Serve Robotics Inc DE

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS, HISTORY, ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

Serve Operating Co. (formerly known as Serve Robotics Inc.) (the “Serve”) is a corporation formed on January 15, 2021 under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company is developing next generation robots for last-mile delivery services. The Company is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

On July 31, 2023, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Patricia Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation incorporated on November 9, 2020 (“Patricia”), Serve Acquisition Corp., a corporation formed in the State of Delaware on July 10, 2023 (“Acquisition Sub”), merged with and into the Company. Pursuant to this transaction (the “Merger”), the Company was the surviving corporation and became Patricia’s wholly owned subsidiary, and all of the outstanding stock of Serve was converted into shares of Patricia’s common stock. All of Serve’s outstanding warrants and options were assumed by Patricia. In addition, on July 31, 2023, the board of directors of Patricia and all of its pre-Merger stockholders approved a restated certificate of incorporation, which was effective upon its filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on July 31, 2023, and through which Patricia changed its name to “Serve Robotics Inc.” (the "Company") Following the consummation of the Merger, Serve changed its name to “Serve Operating Co.”

As a result of the Merger, Patricia acquired the business of Serve and will continue the existing business operations of Serve as a public reporting company under the name Serve Robotics Inc. In accordance with “reverse merger” or “reverse acquisition” accounting treatment, the Company was determined the accounting acquirer. Patricia’s historical financial statements before the Merger has been replaced with the historical financial statements of Serve before the Merger in filings with the SEC since the Merger unless otherwise noted.

Public Offering and Uplisting

On April 17, 2024, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Aegis Capital Corp. (“Aegis”) in connection with the public offering of 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001, at a public offering price of $4.00 per share (the “Offering”). The Company’s net proceeds from the Offering, after deducting the underwriting discount and other estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, were approximately $35.8 million. As a result of the Offering, the Company’s common stock was approved for listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market and commenced trading under the ticker symbol “SERV” beginning on April 18, 2024. See Note 6.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company’s fiscal year is December 31.

Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Serve Operating Co. and Serve Robotics Canada Inc. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated on consolidation.

Liquidity and Going Concern

Total unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on hand as of December 31, 2024 was $123.27 million. Although the Company has incurred recurring losses each year since its inception, the Company expects it will be able to fund its operations for at least the next twelve months. We believe we will meet longer term expected future cash requirements and obligations through a combination of cash flows from operating activities and available cash balances. However, our projections of future cash needs and cash flows may differ from historical results. If current cash on hand, cash equivalents, and cash that may be generated from our business operations are insufficient to continue to operate our business, or if we elect to invest in or acquire a company or companies or new technology or technologies that are synergistic with or complementary to our technologies, we may be required to obtain more working capital. We may seek to obtain working capital during our fiscal year 2025 or thereafter through sales of our equity securities or through bank credit facilities or public or private debt from various financial institutions where possible, though the availability of such funding, and applicable terms, will be dependent on prevailing market conditions.

If we do identify sources for additional funding, the sale of additional equity securities or convertible debt will result in dilution to our stockholders. We can give no assurance that we will generate sufficient cash flows in the future to satisfy our liquidity requirements or sustain future operations, or that other sources of funding, such as sales of equity or debt, would be available or would be approved by our security holders, if needed, on favorable terms or at all. If we fail to obtain additional working capital as and when needed, such failure could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, such lack of funds may inhibit our ability to respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated capital needs, or may force us to reduce operating expenses, which would significantly harm the business and development of operations.

The Company's consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates, among other things, the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these financial statements include, but are not limited to, impairment of long-lived assets and stock-based compensation. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience, known trends and other market-specific or other relevant factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its estimates when there are changes in circumstances, facts and experience. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents. The Company generally maintains balances in various operating accounts at financial institutions that management believes to be credit worthy, in amounts that may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses related to its cash and cash equivalents and does not believe that it is subject to unusual credit risk beyond the normal credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships.

Concentrations

A significant portion of our revenue is concentrated with two customers, Magna and Uber. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, sales to Magna and Uber accounted for 91% and 71% of our total revenue, respectively. There are inherent risks whenever a large percentage of total revenues are concentrated with a limited number of customers. The loss of one or either of these customers could have a negative impact on our planned operations.

In addition to Manga International supporting our manufacturing efforts, the Company has also entered into commercial relationships including software services and licensing arrangements, which resulted in the Company recognizing revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents.

Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities of the Company are carried at fair value under GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three levels of the fair value hierarchy, of which the first two are considered observable and the last is considered unobservable:

•Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

•Level 2—Observable inputs (other than Level 1 quoted prices), such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

•Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity that are significant to determining the fair value of the assets or liabilities, including pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.

The carrying values of the Company’s accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities.

See Note 3 for fair value measurements.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are derived from services delivered to customers and are stated at their net realizable value. Each month, the Company reviews its receivables on a customer-by-customer basis and evaluates whether an allowance for doubtful accounts is necessary based on any known or perceived collection issues. Any balances that are eventually deemed uncollectible are written off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company determined there was no allowance for doubtful accounts necessary.

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market value and accounted for using the specific identification cost method. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, inventory primarily consists of robotic component parts from the Company’s suppliers. Management reviews its inventory for obsolescence and impairment annually and did not record a reserve for obsolete inventory for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation expense is recognized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset, which is three (3) to five (5) years for office equipment and two (2) to four (4) years for the Company’s robot assets. Estimated useful lives are periodically assessed to determine if changes are appropriate. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost of these assets and related accumulated depreciation or amortization are eliminated from the balance sheets and any resulting gains or losses are included in the statement of operations in the period of disposal.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company accounts for long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of ASC 360-10-35, Property, Plant and Equipment, Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets. The Company continually monitors events and changes in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances are present, the Company assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the total of the future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, the Company recognizes an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less costs to sell.

At December 31, 2023, management determined that certain events and circumstances occurred that indicated that the carrying value of the Company’s original fleet of robot assets may not be recoverable. Based on the undiscounted cash flows over the remaining depreciable life, management determined an impairment of the remaining carrying value was necessary.

Deferred Offering Costs

The Company complies with the requirements of ASC 340-10-S99-1 with regards to offering costs. Prior to the completion of an offering, offering costs are capitalized. The deferred offering costs are charged to additional paid-in capital or as a discount to debt, as applicable, upon the completion of an offering or to expense if the offering is not completed. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, there wereno deferred offering costs.

Convertible Instruments

GAAP requires companies to bifurcate conversion options from their host instruments and account for them as free-standing derivative financial instruments according to certain criteria. The criteria include circumstances in which (a) the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded derivative instrument are not clearly and closely related to the economic characteristics and risks of the host contract, (b) the hybrid instrument that embodies both the embedded derivative instrument and the host contract is not re-measured at fair value under otherwise applicable generally accepted accounting principles with changes in fair value reported in earnings as they occur and (c) a separate instrument with the same terms as the embedded derivative instrument would be considered a derivative instrument. An exception to this rule is when the host instrument is deemed to be conventional as that term is described under applicable GAAP.

Subscription Receivable

The Company records stock issuances at the effective date. If the subscription is not funded upon issuance, the Company records a subscription receivable as an asset on a balance sheet, except when subscription receivable is not received prior to the issuance of financial statements at a reporting date in satisfaction of the requirements under ASC 505-10-45-2, in which case, the subscription is reclassified as a contra account to stockholders’ equity (deficit) on the consolidated balance sheet.

Accounting for Preferred Stock

ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, includes standards for how an issuer of equity (including equity shares issued by consolidated entities) classifies and measures on its consolidated balance sheet certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity.

Management is required to determine the presentation for the preferred stock as a result of the redemption and conversion provisions, among other provisions in the agreement. Specifically, management is required to determine whether the embedded conversion feature in the preferred stock is clearly and closely related to the host instrument, and whether the bifurcation of the conversion feature is required and whether the conversion feature should be accounted for as a derivative instrument. If the host instrument and conversion feature are determined to be clearly and closely related (both more akin to equity), derivative liability accounting under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, is not required. Management determined that the host contract of the preferred stock is more akin to equity, and accordingly, liability accounting is not required by the Company. The Company has presented preferred stock within stockholders’ equity.

Costs incurred directly for the issuance of the preferred stock are recorded as a reduction of gross proceeds received by the Company, resulting in a discount to the preferred stock. The discount is not amortized.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). The Company measures all stock-based awards granted to employees, directors and non-employee consultants based on the fair value on the date of the grant and recognizes compensation expense for those awards over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period of the respective award. For awards with service-based vesting conditions, the Company records the expense for using the straight-line method. For awards with performance-based vesting conditions, the Company records the expense if and when the Company concludes that it is probable that the performance condition will be achieved.

The Company classifies stock-based compensation expense in its statement of operations in the same manner in which the award recipient’s payroll costs are classified or in which the award recipient’s service payments are classified.

The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Company historically has been a private company and lacks company-specific historical and implied volatility information for its stock. Therefore, it estimates its expected stock price volatility based on the historical volatility of publicly traded peer companies and expects to continue to do so until such time as it has adequate historical data regarding the volatility of its own traded stock price. The expected term of the Company’s stock options has been determined utilizing the “simplified” method for awards that qualify as “plain-vanilla” options. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. Expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends on common stock and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Forfeitures are recognized as incurred. Determining the appropriate fair value of stock-based awards requires the input of subjective assumptions. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based awards represent management’s best estimates and involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management’s judgment. As a result, if factors change and management uses different assumptions, stock-based compensation expense could be materially different for future awards.

Revenue Recognition

The Company accounts for revenue under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps:

•Identification of a contract with a 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 revenue when or as the performance obligations are satisfied.

Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. As a practical expedient, the Company does not adjust the transaction price for the effects of a significant financing component if, at contract inception, the period between customer payment and the transfer of goods or services is expected to be one year or less.

The Company recognizes revenue on its software services over time. The Company utilizes labor hours as a measure of progress to estimate the percentage of completion of the performance obligation at each reporting period. Service fees that have been invoiced or paid but performance obligations have not been met are recorded as deferred revenue. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $20,097 in deferred revenue pertaining to software services.

For delivery services, the Company satisfies its performance obligation when the delivery is complete, which is the point in time control of the delivered product transfers to the customer.

The Company recognizes branding fees over time as performance obligations are completed over the term of the agreement.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The disaggregation of revenue is as follows:

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue consists primarily of allocations of depreciation on robot assets used for revenue-producing activities, personnel time related to revenue-producing activities, and costs related to data, software and similar costs that allow the robots to function as intended and for the Company to communicate with the robots while in service.

Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing expenses include personnel costs. Advertising costs are expensed as incurred and included in sales and marketing expenses. Advertising expense were approximately $0.39 million and $0.18 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Operations

Operations expenses primarily consist of costs for field operations personnel and the lease expense associated with the facilities to operate our robot fleets.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses primarily consist of personnel-related expenses for executive management and administrative functions, including finance and accounting, legal, and human resources, as well as general corporate expenses and general insurance. General and administrative expenses also include depreciation on property and equipment as well as allocated facility costs. These costs are expensed as incurred.

Research and Development Costs

Costs incurred in the research and development of the Company’s products are expensed as incurred. Research and development costs include product design, hardware and software costs.

Leases

The Company accounts for leases under ASC 842 – Leases. The company does not apply the recognition requirements for leases with a term of twelve months or less.

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease, or includes an embedded lease, at inception for each contract or agreement. A contract is or contains an embedded lease if the contract meets all of the below criteria:

(i)there is an identified asset

(ii)the Company obtains substantially all of the economic benefits of the asset

(iii)the Company has the right to direct the use of the asset

The Company’s operating lease agreements include office and warehouse space, and cargo vans. ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent the obligation to make payments arising from the lease or embedded lease. Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term. As most leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate that is based on the estimated rate of interest for a collateralized borrowing of a similar asset, using a similar term as the lease payments at the commencement date. Indirect capital costs are capitalized and included in the ROU assets at commencement.

The operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities include any lease payments made, including any variable amounts that are based on an index or rate, and exclude lease incentives. Variability that is not due to an index or rate, such as payments made based on hourly rates, are excluded from the lease liability. Lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease.

Renewal option periods are included within the lease term and the associated payments are recognized in the measurement of the operating ROU asset and operating lease liability when they are at our discretion and considered reasonably certain of being exercised. Over the lease term, the Company uses the effective interest rate method to account for the lease liability as lease payments are made and the ROU asset is amortized in a manner that results in straight-line expense recognition.

Income Taxes

The Company uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes as set forth in ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under the liability method, deferred taxes are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using tax rates expected to be in effect during the years in which the basis differences reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is unlikely that the deferred tax assets will not be realized. We assess our income tax positions and record tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon our evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. In accordance with ASC 740-10, for those tax positions where there is a greater than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, the Company’s policy will be to record the largest amount of tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where there is less than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit will be recognized in the financial statements.

Net Loss per Share

Net earnings or loss per share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding shares subject to redemption or forfeiture. The Company presents basic and diluted net earnings or loss per share. Diluted net earnings or loss per share reflect the actual weighted average of common shares issued and outstanding during the period, adjusted for potentially dilutive securities outstanding. Potentially dilutive securities are excluded from the computation of the diluted net loss per share if their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. As all potentially dilutive securities are anti-dilutive as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, diluted net loss per share is the same as basic net loss per share for each year. Potentially dilutive items outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Changes to U.S. GAAP are established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”), in the form of Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”), to the FASB’s ASC. The Company will adopt these changes according to the various timetables the FASB specifies. There were no recently adopted accounting standards which had a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires disclosure of incremental segment information on an annual and interim basis, primarily disclosure of significant segment expense categories and amounts for each reportable segment. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 in the annual financial statements for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, and for interim periods beginning in 2025. The Company believes the amendments of ASU 2023-07 will not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and will include all required disclosures upon adoption.

New 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 greater disaggregation of income tax disclosures related to the income tax reconciliation and income taxes paid. The amendments improve the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and early adoption is permitted. The Company believes the amendments of ASU 2023-09 will not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and will include all required disclosures upon adoption.

3. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities subject to fair value measurements on a recurring basis and the level of inputs used for such measurements were as follows:

There were no Level 1, 2 or 3 assets or liabilities as of December 31, 2024 or 2023.

Simple Agreements for Future Equity

The Company measures the simple agreements for future equity (“SAFE” or “SAFEs”) at fair value based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which causes it to be classified as a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The valuation of the future equity obligations uses assumptions and estimates the Company believes would be made by a market participant in making the same valuation. The Company assesses these assumptions and estimates on an on-going basis as additional data impacting the assumptions and estimates are obtained. Changes in the fair value of the simple agreements for future equity related to updated assumptions and estimates are recognized within the statements of operations.

The simple agreements for future equity may change significantly as additional data is obtained, impacting the Company’s assumptions regarding probabilities of outcomes used to estimate the fair value of the liability. In evaluating this information, considerable judgment is required to interpret the data used to develop the assumptions and estimates. The estimates of fair value may not be indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange. Accordingly, the use of different market assumptions and/or different valuation techniques may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts, and such changes could materially impact the Company’s results of operations in future periods.

The Company utilized a probability-weighted average approach based on the estimated market value of the underlying securities and the potential settlement outcomes of the simple agreements for future equity, including a liquidity event or future equity financing as well as other settlement alternatives. Both the market value of the underlying securities and the probability of settlement outcomes include unobservable Level 3 inputs.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company assumed a 85% probability of a liquidity and/or equity financing events as the primary ultimate settlement outcomes of the future equity obligations. Immediately prior to the Merger, the Company revalued the remaining outstanding SAFEs using a 100% probability of an equity financing and $4.00 as the fair value of the underlying common stock (see Note 6). Upon the Merger, the SAFEs converted into 4,372,601 shares of common stock at a fair value of $17,490,404.

Derivative Liability

In connection with the Company’s convertible notes, the Company recorded a derivative liability (see Note 5). The estimated fair value of the derivative liability is recorded using significant unobservable measures and other fair value inputs and is therefore classified as a Level 3 financial instrument.

The fair value of the derivative liability is valued using a with-or-without analysis utilizing the terms of the notes and assumptions regarding cash settlement or conversion to equity.

The following table sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of our Level 3 financial instrument liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023:

4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

The following is a summary of property and equipment:

Depreciation expense was $309,712 and $1,863,924 for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company fully impaired the carrying amount of the former fleet of robot assets pursuant to its annual impairment assessment. The Company recorded an impairment expense of $1,468,995.

5. NOTES PAYABLE

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As of December 31, 2024, note payable, net of unamortized discounts waszero, compared to $1,230,933 at December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the company made repayments of $1,250,000 and $750,000, respectively. During the years ending December 31, 2024 and 2023, amortization of debt discount was $19,067 and $16,333, respectively.

Note Payable – Related Party

In June and July 2023, the Company issued senior secured promissory notes with its Chief Executive Officer for which the Company received $449,000 in proceeds. The notes bore interest at 7.67% per annum.

In connection with these notes, the Company agreed to pay an exit fee upon repayment of the note equal to 16% of the principal, less the total interest that accrued until repayment. Upon the Merger, the Company fully repaid the notes and exit fee for a total of $520,840.

In December 2023, the Company issued a senior secured promissory note to its Chief Executive Officer for which Serve received $70,000 in proceeds. The note bore interest at 7.67% per annum. The note was outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and fully repaid on January 3, 2024.

April 2023 Convertible Note Payable

In April 2023, the Company entered into bridge financing totaling $3,001,500 in principal for which the Company received $2,798,410 in net proceeds (the “April Notes”), after deducting offering costs of $203,090. The April Notes bore interest at 10% per annum and were payablesix months from the date of the bridge financing, subject to conversion. The April Notes were convertible into shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to 80% of the price per the PIPE offering (the “Private Placement”), which initially closed simultaneously with the Merger on July 31, 2023 (see Note 6). Upon the closing of the Merger and the initial closing of the Private Placement, the outstanding principal amount of the Bridge Notes was automatically converted into 937,961 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $3.20 per share. Furthermore, accrued interest on the April Notes were forgiven; therefore, no interest was recognized as of the closing of the Merger.

The Company evaluated the terms of the conversion features of the April Notes as noted above in accordance with ASC Topic No. 815 – 40, Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Stock, and determined they are not indexed to the Company’s common stock and that the conversion feature, which is akin to a redemption feature, meet the definition of a liability. Therefore, the Company bifurcated the conversion feature and accounted for it as a separate derivative liability. Upon issuance of the April Notes, the Company recognized a derivative liability at a fair value of $601,000 (see Note 3), which was recorded as a debt discount and was amortized over the life of the notes. Upon the Merger and the Private Placement, the derivative liability had a fair value of $750,000, which was recorded to additional paid-in capital in connection with the conversion of the underlying notes.

January 2024 Convertible Note Payable

At various dates in January 2024, the Company issued to certain accredited investors convertible promissory notes in an aggregate amount of $5,014,500, for which the Company received $4,844,625 in net proceeds (the “January Notes”). As a result, the Company incurred fees of $169,875 which was recorded as a debt discount. The January Notes bore interest at a rate of 6.00% per year, compounded annually, and were due and payable upon request by each investor on or after the 12-month anniversary of the original issuance date of each note. The Company may not prepay or repay the January Notes in cash without the consent of the investors. The January Notes were to convert upon a qualified offering into common stock at the lesser of the price paid per share multiplied by 75% or the quotient resulting from dividing $80,000,000 by the outstanding shares of common stock on a fully diluted basis prior to the financing (the “Conversion Price”). Upon the closing of the Offering in April 2024, the January Notes, including accrued interest, were converted into 2,104,562 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $2.42 per share.

The Company evaluated the terms of the conversion features of the January Notes as noted above in accordance with ASC Topic No. 815 - 40, Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Stock, and determined they are not indexed to the Company’s common stock and that the conversion feature, which is akin to a redemption feature, meets the definition of a liability. The January Notes contain an indeterminate number of shares to settle with conversion options outside of the

Company’s control. Therefore, the Company bifurcated the conversion feature and accounted for it as a separate derivative liability. Upon issuance of the January Notes, the Company recognized a derivative liability at a fair value of $1,489,000, which is recorded as a debt discount and was amortized over the life of the January Notes. Upon the closing of the Offering, thederivative liability had a fair value of $1,710,560, which was reclassified to additional paid-in capital in connection with the conversion of the underlying the January Notes.

As a result of the January Notes, the Company recognized an aggregate debt discount of $1,658,875 through December 31, 2024, amortized to interest expense.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company incurred interest expense pertaining to the January Notes of $78,540, all of which were converted into common stock in April 2024.

Upon the closing of the Offering in April 2024, the outstanding principal and accrued interest of the January Notes converted into 2,104,562 shares of common stock. Accordingly, the related derivative liability was recorded into additional paid-in capital. See Note 6.

In connection with the issuance of the January Notes, the Company granted the placement agent warrants to purchase (the “Convertible Promissory Notes Offering Warrants”) to purchase common stock equal to 10% of the number of shares of common stock into which the January Notes sold to investors introduced by the placement agent are initially convertible. The Convertible Promissory Notes Offering Warrants are exercisable at the same price as the Conversion Price. Upon closing of the Offering, the Company issued the Convertible Promissory Notes Offering Warrants to purchase up to 63,479 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.42 per share. The Convertible Promissory Notes Offering Warrants expire on April 17, 2029. The Convertible Promissory Notes Offering Warrants include customary anti-dilution provisions. As of December 31, 2024,62,388 of 63,479 warrants exercised into shares of common stock.

6. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Each share of common stock entitles the holder toone vote on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Common stockholders are not entitled to receive dividends, unless declared by the Company’s board of directors.

The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 and 300,000,000 shares of preferred stock and common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

Dividend Rights

Subject to applicable law and the rights and preferences, if any, of any holders of any outstanding series of preferred stock, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends if our Board, in its discretion, determines to issue dividends and then only at the times and in the amounts that our Board may determine, payable either in cash, in property or in shares of capital stock.

Transactions

In April 2024, the Company issued 10,000,000 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $40,000,000, or $4.00 per share, pursuant to the Offering. In connection with the Offering, the Company incurred $4,150,864 in offering costs. In connection with the Offering, the Company issued warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of common stock (the “Representative’s Warrant”). The Representative’s Warrant is exercisable at a per share exercise price equal to $5.00 and became exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, on October 14, 2024. The Representative’s Warrant expire on April 17, 2029.

Upon closing of the Offering, the January Notes converted into 2,104,562 shares of common stock based upon a conversion price of $2.42 per share.

On July 23, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "July Purchase Agreement") with a certain accredited and institutional investor for a private placement offering of pre-funded warrants (the "July Pre-Funded Warrants") to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants exercisable for common stock (the "July Investor Warrants"). Pursuant to the July Purchase Agreement, the Company sold 2,500,000 July Pre-Funded Warrants with each July Pre-Funded Warrant exercisable forone share of common stock, together with July Investor Warrants to purchase up to 2,500,000 shares of common stock. Each July Prefunded Warrant and accompanying July Investor Warrant were sold together at a combined offering price of $5.9999. The Company received net proceeds of $13.7 million pursuant to the July Purchase Agreement.

On August 27, 2024, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "August Purchase Agreement") with a certain accredited and institutional investor for a private placement offering of pre-funded warrants (the "August Pre-Funded Warrants") to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock and warrants exercisable for shares of Common Stock (the "August Investor Warrants"). Pursuant to the August Purchase Agreement, the company sold 555,555 August Prefunded Warrants exercisable forone share of common stock, together with the August Investor Warrants to purchase up to 555,555 shares. Each August Prefunded Warrant and accompanying August Investor Warrants were sold together at a combined offering price of $8.9999. The July Investor Warrants were exercised in full for 2,500,000 shares of common stock. In consideration for the immediate exercise in full of the existing warrants, the exercise holder received new warrants (the "August Exchange Warrants") to purchase 2,200,000 shares of common stock with and exercise price of $10.00 per share. The August Exchange Warrants became exercisable immediately upon issuance and will expire five and a half years from the date of issuance. The Company received net proceeds of $18.6 million pursuant to the August Purchase Agreement.

Immediately following the Merger, the Company issued 2,782,378 shares of common stock pursuant to a private placement offering for gross proceeds of $11,129,512, or at a purchase price of $4.00 per share. On August 31, 2023, the Company issued an additional 257,762 shares of common stock pursuant to the private placement offering for gross proceeds of $1,031,048, or $4.00 per share.

Upon consummation of the Merger, Patricia’s predecessor shares converted into 1,500,000 shares of common stock of the newly merged entity.

Upon consummation of the Merger, all outstanding SAFEs were converted into 4,372,601 shares of common stock.

Upon consummation of the Merger, the outstanding convertible note was converted into 937,961 shares of common stock (see Note 5).

Upon consummation of the Merger, all shares of Serve Preferred Stock were converted into 7,978,616 shares of common stock.

On October 26, 2023, the Company completed a subsequent closing of the Private Placement and issued 143,531 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $547,123, or $4.00 per share. The Company received $529,127 in net proceeds.

Restricted Common Stock and Restricted Stock Units

During 2023, the Company issued 338,121 shares of restricted common stock for recourse notes totaling $164,116. The shares were issued with a corresponding note receivable, a recourse loan that was collateralized by the underlying shares. The Company planned to enforce the recourse terms for the holders. As such, in accordance with ASC 505-10-45-2, the Company recognized a subscription receivable of $165,719, inclusive of interest on the note, which was included as a contra-equity on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recorded a corresponding restricted stock award liability of $162,747 for the potential settlement if the call right for the shares of restricted common stock is exercised and unvested shares repurchased. The Company reduced the liability and increased additional paid-in capital for the value of the note associated with vested shares no longer subject to the call right. In June 2024, the Company forgaveone recourse loan, and due to the lack of enforcement, the remaining loans were deemed nonrecourse. Accordingly, the Company extinguished restricted stock award liability and the related subscription receivable related to loans previously classified as recourse loans. In accordance with ASC 718, these actions were deemed award modifications. The Company recognized $204,272 in stock based compensation related to the incremental value of the award and an additional $11,503 related to the change in classification; all of which was included in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

As of December 31, 2024, there were 108,008 shares of common stock issued, that are subject to the non-recourse notes and deemed not outstanding.

As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company repurchased restricted stock awards of 233,208 and 319,118 shares of common stock, respectively, for nominal value.

During 2024, the Company issued 5,759,948 of restricted stock units ("RSUs") with vesting periods ranging 1 month to 4 years.

As of December 31, 2024,377,284 RSUs vested and 5,362,326 RSUs remained outstanding and will vest over approximately 2.94 years.

During 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded stock-based compensation pertaining to vesting of restricted common stock and RSUs of $5,505,883 and $263,893, respectively.

The following table summarizes restricted common stock and RSU activity for the year ended December 31, 2024:

Warrants

The following is a summary of warrants as of December 31, 2024:

The weighted-average remaining term of the warrants outstanding was 6.3 years as of December 31, 2024.

Magna Warrant

On February 1, 2024, Serve entered into a Master Services Agreement (the “MSA”) with Magna New Mobility USA, Inc. (“Magna”), retroactively effective as of January 15, 2024.

In connection with the strategic partnership with Magna, on February 7, 2024, the Company issued to Magna a warrant (the “Magna Warrant”) to purchase up to 2,145,000 shares of its common stock (the “Magna Warrant Shares”), subject to at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The Magna Warrant was issued pursuant to a production agreement executed in connection with the MSA between the parties in April 2024 whereby Magna will assist the Company in assembly of robotic delivery vehicles.

The Magna Warrant is exercisable intwo equal tranches: (i) the first tranche became exercisable on May 2024; and (ii) the second tranche became exercisable in December 2024. As of December 31, 2024, all Magna Warrants were fully vested.

The fair value of the Magna Warrant was $8,566,184, which was valued using the Black-Scholes pricing model using the range of inputs as indicated below:

The Company recognized 8,566,184 in stock-based compensation expense pertaining to these warrants as of December 31, 2024, based on the vesting conditions noted above and the Company’s estimations of when the services will be completed. The Company recorded the expense to research and development expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

Equity Distribution Agreement

On November 7, 2024, the Company entered into a equity distribution agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Northland Securities, Inc., B. Riley Securities, Inc. and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time in its sole discretion, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), with aggregate gross sales proceeds of up to $100,000,000 through an “at the market” equity offering program. Under the Distribution Agreement, the Company will set the parameters for the sale of shares. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement, the Agents may sell the shares by methods deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Distribution Agreement provides that the Company will pay the Agents a commission of up to 3% of the gross proceeds of any shares of Common Stock sold through the Agents under the Distribution Agreement.

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the Company sold a total of 5,698,992 shares of our common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement, at a weighted-average price of $14.04 per share, respectively, and raised $80.0 million of gross proceeds. After deducting approximately $2.4 million of commissions and offering costs incurred by the Company, the net proceeds from sales of common stock was $77.6 million during the twelve months ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had approximately $20.0 million of remaining capacity to sell the Company's common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement. On March 5, 2025 the Company terminated the Equity Distribution Agreement.

7. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

2023 Equity Incentive Plan

The 2023 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”) permits the grant of incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and stock bonus awards (all such types of awards, collectively, “stock awards”).

Subject to adjustments as set forth in the 2023 Plan, the maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2023 Plan will not exceed 7,487,029 shares.

The shares may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired common stock. Furthermore, subject to adjustments as set forth in the 2023 Plan, in no event shall the maximum aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the 2023 Plan pursuant to Incentive Stock Options exceed the number set forth above plus, to the extent allowable under Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, any shares that again become available for issuance pursuant to the 2023 Plan.

The number of shares available for issuance under the 2023 Plan may, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator (as defined below), be increased on October 1st of each fiscal year beginning with the 2023 fiscal year until the 2023 Plan terminates, in each case, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) at the discretion of our Board,4% of the shares of common stock issued and outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding month on a fully-diluted and as-converted basis and (ii) such other number of shares determined by our Board.

To the extent, stock awards or awards or shares issued under the 2021 Plan that are assumed by the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement (“Existing Plan Awards”) expire or are forfeited or becomes unexerciseable for any reason without having been exercised in full, or are surrendered pursuant to an exchange program (as defined in the 2023 Plan), the unissued shares that were subject thereto shall continue to be available under the 2023 Plan for issuance pursuant to future stock awards. In addition, any shares which are retained by us upon exercise of a stock award or Existing Plan Award in order to satisfy the exercise or purchase price for such stock award or Existing Plan Award or any withholding taxes due with respect to such stock award or Existing Plan Award shall be treated as not issued and shall continue to be available under the 2023 Plan for issuance pursuant to future stock awards. Shares issued under the 2023 Plan or an Existing Plan Award and later forfeited to us due to the failure to vest or repurchased by us at the original purchase price paid to us for the shares (including without limitation upon forfeiture to or repurchase by us in connection with a participant ceasing to be a service provider) shall again be available for future grant under the 2023 Plan. To the extent a stock award under the 2023 Plan or Existing Plan Award is paid out in cash rather than shares, such cash payment will not result in reducing the number of shares available for issuance under the 2023 Plan.

Serve Robotics 2021 Equity Incentive Plan

The Company has adopted the Serve Robotics 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (“2021 Plan”), as amended and restated, which provides for the grant of shares of stock options and stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) and restricted common shares to employees, non-employee directors, and non-employee consultants. The number of shares authorized by the 2021 Plan was 4,870,663 shares as of December 31, 2024. The option exercise price generally may not be less than the underlying stock’s fair market value at the date of the grant and generally have a term often years. The amounts granted each calendar year to an employee or non-employee is limited depending on the type of award. Stock options granted under the 2021 Plan typically vest over afour-year period, with aone-year cliff as well as via specified milestones.

As of December 31, 2024, there were approximately 1,590,603 shares available to be issued, including forfeited shares from predecessor plans.

A summary of information related to stock options for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:

As of December 31, 2024, the weighted average duration to expiration of outstanding options was 7.55 years.

Stock-based compensation expense for stock options of $360,558 and $280,482 was recognized for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock option awards amounted to approximately $208,126 as of December 31, 2024, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.63 years.

The stock options were valued using the Black-Scholes pricing model using the range of inputs as indicated below:

The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted during 2024 and 2023 were $2.64 and $0.41, respectively.

Classification

Stock-based compensation expense for stock options and restricted common stock (Note 6) was classified in the statements of operations as follows:

8. INCOME TAXES

Deferred taxes are recognized for temporary differences between the basis of assets and liabilities for financial statement and income tax purposes. The differences relate primarily to net operating loss carryforwards and temporary differences from capitalized research and development costs under tax purposes. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance of $21,403,134 and $14,412,164, respectively. The following table presents the deferred tax assets and liabilities by source:

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that it believes that these assets are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies, and results of recent operations. The Company assessed the need for a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets and determined a full valuation allowance is required due to taxable losses for the periods ended 2024 and 2023, cumulative losses through December 31, 2024, and no history of generating taxable income. Therefore, valuation allowances of $21,403,134 and $14,412,164 were recorded as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Valuation allowance increased by $6,990,970 and $5,385,725 during the periods ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Deferred tax assets were calculated using the Company’s combined effective tax rate, which it estimated to be 28.0%. The effective rate is reduced to 0% due to the full valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets.

The Company’s ability to utilize net operating loss carryforwards will depend on its ability to generate adequate future taxable income. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards available to offset future taxable income in the amount of $53,535,239 and $42,321,416, respectively, and net operating loss carryforwards do not expire under current tax regulations.

The Company has evaluated its income tax positions and has determined that it does not have any uncertain tax positions. The Company will recognize interest and penalties related to any uncertain tax positions through its income tax expense.

The Company may in the future become subject to federal, state and local income taxation though it has not been since its inception, other than minimum state tax. The Company is not presently subject to any income tax audit in any taxing jurisdiction, though its 2021-2024 tax years remain open to examination.

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating Leases – Right of Use Asset and Liability

The Company has leases for office and warehouse space with monthly payments ranging from $9,514 to $18,937, and terms expiring through March 2028. The Company also has leases for cargo vans, each with a monthly payment of $1,450, and terms expiring through December 2026.

The components of lease costs are as follows:

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases are as follows:

Supplemental information related to leases are as follows:

Future annual minimum payments under operating leases as of December 31, 2024, are as follows:

Finance Lease – Failed Sales-Leaseback

In November 2022, the Company entered into a lease agreement with Farnam Capital for its robot assets. As per ASC 842-40-25-1, the transaction was considered a failed sales-leaseback and therefore the lease was accounted for as a financing agreement. The equipment, subject to the lease agreement, is held as collateral. The net book value of such collateral iszero. The outstanding liability at December 31, 2024 was $564,383. The Company has the option to purchase the assets at the end of the lease for 45% of the original equipment cost.

Non-Cancellable Purchase Commitments

The Company has non-cancelable purchase commitments, which primarily relate to the manufacturing of robot assets and software and storage services. These purchase commitments are not recorded as liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 as the Company has not yet received the related services.

As of December 31, 2024, the future annual minimum payments under the Company's non-cancelable purchase commitments were as follows:

On December 31, 2021, the Company entered into a strategic non-cancellable supply agreement with a manufacturer of component parts used for the Company’s robot assets. The agreement was amended in January 2024, and increased the total purchase commitment of $6.83 million in purchases over atwo-year period ending December 2025. As of December 31, 2024, the Company has $3.25 million in remaining commitment under this supply contract. The vendor has the right to invoice the Company for any shortfall at December 31, 2025 met. The Company has minimum spend agreements related to simulation software and storage services. The purchase commitments extend for a period oftwo tothree years.

Contingencies

The Company may be subject to pending legal proceedings and regulatory actions in the ordinary course of business. The results of such proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, but the Company does not anticipate that the final outcome arising out of any such matters will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations.

10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On January 7, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with a certain institutional investor pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell, in a registered direct offering an aggregate of 4,210,525 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share at a price of $19.00 per Share. The gross proceeds to the Company from the Registered Direct Offering were approximately $80 million, before deducting the placement agents’ fees and other offering expenses payable by the Company.

A total of 573,574 warrant were exercised on January 3, 2025, and an additional 573,574 warrants were exercised on January 6, 2025. Total proceeds from both exercises were approximately $11.5 million.