considerable discretion in deciding how to apply these proceeds, including for any of the purposes described in the section entitled “Use of Proceeds”. Because of the number and variability of factors that will determine our full use of our net proceeds from this Offering, their ultimate use may vary substantially from their currently intended use. This creates uncertainty for our Shareholders and could adversely affect our Company’s business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. You will not have the opportunity to assess whether the proceeds are being used appropriately before you make your investment decision. You must rely on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the net proceeds of this Offering. We cannot assure you that the net proceeds will be used in a manner that would improve our results of operations or increase the share price, nor that these net proceeds will be placed only in investments that generate income or appreciate in value.

 

Securities analysts may not publish favorable research or reports about our business or may publish no information at all, which could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.

 

If a trading market for our securities develops, the trading market will be influenced to some extent by the research and reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us and our business. We do not control these analysts. As a newly public company, we may be slow to attract research coverage and the analysts who publish information about our securities will have had relatively little experience with us or our industry, which could affect their ability to accurately forecast our results and could make it more likely that we fail to meet their estimates. In the event we obtain securities or industry analyst coverage, if any of the analysts who cover us provide inaccurate or unfavorable research or issue an adverse opinion regarding our stock price, our stock price could decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports covering us regularly, we could lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline and result in the loss of all or a part of your investment in us.

 

 
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of current or historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those listed under “Risk Factors,” that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

 

In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “likely to” or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking statements include statements about:

 

 

·

changes in political, social and economic conditions, the regulatory environment, laws and regulations and interpretation thereof in the jurisdictions where we conduct business or expect to conduct business;

 

 

 

 

·

the risk that we may be unable to realize our anticipated growth strategies and expected internal growth;

 

 

 

 

·

changes in the availability and cost of professional staff which we require to operate our business;

 

 

 

 

·

changes in customers’ preferences and needs;

 

 

 

 

·

changes in competitive conditions and our ability to compete under such conditions;

 

 

 

 

·

changes in our future capital needs and the availability of financing and capital to fund such needs;

 

 

 

 

·

changes in currency exchange rates or interest rates;

 

 

 

 

·

projections of revenue, earnings, capital structure and other financial items;

 

 

 

 

·

changes in our plan to enter into certain new business sectors; and

 

 

 

 

·

other factors beyond our control.

    

 

You should read this prospectus and the documents that we refer to in this prospectus with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and worse than what we expect. Other sections of this prospectus include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

 

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The forward-looking statements made in this prospectus relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this prospectus. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You should read this prospectus and the documents that we refer to in this prospectus and have filed as exhibits to our registration statement on Form F-1, of which this prospectus is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

 

This prospectus also contains statistical data and estimates that we obtained from industry publications and reports generated by government or third-party providers of market intelligence. Although we have not independently verified the data, we believe that the publications and reports are reliable.

 

 
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USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We estimate that we will receive net proceeds from this Offering of approximately $7.1 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us. These estimates are based upon an assumed initial Offer Price of $5.75 per share, the midpoint of the estimated range of the initial public Offer Price shown on the front cover of this prospectus. A $1.00 change in the assumed initial public Offer Price of $5.75 per share would, in the case of an increase, increase and, in the case of a decrease, decrease the net proceeds of this Offering by $1.5 million.

  

We plan to use the net proceeds of this Offering in the following order of priority:

 

 

·

Approximately $2.0 million for research and development of products and technology as well as intellectual property strategy and implementation.

 

 

 

 

·

Approximately $1.3 million for scaling up sales and marketing into overseas markets and for opening selected satellite offices.

 

 

 

 

·

Approximately $1.0 million for potential acquisitions and strategic investments See “Acquisition Opportunities” for a description of our acquisition and strategic investment objectives. We have no specific acquisition or strategic investment targets at this time.

 

 

 

 

·

The remaining net proceeds will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

To the extent that our actual net proceeds is not sufficient to fund all of the proposed purposes, we will decrease our allocation of the net proceeds for the purposes set out above on a pro rata basis. We would anticipate raising additional capital through equity or debt financing sufficient to fund our proposed uses above.

 

The amounts and timing of any expenditures will vary depending on the amount of cash generated by our operations, and the rate of growth, if any, of our business, and our plans and business conditions. The foregoing represents our current intentions based upon our present plans and business conditions to use and allocate the net proceeds of this Offering. Our management will have significant flexibility in applying and discretion to apply the net proceeds of the Offering. If an unforeseen event occurs or business conditions change, we may use the proceeds of this Offering differently than as described in this prospectus.

 

Pending deployment of the net proceeds for the uses described above, the funds may be placed in short-term deposits with financial institutions or used to invest in short-term money market instruments.

 

DIVIDEND POLICY

 

We have not previously declared or paid any cash dividends and have no formal dividend policy. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and growth of our business and to repay indebtedness and, therefore, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Additionally, our ability to pay dividends on our Shares is limited by various factors such as our future financial performance and bank covenants. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors, subject to compliance with covenants in current and future agreements governing our and our subsidiaries’ indebtedness, and will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant.

 

 
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CAPITALIZATION

 

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of December 31, 2022:

 

·

on an actual basis;

·

on an as-adjusted basis to reflect the issuance and sale of 1,625,000 Ordinary Shares by us in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of US$5.75 per share, the midpoint of the estimated range of the initial public offering price shown on the front cover of this prospectus, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us, assuming the underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional shares and

   

You should read the following table together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus and the information under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations.”

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2022

 

 

 

(S$)

 

 

(US$)

 

 

(US$)

 

 

 

Actual

 

 

Actual

 

 

As Adjusted(1)

 

Cash

 

 

535,023

 

 

 

399,152

 

 

 

7,522,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

 

1,494,468

 

 

 

1,114,942

 

 

 

1,114,942

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholder’s equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary shares

 

 

3,450,000

 

 

 

2,573,859

 

 

 

9,696,828

 

Retained earnings

 

 

(3,126,959 )

 

 

(2,332,855 )

 

 

(2,332,855 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholder’s equity

 

 

323,041

 

 

 

241,004

 

 

 

7,363,973

 

Total capitalization

 

 

1,817,509

 

 

 

1,355,946

 

 

 

8,478,915

 

    

Notes:

 

(1)

The as adjusted information discussed above is illustrative only. Our total as adjusted capitalization following the completion of this offering is subject to adjustment based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

 

You should read the tables together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus and the information under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

 

 
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DILUTION

 

 If you invest in our Ordinary Shares, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share and our net tangible book value per share after this offering. Dilution results from the fact that the initial public offering price per Ordinary Share is substantially in excess of the book value per Ordinary Share attributable to the existing shareholders for our presently outstanding Ordinary Shares.

 

Our net tangible book value as of December 31, 2022 was approximately US$559,216 or US$0.04 per Ordinary Share as of the same date. Net tangible book value represents the amount of our total tangible assets, less the amount of our total consolidated liabilities. Dilution is determined by subtracting net tangible book value per Ordinary Share, after giving effect to the additional proceeds that we will receive from this offering, from the assumed initial public offering price of US$5.75 per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated initial public offering price rage set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

 

 

Post-Offering (1)

 

 

Full Exercise of Over-allotment Option (2)

 

 

 

US$

 

 

US$

 

Assumed initial public offering price per Ordinary Share

 

 

5.75

 

 

 

5.75

 

Net tangible book value per Ordinary Share as of December 31, 2022

 

 

(0.04 )

 

 

(0.04 )

Increase in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share attributable to new investors purchasing Ordinary Shares in this offering

 

 

0.45

 

 

 

0.52

 

Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Ordinary Share after this offering

 

 

0.41

 

 

 

0.48

 

Dilution per Ordinary Share to new investors in this offering

 

 

5.34

 

 

 

5.27

 

       

(1)

Assumes gross proceeds from the offering of 1,625,000 Ordinary Shares, and assumes that the underwriters’ over-allotment option has not been exercised.

(2)

Assumes gross proceeds from the offering of 1,625,000 Ordinary Shares, and assumes that the underwriters’ over-allotment option has been exercised in full.

 

A US$1.00 change in the assumed public Offer Price of US$5.75 per share would, in the case of an increase, increase and, in the case of a decrease, decrease our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as described above by US$1.503 million, the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per ordinary share by US$0.09, and the dilution per ordinary share to investors in this Offering by US$0.91, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated Offering expenses payable by us. Our net tangible book value following the completion of this Offering is subject to adjustment based on the actual initial public Offer Price of the shares and other terms of this Offering determined at pricing.

 

The following table summarizes, on a as adjusted basis as of December 31, 2022, the differences between existing shareholders and the new investors with respect to the number of Ordinary Shares (in the form of Ordinary Shares) purchased from us, the total consideration paid, and the average price per Ordinary Share and per share paid before deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. The total number of Ordinary Shares does not include Ordinary Shares underlying the Shares issuable upon the exercise of the option granted to the underwriters to purchase additional Shares.

  

 

 

Ordinary Shares Purchased

 

 

Total Consideration

 

 

Average Price

Per Share

 

 

 

Number

 

 

Percent

 

 

Amount (S$)

 

 

Percent

 

 

Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Existing shareholders

 

 

13,314,577

 

 

 

82.76 %

 

 

1,050,000

 

 

 

6.54 %

 

S$

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-IPO investors

 

 

1,149,084

 

 

 

7.14 %

 

 

2,400,000

 

 

 

14.94 %

 

S$

2.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New investors from public offering

 

 

1,625,000

 

 

 

10.10 %

 

 

12,614,063

 

 

 

78.52 %

 

S$

7.76

 

Total

 

 

16,088,661

 

 

 

100.00 %

 

 

16,064,063

 

 

 

100.00 %

 

 

 

 

    

The dilution information in this section is presented for illustrative purposes only. Our as adjusted net tangible book value following the consummation of this Offering is subject to adjustment based on the actual initial public Offer Price of our Shares and other terms of this Offering determined at pricing.

 

 
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the section of this prospectus titled “Summary Financial Information” and the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. In addition to historical information, this discussion and analysis here and throughout this prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The Company’s actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

History and Overview

 

Headquartered in Singapore, we are an advanced technology solution provider in the emerging PropTech space focused on helping facility owners and managers manage their facilities autonomously. In its initial years, we were involved in the development of a cleaning robotic solution (ECOBOT). However, the company then saw the merits of a fully automated smart facility with the integration of robotic solutions. Therefore, the company decided to develop its own proprietary software system, the SIMPPLE Ecosystem.

 

IFSC was incorporated in Singapore on March 18, 2016 as a private company limited by shares under the name “IFSC Pte. Ltd.”

 

Gaussian Robotics was incorporated in Singapore on May 18, 2017 as a private company limited by shares under the name “Gaussian Robotics Pte. Ltd.”. Gaussian Robotics became a wholly owned subsidiary of IFSC on August 15, 2017.

 

SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd. was incorporated in Singapore on October 13, 2020 as a wholly owned subsidiary of IFSC under the name “SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd.”.

 

 
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Summary of Our Services and Products

 

Software solutions and Platform Hosting (SaaS)

 

SIMPPLE Software is a Facility management system developed to help businesses streamline their daily operations by eliminating any possibility of miscommunication or misallocation of work. It allows businesses to automate their workforce management in building maintenance, surveillance and cleaning services which significantly increases the efficiency, productivity and accountability of all managers and staff.

 

Our platform allows for subscription with prices from $164 to $1,127 per month depending on the size of the building.

 

Consultation and Project Management

 

Our subsidiary, IFSC, provides end-to-end service support, project management, consultation as well as solution design for various workflow processes and technology implementations. Thus, making the process of integrating advanced technology into a workplace seamless and efficient.

 

Hardware products

 

Gaussian Robotics redefines cleaning with ECOBOT which is sold directly to customers.

 

Key Factors Affecting the Results of Our Group’s Operations

 

Our operating results are primarily affected by those factors set out in the section headed ‘‘Risk Factors’’ in this prospectus and those set out below:

 

Growth arising from our strategic partnerships

 

We may meticulously pursue partnerships that we believe are strategic, complementing and adding value to our current operations and state-of-the-art technology. The contributions, experience, and connections that our partner can provide will directly impact the results of our operations and financial health in the future.

 

Industry adoption of solutions

 

Our business results of operations are highly dependent on the demand and adoption of our facilities management solutions by facilities in Singapore. Moreover, the facility management systems industry in Singapore is relatively small and has barely reached its full capacity with potential demand expected to remain high. With limited human capital moving into the facility management industry and rising costs of labor due to the Singapore progressive wage model (similar to minimum wage implementation), the facility management industry in Singapore is one of the fastest adopters of technology to mitigate tight labor challenges. Government support through grants also eases the cost of technology adoption, which encourages competition. However, the Singapore market remains small due to the geographic limitations and suits companies like SIMPPLE which performs R&D and product-market fit testing in an industry which embraces these technologies before exporting the tested solutions overseas.

 

Competition from industry players affecting our pricing and terms

 

Apart from us, there are numerous robot equipment suppliers here in Singapore and the region, making the competition high in the robot equipment supply industry. To compete against other manufacturers and to penetrate specific sectors, our pricing and terms will have to be fair and reasonable for us to gain a strong foothold in new market sectors, expanding our presence and customer base.

 

Fluctuations in the cost of sales

 

Freight charges and staff costs relating to our ECOBOT are one of the most significant components of our cost of sales, representing approximately 59% and 81% of our total cost of sales for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 2022 With the likely increase in demand for ECOBOTs in the future, the need for more inventory to be shipped from China would be inevitable. Subsequently, the increase in staff, and thus, staff costs to maintain and handle ECOBOT, will be unavoidable.

 

Therefore, shipping and staff costs will be determined by the demand for ECOBOT. An increase in demand for ECOBOT will significantly surge profits; however, an upward change in shipping and staff costs would negatively impact the results of our operations.

 

Inflationary pressure causing increase in staff costs

 

Singapore’s core inflation rose to 5.3% on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis in September 2022, from 5.1% in August 2022. This pickup in core inflation was on account of larger increases in the prices of food, services and retail & other goods. CPI-All Items inflation was 7.5% y-o-y in September 2022, remaining unchanged from that in August.

 

(source: https://www.mas.gov.sg/-/media/MAS/EPG/CPD/2022/Inflation202209.pdf)

 

While this inflationary trend will result in higher operational costs, we believe that this also strengthens our value proposition by emphasizing potential savings to customers through improved productivity and workflow efficiency derived from our technology solutions. To mitigate inflationary pressures, we will be regularly review our pricing structure to ensure sustainable profitability.

 

With inflation continuing to rise, making goods and services more expensive, Singaporeans will undoubtedly demand an increase in salary and bonuses to counter these effects. Thus, increasing staff costs and negatively impacting the results of our operations.

 

 
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Strategic acquisitions and investments

 

We may meticulously pursue acquisitions and investments that we believe are strategic, complementing and adding value to our operations and state-of-the-art technology. The business or financial performance of the companies in which we have invested in, as well as our ability to seamlessly and successfully integrate these companies with our existing business, will directly impact our results of operations and financial health.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources is based upon our financial statements. We prepare our financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Certain of our accounting policies require that we apply significant judgment in determining estimates and assumptions for calculating estimates. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. We use, in part, our historical experience, terms of existing contracts, observance of trends in the industry and information obtained from independent valuation experts or other outside sources to make our judgments. We cannot assure you that our actual results will conform to our estimates. We regularly evaluate these estimates and assumptions, particularly in areas we consider to be critical accounting estimates, where changes in estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position and, generally to a lesser extent, cash flows.

 

The following critical accounting policies affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates and, if deemed appropriate, those estimates are adjusted. Significant estimates include those related to assumptions used in valuing reserves of uncollectible accounts receivable, assumptions used in valuing assets acquired in business acquisitions, impairment testing of goodwill and other long-term assets, the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, accruals for potential liabilities, and assumptions used in the determination of the Company’s liquidity.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The underlying principle of ASC 606 is to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers at the amount expected to be collected. ASC 606 creates a five-step model that requires entities to exercise judgment when considering the terms of contract(s), which include (1) identifying the contract or agreement with a customer, (2) identifying our performance obligations in the contract or agreement, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the separate performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue as each performance obligation is satisfied.

 

For any service contracts where the performance obligation is not completed, deferred revenue is recorded for any payments received in advance of the performance obligation.

 

Government subsidies

 

Government subsidies are not recognized until there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions of the subsidy and the Company will receive the subsidy. Generally, government subsidies fall into two categories: subsidies related to income and subsidies related to assets. Subsidies related to income are recognized in the period that the recognition criteria are met, and are presented as a reduction of the related expense that they are intended to subsidize within operating expenses in the combined statements of operations and comprehensive income. Subsidies related to assets are for the purchase, construction or other acquisition of long-lived assets and are recognized as reductions to the capitalized costs of the related assets.

 

Business combinations

 

The Company accounts for its business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting where the purchase consideration is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, based on their respective fair values as of the acquisition date. Contingent purchase consideration is recorded at fair value at the date of acquisition. The excess of the fair value of the purchase consideration over the estimated fair values of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. When determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, management makes significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Critical estimates in valuing intangible assets include, but are not limited to, expected future cash flows, which includes consideration of future growth and margins, future changes in technology, and discount rates. Fair value estimates are based on the assumptions that management believes a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

 

 
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Impairment of long-lived assets

 

Long-lived assets primarily include property and equipment and intangible assets. In accordance with the provision of ASC 360, the Company usually conducts its annual impairment evaluation to its long-lived assets in the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist, such as a significant sustained change in the business climate. The recoverability of long-lived assets is measured at the reporting unit level. If the total of the expected undiscounted future net cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying amount of the asset. As of December 31, 2021 and 2022, the Company determined there were no indicators of impairment of its long-lived assets.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company accounts for income taxes using an asset and liability approach which allows for the recognition and measurement of deferred tax assets based upon the likelihood of realization of tax benefits in future years. Under the asset and liability approach, deferred taxes are provided in connection with the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before the Company is able to realize their benefits, or that future deductibility is uncertain.

 

The Company conducts its businesses in Singapore and is subject to tax in the jurisdiction. As a result of its business activities, the Company will file separate tax returns in Singapore which is subject to examination by the foreign tax authorities.

 

 
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Results of Operations

 

Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

The following table summarizes the consolidated results of our operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

 

 

 For the years ended December, 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

 

 

Increase/(Decrease)

 

 

 

 US$

 

 

 S$

 

 

 % of revenue

 

 

 S$

 

 

 % of revenue

 

 

S$

 

 

 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

4,856,885

 

 

 

6,510,169

 

 

 

100 %

 

 

4,179,300

 

 

 

100 %

 

 

2,330,869

 

 

 

56 %

Cost of revenues

 

 

(2,171,645 )

 

 

(2,910,873 )

 

 

(45 )%

 

 

(1,852,751 )

 

 

(44 )%

 

 

1,058,122

 

 

 

57 %

Gross profit

 

 

2,685,240

 

 

 

3,599,296

 

 

 

55 %

 

 

2,326,549

 

 

 

56 %

 

 

1,272,747

 

 

 

55 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses

 

 

(3,411,410 )

 

 

(4,572,654 )

 

 

(70 )%

 

 

(2,270,830 )

 

 

(54 )%

 

 

2,301,824

 

 

 

101 %

Total operating expenses

 

 

(3,411,410 )

 

 

(4,572,654 )

 

 

(70 )%

 

 

(2,270,830 )

 

 

(54 )%

 

 

2,301,824

 

 

 

101 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) from operations

 

 

(726,170 )

 

 

(973,358 )

 

 

(15 )%

 

 

55,719

 

 

 

1 %

 

 

(1,029,077 )

 

 

(1,847 )%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (loss): 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

 

329,261

 

 

 

441,341

 

 

 

7 %

 

 

390,013

 

 

 

9 %

 

 

51,328

 

 

 

13 %

Interest expense

 

 

(97,634 )

 

 

(130,868 )

 

 

(2 )%

 

 

(157,147 )

 

 

(4 )%

 

 

(26,279 )

 

 

(17 )%

Other expense

 

 

(4,436 )

 

 

(5,946 )

 

 

0 %

 

 

(55,694 )

 

 

(1 )%

 

 

(49,748 )

 

 

(89 )%

Total other income

 

 

227,191

 

 

 

304,527

 

 

 

5 %

 

 

177,172

 

 

 

4 %

 

 

127,355

 

 

 

72 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income/(Loss) before tax expense

 

 

(498,979 )

 

 

(668,831 )

 

 

(10 )%

 

 

232,891

 

 

 

6 %

 

 

(901,722 )

 

 

(387 )%

Income tax expense

 

 

(88,541 )

 

 

(118,681 )

 

 

(2 )%

 

 

(167,072 )

 

 

(4 )%

 

 

(48,391 )

 

 

(29 )%

Net (loss) income

 

 

(587,520 )

 

 

(787,512 )

 

 

(12 )%

 

 

65,819

 

 

 

2 %

 

 

(853,331 )

 

 

(1,296 )%

 

Revenues

 

Our revenue from the sale of our ECOBOT and software services is detailed as below:

 

 

 

 

 

For the years ended December, 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2021

 

 

Increase/ (Decrease)

 

 

 

US$

 

 

S$

 

 

%

 

 

S$

 

 

%

 

 

S$

 

 

%

 

Sale of robotics

 

 

3,901,048

 

 

 

5,228,965

 

 

 

80 %

 

 

2,890,682

 

 

 

69 %

 

 

2,338,283

 

 

 

82 %

Software revenue

 

 

923,929

 

 

 

1,238,435

 

 

 

19 %

 

 

1,288,618

 

 

 

31 %

 

 

(50,183 )

 

 

(4 )%

Others

 

 

31,908

 

 

 

42,769

 

 

 

1 %

 

 

-

 

 

 

0 %

 

 

42,769

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Revenue

 

 

4,856,885

 

 

 

6,510,169

 

 

 

100 %

 

 

4,179,300

 

 

 

100 %

 

 

2,330,869

 

 

 

56 %

 

We generate revenue from the sale of autonomous robotic cleaning equipment, which includes the warranty and maintenance of robots as well as software services rendered for facilities management. Our total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2022 has increased by S$2,330,869, or by 56%, from S$4,179,300 for the year ended December 31, 2021 to S$6,510,169 for the year ended December 31, 2022. With more companies boosting their technology-based capital expenditures in order to improve the physical labour force productivity, along with loosening of Covid-19 restrictions leading to increased footfall to the malls, which are our main customers, this drove our sales of our ECOBOTs by S$2,338,283 or an increase of 82% from S$2,890,682 for the year ended December 31, 2021 to S$5,228,965 for the year ended December 31, 2022. This was however offset by a S$50,183 decrease in subscription for our Software Services.

  

 
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Cost of revenue

 

 

Our cost of revenue is primarily made up of the autonomous robotic cleaning equipment, and freight charges. Our total cost of revenue increased by S$1,058,122 or 57% from S$1,852,751 for the year ended December 31, 2021 to S$2,910,873 for the year ended 31 December 2022. This was correlated to the increase in autonomous robotic cleaning equipment revenue by 82%, leading to an increase in the cost of the robots and salary expenses.

 

Gross profit & Gross profit Margin

 

 

 

As of December, 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

 

US$

 

 

S$

 

 

S$

 

 

S$

 

 

%

 

Gross profit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of robotics

 

 

2,070,450

 

 

 

2,775,231

 

 

 

1,696,345

 

 

 

1,078,886

 

 

 

64 %

Software revenue

 

 

583,814

 

 

 

782,544

 

 

 

630,204

 

 

 

152,340

 

 

 

24 %

Others

 

 

30,977

 

 

 

41,521

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

41,521

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Gross Profit

 

 

2,685,241

 

 

 

3,599,296

 

 

 

2,326,549

 

 

 

1,272,747

 

 

 

55 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit margin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of robotics

 

 

53.1 %

 

 

53.1 %

 

 

58.7 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6 )%

Software revenue

 

 

63.2 %

 

 

63.2 %

 

 

48.9 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 %

Others

 

 

97.1 %

 

 

97.1 %

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Gross Profit Margin

 

 

55.3 %

 

 

55.3 %

 

 

55.7 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

(0.4 )%

 

Gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2022 increased by 55 % or S$1,272,747 from S$2,326,549 for the year ended December 31, 2021 to S$3,599,296 for the year ended December 31, 2022. Total gross profit margin remain relatively unchanged for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

General and administrative expenses

 

Our General and administrative expenses consist primarily of staff costs, administrative and distribution costs, professional and legal fees, advertising and promotion expenses, and depreciation expenses. Overall general and administrative expenses increased by S$2,301,824, or 101%, from S$2,270,830 for the year ended December 31, 2021 to S$4,572,654 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase of general and administrative expenses is due to the provision of credit loss allowance of S$602,896, bad debt written off of S$538,076 and inventory written off of S$206,676.

 

The company took a position in 2021 not capitalize its R&D efforts as we were still developing multiple proofs-of-concept that did not appear to have immediate large commercialization value. As a result, majority of our R&D man-hours were expensed off as salaries.

 

From the year ended December 31, 2022, we capitalized R&D costs as the core software product has reached commercialization thresholds.

 

Other operating income, net

 

Other operating income comprise predominantly government grants, one off gain on the sale of fixed assets and management income. It increased by S$51,328 or 13% for the year ended December 31, 2021 of S$390,013 to S$441,341 for the year ended December 31, 2022. This was attributed mainly to the increase in government grants.

 

Interest expense

 

                Interest expense on borrowings decreased from S$157,147 to S$130,868 from the year ended December 31, 2021 to the year ended December 31, 2022 by S$26,279 or 17%. This decrease was reflected by the reduction of interest from convertibles notes and bank loans.

 

Income tax expense

 

Income tax expenses decreased from S$167,072 to S$118,681 from the year ended December 31, 2021 to the year ended December 31, 2022 by S$48,391 or 29% due to the decrease in chargeable income.

 

 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

 

 

As at December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

 

US$

 

 

S$

 

 

S$

 

 

S$

 

 

%

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year/period

 

 

565,306

 

 

 

757,736

 

 

 

1,423,342

 

 

 

(665,606 )

 

 

(47 )%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash generated from operating activities

 

 

36,432

 

 

 

48,834

 

 

 

(287,779 )

 

 

336,613

 

 

 

117 %

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(918,508 )

 

 

(1,231,168 )

 

 

795,241

 

 

 

(2,026,409 )

 

 

(255 )%

Net cash generated from financing activities

 

 

715,921

 

 

 

959,621

 

 

 

(1,173,068 )

 

 

2,132,689

 

 

 

182 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(166,154 )

 

 

(222,713 )

 

 

(665,606 )

 

 

442,893

 

 

 

67 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents as at end of the year/period

 

 

399,152

 

 

 

535,023

 

 

 

757,736

 

 

 

(222,713 )

 

 

(29 )%

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

                Net cash used in operating activities was S$48,834 for the year ended December 31, 2022. This was mainly attributable to the net loss of S$787,512 adjusted for non-cash items which included depreciation and amortization, provision of credit loss allowance and, inventory written off totaling S$1,121,355. This was offset against net cash outflow arising from the net change in operating and liabilities of S$285,009.

 

                Net cash used in operating activities was S$287,779 for the year ended December 31, 2021. This was mainly due the net income of S$65,819 adjusted for non-cash items which included depreciation and amortization, lease modification and, gain on disposal property totaling S$28,773. This was offset against net cash outflows arising from the net change in operating assets and liabilities of S$382,371.

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

 

Net cash flows used in investing activities was S$1,231,168 for the year ended December 31, 2022. This was primarily due to the purchase of property and equipment of S$33,939 and increase in intangible assets of S$1,197,229.

 

Net cash flows from investing activities was S$795,241 for the year ended December 31, 2021. This was primarily due to the purchase of plant and equipment of S$84,951, offset by the proceeds from disposal of plant and equipment of S$630,192, and the proceeds from disposal of financial instrument of S$250,000.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

                Net cash provided by financing activities was S$959,621 for the year ended December 31, 2022. This was contributed by proceeds from bank loan amounting to S$719,176, and proceeds from issuance of shares of S$2,000,000. This was offset by the repayment of bank loans of S$117,305, repayment of other payables to related parties of S$204,869, and the principal payment of lease liabilities amounting to S$1,437,381.

 

                Net cash used in financing activities was S$1,173,068 for the year ended December 31, 2021. This was contributed by proceeds from issuance of shares amounting to S$750,000. This was however offset by repayment of bank loans of S$661,885, repayment of other payables to related parties amounting to S$1,165,729, and the principal payment of lease liabilities of S$95,454.

 

Working Capital

 

We believe that our Group has sufficient working capital for our requirements for at least the next 12 months from the date of this prospectus, in the absence of unforeseen circumstances, taking into account the financial resources presently available to us, including cash and cash equivalents on hand, cash flows from our operations and the estimated net proceeds from this offering.

 

 
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Discussion of Certain Balance Sheet Items

 

 

The following table set forth selected information from our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. This information should be read together with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

Discussion For the Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

Accounts Receivable

 

 

 

 As at December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

 

US$

 

 

 S$

 

 

 S$

 

 

S$

 

 

%

 

Account receivables

 

 

1,027,480

 

 

 

1,377,234

 

 

 

1,678,404

 

 

 

(301,170 )

 

 

(18 )%

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(449,789 )

 

 

(602,897 )

 

 

-

 

 

 

(602,897 )

 

 

100 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

577,691

 

 

 

774,337

 

 

 

1,678,404

 

 

 

(904,067 )

 

 

(54 )%

 

As of the end of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the ageing analysis of accounts receivables is as follows:

 

 

 

For the years ended December, 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

 

 US$

 

 

 S$

 

 

 S$

 

 

S$

 

 

%

 

Within 30 days

 

 

108,231

 

 

 

145,073

 

 

 

209,782

 

 

 

(64,709 )

 

 

(31 )%

Between 31 and 60 days

 

 

62,148

 

 

 

83,303

 

 

 

792,394

 

 

 

(709,091 )

 

 

(89 )%

Between 61 and 90 days

 

 

18,088

 

 

 

24,245

 

 

 

28,315

 

 

 

(4,070 )

 

 

(14 )%

More than 90 day

 

 

839,013

 

 

 

1,124,613

 

 

 

647,913

 

 

 

476,700

 

 

 

74 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total accounts receivables, net

 

 

1,027,480

 

 

 

1,377,234

 

 

 

1,678,404

 

 

 

(301,170 )

 

 

(18 )%

 

Account receivables decreased by 54% from S$1,678,404 to S$774,337 as of December 31,2021 to December 31, 2022 respectively. The decrease of accounts receivables was primarily attributable to the allowance for doubtful account amounting to S$602,987 for the current year ended December 31, 2022.

 

 
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The following table set forth our average account receivable turnover days for the years ended December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022:

 

 

 

 

For the years ended December, 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable turnover days

 

 

43 days

 

 

 

147 days

 

 

(104 days)

 

 

Accounts receivable turnover days is calculated as the net accounts receivables as of December 31 for the respective year divided by revenue for the respective year and multiplied by the number of days in the respective year.

 

Our accounts receivables turnover days was 147 days and 43 days for the year ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022 respectively. This was mainly due to more efficient and effective collection efforts, resulting in faster collection of accounts receivable.

 

Property and equipment

 

 

 

 As at December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

 

US$

 

 

 S$

 

 

 S$

 

 

S$

 

 

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

19,876

 

 

 

26,642

 

 

 

85,684

 

 

 

(59,042

)

 

 

(69

)%

 

Property and equipment decreased by 69% from S$85,684 to S$ 26,642 as of December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022 respectively. This was due to depreciation for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Inventory

 

 

 

For the years ended December, 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

 

US$

 

 

S$

 

 

S$

 

 

S$

 

 

%

 

Total inventory

 

 

771,003

 

 

 

1,033,452

 

 

 

1,109,367

 

 

 

(75,915

)

 

 

(7

)%

 

                The Group’s total inventory decreased by S$75,915 or 7% from S$1,109,367 to S$1,033,452 as of December 31, 2021, to December 31, 2022. The decrease in inventory was due to better inventory management practices leading to higher inventory turnover.

 

Account payables

 

 

 

 As at December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

 

US$

 

 

 S$

 

 

 S$

 

 

S$

 

 

%

 

Account payables

 

 

236,500

 

 

 

317,005

 

 

 

316,029

 

 

 

976

 

 

 

0

%

 

Account payables increased by S$976 from S$316,029 to S$317,005 as of December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022 respectively.

 

The following table set forth our accounts payables turnover days for the year ended December 31, 2021, and 2022:

 

 

 

For the years ended December, 31

 

 

Increase /

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

(Decrease)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable turnover days

 

 

40 days

 

 

 

62 days

 

 

(22 days)

 

 

Accounts payable turnover days is calculated as the account payables as of the respective year divided by the cost of revenue for the respective years multiplied by the number of days in the respective year.

 

Accounts payable turnover days decreased from 62 days for the year ended December 31, 2021 to 40 days for the year ended December 31, 2022, leading a relatively stable account payable balance for the year ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022.

 

 
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Borrowings

 

 

 

 As at December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

Increase / (Decrease)

 

 

 

US$

 

 

 S$

 

 

 S$

 

 

S$

 

 

%

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other payables - related parties

 

 

565,671

 

 

 

758,226

 

 

 

963,095

 

 

 

(204,869 )

 

 

(21 )%

Bank loans – current

 

 

883,932

 

 

 

1,184,823

 

 

 

961,985

 

 

 

222,838

 

 

 

23 %

Lease payable – current

 

 

76,397

 

 

 

102,402

 

 

 

87,560

 

 

 

14,842

 

 

 

17 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank loans – non-current

 

 

953,022

 

 

 

1,277,431

 

 

 

2,218,474

 

 

 

(941,043 )

 

 

(42 )%

Lease payable – non-current

 

 

161,920

 

 

 

217,037

 

 

 

37,462

 

 

 

179,575

 

 

 

479 %

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total borrowings

 

 

2,640,942

 

 

 

3,539,919

 

 

 

4,268,576

 

 

 

(728,657 )

 

 

(17 )%

 

Total borrowings comprise financing from related parties, bank loans and lease payables. The total borrowings of the Group reduced by S$728,657 from S$4,268,576 to S$3,539,919 as of December 31,2021 and December 31, 2022 respectively. The decrease of borrowings is primarily attributable to the repayment of other payables and loans.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of December 31, 2022, we have not entered into any material off-balance sheet transactions or arrangements.

 

 
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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

 

Facilities management (“FM”) is described by the International Facility Management Association as integrating a physical workplace with an organization’s people and work, which includes tasks such as equipment maintenance, space planning and portfolio forecasting. FM includes tools and services that support the functionality, safety and sustainability of buildings, premises, infrastructure, and real estate

 

Property Technology (“PropTech”) provides opportunities to the real estate and built environment industry through positioning hard FM solutions, such as physical assets including plumbing, wiring, elevators, and heating and cooling, to take advantage of the wider digital transformation in the property industry, including the implementation of blockchain to improve the efficiency in transactions and Smart Buildings utilizing IoT technology to revolutionize FM, as well as the use of machine learning and extremely large data sets (“Big Data”) to understand the human interaction with the built environment.

   

Meanwhile, soft FM, such as cleaning services, has been one of the last to develop smart technologies and to automate and digitize its offerings, including integrated digital solutions, an increased reliance on IoT, dynamic monitoring and response as well as automation.

 

Further examples of the technological shifts in the FM industry include:

 

(1) Data Collection and Real-Time Visibility - An increasing number of data inputs from connected devices such as IoT sensors and CCTV cameras means that data quality and management become increasingly important to facility and asset managers. While these devices can gather extensive data from various sources, bringing them together into one platform that can analyze and visualize becomes vital to efficient strategic FM and engagement with key stakeholders. When paired with artificial intelligence programs, data measurement and dynamic monitoring can help facilities understand usage patterns in real-time and deploy solutions or issue alerts as needed.

  

(2) Smart FM and on-demand Cleaning and Maintenance - The rising trend in building system integration and computer vision analytics is fast becoming a crucial ingredient to the future of smart FM. Computer vision analytics is the capability of automatically analyzing videos to detect and decide temporal and spatial events. It makes surveillance systems more efficient and reduces workload on security, cleaning and FM staff. In the face of hygiene and sanitization, solutions are moving towards on-demand cleaning and maintenance to limit or reduce unnecessary staff exposure to viruses and bacteria. Businesses are also looking to automate processes, wherever feasible, combining personal observations with data facilitating better communication, problem-solving, and customer satisfaction to their end clients. Furthermore, digital solutions and automated processes help shape future strategies to optimize asset deployment and frequency to the right locations at the right time. This allows businesses to focus on higher revenue-generating tasks and redistributing the workforce with fewer staff hours and expenses.

 

(3) Predictive Cleaning and Maintenance - Big Data is useless without purposeful action and insights. Driven by powerful algorithms, predictive modeling tools can project future cleaning and maintenance needs. As information becomes more transparent between stakeholders, building owners and facility managers will be able to price and quote needed services based on a set of predetermined requirements such as square footage, staffing levels, activities, and visitor traffic. Facility managers can also accurately plan for and respond to seasonal variance to ensure a higher level of service delivery quality. This digital transformation journey means businesses can reduce costs, improve staffing, and result in smarter planning, resource allocation and scheduling.

 

COVID-19 Impact

 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, the FM market has grown significantly as Governments in the worst affected countries invested into facilities management services. During that period, FM managers manage their workforce either remotely or within a socially distant workplace. The facility management team has been responsible for the implementation of prevention and control strategies in the workplace, including evaluation of janitorial schedules, daily cleaning practices, spot sterilization, and workplace-specific sanitization standards.

 

In light of the COVID-19 developments, facility service providers developed their business model to include an end-to-end facility management solution, including adoption of technology to facilitate work-from-home. The adoption of cloud-based solutions saw accelerated uptake. A cloud-based platform is able to manage sensor-based bridge infrastructures and smart machinery, as well as support multiple facilities. This enables facility managers and building owners to optimize resource utilization and improve cooperation across teams, reduce operating expenses (e.g. repair and maintenance) as well as improving customer satisfaction.

 

In particular, one of our main product lines, the Gaussian Robots, are manufactured by Shanghai Gaoxian, a third-party manufacturer based in China. Shanghai Gaoxian’s manufacturing efforts have been, and may continue to be, materially impacted as a result of COVID-19 and related port and customs delays, or for other reasons. We experienced some manufacturing, logistics and parts delays from Shanghai Gaoxian, but they did not materially adversely affect our results of operations.

 

Global Facilities Management Market

 

According to an industry report released by Fortune Business Insights at https://www.fortunebusinessinsights.com/industry-reports/facility-management-market-101658, the global facilities management market is projected to grow from US$1.3 trillion in 2022 to US$1.9 trillion by 2029, at a CAGR of 5.7%. In terms of market size, North America is the largest contributor to the global facilities management market. Europe is expected to increase considerably in the next few years due to the adoption of preventive measures by governments in various nations in the region. Asia Pacific is also expected to witness significant growth during this forecast period, owing to the increased demand for facility management solutions and rise in adoption of cloud-based solutions. Among these regions, industry players in the FM sector are increasingly seeing the importance of digitalization and robotic solutions in light of the changing environment post COVID-19.

 

 
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Global Real Estate

 

The demand for facilities management services will continue to grow as more buildings are constructed worldwide. According to an industry analysis conducted by Grand View Research, the global real estate industry was valued at US$3.7 trillion in 2021 and is expected to grow at 5.2% CAGR from 2022 to 2030, spurred by rising population and income levels, tourism and revival of work-from-office norm, as well as rapid economic expansion in developed and developing countries. The growth in demand combined with increased competition for competent labor is expected to drive the growth of PropTech and integrated FM solutions, which will be an increasingly important factor not only in the upkeep of building quality but also from an investment standpoint due to rising costs and labor supply shortage. Governments and property developers are investing into PropTech to ensure that real estate remains a viable and sustainable source of income.

 

Singapore Facilities Management Market

 

According to Gen Consulting Company (source: https://gen-cons.com/store/facility-management-market-in-singapore/), the facilities management market in Singapore was valued at US$966 million in 2021 and is projected to grow at 2.1% CAGR from 2022 to 2028, to a value of US$1.1 billion. The growing emphasis on outsourcing non-core operations and growth in the real estate sector is expected to drive the Singapore market for facility management services. Moreover, the government regulation on safety measures and environmental concerns to follow green practices is expected to drive the market.

 

The Singapore Government has always made it a priority to invest in infrastructure and the built environment so that the city ranks amongst the most livable cities in the world. According to Cushman & Wakefield, the Singapore government’s policies have generally been consistent with the objective of incentivizing corporations, both local and global, to continue to invest in and operate out of their offices and plants in Singapore. To this end, the quality of buildings and facilities in Singapore is constantly being transformed to meet global standards in sustainability and livability.

 

Singapore FM industry is already witnessing incremental changes as part of its digital transformation journey:

 

Growing acceptance to technology adoption

 

Deployment of CCTV cameras and IoT sensors throughout premises is becoming prevalent as facilities management companies and their managers want to monitor work progress across multiple sites simultaneously while ensuring proper execution of maintenance tasks by vendors all from their office. The growing acceptance by facility owners enables peace of mind to manage the facility. Through a central command center, mobile facilities management teams can respond to any incident on-site faster and more accurately. Moreover, with increased automation, facility and engineering professionals will be able to spend more time managing tenants and occupiers’ needs, while reducing personnel required on-site, and potentially be able oversee a bigger portfolio of buildings than prior technology would have permitted.

 

Companies are increasingly trying to find value in the built environment space

 

Competition within the built environment is fiercer than ever before as upstream companies like real estate owners and downstream solution providers are struggling to find value and their spot in the value chain. There is a shift in the industry as the construction and building engineering firms start diversifying into facilities management services as a means to hedge against the slow growth construction economy. As a result, there are now more solution providers. In due course, facility management fees will become the main spotlight.

 

That said, the Singapore Government is aware that there is a healthy balance between price and quality which must be maintained during FM tender evaluation. In recent times, the government agencies have also reinforced its focus and vision towards industry innovation as they look for fresh approaches to facilities management. More emphasis towards innovative solutions as well as outcome-based tender requirements have driven procurement practices and further encouraged innovation in this sector.

 

Singapore Real Estate

 

According to Mordor Intelligence (source: https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/singapore-real-estate-market#:~:text=The%20Singaporean%20Real%20Estate%20Market,market%20recorded%20growth%20in%202021), the Singapore Real Estate Market is projected to register a CAGR of 3.2% from 2022 to 2027. Real estate investment volume in Singapore amounted to $28 billion in 2021, which is more than double 2020’s volume and just 16.8% below the 2018 peak of $33 billion.

 

Office Spaces

 

The Singapore Government announced new easing measures on workplace restrictions where 100% of employees may return to office. Based on the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore (URA) press release (source: https://www.cbre.com/press-releases/cbre-commentary-on-ura-q2-2022-real-estate-statistics), the office rental index in the Central Region increased for the third consecutive quarter by 2.4% Q-o-Q in Q2 2022. The long-term demand for office space is expected to remain resilient as the physical office remains relevant for firms to cultivate a social identity associated with their workspaces. There was a positive net absorption in Q2 2022 attributed to displacement activity and new set-ups in the legal and non-bank financial institutions. The total new supply of office buildings is estimated at 3.76 million square foot (sqft) over 2022 to 2024, which translates to an annual average supply of 1.25 million sqft. Based on the CBRE Market outlook (source: https://www.cbre.com.sg/insights/reports/singapore-market-outlook-2022), and JLL (source: https://www.jll.com.sg/en/newsroom/singapores-real-estate-market-embarking-on-an-exciting-new-growth-chapter-jll), new office supply pipeline in Singapore remain limited as there are no new government land sales expected in the district for the next decade. The Singapore government also is encouraging the conversion of older office developments into mixed-use and new redevelopments to agile spaces with digitally enabled solutions.

 

 
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Business Parks

 

According to CBRE, business parks (industrial sector) across Singapore recorded a positive net absorption in Q1 2022 and is expected to grow in the next few quarters. According to the Business Times Singapore (source: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/hub-projects/property-2022-march-issue/industrial-property-market-growing-from-strength-to-0), Pharmaceutical and biomedical firms, as well as technology and chemical industries, remained as key drivers for business park demand. JTC, a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry that develops new infrastructure for Singapore industries, shared that they will be building more ready built facilities (RBFs), commercial facilities, buildings and business parks to ready the development of future high-tech, research and development, high value-added and knowledge-intensive centers.

 

Retail and other Commercial Spaces

 

According to CBRE (source: https://www.cbre.com/press-releases/cbre-commentary-on-ura-q2-2022-real-estate-statistics), the retail market registered a positive quarterly net absorption in Q2 2022 across Singapore, attributed to more pop-up stores openings, where F&B operators and Retail operators focused on collaborations and experiential concepts. On a similar note, according to an article by the Business Times Singapore (source: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/stb-to-focus-on-business-tourism-as-part-of-strategy-to-recapture-demand), Singapore has set aside S$500 million to support the business tourism sector to win back international visitors through various collaborations and activities. Based on an article by the Singapore Government (source: https://www.stb.gov.sg/content/stb/en/media-centre/media-releases/New-STBxCapitaLand-Investment-partnership-to-boost-Singapores-retail-scene-and-position-Singapore-as-top-lifestyle-destination.html), one of such collaborations include a multi-faceted partnership between the Singapore Tourism Board and major property developer CapitaLand to deliver new retail concepts and enhance Singapore’s destination appeal. These activities associated with business travels, meetings, travel conventions and exhibitions can lead to major sources of revenue for Singapore’s hotel real estate industry and spillover to the retail tenants.

 

 
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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Inflation Risk

 

Inflationary factors, such as increases in personnel and overhead costs, could impair our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and operating expenses as a percentage of sales revenue if the revenues do not increase with such increased costs.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

We are exposed to cash flow interest rate risk in relation to bank loans, bank overdrafts and a recourse receivables purchase facility with variable interest rates which is partially offset by bank balances held at variable rates. It is the Group’s policy to keep its borrowings at variable rates at a minimum so as to minimize the fair value interest rate risk.

 

The Group cash flow interest rate risk is mainly concentrated on the fluctuation of Singapore Interbank Offering Rate (“SIBOR”) and the prime lending rate of our lenders arising from the Group’s Singapore dollar denominated borrowings. Interest rates are subject to change upon renewal.

 

Credit Risk

 

Credit risk is controlled by the application of credit approvals, limits and monitoring procedures. We manage credit risk through regularly evaluating the collectability of financial assets, based on a combination of factors such as credit worthiness, past transaction history, current economic industry trends and changes in payment patterns. We identify credit risk collectively based on industry and customer type. In measuring the credit risk of our sales to our customers, we mainly reflect the “probability of default” by the customer on its contractual obligations and consider the current financial position of the customer and the current and likely future exposures to the customer.

 

Liquidity Risk

 

We are also exposed to liquidity risk, which is risk that we will be unable to provide sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meet our commitments and business needs. Liquidity risk is controlled by the application of financial position analysis and monitoring procedures. To manage liquidity risk, the Group monitors and maintains a level of cash and cash equivalents deemed adequate by the management to finance the Group’s operations and mitigate the effects of fluctuations in cash flows.

 

The Group relies on bank borrowings as a significant source of liquidity. As at December 31, 2022, the Group has available unutilized facilities of approximately $3.04 million ($4.07 million as at December 2021). Management monitors the utilization of bank borrowings regularly.

  

Foreign Exchange Risk

 

While our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, almost all of our combined revenues and combined costs and expenses are denominated in Singapore dollars. All of our assets are denominated in Singapore dollars. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange risk as our revenues and results of operations may be affected by fluctuations in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Singapore dollar. If the Singapore dollar depreciates against the U.S. dollar, the value of our Singapore dollar revenues, earnings and assets as expressed in our U.S. dollar financial statements will decline. We have not entered into any hedging transactions in an effort to reduce our exposure to foreign exchange risk.

 

 
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OUR GROUP STRUCTURE

 

The chart below illustrates our corporate structure and identifies our subsidiaries (i) as of the date of this prospectus and (ii) after giving effect to the offering:

  

    

*Chart shows shareholding before/after the Offering

 

The above chart assumes an Offering of 1,625,000 Ordinary Shares, and assumes that the Underwriters’ over-allotment option has not been exercised.

  

Name

Background

Ownership

 

IFSC Pte. Ltd.

 

Incorporated on March 18, 2016 as a private company limited by shares under the laws of Singapore

 

100% owned by SIMPPLE LTD.

 

Gaussian Robotics Pte. Ltd.

 

Incorporated on May 18, 2017 as a private company limited by shares under the laws of Singapore. Acquired by IFSC Pte. Ltd. on August 15, 2017

 

100% owned by IFSC Pte. Ltd.

 

SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd.

 

Incorporated on October 13, 2020 as a private company limited by shares under the laws of Singapore

 

100% owned by IFSC Pte. Ltd.

 

 
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BUSINESS

 

OVERVIEW

 

Headquartered in Singapore, we are an advanced technology solution provider in the emerging property technology (“PropTech”) space, focused on helping facility owners and managers manage their facilities autonomously. We have developed our proprietary SIMPPLE Ecosystem over 5 years, to create an automated workforce management tool for building maintenance, surveillance and cleaning comprised of a mix of software and hardware solutions such as robotics (both cleaning and security) and Internet-of-Things (“IoT”) devices.

 

We were founded in 2016 and our initial focus was on the development of a robotic cleaning solution. As cleaning operations usually cover a large area of space, the then-existing robotic solutions and machinery were bulky and not fit for Singapore’s infrastructure. Through the design and development of minimal human intervention cleaning robotics, the Company was able to build a solution to match the specific facility cleaning needs of Singapore’s skyscraper dominant environment. We understood that robotics should not be a standalone solution. Instead, we realized the merits of the fully automated Smart Building model with the integration of robotic solutions. We believe that our ecosystem-focused solution will create more value to building owners and facility managers as often times, data inputs alone are insufficient for efficient operations. Decision-making logic and intelligent task allocation to deployable assets must be built into the platform solution in order to achieve autonomous operations within a facility.

 

At present, the company’s reach extends out of Singapore and into Australia and the Middle East.

 

SIMPPLE LTD. is a Cayman Islands exempted company that has three subsidiaries, namely IFSC Pte. Ltd. (“IFSC”), SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd. (“SIMPPLE Pte Ltd”) and Gaussian Robotics Pte. Ltd. (“Gaussian Robotics” or GS”). IFSC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the issuer; and both SIMPPLE Pte Ltd and GS are wholly owned by IFSC. All three subsidiaries are Singapore companies. See “Our Group Structure.”

 

OUR COMPETITIVE STRENGTHS

 

We believe our main competitive strengths are as follows:

 

Strong market presence with established track record

 

We have a strong foothold in the Singapore facilities management market, serving over 60 clients in both the public and private sectors. We service 20 out of the 39 Top-Tier Singapore facilities management contractors. We view our management team’s collective industry knowledge and extensive project management experience as valuable in establishing stable relationships and providing strong and sound technical competency to our existing and prospective customers in the domain. We are often invited to industry related trade association events such as Facilities Management Expert Summit (FES 2021) as guest speakers. The management team was also invited for industry focus group consultations by relevant government bodies and major property developers to share on the latest technological developments within the facilities management industry.

  

Automated Building Management with fully integrated and customized solutions

 

We are able to identify and understand the specific needs of our customers, which is required to provide integrated and holistic solutions involving a customized integrated mix of IoT sensors, robotics technologies and facility management software. The SIMPPLE ecosystem is currently the only solution in Singapore that has a full integration of the above. With SIMPPLE.AI, SIMPPLE takes that competitive advantage a step further by automating the way facilities are managed.

 

Through our strong domain expertise in the field of facilities management, we understand the challenges that companies face when adopting standalone solutions that may not integrate with other solutions easily. With our tailored solutions approach, we are able to meet the needs of our clients while providing a user-friendly dashboard for every level of management. We also provide training and development to our clients to ensure that no employee, whether or not a digital native, is left behind as we move towards an era of Smart Building Automation.

 

SIMPPLE is not only able to integrate with third party IoT sensors and robotics, but we also sell these products under PLUS. This gives the assurance to clients that our technology is integrated out-of-the-box and makes procurement and deployment fuss-free, allowing our customers to deal with one party for all their technological needs for their facility.

 

Our primary competitors are software companies specializing in facilities management. These software companies focus on a workforce management-based solution with key objectives targeting solely building service contractors. In recent times, IoT devices that can help detect scenarios and trigger a work order to the workforce have become common and often are integrated with the solution. SIMPPLE does better by incorporating the input of robotics as well as the remote operations of robotics for a holistic facility management approach. SIMPPLE has is the ability to not only read and visualize robotic data, but also to perform command and control via a proprietary device, thus allowing for a full automated process based on sensor and data input without human intervention.

 

Our business model attracts not only building service contractors but also facility owners who demand accountability and cost savings through efficiency. This allows for building service contractors using SIMPPLE to secure contracts more easily when competing with other contractors using standard software solutions, as facility owners grow to prefer SIMPPLE over the competition in terms of their offerings.

  

 
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Strong Channels and Partnerships

 

SIMPPLE has established strong sales channels with distributors of our products and services, including recognized brands. This allows SIMPPLE to tap on their network to cross sell multiple and new product lines which are relevant to the end clients.

 

SIMPPLE’s strong partnerships with suppliers also mean that should clients approach our suppliers directly, they would be referred to SIMPPLE to adopt multiple product lines as an ecosystem rather than a procurement of only a singular technology. Approximately 10% of our new sales are generated from referrals made by suppliers.

 

Proprietary technology platform powered by AI and machine learning

 

We believe that technology in the field of facilities management will continue to advance from descriptive analytics to predictive, preventive and proactive analytics. Automation will be the new normal as humans and robots interact with one another to live, play and work. Our products are designed with the needs of the future workforce in mind. We have built the SIMPPLE ecosystem as an operating system layer that integrates seamlessly with our robots, IoT sensors and the human workforce, where operations will be autonomous in the future while having minimal human intervention. SIMPPLE was also built to be future-ready, with the architecture being able to integrate with multiple third party IoT devices and robotics as well as other software platforms if required.

  

OUR BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND FUTURE PLANS

 

Our business strategies and future plans are as follows:

 

Product Improvement through Research and Development

 

As our SIMPPLE Ecosystem is already able to integrate with off-the-rack IoT devices such as cameras and sensors, we intend to further explore other competent IoT equipment to potentially integrate with and enhance our product capabilities. We plan to refine our SIMPPLE.AI’s capabilities through extensive training on the Artificial Intelligence model to detect new and more objects through enhanced video analytics and build scenarios to act upon based on the requirements of building owners and facility managers. That said, we plan to embark on more pilot programs and customer engagements with service buyers to build our brand awareness and further improve our features suited to the end-users.

 

On the hardware front with robots, we intend to expand service capacity through the use of technology. Our past technology initiatives include the use of autonomous floor scrubbing robots equipped with real-time monitoring and self-docking capabilities to perform cleaning services. We have also explored the integration of security features on our cleaning robots, which would allow the robots to doubles up as a security guard when cleaning operations are not required. Such initiatives have allowed us to expand our service capacity by leveraging technology instead of increasing our reliance on manpower in a traditionally labor-intensive industry. We also aim to secure intellectual properties in relation to the development of robotics.

 

Geographic Expansion

 

We intend to establish ourselves as an international technology player in the facilities management industry. While our operations are currently almost exclusively based in Singapore, we are scaling our business into overseas markets by partnering with robot distributors and progressive facility owners. We have identified Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, the Middle East, the United Kingdom and the United States as target markets for expansion.

 

 
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Expansion Through Organic Growth and Acquisitions

 

Organic Growth into New Market Segments

 

We intend to grow our portfolio of clientele by expanding our coverage to include segments of the market where we currently do not have a presence or only have a small presence, such as aviation spaces, healthcare centers and hospitals, hotels, industrial centers and residential estates.

    

Strategic Alliances.

  

The Company has signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with a large IoT manufacturer with market presence in over 70 countries, enabling us to build our partner’s software analytics platform based on SIMPPLE Software. The potential partnership will support SIMPPLE’s market penetration globally into various facilities by complementing our software with physical sensors as a product when marketed to potential customers. The scope of the memorandum of understanding includes integrating and marketing each party’s solutions to end-users in Singapore and overseas, and the development of joint commercial sales kit to market the party’s sensors and software as an ecosystem solution as part of both party’s internationalization plans. The memorandum of understanding does not provide certain key financial terms, such as the costs to be borne by each party and the share of any revenues to be realized from the project; these terms are to be negotiated and reflected in the definitive agreement.

  

Acquisition Opportunities

 

We also intend to pursue suitable inorganic growth opportunities such as acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances to expand our suite of solutions in the facilities management space. For example, potential acquisition or strategic investment targets may include: (1) companies with deep technical capabilities in artificial intelligence, vision analytics and computer visioning, (2) companies with a large customer user base in the facilities management sector, (3) companies that the Company can vertically or horizontally integrate with to bring more value to property developers and facility owners and (4) distributors of technology and equipment in the facilities management space. We may also acquire or team up with companies that provide complementary services in new markets segments such as those described above. We believe that building up a comprehensive suite of facilities services technologies will enable us to maintain our competitive edge and attract building owners to adopt our integrated and holistic solution

 

Other Opportunities for Expansion

  

We plan to improve our product and service offerings, create more value for our customers and reach out to a global audience.

 

Guided by mega-trends such as rising population and increased world-wide technology adoption, the Company sees itself leading the change in the facility management industry delivering the next-generation PropTech solution to meet the needs of building owners and facility managers, which includes technological advances such as data and analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning. As such, we have outlined four key strategic thrusts to expand the business in this growing market for connected systems in facilities management industry:

 

 

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Contribute to Industry Transformation

 

 

 

 

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Accelerate Focused Innovation and Technology

 

 

 

 

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Develop Strategic Partnerships

 

 

 

 

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Grow Rapidly

 

Contribute to Industry Transformation 

  

The facilities management industry is rapidly transforming due to a wide range of applications that can now be addressed by the growing availability of cost-effective technologies such as IoT devices, building information modeling, surveillance cameras, among others; and these new technologies have become more easily accessible to the market. However, the Company has observed a lack of a singular A.I.-driven platform that harnesses the power of various technologies and can be applied to resolve issues that were never thought possible just a few years before.

 

From our inception, we have understood the importance of being at the core of the industry so that we can be a key enabler of transformation from within. We achieved this by being involved in relevant industry-leading forums such as industry associations and various sector-led government agencies. Our active contributions to the industry have made us a recognizable technology provider in Singapore as evidenced by the technology trials, innovation grant awards and press that we have been featured in. Such innovation grant awards (“Innovation Grants”) include the Enterprise Development Grants awarded to Gaussian Robotics Pte. Ltd. and SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd. by Enterprise Singapore. See: “Awards and Accreditations” for more information. The Company retains ownership to all intellectual property developed pursuant to these Innovation Grants.

 

Being at the core of the industry enabled us to gain an in-depth understanding of the domain, which proved to be critical to ensure that the end product not only addresses real-world industry issues, but also creates significant value for the end-users/clients.

 

We plan to continue to invest our time and resources in this area, especially as we expand to new markets and territories globally.

 

Accelerate Focused Innovation and Technology

  

The world is undergoing an era of rapid change in all aspects of life and business. In addition, the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the adoption of technology to a point that businesses have no choice but to transform as well. The facilities management industry was one of the sectors that was the most impacted by this change and as such an overwhelming number of problem statements and use cases have surfaced. While this presents an unprecedented opportunity for our business to thrive, we understand the risks and opportunity costs associated with trying to solve everything for everyone.

 

 
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We focus on ‘innovation that matters’. This resulted in a gated approach in our Research & Development that we use to this day. Every module, functionality and feature of our technology stack is systematically proposed, assessed and prioritized based on the business imperatives for the year. This allows us to focus our resources in developing quality products that can be applied effectively in the industry.

 

Specifically on our current research and development efforts, we intend to further explore other competent IoT equipment to integrate and enhance our product capabilities. We plan to refine our SIMPPLE.AI’s operating system’s intelligence capabilities through extensive training on the Computer Vision model to detect new and more objects through enhanced video analytics and build scenarios to act upon based on the requirements of building owners and facility managers. On the hardware front with robotics, we intend to expand service capacity and reduce our environmental footprint through the use of technology. Our past technology initiatives include the use of autonomous floor cleaning robots equipped with real-time monitoring and self-docking capabilities to perform cleaning services. We have also developed security integration on the cleaning robots, which would add a security feature that doubles up as a security guard when cleaning operations are not required. Such initiatives have allowed us to expand our service capacity by leveraging technology instead of increasing our reliance on manpower in a traditionally labor-intensive industry.

 

Our focus on applied innovation has enabled us to make a significant impact on the industry despite our short history. We feel that this is a strategy that we must continue to employ to ensure that we deliver solutions that are valuable and sustainable.

 

Develop Strategic Partnerships

 

SIMPPLE’s competitive advantage and technological difference has allowed for many strategic partnerships to be formed at various levels:

 

a. Property Developers

 

Through Innovation Grant calls for proposals as well as commercial pitching, four of the largest property developers in Singapore have entered into partnerships with the Company to incorporate the various technologies of the SIMPPLE Ecosystem technology suite into their sites. Such Innovation Grants include the Enterprise Development Grants awarded to Gaussian Robotics Pte. Ltd. and SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd. by Enterprise Singapore. See: Awards and Accreditations for more information. The Company retains ownership to all intellectual property developed pursuant to these Innovation Grants. The objectives of the pilot phase are to automate cleaning, fault reporting and potentially security for their retail and commercial properties, leading to a reduction in outgoing costs as well as potentially decrease in insurance costs. The trials are expected to conclude in 2023 leading to commercial discussions.

 

While awaiting the results of the entire SIMPPLE Ecosystem, these property developers have also pushed for their FMCs and BSCs to adopt technologies from SIMPPLE including SIMPPLE Software and PLUS.

 

b. Facility Management Companies (FMC) and Building Services Contractors (BSC)

 

A facilities management contract lasting between 2-5 years often is put up in a tender, with large FMCs and BSCs competing fiercely for the lucrative contracts. Often, the differentiating point between the proposals lie with the technology implementation and deployment. Through SIMPPLE’s successful track record, FMCs and BSCs have partnered with SIMPPLE as their technology partner for these tenders as it puts them in an advantageous position.

 

c. Distributors

 

As the team behind SIMPPLE was heavily involved in the robotic commercialization, the relationships with global robotic distributors in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, the Middle East, the United Kingdom and the United States remain strong. These distributors would already have in-country clients who are requesting for robotics and similar technology to SIMPPLE Software and PLUS. As such, equipping these distributors to also sell the technology as a suite of products and services as an Ecosystem benefits the distributors as opposed to selling robots as a stand-alone product. The Company intends to leverage on this advantageous position to rapidly expand its geographical presence.

 

d. Government Agencies

 

Through Innovation Grants, the Company is recognized by various Singapore government agencies as a frontier technology solution provider in the Built Environment / Facilities Management sector. Such Innovation Grants include the Enterprise Development Grants awarded to Gaussian Robotics Pte. Ltd. And SIMPPLE Pte. Ltd. by Enterprise Singapore. See: Awards and Accreditations for more information. As such, the management team in the Company is often invited to consult on industry transformation technologies and to speak at forums and showcase to Ministers and foreign dignitaries in Singapore. The Company’s products are also pre-approved for government grants and subsidies for its users, allowing for even easier adoption.

 

 
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Grow Rapidly

 

Business growth is imperative for our long-term success in this industry. While we have achieved considerable prominence and success in Singapore, being a global technology provider is one of the key pillars of our vision that we hope to achieve in the short term. We have identified developed countries such as Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, the United Kingdom and the USA as our target markets for expansion. Having completed our market study trip in Australia and Canada in 2022, we see potential opportunities in these markets where our solutions can meet the demands of end-users in the facilities management space. in the upcoming months.

 

Our strategy to venture in overseas markets is founded in sustainability. This is achieved by conducting deep market studies, risk management and creating cost-effective models to support new markets remotely. One example is the collaboration with local partners or distributors to render in-country services while using our follow-the-sun’ sales and support model that leverages on our center of excellence to deliver higher-level services seamlessly and cost-effectively.

 

Specific to our immediate plans, we intend to grow our portfolio of clientele by expanding our coverage to include segments of the market where we currently do not have a presence or only have a small presence, such as aviation spaces, healthcare centers and public hospitals, hotels, industrial centers and residential estates. We also intend to pursue suitable inorganic growth opportunities such as acquisitions, licensing, joint ventures, and strategic alliances to expand our suite of solutions in the facilities management space. Such opportunities include areas that complement our business, such as waste management, pest management, HVAC monitoring as well as energy and water analytics. We may also acquire or team up with companies that provide complementary services in new market segments such as those described above. We believe that building up a comprehensive suite of facilities services technologies will enable us to maintain our competitive edge and attract building owners to adopt our integrated and holistic solution.

 

Exclusive Distribution and Partnership Agreement with Shanghai Gaoxian

 

Gaussian Robotics and Shanghai Gaoxian are parties to an exclusive distribution and partnership agreement effective as of December 1, 2020 (the “Distribution Agreement”). This agreement grants to the Company a three-year exclusive right to distribute Shanghai Gaoxian’s Ecobot product line in Singapore and Qatar, and these exclusive rights will automatically renew if certain minimum ordering volume (“MOV”) milestones in “Tier 1 Markets”, including Singapore and Qatar, are achieved. The milestones for renewal are RMB 12 million in 2020, RMB 31 million in 2021 and RMB 31 million in 2022. If these MOV milestones are met, the terms for renewal will be subject to separate discussion and agreement. Failure to achieve these milestones will result in Shanghai Gaoxian having certain enumerated rights over the sales team and sales strategy of Gaussian Robotics. These include the right to establish a sales team within Gaussian Robotics if 2020 MOV milestones are not met and/or to take charge of Gaussian Robotics’s sales strategy if 2021 MOV milestones are not set.

 

The outbreak of COVID-19 contributed to an increase in revenue in 2020, and the Company was able to meet the milestone for year 2020 with revenue from the sale of products under the Distribution Agreement being S$3,294,033 (approximately RMB 16,470,165), contributing to approximately 93% of our revenue for the year.

 

However, due to shortages of chip components and port closures in China, the Company was unable to meet the milestone for year 2021, with revenues from the sale of products under the Distribution Agreement being S$2,728,261 (approximately RMB 13,641,305) in 2021, contributing to approximately 65% of our revenue for the year.

 

The Company had revenue from the sale of products under the Distribution Agreement of S$4,464,800 (approximately RMB 23,032,724) for the full year of 2022, contributing to approximately 84% of our revenue, a strong rebound from the previous year although it was a shortfall from the milestone for year 2022.

 

The Company had communicated with Shanghai Gaoxian, and based on written communications with Shanghai Gaoxian, as at the date of this prospectus, the Company believes that its distribution rights under the Distribution Agreement will be renewed by Shanghai Gaoxian at the end of the first three-year term.

 

Under the Distribution Agreement, the distribution rights and partnership shall be extended until such time that Shanghai Gaoxian acquires Gaussian Robotics. However, the parties have not reached any agreement regarding the potential acquisition of Gaussian Robotics by Shanghai Gaoxian, the Distribution Agreement does not grant to Shanghai Gaoxian any options or other unilateral rights to acquire our Company, and the Company will not enter into any such agreement prior to the effectiveness of our registration statement on Form F-1, of which this prospectus is a part. As at the date of this prospectus, the Company believes the risks of an acquisition by Shanghai Gaoxian to be remote and immaterial.

 

The Distribution Agreement also references the possible expansion of exclusivity to include Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia and the Middle East excluding Israel. However, the Distribution Agreement does not provide Gaussian Robotics with exclusive rights to any of these additional territories.

 

The Distribution Agreement also references a proposed joint venture between the parties that would act as the exclusive sales agent for Shanghai Gaoxian in Australia. The initial term of this joint venture would be one year and renewed upon the achievement of certain milestones. The respective percentage share of the two parties in this joint venture, voting rights and the contract documents for this joint venture would be subject to mutual agreement.

  

 
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OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

The SIMPPLE ECOSYSTEM

   

The SIMPPLE Ecosystem represents the Company’s technology suite, which encompasses robotics hardware and a software system that can operate in unison to deliver a comprehensive workforce management solution to our clients. These technology components can be used individually or combined together, depending on the client’s objectives. These consist of:

 

SIMPPLE Software” - a software platform that helps facilities owners, managers and contractors better manage their facility;

 

PLUS” - complimentary peripherals such as IoT sensors and robotic solutions that add value to the entire ecosystem that the company distributes, sells and manages; and

 

SIMPPLE.AI” - the next generation facilities management Autonomic Intelligence Engine that powers SIMPPLE Software and PLUS together to automate Smart Buildings of the future.

 

SIMPPLE Software

 

SIMPPLE Software is the Company’s proprietary facilities management-centric workforce and resource management system that enables clients to monitor, analyze and manage the use of their resources in any given facility. With three main modules - (a) Quality Management, (b) Workflow Management and (c) People Management, SIMPPLE Software is a real-time and closed-loop operations workflow system that efficiently manages the client’s facilities management team by increasing productivity, improving accountability and reducing cost.

 

The power of SIMPPLE Software lies in its analytics and data visualization. Developed over multiple iterations and amalgamating various client requirements and feedback, the latest evolution of the SIMPPLE Software visualization dashboard provides an intuitive and user-friendly view of a building’s operational status in real time. The Company also has developed “Insights”, which are short interpretation sentences for each key indicator to give facility managers a direct understanding of data. The power of ‘Insights’ lies in its correlation with Big Data and external variances so that it is able to eliminate outliers and/or predict trends through machine learning algorithms to alter the operations within a facility.

 

When integrated with other components within the SIMPPLE Ecosystem such as PLUS and SIMPPLE.AI, users of this system will be equipped with all the information required to manage and automate the facility in real-time.

 

Quality Management

 

The experience that a guest encounters at any facility is a direct representation of how well a building is maintained and managed. This translates to key performance indicators that building managers set on cleanliness, security and the upkeep of a building as well as measures to reduce risks and liabilities. A key component of SIMPPLE Software - the Quality Management module - was initially developed for Singapore’s largest metro provider and is currently used by many private hospital groups, public and private education institutions such as universities, junior and high schools and retail malls as the management software for services in their facility.

 

It is the Company’s core belief that the amount of resources and workforce dedicated to facilities management is directly correlated to the quality standards defined within the facility. The higher the service quality, the lower the number of ad hoc work tasks and incidents, which translates to lower liability and in turn lower insurance premiums. SIMPPLE’s Quality Management module in SIMPPLE Software is a purpose-built audit management system designed specifically for the facilities management industry. Utilizing this digitized system (compared to “pen-and-paper”), facility managers are now able to conduct independent or joint-contractor audits that can, among other things:

 

 

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Calculate scores based on client requirements;

 

 

 

 

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Provide date & time stamp pictures with annotations;

 

 

 

 

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Generate reports with geo-location;

 

 

 

 

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Capture signatures for immediate accountability;

 

 

 

 

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Schedule individual and joint inspections;

 

 

 

 

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Acknowledge task completions; and

 

 

 

 

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Provide automated task ticketing to internal personnel or external contractors

 

 
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Gaining insights into a facility’s current quality status requires data inputs from static sensors such as IoT devices, inputs from facility staff as well as members of the public so that the community is constantly keeping the facility safe, clean and accountable.

 

SIMPPLE’s Feedback sub-module is an undemanding component of the SIMPPLE Ecosystem that leverages on IoT devices and QR codes to give a spatial awareness of a facility’s existing state and complete a myriad of tasks, such as:

 

 

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Feedback System – For members of public to easily provide feedback;

 

 

 

 

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Digital Toilet Card – To record cleaner’s attendance and feedback for improvements;

 

 

 

 

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Location tags for SIMPPLE’s Audit Forms – Incorporate QR Codes for ease of use and verification;

 

 

 

 

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Smart Sensors – Automatically generate a guest experience index based on the usage of an area, as well as perception of toilets and specific areas based on smell and consumables available.

  

In addition, the Quality Management module is fully integrated with the other modules within the SIMPPLE Ecosystem so that when a part of the facility is not satisfactory in terms of performance indicators, the Workflow Management module will automatically trigger a work rectification order and the response time and rectification results can be captured and presented in the same report.

 

The business analytics and technological insights helped a private hospital group in Singapore to achieve over 91% in service quality improvements and won the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS - SEA) Innovation award in 2020.

 

Workflow Management

 

Our Workflow Management module is the “muscle” behind the SIMPPLE Ecosystem, it streamlines the various workflows across multi disciplines and takes in the data input of IoT sensors, audits, CCTV infrastructure and Feedback modules to correlate with key performance indicators set forth in the Quality Management module. It then automates the workflows based on rules set by the facility manager.

 

SIMPPLE’s Workflow Management module goes beyond the typical workforce management modules as it not only tracks tasks by human workforce, but also integrates with existing robots and facility assets to automate the workflow, for an end-to-end deployment. Users have the options to utilize in-app notifications and widgets for functionality, as well as third party messaging platforms such as WhatsApp to notify resources or third party contractors of scheduled or outstanding tasks at hand. This allows for easy adoption across users of various skill sets.

 

To ensure a building’s upkeep is maintained to the desired quality, various workflows across multi disciplines need to work cohesively together to ensure that productivity and efficiency are optimized. The Workflow Management module includes the visualization and analysis of data from IoT sensors, the operations and scheduling of work staff as well as available assets on site such as robotics and other building assets such as ventilators, HVAC systems, elevators etc.

 

People Management

 

As much as smart facilities can be automated with workflows, the most important factors are the janitors, security guards and maintenance technicians who are key in ensuring that a facility is running smoothly. SIMPPLE’s People Management module consists of the following sub-modules:

 

Facial recognition attendance module

 

Staff Performance module

 

Through these two sub-modules, a facility utilizing the SIMPPLE Ecosystem is aware of the human resources the site has and can work together with the Workflow Management module to send tasks out to the right persons at the right times. The intertwined modules operate logically and are able to take in shift timings and task durations to ensure the most efficient and logical workflow, thus ensuring user buy-in and reducing scheduling difficulties.

 

A future development of the People Management module would extend into gamification, encouraging workers to complete tasks and take on additional tasks should their efficiency be above average. The rewards could come in the form of tokens which they would then be able to exchange for incentive rewards that the facility or the contractor has allocated for staff incentives. To spur adoption amongst users, SIMPPLE would also incentivize users through non-financial rewards such as recognition of skill sets and efficiency through badges. These badges could follow a user regardless of the facility or employer and would be a point of difference in their recruitment and performance evaluation. Once we complete our development of this gamification feature, we would explore expanding the system for the gig economy to fill short term load demands as well as expand the marketplace offering for complimentary services.

  

 
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The most important factors in building maintenance are the people who maintain it. The People Management module uses facial recognition capabilities to determine attendance so that workflows from the Workflow Management module can be automatically assigned to them and tracked for performance evaluation by their supervisors.

 

SIMPPLE PLUS

 

SIMPPLE PLUS is our product line that carries pre-approved third-party products that add value within the SIMPPLE Ecosystem. These are specially curated technology components that provide important functions within the Ecosystem that SIMPPLE does not produce but instead aggregates within existing systems for the benefit of its customers. Some examples of SIMPPLE PLUS products include video analytics-ready surveillance cameras and IoT sensors that help SIMPPLE visualize a spatial awareness of a facility. To ensure high quality and reliability of these components, these products undergo stringent testing and mandatory integration process from proof-of-concept to beta testing to systems integration testing. Commercially, the supply of these components is governed by a strict procurement process that minimizes supply chain issues. We mitigate any supply chain disruptions through careful demand planning as sales cycles are typically four months long and fulfillment of orders are normally fulfilled within two months, negating big disruptions in supply while maintaining sufficient stock. Should supply chain delays be longer than expected, we will utilize existing demo units (units provided to the client free-of-cost for demonstration or testing purposes and not to be re-sold) to perform all set up, tests and operations and porting the information to the new machine once it arrives to minimize downtimes to clients. We both sell and lease our SIMPPLE PLUS products.

 

SIMPPLE PLUS consists of peripherals which are integrated with SIMPPLE platform in order to add value above and beyond the standalone function of each peripheral technology. These specially curated technology components are pre-approved and sold to clients as a package, easing their convenience to purchase and reinforcing the Ecosystem concept that SIMPPLE provides as a one-stop-shop for all things facility technology. SIMPPLE PLUS consists of the following:

 

 IoT Devices

 

IoT devices act as nodes for information collection and are placed in strategic locations within a facility so that SIMPPLE platform will be able to make use of these data to derive information so that appropriate action could be taken. Popular IoT devices include Smart Toilet Sensors that are people traffic counters and ammonia sensors to draw data on toilet usage and condition to optimize cleaning schedules. Other sensors that give information on facility assets such as water and electrical meters as well as CCTVs and their integration also help SIMPPLE platform be spatially aware of a facility. To date, SIMPPLE LTD. has deployed approximately 3,000 IoT Devices in almost 400 buildings.

 

Robotics

 

Since 2016, the Company has been distributing, deploying, and maintaining FM-related robots such as robotic sweepers, scrubbers, automated guided vehicles and security bots. When integrated within SIMPPLE Software, the robot becomes a seamless extended resource that can be managed alongside the human workforce. SIMPPLE currently is a distributor for Shanghai Gaoxian. The Company also plans to distribute other brands of robots and functions as part of the larger SIMPPLE robotics offering. Our customers have the option to purchase or lease our SIMPPLE robotics products.

 

The current product models currently distributed by our company are:

 

 

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Gaussian Robotics ECOBOT Scrub 75 – With operational times spanning over 6 hours, the ECOBOT Scrub 75 is suitable for large facilities in a single floor plate where it can clean up to almost 110,000 square feet in a single operation.

 

 

 

 

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Gaussian Robotics ECOBOT Scrub 50 – With a cleaning width of approximately 50cm, the ECOBOT Scrub 50 is a fully automated and robotized hard floor scrubber that has the ability to charge itself, and reduce maintenance cycles when coupled with a base station. It is best suited for high rise buildings as the ECOBOT Scrub 50 has the ability to take elevators and open doors with the addition of SIMPPLE Command (a small CPU which enables the ECOBOT Scrub 50 to remotely control elevators and doors) for a combined cleaning capability of up to approximately 33,000 square feet in a single operation

 

 

 

 

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Gaussian Robotics ECOBOT Sweep 40 – Built on the same concept as the ECOBOT Scrub 50 but as a carpet vacuum and hard floor sweeper, the ECOBOT Sweep 40 is able to cover up to slightly more than 20,000 square feet in a single operation.

 

In addition, through our expertise in designing robotics and computer vision, the team has built a stand-alone security module that can be attached to two models of cleaning robots that we sell, so it adds value to clients by converting it into a “2-in-1” cleaning and security robot. The security video analysis is processed onboard for data security and future applications can be applied to any facility robot that has an API for integration, opening the opportunity to onboard and distribute a wider range of robots and increasing the value to end clients. The current product models for the add-on security modules are available for: the Gaussian Robotics ECOBOT Scrub 50 and the Gaussian Robotics ECOBOT Sweep 40 models.

 

 
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Facility Assets

 

SIMPPLE has integrated with various facility assets such as doors, elevators and CCTV infrastructure to enable autonomous movement of robotics and human workforce as well as to monitor a site through SIMPPLE.AI. Development plans include monitoring water, HVAC and other facility infrastructure so that facility owners and managers get a one-stop dashboard on all facility-related data which can then correlate with other information through SIMPPLE Software for more intelligent business intelligence.

 

SIMPPLE.AI

 

SIMPPLE.AI is the next generation facilities management software, when market ready, is expected to empower the SIMPPLE Software through an Autonomic Intelligence Engine (“A.I.E”) that can automate robotic and human workforce deployments. With the information processed through SIMPPLE Software and PLUS, the operations in the facility can be automated through incident detection and asset deployment. The A.I.E is expected to automatically detect issues, decide on remedial actions, and deploy assets such as robotics and the human workforce, thus dynamically managing a premise and often without human intervention. Instead of traditional multiple disparate software systems, building owners and facility managers are now able to easily integrate can simply plug-in SIMPPLE Software with SIMPPLE.AI into a standalone Building Management System and Facilities Maintenance Management System to manage their assets better in an integrated system.

 

We envision SIMPPLE.AI becoming the “brain” behind the SIMPPLE Software. SIMPPLE.AI is expected to increases the value offering that the SIMPPLE Software gives in letting a facility “take care of itself”. The SIMPPLE.AI project is currently undergoing Proof-of-Value with some of the largest property developers in Singapore and is funded by the Singapore Government through an Innovation Grant call for proposals. Such Innovation Grants include the Enterprise Develop Grants awarded to Gaussian Robotics Pte. Ltd. and to SIMPPLE Pte. by Enterprise Singapore. See: Awards and Accreditations for more information. We anticipate launching SIMPPLE.AI by the end of 2023, and or expectation is that it will drastically change the way facilities are managed and maintained. SIMPPLE.AI is a natural progression for clients currently using SIMPPLE Software and the additional value is expected to exponentially increase revenues while providing facility owners even greater value.

 

 
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Revenue Streams

 

We are a provider of integrated solutions consisting of our SIMPPLE Software SaaS platform, FM-specific robotic hardware and 3rd party IoT devices. Our revenue streams are categorized as follows:

 

1. SIMPPLE Software SaaS Platform

 

The revenue model for SIMPPLE platform stems from two sources: (a) one-time professional services fee for project set-up, testing, training and commissioning; and (b) recurring software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) user license subscription fees.

 

Our target customers are property developers or building owners, facilities management companies, and service contractors such as environmental services companies, security agencies, horticulture and maintenance companies. These customer segments account for almost all of SIMPPLE platform’s revenue stream. Our target customers include mostly Building Service Contractors (BSC), accounting for 99% of our SIMPLE Platform revenue in 2021. Other customer sources also include Facility Management Companies (FMC) and Building Owners.

 

Facility management and related contracts typically run from 2 to 5 years depending on the contract owner and our subscription duration usually runs back-to-back with the customer. Contract owners usually start planning for operational continuity 3 to 6 months for brownfield projects and up to 12 months for greenfield projects. Our average sales cycle for SIMPPLE platform is 4 months from lead qualification to booking. Our revenue model for SIMPPLE platform is a SaaS model consisting of monthly user-based subscriptions and a one-time professional service fee that includes project management, configuration and training. This model ensures cash flow optimization while minimizing ongoing contractual administration.

 

2. PLUS Business Model

 

PLUS is a product line that carries pre-approved third-party products that adds value to the SIMPPLE platform. These are specially curated technology components that the Company does not produce but instead aggregates on the platform to benefit its customers. Some examples of PLUS products include video analytics-ready surveillance cameras, people counter sensors and other FM-specific IoT devices. Beyond IoT and surveillance cameras, the Company also distributes, deploys, and maintains FM-related robots including ECOBOT products such as robotic sweepers, scrubbers, Automated Guided Vehicles and security bots which can be integrated with the SIMPPLE platform.

 

The PLUS product line complements SIMPPLE Software. Similar to the SIMPPLE Software, PLUS target customers are mainly building owners, facility management companies, as well as service contractors such as environmental services companies, security agencies, horticulture and maintenance companies. These customer segments account for almost all of PLUS revenue stream. Facility management and related contracts typically run from 2 to 5 years depending on the contract owner and the Company’s contract duration usually run back-to-back with the customer, unless they directly purchase the Company’s systems (e.g. robotics and cameras). Contract owners usually start planning for operational continuity 3 to 6 months for brownfield projects and up to 12 months for greenfield projects. Our average sales cycle for PLUS is 4 months from lead qualification to booking. Our revenue model for PLUS comprises hardware purchases (one-off capital expense), monthly user-based subscriptions and a one-time professional service fee that includes project management, platform configuration and training. This model ensures cash flow optimization while minimizing ongoing contractual administration.

 

3. SIMPPLE.AI Business Model

 

Upon the rollout of SIMPPLE.AI which is expected before end the of 2023, our software is anticipated to generate revenue from SaaS licensing based on each building. In certain markets where the emphasis may be on liability reduction rather than efficiency, we may explore a revenue model where we partake in a cost-savings sharing model on the reduction of insurance premiums, if that sum exceeds the SaaS licensing based on each building.

 

Building owners are the key customer target segment. SIMPPLE.AI is an optional artificial intelligence engine upgrade to the SIMPPLE platform. SIMPPLE.AI engine enables SIMPPLE platform to provide seamless workflow automation through the use of machine learning and additional algorithms, thus providing increased adaptability and productivity to everyday operations.

 

While this product has not been commercialized, the intended revenue model for SIMPPLE.AI consists of professional services costs such as setup installation and integration, training courses, and the recurring SaaS model building subscription license.

 

 
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OUR CONTRACTS AND PORTFOLIO

 

We typically enter into Purchase Orders with clients who use our SIMPPLE Ecosystem. Depending on the client’s requirements, we may charge our clients for (1) a one-time professional services fee for project set-up, testing, training and commissioning; and/or (2) recurring Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) user license subscription fees.

 

Salient Terms of Purchase Orders

 

Our purchase orders typically include the following terms:

 

Billed Address and Shipping Address. We typically outline the billing address and shipping address.

 

Payment terms. We typically list the payment terms, which is normally 60 days.

 

Item and Quantity. We typically list our reference for the items, the quantity unit and per unit price.

 

We plan to roll out our SIMPPLE.AI autonomous operating system to facilities management clients by the end of 2023.

 

OUR MAJOR CUSTOMERS

 

Our major customers which accounted for 5.0% or more of our total revenue for FY 2022 and/or FY 2021 are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of total revenue (%)

Customer

 

Service provided

 

FY 2022

 

FY 2021

Weishen Industrial Services

 

Simpple Software, Simpple Plus IoT Sensors, Simpple Plus Robotics

 

49%

 

30%

Klenco

 

Simpple Plus Robotics

 

15%

 

19%

ISS Facility Services

 

Simpple Software, Simpple Plus IoT Sensors, Simpple Plus Robotics

 

5%

 

14%

Patec Pte Ltd

 

Simpple Plus Robotics

 

5%

 

8%

 

From 2021 onwards, the Company sought to distribute its products and services through distributors to widen the customer base. In addition, the company also onboarded more key accounts from the list of FM02-L6 contractors such as ISS Facility Services, which helped the company scale faster.

  

Except as disclosed above, our Directors are of the view that, as of December 31, 2022, our business and profitability are not materially dependent on any of our customers. To the best of our Directors’ knowledge, we are not aware of any information or arrangement which would lead to a cessation or termination of our current relationship with any of our major customers.

 

As at the date of this prospectus, none of the Directors or Major Shareholders of our Company or their respective associates has any interest, direct or indirect, in any of our customers.

 

None of these persons or entities owns 5% or more of our Shares; and all of our customer contracts with the customers affiliated with these principals are negotiated at arm’s length.

 

 
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OUR MAJOR SUPPLIERS

 

Our major suppliers (including sub-contractors) which accounted for 5.0% or more of our Group’s total supplies purchases and sub-contractor costs for FY 2022 and/or FY 2021 are as follows:

  

 

 

 

 

Percentage of total purchases (%)

Supplier

 

Product or service supplied

 

FY 2022

 

FY 2021

Shanghai Gaoxian Automation Technology Development Co., Ltd.

 

Robots

 

75%

 

49%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unabiz Pte. Ltd.

 

Hardware Sensors and Technology

 

6%

 

7%

 

We are currently a distributor of Shanghai Gaoxian’s FM-related robotics such as robotic sweepers, scrubbers, Automated Guided Vehicles and security bots in Singapore and Qatar. Our distribution rights are derived from the Exclusive Distribution and Partnership Agreement effective as of December 1, 2020 with Shanghai Gaoxian (the “Distribution Agreement”). The Distribution Agreement grants to the Company a three-year distribution right to distribute Shanghai Gaoxian’s Ecobot product line in Singapore and Qatar, and these distribution rights will automatically renew if certain minimum ordering volume (“MOV”) milestones in “Tier 1 Markets”, including Singapore and Qatar, are achieved. The milestones for renewal are RMB 12 million in 2020, RMB 31 million in 2021 and RMB 31 million in 2022.  If these MOV milestones are met, the terms for renewal will be subject to separate discussion and agreement. Failure to achieve these milestones will result in Shanghai Gaoxian having certain enumerated rights over the sales team and sales strategy of Gaussian Robotics. These include the right to establish a sales team within Gaussian Robotics if 2020 MOV milestones are not met and/or to take charge of Gaussian Robotics’s sales strategy if 2021 MOV milestones are not set.

 

The outbreak of COVID-19 contributed to an increase in revenue in 2020, and the Company was able to meet the milestone for year 2020 with revenue from the sale of products under the Distribution Agreement being S$3,294,033 (approximately RMB 16,470,165), contributing to approximately 93% of our revenue for the year.

 

However, due to shortages of chip components and port closures in China, the Company was unable to meet the milestone for year 2021, with revenues from the sale of products under the Distribution Agreement being S$2,728,261 (approximately RMB 13,641,305) in 2021, contributing to approximately 65% of our revenue for the year.

 

The Company had revenue from the sale of products under the Distribution Agreement of S$4,464,800 (approximately RMB 23,032,724) for the full year of 2022, contribu