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Profusa, Inc.

For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Apr 15, 2026.

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FY2025 · Filed Apr 15, 2026

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 — Organization, Description of Business, Going Concern and Significant Risks and Uncertainties

Description of Business

Profusa, Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the state of California on May 11, 2009. The Company engaged in the development of a new generation of biointegrated sensors that potentially empowers the individual with the ability to monitor their unique body chemistry.

The Company’s technology enables the development of bioengineered sensors that are designed to become one with the body to detect and continuously transmit actionable, clinical-grade data for personal and medical use. The Company’s first offering in the European Union, the Lumee™ Oxygen Platform, is designed to report reliable tissue oxygen levels at various regions of interest, both acutely and long-term. The Lumee™ Oxygen Platform has been designed for use in applications where monitoring of compromised tissue is beneficial, such as peripheral artery disease that results in narrowing of blood vessels and reduced blood flow to the lower limbs; chronic wounds (diabetic ulcers, pressure sores) that do not heal properly; and reconstructive surgery.

The Company’s research and development efforts are primarily focused on its Lumee™ Glucose Platform which is a system designed to monitor glucose levels in interstitial fluid, continuously and long-term. A tiny, biocompatible gel injected under the skin acts as a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) for several months. The ability of Lumee™ Glucose to provide continuous glucose monitoring with only an initial single injection, is an attractive alternative for people with diabetes to manage their disease without the need for frequent finger sticks required by standard glucometers, or the need for weekly sensor replacement as required by current short-term needle-type CGMs.

On July 11, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), NorthView Acquisition Corporation (“Northview”), consummated its previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) with Profusa, Inc., a California corporation (“Legacy Profusa”), pursuant to that certain Merger Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of November 7, 2022 (as the same has been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), between Northview, Legacy Profusa, and NV Profusa Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Northview (“Merger Sub” and, collectively, the “Parties”). The consummation of the Business Combination involved the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy Profusa (the “Merger”), pursuant to which, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub ceased, with Legacy Profusa as the surviving corporation becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northview, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. As a result of the Business Combination, Northview owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of Legacy Profusa. In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, Northview changed its name from “NorthView Acquisition Corporation” to “Profusa, Inc.”

Going Concern

The Company has incurred significant net operating losses from operations. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has a working capital deficit of approximately $18.5 million. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred a net loss of approximately $35.8 million and used approximately $16.2 million of cash in operating activities. Management expects to continue to incur additional substantial losses in the foreseeable future as a result of research and development activities. The Company has been able to finance its operations primarily with the proceeds from the issuance of equity and debt instruments and to a lesser extent, revenues from government grants. Additional funds may be necessary to maintain current operations and will be required for successful product commercialization efforts.

On February 11, 2025, Northview executed a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “PIPE Subscription Agreement”) with Ascent Partners Fund LLC (“Ascent” or together with any party who may become party to the PIPE Subscription Agreement, the “PIPE Investors”).

At the Closing and pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement, Profusa issued an Ascent PIPE Note in the principal amount of $10.0 million (the “Initial Note”) for a purchase price of $9.0 million, reflecting a 10% Original Issuance Discount (“OID”).

On July 28, 2025, the Company entered into the Equity Line of Credit (“ELOC”) Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ELOC Purchase Agreement”) and the ELOC Registration Rights Agreement (the “ELOC Registration Rights Agreement”) with Ascent (the “Committed Equity Facility”). Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions contained in the PIPE Subscription Agreement, from and after the effective date, the Company will have the right, in its sole discretion, to sell to Ascent up to $100.0 million of shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to certain limitations set forth in the ELOC Purchase Agreement, from time to time during the term of the ELOC Purchase Agreement. Sales of common stock under the ELOC Purchase Agreement, and the timing of any such sales, are solely at the Company’s option, and the Company is under no obligation to sell any securities to Ascent under the ELOC Purchase Agreement. As of December 31, 2025, approximately $10.3 million in shares of the Company’s common stock was sold pursuant to the ELOC Purchase Agreement. The Company has entered into this strategic Committed Equity Facility in order to continue to fund its operating cash flows.

On September 30, 2025, the Company met the requirements for the second tranche of the PIPE Subscription Agreement and Ascent purchased convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $2.2 million for a purchase price of $2.0 million, reflecting a 10% OID (“Second Purchase”).

The Company is currently working towards meeting regulatory requirements in Europe in order to commercialize the Lumee Oxygen reader in order to generate revenues in early 2026. In addition to management’s focus on commercialization, additional financing is available through the ELOC Purchase Agreement and executing tranches three and four of the PIPE Subscription Agreement which would provide an aggregate of up to an additional $10.0 million in cash for operating expenses to further the product research and development.

The Company received two Nasdaq deficiency notices on September 11, 2025: one for failing to maintain a $50.0 million market value of listed securities (Rule 5450(b)(2)(A)) and another for its common stock’s bid price falling below $1.00 (Rule 5450(a)(1)). The Company was given 180 days, until March 10, 2026, to regain compliance. If compliance is not regained within the allowed periods, the stock may be subject to delisting, with appeal rights. The Company received a staff determination letter from Nasdaq informing the Company that it has not regained compliance as of March 10, 2026, see Note 15 for details.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going-concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has reviewed the relevant conditions and events surrounding its ability to continue as a going concern including among others: historical losses, projected future results, increased tariffs, cash requirements for the upcoming year, funding capacity, net working capital deficit, and future access to capital.

As of December 31, 2025, there continues to be factors which raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. The consolidated financial statements do not contain any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Significant Risks and Uncertainties

The Company operates in a dynamic and highly competitive industry and believes that changes in any of the following areas could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s future financial position, results of operations, or cash flows: ability to obtain future financing; advances and trends in new technologies and industry standards; results of clinical trials; regulatory approval and market acceptance of the Company’s products; development of sales channels; certain strategic relationships; litigation or claims against the Company based on intellectual property, patent, product, regulatory, or other factors; and the Company’s ability to attract and retain employees necessary to support its growth.

Products developed by the Company require approvals from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or other international regulatory agencies prior to commercial sales. There can be no assurance that the products will receive the necessary approvals. If the Company is denied approval, approval is delayed or the Company is unable to maintain approval, it could have a materially adverse impact on the Company.

The Company has expended and will continue to expend substantial funds to complete the research, development and clinical testing of product candidates. The Company also will be required to expend additional funds to establish commercial-scale manufacturing arrangements and to provide for the marketing and distribution of products that receive regulatory approval. As of December 31, 2025, the Company may be required to seek additional equity or debt financing to commercialize its products. If adequate funds are unavailable on a timely basis from operations or additional sources of financing, the Company may have to delay, reduce the scope of or eliminate one or more of its research or development programs which would materially and adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations.

Inflation, Monetary Response, and Economic Impacts

The world economy is experiencing stubbornly high inflation, a challenge not faced for decades. Following the global financial crisis, with inflationary pressures muted, interest rates were extremely low for years and investors became accustomed to low volatility. The resulting easing of financial conditions supported economic growth, but it also contributed to a buildup of financial vulnerabilities. With inflation at multi-decade highs, monetary authorities in advanced economies are accelerating the pace of policy normalization. Policymakers have continued to tighten policy against a backdrop of rising inflation and currency pressures, albeit with notable differences across regions. Global financial conditions have tightened notably this year, leading to capital outflows. Amid heightened economic and geopolitical uncertainties, investors have aggressively pulled back from risk-taking and adjusted their investment preferences generally. Key gauges of systemic risk, such as higher dollar funding costs and counterparty credit spreads, have risen. There is a risk of a disorderly tightening of financial conditions that may be amplified by vulnerabilities built over the years.

In addition, our business, growth, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by instability or changes in a country’s or region’s economic conditions; inflation; changes in laws or regulations or in the interpretation of existing laws or regulations, whether caused by a change in government or otherwise; increased difficulty of conducting business in a country or region due to actual or potential political or military conflict; or action by the U.S. or foreign governments that may restrict our ability to transact business in a foreign country or with certain foreign individuals or entities. A possible slowdown in global trade caused by increasing tariffs or other restrictions could decrease consumer or corporate confidence and reduce consumer, government and corporate spending in countries inside or outside the U.S., which could adversely affect our operations. Climate-related events, including extreme weather events and natural disasters and their effect on critical infrastructure in the U.S. or internationally, could have similar adverse effects on our operations, users, or third-party suppliers.

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and include all adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of operations and cash flows for the years then ended. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Profusa Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Profusa Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd (“APAC”). All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The Business Combination consummated on July 11, 2025 was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with Profusa, Inc. considered the accounting acquirer and predecessor entity. Accordingly, all historical financial information prior to the Business Combination represents the operations of Profusa, Inc. In connection with the Merger, the Company retroactively applied the recapitalization of the Company’s equity structure including the consolidated statements of convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 and the weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted for the year ended December 31, 2024. The retroactive application reflects the equivalent number of shares of Profusa common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, issued to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the Merger at the applicable exchange ratio of 0.345854 (the “Exchange Ratio”).

Reverse Stock Split

On February 9, 2026, the Company effected a 1-for-75 reverse stock split of its common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). The Reverse Stock Split did not change the par value of the common stock or the authorized number of shares of common stock. All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split for all periods presented.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company’s management regularly assesses these estimates, including those related to including those related to accrued liabilities, valuation of the convertible notes, senior notes, warrants, milestone based earn-outs, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, and valuation of stock-based awards. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and such differences could be material to the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

Segment Information

ASC 280, “Segment Reporting” (“ASC 280”), defines operating segments as components of an enterprise where discrete financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates as a single operating segment. The Company’s CODM is the chief executive officer, who has ultimate responsibility for the operating performance of the Company and the allocation of resources. The CODM uses cash flows as the primary measure to manage the business and does not segment the business for internal reporting or decision making.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash. Substantially all of the Company’s cash is held by one financial institution. Such deposits may, at times, exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on its cash.

Cash

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity ofthree months or less to be cash equivalents. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, cash consisted of cash on deposit with a bank denominated in U.S. dollars.

Digital Assets

As a result of the adoption of ASU 2023-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60): Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets (“ASU 2023-08”), digital assets are measured at fair value as of each reporting period. The fair value of digital assets is measured using the period-end closing price from Coinbase, in accordance with ASC 820. Since the digital assets are traded on a 24-hour period, the Company utilizes the price as of midnight UTC time. Changes in fair value are recognized in gain (loss) on fair value of digital assets, on the consolidated statements of operations. When the Company sells digital assets, gains or losses from such transactions are measured as the difference between the cash proceeds and the carrying basis of the digital assets as determined on a First In-First Out basis and are also recorded within gain (loss) on fair value of digital assets.

The Company holds all digital assets with BitGo for custodial services, who were selected based on various factors, including their financial strength and industry reputation. Custodian risk refers to the potential loss, theft, or misappropriation of the Company’s digital assets due to operational failures, cybersecurity breaches, or financial difficulties experienced by these third parties. Although the Company periodically monitors the financial health, insurance coverage, and security measures of its custodians, reliance on such third parties inherently exposes the Company to risks that it cannot fully mitigate.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company maintained a buy-and-hold investment Bitcoin strategy and purchased 16.51 coins for an aggregate cost of $2.0 million. Subsequent to December 31, 2025, the Company terminated the Bitcoin buy-and-hold strategy in light of current market conditions and the Company’s evaluation of its capital allocation priorities. See Note 15 for further details.

Deferred Offering Costs

Specific incremental costs, consisting of legal, accounting and other fees and costs, directly attributable to a proposed or actual offering of securities are deferred and charged against the gross proceeds of the offering. To the extent that deferred offering costs exceed the gross proceeds of the related offering, the excess is expensed to general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

Offering costs capitalized as of December 31, 2024 was $2.8 million, which exceeded the total gross proceeds of the offering due to significant and unexpected delays. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company settled $0.3 million of the previously capitalized deferred offering costs against gross proceeds of the share issuance, reducing additional paid-in capital in the consolidated statements of convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit (presented as a separate line item in the table below). The remaining $2.5 million of deferred offering costs, representing the excess of capitalized costs over gross proceeds, was expensed to general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. In total, during the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company expensed $14.5 million of transaction costs to general and administrative expenses, of which $2.5 million related to the previously capitalized deferred offering costs described above.

Deferred Offering Costs
Balance as of December 31, 2023$1,527
Additions in the period1,230
Balance as of December 31, 20242,757
Charged against additional paid-in capital(283)
Charged against transaction costs(2,474)
Balance as of December 31, 2025$—

ELOC

On July 28, 2025, the Company entered into the ELOC Purchase Agreement and the ELOC Registration Rights Agreement with Ascent. Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions contained in the ELOC Purchase Agreement, from and after the Effective Date, the Company will have the right, in its sole discretion, to sell to Ascent up to $100.0 million of shares of its common stock, subject to certain limitations set forth in the ELOC Purchase Agreement, from time to time during the term of the ELOC Purchase Agreement. The ELOC is an equity-linked instrument for which the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell the Company’s common stock to Ascent over a specified period at a discount to the lowest daily volume-weighted average price per share (“VWAP”) of the Company’s Common Stock and subject to certain caps and limits. The ELOC comprise of a purchased put option and a forward share issuance that do not qualify for equity classification. The ELOC is measured at fair value with changes recognized in earnings for the difference between the fair value of the put option at put date and settlement date. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the respective ELOC puts were settled within the same day and therefore changes in fair value during the period was not material.

As consideration for Ascent’s commitment to purchase shares of common stock at the Company’s direction upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the ELOC Purchase Agreement, upon the execution of the term sheet relating to the ELOC Purchase Agreement, the Company issued Ascent warrants (the “ELOC Warrants”) to purchase up to 12,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Commitment Warrant Shares”). The warrants were determined to be indexed to the Company’s own stock, settlement was in shares only, and the terms met the fixed-for-fixed condition (fixed number of shares for fixed price), therefore are concluded to be equity classified warrants. Warrants are recorded at their fair value on grant date which was $0.9 million and were expensed to financing fees. Issuance fees such as warrant costs associated to the ELOC were expensed upfront. The associated equity classified warrants were not remeasured after initial issuance.

When the Company draws on the ELOC and issues shares, it recognizes the proceeds in equity. The amount recorded is based on the gross proceeds received, as this is clearly measurable and traceable.

Merger with Northview Acquisition Corporation

The Company accounted for the merger with Northview as a reverse recapitalization. A reverse recapitalization occurs when the legal acquirer (the public shell company) issues shares to the shareholders of the legal acquiree (the operating company), and the operating company’s shareholders obtain control of the combined entity. Because the public shell company does not meet the definition of a business under ASC 805, the transaction is not accounted for as a business combination. Instead, the transaction is accounted for as a capital transaction; that is, as a recapitalization of the operating company.

The historical financial statements are those of Legacy Profusa. The December 31, 2025 financial statements are those of Profusa Inc., with the assets and liabilities of Northview recognized at their carrying amounts as of the acquisition date, except for any assets or liabilities that must be measured at fair value. The equity structure, including the number and type of shares issued and outstanding reflects that of Legacy Profusa, and includes the equity instruments issued to effect the Merger.

Any contingent consideration is measured at fair value at the acquisition date. For contingent consideration that does not meet all the criteria for equity classification, such contingent consideration is required to be recorded at its initial fair value at the acquisition date, and on each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of liability-classified contingent consideration are recognized on the consolidated statements of operations in the period of change.

Accrued Liabilities

The Company recognizes accrued liabilities for expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid as of the reporting date. Accruals are recorded when (i) an obligation has been incurred, (ii) the amount is reasonably estimable, and (iii) the related goods or services have been received. Accrued liabilities primarily consist of compensation-related expenses (including salaries, bonuses, payroll taxes and benefits), professional fees, operating costs, and other incurred but unpaid obligations.

Management evaluates all known and estimated obligations at each reporting period and updates accruals based on the best available information. Accrued liabilities are classified as current when the Company expects to settle the obligation within one year. Changes in estimates are recognized in the period in which such changes become known.

Due to Related Parties

Amounts due to related parties represent liabilities arising from transactions with entities or individuals that meet the definition of a related party under ASC 850,Related Party Disclosures. Such balances generally consist of short-term, non-interest-bearing payables for advances, expense reimbursements, shared services, or other operating costs incurred on behalf of the Company. These amounts are recorded at their carrying value, which approximates fair value due to their short-term nature.

The Company recognizes related party payables when the underlying transaction has occurred, and the amount is fixed or determinable. Settlements of related party balances typically occur in cash; however, amounts may also be settled through offsets or other non-cash arrangements when appropriate.

Management evaluates related party balances each reporting period to ensure proper classification, measurement, and disclosure. Amounts expected to be repaid within one year are classified as current liabilities. All related party transactions are conducted on terms the Company believes approximate those that would be obtained in arm’s-length transactions; however, because such arrangements are with related parties, the terms may differ from those obtainable from unrelated third parties.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments consist of accounts payable, warrant liabilities, earnout, promissory notes, loans payable, convertible promissory notes and senior notes. The Company states accounts payable, promissory notes and senior notes at their carrying value, which approximates fair value due to the short time to the expected payment. The earnouts were equity classified and fair valued at inception, and are not required to be remeasured subsequently. See “Earnout Arrangements” below for further detail on valuation inputs. See Note 4 for instruments valued under Level 3.

Ascent PIPE Notes

In connection with the Business Combination (see Note 3 — Reverse Recapitalization), the Company assumed the rights and obligations under the PIPE Subscription Agreement, which provides for the issuance of Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Ascent PIPE Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $22.2 million. At Closing Date, the Company elected the fair value option (“FVO”) under ASC 825, Financial Instruments to recognize the issued Ascent PIPE Notes. Accordingly, no features of the Ascent PIPE Notes are bifurcated and separately accounted for. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of $12.2 million of Ascent PIPE Notes under the PIPE Subscription Agreement.

In accordance with ASC 825, the FVO is applied to all outstanding Ascent PIPE Notes as a single unit, and is irrevocable once elected. At each reporting date, the Ascent PIPE Notes is measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings, except for the portion attributable to instrument-specific credit risk, which is presented in other comprehensive income. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company did not record any changes in fair value to other comprehensive income. The Ascent PIPE Notes is presented as loans payable at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets.

Earnout Arrangements

In connection with the Business Combination, the Company entered into earnout arrangements that provide for the issuance of additional shares of the Company’s common stock to certain pre-Business Combination holders upon the achievement of specified post-closing share-price or operational milestones. The earnout agreement allows for settlement solely in shares of Profusa’s common stock and does not permit settlement in cash or other assets. See Note 3 for further detail on the earnout arrangements.

The Company evaluated the earnout arrangements within the context of a de-SPAC transaction accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, which is a capital transaction under U.S. GAAP. The transaction was accounted for in accordance with SEC guidance (FRM Topic 12) and interpretations ofASC 805, Business Combinations, and the classification guidance under*ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.*If the earnout arrangement does not require liability classification under ASC 480, it is then further evaluated under the indexation guidance ASC 815-40-15, and the equity classification guidance in ASC 815-40-25 to determine whether it should be classified as a liability or equity. Milestone I, II, III, and IV do not require the liability classification under ASC 480; accordingly, the Company evaluated each under the indexation guidance and equity classification guidance.

Under ASC 815-40, an earnout must meet specific indexation criteria to be considered indexed to the entity’s own stock and qualify for equity classification. An earnout is considered indexed to the entity’s own stock when (i) it is based solely on observable market data or inputs consistent with the entity’s own stock (e.g., stock price, strike price, or number of shares), and (ii) it does not contain provisions that could require settlement in a manner inconsistent with equity classification. Milestones I and II satisfy these criteria and are therefore considered indexed to the Company’s own stock. Milestone III does not meet the indexation guidance as it is based on an event occurring to achieve $6 million in funding, which is not a market data or input. Milestone IV qualifies for the scope exception in ASC 815-10-15-59(d) from derivative accounting because payments are based on revenue. Accordingly, Milestone IV meets the “own equity” scope exception in ASC 815-10-15-74(a) and is classified as equity, with no subsequent remeasurement unless modified. Milestone III does not qualify for the “own equity” scope exception and is therefore classified as a liability, initially measured at fair value on the Closing Date with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in earnings.

Milestones I, II, and IV meet the equity classification requirements of ASC 815-40, as there is no obligation to net cash settle, the number of shares is fixed, settlement occurs exclusively in shares, and there are no provisions that protect the holder from declines in share price.

These earnouts were measured at fair value on the Closing Date and are not subject to subsequent remeasurement. Milestone III was also measured at fair value on the Closing Date and determined to have a value of $0 due to improbability of achievement. As of December 31, 2025, the Milestone III earnout expired and was not met.

On the Closing Date, Milestones I and II had an aggregate fair value of $1.7 million, while Milestone IV had a fair value of$0, reflecting its low probability of achievement. The fair value of the Milestones I, II and IV were estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model. In determining the fair value of Milestones I and II, the Company utilized the following assumptions: volatility of 92.5%, risk free rate of 3.90% and a term of two years. In determining the fair value of Milestone IV, the Company utilized the following assumptions: revenue volatility of 40.4%, risk free rate of 4.13%, revenue projections for the fiscal years 2025 and 2026, risk adjusting discount rate of 16.5% applied to forecasted revenues.

Common Stock Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants for shares of the Company’s common stock that are not indexed to its own stock as liabilities at fair value on the balance sheet. Liability-classified common stock warrants are subject to remeasurement to fair value as of each subsequent balance sheet date and as of any respective exercise date, with changes in fair value recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. For common stock warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the common stock warrants are recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital and are not remeasured to fair value in subsequent reporting periods.

The Company’s publicly traded common stock warrants (the “Public Warrants”) are equity-classified instruments because they are deemed indexed to the Company’s own common stock and did not contain any provision that could require net cash settlement unless the holders of the underlying shares would also receive the same form of consideration as the holders of public warrants. The Company’s Private Placement Warrants and Representative’s Warrants are liability-classified instruments because they contain provisions that preclude these warrants from being indexed to the Company’s stock. See Note 3 and Note 8 for further detail on the warrants.

Legal costs incurred in connection with the issuance of equity-classified warrants are capitalized as a reduction to additional paid-in capital if the warrants are issued in conjunction with an equity financing or equity-linked arrangement, and expensed immediately only if the costs are not directly attributable to the issuance. Legal and professional fees incurred in connection with the issuance of liability-classified warrants, including those failing equity classification under ASC 815-40 are expensed immediately to the income statement as incurred.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense related to stock options granted to employees and non-employees is recognized based on the grant date estimated fair values using the Black Scholes option pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service period. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur. Option valuation models, including the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, require the input of highly subjective assumptions, and changes in the assumptions used can materially affect the grant-date fair value of an award. These assumptions include the risk-free rate of interest, expected dividend yield, expected volatility, and the expected life of the award. Since the Company did not have sufficient historical information to develop reasonable expectations about future exercise behavior, the expected term for options issued to employees was calculated as the mean of the option vesting period and contractual term (the “Simplified Method”). The expected term for options issued to non-employees is the contractual term.

Convertible Preferred Stock

The Company records all shares of convertible preferred stock at their respective fair values on the dates of issuance, net of issuance costs. The convertible preferred stock is recorded outside of permanent equity because while it is not mandatorily redeemable, in certain events considered not solely within the Company’s control, such as a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (each, a “deemed liquidation event”), the convertible preferred stock will become redeemable at the option of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding preferred shares. The Company has not adjusted the carrying values of the convertible preferred stock to its liquidation preference because a deemed liquidation event obligating the Company to pay the liquidation preferences to holders of shares of convertible preferred stock is not probable of occurring. Subsequent adjustments to the carrying values to the liquidation preferences will be made only when it becomes probable that such a deemed liquidation event will occur. On Closing Date of the merger, all outstanding convertible preferred stock converted into shares of the Company’s common stock.

Government Grants

The Company receives payments from government entities under non-refundable grants in support of the Company’s product development programs. The grants received fall within two categories:

a.Expense Reimbursement Grants — grants in which the Company is entitled to claim from a government entity reimbursement of certain qualified expenses incurred to date. The nature and amount of such expenses are determined by each respective grant;
b.Fixed Fee Grants — grants in which the total amount of the grant is fixed and the disbursements are made based on submission to the grantor of specified deliverables.

Under these grants the Company receives milestone payments from the government agencies upon our submission and approval by the government of agreed upon deliverables, consisting primarily of the documented results of the specific research and development programs.

The Company has concluded that all government grants received are outside the scope of ASC 606Revenue from Contracts with Customers, because such grants do not involve a reciprocal transfer in which each party receives and sacrifices approximately commensurate value. Therefore, the grants meet the definition of a contribution and are non-exchange transactions. The Company has further concluded that Subtopic 958-605,Not-for-Profit-Entities-Revenue Recognition does not apply to the government grants received, as we are a business entity, and the grants are with governmental agencies or units.

In absence of explicit U.S. GAAP guidance on contributions received by business entities, the Company made a policy decision to apply by analogy recognition and measurement guidance in International Accounting Standard 20Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance (“IAS 20”). Under this approach the Company recognize grants at fair value only when there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions attaching to them, and that the grants will be received. The Company recognizes as income the amounts received or receivable from expense reimbursement grants to the extent, and in the period in which, the qualifying costs have been incurred. The Company recognizes as income the amounts received or receivable from fixed fee grants by applying the proportional performance method. Under this method the Company recognizes grant income using the same proportion as the costs incurred to date to the total expected cost of the project, but limiting the income to be recognized to the amount to which it is entitled based on the submitted deliverables.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses consist of costs related to employee compensation and benefits, costs for contract manufacturing organizations (“CMOs”), costs for contract research organizations (“CROs”), costs for sponsored research, costs for clinical trials, consultant services, laboratory supplies, product licenses, facility-related expenses and depreciation. All research and development costs are charged to research and development expenses within the statements of operations as incurred. Payments associated with licensing agreements to acquire exclusive licenses to develop, use, manufacture and commercialize products that have not reached technological feasibility and do not have alternate commercial use are also expensed as incurred. Payments made to third parties under these arrangements in advance of the performance of the related services by the third parties are recorded as prepaid expenses until the services are rendered.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method whereby deferred tax asset and liability accounts are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that are for the year in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established where necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions by assessing all material positions taken in any assessment or challenge by relevant taxing authorities. Assessing an uncertain tax position begins with the initial determination of the position’s sustainability and is measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties related to the underpayment of income taxes as a component of income tax expense or benefit. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within the income tax expense line. Accrued interest and penalties are included within the Accrued liabilities in the balance sheets. To date, there have been no interest or penalties charged in relation to the unrecognized tax benefits.

Excise Tax Payable

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, enacted in August 2022, imposed a 1% non-deductible excise tax on net repurchases of shares by domestic corporations whose stock is traded on an established securities market.

Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

Basic net loss per common share is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, without consideration of potentially dilutive securities. Diluted net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive securities outstanding for the period. For purposes of the diluted net loss per share calculation, the convertible preferred stock, common stock subject to repurchase and stock options are considered to be potentially dilutive securities. Basic and diluted net loss attributable to common stockholders per share is presented in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities as the convertible preferred stock is considered a participating security. The Company’s participating securities do not have a contractual obligation to share in the Company’s losses. As such, the net loss is attributed entirely to common stockholders. Because the Company has reported a net loss for the reporting periods presented, the diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share for those periods.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recently adopted accounting standards

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-08, Accounting for and Disclosure of Crypto Assets (Subtopic 350-60) (“new crypto assets standard”). The new crypto assets standard requires certain crypto assets to be measured at fair value separately on the balance sheet with changes reported in the statement of operations each reporting period. The new crypto assets standard also enhances the other intangible asset disclosure requirements by requiring the name, cost basis, fair value, and number of units for each significant crypto asset holding. The Company adopted the new crypto assets standard effective the third quarter of 2025 when the Company made its initial purchase of crypto assets. Refer to Note 2 and Note 4 for the inclusion of new disclosures required.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740). The ASU requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as additional information on income taxes paid. The Company adopted this ASU on a prospective basis effective January 1, 2025. Refer to Note 13 for the inclusion of new disclosures required.

Recently issued accounting standards not yet adopted

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“DISE”). ASU 2024-03 requires disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses for public business entities. ASU 2024-03 does not change the expense captions an entity presents on the face of the income statement; rather, it requires disaggregation of certain expense captions into specified categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. As revised by ASU No. 2025-01, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, the provisions of ASU 2024-03 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. With the exception of expanding disclosures to include more granular income statement expense categories, the Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2024-03 to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-10, Government Grants (Topic 832): Accounting for Government Grants Received by Business Entities. ASU 2025-10 established authoritative guidance for the accounting for a government grant received by a business entity, including guidance for a grant related to an asset and a grant related to income. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2028, and interim reporting periods within those annual reporting periods. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements. ASU 2025-11 clarifies the applicability of interim reporting guidance under U.S. GAAP, provides a comprehensive list of interim disclosure requirements within Topic 270, and introduces a disclosure principle requiring entities to provide information about events and changes occurring after the end of the most recent annual reporting period that have a material impact on the entity. The ASU does not change the fundamental nature of interim reporting or expand or reduce existing interim disclosure requirements. ASU 2025-11 is effective for interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 for public business entities, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on its interim financial reporting and related disclosures.

Note 3 — Recapitalization

On July 11, 2025, the Company consummated the Business Combination. The consummation of the Business Combination involved the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy Profusa, pursuant to which, at the Closing, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub ceased, with Legacy Profusa as the surviving corporation becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. As a result of the Business Combination, the Company owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of Legacy Profusa. In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the Company changed its name from “NorthView Acquisition Corporation” to “Profusa, Inc.”

More specifically, at the Effective Time of the Merger:

●each share of issued and outstanding Legacy Profusa Common Stock, including shares converted from convertible notes and convertible preferred stock, was converted into a number of shares of Company common stock, based on the Exchange Ratio that reflects an equity valuation of Legacy Profusa of $155.0 million (as adjusted for the Incentive Equity Value, the Private Placement Value and the Aggregate Company Incentive Amount (as such terms are defined in the Merger Agreement)), divided by an assumed value of Common Stock of $750.00 per share, after giving effect for the Reverse Stock Split.
●each option to purchase Legacy Profusa Common Stock was converted into an option to purchase Common Stock based on the Exchange Ratio, and
●each warrant to purchase Legacy Profusa Common Stock was converted into a warrant to purchase Common Stock based on the Warrant Ratio (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

PIPE Transaction

On February 11, 2025, NorthView executed the PIPE Subscription Agreement with the PIPE Investors. Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement, the PIPE Investors are expected, subject to the conditions relating to such purchase set forth in the PIPE Subscription Agreement, to purchase from NorthView Ascent PIPE Notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to $22.2 million for a purchase price of up to $20.0 million, after 10% OID.

At Closing, the Company issued an Ascent PIPE Note in the principal amount of $10.0 million (the “Initial Note”), reflecting a 10% OID. The Initial Note matures on the date that is 18-months from Closing (the “Maturity Date”) and is convertible at any time at the holder’s option at the lower of $750.00 per share, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split, or 95% of the lowest daily volume-weighted average price per share (“VWAP”) of Common Stock in the 10 trading days prior to the original issue date for each PIPE Convertible and shall be adjusted, without limitation, based on down-round and most-favored nation (“MFN”) price and terms protections (the “Conversion Price”). The Ascent PIPE Notes is accounted for under the fair value option and recorded in loans payable at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets.

Junior Convertible Notes and Senior Notes

The outstanding principal balance and accrued and unpaid interest of the junior convertible notes and senior notes was $19.6 million and $27.3 million as of the Closing Date, respectively. The senior notes comprise of the Senior Convertible Notes, Senior Convertible Bridge Notes and the Senior Secured Convertible Notes. The junior convertible notes and senior notes converted into Legacy Profusa Common Stock, and was exchanged for an aggregate of 197,098 shares of the Company’s common stock, respectively, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split. See Note 6 for further detail.

Earnout Arrangements

Upon Closing, the former holders of Legacy Profusa’s common stock, senior convertible notes, junior convertible notes and vested in-the-money options (the “Participating Securityholders”) received certain rights, under which in the future the Company may issue to the Participating Securityholders an aggregate of 51,666 shares of Common Stock (the “Milestone Earnout Shares”) during the respective earnout periods in equal quarterly installments upon achievement of the following four Milestone Events. All milestones below have been adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split:

●Milestone I Earnout Rights: share price of Common Stock is equal to or greater than $937.50 for any 20 trading days during any 30 days trading period or consummation of a Subsequent Transaction (as defined in the Merger Agreement) where the stockholders of Profusa will receive a consideration of at least $937.50 for each share of Common Stock (“Milestone Event I”). The Milestone I period will commence on the 18-month anniversary and end on the two-year anniversary of the Closing Date (“Milestone Event I Period”);
●Milestone II Earnout Rights: share price of Common Stock is equal to or greater than $1,087.50 for any 20 trading days during any 30 days trading period or consummation of a Subsequent Transaction where the stockholders of Profusa will receive a consideration of at least $1,087.50 for each share of Common Stock (“Milestone Event II”). The Milestone II period will commence on the 360-day anniversary and end on the two-year anniversary of the Closing Date (“Milestone Event II Period”); provided that such 30 days trading period does not overlap with the 30 days trading period used to satisfy the requirements of Milestone Event I; provided, further, that in the event that such 30 days trading period could satisfy either Milestone Event I or Milestone Event II, then Milestone Event II shall be deemed to be satisfied first;
●Milestone III Earnout Rights: the closing of the APAC Joint Venture, as described below in this Report, and the Companies receipt of the related $6 million funding, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (“Milestone Event III”);
●Milestone IV Earnout Rights: achievement of revenue of $11.9 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2026 (“Milestone Event IV,” and, together with Milestone Event I, Milestone Event II and Milestone Event III, the “Milestone Events”). Milestone I Earnout Rights, Milestone II Earnout Rights, Milestone III Earnout Rights and Milestone IV Earnout Rights are further referred to collectively as “Milestone Earnout Rights”.

In the event the above milestones are achieved, the issuance of shares under the earnout arrangements will dilute the ownership interests of existing shareholders. As of December 31, 2025, Milestone III has expired and the milestone was not met.

Reverse recapitalization

The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Accordingly, Legacy Profusa was deemed the accounting acquirer (and legal acquiree) and Northview was treated as the accounting acquiree (and legal acquirer).

Under this method of accounting, the reverse recapitalization was treated as the equivalent of Legacy Profusa issuing stock for the net assets (liabilities) of Northview, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Northview are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. The consolidated assets, liabilities, and results of operations prior to the Business Combination are those of Legacy Profusa. All periods prior to the Business Combination have been retrospectively adjusted in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement for the equivalent number of common shares outstanding immediately after the Business Combination to effect the reverse recapitalization. The number of shares for all periods prior to the Closing Date have been retrospectively decreased using the Exchange Ratio.

The earn-outs are considered to be part of the overall reverse recapitalization as it was negotiated between NorthView Sponsor I, LLC, the sponsor of NorthView (the “Sponsor”), and the selling shareholders. As such, it is represented as an equity restructuring that is accounted for as a reduction in additional paid-in capital. As this is an equity classified transaction the contingent consideration creates a reduction to the additional paid in capital account of $1.7 million, with an offset to additional paid in capital -Earn-out equity instrument. This accounting results in no impact on the consolidated statements of convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit until all necessary conditions to issue such shares have been satisfied by the end of the period. Once these contingently issuable shares are deemed issuable, they will also be included in earnings per share.

The following table reconciles the elements of the Business Combination to the consolidated statements of cash flows and the consolidated statements of convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ deficit:

Cash-Trust Account, net of redemptions$1,276
Less: transaction costs and professional fees, paid directly from Trust Account1,274
Net proceeds received from Trust2
Less: private and representative warrant liabilities(1,193)
Less: related party notes(41)
Less: related party notes - working capital loan(2,162)
Less: excise tax payable(1,953)
Less: accounts payable and accrued expenses(3,053)
Reverse recapitalization, net$(8,400)

The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued following the consummation of the Business Combination were, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split:

Class A Common Stock
NVAC Public Shares, outstanding prior to the Business Combination1,357
Less: Redemption of NVAC Class A common stock(5)
Public shares of NVAC1,352
NVAC Founder Shares, outstanding prior the Business Combination53,780
NVAC Representative Shares converted to Class A Common shares6,000
NVAC Shares from Rights converted to Class A common shares25,300
Business Combination shares
Profusa Shares114,584
Issuance of shares in connection with Ascent Private Note38,691
Conversion of notes into shares197,098
Common Stock immediately after the Business Combination436,805

The number of Profusa Shares was determined as follows, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split:

Legacy Profusa SharesProfusa Shares after conversion ratio
Preferred Stock17,863,93482,377
Class A Common Stock74,72832,209
Total17,938,662114,586

Transaction costs

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company expensed $14.5 million for transaction costs incurred in connection with the Business Combination, of which $8.1 million in transaction costs was settled for in shares and warrants, and the remaining $6.4 million in cash. The transaction costs primarily represented fees incurred for financial advisory, legal and other professional services that were directly related to the Business Combination. See below for breakout of costs.

Amount
Inducement share costs$7,254
Advisory and brokers3,930
Accounting1,529
Legal1,230
HCW warrant costs330
Printers and operating fees210
$14,483

The Company allocated transaction costs in accordance with ASC 340-10 and SEC SAB Topic 5.A.

Equity issuance costs that were direct and incremental to issuing equity instruments in the Business Combination were recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital (“APIC”), up to net proceeds received. Transaction costs in excess of equity proceeds, and costs not directly attributable to issuing equity, were expensed as incurred and recorded within general and administrative expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Transaction costs were also allocated to the related instruments issued (or assumed) in the Business Combination based on their relative fair values on the Closing Date. Costs allocated to equity-classified instruments were recorded to APIC, up to net proceeds. To the extent any costs were allocable to liability-classified instruments, such amounts were expensed in the period incurred and recorded within general and administrative expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Public and private placement warrants

The 9,487,500 warrants (the “Public Warrants”) issued in Northview’s initial public offering (the “IPO”),7,347,500 warrants issued in connection with private placement at the time of the IPO (the “Private Placement Warrants”) and 569,250 warrants issued to the representative of the underwriters in the IPO (the “Representative’s Warrants”) remained outstanding and became warrants for the Company. The Public Warrants qualify for equity classification upon Closing, and were fair value adjusted with no future gains or losses on fair value adjustment being recorded in future periods. The Private Placement Warrants and Representative’s Warrants contain provisions that preclude these warrants from being indexed to the Company’s stock, the settlement amount depending on who holds the instrument, and the holder is not an input to the fair value of a fixed-for-fixed option or forward on equity shares. As such, this provision would cause the warrants to fail Step 2 of the indexation guidance. The Private Placement and Representative’s Warrants remained liability classified with fair value adjustments recorded to earnings at each period.

Note 4 — Fair Value Measurement

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis in the consolidated balance sheets are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair values. Fair value represents the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The authoritative guidance on fair value measurements establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements as follows:

Level 1—Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date;
Level 2—Inputs are observable, unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities; and
Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities that are supported by little or no market data.

In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible as well as considers counterparty credit risk in its assessment of fair value.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires management to make judgments and consider factors specific to the asset or liability.

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, were as follows (in thousands):

Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:
Digital assets (Bitcoin)$1,445$—$—$1,445
Liabilities:
Convertible notes due to related parties held at fair value$—$—$4,160$4,160
Loans payable——7,8777,877
Warrant liabilities - Private Placement Warrants——277277
Warrant liabilities - Representative’s Warrants——2121
Total liabilities measured at fair value$—$—$12,335$12,335
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Liabilities:
Convertible notes due to related party held at fair value$—$—$2,234$2,234
Total liabilities measured at fair value$—$—$2,234$2,234

The Private Placement Warrants and the Representative’s Warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the consolidated statements of operations.

The Company uses a Monte Carlo simulation model to value the Private Placement Warrants and the Representative’s Warrants. The Private Placement Warrants and the Representative’s Warrants were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to the use of unobservable inputs. Inherent in pricing models are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life and risk-free interest rate. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock based on historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term.

The key inputs into the Monte Carlo simulation model for the warrant liabilities, as affected by the Reverse Stock Split, were as follows at December 31, 2025 and July 11, 2025 (the “Closing Date”). Each warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one seventy-fifth (1/75) of one share of our common stock at a price of $862.50 per whole share. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrant holder may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of shares of common stock. This means only a whole warrant may be exercised at a given time by a warrant holder. No fractional warrants will be issued and only whole warrants will trade.

December 31, 2025July 11, 2025
Input
Risk-free interest rate3.79%4.00%
Expected term (years)4.535.00
Expected volatility139.20%42.00%
Exercise price$862.50$862.50
Fair value of Common stock$7.86$187.50

Warrant Liabilities

The following table provides a summary of the changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 warrant liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the year ended December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

Private Placement WarrantsRepresentative’s WarrantsTotal Level 3 Warrant liabilities
Fair value at January 1, 2025$—$—$—
Assumption of warrant liabilities1,107861,193
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities(830)(65)(895)
Fair value at December 31, 2025$277$21$298

Convertible notes payable, related party

The Tasly convertible note and the Convertible Promissory Note - Related Party (collectively “Related Party Convertible Notes Payable”) were valued using a Probability Weighted Expected Return Model to fair value the convertible note. The intrinsic conversion value as of December 31, 2025 was $0 for the Related Party Convertible Notes Payable. As of December 31, 2025, the Tasly convertible note has matured and is payable at the principal amounts plus accrued interest. Therefore, the fair value of the note is the face amount of the debt, and as of December 31, 2025, the accrued interest was added to the liability balance.

The following table provides a summary of the changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 Related Party Convertible Notes Payable for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

Tasly Convertible Note - Related PartyRelated Party Convertible Promissory NoteTotal Level 3 Related Party Convertible Notes
Fair value as of January 1, 2025$2,234$—$2,234
Assumption of related party convertible note upon closing of the Business Combination—2,1622,162
Loss (Gain) on change in the fair value of related party convertible notes56(242)(186)
Repayment of debt—(50)(50)
Fair value as of December 31, 2025$2,290$1,870$4,160
Tasly Convertible Note - Related Party
Fair value as of January 1, 2024$1,714
Issuance of Tasly Convertible Notes16
Accrued stated interest193
Loss on change in the fair value of Tasly convertible note311
Fair value as of December 31, 2024$2,234

Loans Payable

The Company uses a Monte Carlo simulation model to value the Loans Payable, which represents the issued Ascent PIPE Notes. The Loans Payable were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy due to the use of unobservable inputs. Inherent in pricing models are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life and risk-free interest rate. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock based on historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the loans payable. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the loans. The expected life of the loans are assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term.

The key inputs into the Monte Carlo simulation model for the Loans Payable were as follows at December 31, 2025 and July 11, 2025:

December 31, 2025July 11, 2025
Input
Risk-free interest rate3.48%4.00%
Expected term (years)1.031.50
Expected volatility68.30%82.70%
Fair value of Common stock$0.10$2.50

The following table provides a summary of the changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 loans payable for the year ended December 31, 2025 (in thousands):

Loans Payable
Fair value as of January 1, 2025$—
Proceeds Received11,000
Repayments of debt(1,920)
Conversion of debt to equity(4,497)
Loss on change in the fair value of convertible note3,294
Fair value as of December 31, 2025$7,877

The fair value of the Company’s loans payable settled through conversion was determined by multiplying the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the applicable conversion date by the number of shares of common stock issued upon settlement.

Loss on change in the fair value of convertible notes on the consolidated statements of operations comprise of the change in fair value of the Company’s convertible notes and its related accrued interest on the convertible notes.

Digital Asset

As of December 31, 2025, the Company held 16.51 units of Bitcoin with an aggregate cost basis of $2.0 million. The fair value of the Company’s Bitcoin holdings was $1.4 million, resulting in a unrealized loss of approximately $0.6 million included in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company did not have any Bitcoin holdings as of December 31, 2024.

Note 5 — Balance Sheet Components

Prepaid expenses and other current assets (in thousands):

As of December 31,
20252024
Prepaid legal$—$25
Prepaid insurance44137
Prepaid expenses and other current assets1007
$541$69

Accrued Liabilities (in thousands):

As of December 31,
20252024
Accrued compensation$(4,066)$(3,472)
Accrued other liabilities(1,915)(496)
$(5,981)$(3,968)

Note 6 — Debt

The following table sets forth a summary of the debt instruments and their changes during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

Junior Convertible NotesLoans PayableTasly Convertible Note - Related PartyConvertible Promissory Note - Related PartySenior NotesPromissory NotesPPP LoanD&O Insurance Financing
Balance at January 1, 2025$18,419$—$2,234$—$25,268$910$1,376$—
Issuance of debt—11,000——1,350100—657
Debt repayments—(1,920)—(50)(555)—(360)
Change in fair value—3,29456(242)————
Conversion of debt to equity(19,612)(4,497)——(27,279)———
Debt assumed in connection with reverse recapitalization———2,162————
Accrued stated interest1,193———1,2583914—
Balance at December 31, 2025$—$7,877$2,290$1,870$42$1,049$1,390$297
Less: Current portion$—$—$2,290$1,870$42$1,049$1,390$297
Long term debt$—$7,877$—$—$—$—$—$—
Accounting basisEffective interest methodFair value optionFair value optionFair value optionEffective interest methodSimple interest methodCompounding InterestSimple interest method
Interest rate12%10%24%—0%-12%0%-12%1%7%
Conversion price(s) per share$525.00various$37.50—$37.50, $166.50, and $300.00———
Maturity7/11/20251/11/20273/31/20247/11/20257/11/2025various5/25/20264/11/2026
Junior Convertible NotesTasly Convertible Note - Related PartySenior NotesPromissory NotesPPP Loan
Balance at January 1, 2024$16,316$1,714$20,155$849$1,362
Issuance of debt—163,210——
Debt repayments——(150)——
Change in fair value—311———
Stated interest2,0571932,0536114
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs46————
Balance at December 31, 2024$18,419$2,234$25,268$910$1,376
Less: Current portion18,4192,23425,2689101,376
Long term debt$—$—$—$—$—

Convertible Notes

Junior Convertible Notes

The annual effective interest rate of Junior Convertible Notes was estimated from 12.54% to 53.28% per year for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $1.2 million and $2.1 million, which includes the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs of $0 and $0.1 million, respectively.

Upon Closing, the junior convertible notes were converted into Company common stock based on the principal and accrued interest as of July 11, 2025 (the Closing Date). Convertible Notes with an outstanding balance of $19.6 million in principal and accrued interest converted into 37,356 shares of Company common stock at $525.00/share, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split.

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the outstanding balance of junior convertible notes includes related party convertible notes of $0 and $13.3 million, respectively.

Tasly Convertible Note - Related Party Note

In June 2023, the Company entered into a short-term loan agreement with a related party under which it may borrow up to $1.6 million, of which $1.0 million was borrowed on June 26, 2023, $0.3 million was borrowed on July 20, 2023, $0.3 million was borrowed on August 15, 2023 and the final $0.02 million was borrowed in February 2024.

The loans bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum and originally matured on December 31, 2023. The original maturity date was extended to March 31, 2024, subject to the parties’ decision to extend thereafter. Upon occurrence of certain events of default by the Company, including failure to repay in full the amounts owed at maturity, the lender will have an option to convert the entire outstanding balance and accrued but unpaid interest under the convertible note into senior unsecured promissory notes on substantially the same terms as the outstanding Senior Notes. In the event the Company fails to complete the formation of the APAC Joint Venture or fail to repay the amounts under the Tasly Convertible Note when they become due, the lender will have an option to convert the entire outstanding balance and accrued but unpaid interest under the Tasly Convertible Note into either (i) senior unsecured promissory notes on substantially the same terms as the outstanding Senior Notes as of December 31, 2025, or (ii) the Company’s Common Stock at a conversion price of $144.00 per share, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split.

The Company elected to apply the fair value option to account for the Tasly Convertible Note. Accordingly, no features of the Tasly Convertible Note are bifurcated and separately accounted for. The fair value of the Tasly Convertible Note was $2.3 million as of December 31, 2025, compared to $2.2 million as of December 31, 2024. There was accrued interest of $0.7 million and $0.3 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, on the Tasly Convertible Note.

On December 31, 2025, the remaining time to complete the formation of the APAC Joint Venture was 0 months as the APAC Joint Venture can effectively close now that the Closing has occurred. The intrinsic conversion value as of December 31, 2025 is $0, and the note is in default as the maturity date has passed. The fair value of the Tasly Convertible Note is the face amount of the debt plus accrued interest which is recorded as a liability above the face amount of the debt and is recorded as a current liability on the consolidated balance sheets.

Senior Notes

Senior Notes were first issued in April 2021 and continued through the Closing. Senior Notes bear interest at 12% per annum unless otherwise specified.

On November 3, 2022, all Senior Notes as of this date were amended as follows: 1) all unpaid interest and principal shall be due and payable on the date which is five business days after the termination of the Merger prior to the occurrence of the Merger closing, 2) automatic conversion to SPAC shares of at then outstanding all notes and accrued interest upon the Merger at $300.00 per share, 3) upon consummation of the Merger, all noteholders will have a right to receive additional shares upon achievement by the combined company of certain share price and sales milestones (the earnout shares). Senior Notes issued subsequent to the November 2022 amendment through September 2024 were issued on substantially the same terms as the amended Senior Notes.

In 2024 and 2025, the following Senior Notes were issued:

January-March 2024 Senior Notes — During the months January through March 2024, the Company issued additional Senior Notes to investors with the principal amount of $0.7 million on substantially the same terms as the Senior Notes issued in 2022 (as amended in November 2022).

*April-June 2024 Senior Notes —*During the months April through June 2024, the Company issued additional Senior Notes to investors with the principal amount of $0.4 million on substantially the same terms as the Senior Notes issued in 2022 (as amended in November 2022). Additionally, the Company repaid $0.1 million of principal on Senior Notes with investors during the respective period.

July-September 2024 Senior Notes— During the months July through September 2024, the Company issued additional Senior Notes to investors with the principal amount of $0.7 million on substantially the same terms as the Senior Notes issued in 2022 (as amended in November 2022). Additionally, during the months of July through September 2024, the Company issued a Senior Secured Convertible Note with the principal amount of $0.3 million. This note was issued at the same 12% interest terms as all of their other Senior Convertible Notes, and has an 18-month maturity. The Company repaid $0.04 million of principal on Senior Notes with investors during the respective period. The remaining Notes converted into shares of Common Stock upon the Closing.

October-December 2024 Senior Notes — During the months October through December 2024, the Company issued two Senior Secured Convertible Notes with a total principal amount of $1.1 million. These notes were issued at the same 12% interest terms as all of their other Senior Convertible Notes, and have an 18-month maturity. The Notes converted into shares of Common Stock upon the Closing

January-March 2025 Senior Notes — During the months January through March 2025, the Company issued additional Senior Secured Convertible Notes to investors with the principal amount of $0.8 million on substantially the same terms as the Senior Notes issued in 2022 (as amended in November 2022). These notes were issued at the same 12% interest terms as all of their other Senior Secured Convertible Notes, and will convert into shares of the Company’s common stock at $37.50 per share.

April-June 2025 Senior Notes— During the months April through June 2025, the Company issued additional Senior Secured Convertible Notes to investors with the principal amount of $0.4 million issued on substantially the same terms as the Senior Notes issued in 2022 (as amended in November 2022). These notes were issued at the same 12% interest terms as all of their other Senior Secured Convertible Notes, and will convert into shares of the Company’s common stock at $37.50 per share.

Upon Closing, the following convertible notes were converted into the Company’s common stock based on the principal and accrued interest as of July 11, 2025. Senior Convertible Notes with an outstanding balance of $21.7 million in principal and accrued interest converted into 68,585 shares of Common Stock at $300.00/share, Senior Convertible Bridge Notes of $3.1 million in principal and accrued interest were repaid in cash in the amount of $0.2 million with the remaining $2.9 million converted into 17,261 shares of Common Stock at $166.50/share, Senior Secured Convertible Notes of $2.8 million in principal and accrued interest converted into 73,896 shares of Common Stock at $37.50/share. Of the 73,896 shares of Common Stock issued to Senior Secured Note holders,9,469 shares were contributed by the Sponsor. As such, most of these notes were converted into Common Stock upon the Closing.

As of December 31, 2025, the outstanding balance of Senior Notes is less than $0.1 million, all of which is with unrelated parties. The Company is currently in default; accordingly, the Company classified the entire outstanding amount as a current liability on the consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2024, the outstanding balance of senior notes totaled $25.3 million, of which$9.5 million is outstanding with related parties and $15.8 million is outstanding with unrelated parties.

The annual effective interest rate of Senior Notes was estimated from 0% to 12.15% and 0% to 12.15% per year for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The interest expense was$1.3 millionand $2.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

Loans Payable

On February 11, 2025, NorthView executed the PIPE Subscription Agreement with the PIPE Investors. Pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement, the PIPE Investors are expected, subject to the conditions relating to such purchase set forth in the PIPE Subscription Agreement, to purchase from NorthView senior secured convertible notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to $22.2 million for an aggregate purchase price of up to $20.0 million, reflecting a 10% OID.

At the Closing and pursuant to the PIPE Subscription Agreement, the Company issued the Initial Note in the principal amount of $10.0 million for a purchase price of $9.0 million, reflecting a 10% OID. The Initial Note matures on January 11, 2027, which is 18-months from Closing on July 11, 2025 (the “Maturity Date”) and is convertible at any time at the PIPE Investor’s option at a conversion price equal to the lower of $750.00 per share or 95% of the lowest daily VWAP of the Company’s common stock in the 10 trading days prior to the original issue date of the Initial Note and shall be adjusted, without limitation, based on down-round and most-favored nation (“MFN”) price and terms protections (the “Conversion Price”). The Company elected to account for the issued Ascent PIPE Notes at fair value, and the fair value is recorded in loans payable at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets.

The Initial Note bears interest at 10% per annum on the outstanding unconverted principal balance. A minimum interest amount equal to 10% of the original principal is fully earned at issuance, reduced by interest subsequently accrued. Cash payments are subject to a 5% fee. Upon an event of default, the interest rate increases to 24% per annum and a 10% late fee applies to overdue amounts. The Initial Note may be prepaid upon 10 business days’ prior notice (absent an event of default), subject to Ascent’s conversion rights, and requires mandatory prepayment upon Subsequent Offerings, as defined by the PIPE Subscription Agreement.

Conversion is subject to a beneficial ownership cap, initially set at 4.99% of outstanding common stock. Ascent may adjust this cap with 61 days’ prior notice, provided it does not exceed 9.99%. On August 1, 2025, the cap was increased to 9.99% and the advance notice requirement was waived by the Company.

The PIPE Subscription Agreement and issued Ascent PIPE Notes were amended on three occasions to modify key financial terms:

Amendment No. 1, effective August 25, 2025: Restructured the financing into four tranches totaling up to $22.2 million in aggregate principal, comprised of $10.0 million, $2.2 million, $5.6 million, and $4.4 million, respectively, each subject to customary conditions including registration effectiveness and Nasdaq listing compliance. The conversion price was revised to the lower of the then-current conversion price or 95% of the lowest daily VWAP over the 10 trading days preceding each conversion date, subject to a floor price of $7.50 per share.

Amendment No. 2, effective December 22, 2025: Reduced the floor price to $0.111 per share, applicable to up to 182,000 shares of common stock, during a modification period ending upon the effectiveness of the Reverse Stock Split on February 9, 2026, reverting to $0.14 per share thereafter.

Amendment No. 3, effective December 29, 2025: Obligated Ascent to fund a third tranche of up to $5.6 million (or $3.3 million if a Nasdaq listing deficiency exists) upon the Company’s request, contingent on full repayment or conversion of the first two outstanding tranches and other conditions. Additionally, mandatory prepayment due to a Subsequent Offering that is an equity line of credit was established at 33.3% of net proceeds under the Company’s Form S-1 registration statement (File No. 333-290805), or 50.0% of net proceeds under any Form S-1 filed after this third amendment. As of December 31, 2025 and through date of filing, the third tranche was not met as a result of the Company’s Nasdaq listing deficiency and tranches one and two of the loans payable have not yet been repaid or converted.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company repaid $1.9 million of principal and $0.3 million in interest on the Ascent PIPE Notes and Ascent converted an aggregate of $4.0 million of principal and accrued interest balance into 266,055 shares of the Company’s common stock. The shares of common stock issued had a fair value of $4.5 million at conversion.

As of December 31, 2025, the loans payable was fair valued at $7.9 million which has been classified as long-term in the consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had accrued interest of $0.7 million on the loans payable.

Promissory Notes

In a series of transactions during 2010 and 2011, two of the Company’s founders provided $0.2 million to the Company to fund general corporate purposes in exchange for promissory notes. The outstanding promissory notes accrue interest at 5% and 12% per annum, most of which do not have a set maturity date. For any promissory notes that had an initial maturity date which has passed, the Company has verbally agreed to pay off these loans subsequent to the consummation of the Business Combination. As of December 31, 2025, the Company is in default; accordingly, the Company classified the entire outstanding amount as a current liability on the consolidated balance sheets.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, two related parties provided the Company with short-term promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $0.4 million, bearing interest at a rate of 12% per annum. The notes were payable on demand at any time on or after December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2024, these notes were classified as related party transactions and were not yet due by the noteholders. These noteholders ceased to be related parties of the Company following the consummation of the merger. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the noteholders requested for repayment and as of December 31, 2025, the Company is in default.

During the year ended December 31, 2025, a promissory note of $0.1 million for 0% interest was issued to an unrelated party of the Company and matured on the Closing Date. The Company did not make any repayments on the outstanding balance of the promissory notes during the year ended December 31, 2025 and is currently in default.

Interest expense on the Company’s promissory notes was less than $0.1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. The carrying value of the promissory notes as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $1.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, outstanding balance of promissory notes due to related parties was $0.4 million and $0.9 million respectively, and are classified as current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

Paycheck Protection Program

On May 25, 2021, the Company borrowed $1.3 million under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan 2”). The Paycheck Protection Program, established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, provides for loans to qualifying businesses and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). The annual interest rate on PPP Loan 2 is 1%.

Under the terms of PPP Loan 2, if the Company does not submit forgiveness application within 24 weeks the initial disbursement of the loan (the “Covered Period”), the Company must begin to make equal monthly payments of principal and interest starting 10 months from the end of the Covered Period until May 25, 2026. Interest on the loan continues to accumulate during any deferment period.

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company was in default on PPP Loan 2 due to the non-payment of minimal repayment amounts required by the terms of PPP Loan 2. Accordingly, the Company classified the entire amount outstanding under the PPP Loan 2 as current and accrued respective late penalties for the total amount of less than $0.1 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The total past due amount of PPP Loan 2 repayments as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $1.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively.

The Company applied for forgiveness of PPP Loan 2 in December 2025 and was notified in February 2026 that the loan had been forgiven.

D&O Insurance Financing

On July 11, 2025, the Company financed the purchase of the Company’s Directors and Officers (“D&O”) insurance premium, resulting in a financing obligation at inception of $0.7 million. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company made aggregate payments of $0.4 million against the obligation and recognized approximately $0.4 million of insurance expense and an immaterial amount of interest expense. As of December 31, 2025, the remaining financing obligation was $0.3 million.

Convertible Promissory Note – Related Party at Fair Value

The Company now holds the convertible working capital promissory note which was previously held by Northview Acquisition Corporation with the Sponsor for up to $2.5 million. The related party convertible promissory note is non-interest bearing and became convertible on the Closing Date, July 11, 2025. The Sponsor may elect to convert all or any portion of the unpaid principal balance of this Note into warrants, at a price of $75.00 per warrant. The note also allows for the conversion of the outstanding principal balance to be repaid in shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $166.50 per share at the election of the Sponsor, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split. As of December 31, 2025, the Company was in default in the repayment of the loan with principal outstanding of $1.9 million classified as a current liability on the consolidated balance sheets.

Minimum Future Payments for the Company’s Outstanding Borrowings

As of December 31, 2025, the contractual future minimum payments for the Company’s outstanding borrowing arrangements were as follows (in thousands):

20262027Total
Tasly convertible note - related party$2,290$—$2,290
Convertible promissory note - related party1,870—1,870
Loans payable—7,8777,877
Senior notes42—42
Promissory notes1,049—1,049
PPP loan1,390—1,390
Total contractual obligations$6,641$7,877$14,518

Note 7 — Commitments and Contingencies

Operating Lease Obligations

On August 1, 2022 the Company entered into a new lease agreement (the “Amended Lease”) whereby the Company agreed to rent its office and lab facilities under month-to-month tenancy. The monthly rent payable under the Amended Lease was $25 thousand. This month-to-month lease ended effective August 15, 2024.

Beginning in October 2024, the Company entered into a new lease agreement whereby the Company agreed to rent its office and lab facilities under month-to-month tenancy. The monthly rent payable under the new lease is also $25 thousand. This month-to-month lease automatically renews every four months, unless written termination is provided. This lease agreement was terminated in November 2025.

In December 2025, the Company was in negotiations with the landlord for its office and lab facilities (“Leased Premises”). The new lease agreement was executed in January 2026 with a termination date of February 28, 2027 with monthly payments of $33 thousand per month through May 2026 and $10 thousand per month for the remaining nine months of the lease. Concurrently, the Company entered into several sublease agreements effective in December 2025 for a portion of the Leased Premises in exchange for $22 thousand per month. These sublease agreements are for six months.

The Company’s short-term lease expense was $0.5 million and $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively and had immaterial sublease income in the year ended December 31, 2025.

Contingencies and Indemnifications

From time to time, the Company may have certain contingent liabilities that arise in the ordinary course of its business activities. The Company accrues a liability for such matters when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and that such expenditures can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is required to determine both probability and the estimated amount.

Under an advisory agreement with The Benchmark Company, LLC, the Company may be required to pay up to an additional $0.3 million in advisory fees. As of the balance sheet date, this amount represents a contingent commitment that has not been recorded as a liability, as the amount payable is currently not estimable, as it may be reduced by future services performed under the agreement.

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts and agreements that contain a variety of representations and warranties and provide for general indemnifications. The Company’s exposure under these agreements is unknown because it involves claims that may be made against the Company in the future, but that have not yet been made. To date, the Company has not paid any claims; however, the Company may record charges in the future as a result of these indemnification obligations.

In December 2025, the Company received a Notice of Entry of Judgment in connection with litigation brought by a vendor with claims for breach of contract, which was ruled in favor of the vendor. As of December 31, 2025, the Company had accrued approximately $0.1 million related to the matter.

In February 2026, the Company received a demand letter from counsel for a former employee for unpaid wages of approximately $0.2 million, including statutory penalties, and the amount has been accrued for as of December 31, 2025. The letter demands payment and states that litigation may be initiated if the matter is not resolved.

Note 8 — Stockholders’ Deficit

On October 20, 2025, the Company amended its amended and restated certificate of incorporation to authorize 600,000,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value of $0.0001 per share.

Common Stock

Each share of common stock is entitled toone vote. The holders of common stock are also entitled to receive dividends whenever funds are legally available and when declared by the Board of Directors, subject to prior rights of the preferred stockholders. As of December 31, 2025, no dividends have been declared to date.

The Company reserved shares of common stock, as adjusted for the recapitalization (see Note 3) and for the Reverse Stock Split, on an as-converted basis, for future issuance as follows:

December 31,
20252024
Conversion of Series A preferred stock—20,060
Conversion of Series B preferred stock—24,408
Conversion of Series C/C-1 preferred stock—37,907
Outstanding options under 2025 Plan12,52713,705
Issuance of options under the 2025 Plan100,3867,194
Outstanding common stock warrants233,822—
Issuance of earnout shares (1)38,750—
385,485103,274
(1)These earnout shares exclude 12,916 shares allocated to Milestone III, as Milestone III expired as of December 31, 2025.

Convertible Preferred Stock

Immediately prior to the completion of the Company’s Business Combination, all of the Company’s then-outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock were automatically converted into shares of Legacy Profusa common stock and, in connection with the Business Combination, all shares of Legacy Profusa common stock underlying the convertible preferred stock were exchanged for shares of the Company’s common stock.

Convertible preferred stock as of December 31, 2024 consisted of the following:

Shares AuthorizedShare Issued and OutstandingLiquidation PreferenceCarrying AmountOriginal Issue Price
Series A4,350,3144,350,314$5,307$5,231$1.22
Series B5,293,1755,293,17513,81513,7012.61
Series C7,358,1516,670,70337,62337,4765.64
Series C-11,549,7421,549,7427,4398,741$4.80
18,551,38217,863,934$64,184$65,149

The significant features of the convertible preferred stock were as follows:

Voting Rights

The holders of convertible preferred stock shares are entitled to vote on all matters on which the common stockholders are entitled to vote. Each holder of convertible preferred stock is entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of common stock shares into which the shares held by such holder could be converted as of the Record Date. Holders of convertible preferred stock and common stock generally vote as a single class.

Dividends

Holders of convertible preferred stock are entitled to receive dividends, when, as and if declared by the board of directors, at the annual rate of 8% of the original issue price, payable in preference and priority to any declaration or payment of any distribution on common stock of the Company in such calendar year. No distributions may be made with respect to the common stock unless dividends on the convertible preferred stock have been declared and all declared dividends on the convertible preferred stock have been paid or set aside for payment to the holders of the convertible preferred stock. Dividends are noncumulative, and none were declared from inception to the Closing Date.

Liquidation Preference

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, the holders of Series C/C-1 convertible preferred stock shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets of the Company to the holders of the Series B convertible preferred stock, the Series A convertible preferred stock or common stock, an amount per share for each share of Series C/C-1 convertible preferred stock held by them equal to the sum of the liquidation preference amount of respective original issue price per share, as adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar event (“anti-dilution adjustments”) plus all declared but unpaid dividends on such shares. Should the Company’s legally available assets be insufficient to satisfy the liquidation preferences, the funds will be distributed with equal priority and pro rata among the holders of Series C/C-1 convertible preferred stock in proportion to the preferential amount each holder is otherwise entitled to receive.

After full payment to holders of the Series C/C-1 convertible preferred stock, payment should be made to the holders of Series B convertible preferred stock, in preference to the holders of the Series A convertible preferred stock or common stock, in the amount per share for each share of Series B convertible preferred stock held by them equal to the original issue price of such share, adjusted for any anti-dilution adjustments, plus all declared and unpaid dividends on such shares. Should the Company’s legally available assets be insufficient to satisfy the liquidation preferences, the funds will be distributed with equal priority and pro rata among the holders of Series B convertible preferred stock in proportion to the preferential amount each holder is otherwise entitled to receive.

After full payment to holders of the Series B convertible preferred stock, payment should be made to the holders of Series A convertible preferred stock, in preference to the holders of the common stock, in the amount per share for each share of Series A convertible preferred stock held by them equal to the original issue price of such share, adjusted for any anti-dilution adjustments, plus all declared and unpaid dividends on such shares. Should the Company’s legally available assets be insufficient to satisfy the liquidation preferences, the funds will be distributed with equal priority and pro rata among the holders of Series A convertible preferred stock in proportion to the preferential amount each holder is otherwise entitled to receive.

After the payment to the holders of convertible preferred stock of the full preferential amounts specified above, the entire remaining assets of the Company legally available for distribution by the Company shall be distributed with equal priority and pro rata among the holders of the common stock and holders of convertible preferred stock as-if-converted to common stock basis in proportion to the number of shares of common stock held by them.

Conversion

Each share of convertible preferred stock is convertible, at the option of the holder, into the number of fully-paid and non-assessable shares of common stock that result from dividing the applicable original issue price per share by the applicable conversion price per share at the time of conversion, as adjusted for any anti-dilution adjustments or recapitalizations. If, after the issuance date of convertible preferred stock, the Company issues or sells, or is deemed to have sold, additional shares of common stock at a price lower than the original issuance price, except for certain exceptions allowed, the conversion price of convertible preferred stock would be adjusted. As of December 31, 2024, the Company’s convertible preferred stock was convertible into the Company’s shares of common stock as adjusted for the Exchange Ratio and the Reverse Stock Split.

Each share of convertible preferred stock is convertible into common stock automatically upon the earlier of (i) immediately upon the closing of a firmly underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of any class or security of the Company in which (a) the gross offering price per share reflects a pre-offering valuation of the Company of not less than $200 million, calculated on a fully-diluted and as-converted basis before giving effect to the issuance of the securities to be sold in such public offering, and (b) the cash proceeds to the Company (net of underwriting discounts and commissions) are at least $50 million (a “Qualified IPO”); or (ii) the Company’s receipt of a written request for such conversion from at least a majority of holders of the then outstanding shares of convertible preferred stock, voting as a single class on an as-if-converted basis.

Balance Sheet Classification

Convertible preferred stock was recorded in mezzanine equity because while it was not mandatorily redeemable, it became redeemable at the option of the stockholders upon the occurrence of certain deemed liquidation events that are considered not solely within the Company’s control.

Note 9 — Common Stock Warrants

As of December 31, 2025, the Company has four classes of warrants totaling 17,536,750, consisting of 9,487,500 Public Warrants,7,347,500 Private Placement Warrants,569,250 Representative’s Warrants, and 132,500 HCW Warrants. Each warrant is exercisable into 1/75 of a share, but only whole shares of common stock can be issued.

Exercise priceExpiration dateNumber of shares underlying warrants
Public Warrants$862.507/11/2030126,500
Private Placement Warrants$862.507/11/203097,966
Representative’s Warrants$862.507/11/20307,590
HCW Warrants$0.757/11/20301,766

The following table summarizes the warrant activity for the year ended December 31, 2025:

Number of common stock warrantsWeighted average exercise priceAverage remaining contractual term (Years)Aggregate intrinsic value
Outstanding January 1, 2025—$———
Assumption of warrants as part of reverse recapitalization17,404,250862.50
Issuance of warrants1,032,5000.75
Exercise of warrants(900,000)0.75
Outstanding December 31, 202517,536,750$855.994.50—

Prior to the Closing Date, the Company did not have any common stock warrants outstanding.

Northview Warrants

As part of Northview’s IPO, Northview issued the Public Warrants to third-party investors, where the exercise of 75 warrants entitled the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $862.50 per whole share. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, Northview completed the private sale of 7,347,500 Private Placement Warrants where the exercise of 75 warrants entitled the holder to purchase one share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $862.50 per whole share. Additionally, Northview granted underwriters 569,250 warrants where the exercise of 75 warrants entitled the holder to purchaseone share of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $862.50 per whole share at the closing of the IPO. The shares underlying these common stock warrants have been adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split. No fractional shares are to be issued for the exercise of these Northview Warrants.

The Public Warrants became exercisable 30 days after the consummation of the Business Combination.

The Private Placement Warrants and Representative’s Warrants are non-redeemable in certain circumstances so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. The Private Placement and Representative’s Warrants may also be exercised by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees for cash or on a cashless basis, but are otherwise similar to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the IPO, as the Private Placement Warrants and Representative Share Warrants, along with the Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and Representative Share Warrants also became transferable, assignable, or saleable 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination, which was during the period ended December 31, 2025.

The Public Warrants were initially classified as a derivative liability instrument. Upon the closing of the Business Combination, the Public Warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815 are no longer precluded from equity classification as they meet the “own equity” scope exception in ASC 815-10-15-74(a), allowing these financial instruments to be classified as equity with no subsequent remeasurement. The Public Warrants are indexed to the Company’s Common Stock as they meet both steps in the criteria under ASC 815-40-15-7, as they are not contingently exercisable and they are now considered indexed to equity, as the contingent settlement provisions are no longer applicable subsequent to the Close. The Public Warrants strike price and the number of shares used to calculate the settlement amount are fixed, so the instrument can be considered indexed to an entity’s own stock (as the only variables that could affect the settlement amount would be inputs to the fair value of a fixed-for-fixed forward or option on equity shares).

The Private Warrants and Representative Warrants are not considered indexed to an entity’s own stock, and fails Step 2 of ASC 815-40-15-7. As such, the Company continues to recognize the Private Placement Warrants and Representative Share Warrants as liabilities at fair value as of the Closing Date, with an offsetting entry to additional paid-in capital and adjusts the carrying value of the instruments to fair value through other income (expense) on the consolidated statement of operations at each reporting period until they are exercised. See Note 4 for further detail.

HCW Warrants

HCW acted as Profusa’s financial advisor in connection with the Business Combination and received a transaction fee in connection therewith of $1,000,000, payable in cash and 132,500 warrants to acquire an aggregate of 1,766 shares of New Profusa Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.75 per share. The Company accounts for the HCW warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815. Such guidance provides that the HCW warrants are not precluded from equity classification. Equity-classified contracts are initially measured at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity. The Company determined the initial fair value using a Black Scholes pricing model. The initial fair value was $0.3 million.

The fair value of the HCW Warrants was estimated using the following assumptions in the Black-Scholes option pricing model:

Expected volatility84.1%
Risk-free interest rate4.0%
Expected term (in years)7
Expected dividend yield—%

ELOC

On July 28, 2025, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement and the ELOC Registration Rights Agreement with Ascent. Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions contained in the Purchase Agreement, from and after the Effective Date, the Company will have the right, in its sole discretion, to sell to Ascent up to $100.0 million of shares of its Common Stock, subject to certain limitations set forth in the Purchase Agreement, from time to time during the term of the Purchase Agreement. Sales of Common Stock by the Company to Ascent under the Purchase Agreement, and the timing of any such sales, are solely at the Company’s option, and the Company is under no obligation to sell any securities to Ascent under the Purchase Agreement. As of December 31, 2025, approximately $10.3 million in shares of its Common Stock was sold pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

Under the Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, from time to time at its sole discretion for a period of up to 36 months, unless the Purchase Agreement is earlier terminated, to direct Ascent to purchase up to a specified maximum amount of shares of Common Stock in one or more purchases as set forth in the Purchase Agreement, by delivering a written notice, if any, to Ascent in accordance with the Purchase Agreement on any trading day we select.

As consideration for Ascent’s commitment to purchase shares of Common Stock at the Company’s direction upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, upon our execution of the term sheet relating to the Purchase Agreement, the Company issued Ascent warrants (the “ELOC Warrants”) to purchase up to 12,000 shares of Common Stock (the “ELOC Warrant Shares”). The ELOC Warrants have an exercise price of $0.75 per shares and can be cashless exercised. The warrants were equity classified prior to their exercise due to the terms of the warrant which was indexed to the Company’s own stock, settlement was in shares only, and the terms met the fixed-for-fixed condition (fixed number of shares for fixed price). These warrants were recorded at their fair value on grant date which was $0.9 million and were expensed to financing fees in accordance with U.S. GAAP accounting for standby equity purchase agreements (“SEPA”).

The fair value of the ELOC Warrants was estimated using the following assumptions in the Black-Scholes option pricing model:

Expected volatility85.1%
Risk-free interest rate4.0%
Expected term (in years)5
Expected dividend yield—%

The ELOC warrants were determined to not meet the Step 2 indexation criteria in ASC 815-40-15-7 and are therefore liability classified. Accordingly, issuance fees associated with the SEPA or ELOC, including warrant-related costs, are expensed upfront. The associated equity classified warrants were not remeasured after initial issuance, and as of December 31, 2025, these warrants were exercised and all 12,000 shares of common stock were issued, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split.

When the Company draws on the ELOC and issues shares, it recognizes the proceeds in equity. The amount recorded is based on the fair value of the shares issued or the cash received, whichever is more reliably measurable. The Company records the actual cash received for each draw, as this is clearly measurable and traceable.

Note 10 — Stock Option Plan

In 2010, Legacy Profusa adopted the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) under which 26,666 shares, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split, of the Company’s common stock have been initially reserved for issuance to employees, directors and consultants. The number of reserved shares that had been increased over the years equaled 61,819 shares, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split, at the time of the Business Combination. In October 2025, the Company adopted the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”), that will replace the 2010 Plan. All previously issued options under the 2010 Plan will be held under the new plan, with no additional impact to the option holders. Options granted under the 2025 Plan may be either incentive stock options (“ISO”) or nonqualified stock options (“NSO”). ISOs may be granted only to Company employees, including officers and directors who are also employees. NSOs may be granted to Company employees, consultants and advisors. As of December 31, 2025, the total authorized and issuable shares under the 2025 Plan available for grant was 100,386 shares, as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split.

Upon the Closing, all outstanding Legacy Profusa options converted into options exercisable for shares of Common Stock with the same terms except for the number of shares exercisable and the exercise price, each of which was adjusted using the Exchange Ratio of approximately 0.346. The mechanism of conversion resulted in the fair value of each option prior to the Closing equal to the fair value of each option after. All stock option activity presented in these statements has been retrospectively adjusted to reflect the conversion and the Reverse Stock Split.

A person who owns (or is deemed to own) stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company will not be granted an ISO unless the exercise price of such option is at least one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant and the option is not exercisable after the expiration offive years from the date of grant. Options granted generally vest over four years.

Activity under the Plan, as adjusted for the recapitalization and Reverse Stock Split is set forth below:

Options Outstanding
Stock Option ActivityNumber of OptionsWeighted-Average Exercise Price Per ShareWeighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
Balances at December 31, 202413,705$87.003.00
Options granted7,194273.47
Options expired(933)49.92
Options cancelled/forfeited(1,076)194.45
Options settled for promissory note(6,363)$67.30
Balances at December 31, 202512,527$231.816.94
Exercisable at December 31, 20259,906$244.915.45
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 202512,527$231.816.94

The fair value of the stock options granted was estimated using the following assumptions in the Black-Scholes option pricing model:

Expected volatility78.9%
Risk-free interest rate4.4%
Expected term (in years)10
Expected dividend yield—%

No options were exercised during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024. Intrinsic values are calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the fair value of the common stock for the options that had exercise prices that were lower than the fair value per share of the common stock on the date of exercise.

The total fair value of options vested for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $0.2 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively.

As of December 31, 2025, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense for stock options was $2.7 million which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.9 years. On the grant date, the Company estimates the fair value of stock options using the Black Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of stock options is being recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the awards.

Nonrecourse Promissory Notes to Early Exercise Stock Options

In 2018, one of the Company’s executives early exercised 6,363 of his stock options by issuing a promissory note to the Company. As the promissory note is nonrecourse this exercise of stock options with a promissory note is not considered a substantive exercise for accounting purposes. Therefore, no receivable for the promissory note was recorded on the Company’s balance sheet. This arrangement was accounted for as modifications to the original stock options which were exercised by issuing a promissory note. Such modification did not result in incremental stock-based compensation expense. As of December 31, 2024 these options were fully vested and upon the closing of the Business Combination, these options were issued at the exchange ratio of .3459 and as adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split for 6,363 shares of common stock.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense by Function

The following table is a summary of stock compensation expense by function recognized for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
20252024
General and administrative$765$7
Research and development12614
Total stock-based compensation$891$21

Increase in stock based compensation for the year ended December 31, 2025 is due to incremental grants in the year and the settlement of early exercised options by an executive of the company as a result of the Business Combination.

Note 11 — Related Party Transactions

The Company has funded its operations to date primarily through private sales of convertible preferred stock, convertible notes, loans payable and promissory notes. These investments have included various related parties. The following table presents the various significant related party transactions and investments in the Company for the periods presented (in thousands):

Nature of · December 31,
Related PartyrelationshipDescription of investment or transaction20252024
TaslyShareholderConvertible note held at fair value(1)$2,290$2,234
NVAC Sponsor I, LLCShareholderConvertible note held at fair value(1)$1,870$—
The foundersShareholderPromissory notes(1)$400$850
Various individuals and entitiesShareholderConvertible note payable(1)$—$22,822
NVAC Sponsor I, LLCShareholderDue to from Related Party(2)$41$—
(1)See Note 6 for full disclosures on debt, including the convertible notes payable, loans payable and promissory notes.
(2)As of December 31, 2025, $41 thousand relating to an administrative service fee remains outstanding which originated from the net assets of the Northview balance sheet that was brought over at the time of the merger at fair value and has had no change.

Note 12 — Net Loss per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period. In periods of net loss, the two-class method requires that losses be allocated only to common shareholders. The computation of diluted net loss per share does not include dilutive common stock equivalents in the weighted-average shares outstanding, as the inclusion of common stock equivalents would be antidilutive. The common stock equivalents consist of stock options, convertible notes, warrants, and earn-out shares. Accordingly, for the periods presented in which the Company incurred a net loss, basic and diluted EPS are the same.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders (in thousands, except share and per share data):

Year Ended December 31,
20252024
Numerator:
Net loss$(35,823)$(9,230)
Denominator:
Weighted average shares used to computing basic and diluted net loss per share334,76225,844
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders - basic and diluted:$(107.01)$(357.14)

The following outstanding shares of potentially dilutive securities, as adjusted for the recapitalization were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive:

Year Ended December 31,
20252024
Convertible preferred stock—82,375
Convertible notes payable—15,510
Related party convertible notes payable at fair value (1)27,134—
Loans payable - held at fair value (2)1,625,800—
Warrants233,822—
Options to purchase common stock12,52713,705
Earnout shares (3)38,750—
Total1,938,033111,590
(1)Includes the assumed issuance of 15,903 shares of common stock for the conversion of the related party Tasly Convertible Notes at $144.00 per share and assumed issuance of 11,231 shares of common stock for the conversion of the related party convertible promissory notes at $166.50 per share.
(2)Includes the assumed issuance of 1,625,800 shares of common stock at the conversion price of $4.85 per share for the Ascent PIPE Notes, taking 95% of the lowest closing share price in the 10 trading days preceding December 31, 2025.
(3)These earnout shares exclude 12,916 shares allocated to Milestone III, as Milestone III expired as of December 31, 2025.

Note 13 — Income Taxes

The following table presents the principal reasons for the difference between the effective tax rate and the federal statutory income tax rate (in thousands):

Pretax income (loss)21.00%$(6,588)
State tax, net of federal benefit
California4.49(1,409)
Permanent differences
Stock-based compensation(0.60)187
Transaction costs(9.70)3,041
Unrealized gain on warranty liability0.60(188)
Other permanent differences(0.02)5
Prior year true-up on deferred taxes2.21(694)
Tax credits
Research and development tax credits(0.37)117
Change of valuation allowance(17.61)5,529
Other——
Effective income tax rate—%$—

The reconciliation of the U.S. statutory income tax rate to our effective tax rate for Income from continuing operations, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09 and as previously disclosed, follows:

Pretax income/(Loss)21.00%$(1,941)
State Tax, net of federal benefit14.57(1,347)
Permanent difference(0.06)6
PY true-up on deferred taxes0.32(30)
Change of Valuation Allowance(35.83)3,312
Other——
Effective Income Tax Rate—%$—

The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
20252024
Current:
Federal$—$—
State——
——
Deferred:
Federal(3,745)(1,607)
State and local(1,784)(1,705)
(5,529)(3,312)
Less: Change in valuation allowance5,5293,312
Income tax provision$—$—

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
20252024
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses and other$402$70
Book over tax depreciation77
Stock-based compensation5252
Convertible notes(201)93
Capitalized R&D and trademarks1381,527
Unrealized gain/loss oncrypto assets155—
Net operating loss carryforward38,14332,195
R&D credit carryforward3,3933,511
Capitalized start-up costs895—
Other——
42,98437,455
Less: Valuation allowance(42,984)(37,455)
Total deferred tax assets:$—$—

No income tax expense was recorded during the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company has Federal and state net operating losses of approximately $137.8 million and $132.5 million, respectively. The federal and state net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2029. Federal net operating losses generated in tax years 2018 or thereafter have an indefinite carryforward period. The amount of Federal net operating loss that does not expire is $114.6 million.

As of December 31, 2025, the Company has federal and state tax credit carryforwards of approximately $2.1 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The federal tax credit carryforwards begin to expire in 2032. The state tax credit carryforwards carryforward indefinitely.

Management believes that, based upon a number of factors, which include the Company’s historical operating performance and accumulated deficit, it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be utilized. Therefore, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets.

Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 382 limits the use of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards in certain situations where changes occur in stock ownership of a company. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of the Company’s net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards prior to utilization. The Company has not completed an IRC section 382 study as of December 31, 2025.

No liability related to uncertain tax positions is recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

The Company accrues for interest and penalties as part of income tax expense. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company has not accrued interest and/or penalties.

The Company files tax returns in the U.S. Federal, California and various states. Due to the Company’s net operating losses, its Federal and state income tax returns remain subject to examination since inception. As of December 31, 2025, there are no ongoing tax examinations.

On March 27, 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The act contains many tax incentives intended to assist companies and individuals during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Company received Paycheck Protection Program Loans during the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 of $1.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively. The Company had $1.4 million and $1.4 million of Paycheck Protection Program loans outstanding, inclusive of accrued interest, as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 respectively. The principal balance of the outstanding PPP Loan was $1.3 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, which was enacted on December 27, 2020, has expanded, extended, and clarified selected CARES Act provisions, specifically on Paycheck Protection Program loans and Employee Retention Tax Credits,100% deductibility of business meals as well as other tax extenders. The Consolidated Appropriations Act did not have a material impact on the Company’s tax provision for the years ended December 31, 2025 or 2024.

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”) was signed into federal law. IRA, among other things, imposes a nondeductible 1% excise tax after December 31, 2022 on the fair market value of certain stock that is “repurchased” by a publicly traded U.S. corporation or acquired by certain of its subsidiaries. The taxable amount is reduced by the fair market value of certain issuances of stock throughout the year. The Company does not expect this tax law change to have a material impact on its consolidated financial position; however, it will continue to evaluate its impact as further information becomes available. If average annual adjusted financial statement income exceeds $1 billion over a 3-taxable-year period, IRA also imposes a 15% corporate alternative minimum tax on adjusted financial statement income for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022. Registrant does not expect to incur this tax in the foreseeable future.

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “Act”) was signed into federal law. Among other things, the Act extends or makes permanent several of the tax law changes enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The Act leaves the U.S. corporate tax rate unchanged at 21%. The Company continues to evaluate the provisions of the new tax law and the potential impact, on its financial statements as the U.S. Treasury and the IRS issue further guidance. Registrant does not expect the Act to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.

Note 14 — Segments

The Company operates asone operating segment. The Company’s CODM is its Chief Executive Officer, Ben Hwang, who reviews financial information presented on a consolidated net loss basis as reported on the consolidated statement of operations in order to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. The CODM also utilizes the Company’s long-range plan, which includes product development roadmaps and long-range financial models, as a key input to resource allocation. The CODM function approves of key operating and strategic decisions. The CODM function views the Company’s operations and manages its business on a consolidated basis and as a single reportable operating segment.

The CODM function is regularly provided with the following significant segment expenses. Significant expenses include research and development and general and administrative expenses, which are each separately presented in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The CODM reviews significant expenses within both the research and development and the general and administrative categories. Other segment items within net loss include interest income, interest expense, gain (loss) on change in fair value of convertible notes, gain on the change in fair value of warrant liabilities, loss on change in fair value of digital assets, financing costs and other income. See the consolidated financial statements for other financial information regarding the Company’s operating segment.

Year Ended December 31,
20252024
Government grant revenue$—$100
Operating expenses:
Research personnel compensation costs, including stock-based compensation1,4271,350
CRO and regulatory costs83736
Administrative personnel compensation costs, including stock-based compensation5,9081,592
Rent and office costs631279
Legal and accounting costs2,5751,223
Transaction costs14,483—
Other expenses(1)1,845120
Total segment expenses27,7064,600
Loss from operations(27,706)(4,500)
Other income (expense)
Gain (loss) on change in the fair value of convertible notes(3,378)(311)
Gain on the change in fair value of warrant liabilities895—
Loss on change in fair value of digital assets(555)—
Interest expense (including related parties amounts of $1,330 and $2,400 for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)(2,521)(4,424)
Financing costs(2,574)—
Other income165
Total other expense, net(8,117)(4,730)
Net loss$(35,823)$(9,230)
(1)Other expenses includes public relations costs, insurance costs, accounting fees, and small balances of research materials and supplies.

The Company has no significant long-lived assets recognized on the consolidated balance sheets. The measure of segment assets is reported on the consolidated balance sheets as total consolidated assets.

Note 15 — Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated its subsequent events as of December 31, 2025, through the date these consolidated financial statements were issued and has determined that there are no subsequent events requiring disclosure in these consolidated financial statements other than the items noted below.

On January 26, 2026, the Company granted 14,648 stock options to the Company’s Board of Directors, with a strike price of $26.25, as adjusted by the Reverse Stock Split. A portion of these awards vest on the 1 year anniversary of the Closing Date, and the remaining awards vest in three equal installments, with each installment vesting at the anniversary of the grant date over the next three years.

On January 27, 2026, the Company executed a 15 month lease agreement for its office and lab facilities for a total consideration of $0.3 million to be paid over the lease term.

On February 11, 2026, the Company entered into a know-how license agreement (the “License Agreement”) with Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research (“Mayo”). Under the License Agreement, Mayo granted the Company an exclusive, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to certain patent rights and a non-exclusive license to related know-how in the fields of continuous oxygen measurement tools and Critical Limb-Threatening Ischemia (“CLTI”), including use with the Company’s Lumee product and future versions. The License Agreement has a term ending upon the later of the expiration of the last relevant patent or the 15th anniversary of the first commercial sale of the last launched licensed product, after which the license becomes fully paid-up if the Company has met its obligations.

Mayo will provide reasonable access to its investigators to facilitate know-how transfer. Sublicensing requires Mayo’s prior written approval and must meet specified conditions. Financial terms include royalties on net sales of licensed products, milestone payments upon achievement of specified development and commercialization events, and a share of sublicense income. The Company is required to provide regular royalty reports and maintain records subject to audit.

On February 11, 2026, the Company was notified that the PPP Loan 2 had been forgiven. The Company will recognize a gain on the extinguishment of the PPP Loan 2 in the first quarter of 2026.

On February 10, 2026, the Company sold 3 Bitcoins at a price of $69,222 per Bitcoin for an aggregate amount of $0.2 million. On February 17, 2026, the Company sold 5.5 Bitcoins at a price of $67,156 per Bitcoin for an aggregate amount of $0.4 million. On March 11, 2026, the Company’s management made the determination to terminate the Company’s Bitcoin treasury reserve strategy in light of current market conditions and the Company’s evaluation of its capital allocation priorities. On March 13, 2026, the Company sold the remaining balance of 8.01 Bitcoins, at a price of $71,457 per Bitcoin for an aggregate amount of $0.6 million.

In February 2026, the Company received a demand letter from counsel for a former employee for unpaid wages of approximately $0.2 million, including statutory penalties, and the amount has been accrued for as of December 31, 2025. The letter demands payment and states that litigation may be initiated if the matter is not resolved.

During the months February through April 2026, the Company issued 481,439 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for $0.8 million under the ELOC Purchase Agreement; the Company issued 2,696,907 shares of the Company’s common stock for settlement of $1.9 million of principal and interest on the Company’s loans payable, and cancelled 130 shares of common stock due to the settlement of fractional share issuances.

On March 20, 2026, the related party convertible promissory note was amended to extend the maturity date from January 11, 2026 to December 31, 2026. On April 6, 2026, the Company amended the note to update the conversion price to $0.76 per share and concurrently approved the conversion of the entire outstanding principal balance of $1.9 million into 2,460,257 shares of its common stock to the holders.

On March 11, 2026, the Company received a staff determination letter from Nasdaq indicating that Profusa has not regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. Nasdaq previously provided a 180-day compliance period that expired on March 10, 2026; the Company did not regain compliance by that date. As a result, the Company’s securities are subject to delisting from The Nasdaq Global Market. In addition, Nasdaq indicated in its March 11, 2026 letter that the Company also did not regain compliance with the MVLS Requirement by March 10, 2026. Nasdaq stated that this MVLS deficiency is an additional basis for delisting. The Company exercised its right to appeal the delisting decision, and was notified on March 19, 2026 that the delisting action has been stayed. Profusa’s hearing with the Nasdaq Hearings Panel is scheduled for April 21, 2026.

On April 2, 2026, the Company entered into Amendment No. 4 to its PIPE Subscription Agreement and related Pledge Agreement with Ascent. Under Amendment No. 4, the Company may request additional funding with an aggregate principal amount of up to $12.2 million, subject to the terms and conditions of the amended agreements.

Amendment No. 4 also modified certain terms of the related Pledge Agreement, including revising the release condition to provide that the applicable release condition will be satisfied upon payment in full, whether in cash or through conversion, of an aggregate principal amount of $1.7 million of notes issued in the additional closings expected to occur on or shortly after April 2, 2026. In addition, the Company and Ascent agreed that any mandatory prepayment amounts received under the notes will first be applied to obligations related to such additional notes and thereafter to certain previously issued secured convertible promissory notes.

In connection with the additional closing on April 2, 2026, the Company issued as Ascent PIPE Note with an aggregate principal amount of $0.6 million and a warrant to purchase 1,111,111 shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial exercise price of $0.50 per share. The note matures on April 2, 2027, bears interest at 12% per annum and is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to the terms of the note. The warrant contains customary terms and provisions for instruments of this nature.

On March 31, 2026 (as amended and restated on April 3, 2026), the Company entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Bio Insights LLC (“Bio Insights”) to acquire certain assets, including the PanOmics assay and related know-how, for aggregate consideration of $30.0 million, payable entirely through the issuance of equity securities of the Company, including common stock and convertible preferred stock. In connection with the proposed transaction, Bio Insights would be entitled to receive royalty payments equal to 3% of net revenues, payable annually following completion of audited financial statements. The proposed transaction remains subject to the execution of definitive agreements, stockholder approval, and other customary closing conditions.

Note 16 — Revision of Third Quarter 2025 - Unaudited

The Company identified certain misstatements in the accounting for the reverse recapitalization transaction with Northview in the third quarter of 2025 that were reflected in the Company’s Form 10-Q filed for the period ended September 30, 2025. Specifically, the Company (i) incorrectly recognized a liability of $3.9 million for the PIPE Subscription Agreement as of the Closing Date, and (ii) omitted the extinguishment of a $49 thousand liability related to a pre-existing short-term related party loan between Profusa and Northview. The PIPE Subscription Agreement represents a loan commitment issuable at the Company’s discretion and therefore qualifies for the scope exception under ASC 815,Derivatives and Hedging. As a result of the incorrectly recognized liability for the PIPE Subscription Agreement at closing of the Business Combination, the change in fair value of the Ascent PIPE Notes for the reporting period was incorrectly determined. The fair value adjustment method was correct under the accounting model applied, however the change in fair value was incorrect as a result of the incorrect balance recorded at when recognizing the Business Combination.

The Company evaluated the materiality of these errors on the prior period unaudited consolidated financial statements in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 99 (Topic 1M), “Materiality,” and SAB No. 108 (Topic 1N), “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements,” and concluded that the related impacts were not material to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. The Company will reflect this correction in the third quarter of 2025 comparative financial statements presented in the Company’s third quarter 2026 filing.

The following tables present the effects of the aforementioned revisions on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2025:

As previously reportedAdjustmentAs corrected
Accounts payable$6,982$(49)$6,933
Total current liabilities23,540(49)23,491
Total liabilities38,210(49)38,161
Additional paid-in capital118,2543,947122,201
Accumulated deficit(152,214)(3,898)(156,112)
Total stockholders’ deficit$(33,960)$49$(33,911)

The following tables present the effects of the aforementioned revisions on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025:

Three months ended September 30, 2025Nine months ended September 30, 2025
As previously reportedAdjustmentAs correctedAs previously reportedAdjustmentAs corrected
Gain (loss) on change in the fair value of related party convertible debt$258$(3,898)$(3,640)$(52)$(3,898)$(3,950)
Total other expense, net(483)(3,898)(4,381)(3,120)(3,898)(7,018)
Net loss and comprehensive loss(22,192)(3,898)(26,090)(27,256)(3,898)(31,154)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted$(52.45)$(9.22)$(61.67)$(171.70)$(24.56)$(196.26)

The following tables present the effects of the aforementioned revisions on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ deficit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025:

As previously reportedAdjustmentAs corrected
Issuance of common stock to Northview stockholders as a result of the merger$(12,346)$3,946$(8,400)

The following tables present the effects of the aforementioned revisions on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2025:

As previously reportedAdjustmentAs corrected
Net loss$(27,256)$(3,898)$(31,154)
(Gain) Loss on change in fair value of related party convertible debt(198)3,8983,700
Supplemental noncash financing information: Assumption of net liabilities of Northview$(12,346)$3,946$(8,400)
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