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Asana, Inc.

For the period ended Jan 31, 2025. Filed Mar 18, 2025.

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FY2025 · Filed Mar 18, 2025

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. Organization

Organization and Description of Business

Asana, Inc. (“Asana” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on December 16, 2008. Asana is a leading work management software platform with an enterprise focus that helps organizations orchestrate work, from daily tasks to cross-functional strategic initiatives. The Company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated on consolidation.

Fiscal Year

The Company’s fiscal year ends on January 31. For example, references to fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 refer to the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, January 31, 2024, and January 31, 2023, respectively.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates and assumptions reflected in the consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition, the useful lives and carrying values of long-lived assets, the fair value of common stock for periods prior to the direct listing, stock-based compensation expense, the period of benefit for deferred contract acquisition costs, income taxes, and the valuation of right-of-use assets. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties

Global macroeconomic events including inflation, fluctuating interest rates, bank failures, supply chain disruptions, fluctuations in currency exchange rates, tariffs and changes in trade agreements, and global armed conflicts, including between Ukraine and Russia and in the Middle East, have led to economic uncertainty. These macroeconomic conditions have and are likely to continue to have adverse effects on the rate of global information technology (“IT”) spending, including the buying patterns of the Company’s customers and prospective customers.

The conditions caused by the aforementioned macroeconomic events have affected and could continue to affect the rate of global IT spending and could adversely affect demand for the Company’s platform, lengthen the Company’s sales cycles, reduce the value or duration of subscriptions, negatively impact collections of accounts receivable, reduce expected spending from new customers, cause some of the Company’s paying customers to go out of business, and affect contraction or attrition rates of the Company’s customers, all of which could adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition. As of the date of issuance of the financial statements, the Company is not aware of any specific event or circumstance related to the aforementioned macroeconomic events that would require it to update its estimates or judgments or adjust the carrying value of its assets or liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates and any such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

The Company primarily derives its revenues from subscription fees earned from customers accessing the Company’s products via its platform. The Company’s policy is to exclude sales and other indirect taxes when measuring the transaction price of its subscription agreements. The Company accounts for revenue contracts with customers by applying the requirements of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which includes the following steps:

identification of the contract, or contracts, with the customer;

identification of the performance obligations in the contract;

determination of the transaction price;

allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

recognition of the revenues when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

The Company’s subscription agreements generally have monthly or annual contractual terms and are billed in advance. Revenues are recognized ratably over the related contractual term beginning on the date that the platform is made available to a customer. The Company recognizes revenues ratably because the customer receives and consumes the benefits of the platform throughout the contractual period. Access to the platform represents a series of distinct services that comprise a single performance obligation that is satisfied over time. The Company’s contracts are generally non-cancelable and non-refundable in the event of cancellations.

Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel-related expenses such as salaries and related benefits for the Company’s product development employees. Also included are non-personnel costs such as product design costs, third-party services and consulting expenses, depreciation expense related to equipment used in research and development activities, and allocation of the Company’s general overhead expenses.

Advertising Expenses

Advertising expenses are charged to sales and marketing expense in the consolidated statements of operations as incurred. Advertising expenses were $75.0 million,$79.4 million, and$118.1 million for the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

Stock‑Based Compensation Expense

The Company records stock-based compensation expense for all stock-based awards, including stock options, purchase rights issued under the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”), and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), made to employees, non-employees, and directors based on estimated fair values recognized over the requisite service period. The fair value of stock options granted and purchase rights issued under the ESPP for purposes of calculating stock-based compensation expense is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The Black-Scholes pricing model requires the Company to make assumptions and judgments about the inputs used in the calculation, including the expected term (weighted-average period of time that the options granted are expected to be outstanding), the volatility of the Company’s common stock, risk-free interest rate, and expected dividend yield. The expected term represents the period that the Company’s stock-based awards are expected to be outstanding. The expected term assumptions are determined based on the vesting terms, exercise terms, and contractual lives of the options. The Company utilized the average historical volatility of a group of comparable publicly traded companies over a period equal to the expected term when sufficient historical volatility of its common stock was not available and uses the historical volatility of its common stock to estimate expected volatility over the expected term for new awards. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods corresponding with the expected life of the option. The Company’s expected dividend yield input is zero as it has not historically paid, nor does it expect in the future to pay, cash dividends on its common stock. Stock-based compensation expense for RSUs is measured based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant.

Stock-based compensation expense is recognized as expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award. The Company uses the straight-line method for expense attribution and accounts for forfeitures as they occur.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions

The functional currency of each of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries is the applicable local currency or the U.S. dollar. The translation of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars is performed for assets and liabilities using current foreign currency exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and for revenues and expense accounts using average foreign currency exchange rates during the period. Capital accounts are translated at historical foreign currency exchange rates. Translation gains and losses are included in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Adjustments that arise from foreign currency exchange rate changes on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in interest income and other income (expense), net on the consolidated statements of operations and were not material for the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023.

Segment Information

The Company manages its operations and allocates resources as a single operating and reportable segment. The Company primarily generates revenues from subscriptions from paying customers accessing its cloud-based platform.

The Company’s chief operating decision-maker is its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), who reviews financial information regularly provided on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions, assessing financial performance, and allocating resources.

The Company’s CEO assesses performance and decides how to allocate resources based on consolidated net income or loss that is reported on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The CEO uses consolidated net income or loss for purposes of evaluating return on assets and determining investment opportunities related to the Company's platform, product development, or sales and marketing. The CEO reviews consolidated expense information for each period based on the classifications presented on the Company's consolidated statements of operations, including cost of revenues, research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative, interest income and other income (expense), net, interest expense, and provision for income taxes. For information regarding the Company’s depreciation and amortization expense see Note 5. Balance Sheet Components, for information regarding interest income, see Note 12. Interest Income and Other Income (Expense), Net and for information regarding the Company’s revenues and long-lived assets by geographic area, see Note 14. Geographic Informationin these consolidated financial statements.

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair value.

Cash and cash equivalents as reported in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows includes the aggregate amounts of cash and cash equivalents as shown on the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company holds restricted cash for the future payment of voluntary disability insurance claims. The Company had$0.1 million of restricted cash as of January 31, 2025 andno restricted cash as of January 31, 2024.

Available-for-sale Investments

The Company’s marketable securities are primarily comprised of U.S. government securities, commercial paper, corporate bonds, and U.S. agency bonds with an original contractual maturity or a remaining maturity at the time of purchase of greater than three months and no more than 37 months. The Company classifies its securities as available-for-sale at the time of purchase and reevaluates such classification at each balance sheet date. The Company may sell these securities at any time for use in current operations even if they have not yet reached maturity. As a result, the Company classifies its marketable securities, including securities with stated maturities beyond twelve months, within current assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

Available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a separate component of stockholders’ equity until realized. Unrealized gains and losses for any marketable securities that management intends to sell or is more likely than not that management will be required to sell prior to their anticipated recovery are recorded in interest income and other income (expense), net. Interest receivable on these securities is presented in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Realized gains and losses, other-than-temporary impairments, and the recognition of expected credit losses, if any, on available-for-sale securities are recognized upon sale and are included in interest income and other income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of operations. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. Marketable securities are reviewed periodically to identify possible other-than-temporary impairments or expected credit losses. No impairment or credit loss has been recorded on the Company’s marketable securities during the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, or 2023.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are stated at realizable value, net of allowance for expected credit losses. The allowance for expected credit losses is based on the Company’s assessment of the collectability of its accounts receivable, which considers the Company’s historical write-offs of uncollectible accounts, an analysis of the aging of outstanding accounts receivable, specific customers with known adverse financial conditions, and considers other relevant factors, including contractual terms and current and future economic conditions. The Company also considers current market conditions and current and future economic conditions in reviewing the adequacy of the allowance. The Company reassesses the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses each reporting period.

The Company’s allowance for expected credit losses was $1.6 million and$2.3 million as of January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities. The Company deposits its cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions that management believes are of high credit quality, although such deposits may, at times, exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses on its deposits of cash and cash equivalents to date. Cash equivalents are invested in highly rated securities.

The Company grants credit to customers in the normal course of business. For the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, there were no individual customers that accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenues. The Company had no customers that accounted for 10% or more of accounts receivable at January 31, 2025 and 2024.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. Fair value is estimated by utilizing a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1 Observable inputs comprised of quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 Inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

In determining fair value, a financial instrument’s classification within the three-tier fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. 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.

The carrying amount of certain financial instruments, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximates their fair values due to their short-term nature.

Lease Obligations

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception by determining if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration and other facts and circumstances. Right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of remaining lease payments over the lease term. For this purpose, the Company considers only payments that are fixed and determinable at the time of commencement. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is a hypothetical rate based on the Company’s understanding of what its credit rating would be. The ROU assets also include any lease payments made prior to commencement and are recorded net of any lease incentives received. The lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise such options. The lease agreements may contain variable costs such as common area maintenance, insurance, real estate taxes or other costs. Variable lease costs are expensed as incurred on the consolidated statements of operations. The Company’s lease agreements generally do not contain any residual value guarantees, restrictions, or covenants.

The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components. The Company elects to combine lease and non-lease components as a single lease component for all classes of underlying assets. The Company elects to not record leases with an initial term of 12 months or less on the balance sheet and the associated lease payments are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Operating leases are included in operating lease ROU assets, operating lease liabilities, current, and operating lease liabilities, noncurrent on the consolidated balance sheets.

Property and Equipment, Net

The Company records its property and equipment at cost. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives oftwo tofive years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the remaining period of the lease, or the estimated useful life of the improvement, whichever is shorter. Repair and maintenance expenditures, which are not considered improvements and do not extend the useful life of an asset, are expensed as incurred.

Asset TypeLife (Years)
Desktop and other computer equipment2-3
Furniture and fixtures5
Leasehold improvementsShorter of lease term or estimated useful life
Capitalized internal-use software3

Capitalized Internal-Use Software

The Company capitalizes certain internal software development costs, consisting primarily of direct labor associated with creating the internally developed software. Capitalized costs are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the software once it is ready for its intended use. The Company believes the straight-line recognition method best approximates the manner in which the expected benefit will be derived. The capitalized internal-use software costs are presented within property and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets and amortization of internal-use software costs are included in cost of revenues in the consolidated statements of operations.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such asset groups may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset group to future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. The Company recorded an impairment charge of $6.8 million and $5.0 million during the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, related to the ROU assets and underlying property and equipment associated with its subleased office spaces, which is further described in Note 8. Leases to the consolidated financial statements. The Company recordedno impairment charge during the year ended January 31, 2023.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires that deferred income taxes be provided for temporary differences between the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities and their financial statement reported amounts. In addition, deferred tax assets are recorded for the future benefit of utilizing net operating loss carryforwards and research and development credit carryforwards.

A valuation allowance is provided against deferred tax assets unless it is more likely than not that they will be realized. If there is significant negative evidence that the near-term realization of certain assets are deemed unlikely, the Company would record a valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets. The Company regularly assesses the continuing need for a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. Significant judgment is required to determine whether a valuation allowance continues to be necessary and the amount of such valuation allowance, if appropriate. The Company considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, to determine, based on the weight of available evidence, whether it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In evaluating the continued need for a valuation allowance, the Company considers, among other things, the nature, frequency, and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, and the duration of statutory carryforward periods.

The Company performs a comprehensive review of potential uncertain tax positions in each jurisdiction in which the Company operates. The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax provision that an entity takes or expects to take in a tax return.

Net Loss Per Share

Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is presented in conformity with the two-class method required for participating securities. The Company’s early exercised stock options are considered to be participating securities because all holders are entitled to receive a non-cumulative dividend on a pari passu basis in the event that a dividend is paid on the common stock.

The rights, including the liquidation and dividend rights, of the holders of Class A and Class B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting. As the liquidation and dividend rights are identical, the undistributed earnings are allocated on a proportionate basis and the resulting net loss per share attributed to common stockholders will, therefore, be the same for both Class A and Class B common stock on an individual or combined basis.

Under the two-class method, basic net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is computed by dividing the net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.

Diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders adjusts basic earnings per share for the potentially dilutive impact of stock options, ESPP, and RSUs. As the Company has reported losses for all periods presented, all potentially dilutive securities are anti-dilutive, and accordingly, basic net loss per share equaled diluted net loss per share.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” The amendments improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The Company adopted the guidance effective for its fiscal year 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K and has made the required disclosures.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” which requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. The guidance is effective for the Company’s fiscal years beginning February 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of the standard on its consolidated financial statements.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40),” and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date”, which requires that public entities disclose, on an annual and interim basis, disaggregated information about specific expense categories (including employee compensation, depreciation, and amortization) presented on the face of the income statement. As clarified by ASU 2025-01, the guidance is effective for the Company’s fiscal years beginning February 1, 2027 and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning February 1, 2028. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of the standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Note 3. Revenue

Deferred Revenue and Remaining Performance Obligations

The Company recognized $266.4 million, $227.5 million, and $170.1 million of revenues during the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively, that were included in the deferred revenue balance at the beginning of the respective period.

Deferred revenue that will be recognized within the next twelve months is recorded as current deferred revenue, and the remaining portion is recorded as noncurrent. As of January 31, 2025, the Company’s remaining performance obligations from contracts with customers was $430.8 million, of which the Company expects to recognize approximately 81% as revenues over the next 12 months and the remainder thereafter.

Deferred Contract Acquisition Costs

Deferred contract acquisition costs represent gross deferred contract acquisition costs less accumulated amortization. Sales commissions earned by the Company’s sales force, as well as related payroll taxes, are considered to be incremental and recoverable costs of obtaining a contract with a customer.

Deferred contract acquisition costs are amortized over a period of benefit ofthree years. The period of benefit was estimated by considering factors such as historical customer attrition rates, the useful life of the Company’s technology, and the impact of competition in the software-as-a-service industry.

The following table summarizes the activity of deferred contract acquisition costs (in thousands):

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
Beginning balance$39,381$36,583$22,771
Capitalization of contract acquisition costs27,04424,77028,910
Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs(25,907)(21,972)(15,098)
Ending balance$40,518$39,381$36,583

The following tables summarizes the outstanding balances of deferred contract acquisition costs (in thousands):

As of January 31,
20252024
Deferred contract acquisition costs, current$22,414$21,594
Deferred contract acquisition costs, noncurrent18,10417,787
Total deferred contract acquisition costs$40,518$39,381

Deferred contract acquisition costs, current is presented within prepaid expenses and other current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Deferred contract acquisition costs, noncurrent is presented within other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

Note 4. Fair Value Measurements

The following table summarizes, for assets measured at fair value, the respective fair value and classification by level of input within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

As of January 31, 2025
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Current Assets
Cash equivalents
Money market funds$88,251$—$—$88,251
Total cash equivalents$88,251$—$—$88,251
Marketable securities
U.S. Treasury securities$155,166$—$—$155,166
Corporate bonds—106,009—106,009
U.S. agency bonds—20,981—20,981
Total marketable securities$155,166$126,990$—$282,156
Total assets$243,417$126,990$—$370,407
As of January 31, 2024
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Current Assets
Cash equivalents
Money market funds$89,561$—$—$89,561
Commercial paper—4,991—4,991
Total cash equivalents$89,561$4,991$—$94,552
Marketable securities
U.S. Treasury securities$162,328$—$—$162,328
Commercial paper—11,670—11,670
Corporate bonds—72,608—72,608
U.S. agency bonds—36,195—36,195
Total marketable securities$162,328$120,473$—$282,801
Total assets$251,889$125,464$—$377,353

There were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities into or out of Level 3 during the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024.

The following table summarizes the Company's investments in marketable securities on the consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

As of January 31, 2025
AmortizedCostGrossUnrealizedGainsGrossUnrealizedLossesEstimatedFair Value
Current Assets
U.S. Treasury securities$155,017$254$(105)$155,166
Corporate bonds105,532487(10)$106,009
U.S. agency bonds20,93552(6)$20,981
Total marketable securities$281,484$793$(121)$282,156
As of January 31, 2024
AmortizedCostGrossUnrealizedGainsGrossUnrealizedLossesEstimatedFair Value
Current Assets
U.S. Treasury securities$162,485$85$(242)$162,328
Commercial paper11,64525—11,670
Corporate bonds71,930695(17)72,608
U.S. agency bonds36,067128—36,195
Total marketable securities$282,127$933$(259)$282,801

The following table presents the contractual maturities of the Company’s marketable securities as of January 31, 2025 (in thousands):

Amortized CostEstimated Fair Value
Due within one year$131,279$131,497
Due within one to three years150,205150,659
Total$281,484$282,156

The Company periodically evaluates its investments for expected credit losses. The Company had certain available-for-sale investment securities in a gross unrealized loss position, substantially all of which had been in such position for less than 12 months. The unrealized losses on the available-for-sale securities were primarily due to unfavorable changes in interest rates subsequent to the initial purchase of these securities. The Company expects to recover the full carrying value of its available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position as it does not intend or anticipate a need to sell these securities prior to recovering the associated unrealized losses. The Company also expects any credit losses would be immaterial based on the high-grade credit rating for each of such available-for-sale securities. As a result, the Company does not consider any portion of the unrealized losses as of January 31, 2025 or January 31, 2024 to represent credit losses.

In April 2020 and November 2022, the Company entered into credit agreements (the “April 2020 Senior Secured Term Loan” and “November 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility” as defined in Note 6. Debt) with Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”). The credit facilities are carried at amortized cost, which approximated their fair values as of January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024. If the credit facilities were measured at fair value in the financial statements, they would be classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. The April 2020 Senior Secured Term Loan was repaid in full and terminated in November 2022. On March 27, 2023, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. announced that it entered into an agreement to purchase assets and liabilities of SVB, inclusive of the November 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility.

Note 5. Balance Sheet Components

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net, consisted of the following (in thousands):

As of January 31,
20252024
Leasehold improvements$104,150$100,795
Capitalized internal-use software35,11224,061
Furniture and fixtures12,68911,732
Desktop and other computer equipment2,8282,122
Construction in progress497326
Total gross property and equipment155,276139,036
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization(59,440)(42,493)
Total property and equipment, net$95,836$96,543

Depreciation and amortization expense for the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $17.5 million, $14.3 million, and $12.7 million, respectively.

The changes in the carrying value of capitalized internal-use software costs for the periods presented below are as follows (in thousands):

Amount
Balance as of February 1, 2023$4,035
Capitalization of internal-use software costs9,056
Amortization of internal-use software costs(2,570)
Balance as of January 31, 2024$10,521
Capitalization of internal-use software costs11,052
Amortization of internal-use software costs(4,994)
Balance as of January 31, 2025$16,579

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

As of January 31,
20252024
Prepaid expenses$17,437$25,029
Deferred contract acquisition costs, current22,41421,594
Other current assets6,3035,302
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets$46,154$51,925

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

As of January 31,
20252024
Accrued payroll liabilities$22,623$19,219
Accrued sales and value-added taxes13,14010,770
Accrued taxes for fringe benefits13,0559,452
Accrued advertising expenses5,8629,276
Accrued consulting expenses5,2974,287
Other current liabilities23,05422,817
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities$83,031$75,821

Note 6. Debt

In April 2020, the Company entered into afive-year $40.0 million term loan agreement with SVB (the “April 2020 Senior Secured Term Loan”) which provided for a senior secured term loan facility, in an aggregate principal amount of up to $40.0 million to be used for the construction of the Company’s corporate headquarters. Interest accrued and was payable monthly based on a floating rate per annum equal to the prime rate (per the Wall Street Journal) plus an applicable margin ranging from 0% to (1.0)% based on the Company’s unrestricted cash balance at the lender. The April 2020 Senior Secured Term Loan was repaid in full and terminated in November 2022.

In November 2022, the Company entered into an agreement for afour-year credit facility (as amended on April 13, 2023, June 18, 2024, and November 18, 2024, the “November 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility”) with SVB, which refinanced the April 2020 Senior Secured Term Loan. The November 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for senior secured credit facilities in the aggregate principal amount of $150.0 million, including a senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $50.0 million and a revolving loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $100.0 million, including a $30.0 million letter of credit sub-facility, maturing on November 7, 2026. On March 27, 2023, First Citizens BancShares, Inc. announced that it entered into an agreement to purchase assets and liabilities of SVB, inclusive of the November 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility.

Borrowings under the November 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility may be designated as ABR Loans or SOFR Loans, subject to certain terms and conditions under the agreement. ABR Loans accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus an applicable margin of 1.25%. Term SOFR Loans accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the applicable adjusted term SOFR rate, which is equal to the applicable term SOFR rate plus a term SOFR adjustment of 10 basis points, provided such adjusted term SOFR rate shall not be less than zero, plus an applicable margin of 2.25%. Interest accrues and is payable on a monthly basis.

The November 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility contains customary conditions to borrowing, events of default, and covenants, including covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness, make or hold investments, execute certain change of control transactions, business combinations or other fundamental changes to the business, dispose of assets, make certain types of restricted payments or enter into certain related party transactions, subject to customary exceptions. In addition, the November 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility contains financial covenants, including a consolidated adjusted quick ratio of 1.25 to 1.00, as well as a minimum cash adjusted EBITDA, each tested on a quarterly basis.

Pursuant to the terms of the November 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Company may issue letters of credit which may reduce the total amount available for borrowing under the revolving credit facility. Additionally, the Company is required to pay an annual commitment fee that accrues at a rate of 0.15% per annum on the unused portion of the borrowing commitments under the revolving credit facility. The Company had an aggregate of $21.6 million of letters of credit outstanding under the revolving credit facility as of January 31, 2025, and the Company’s total available borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility was $78.4 million as of January 31, 2025.

As of January 31, 2025, $50.0 million was drawn and $44.4 million was outstanding under the November 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility. As of January 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.

In conjunction with the close of the November 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Company paid upfront issuance fees of $0.4 million. The upfront fees are amortized over the remaining term of the agreement. As of January 31, 2025, the Company had $0.1 million remaining of upfront issuance fees allocated to the revolving credit facility presented in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet within other assets.

The net carrying amounts of the November 2022 Senior Secured Credit Facility were as follows (in thousands):

As of January 31,
20252024
Principal$44,375$46,875
Accrued interest299297
Unamortized loan issuance costs(84)(132)
Net carrying amount$44,590$47,040
Term loan, current$5,299$3,422
Term loan, noncurrent$39,291$43,618

The net carrying amount of the current portion of the term loan is presented within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

The expected future principal payments for all borrowings as of January 31, 2025 is as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year ending January 31,Expected Principal Payments
2026$5,000
202739,375
Total expected future principal payments$44,375

Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies

Standby Letters of Credit

As of January 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had several letters of credit outstanding related to its operating leases totaling $21.6 million and $21.4 million, respectively. The letters of credit expire at various dates between 2025 and 2034.

Purchase Commitments

In November 2024, the Company entered into a 60-month contract with Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) for hosting-related services, which replaced the Company’s prior agreement with AWS and terminated the remaining commitments under the prior agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the November 2024 contract with AWS, the Company is required to spend $255.0 million over the term of the contract between December 2024 to November 2029. The commitment may be offset by up to $4.2 million in credits, of which $3.7 million are subject to the Company meeting certain conditions of the agreement. As of January 31, 2025, the Company had purchase commitments remaining of $249.5 million under this contract, which are not reflected on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2025. Future commitments under this contract as of January 31, 2025, are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year ending January 31,Purchase Commitments
2026$36,481
202745,000
202854,000
202956,000
2030 and thereafter58,000
Total remaining purchase commitments$249,481

As of January 31, 2025, the Company had purchase commitments remaining of $22.2 million with various parties primarily for software-based services which are not reflected on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Indemnification Agreements

The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and officers that may require the Company to indemnify its directors and officers against any liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of the individual.

Additionally, in the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into agreements of varying scope and terms pursuant to which it agrees to indemnify customers, vendors, lessors, business partners, and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the breach of such agreements, services to be provided by the Company, or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. For the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 no demands have been made upon the Company to provide indemnification under such agreements, and there are no claims that the Company is aware of that could have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Contingencies

From time to time in the normal course of business, the Company may be subject to various claims and other legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business. As of January 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company believes that none of its current legal proceedings would have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Note 8. Leases

The Company leases real estate facilities under non-cancelable operating leases with various expiration dates through fiscal 2034. The Company has no lease agreements that are classified as finance leases.

The components of lease costs, lease term, and discount rate for operating leases are as follows:

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
Operating lease costs (in thousands)$39,681$40,897$36,542
Short-term lease costs (in thousands)1,8423,4882,946
Variable lease costs (in thousands)(491)2,6632,269
Total lease costs$41,032$47,048$41,757
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)7.98.810.2
Weighted-average discount rate9.5%9.5%9.6%

Supplemental cash flow information related to operating leases are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities$41,621$41,389$34,816
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities$8,534$29,887$17,809
Right-of-use reductions related to operating lease impairments$6,708$4,900$—

Future minimum lease payments (net of tenant improvement receivables) under non-cancelable operating leases with initial lease terms in excess of one year included in the Company’s total operating lease liabilities as of January 31, 2025, are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year ending January 31,Operating Lease Payments (Net)
2026$41,716
202741,379
202839,787
202936,784
2030 and thereafter162,729
Total undiscounted operating lease payments322,395
Less: imputed interest(98,596)
Total operating lease liabilities$223,799

During the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company executed subleases for a portion of its corporate office space in San Francisco, California. The Company evaluated the associated asset group for impairment, which included the ROU assets and underlying property and equipment for the lease. The Company compared the expected future undiscounted cash flows to the carrying value and determined the respective asset group was not recoverable. The Company calculated the fair value based on the present value of the estimated cash flows from the subleases for the remaining lease terms and compared the estimated fair value to its carrying value, which resulted in a $6.8 million and $5.0 million, respectively, consolidated impairment charge. The fair value of the operating lease ROU assets and associated property and equipment was estimated as of the sublease execution date using Level 3 inputs based on an income approach by converting future sublease cash inflows and outflows to a single present value. Estimated cash flows were discounted at a rate commensurate with the inherent risks associated with the asset group to arrive at an estimate of fair value. The impairment charge was included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

The subleases entered into during the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 have a lease term offour andfive years, respectively, and have been classified as operating leases by the Company. Sublease income was $1.8 million and $0.8 million for the year ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. There wasno sublease income for the year ended January 31, 2023. The Company recognizes sublease income as a reduction of lease expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

As of January 31, 2025, the Company has commitments of $2.3 million for an operating lease that has not yet commenced, and therefore is not included in the ROU asset or operating lease liabilities. The foregoing operating lease will commence in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, with a lease term ofseven years.

Operating lease amounts in the table above do not include sublease income payments of $10.0 million. As of January 31, 2025, the future total minimum sublease payments to be received were as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal year ending January 31,Sublease Payments to be Received
2026$2,437
20272,777
20282,861
20291,877
Total sublease income to be received$9,952

Note 9. Net Loss Per Share

The Company computes net loss per share using the two-class method required for multiple classes of common stock and participating securities. The rights, including the liquidation and dividend rights, of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock are substantially identical, other than voting and conversion rights. Accordingly, the Class A common stock and Class B common stock share equally in the Company’s net income and losses.

The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except per share data):

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
Numerator:
Net loss$(255,536)$(257,030)$(407,768)
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used in calculating net loss per share, basic and diluted229,472220,406200,034
Net loss per share, basic and diluted$(1.11)$(1.17)$(2.04)

The potential shares of common stock that were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the period presented because including them would have been anti-dilutive are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
Stock options6,0719,78811,941
Restricted stock units21,52117,19014,591
Early exercised stock options——28
Shares issuable pursuant to the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan642485528
Total28,23427,46327,088

Note 10. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

There aretwo classes of common stock that total 1,500,000,000 authorized shares:1,000,000,000 authorized shares of Class A common stock and 500,000,000 authorized shares of Class B common stock. The rights of the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting and conversion. Each share of Class A common stock is entitled toone vote per share. Each share of Class B common stock is entitled to 10 votes per share and is convertible intoone share of Class A common stock. Prior to the Company’s direct listing, which was completed on September 30, 2020, all 73,577,455 outstanding shares of redeemable convertible preferred stock were converted into an equivalent number of shares of Class B common stock. There were 147,476,415 shares of Class A common stock and 85,411,680 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2025. There were 139,238,565 shares of Class A common stock and 85,489,359 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding as of January 31, 2024.

All changes in the number of shares of common stock outstanding for the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, were related to changes in Class A common stock, other than conversions of Class B common stock into an equivalent number of shares of Class A common stock.

Private Placement—Related Party

In September 2022, the Company issued and sold 19,273,127 shares of its Class A common stock to the Company’s CEO in a private placement transaction at a purchase price of $18.16 per share, based on the closing trading price of the Company’s Class A common stock on September 2, 2022, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $350 million. The Company incurred issuance costs related to the private placement of $2.7 million. The Company recorded the proceeds (net of issuance costs) of $347.3 million as additional paid-in capital within the consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for the year ended January 31, 2023.

Stock Plans

The Company has a 2009 Stock Plan (the “2009 Plan”), a 2012 Amended and Restated Stock Plan (the “2012 Plan”), and a 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”). Each plan was initially established to grant equity awards to employees and consultants of the Company to assist in attracting, retaining, and motivating employees and consultants and to provide incentives to promote the success of the Company’s business. The number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2020 Plan increased by 9,414,923 shares of Class A common stock on February 1, 2022, by 10,714,637 shares of Class A common stock on February 1, 2023, and by 11,236,396 shares of Class A common stock on February 1, 2024, all pursuant to the evergreen provisions of the 2020 Plan.

There areno outstanding awards under the 2009 Plan, and new issuances under the 2012 Plan terminated upon completion of the direct listing. Awards outstanding under the 2012 Plan continue to be outstanding and are governed by the provisions of the 2012 Plan. The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options (“ISOs”), within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, nonstatutory stock options (“NSOs”), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards (“RSUs”), performance-based stock awards, and other forms of equity compensation.

ISOs may be granted only to Company employees (including officers and directors who are also employees). NSOs may be granted to Company employees and consultants. Options under the 2020 Plan may be granted for periods of up to 10 years. The exercise price of ISOs and NSOs shall not be less than 100% of the estimated fair value of the shares on the date of grant as determined by the Company’s board of directors. Options granted generally vest over four years and vest at a rate of 25% upon the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and 1/48 per month thereafter.

The Company has outstanding RSU awards issued pursuant to the 2012 Plan and 2020 Plan. RSUs granted generally vest on a predefined rate over a period offour years contingent upon continuous service.

Shares of common stock purchased under the 2012 Plan are subject to certain restrictions and repurchase rights.

Stock Options

Option activity under the Company’s combined stock plans is set forth below (in thousands, except years and per share data):

Number ofShares · Weighted-AverageExercisePrice · Weighted-AverageRemainingContractual Term(in years) · AggregateIntrinsic Value
Balances at January 31, 20249,788$3.094.2$140,292
Options granted——
Options exercised(3,716)2.45
Options forfeited(1)7.49
Balances at January 31, 20256,0713.483.6$108,457
Vested and exercisable at January 31, 20255,9213.513.6$105,589
Vested and expected to vest at January 31, 20256,0713.483.6$108,457

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the periods presented were as follows:

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
Aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised (in thousands)$61,023$38,757$52,687

Early Exercise of Employee Options

The 2009 Plan and 2012 Plan allow for the early exercise of stock options. The consideration received for an early exercise of an option is considered to be a deposit of the exercise price, and the related dollar amount is recorded as a liability and reflected in accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. This liability is reclassified to additional paid-in capital as the awards vest. If a stock option is early exercised, the unvested shares may be repurchased by the Company in case of employment termination at the price paid by the purchaser for such shares. No shares were subject to repurchase as of January 31, 2025 and 2024.

Restricted Stock Units

The Company’s RSU activity is set forth below (in thousands, except per share data):

Number ofShares · Weighted-AverageGrant Date Fair Value · AggregateIntrinsic Value
Unvested RSUs at January 31, 202417,190$23.04$299,450
RSUs granted18,52416.23
RSUs vested(9,358)21.94
RSUs cancelled/forfeited(4,835)19.55
Unvested RSUs at January 31, 202521,52118.44$459,258
RSUs vested, not yet released at January 31, 202562633.07

The weighted-average grant date fair value of RSUs granted during the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 was $16.23, $20.01, and $20.31, respectively. The total grant date fair value of RSUs vested during the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 was$205.3 million, $189.8 million, and $172.3 million, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation expense for stock-based awards to employees and non-employees in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the periods below were as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
Cost of revenues$1,387$1,549$1,658
Research and development115,953112,619100,083
Sales and marketing64,32059,21758,504
General and administrative29,61129,03328,717
Total stock-based compensation expense$211,271$202,418$188,962

The stock-based compensation expense related to awards granted to non-employees for the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 were not material.

Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested awards not yet recognized under all equity compensation plans was as follows:

As of January 31, 2025
Unrecognized Expense (in thousands)Weighted-Average Expected Recognition Period (in years)
Stock options$1723.0
RSUs361,6082.7
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense$361,7802.7
As of January 31, 2024
Unrecognized Expense (in thousands)Weighted-Average Expected Recognition Period (in years)
Stock options$2853.7
RSUs358,1882.9
Total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense$358,4732.9

2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In September 2020, the board of directors adopted and approved the 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which became effective on the effective date of the Company's registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC in connection with the direct listing. The ESPP initially reserved and authorized the issuance of up to a total of 2,000,000 shares of Class A common stock to participating employees. The number of shares reserved under the ESPP was automatically increased on February 1, 2021 to 3,614,801 shares of Class A common stock, to 5,497,785 on February 1, 2022, to 7,640,712 on February 1, 2023, and to 9,887,991 on February 1, 2024, all pursuant to the evergreen provisions of the ESPP.

Subject to any limitations contained therein, the ESPP allows eligible participants to contribute, through payroll deductions, up to 15% of their eligible compensation to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock at a purchase price equal to 85% of the fair market value of the Class A common stock on either the first day of the offering period or the purchase date, whichever fair market value is lower. The ESPP generally provides for consecutive 24-month offering periods, each consisting offour separate consecutive purchase periods of approximatelysix months in length. The ESPP also includes atwo year look back in purchase price, including a reset feature. The reset feature is triggered if the price on the date of purchase is less than the price on the first day of the offering period.

During the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 the Company recog nized $12.5 million, $11.4 million, and $12.8 million respectively, of stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP. The Company withheld $6.6 million and $7.2 million as of January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, in contributions from employees. As of January 31, 2025, total unrecognized compensation cost related to the ESPP was $9.0 million, which will be amortized over a weighted-average vesting term of 1.09 years.

The following assumptions were used to calculate the fair value of shares to be granted under the ESPP during the period:

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
Risk-free interest rate3.5% - 4.5%4.1% - 5.5%0.9% - 4.0%
Expected term0.5 - 2.0 years0.5 - 2.0 years0.5 - 2.0 years
Dividend yield—%—%—%
Expected volatility48.8% - 65.0%39.3% - 60.3%46.2% - 64.1%

Stock Repurchase Program

In June 2024, the Company’s board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program of up to $150.0 million of its outstanding Class A common stock. Under the program, which is designed to return value to the Company’s stockholders and reduce share count over time, the Company may repurchase shares in the open market, through privately negotiated transactions, by entering into structured repurchase agreements with third parties, by making block purchases, and/or pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The timing, manner, price, and amount of any repurchases under the program will be determined by the Company in its discretion. The program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of Class A common stock, and the repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion. The stock repurchase program will be funded using the Company’s working capital and is expected to continue through June 30, 2025, unless extended or shortened by the board of directors.

The following table summarizes the stock repurchase activity under the Company’s stock repurchase program (in thousands, except per share data):

Year Ended January 31,
2025
Number of shares repurchased6,213
Weighted-average price per share$12.61
Aggregate purchase price$78,354

During the years ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company didnot have a stock repurchase program.

As of January 31, 2025,$71.6 million remained available for future stock repurchases under the stock repurchase program. All shares of Class A common stock subsequently repurchased were retired. Upon retirement, the par value of the common stock repurchased was deducted from common stock and any excess of repurchase price over par value was recorded entirely to accumulated deficit in the consolidated balance sheets.

Note 11. Employee Benefit Plans

In January 2011, the Company adopted a defined contribution retirement savings plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan covers all employees within the United States who meet minimum age and service requirements and allows participants to defer a portion of their annual compensation on a pre-tax basis. The Company’s contributions to the plan may be made at the discretion of the board of directors. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, the Company began matching participant’s contributions up to a certain maximum amount. The matching contribution expense for the year ended January 31, 2025 wasnot material and there wereno matching contribution expense for the years ended January 31, 2024 and 2023. Additionally, the Company engages in required pension plans of respective countries in which operations exist.

Note 12. Interest Income and Other Income (Expense), Net

Interest income and other income (expense), net consist of the following (in thousands):

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
Interest income$19,849$21,128$7,910
Unrealized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions618(164)801
Other non-operating expense(820)(340)(1,778)
Total interest income and other income (expense), net$19,647$20,624$6,933

Other non-operating expense consists primarily of realized foreign currency gains and losses on transactions in the periods presented.

Note 13. Income Taxes

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

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
Current:
United States$—$—$—
State12131845
Foreign4,2953,2394,009
Total current$4,416$3,557$4,054
Deferred:
United States$—$—$—
State———
Foreign349148821
Total deferred349148821
Total provision for income taxes$4,765$3,705$4,875

The components of income (loss) before income taxes were as follows (in thousands):

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
United States$(261,057)$(262,894)$(413,505)
Foreign10,2869,56910,612
Total$(250,771)$(253,325)$(402,893)

The reconciliation between the statutory federal income tax and the Company’s effective tax rates as a percentage of loss before income taxes were as follows:

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
Federal tax rate21.0%21.0%21.0%
Stock-based compensation expense(3.3)(3.6)(2.4)
Change in valuation allowance(21.2)(21.4)(23.1)
Transaction costs——(0.1)
Research and development credits7.43.54.9
U.S. taxation of foreign income and payments(3.9)——
Other(1.9)(1.0)(1.5)
Effective income tax rate(1.9)%(1.5)%(1.2)%

The major components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) were as follows (in thousands):

As of January 31,
20252024
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards$284,870$285,152
Research and development tax credits123,90096,548
Stock-based compensation12,09014,552
Reserves and accrued expenses6,8157,860
Operating lease liabilities52,84956,532
R&D expense capitalization under Sec. 174169,447125,080
Other34—
Total deferred tax assets650,005585,724
Valuation allowance(601,313)(532,423)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance48,69253,301
Deferred tax liabilities:
Right of use asset(39,286)(43,320)
Deferred commissions(8,634)(8,588)
Depreciation and amortization(2,354)(2,704)
Total deferred tax liabilities(50,274)(54,612)
Net deferred tax liabilities$(1,582)$(1,311)

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet within other assets and other liabilities. The valuation allowance increased by $68.9 million, $61.9 million, and $113.6 million during the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. The increase in the valuation allowance during the years ended January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023 were primarily driven by research and development expense capitalization under Sec. 174, loss carryforwards, and tax credits generated in the United States. As of January 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Company believes it is not more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be fully realizable and continues to maintain a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets.

As of January 31, 2025, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of $1,145.5 million and $723.6 million, respectively. The federal and state net operating losses, if not used, will begin to expire in 2029. Federal net operating losses generated after January 31, 2018 will carry forward indefinitely.

As of January 31, 2025, the Company has federal and California research and development tax credit carryforwards of $109.7 million and $69.7 million, respectively. The federal research and development tax credits, if not used, will begin to expire in 2030, while the state tax credit carryforwards may be carried forward indefinitely.

The Tax Reform Act of 1986 limits the use of net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards in certain situations where changes occur in the stock ownership of a company. Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Company’s ability to utilize net operating loss carryforwards or other tax attributes in any taxable year may be limited if the Company has experienced an “ownership change.” Generally, a Section 382 “ownership change” occurs if one or more stockholders or groups of stockholders who owns at least 5% of a corporation’s stock increases its ownership by more than 50 percentage points over its lowest ownership percentage within a specified testing period. Similar rules may apply under state tax laws. The Company has completed a Section 382 study of transactions in its stock through January 31, 2020. The study concluded that the Company has experienced ownership changes since inception and that its utilization of net operating loss carryforwards will be subject to annual limitations. However, it is not expected that the annual limitations will result in the expiration of tax attribute carryforwards prior to utilization.

Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”), research and development costs are no longer fully deductible and are required to be capitalized and amortized for U.S. tax purposes effective January 1, 2022. This tax law change did not result in any U.S. federal tax liability due to the use of existing U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards. It did result in incremental state tax liability and expense due to limitations on the use of existing state net operating loss carryforwards. The TCJA also included a tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) earned by foreign subsidiaries. We elected to account for the income tax effects of GILTI as a period cost in the year the tax is incurred. Finally, the TCJA included the Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax (“BEAT”). The Company expects to make certain elections to be excluded from the definition of applicable taxpayer under BEAT, and the impact is reflected in the ETR as a part of “U.S. taxation of foreign income and payments.”

The Pillar Two Global Anti-Base Erosion rules issued by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”), a global policy forum, introduced a global minimum tax of 15%. Nearly all OECD member jurisdictions have agreed in principle to adopt the OECD’s Pillar Two provisions, though implementation timelines vary. Numerous jurisdictions, including some jurisdictions where the Company operates, have enacted these rules, with many taking effect as of January 1, 2024. The Company is not currently subject to these rules but is continuing to evaluate the Pillar Two Framework and its potential impact on future periods.

Foreign withholding taxes have not been provided for the cumulative undistributed earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries as of January 31, 2025 due to the Company’s intention to permanently reinvest such earnings.

No liability related to uncertain tax positions is recorded in the financial statements due to the fact the liabilities have been netted against deferred attribute carryovers.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of gross unrecognized tax benefits was as follows (in thousands):

As of January 31,
20252024
Balance at the beginning of the year$34,960$31,738
Increases - current period tax positions7,3875,444
Increases - prior period tax positions2,499—
Decreases - prior period tax positions—(2,222)
Balance at the end of the year$44,846$34,960

The Company hadno accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as of January 31, 2025 or January 31, 2024. As of January 31, 2025, there are no unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company does not expect that its uncertain tax positions will materially change in the next 12 months.

The Company files federal and state tax returns in the United States and in various foreign jurisdictions. The Company’s tax years since inception are open to examination by federal and state taxing authorities, and the tax years 2019 and forward remain open in various foreign jurisdictions.

Note 14. Geographic Information

The following tables set forth revenues and long-lived assets, including operating lease ROU assets, by geographic area for the periods presented below (in thousands):

Year Ended January 31,
202520242023
United States$435,775$398,034$330,238
International288,101254,470216,974
Total revenues$723,876$652,504$547,212

Revenues by geography are based on the shipping address of the customer.

Long-Lived Assets

As of January 31,
20252024
United States$248,698$271,844
International13,6836,430
Total long-lived assets$262,381$278,274

Note 15. Related Party Transactions

During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2020, the Company began leasing certain office facilities from a company affiliated with Board members of the Company. Rent payments made under these leases totaled $1.7 million and $1.6 million for the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company has entered into various agreements with the same company and has recognized revenue of $0.9 million and $0.9 million for the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The Company has entered into an advertising agreement with a company affiliated with a Board member of the Company. Payments under this agreement totaled $0.6 million and $1.1 million for the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The Company has entered into an advertising agreement with a company affiliated with a Board member of the Company. Payments under this agreement totaled $1.7 million and $2.0 million for the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

In September 2022, the Company issued and sold 19,273,127 shares of its Class A common stock to the Company’s CEO in a private placement transaction at a purchase price of $18.16 per share, based on the closing trading price of the Company’s Class A common stock on September 2, 2022, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $350 million. See Note 10. Stockholders’ Equity for further details.

Note 16. Restructuring

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, the Company approved a restructuring plan (the “2025 Restructuring Plan”) intended to improve operational efficiencies and operating costs and better align the Company’s workforce with its business needs, top strategic priorities, and key growth opportunities. The 2025 Restructuring Plan involved a reduction of the Company’s workforce by approximately 5% globally.

The Company estimates it will incur total charges of approximately $7.0 to $7.5 million related to the 2025 Restructuring Plan, which is expected to be substantially complete by the first quarter of fiscal 2026. The Company recorded restructuring charges of $4.5 million as of January 31, 2025, of which $3.7 million is reflected within accrued expenses and other current liabilities and expects the liabilities to be substantially paid during the first fiscal quarter ending April 30, 2025.

The restructuring costs related to the 2025 Restructuring Plan are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2025, as follows:

Severance and Related ChargesStock-Based Compensation Expense (Benefit)Total
Research and development$1,931$561$2,492
Sales and marketing1,0711701,241
General and administrative68556741
Total$3,687$787$4,474

On November 15, 2022, the Company announced plans (the “2022 Restructuring Plan”) to reduce its global headcount by approximately 9%, intended to improve operational efficiencies and operating costs and better align the Company’s workforce with its business needs, top strategic priorities, and key growth opportunities.

The 2022 Restructuring Plan resulted in $9.3 million of restructuring costs for the year ended January 31, 2023, including costs related to severance benefits as well as non-cash expenditures related to the accelerated vesting of share-based awards. The headcount reductions, including cash payments, were substantially completed by the end of fiscal 2023. The company had a restructuring liability of $0.9 million as of January 31, 2023 within accrued expenses and other current liabilities which was fully paid during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024.

The restructuring costs related to the 2022 Restructuring Plan are recognized in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended January 31, 2023 as follows:

Severance and Related ChargesStock-Based Compensation Expense (Benefit)Total
Cost of revenues$512$38$550
Research and development33235
Sales and marketing5,9216616,582
General and administrative1,9141792,093
Total$8,380$880$9,260
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