Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $500,104, which was due to our net income of $4,183,639, offset by a gain on investments held in the Trust Account of $4,775,370 and changes in working capital of $91,627.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash used in operating activities was $748,752, which was due to our net income of $1,933,283, offset by a gain on investments held in the Trust Account of $2,355,489 and changes in working capital of $326,546.
There were no cash flows from investing activities for the three months ended September 30, 2024.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash used in investment activities was $116,725,000, which was due to the investment of cash into the Trust Account.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash provided by financing activities was $530,000, which was due to the proceeds from the promissory note, related party.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities was $117,897,925, which was due to proceeds from the sale of Private Placement Shares of $5,955,000, proceeds from sale of Placement Units, net of underwriting discount paid of $112,700,000, and proceeds from the promissory note, related party of $59,025 offset by the repayment of the promissory note, related party of $435,522 and the payment of offering costs of $380,578.
On May 9, 2023, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000 units, (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), including 1,500,000 Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000, which is discussed in Note 3.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of and issued 538,000 and 57,500 private placement shares to Alchemy DeepTech Capital LLC (the “Sponsor”) and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (the “Underwriter”), respectively (together, the “Private Placement Shares”) at a price of $10.00 per share, generating gross proceeds of $5,955,000.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on May 9, 2023, an amount of $116,725,000 from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Shares was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”)
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $339,638 in cash and cash equivalents held outside of the Trust Account and a working capital deficit of $877,569.
The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of the Company’s financing and acquisition plans. The Company anticipates that the cash held outside of the Trust Account as of September 30, 2024 will not be sufficient to allow the Company to operate for at least one year from the date these unaudited condensed financial statements are issued, and therefore substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern exists. Management plans to address this uncertainty with the successful closing of a Business Combination. The Company has until November 9, 2024 to consummate a Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not consummated by November 9, 2024, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. The Company is in the process of identifying a potential company for an initial Business Combination but requires additional time. An Annual Meeting was held on October 31, 2024 and the shareholders of the Company approved amending the Company’s Articles of Association as a special resolution, giving the Company the right to extend from November 9, 2024 (the “Current Termination Date”) for an additional three months until February 9, 2025, and thereafter on a month-to-month basis, as determined by the Directors in their sole discretion, until September 9, 2025 (the “Extended Date”) – the date by which, if the Company has not consummated its initial Business Combination, the Company must liquidate and dissolve. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate any Business Combination by the Extended Date. The unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Contractual Obligations
On September 30, 2024, we did not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities.