UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

or

☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________ to _________
Commission File Number: 001-39486

QUANTUM-SI INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
 
85-1388175
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

530 Old Whitfield Street
    
Guilford, Connecticut
  
06437
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)

(866) 688-7374
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
  
Trading Symbols(s)
  
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, $0.0001 per share
  
QSI
  
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
  
QSIAW
  
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☒
Smaller reporting company
☒
   
Emerging growth company
☐

If an emerging growth company, 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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of May 8, 2023, the registrant had 121,559,340 shares of Class A common stock outstanding and 19,937,500 shares of Class B common stock outstanding.

QUANTUM-SI INCORPORATED
FORM 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
Page
 
3
 
 
Part I
4
     
Item 1.
4
     
 
4
     
 
5
     
 
6
     
 
7
     
 
8
     
Item 2.
23
     
Item 3.
31
     
Item 4.
31
     
Part II
32
     
Item 1.
32
     
Item 1A.
32
     
Item 2.
32
     
Item 3.
32
     
Item 4.
32
 
 
  
Item 5.
32
     
Item 6.
33
     
34

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company” or “Quantum-Si” mean Quantum-Si Incorporated (formerly HighCape Capital Acquisition Corp.) and our subsidiaries. On June 10, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), HighCape Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“HighCape” and after the Business Combination described herein, the “Company”), consummated a business combination (the “Business Combination”) pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of February 18, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among HighCape, Tenet Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Quantum-Si Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Legacy Quantum-Si”). Immediately upon the consummation of the Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (collectively, the “Transactions”, and such completion, the “Closing”), Merger Sub merged with and into Legacy Quantum-Si, with Legacy Quantum-Si surviving the Business Combination as a wholly-owned subsidiary of HighCape (the “Merger”). In connection with the Transactions, HighCape changed its name to “Quantum-Si Incorporated” and Legacy Quantum-Si changed its name to “Q-SI Operations Inc.”

2
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that relate to future events, our future operations or financial performance, or our plans, strategies and prospects. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management team. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events or performance, are forward-looking statements. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “plans,” “scheduled,” “anticipates” or “intends” or the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology intended to identify statements about the future, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. The forward-looking statements are based on projections prepared by, and are the responsibility of, our management. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, statements about:


 ●
the ability to recognize the benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and our ability to grow and manage growth profitably and retain our key employees;

●
the ability to maintain the listing of our Class A common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”);

●
changes in applicable laws or regulations;

●
our ability to raise financing in the future;

●
the success, cost and timing of our product development activities;

●
the commercialization and adoption of our existing products and the success of any product we may offer in the future;

●
our manufacturing capabilities;

●
the potential attributes and benefits of our commercialized Platinum™ protein sequencing instrument and our other products once commercialized;

●
our ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval for our products, and any related restrictions and limitations of any approved product;

●
our ongoing leadership transition;

●
our ability to identify, in-license or acquire additional technology;

●
our ability to maintain our existing license agreements and manufacturing arrangements;

●
our ability to compete with other companies currently marketing or engaged in the development of products and services that serve customers engaged in proteomic analysis, many of which have greater financial and marketing resources than us;

●
the size and growth potential of the markets for our products, and the ability of each product to serve those markets once commercialized, either alone or in partnership with others;

●
our estimates regarding expenses, future revenue, capital requirements and needs for additional financing;

●
our financial performance; and

●
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business.

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this report, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Important factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements such as those described under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, in Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in other filings that we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” are not exhaustive. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all such risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all such risk 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. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance. You should not put undue reliance on these statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. We undertake no obligations to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

3
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
Financial Statements

QUANTUM-SI INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

   
March 31,
2023
    
December 31,
2022
  
Assets
            
Current assets:
            
Cash and cash equivalents
  
$
81,660
    
$
84,319
  
Marketable securities
     240,432       266,990  
Accounts receivable, net
     82       -  
Inventory, net
     1,708       -  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    
6,135
      
6,873
  
Total current assets
    
330,017
      
358,182
  
Property and equipment, net
    
18,203
      
16,849
  
Internally developed software
     887       -  
Other assets     697       697  
Operating lease right-of-use assets
    
15,221
      
15,757
  
Total assets
  
$
365,025
    
$
391,485
  
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                
Current liabilities:
                
Accounts payable
  
$
2,657
    
$
3,903
  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    
6,033
      
10,434
  
Short-term operating lease liabilities
     1,406       1,369  
Total current liabilities
    
10,096
      
15,706
  
Long-term liabilities:
                
Warrant liabilities
    
605
      
996
  
Other long-term liabilities
    
24
      
-
  
Operating lease liabilities
     15,297       16,077  
Total liabilities
    
26,022
      
32,779
  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)
            
Stockholders’ equity
                
Class A Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 600,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 121,559,340 and 120,006,757 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively
    
12
      
12
  
Class B Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 27,000,000 shares authorized as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 19,937,500 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
    
2
      
2
  
Additional paid-in capital
    
762,274
      
758,366
  
Accumulated deficit
    
(423,285
)
    
(399,674
)
Total stockholders’ equity
    
339,003
      
358,706
  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  
$
365,025
    
$
391,485
  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

4
QUANTUM-SI INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

   
Three months ended March 31,
  
   
2023
    
2022
  
Revenue:
            
Product
   $ 251     $ -  
Service
     3       -  
Total revenue
     254       -  
Cost of revenue
     130       -  
Gross profit
     124       -  
Operating expenses:
              
Research and development
    
18,167
    

18,771
  
Selling, general and administrative
    
11,178
      
8,369
  
Total operating expenses
    
29,345
      
27,140
  
Loss from operations
    
(29,221
)
    
(27,140
)
Dividend income
     2,219       855  
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
    
391
      
2,647
  
Other income (expense), net
    
3,000
   
(11,537
)
Loss before provision for income taxes
    
(23,611
)
    
(35,175
)
Provision for income taxes
    
-
      
-
  
Net loss and comprehensive loss
  
$
(23,611
)
  
$
(35,175
)
Net loss per common share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
  
$
(0.17
)
  
$
(0.25
)
Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders, basic and diluted
    
140,280,332
      
138,619,929
  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

5
QUANTUM-SI INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)

   
Class A
common stock
    
Class B
common stock
     Additional
paid-in
     Accumulated     Total stockholders’  
   
Shares
    
Amount
    
Shares
    
Amount
    
capital
    
deficit
    
equity
 
Balance - December 31, 2021
    
118,025,410
    
$
12
      
19,937,500
    
$
2
    
$
744,252
    
$
(267,232
)
  
$
477,034
  
Net loss
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
(35,175
)
    
(35,175
)
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units
    
946,987
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
730
      
-
      
730
  
Stock-based compensation
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
(714
)
    
-
      
(714
)
Balance - March 31, 2022
    
118,972,397
    
$
12
      
19,937,500
    
$
2
    
$
744,268
    
$
(302,407
)
  
$
441,875
  


   
Class A
common stock
    
Class B
common stock
     Additional
paid-in
      Accumulated    
Total stockholders’
 
   
Shares
    
Amount
    
Shares
    
Amount
    
 capital
    
deficit
    
 equity
 
Balance - December 31, 2022
    
120,006,757
    
$
12
      
19,937,500
    
$
2
    
$
758,366
    
$
(399,674
)
  
$
358,706
  
Net loss
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
(23,611
)
    
(23,611
)
Common stock issued upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units
    
1,552,583
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
  
Stock-based compensation
    
-
      
-
      
-
      
-
      
3,908
   
-
      
3,908
Balance - March 31, 2023
    
121,559,340
    
$
12
      
19,937,500
    
$
2
    
$
762,274
    
$
(423,285
)
  
$
339,003
  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

6
QUANTUM-SI INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 (in thousands)
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended March 31,
  
   
2023
    
2022
  
Cash flows from operating activities:
            
Net loss
  
$
(23,611
)
  
$
(35,175
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
                
Depreciation and amortization
    
803
      
452
  
Non-cash lease expense
     536
       428  
(Gain) loss on marketable securities (realized and unrealized)
     (2,942 )     11,511  
Loss on disposal of fixed assets
     3       -  
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
    
(391
)
    
(2,647
)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
     34       54
  
Stock-based compensation
    
3,908
      
(714
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                
Accounts receivable, net
     (82 )     -  
Inventory, net
     (1,708 )     -  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    
738
      
883
  
Operating lease right-of-use assets     -       (8,490 )
Accounts payable
    
(730
)
    
1,481
  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    
(4,537
)
    
707
  
Other long-term liabilities
     24       -  
Operating lease liabilities     (743 )     8,281  
Net cash used in operating activities
  
$
(28,698
)
  
$
(23,229
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
                
Purchases of property and equipment
    
(2,574
)
    
(2,500
)
Internally developed software - capitalized costs
     (887 )     -  
Purchases of marketable securities     -       (802 )
 Sales of marketable securities
     29,500       25,000  
Net cash provided by investing activities
  
$
26,039
    
$
21,698
  
Cash flows from financing activities:
                
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
    
-
      
730
  
Net cash provided by financing activities
  
$
-
    
$
730
  
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    
(2,659
)
    
(801
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    
84,319
      
35,785
  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  
$
81,660
    
$
34,984
  
Supplemental disclosure of noncash information:
                
Noncash acquisition of property and equipment
  
$
847
    
$
1,580
  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

7
QUANTUM-SI INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF MARCH 31, 2023 AND DECEMBER 31, 2022
AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 AND 2022
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

Quantum-Si Incorporated (including its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Quantum-Si”) was originally incorporated in Delaware on June 10, 2020 as a special purpose acquisition company under the name HighCape Capital Acquisition Corp. (“HighCape”) for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination involving HighCape and one or more businesses. On June 10, 2021 (the “Closing”), the Company consummated the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, dated February 18, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among HighCape, Tenet Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and Quantum-Si Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Legacy Quantum-Si”).
Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, a business combination between HighCape was effected through the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy Quantum-Si, with Legacy Quantum-Si surviving as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of HighCape (the “Merger” and collectively with the other transaction described in the Business Combination Agreement, the “Business Combination”). Effective as of the Closing, HighCape changed its name to Quantum-Si Incorporated and Legacy Quantum-Si changed its name to Q-SI Operations Inc. The financial information prior to the Business Combination represents the financial results and condition of Legacy Quantum-Si.
The Company is an innovative life sciences company with the mission of transforming single-molecule analysis and democratizing its use by providing researchers and clinicians access to the proteome, the set of proteins expressed within a cell. The Company has developed a proprietary universal single-molecule detection platform that the Company is first applying to proteomics to enable Next-Generation Protein Sequencing (“NGPS”), the ability to sequence proteins in a massively parallel fashion (rather than sequentially, one at a time), and can be used for the study of nucleic acids. The Company’s platform is comprised of the Carbon™ automated sample preparation instrument, the Platinum™ NGPS instrument, the Quantum-Si Cloud™ software service, and reagent kits and chips for use with its instruments.
Although the Company has incurred recurring losses each year since its inception, the Company expects its cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities will be able to fund its operations for at least the next twelve months.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
 
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting disclosure rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. All intercompany transactions are eliminated. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.
These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 included herein was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date, but does not include all disclosures, including certain notes required by U.S. GAAP, on an annual reporting basis.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any subsequent quarter, the year ending December 31, 2023, or any other period.
Except for revenue, inventory and capitalized software development costs discussed elsewhere in this note, there have been no material changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
 
8
COVID-19
 
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020 and declared a National Emergency by the President of the United States on March 13, 2020, has led to adverse impacts on the United States and global economies and created uncertainty regarding potential impacts on the Company’s operating results, financial condition and cash flows. The COVID-19 pandemic had, and is expected to continue to have, an adverse impact on the Company’s operations, particularly as a result of preventive and precautionary measures that the Company, other businesses, and governments are taking. Governmental mandates related to COVID-19 or other infectious diseases, or public health crises, have impacted, and the Company expects them to continue to impact, its personnel and personnel at third-party manufacturing facilities in the United States and other countries, and the availability or cost of materials, which would disrupt or delay the Company’s receipt of instruments, components and supplies from the third parties the Company relies on to, among other things, produce its products currently under development. To the extent that any governmental authority imposes additional regulatory requirements or changes existing laws, regulations, and policies that apply to the Company’s business and operations, such as additional workplace safety measures, the Company’s product development plans may be delayed, and the Company may incur further costs in bringing its business and operations into compliance with changing or new laws, regulations, and policies. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will directly or indirectly impact the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition, including expenses and research and development costs, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain or treat COVID-19, as well as the economic impacts, including inflation on product and service costs.

The estimates of the impact on the Company’s business may change based on new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions to contain it or address its impact and the economic impact on local, regional, national and international markets as well as other changes in macroeconomic factors. While the Company is unable to predict the full impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the Company’s future results of operations, liquidity and financial condition due to numerous uncertainties, including the actions that may be taken by government authorities across the United States, adverse changes in macroeconomic conditions, if sustained or recurrent, could result in significant changes in costs going forward with material adverse effect on the Company’s operating results, financial condition, and cash flows.

The Company has not incurred any significant impairment losses in the carrying values of the Company’s assets as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and is not aware of any specific related event or circumstance that would require the Company to revise its estimates reflected in its condensed consolidated financial statements. On May 11, 2023, the federal public health emergency for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, expired.
 
Other Global Developments
 
In 2022, various central banks around the world (including the Federal Reserve in the United States) raised interest rates. While these rate increases have not had a significant adverse impact on the Company to date, the impact of such rate increases on the overall financial markets and the economy may adversely impact the Company in the future. In addition, the global economy has experienced and is continuing to experience high levels of inflation and global supply chain disruptions. The Company continues to monitor these supply chain, inflation and interest rate factors, as well as the uncertainty resulting from the overall economic environment.

In addition, although the Company has no operations in or direct exposure to Russia or Ukraine, the Company has experienced some constraints in product and material availability and increasing costs required to obtain some materials and supplies as a result of the impact of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict on the global economy. To date, the Company’s business has not been materially impacted by the conflict, however, as the conflict continues or worsens, it may impact the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Concentration of Credit Risk
 
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, substantially all of the Company’s marketable securities were invested in fixed income mutual funds at one financial institution. The Company also maintains balances in certain operating accounts above federally insured limits. After considering the dividend income derived from such investments, the Company has not recognized any significant realized losses on such accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities.
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year’s presentation.

9
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions about future events that affect the amounts reported in its condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates these estimates and assumptions. Significant estimates and assumptions include:

●
valuation allowance with respect to deferred tax assets;


●
assumptions used for leases;


●
valuation of warrant liabilities; and


●
assumptions underlying the fair value used in the calculation of the stock-based compensation.

The Company bases these estimates on historical and anticipated results and trends and on various other assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances, including assumptions as to future events. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and any such differences may be material to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Investments in Marketable Securities
The Company’s investments in marketable securities are classified as trading securities and consist of ownership interests in fixed income mutual funds. The securities are stated at fair value, as determined by quoted market prices. As the securities have readily determinable fair value, unrealized gains and losses are reported as Other income (expense), net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Subsequent gains or losses realized upon redemption or sale of these securities are also recorded as Other income (expense), net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Dividends on marketable securities are recognized as income when declared. The Company considers all of its investments in marketable securities as available for use in current operations and therefore classifies these securities within current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company reported unrealized gains of $5,110 and unrealized losses of $11,511, respectively, related to securities held as of March 31, 2023 and 2022.   Realized losses related to securities that matured or were sold during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were $2,168 and $50, respectively.  For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized $2,219 and $855, respectively, in dividend income from marketable securities.

Accounts Receivable, Net

Accounts receivable, net is stated as the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company maintains an allowance for estimated credit losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. As of March 31, 2023, the allowance for estimated credit losses was $0.

Inventory, Net

The Company’s inventory consists of raw materials, work in process and finished goods produced internally and at third-party manufacturers. Inventory is valued at the lower of actual cost (“first-in, first-out”) or market. Inventory values include not only standard costs, but also certain manufacturing variances and other product related costs incurred in producing or procuring the inventory on hand. Inventory includes allowances for: obsolescence; expired inventory; standard cost revisions; and lower of cost or market adjustments. The Company writes down specifically identified unusable, obsolete, or known unsalable inventory in the period that it is first recognized by using several factors including product expiration dates, open and unfulfilled orders and sales forecasts. Any write-down of its inventory to net realizable value establishes a new cost basis that will be maintained even if certain circumstances suggest that the inventory is recoverable in subsequent periods. Costs associated with the write-down of inventory will be recorded in Cost of revenue on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of March 31, 2023, the inventory reserves was $0.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue primarily consists of product and service costs including material costs, personnel costs and benefits, inbound and outbound freight, packaging, warranty replacement costs, facilities costs, depreciation and amortization expense, and inventory obsolescence and write-offs.

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Warranty

The Company offers a free 12-month warranty to customers with the initial purchase of a Platinum™ instrument. The cost of the warranty is accrued upon the initial purchase of an instrument in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Leases
At inception, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), and records right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at lease commencement.
The Company’s leases generally do not have a readily determinable implicit discount rate.  As such, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date to determine the present value of the lease payments. The Company’s incremental borrowing rate is the estimated rate that would be required to pay for a collateralized borrowing equal to the total lease payment over the lease term. The Company measures ROU assets based on the corresponding lease liability adjusted for (i) payments made to the lessor at or before the commencement date, (ii) initial direct costs incurred and (iii) tenant incentives under the lease. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that it will exercise that option. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term for operating leases. Finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern. With respect to finance leases, amortization of the ROU asset is presented separately from interest expense related to the finance lease liability. In addition, the Company does not have significant residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants in the lease portfolio.

Certain of the Company’s lease agreements contain tenant improvement incentives and allowances, rent holidays, or rent escalation clauses. For tenant improvement incentives, if the incentive is determined to be a leasehold improvement owned by the lessee and the Company is reasonably certain to use the incentive, the Company generally records the incentive as a reduction to the fixed lease payments liability as a reduction to lease cost. Reimbursable construction costs incurred are recorded as leasehold improvements and are amortized over the term of the lease.  For rent holidays and rent escalation clauses during the lease term, the Company records rental expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. For these lease incentives, the Company uses the date of initial possession as the commencement date, which is generally when the Company is given the right of access to the space and begins to make improvements in preparation for intended use.
The Company expenses monthly rental payments as incurred in Cost of revenue, Research and development and Selling, general and administrative in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company’s lease agreements contain variable lease costs for common area maintenance, utilities, taxes and insurance, which are expensed as incurred.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment when the Company determines a triggering event has occurred. When a triggering event has occurred, each impairment test is based on a comparison of the future expected undiscounted cash flow to the recorded value of the asset. If the recorded value of the asset is less than the undiscounted cash flow, the asset is written down to its estimated fair value. No impairments were recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2023 or 2022.

Capitalized Software Development Costs

The Company capitalizes certain internal use software development costs related to its SaaS platform incurred during the application development stage when management with the relevant authority authorizes and commits to the funding of the project, it is probable that the project will be completed, and the software will be used as intended. The Company also capitalizes costs related to specific upgrades and enhancements when it is probable that the expenditures will result in additional functionality. Costs related to preliminary project activities and to post-implementation activities are expensed as incurred. Internal use software is amortized on a straight-line basis over its estimated useful life, which is generally two years. Management evaluates the useful lives of these assets on an annual basis and tests for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of the assets. Capitalized costs are recorded as Internally developed software in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amortization expense related to Internally developed software is expected to be $333 for the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2023 and $443 and $111 for the years ending December 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively.

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Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.”

Revenue is recognized when or as a customer obtains control of the promised goods and services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for these goods and services. To achieve this core principle, the Company applies the following five steps:


 ●
Step 1: Identify Contracts with Customers: The Company executes contracts in the form of purchase orders with its customers for the sale of products, which includes instruments and consumables, and services, which includes service maintenance contracts, cloud subscription access, proof of concept services, and advanced training for instrument use.

The Company’s customers submit a purchase order in accordance with the Company’s terms and conditions of sale. The purchase order specifies the goods or services that the customer wishes to purchase from the Company.



The five specific criteria for accounting for a contract under ASC 606 are:

a.
Contract approval and commitment of parties: Customer submits a purchase order (“PO”) and the Company accepts.
b.
Identification of rights and obligations: PO is compared to terms and conditions to ensure alignment.
c.
Identification of payment terms: e.g. Net 30.
d.
Commercial substance: Evidenced by fees exchanged for goods and services.
e.
Collectability is probable: Credit check measures performed before PO is accepted.

●
Step 2: Identify Performance Obligations: Identifying the separately identifiable performance obligations in a contract involves two steps: (i) identifying the promised goods or services and (ii) determining which of those promised goods or services represent distinct performance obligations.


●
Step 3: Determine Transaction Price: The transaction price is the amount of consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for providing goods or services under the contract. The Company estimates the transaction price at contract inception, including any variable consideration, and updates the estimate each reporting period for any changes in circumstances. When determining the transaction price, the Company assumes that the goods or services will be transferred to the customer based on the terms of the existing contract and does not take into consideration the possibility of a contract being canceled, renewed, or modified.


●
Step 4: Allocate Transaction Price to Performance Obligations: The Company allocates transaction price to the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, based on the relative standalone selling price of each performance obligation. The Company determines standalone selling price based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, the Company estimates the standalone selling price taking into account available information and specific factors such as competitive positioning, internal costs, profit objectives, and internally approved pricing guidelines related to the performance obligation. The Company currently generates its revenue from products and services.


●
Step 5: Recognize Revenue as Performance Obligations are Satisfied: The final step in the revenue model is to recognize the transaction price allocated to a performance obligation as revenue when (or as) the performance obligation is satisfied. The Company’s performance obligation is satisfied for goods upon shipment to the customer; this would include instruments and consumables.  The Company’s performance obligation is satisfied for services in accordance with ASC 606 guidance; service maintenance contracts and cloud subscription access are straight-lined over the subscription period; proof of concept services and advanced training upon completion. Freight revenue is recognized as Product revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss upon product shipment.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue primarily consists of billings and payments received in advance of revenue recognition from service maintenance contracts effective after the first year and cloud subscription access, and is reduced as the revenue recognition criteria are met. The Company’s service maintenance contracts include hardware maintenance and support. Deferred revenue also includes proof of concept services and advanced training provided to customers until the service has been performed.  Deferred revenue is classified as current or non-current based on expected revenue recognition timing. Specifically, deferred revenue that will be recognized as revenue within the succeeding 12-month period is recorded as current and is included within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities, and the portion of deferred revenue where revenue is expected to be recognized beyond 12 months from the reporting date is recorded as non-current deferred revenue and is included in Other long-term liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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Warrant Liabilities
 
The Company’s outstanding warrants include publicly-traded warrants (the “Public Warrants”) which were issued as one-third of one redeemable warrant per unit issued during HighCape’s initial public offering on September 9, 2020, and warrants sold in a private placement (the “Private Warrants”) to HighCape’s sponsor, HighCape Capital Acquisition LLC (the “Sponsor”). The Company evaluated its warrants under ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity and concluded that they do not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders’ equity. Since the Public Warrants and Private Warrants meet the definition of a derivative under ASC 815-40, the Company recorded these warrants as long-term liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet at fair value upon the Closing of the Business Combination, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss at each reporting date.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
Accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted

No new accounting pronouncement issued or effective during the three months ended March 31, 2023 had, or is expected to have, a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

3. ACQUISITION
Majelac Technologies LLC
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Asset Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, Majelac Technologies LLC (“Majelac”), and certain other parties, on November 5, 2021 (the “Majelac Closing Date”), the Company acquired certain assets and assumed certain liabilities of Majelac, a privately-owned company providing semiconductor chip assembly and packaging capabilities located in Pennsylvania, for $4,632 in cash including $132 in reimbursement for certain recently purchased equipment, and 535,715 shares of Class A common stock, valued at $4,232, issued to Majelac subject to certain restrictions. An additional 59,523 shares of Class A common stock valued at $471 were issued to Majelac 12 months after the Majelac Closing Date on November 7, 2022. The Company also assumed the legal fees of Majelac of $50. Additional purchase price consideration of $500 in cash was to be paid six months after the Majelac Closing Date less any amount that could be required by the buyer indemnitees to satisfy any unresolved claims for indemnification, if any. The Company agreed to pay additional milestone-based consideration of up to $800, which was fair valued at $531. On May 4, 2022, the Company paid Majelac $900 in cash, which consisted of $500 for the additional purchase price consideration and $400 (fair value of $348 at the Majelac Closing Date) for the first of two milestones that was met. The second milestone must be met by November 1, 2023 in order to be payable.

The acquisition brought semiconductor chip assembly and packaging capabilities in-house and secured the Company’s supply chain to support its commercialization efforts. Prior to the acquisition, Majelac was a vendor of the Company.
The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation at the Majelac Closing Date as follows:
   
Purchase Price
Allocation
  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
  
$
27
  
Property and equipment, net
    
906
  
Goodwill
    
9,483
  
Total
  
$
10,416
  

Goodwill represents the excess of the consideration transferred over the aggregate fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The goodwill recorded in connection with this acquisition was based on operating synergies and other benefits expected to result from the combined operations. The goodwill acquired is amortizable for tax purposes over a period of 15 years. During the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022, the Company concluded the goodwill from the Majelac acquisition was fully impaired and recorded a charge of $9,483 on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Acquisition-related costs recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 including transaction costs such as legal, accounting, valuation and other professional services, were $0 and $25, respectively, and are included in Selling, general and administrative on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

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4. REVENUE RECOGNITION

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers by type of revenue. The Company believes that product revenue and service revenue aggregate the payor types by nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of its revenue streams. Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was all generated from domestic sales.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue is a contract liability that consists of customer payments received in advance of performance and billings in excess of revenue recognized, net of revenue recognized from the balance at the beginning of the period.

The amount of revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023 that was included in the deferred revenue balance of $73 at December 31, 2022 was $69.

Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had remaining performance obligations amounting to $41, $17 of which is included within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $24 within Other long-term liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company expects to recognize approximately 30% of its remaining performance obligations as revenue for the remainder of the year ending December 31, 2023, and an additional 70% for the year ending December 31, 2024 and thereafter.

5. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
Fair value estimates of financial instruments are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant information about financial markets and specific financial instruments. As these estimates are subjective in nature, involving uncertainties and matters of significant judgment, they cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions can significantly affect estimated fair value.
 
The Company measures fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The Company utilizes a three-tier hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:


 ●
Level 1 -  Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that an entity has the ability to access.


●
Level 2 -  Valuations based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.


●
Level 3 -  Valuations based on inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
 
The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximates their fair values due to the short-term or on demand nature of these instruments. Fixed income mutual funds were valued using quoted market prices and accordingly were classified as Level 1. There were no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

The Company accounted for the warrants as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented as Warrant liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented as Change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

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The Public Warrants and Private Warrants were carried at fair value as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Public Warrants were valued using Level 1 inputs as they are traded in an active market. The Private Warrants were valued using a binomial lattice model, which results in a Level 3 fair value measurement. The primary unobservable input utilized in determining the fair value of the Private Warrants was the expected volatility of the Company’s Class A common stock. The expected volatility was based on consideration of the implied volatility from the Company’s own Public Warrant pricing and on the historical volatility observed at guideline public companies. As of March 31, 2023, the significant assumptions used in preparing the binomial lattice model for valuing the Private Warrants liability include (i) volatility of 75.8%, (ii) risk-free interest rate of 3.80%, (iii) strike price of $11.50, (iv) fair value of common stock of $1.76, and (v) expected life of 3.2 years. As of December 31, 2022, the significant assumptions used in preparing the binomial lattice model for valuing the Private Warrants liability include (i) volatility of 75.1%, (ii) risk-free interest rate of 4.10%, (iii) strike price of $11.50, (iv) fair value of common stock of $1.83, and (v) expected life of 3.4 years.
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by level, within the fair value hierarchy:
 
         
Fair Value Measurement Level
  
   
Total
    
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
  
March 31, 2023:
                        
Assets:
                        
Cash and cash equivalents - Money Market
  
$
79,798
    
$
79,798
    
$
-
    
$
-
  
Marketable securities
     240,432
       240,432
       -
       -
  
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis
  
$
320,230
    
$
320,230
    
$
-
    
$
-
  
 
                                
Liabilities:
                                
Public Warrants
  
$
575
    
$
575
    
$
-
    
$
-
  
Private Warrants
    
30
      
-
      
-
      
30
  
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis
  
$
605
    
$
575
    
$
-
    
$
30
  
 
         
Fair Value Measurement Level
  
   
Total
    
Level 1
    
Level 2
    
Level 3
  
December 31, 2022:
                        
Assets:
                        
Cash and cash equivalents - Money Market
  
$
83,079
    
$
83,079
    
$
-
    
$
-
  
Marketable securities
     266,990       266,990       -       -  
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis
  
$
350,069
    
$
350,069
    
$
-
    
$
-
  
 
                                
Liabilities:
                                
Public Warrants
  
$
958
    
$
958
    
$
-
    
$
-
  
Private Warrants
    
38
      
-
      
-
      
38
  
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis
  
$
996
    
$
958
    
$
-
    
$
38
  

6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
 
Property and equipment, net, are recorded at historical cost and consist of the following:

   
  March 31,
2023
    
December 31,
2022
  
Laboratory and production equipment
  
$
14,656
    
$
14,031
  
Computer equipment
    
1,146
      
1,073
  
Software
    
188
      
188
  
Furniture and fixtures
    
218
      
218
  
Leasehold improvements     1,333       1,308  
Construction in process
    
7,663
      
6,234
  
Property and equipment, gross    
25,204
      
23,052
  
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization
    
(7,001
)
    
(6,203
)
Property and equipment, net
  
$
18,203
    
$
16,849
  
 
Depreciation and amortization expense amounted to $803 and $452 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.  The Company had losses on disposals of $3 relating to property and equipment of $8 with accumulated depreciation and amortization of $5 for the three months ended March 31, 2023.  There were no gains or losses on disposals for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

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7. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:

   
March 31,
2023
    
December 31,
2022
  
Employee compensation and benefits
 
$
2,828
    
$
5,548
  
Contracted services
    
1,918
      
3,616
  
Business acquisition costs and contingencies     377       343  
Legal fees
    
875
      
839
  
Other
    
35
      
88
  
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities
  
$
6,033
    
$
10,434
  

8. LEASES

The Company has commitments under lease arrangements for office and manufacturing space and office equipment. The Company’s leases have initial lease terms ranging from one year to 10 years. These leases include options to extend or renew the leases for an additional period of one to 10 years.

Operating leases are accounted for on the condensed consolidated balance sheets with ROU assets being recognized in “Operating lease right-of-use assets” and lease liabilities recognized in “Short-term operating lease liabilities” and “Operating lease liabilities”.

Lease-related costs for the three months ended March 31, 2023  and 2022 are as follows:

   
Three months ended March 31,
  
   
2023
    
2022
  
Operating lease cost
  
$
853
    
$
725
  
Short-term lease cost
    
129
      
104
  
Variable lease cost
    
394
      
286
  
Total lease cost
  
$
1,376
    
$
1,115
  

Other information related to operating leases as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 is as follows:

   
March 31,

December 31,
   
2023

2022
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
  
7.1


7.3
Weighted-average discount rate
  
7.9
%
  
7.9
%

The following table provides certain cash flow and supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s lease liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2023  and 2022:

   
Three months ended March 31,
  
   
2023
    
2022
  
Operating cash paid to settle operating lease liabilities
  
$
1,059
    
$
310
  
                 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities
  
$
-
    
$
8,490
  

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of March 31, 2023 are as follows:

   
Operating Leases
  
Remainder of 2023
  
$
3,225
  
2024
    
4,394
  
2025
    
4,507
  
2026
    
4,590
  
2027
    
4,554
  
Thereafter
    
12,811
  
Total undiscounted lease payments
  
$
34,081
  
Less: Imputed interest
    
8,274
  
Less: Lease incentives (1)
   
9,104
  
Total lease liabilities
  
$
16,703
  

(1)
Includes lease incentives that may be realized in 2023 for the costs of leasehold improvements.

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In December 2021, the Company signed a 10-year lease for approximately 67,000 square feet of space located at 115 Munson Street in New Haven, Connecticut.  The lease commenced on January 8, 2022 with rent payments beginning on July 7, 2022.  Under the lease, the landlord contractually agreed to reimburse the Company for up to $9,104 in improvements to the space, to be used for such improvements as the Company deems “necessary or desirable”.  On September 13, 2022, the Company filed a lawsuit against the landlord, alleging that the landlord has: (i) refused to reimburse the Company for costs related to improvements already incurred and submitted; (ii) delayed the Company’s completion of improvements, in order to avoid reimbursing the costs of those improvements; and (iii) improperly rejected the Company’s proposed improvement plans.

The Company accounted for the $9,104 of lease incentives as an offset to the lease liability recorded at the inception of the lease.  From the total lease incentives, the Company has incurred and recognized leasehold improvements of approximately $1,100 related to reimbursable construction costs included in construction in progress within property and equipment, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.  Although the Company believes it is contractually entitled to the $9,104 of lease incentives, based on the current status of the litigation, the Company cannot determine the likely outcome or estimate the impact on such carrying values.

9. EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
 
The Company’s 2013 Employee, Director and Consultant Equity Incentive Plan, as amended on March 12, 2021 (the “2013 Plan”), was originally adopted by its Board of Directors and stockholders in September 2013. In connection with the Closing of the Business Combination, the Company adjusted the equity awards. The adjustments to the awards did not result in incremental expense as the equitable adjustments were made pursuant to a preexisting nondiscretionary antidilution provision in the 2013 Plan, and the fair-value, vesting conditions, and classification are the same immediately before and after the modification. In connection with the Business Combination, HighCape’s stockholders approved and adopted the Quantum-Si Incorporated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”) and the Company no longer makes issuances under the 2013 Plan. The 2021 Plan provides for grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other stock or cash-based awards. Directors, officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as others performing consulting or advisory services for the Company, are eligible for grants under the 2021 Plan. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 9,940,335 and 9,133,702 shares, respectively, available for issuance under the 2021 Plan.

On November 9, 2022, the Company granted its Chief Executive Officer two performance-based stock option grants of 1,390,000 each, for a total of 2,780,000 performance-based stock options to purchase shares of Class A common stock. These awards are inducement awards pursuant to Nasdaq Rule 5635(c)(4) and the stock options were not granted pursuant to the 2013 Plan or the 2021 Plan.
 
Stock option activity
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company granted an aggregate of 5,175,550 stock option awards to participants, with vesting subject to the participant’s continued employment with the Company through the applicable vesting dates. Stock-based compensation related to stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $2,279 and $1,494, respectively.

A summary of the stock option activity is presented in the table below:

   
Number of
Options
    
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
    
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(Years)
    
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
  
Outstanding at December 31, 2022
    
19,427,755
    
$
3.69
      
8.68
    
$
378
  
Granted
    
5,175,550
      
1.82
                  
Exercised
    
-
   
-
                  
Forfeited
    
(384,413
)
    
4.88
                  
Outstanding at March 31, 2023
    
24,218,892
    
$
3.27
      
8.77
    
$
359
  
Options exercisable at March 31, 2023
    
5,457,016
     $
4.03
      
6.49
    
$
316
  
Vested and expected to vest at March 31, 2023
    
21,144,855
    
$
3.30
      
8.67
    
$
352
  
 
Restricted stock unit activity
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not grant any restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards. Stock-based compensation related to RSU awards for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $1,629 and $(2,208), respectively. The $(2,208) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 included a reversal of stock-based compensation for the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer as the service condition of certain awards previously granted were not met.  

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A summary of the RSU activity is presented in the table below:

   
Number of
Shares
Underlying
RSUs
    
Weighted
Average Grant-
Date Fair Value
  
Outstanding non-vested RSUs at December 31, 2022
    
2,018,449
     $ 8.41  
Granted
    
-
      
-
  
Vested
    
(1,552,583
)
    
8.53
  
Forfeited
    
-
   
-
  
Outstanding non-vested RSUs at March 31, 2023
    
465,866
    
$
8.02
  
 
The Company’s stock-based compensation is allocated to the following operating expense categories as follows:

   
Three months ended March 31,
  
   
2023
    
2022
  
Research and development
  
$
967
    
$
1,192
  
Selling, general and administrative
    
2,941
      
(1,906
)
Total stock-based compensation
  
$
3,908
    
$
(714
)

10. NET LOSS PER SHARE

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock of the Company outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed by giving effect to all common share equivalents of the Company, including those presented in the table below, to the extent dilutive. Basic and diluted net loss per share was the same for each period presented as the inclusion of all common share equivalents would have been anti-dilutive.
 
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share for the Company’s common stock:
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
  
   
2023
    
2022
  
Numerator
            
Net loss
  
$
(23,611
)
  
$
(35,175
)
Numerator for basic and diluted EPS - loss attributable to common stockholders
  
$
(23,611
)
  
$
(35,175
)
Denominator
                
Common stock
    
140,280,332
      
138,619,929
  
Denominator for basic and diluted EPS - weighted-average common stock
    
140,280,332
      
138,619,929
  
Basic and diluted net loss per share
  
$
(0.17
)
  
$
(0.25
)

Since the Company was in a net loss position for all periods presented, the basic net loss per shares calculation excludes preferred stock as it did not participate in net losses of the Company. Additionally, net loss per share attributable to Class A and Class B common stockholders was the same on a basic and diluted basis, as the inclusion of all potential common equivalent shares outstanding would have been anti-dilutive. Anti-dilutive common equivalent shares were as follows:

   
Three months ended March 31,
  
   
2023
    
2022
  
Outstanding options to purchase common stock
    
24,218,892
      
11,365,205
  
Outstanding restricted stock units
    
465,866
      
2,311,634
  
Outstanding warrants
    
3,968,319
      
3,968,319
  
     
28,653,077
      
17,645,158
  

11. WARRANT LIABILITIES

Public Warrants
 
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were an aggregate of 3,833,319 outstanding Public Warrants, which entitle the holder to acquire Class A common stock. Each whole warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, beginning on September 9, 2021. The warrants will expire on June 10, 2026 or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
 
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Redemptions

At any time while the warrants are exercisable, the Company may redeem not less than all of the outstanding Public Warrants:


 ●
 in whole and not in part;


●
at a price of $0.01 per warrant;


●
upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each warrant holder; and


●
if, and only if, the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and the Company issues a notice of redemption of the Public Warrants at $0.01 per warrant, each holder of Public Warrants will be entitled to exercise his, her or its Public Warrants prior to the scheduled redemption date.
 
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption for $0.01 as described above, the Company’s Board of Directors may elect to require any holder that wishes to exercise his, her or its Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis.” If the Company’s Board of Directors makes such election, all holders of Public Warrants would pay the exercise price by surrendering their warrants for that number of shares of Class A common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A common stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” ​over the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the “fair market value”. For purposes of the redemption provisions of the warrants, the “fair market value” means the average last reported sale price of the Class A common stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants.
 
The Company evaluated the Public Warrants under ASC 815-40, in conjunction with the SEC Division of Corporation Finance’s April 12, 2021 Public Statement, Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) (the “SEC Statement”), and concluded that they do not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders’ equity. Specifically, the exercise of the warrants may be settled in cash upon the occurrence of a tender offer or exchange offer in which the maker of the tender offer or exchange offer, upon completion of the tender offer or exchange offer, beneficially owns more than 50% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, even if it would not result in a change of control of the Company. This provision would preclude the warrants from being classified in equity and thus the warrants should be classified as a liability.
 
Private Warrants
 
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 135,000 Private Warrants outstanding. The Private Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that so long as they are held by the Sponsor or any of its permitted transferees, (i) the Private Warrants and the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Warrants were not transferable, assignable or saleable until 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination, (ii) the Private Warrants will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and (iii) the Private Warrants are not subject to the Company’s redemption option at the price of $0.01 per warrant. The Private Warrants are subject to the Company’s redemption option at the price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that the other conditions of such redemption are met, as described above. If the Private Warrants are held by a holder other than the Sponsor or any of its permitted transferees, the Private Warrants will be redeemable by the Company in all redemption scenarios applicable to the Public Warrants and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
 
The Company evaluated the Private Warrants under ASC 815-40, in conjunction with the SEC Statement, and concluded that they do not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders’ equity. Specifically, the terms of the warrants provide for potential changes to the settlement amounts depending upon the characteristics of the warrant holder, and, because the holder of a warrant is not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on equity shares, such provision would preclude the warrant from being classified in equity and thus the warrant has been classified as a liability.
 
The fair value of warrant liabilities was $605 and $996 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.  The Company recognized gains of $391  and $2,647 as a Change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. There were no exercises or redemptions of the Public Warrants or Private Warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2023 or 2022.

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12. INCOME TAXES
 
Income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are recorded at the Company’s estimated annual effective income tax rate, subject to adjustments for discrete events, if they occur. The Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate was 0.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. The primary reconciling items between the federal statutory rate of 21.0% for these periods and the Company’s overall effective tax rate of 0.0% were related to the effects of deferred state income taxes, nondeductible stock-based compensation, changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities, research and development credits, and the valuation allowance recorded against the full amount of its net deferred tax assets.

A valuation allowance is required when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the Company’s deferred tax assets will not be realized. The realization of deferred tax assets depends on the generation of sufficient future taxable income during the period in which the Company’s related temporary differences become deductible. The Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 since management believes that based on the earnings history of the Company, it is more likely than not that the benefits of these assets will not be realized.

13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
The Company utilizes and subleases office and laboratory space in a building owned by a related party. The Company paid $80 under month-to-month lease arrangements for this space for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

The Company was a party to an Amended and Restated Technology Services Agreement (the “ARTSA”), most recently amended on November 11, 2020, by and among 4Catalyzer Corporation (“4C”), the Company and other participant companies controlled by the Rothberg family. The Company entered into a First Addendum to the ARTSA on February 17, 2021 pursuant to which the Company agreed to terminate its participation under the ARTSA no later than immediately prior to the Effective Time of the Business Combination, resulting in the termination of the Company’s participation under the ARTSA on June 10, 2021. In connection with the termination of the Company’s participation under the ARTSA, the Company terminated its lease agreement with 4C and negotiated an arm’s length lease agreement. Under the ARTSA, the Company and the other participant companies had agreed to share certain non-core technologies, which means any technologies, information or equipment owned or otherwise controlled by the participant company that are not specifically related to the core business area of the participant and subject to certain restrictions on use. The ARTSA also provided for 4C to perform certain services for the Company and each other participant company such as monthly administrative, management and technical consulting services to the Company which were pre-funded approximately once per quarter. The Company incurred expenses of $126 and $210, which included $27 and $50 under month-to-month sublease arrangements for office and laboratory spaces from 4C, during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The amounts advanced and due to 4C at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, related to operating expenses were $56 and $70, respectively, and are included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The amounts advanced and due from 4C at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, related to operating expenses were $0 and $37, respectively, and are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The ARTSA also provided for the participant companies to provide other services to each other. The Company also had transactions with other entities under common ownership, which included payments made to third parties on behalf of the Company and payments made by the Company to third parties on behalf of the other entities. There were no amounts remaining payable to the Company or from the Company at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

On September 20, 2021, the Company entered into a Binders Collaboration (the “Collaboration”) with Protein Evolution, Inc. (“PEI”) to develop technology and methods in the field of nanobodies and potentially other binders to produce novel biological reagents and related data. The Collaboration was made pursuant to and governed by the Technology and Services Exchange Agreement, effective as of June 10, 2021, by and among the Company and the participants named therein, including PEI. Dr. Rothberg serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of PEI and the Rothberg family are controlling stockholders of PEI. Effective March 31, 2022, the Collaboration with PEI was terminated, and the Company paid a final payment of $1,135 under the Collaboration for all services rendered.

Effective October 1, 2022, the Company entered into a Protein Engineering Collaboration (the “New Collaboration”) with PEI to develop technology and methods in the field of nanobodies and potentially other binders to produce novel biological reagents and related data. The New Collaboration was made pursuant to and governed by the Technology and Services Exchange Agreement, effective as of June 10, 2021, by and among the Company and the participants named therein, including PEI. Dr. Rothberg serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of PEI and the Rothberg family are controlling stockholders of PEI.  The Company incurred expenses of $73 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 related to the New Collaboration.  The amounts advanced and due from PEI at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 related to operating expenses were $118 and $45, respectively, and are included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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Effective November 1, 2022, the Company entered into an Advisory Agreement with Dr. Rothberg (the “Advisory Agreement”), pursuant to which Dr. Rothberg serves as Chairman of the Board, advises the Chief Executive Officer and the Board on strategic matters, and provides consulting, business development and similar services on matters relating to our current, future and potential scientific and strategic initiatives and such other consulting services reasonably requested from time to time. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, as compensation for the services provided thereunder, in March 2023, the Company granted Dr. Rothberg an option to purchase 250,000 shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the 2021 Plan. In connection with the Advisory Agreement, Dr. Rothberg’s title was changed from Executive Chairman to Chairman of the Board.

Dr. Rothberg also receives fees as the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the Board and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Company paid $32 and $114 to Dr. Rothberg for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, for all services provided to the Company.


14. RESTRUCTURING

During the quarter ended March 31, 2023, the Company committed to an organizational restructuring designed to decrease its costs and create a more streamlined organization to support its business. As a result, the Company terminated approximately 12% of its workforce, effective in the first quarter of 2023. The Company substantially completed the restructuring in the first quarter of 2023. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized $813 of restructuring costs primarily for cash severance costs and other severance benefits, which included $636 and $177 recognized in Research and development and in Selling, general and administrative, respectively, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of March 31, 2023, the Company recorded $129 of a restructuring liability, which is included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Commitments
 
Licenses related to certain intellectual property:
 
The Company licenses certain intellectual property, some of which may be utilized in its future product offering. To preserve the right to use such intellectual property, the Company is required to make annual minimum fixed payments totaling $211. The Company commercialized its PlatinumTM protein sequencing instrument and began to generate revenue in 2023.  As a result, there will be royalties payable by the Company based on the current anticipated utilization.  During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized expenses related to royalties of $3, which is included within Cost of revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. As of March 31, 2023, the Company owed $3 in royalties payable which is recorded in Accounts payable on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
 
Other commitments:
 
The Company sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan covering all eligible U.S. employees. Contributions to the 401(k) plan are discretionary. The Company did not make any matching contributions to the 401(k) plan for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
 
Contingencies
 
The Company is subject to claims in the ordinary course of business; however, the Company is not currently a party to any pending or threatened litigation, the outcome of which would be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company accrues contingent liabilities to the extent that the liability is probable and estimable.
 
The Company enters into agreements that contain indemnification provisions with other parties in the ordinary course of business, including business partners, investors, contractors, and the Company’s officers, directors and certain employees. The Company has agreed to indemnify and defend the indemnified party claims and related losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party from actual or threatened third-party claims because of the Company’s activities or non-compliance with certain representations and warranties made by the Company. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential loss under these indemnification provisions due to the Company’s limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in any particular case. To date, losses recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss in connection with the indemnification provisions have not been material.

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Other



Delaware Section 205 Petition:



On June 9, 2021, HighCape held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to approve certain matters relating to the Business Combination. Among these matters was a proposal to amend HighCape’s then effective Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, to, among other things, (i) increase the total number of authorized shares of Class A common stock from 380,000,000 shares to 600,000,000 shares and (ii) opt out of the separate class voting requirements of Section 242(b)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), providing that future increases or decreases to the authorized shares of the Company would not require a separate vote of the applicable class (collectively, the “Charter Amendments”). The Charter Amendments were approved by a majority of the shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock that were outstanding as of the record date for the Special Meeting, voting together as a single class. At the Special Meeting, the stockholders also voted to approve the Business Combination and, on that same date, the Company filed its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.



A recent ruling by the Court of Chancery in December 2022 introduced uncertainty as to whether Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL would have required the Charter Amendments to be approved by a separate vote of the majority of the Company’s then-outstanding shares of Class A common stock, voting as a single class.



The Company had been proceeding with the understanding that the Charter Amendments and Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation are valid. To resolve potential uncertainty with respect to the Company’s capital structure, and consistent with the approach taken by other similarly situated companies, on February 28, 2023, the Company filed a petition (the “Petition”) in the Court of Chancery pursuant to Section 205 of the DGCL seeking an order: (i) validating the Charter Amendments and the effectiveness of its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation implementing the Charter Amendments, retroactive to the date of its original filing, and all amendments effected thereby, and (ii) validating and declaring effective any securities issued in reliance on the validity of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, effective as of the original date of issuance of such securities. Section 205 of the DGCL permits the Court of Chancery, in its discretion, to ratify and validate potentially defective corporate acts after considering a variety of factors.



On March 14, 2023, the Court of Chancery approved the Company’s request for relief and entered an order under Section 205 of the DGCL (i) declaring the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, including the filing and effectiveness thereof, as validated and effective retroactive to the date of its filing with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 10, 2021, and all amendments effected thereby and (ii) ordering that the Company’s securities (and the issuance of the securities) described in the Petition and any other securities issued in reliance on the validity of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation are validated and declared effective, each as of the original issuance dates.
 
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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis provides information which management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our condensed consolidated results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with (i) the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, (ii) the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2022 contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 17, 2023 and (iii) our other public reports filed with the SEC. This discussion contains forward looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “we”, “us”, “our”, the “Company” or “Quantum-Si” are intended to mean the business and operations of Quantum-Si Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, present the financial position and results of operations of Quantum-Si Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Overview

We are an innovative life sciences company with the mission of transforming single-molecule analysis and democratizing its use by providing researchers and clinicians access to the proteome, the set of proteins expressed within a cell. We have developed a proprietary universal single-molecule detection platform that we are first applying to proteomics to enable Next-Generation Protein Sequencing (“NGPS”), the ability to sequence proteins in a massively parallel fashion (rather than sequentially, one at a time), that can be used for the study of nucleic acids. We believe that with the ability to sequence proteins in a massively parallel fashion and offer a simplified workflow with a faster turnaround time, NGPS has the potential to unlock significant biological information through improved resolution and unbiased access to the proteome at a speed and scale that is not available today. Traditionally, proteomic workflows to sequence proteins required days or weeks to complete. Our platform is designed to offer a single-day workflow including both sample preparation and sequencing. Our platform is comprised of the Carbon™ automated sample preparation instrument, the Platinum™ NGPS instrument, the Quantum-Si Cloud™ software service, and reagent kits and chips for use with our instruments. We intend to follow a systematic, phased approach to continue to successfully launch our platform, for research use only (“RUO”). We believe we are the first company to successfully enable NGPS on a semiconductor chip, thus digitizing a massive proteomics opportunity, which allows for a massively parallel solution at the ultimate level of sensitivity —single-molecule detection.

We believe that our platform offers a differentiated end-to-end workflow solution in a rapidly evolving proteomics tools market. Within our initial focus market of proteomics, our workflow is designed to provide users a seamless opportunity to gain key insights into the immediate state of biological pathways and cell state. Our platform aims to address many of the key challenges and bottlenecks with legacy proteomic solutions, such as mass spectrometry (“MS”), which are complicated and often limited by manual sample preparation workflows, high instrument costs both in terms of acquisition and ownership and complexity with data analysis, which together prevent broad adoption. We believe our platform, which is designed to streamline sample preparation, sequencing, and data analysis at a lower instrument cost than legacy proteomic solutions, could allow our product to have wide utility across the study of the proteome. For example, our platform could be used for biomarker discovery and disease detection, pathway analysis, immune response, and vaccine development, among other applications.

In 2021, we introduced our Platinum early access program to sites with participation from leading academic centers and key industry partners. The early access program introduced the Platinum single-molecule sequencing system to key opinion leaders across the globe, for both expansion and development of applications and workflows.  We launched the PlatinumTM protein sequencing instrument and started to take orders in December 2022. We began commercial shipments of the Platinum™ protein sequencing instrument in January 2023.

Total revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $0.3 million.  As of March 31, 2023, our backlog was approximately $0.2 million.  We define backlog as purchase orders or signed contracts from our customers, which we believe are firm and for which we have not yet recognized revenue. We expect to convert this backlog to revenue during the second quarter of 2023; however, our ability to do so is subject to customers who may seek to cancel or delay their orders even if we are prepared to fulfill them.

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COVID-19

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020 and declared a National Emergency by the President of the United States on March 13, 2020, has led to adverse impacts on the United States and global economies and created uncertainty regarding potential impacts on our operating results, financial condition and cash flows. The COVID-19 pandemic had, and is expected to continue to have, an adverse impact on our operations, particularly as a result of preventive and precautionary measures that we, other businesses, and governments are taking. Governmental mandates related to COVID-19 or other infectious diseases, or public health crises, have impacted, and we expect them to continue to impact, our personnel and personnel at third-party manufacturing facilities in the United States and other countries, and the availability or cost of materials, which would disrupt or delay our receipt of instruments, components and supplies from the third parties we rely on to, among other things, produce our products currently under development. To the extent that any governmental authority imposes additional regulatory requirements or changes existing laws, regulations, and policies that apply to our business and operations, such as additional workplace safety measures, our product development plans may be delayed, and we may incur further costs in bringing our business and operations into compliance with changing or new laws, regulations, and policies. The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will directly or indirectly impact our business, results of operations and financial condition, including expenses and research and development costs, will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions taken to contain or treat COVID-19, as well as the economic impacts, including inflation on product and service costs.

The estimates of the impact on our business may change based on new information that may emerge concerning COVID-19 and the actions to contain it or address its impact and the economic impact on local, regional, national and international markets as well as other changes in macroeconomic factors. While we are unable to predict the full impact that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our future results of operations, liquidity and financial condition due to numerous uncertainties, including the actions that may be taken by government authorities across the United States, adverse changes in macroeconomic conditions, if sustained or recurrent, could result in significant changes in costs going forward with material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, and cash flows.

We have not incurred any impairment losses in the carrying values of our assets as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and are not aware of any specific related event or circumstance that would require us to revise our estimates reflected in our condensed consolidated financial statements. On May 11, 2023, the federal public health emergency for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, expired.

Other Global Developments

In 2022, various central banks around the world (including the Federal Reserve in the United States) raised interest rates. While these rate increases have not had a significant adverse impact on us to date, the impact of such rate increases on the overall financial markets and the economy may adversely impact us in the future. In addition, the global economy has experienced and is continuing to experience high levels of inflation and global supply chain disruptions. We continue to monitor these supply chain, inflation and interest rate factors, as well as the uncertainty resulting from the overall economic environment.

In addition, although we have no operations in or direct exposure to Russia or Ukraine, we have experienced some constraints in product and material availability and increasing costs required to obtain some materials and supplies as a result of the impact of the Russia-Ukraine military conflict on the global economy. To date, our business has not been materially impacted by the conflict, however, as the conflict continues or worsens, it may impact our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Recent Developments

In April 2023, we informed the contract manufacturer who manufactures our Platinum and Carbon instruments that we intend to wind down the relationship and transition to a different contract manufacturer. In connection with the wind down, we intend to issue a last time buy order for finished instruments. Although the relationship was not subject to a contractual arrangement, we expect to negotiate the purchase of certain inventory parts and components currently owned and held by the contract manufacturer. We expect to have negotiated terms by the end of the third quarter.

On May 2, 2023, we announced that Jeffry Keyes was appointed by our Board of Directors as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective on the date he commences employment with us on or before May 15, 2023 (the “Appointment Date”). In addition, on April 27, 2023, we and Claudia Drayton, our current Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, mutually determined that Ms. Drayton will step down from such roles, effective as of the Appointment Date, and Ms. Drayton will assist with the transition by serving as a senior advisor to us until June 30, 2023.

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Description of Certain Components of Financial Data

Revenue

Revenue is derived from sales of products and services.  Product revenue is generated from the following sources: (i) instrument sales of our Platinum instrument and (ii) consumables, which consist of sales of our sequencing reagents, chips, and library reagents.  Service revenue is generated from service maintenance contracts, cloud subscription access, proof of concept services and advanced training for instrument use.  Freight revenue is recognized as Product revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss upon product shipment.

See Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information regarding our revenue recognition policies.

Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue primarily consists of product and service costs including material costs, personnel costs and benefits, inbound and outbound freight, packaging, warranty replacement costs, facilities costs, depreciation and amortization expense, and inventory obsolescence and write-offs.

Research and development

Research and development expenses primarily consist of personnel costs and benefits, stock-based compensation, lab supplies, consulting and professional services, fabrication services, facilities costs, depreciation and amortization expense, software, and other outsourced expenses. Research and development expenses are expensed as incurred. All of our research and development expenses are related to developing new products and services.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel costs and benefits, stock-based compensation, patent and filing fees, consulting and professional services, legal and accounting services, facilities costs, depreciation and amortization expense, insurance and office expenses, product advertising and marketing.

Dividend income

Dividend income primarily consists of dividends earned on fixed income mutual funds classified as marketable securities.

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities primarily consists of the change in the fair value of our publicly traded warrants (the “Public Warrants”) and our warrants sold in a private placement (the “Private Warrants”).

Other income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net primarily consists of realized and unrealized losses on fixed income mutual funds in marketable securities.

Provision for income taxes

We utilize the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes where deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using the enacted statutory tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is established against net deferred tax assets if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the net deferred tax assets will not be realized. We recorded a full valuation allowance as of March 31, 2023 and 2022. Based on the available evidence, we believe that it is more likely than not that we will be unable to utilize all of our deferred tax assets in the future.

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Results of Operations

The following is a discussion of our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 and our accounting policies are described in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

   
Three months ended March 31,
  
(in thousands, except for % changes)
  
2023
    
2022
    
% Change
  
Revenue:
                  
Product
  
$
251
    
$
-
    
nm
  
Service
    
3
      
-
    
nm
  
Total revenue
    
254
      
-
    
nm
  
Cost of revenue
    
130
      
-
    
nm
  
Gross profit
    
124
      
-
    
nm
  
Operating expenses:
                      
Research and development
    
18,167
      
18,771
      
(3.2
)%
Selling, general and administrative
    
11,178
      
8,369
      
33.6
%
Total operating expenses
    
29,345
      
27,140
      
8.1
%
Loss from operations
    
(29,221
)
    
(27,140
)
    
7.7
%
Dividend income
    
2,219
      
855
      
159.5
%
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
    
391
      
2,647
      
(85.2
)%
Other income (expense), net
    
3,000
      
(11,537
)
    
(126.0
)%
Loss before provision for income taxes
    
(23,611
)
    
(35,175
)
    
(32.9
)%
Provision for income taxes
    
-
      
-
    
nm
  
Net loss and comprehensive loss
  
$
(23,611
)
  
$
(35,175
)
    
(32.9
)%

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

Revenue

   
Three months ended
March 31,
    
Change
(in thousands, except for % changes)
  
2023
    
2022
    
Amount
  
%
Total revenue
  
$
254
    
$
-
    
$
254
  
nm

Total revenue increased by $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to revenue recognized on the sale of PlatinumTM instruments and kits. We launched the PlatinumTM instrument and started to take orders in December 2022. We began commercial shipments of the Platinum™ protein sequencing instrument in January 2023.

Cost of revenue

   
Three months ended
March 31,
    
Change
(in thousands, except for % changes)
  
2023
    
2022
    
Amount
  
%
Cost of revenue
  
$
130
    
$
-
    
$
130
  
nm

Cost of revenue increased by $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to costs associated with the sale of PlatinumTM instruments and kits.  We launched the PlatinumTM instrument and started to take orders in December 2022. We began commercial shipments of the Platinum™ protein sequencing instrument in January 2023.

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Research and development

 
  
Three months ended
March 31,
    
Change
  
(in thousands, except for % changes)
  
2023
    
2022
    
Amount
    
%
  
Research and development
  
$
18,167
    
$
18,771
    
$
(604
)
    
(3.2
)%

Research and development expenses decreased by $0.6 million, or 3.2%, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.  The decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $1.0 million related to internal and external product development activities, $0.9 million of internally developed software costs that were capitalized as a result of product development milestones that were met during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and $0.2 million of reduced stock-based compensation.  These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $1.5 million of payroll costs as a result of increased headcount and the payment of severance costs in connection with the restructuring efforts announced during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Selling, general and administrative

 
  
Three months ended
March 31,
    
Change
  
(in thousands, except for % changes)
  
2023
    
2022
    
Amount
    
%
  
Selling, general and administrative
  
$
11,178
    
$
8,369
    
$
2,809
      
33.6
%

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $2.8 million, or 33.6%, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase of $4.8 million of stock-based compensation, partially offset by a reduction of $1.7 million of expenses primarily consulting, professional fees and insurances and a decrease of $0.3 million in personnel costs.  Personnel costs in the three months ended March 31, 2022 included costs related to the separation of our former Chief Executive Officer from the Company.

Dividend income

 
  
Three months ended
March 31,
    
Change
  
(in thousands, except for % changes)
  
2023
    
2022
    
Amount
    
%
  
Dividend income
  
$
2,219
    
$
855
    
$
1,364
      
159.5
%

Dividend income increased by $1.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 as a result of higher dividends earned on invested balances in marketable securities.

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

   
Three months ended
March 31,
    
Change
  
(in thousands, except for % changes)
  
2023
    
2022
    
Amount
    
%
  
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
  
$
391
    
$
2,647
    
$
(2,256
)
    
(85.2
)%

The fair value of warrant liabilities decreased by $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Other income (expense), net

 
  
Three months ended
March 31,
    
Change
  
(in thousands, except for % changes)
  
2023
    
2022
    
Amount
    
%
  
Other income (expense), net
  
$
3,000
    
$
(11,537
)
  
$
14,537
      
(126.0
)%

Other income (expense), net increased by $14.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022 primarily as a result of an increase in unrealized gains of $16.6 million as a result of the mark to market of investments in marketable securities, which consist of fixed income mutual funds.  The increase in unrealized gains was partially offset by an increase in realized losses of $2.1 million.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We present non-GAAP financial measures in order to assist readers of our condensed consolidated financial statements in understanding the core operating results that our management uses to evaluate the business and for financial planning purposes. Our non-GAAP financial measures, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, provide an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our financial performance over multiple periods.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are key performance measures that our management uses to assess our operating performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA facilitate internal comparisons of our operating performance on a more consistent basis. We use these performance measures for business planning purposes and forecasting. We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA enhance an investor’s understanding of our financial performance as it is useful in assessing our operating performance from period-to-period by excluding certain items that we believe are not representative of our core business.

Our EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because they may not calculate these measures in the same manner. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered in isolation of, or as an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. When evaluating our performance, you should consider EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, including net loss.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

We calculate EBITDA as net loss adjusted to exclude dividend income and depreciation and amortization expense.  Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as EBITDA adjusted to exclude change in fair value of warrant liabilities, other (income) expense, net, stock-based compensation, and other non-recurring items.  The other non-recurring items include costs related to the organizational restructuring incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2023.

The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

   
Three months ended March 31,
  
(in thousands)
  
2023
    
2022
  
Net loss
  
$
(23,611
)
  
$
(35,175
)
Adjustments to reconcile to EBITDA:
                
Dividend income
    
(2,219
)
    
(855
)
Depreciation and amortization
    
803
      
452
  
EBITDA
    
(25,027
)
    
(35,578
)
Adjustments to reconcile to Adjusted EBITDA:
                
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
    
(391
)
    
(2,647
)
Other (income) expense, net
    
(3,000
)
    
11,537
  
Stock-based compensation
    
3,908
      
(714
)
Restructuring costs
    
813
      
-
  
Adjusted EBITDA
  
$
(23,697
)
  
$
(27,402
)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception, we have funded our operations primarily with proceeds from the issuance of equity to private investors. In addition, on June 10, 2021, we completed the Business Combination, and as a result we received proceeds of approximately $511.2 million on the day of the Closing. Additionally, we began to generate revenue during 2023. Our primary uses of liquidity have been operating expenses, capital expenditures and our acquisition of certain assets of Majelac. Cash flows from operations have been historically negative as we continue to invest in the development of our technology in NGPS. We expect to incur negative operating cash flows on an annual basis for the foreseeable future until such time that we can generate more significant revenue.

We expect that our existing cash and cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities, together with revenue from the sale of our products and services, will be sufficient to meet our liquidity, capital expenditure, and anticipated working capital requirements and fund our operations for at least the next 12 months. We expect to use our cash and cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities and funds from revenue generated to invest in the commercial launch of our Carbon™ product, to further invest in research and development, for other operating expenses, business acquisitions and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

As of March 31, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents and investments in marketable securities totaling $322.1 million. Our future capital requirements may vary from those currently planned and will depend on various factors including the pace and success of product commercialization.

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We launched the PlatinumTM instrument and started to take orders in December 2022. We began commercial shipments of Platinum™ protein sequencing instrument in January 2023.  We plan to launch CarbonTM in 2023.  Our business will require an accelerated amount of spending to enhance the sales and marketing teams, continue to drive development, and build inventory. Other factors that could accelerate cash needs include: (i) delays in achieving scientific and technical milestones; (ii) unforeseen capital expenditures and fabrication costs related to manufacturing for commercialization; (iii) changes we may make in our business or commercialization strategy; (iv) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; (v) costs of running a public company; (vi) other items affecting our forecasted level of expenditures and use of cash resources including potential acquisitions; and (vii) increased product and service costs.

In the future, we may be unable to obtain any required additional financing on terms favorable to us, if at all.  If adequate funds are not available to us on acceptable terms or otherwise, we may be unable to successfully develop or enhance products and services, respond to competitive pressure or take advantage of acquisition opportunities, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.

Cash flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:

   
Three months ended
March 31,
  
(in thousands)
  
2023
    
2022
  
Net cash (used in) provided by:
            
Net cash used in operating activities
  
$
(28,698
)
  
$
(23,229
)
Net cash provided by investing activities
    
26,039
      
21,698
  
Net cash provided by financing activities
    
-
      
730
  
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
  
$
(2,659
)
  
$
(801
)

Net cash used in operating activities

The net cash used in operating activities represents the cash receipts and disbursements related to our activities other than investing and financing activities. We expect that the cash provided by financing activities in 2021 will continue to be our primary source of funds to support operating needs and capital expenditures for the foreseeable future.

The net cash used in operating activities of $28.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was due primarily to a net loss of $23.6 million, a gain on marketable securities (realized and unrealized) of $2.9 million, net cash outflows from changes in operating assets and liabilities of $7.0 million and a change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $0.4 million, partially offset by stock-based compensation of $3.9 million, depreciation and amortization of $0.8 million and non-cash lease expense of $0.5 million.

The net cash used in operating activities of $23.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was due primarily to a net loss of $35.2 million and a change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $2.6 million, partially offset by unrealized losses of marketable securities of $11.5 million and net cash inflows from changes in operating assets and liabilities of $2.9 million.

Net cash provided by investing activities

The net cash provided by investing activities of $26.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2023 was due primarily to sales of marketable securities of $29.5 million, offset by purchases of property and equipment of $2.6 million and capitalized internally developed software costs of $0.9 million.

The net cash provided by investing activities of $21.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 was due to sales of marketable securities of $25.0 million, offset by purchases of property and equipment of $2.5 million and marketable securities of $0.8 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities

There were no financing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Net cash provided by financing activities of $0.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 resulted from proceeds from exercise of stock options.

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Contractual Obligations

We lease certain facilities and equipment under non-cancellable lease agreements that expire at various dates through 2032. As of March 31, 2023, the future payments, before adjustments for tenant incentives, under leases was $34.1 million, which includes a lease we entered into in December 2021 for a facility in New Haven, Connecticut, which commenced in January 2022, and a lease that commenced in April 2022 for a facility in Branford, Connecticut.

Licenses related to certain intellectual property

We license certain intellectual property, some of which may be utilized in our current or future product offerings. To preserve the right to use such intellectual property, there are minimum annual fixed royalty payments of approximately $0.2 million. We commercialized our Platinum™ protein sequencing instrument and began to generate revenue in 2023.  As a result, there will be royalties payable by us based on the current anticipated utilization.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, as well as expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about items that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Revenue recognition

Revenue is derived from sales of products and services.  Product revenue is generated from the following sources: (i) instrument sales of our Platinum instrument and (ii) consumables, which consist of sales of our sequencing reagents, chips, and library reagents.  Service revenue is generated from service maintenance contracts, cloud subscription access, proof of concept services and advanced training for instrument use.  Freight revenue is recognized as Product revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss upon product shipment.

We recognize revenue when control of our products and services is transferred to our customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive from our customers in exchange for those products and services. This process involves identifying the contract with a customer, determining the distinct performance obligations in the contract, determining the transaction price, allocating the transaction price to the distinct performance obligations in the contract, and recognizing revenue when the performance obligations have been satisfied. Revenue recognition for contracts with multiple deliverables is based on the separate satisfaction of each distinct performance obligation within the contract. A performance obligation is considered distinct from other obligations in a contract when it provides a benefit to the customer either on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer and is separately identified in the contract. We consider a performance obligation satisfied once we have transferred control of a good or service to the customer, meaning the customer has the ability to use and obtain the benefit of the good or service. We allocate transaction price to the performance obligations in a contract with a customer, based on the relative standalone selling price of each performance obligation. We determine standalone selling price based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately. If the standalone selling price is not observable through past transactions, we estimate the standalone selling price taking into account available information and specific factors such as competitive positioning, internal costs, profit objectives, and internally approved pricing guidelines related to the performance obligation.

Our performance obligation for sales of products is satisfied upon shipment of the goods to the customer in accordance with the shipping terms (either upon shipment or delivery); this would include instruments and consumables. Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight after control of a product has transferred to a customer are accounted for as fulfillment costs and are included in Cost of revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Shipping and handling costs billed to customers are considered part of the transaction price and are recognized as revenue with the underlying product sales. Invoicing typically occurs upon shipment and payment is typically due within 30 days from invoice. Revenue from services is generated from services rendered related to service maintenance contracts, cloud subscription access, proof of concept services, and advanced training. Revenues for service maintenance contracts, which start after the first year of purchase, and cloud subscription access are recognized ratably over the contract service period. Revenues for proof of concept services and advanced training is recognized upon satisfaction of the underlying performance obligation. We typically provide a standard one-year warranty which covers defects in materials and workmanship and manufacturing or performance conditions under normal use and service for the first year. The first year of the warranty of our products is considered an assurance-type warranty. We have determined that this standard first-year warranty is a distinct performance obligation. We also sell service maintenance contracts, which are considered to be service type warranties, that effectively extend the standard first-year warranty coverage at the customer’s option. Customers have an option to renew or cancel the service maintenance contracts on an annual basis.  We make certain judgments in the application of the revenue recognition model including determination of the timing and pattern of satisfaction of performance obligations, determination of the transaction price of performance obligations and estimation of variable consideration if any. Customers generally do not have a right of return, except for defective or damaged products during the warranty period or unless prior written consent is provided. Revenue for these agreements is recognized when each distinct performance obligation is satisfied. Deferred revenue primarily consists of billings and payments received in advance of revenue recognition from service maintenance contracts after the first year, cloud subscription access, proof of concept services and advanced training, and is reduced as the revenue recognition criteria are met.

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There have been no additional material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 17, 2023.

See Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further information regarding our significant accounting policies and estimates.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

A description of recently issued accounting pronouncements that may potentially impact our financial position and results of operations is disclosed in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements” in our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Inflation risk

We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, other than its impact on the general economy. Nonetheless, to the extent our costs are impacted by general inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases or manufacturing efficiencies. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Interest rate risk

Our cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities are comprised primarily of cash and investments in fixed income mutual funds. The primary objective of our investments is the preservation of capital to fulfill liquidity needs. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we do not expect cash flows to be affected to any significant degree by a sudden change in market interest rates.

Foreign Currency Risk

We operate our business primarily within the United States and currently execute the majority of our transactions in U.S. dollars. This limited foreign currency translation risk is not expected to have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. To date, we have not entered into any hedging arrangements with respect to foreign currency risk. As our international operations grow, we will continue to reassess our approach to managing our risk relating to fluctuations in currency rates.
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act.

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2023.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.
 LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

We are not currently a party to any material legal proceedings.

ITEM 1A.
 RISK FACTORS.

Our business, results of operations and financial condition are subject to various risks and uncertainties including the risk factors described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 17, 2023, and the risk factor described below.

Product orders included in our backlog may be cancelled or delayed and may not be indicative of future revenues.

As of March 31, 2023, our backlog was approximately $0.2 million. We define backlog as purchase orders or signed contracts from our customers, which we believe are firm and for which we have not yet recognized revenue. We expect to convert this backlog to revenue during the second quarter of 2023; however, our ability to do so is subject to customers who may seek to cancel or delay their orders even if we are prepared to fulfill them. No assurance can be given that these amounts will be recovered after cancellation. Any cancellation or delay of orders may result in revenues that are lower than expected. As a result, we cannot provide assurances as to the portion of backlog orders to be filled in a given quarter or year, and our order backlog as of any particular date may not be representative of actual revenues for any subsequent period.

ITEM 2.
 UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

Not applicable.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Not applicable.

ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 4.
 MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION.

Not applicable.

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ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Exhibit
Number
​
Exhibit Description
​
Filed Herewith
​
Incorporated by
Reference Herein from
Form or Schedule
​
Filing Date
​
SEC File/​
Reg. Number
 
Protein Engineering Collaboration Agreement, dated as of March 13, 2023, by and between Quantum-Si Incorporated and Protein Evolution, Inc.
      
Form 10-K
(Exhibit 10.14)
  
3/17/2023
  
001-39486
                     
 
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  
X
            
                     
 
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  
X
            
                     
​
Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
​
X
​
​
​
​
​
​
                     
101.INS
​
Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
​
​X
​
  
​
  
​
  
                     
101.SCH
​
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
​
​X
​
  
​
  
​
  
                     
101.CAL
​
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
​
​X
​
  
​
  
​
  
                     
101.DEF
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
  
​X
            
                     
101.LAB
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
  
​X
            
                     
101.PRE
  
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
  
​X
            
                     
104
  
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
  
​X
            

* The certifications attached as Exhibit 32 that accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Quantum-Si Incorporated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of such Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 
QUANTUM-SI INCORPORATED
  
       
Date: May 11, 2023
By:
/s/ Jeffrey Hawkins
  
   
Jeffrey Hawkins
  
   
Chief Executive Officer
  
       
Date: May 11, 2023
By:
/s/ Claudia Drayton
  
   
Claudia Drayton
  
   
Chief Financial Officer
  


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