For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $820,759 which consisted of $1,129,361 in general and administrative expenses and provision for incomes taxes of $83,026, partially offset by income from our investments held in the trust account of $391,628.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $2,007,578 which consisted of $2,394,702 in general and administrative expenses and provision for incomes taxes of $83,026, partially offset by income from our investments held in the trust account of $470,150.
For three months ended September 30, 2021 and for the period from March 5, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2021, we had a net loss of $180 and $5,180 which consisted of formation and operational costs, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2022, we had $44,970 in cash and no cash equivalents.
Our liquidity needs up to the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through receipt of a $25,000 capital contribution from our Sponsor and certain of our executive officers, directors and advisors in exchange for the issuance of the founder shares, and loans from our Sponsor for an aggregate amount of $602,720 to cover organizational expenses and expenses related to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to promissory notes (the “Notes”).
On November 8, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000 Units, including the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $115 million. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we completed the private sale of 557,000 Units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit (the “Private Placement”), to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $5,570,000. As of November 8, 2021, the Company received $3,680,000 from the proceeds of the Private Placement and recorded $1,890,000 in subscription receivable. The Sponsor paid the subscription in full on November 12, 2021.
Following the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, a total of $116,725,000 was placed in the Trust Account and we had $9,478 of cash held outside of the Trust Account, after payment of costs related to the Initial Public Offering, and available for working capital purposes. We incurred $6,877,164 in transaction costs, consisting of $1,955,000 of underwriting fees, $4,370,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $552,164 of other offering costs.
We intend to use substantially all of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, including the funds held in the Trust Account, to acquire a target business or businesses and to pay our expenses relating thereto. To the extent that our share capital is used in whole or in part as consideration to effect our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account as well as any other net proceeds not expended will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business. Such working capital funds could be used in a variety of ways including continuing or expanding the target business’ operations, for strategic acquisitions and for marketing, research and development of existing or new products. Such funds could also be used to repay any operating expenses or finders’ fees which we had incurred prior to the completion of our initial business combination if the funds available to us outside of the Trust Account were insufficient to cover such expenses.
In addition, in the short term and long term, in connection with a business combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required.
Based on the foregoing, management believes that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or our officers and directors to meet our needs through the earlier of the consummation of our initial business combination or one year from the date of this filing. Over this time period, we will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial business combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.