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Dave IncDE

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 5, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Mar 5, 2024

DAVE$278.59+1.2%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

(Mark One)

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

For the fiscal year ended December 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:001-40161

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware86-1481509
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation or organization)(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)

1265 South Cochran Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90019

(844)857-3283

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

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

Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001DAVEThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $368 per shareDAVEWThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES☐ NO ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 of the Act. YES☐ NO ☒

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 than 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, 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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐

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

As of June 30, 2023, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate market value of voting ordinary shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately$53.1 million, determined using the per share closing price of $5.33 on The Nasdaq Global Market on June 30, 2023, as adjusted for the 32-for-1 reverse stock split of Dave Inc.’s common stock effected on January 5, 2023. Ordinary shares held by each director and executive officer (and their respective affiliates) and each person who owns 10 percent or more of the outstanding ordinary shares or who is otherwise believed by the registrant to be in a control position have been excluded. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

As of February 26, 2024, there were 10,724,868 shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value and 1,514,082 shares of Class V common stock, $0.0001 par value, issued and outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part III incorporates by reference certain information from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) relating to its Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2024. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements1
Basis of Presentation3
PART I
ITEM 1.Business4
ITEM 1A.Risk Factors18
ITEM 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments44
ITEM 1C.Cybersecurity44
ITEM 2.Properties45
ITEM 3.Legal Proceedings45
ITEM 4.Mine Safety Disclosures45
PART II
ITEM 5.Market for the Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities46
ITEM 6.[Reserved]46
ITEM 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations47
ITEM 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk60
ITEM 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data61
ITEM 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure102
ITEM 9A.Controls and Procedures102
ITEM 9B.Other Information103
ITEM 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections103
PART III
ITEM 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance104
ITEM 11.Executive Compensation104
ITEM 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters104
ITEM 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence104
ITEM 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services104
PART IV
ITEM 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules105
Signatures109
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