CS Disco Inc

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Organization and Nature of Operations

CS Disco, Inc. (the “Company” or “DISCO”) has built cloud-native, AI-powered product offerings that enterprises, law firms, legal services providers, and governments use for legal hold, legal request, ediscovery, legal document review and case management in a wide variety of legal matters, ranging from litigation to investigations to compliance to diligence. The Company’s headquarters are located in Austin, Texas.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Emerging Growth Company Status

The Company is an emerging growth company, as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards, which allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of some accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. The Company has irrevocably opted not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards, and as such, the Company is required to adopt new or revised standards at the same time as other public companies. An emerging growth company may also take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including reduced reporting requirements and other exemptions.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information that are normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted, and accordingly the balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, and related disclosures, have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but do not include all of the information required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and do not include all disclosures normally required in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In management’s opinion, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with the annual consolidated financial statements and reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair statement of the Company’s financial position, its results of operations, statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any other future interim or annual period. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 22, 2024.

Risks and Uncertainties

Fluctuations in general macroeconomic conditions, including conditions resulting from inflation, rising interest rates as well as the effects of global events, such as the Russia-Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas wars have not had a material impact on the Company’s operations, but could do so in the future. The Company assessed the impact these events had on its results of operations, including, but not limited to an assessment of its allowance for credit losses, the carrying value of other long-lived assets, including goodwill and intangible assets, and the impact to revenue recognition and cost of revenue. While these events have not had a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial operations to date, the future impacts are largely unknown. The Company will continue to actively monitor the impact that these events have on the results of the Company’s business operations, and may make decisions required by federal, state or local authorities, or that are determined to be in the best interests of the Company’s employees, customers, partners, suppliers and stockholders. As a result, the Company’s estimates and judgments may change materially as new events occur or additional information becomes available to them.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses during the reporting period. There is judgment required in the Company’s process in determining the nature and timing of the satisfaction of performance obligations which affect the amounts of revenue, unbilled receivables and deferred revenue. Estimates are also used for, but not limited to, current expected credit losses, capitalization and useful life of the Company’s capitalized software development costs, useful lives of assets, fair value of acquired intangible assets, carrying value of goodwill, fair value of contingent consideration, income taxes and deferred tax asset valuation and valuation of the Company’s stock-based awards. Numerous internal and external factors can affect estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences could be material to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations.

Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

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, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and performance-based restricted stock units. 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.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments acquired with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents, which include the Company’s money market accounts and U.S. Treasury securities with maturities of three months or less, are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

Short-Term Investments

The Company’s short-term investments consist of highly-rated U.S. Treasury securities with maturities of more than three months but less than one year at the date of purchase. The short-term investments have been classified as available-for-sale and are carried at the estimated fair value as determined based upon quoted market prices. The Company determines the appropriate classification of its investment securities at the time of purchase. Credit impairments for available-for-sale securities are recorded through an allowance rather than a direct write-down of the security and are recorded through a charge to the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. Unrealized gains or losses not related to credit impairments are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of stockholders’ equity, until realized. The Company reviews available-for-sale debt securities for impairments related to credit losses and other factors each quarter. There were no impairments of short-term investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company did not hold any short-term investments in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are recorded and carried at the original invoiced amount less an allowance for credit losses. The Company determines its trade accounts receivable allowances based upon the assessment of various factors, such as: historical experience, credit quality of its customers, geographic related risks, economic conditions and other factors that may affect a customer’s ability to pay. Increases and decreases in the allowance for credit losses are included as a component of general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. The Company does not have any off-balance sheet credit exposure related to its customers.

Due to the short-term nature of the Company’s receivables, the estimate of the amount of accounts receivable that may not be collected is based on aging of the accounts receivable balances and the financial condition of customers. The Company has provisioned $1.4 million and $3.1 million for expected losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $0.4 million and $1.5 million has been written off and charged against the allowance for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Recoveries made by the Company were $0.5 million and $1.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. The allowance for credit losses related to accounts receivable was $3.4 million and $2.8 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Unbilled receivables were $2.7 million and $2.8 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and were included within accounts receivable on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents and trade accounts receivable. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalent balances in highly rated financial institutions, which at times may exceed federally insured limits or be held in foreign jurisdictions. The Company has not experienced any loss relating to cash and cash equivalents in these accounts. The Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and generally does not require collateral.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company groups its assets and liabilities measured at fair value in a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets, with valuations obtained from readily available pricing sources for market transactions involving identical assets or liabilities; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices 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 assets or liabilities; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. Level 3 assets and liabilities include financial instruments whose value is determined using pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies, or similar techniques, as well as instruments for which the determination of fair value requires significant management judgment or estimation.

The level of the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurement falls is determined by the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The Company’s financial instruments consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses are considered to approximate their respective fair values due to the short-term nature of such financial instruments. Cash equivalents and short-term investments, primarily consisting of investments in U.S. treasury securities and money market funds, are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, and are categorized as Level 1 based on quoted prices in active markets. The carrying value approximates the fair value for these assets and liabilities at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The Company recognizes transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period as if the transfers occurred on the last day of the reporting period. There were no transfers during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023.

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment are recorded at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Maintenance, repairs and minor replacements are charged to expense as incurred. Significant renewals and betterments are capitalized. Depreciation on property and equipment, with the exception of leasehold improvements, is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Depreciation on leasehold improvements is recorded using the shorter of the lease term or useful life. The estimated useful life of each asset category is as follows:

The Company periodically reviews the estimated useful lives of property and equipment and any changes to the estimated useful lives are recorded prospectively from the date of the change.

When property is retired or disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gains or losses are reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the period of disposal.

Capitalized Software Development Costs

Costs related to software acquired, developed, or modified solely to meet the Company’s internal requirements or related to the development of product offerings are capitalized. Costs incurred during the preliminary planning and evaluation stage of the project and during the post implementation operational stage are expensed as incurred. The Company capitalizes qualifying software development costs that are incurred during the application development stage. Capitalization of costs begins when two criteria are met: (i) the preliminary project stage is completed and (ii) it is probable that the software will be completed and used for its intended function. Capitalization ceases when the software is substantially complete and ready for its intended use, including the completion of all significant testing. The Company also capitalizes costs related to specific upgrades and enhancements when it is probable the expenditures will result in additional functionality. Costs incurred for maintenance, minor upgrades and enhancements are expensed. Costs related to preliminary project activities and post-implementation operating activities are expensed as incurred.

Capitalized costs are included in property and equipment, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These costs are amortized over the estimated useful life of the software, generally four years, on a straight-line basis. Management evaluates the useful life of these assets on an annual basis and tests for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that could impact the recoverability of these assets. The amortization of costs related to the development of product offerings is included in cost of revenue.

Purchase Price Allocation, Intangible Assets and Goodwill

The purchase price allocation for business combinations and asset acquisitions requires extensive use of accounting estimates and judgments to allocate the purchase price to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values. The Company determines whether substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets. If this threshold is met, the single asset or group of assets, as applicable, is not a business. If it is not met, the Company determines whether the single asset or group of assets, as applicable, meets the definition of a business.

In connection with the Company’s acquisition of legal workflow products from Congruity360, LLC (“Congruity”) discussed in Note 8, “Acquisitions and Goodwill,” and Note 9 “Intangible Assets,” the Company recorded certain intangible assets, including developed technology and customer relationships. Amounts allocated to the acquired intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives. The Company periodically reviews the estimated useful lives and fair values of its identifiable intangible assets, taking into consideration any events or circumstances which might result in a diminished fair value or revised useful life.

The excess purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually during the fourth quarter, or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred. Goodwill impairment is recognized when the quantitative assessment results in the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeding its fair value, in which case an impairment charge is recorded to goodwill to the extent the carrying value exceeds the fair value, limited to the amount of goodwill. The Company did not recognize any impairment of goodwill for all periods presented.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. The Company presents the operating leases in long-term assets and current and long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Finance lease assets are included in property and equipment, net, and finance lease liabilities are presented in current and long-term liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset over the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Company includes any anticipated lease incentives in the determination of lease liabilities.

The Company uses its estimated incremental borrowing rate, which is derived from information available at the lease commencement date, in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company gives consideration to its recent debt issuances as well as publicly available data for instruments with similar characteristics when determining its incremental borrowing rates.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever an event or change in circumstances indicates that the carrying amount of an asset or group of assets may not be recoverable. The impairment review includes comparison of future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset or group of assets with the associated assets’ carrying value. If the carrying value of the asset or group of assets exceeds its expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges), an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. The Company did not identify any impairment indicators and recorded no impairment charges in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 or 2023.

Segment Information

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is the chief operating decision maker, who reviews the Company’s financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating the Company’s financial performance. Accordingly, the Company has determined that it operates in a single reporting segment.

Revenue Recognition

Refer to Note 3, “Revenue Recognition” for the Company’s Revenue Recognition policy.

Advertising

The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expenses were $1.3 million and $3.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Advertising expenses were $2.0 million and $4.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. These costs are included in sales and marketing expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Cost of revenue consists primarily of third-party cloud infrastructure expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s customers’ use of its product offerings. Cost of revenue also includes outsourced staffing costs, amortization of capitalized software development and personnel costs from employees involved in the delivery of the Company’s product offerings. Personnel costs include salaries, benefits, bonuses, stock-based compensation and allocated overhead costs.

Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs for the Company’s development team, including salaries, benefits, bonuses, stock-based compensation expenses and allocated overhead costs. Research and development expenses also include contractor or professional services fees, third-party cloud infrastructure expenses incurred in developing the Company’s product offerings and software services dedicated for use by the Company’s research and development organization.

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs directly associated with the Company’s sales and marketing staff, including salaries, benefits, bonuses, commissions, stock-based compensation and allocated overhead costs. Sales and marketing expenses also include advertising costs and other expenses associated with the Company’s marketing and business development programs. In addition, sales and marketing expenses are comprised of travel-related expenses, software services dedicated for use by the Company’s sales and marketing organizations and outside services contracted for sales and marketing purposes.

General and administrative expenses consist of personnel-related costs associated with the Company’s finance, legal, human resources and administrative personnel, including salaries, benefits, bonuses, stock-based compensation and allocated overhead costs. General and administrative expenses also include external legal, accounting, professional services fees, software services dedicated for use by the Company’s general and administrative functions, insurance, allowance for credit losses and other corporate expenses.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based awards (collectively referred to as stock-based compensation expense), including stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units granted to employees, directors and non-employees, based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant. The fair value of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units is determined using the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Forfeitures are accounted for in the period in which they occur. Stock-based compensation is recognized following the straight-line attribution method over the requisite service period for stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units. Stock-based compensation is recognized under the accelerated attribution model over the requisite service period for performance-based restricted stock units.

Sales Taxes

The Company recognizes sales and other taxes collected from customers and subsequently remits the taxes to government authorities. The Company relieves the sales tax payable balances from the condensed consolidated balance sheets as cash is collected from the customer and the taxes are remitted to the appropriate tax authority.

Contingent Consideration

On February 22, 2022, the Company acquired legal workflow products from Congruity. As part of the acquisition, the Company entered into a referral agreement in which the Company could be obligated to pay Congruity an additional $2.0 million in the aggregate over a remaining period of 2.81 years. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has paid $1.2 million of contingent consideration. As of September 30, 2024, the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration utilizing a probability weighted scenario analysis model under the scenario-based method was $0.5 million with a remaining period of 0.21 years. The balance of this contingent consideration is recorded inaccrued expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

The fair value of the contingent consideration was determined using Level 3 inputs due to estimates for the number and size of referrals, the likelihood of shortfall and any credits that will offset the liability. These estimated inputs reflect management’s best estimate of future results, but these estimates are not observable inputs by a market participant and contain a high degree of uncertainty. The Company could experience significant fluctuations in the fair value of contingent consideration based on actual results. The fair value of this contingent consideration will continue to be revalued on a quarterly basis. Changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration are recorded as general and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that are expected to apply to taxable income in the periods in which the deferred tax asset or liability is expected to be realized or settled. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized. All deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company recognizes the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it meets the “more likely than not” threshold that the position will be sustained upon examination by the taxing authority, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company includes interest and penalties related to its uncertain tax positions, if any, as part of income tax expense within the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss. No such interest or penalties were recognized during the periods presented. The Company hadno accruals for interest and penalties as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) (“ASU No. 2023-07”), which intends to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant expenses. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of this new guidance on the consolidated financial statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740) (“ASU No. 2023-09”), which requires public entities to disclose on an annual basis (1) specific categories in the rate reconciliation and (2) provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and should be applied prospectively. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The Company is currently evaluating the effect of this new guidance on the consolidated financial statements.

3. Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to over the term of the agreement, when control of the Company’s product offerings are transferred to customers.

The Company recognizes revenue through the following five-step framework in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers:

(1) Identification of the contract, or contracts, with the customer;

(2) Identification of performance obligations in the contract;

(3) Determination of the transaction price;

(4) Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract;

(5) Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct solution to the customer. The Company identifies performance obligations in its contracts with customers, which primarily include usage-based and subscription contracts. Usage-based contracts include fees based on usage of the Company’s platform or professional services, incurred on a time and materials basis, while subscription contracts represent the purchase of a committed data volume on the Company’s platform over a period of time. The transaction price is determined based on the amount which the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for providing the promised services to the customer. For contracts that include multiple performance obligations, the transaction price in the contract is allocated to each distinct performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis. Revenue is recognized over time as performance obligations are satisfied. Variable consideration is evaluated on a contract-by-contract basis, and a constraint is applied using the facts and circumstances of the contract when applicable. On a limited basis, the Company enters into contracts whereby the consideration payable is contingent upon the conclusion of the legal matter. The Company does not recognize the revenue related to these contracts until the legal matter is resolved. Such amounts recognized have been immaterial to date.

The Company’s software contracts do not allow the customer to take possession of the software supporting the cloud-based platform. Customers are not entitled to any refunds.

The Company’s arrangements do not contain general rights of return. However, credits may be issued on a case-by-case basis. Amounts that have been invoiced are recorded in accounts receivable and in revenue or deferred revenue depending on whether the revenue recognition criteria have been met.

Nature of Contractual Arrangements

The Company’s revenue-generating activities directly relate to the sale and support of its legal product offerings within a single operating segment. The Company disaggregates revenue from contracts with customers based on how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. The Company has two primary types of contractual arrangements: usage-based and subscription. Usage-based revenue is generated from contracts that are typically billed on a monthly basis and can be canceled with one month’s notice or are incurred on a time and materials basis.

Subscription revenue is derived from contracts where customers are contractually committed to a fixed data volume over a period of time. Usage amounts above the fixed data volume are considered usage-based revenue. Subscription arrangements are billed in advance, typically on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. Subscription revenue is recognized ratably over the life of the contract.

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, usage-based revenue represented 89% of total revenue. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, subscription revenue fees represented 11% of total revenue. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, usage-based revenue represented 89% and 88% of total revenue, respectively. In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, subscription revenue fees represented 11% and 12% of total revenue, respectively.

No significant judgments are required in determining whether services are considered distinct performance obligations and should be accounted for separately versus together, or to determine the stand-alone selling price.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue primarily consists of amounts that have been billed to or received from customers in advance of performing the associated services. Of the $4.3 million and $4.1 million of deferred revenue as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, the Company recognized $4.0 million and $3.9 million as revenue during the nine months September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company recorded $3.0 million and $4.3 million of current deferred revenue, respectively. The Company has no non-current deferred revenue as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Remaining performance obligations (“RPO”) represent the amount of contracted future revenue that has not yet been recognized, including both deferred revenue and non-cancelable contracted amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods. RPO exclude performance obligations from certain time and materials contracts that are billed in arrears. RPO are not necessarily indicative of future revenue growth because they do not account for consumption in excess of contracted capacity.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company expects to recognize approximately $24.1 million of revenue from RPO. The Company expects to recognize revenue of approximately $9.9 million as of September 30, 2024 from RPO over the next 12 months, with the remaining balance recognized thereafter.

Incremental Contract Costs

Incremental costs to obtain or fulfill a contract are recognized as an asset if the expected benefit is expected to be longer than one year. These assets are amortized over the expected period of benefit. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company identified no material incremental costs to obtain or fulfill a contract, primarily based on the nature and terms of the Company’s contracts.

Revenue by Groups of Similar Offerings and Geographic Area

The following table sets forth revenue by groups of similar offerings (in thousands):

Software is comprised of revenues related to the Company’s DISCO Hold, DISCO Request, DISCO Ediscovery, and DISCO Case Builder products. Services is comprised of revenues related to the Company’s DISCO Review business and professional services.

The Company determines the location of revenue using the billing address of each customer. The following table sets forth revenue by geographic area (in thousands):

Long-lived assets outside of the United States are not significant.

4. Short-Term Investments

The following table represents the Company’s available-for-sale investments by major type (in thousands):

The Company’s cash equivalents and short-term investment instruments are classified using Level 1 inputs within the fair value hierarchy and are valued using quoted market prices, broker or dealer quotations, or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. Debt securities have a weighted-average maturity of 0.25 years as of September 30, 2024. There were no short-term investments as of September 30, 2023.

5. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

As discussed in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Capitalized Software Development Costs”, the Company capitalizes costs related to the development of computer software for internal use or related to the development of product offerings and is included in capitalized software development costs within property and equipment, net.

Depreciation and amortization expense relating to the Company’s property and equipment was $0.9 million and $2.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense relating to the Company’s property and equipment was $1.0 million and $2.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.

6. Leases

The Company leases office spaces under non-cancellable operating leases for its corporate headquarters in Austin, Texas and its office space in New York, New York. The Company also leases furniture under a non-cancellable finance lease.

Pursuant to the corporate headquarters lease in Austin, the initial term expires on July 31, 2028, and pursuant to the lease in New York, the term expires on November 30, 2024. For each lease, the Company recognizes a right-of-use-asset and lease liability. The asset and liability are then amortized as payments are made.

Future minimum payments required under operating and financing leases, by year and in aggregate, that have initial or remaining non-cancellable lease terms in excess of one year, are as follows (in thousands):

As of September 30, 2024, the remaining weighted average term was 3.80 years and 3.84 years for the operating leases and finance lease, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had no additional operating or finance leases with future commencement dates.

7. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases and Other Commitments

There were no material changes outside the ordinary course of business to the Company’s contractual obligations and commitments. See Note 6, “Leases,” to these condensed consolidated financial statements for additional detail on the Company’s operating and finance lease commitments arising from these agreements.

Litigation

From time to time, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business activities. The Company makes a provision for a liability relating to legal matters when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These provisions are reviewed at least quarterly and are adjusted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, estimated settlements, legal rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. The outcomes of legal proceedings and other contingencies are, however, inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties. At this time, the Company is not able to reasonably estimate the amount or range of possible losses in excess of any amounts accrued, including losses that could arise as a result of application of non-monetary remedies, with respect to the contingencies it faces, and the Company’s estimates may not prove to be accurate.

On September 19, 2023, a purported stockholder class action lawsuit was filed against the Company and certain of its current and former officers in the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York, alleging violations under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The complaint alleges that the Company made materially false or misleading statements about the factors that were driving revenue growth between July 21, 2021 and August 11, 2022. The complaint seeks an unspecified amount of damages, interest, attorneys’ fees, expert fees, costs, and other relief as the court may deem just and proper. On December 12, 2023, the Court appointed a lead plaintiff and lead counsel. On January 8, 2024, the Court transferred the case to the United States District Court in the Western District of Texas. On March 8, 2024, the lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint. On May 10, 2024, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint, which is now fully briefed.

8. Acquisitions and Goodwill

Congruity Acquisition

On February 22, 2022, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement whereby the Company acquired legal workflow products from Congruity in exchange for approximately $6.1 million of cash, including a holdback of $0.8 million paid in fiscal year 2023, and up to $2.0 million of contingent consideration. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has paid $1.2 million of contingent consideration. As of September 30, 2024, the estimated fair value of the remaining contingent consideration was $0.5 million. The legal workflow products expanded the Company’s offerings to provide a modern, digital solution for legal hold obligations and legal request compliance. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The resulting goodwill will be deductible for income tax purposes. Transaction costs amounted to approximately $0.1 million and were expensed as incurred. The carrying amount of goodwill was $5.9 million at each of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. No impairment of goodwill has been recorded to date.

The aggregate purchase consideration and estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition were as follows (in thousands):

9. Intangible Assets

Primary Law

On August 17, 2023, the Company executed afive-year $14.0 million licensing agreement with Fastcase, Inc. (“Fastcase”), whereby the Company received a perpetual license of Fastcase’s library of U.S. case law, statutes, regulations and court rules (collectively “primary law”). The Company anticipates integrating primary law into its product offerings to automate drafting of legal documents and research memos and assist lawyers in identifying potential legal claims and defenses from new and historical case law, statutes, regulations and court rulings. Fastcase will provide the Company with regular data updates during the initial term. After the initial term, the Company will have an option to renew the agreement for an additional five-year term, following which the Company will then have the option to renew the agreement for an unlimited number of successiveone-year renewal periods. The agreement will continue to automatically renew until terminated by either party with 60 days’ notice. During all renewal periods, Fastcase will continue to provide regular data updates. In accordance with ASC 350, Intangible— Goodwill and Other, the data obtained is classified as an intangible asset. The Company will begin recognizing amortization of the intangible asset, over a useful life of 10 years, once the asset is available for its intended use.

Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

Other intangible asset amortization expense was $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Amortization expense related to developed technology and customer relationships is included in cost of revenue and operating expenses, respectively, on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

As of September 30, 2024, future amortization expense by year is expected to be as follows (in thousands):

10. Restructuring Charges

The Company records liabilities for costs associated with exit or disposal activities in the period in which the liability is incurred. Employee severance costs are accrued when the restructuring actions are probable and estimable. Costs for one-time termination benefits in which the employee is required to render service until termination in order to receive the benefits, is recognized ratably over the future service period. The Company also records costs incurred with contract terminations associated with restructuring activities.

On January 19, 2023 and May 9, 2023, the Company committed to a plan to reduce its global workforce by approximately 9% and 8%, respectively. In conjunction with the restructurings, the Company recorded restructuring charges of $2.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The Company didnot incur any restructuring charges during the three months ended September 30, 2023. Restructuring charges consisted of cash expenditures primarily for employee severance and other termination benefits as well as contract termination charges. The Company recordedno restructuring charges during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had no restructuring activities recorded within accrued expenses in its condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had nominal restructuring activities recorded within accrued expenses in its condensed consolidated balance sheet.

11. Stockholders’ Equity

Equity Incentive Plans

In December 2013, the Company adopted the Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2013 Plan”). The 2013 Plan was terminated in July 2021 in connection with the adoption of the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (“2021 Plan”), which became effective on July 20, 2021, and no further awards will be granted under the 2013 Plan. The 2021 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options (“ISOs”), within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code to employees, including employees of any parent or subsidiary, and for the grant of nonstatutory stock options (“NSOs”), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), performance-based restricted stock units (“PSUs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and other forms of awards to the Company’s employees, directors and consultants, including employees and consultants of the Company’s affiliates. As of September 30, 2024,7.1 million shares remained available for future issuance under the 2021 Plan. The Company recognized total stock-based compensation expense related to equity incentive awards of $16.9 million and $11.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Stock Options

Prior to becoming a public company in 2021, the Company granted options to employees, directors and consultants. The Company ceased granting options after its initial public offering in July 2021. Options were granted with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the shares on the date of grant. The maximum term of options granted under the plan is 10 years from the date of grant. Options generally vest according to afour-year vesting schedule, with 25% of the shares vesting on the first anniversary of the vesting commencement date and the remainder of the shares vesting in equal monthly installments thereafter.

The following table summarizes the stock option activity under the 2013 Plan and 2021 Plan (in thousands, except for per share amounts and years):

Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the Company’s fair value of its common stock and the exercise price of outstanding options. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $0.2 million and $1.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

As of September 30, 2024, unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to outstanding unvested stock options that are expected to vest was nominal, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.48 years.

Restricted Stock Awards

Prior to becoming a public company, the Company granted RSAs to certain senior employees and consultants. The Company ceased granting RSAs after its initial public offering in July 2021. The fair value of RSAs is determined using the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. No RSAs were granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. During each of the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023,37,500 RSAs vested and were released from the Company’s right to repurchase. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, no RSAs were cancelled. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023,12,500 RSAs were cancelled.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $1.0 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation related to RSAs with a weighted average remaining requisite service period of 1.25 years.

Restricted Stock Units and Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

The fair value of RSUs and PSUs is determined using the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The RSUs vest over the requisite service period, generallyone year, three years orfour years, subject to the continuous service of the individual.

In February 2024 and 2023, the Company granted PSUs for 0.4 million shares and 0.9 million shares of common stock, respectively. The PSUs vest on the satisfaction of both service-based and performance-based conditions. The PSUs have aone-year performance period based on revenue and Adjusted EBITDA targets as well as non-quantitative business-related performance criteria that will determine the total vestable shares. After the applicable performance period, one-third of the vestable shares will vest upon the Compensation Committee’s certification of the degree of achievement of the applicable goals, and the remaining vestable shares will vest over atwo-year service period. In February 2024, it was determined that the Company partially met the performance goals for the PSUs granted in 2023, and accordingly, these PSUs will vest at approximately 60% attainment. As of September 30, 2024,0.1 million of the PSUs granted in 2023 had vested or settled and 0.7 million of the PSUs granted in 2023 were cancelled. As of September 30, 2024, none of the PSUs granted in 2024 had vested or settled and 0.1 million of the PSUs granted in 2024 were cancelled.

The following table summarizes the RSU and PSU activity under the 2021 Plan (in thousands, except for per share amounts):

As of September 30, 2024, there was an estimated $43.4 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to RSUs and PSUs with a weighted average remaining requisite service period of 2.42 years.

CEO Performance Award

On May 20, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) approved a grant to Kiwi Camara, the Company’s Co-Founder and who was then serving as Chief Executive Officer, for a 10-year CEO performance award (the “CEO Performance Award”), the vesting of which was tied solely to achieving stock price milestones (“Milestone Prices”), subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The CEO Performance Award consisted of a 10-year option to purchase an aggregate of 4,366,966 shares of the Company’s common stock, representing approximately 7.5% of the total outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock as of the grant date, and vested insix tranches. Each of thesix tranches vested only if the Milestone Prices are met. The Milestone Prices were met when the average VWAP for any 90-calendar day period during the performance period was equal to or greater than such Milestone Price. “VWAP” means the quotient of (i) the sum of the Daily Total Dollar Volume for the designated period of trading days divided by (ii) the sum of the total trading volume of the Company’s common stock as reported on the primary U.S. exchange on which the Company’s common stock trades for the designated period of trading days, with trading days being the days on which the primary U.S. exchange on which the Company’s common stock trades is open for trading. “Daily Total Dollar Volume” means the product of (i) the closing sales price of the Company’s common stock on a given trading day multiplied by (ii) the corresponding day’s trading volume of the Company’s common stock, in each case as reported on the primary U.S. exchange on which the Company’s common stock trades. For the first tranche to vest, the Company must have achieved a Milestone Price of $150 per share, and the next five tranches would only vest if the Company achieved higher Milestone Prices that increase in $150 per share increments up to a final Milestone Price of $900 per share. The exercise price per share subject to the CEO Performance Award was $32.00, which was the greater of (i) the IPO Price ($32.00 per share) and (ii) the closing sales price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The grant date of May 25, 2022 was the date on which two full trading sessions elapsed after the filing of the preliminary proxy statement with the SEC. The CEO Performance Award was approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting held on July 12, 2022.

Recognition of stock-based compensation expense of all the tranches commenced on the date of grant and was recognized ratably over the expected vesting period of each respective tranche. If the related Milestone Price was achieved earlier than its expected achievement period, then the stock-based compensation expense for that vesting tranche would have been accelerated and recorded in the period in which the associated Milestone Price is achieved. The Milestone Price requirement was considered a market condition under ASC 718. The Company estimated the grant date fair value of the CEO Performance Award using Monte Carlo simulations based on the key assumptions for estimating the fair value of the award at the date of grant including volatility of the Company’s common stock price, post-vesting exercise behavior and the derived service period.

On September 10, 2023, Mr. Camara resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. As no Milestone Prices were achieved as of September 10, 2023, the termination resulted in the cancellation of the CEO Performance Award. The Company previously recorded $7.7 million in stock-based compensation as of June 30, 2023. In accordance with ASC 718, the Company reversed the $7.7 million in previously recognized stock-based compensation expense in September 2023, which is the period the termination and cancellation occurred. No stock-based compensation expense was recorded related to the CEO Performance award for the three and nine months September 30, 2024.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In June 2022, the Compensation Committee approved the terms of the Company’s offerings under its 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). Under the terms of the offering, the Company’s employees can elect to have up to 15% of their annual compensation, up to a maximum of $25,000 per year, withheld to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock for a purchase price equal to 85% of the lesser of the closing fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on (i) the commencement date of thesix-month offering period, or (ii) the respective purchase date. The initial offering period commenced on August 1, 2022 and ended on January 31, 2023 with subsequentsix-month offering periods commencing on February 1 st and August 1 st of each year. The Company recognized $0.2 million of stock-based compensation expense for the ESPP and purchased and distributed 0.1 million shares of the Company’s common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The Company recognized $0.4 million of stock-based compensation expense for the ESPP and purchased and distributed 0.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Share Repurchase Program

In March 2024, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $20.0 million of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock. These trades were completed through the use of trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, in accordance with applicable securities laws and other restrictions. As of June 30, 2024, the Company completed the repurchase, under which approximately 2.6 million shares of common stock were repurchased at a weighted average price of $7.66.

12. Income Taxes

The Company’s income tax expense was $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. Income tax expense consists primarily of income taxes in the United Kingdom and India. Due to the Company’s history of losses in the United States, a full valuation allowance on substantially all of the Company’s deferred tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards, deferred expenses, stock compensation and other book versus tax differences, was maintained. The Company’s effective tax rate was (1.31)% and (6.63)% of the loss before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate was (1.02)% and (0.45)% of the loss before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate is mainly affected by tax rates and relative income earned in the United Kingdom and India, state taxes and changes in the valuation allowance.

13. Defined Contribution Plan

The Company sponsors a defined contribution retirement plan qualifying under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 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 made $0.4 million and $1.3 million in employer contributions to the plan during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. The Company made $0.7 million and $1.9 million in employer contributions to the plan during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.

The Company also engages in a required pension plan in the United Kingdom. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the liability under this plan was immaterial.

14. Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

The following table presents calculations for basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

The following outstanding shares of common stock equivalents as of the periods presented were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the periods presented because the impact of including them would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):