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Planet Labs PBC

For the period ended Apr 30, 2025. Filed Jun 4, 2025.

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Apr 30, 2025 · Filed Jun 4, 2025

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(1)Organization

Planet Labs PBC (“Planet,” or the “Company”) was founded to design, construct, and launch constellations of satellites with the intent of providing high cadence geospatial data delivered to customers via an online platform. The Company’s mission is to use space to help life on Earth, by imaging the world every day and making global change visible, accessible, and actionable. The Company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with operations throughout the United States (“U.S.”), Canada, Asia and Europe. The Company has wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries in Canada, Germany, Luxembourg, Singapore, Slovenia, Austria and the Netherlands.

On July 7, 2021, Planet Labs Inc. (“Former Planet”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV (“dMY IV”), a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) incorporated in Delaware on December 15, 2020, Photon Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of dMY IV (“First Merger Sub”), and Photon Merger Sub Two, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of dMY IV (“Second Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on December 7, 2021, First Merger Sub merged with and into Former Planet (the “Surviving Corporation”), with Former Planet surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of dMY IV (the “First Merger”), and the Surviving Corporation merged with and into dMY IV, with dMY IV surviving the merger (the “Business Combination”). Following the completion of the Business Combination, dMY IV was renamed Planet Labs PBC.

(2)Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management they include all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended April 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2026 or any other future period.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of Planet Labs PBC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company’s fiscal year end is January 31.

Certain notes or other information that are normally required by U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted if they substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the Company’s annual audited consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in connection with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 (the “2025 Form 10-K”).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The significant estimates and assumptions that affect the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the useful lives of property and equipment, capitalized internal-use software and intangible assets, allowances for credit losses for available-for-sale debt securities and accounts receivable, estimates related to revenue recognition, including the assessment of performance obligations within a contract and the determination of standalone selling price (“SSP”) for each performance obligation, assumptions used to measure stock-based compensation, the fair value of warrants, the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed from business combinations, the fair value of contingent consideration for business combinations, the impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill, the recognition, measurement and valuation of current and deferred income taxes and uncertain tax positions, and contingencies.

These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management regularly evaluates its estimates and assumptions using historical experience and other factors; however, due to the inherent uncertainties in making estimates, actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material.

Due to current geopolitical events, including the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict, there is ongoing uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and financial markets. The Company is not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require an update to its estimates or assumptions or a revision of the carrying value of its assets or liabilities. These estimates and assumptions may change in the future, as new events occur, and additional information is obtained.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Other Risks and Uncertainties

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable. By their nature, all such financial instruments involve risks, including the credit risk of nonperformance by counterparties. The Company’s cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments are deposited with or held by financial institutions in the U.S., Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Austria, and Singapore. The Company generally does not require collateral to support the obligations of the counterparties and deposits at financial institutions may, at times, be in excess of federal or national insured limits or deposit-guarantee limits in each of the respective countries. The Company has not experienced material losses on its deposits. The maximum amount of loss at April 30, 2025 that the Company would incur if parties to cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments failed completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts is $223.7 million.

Accounts receivable are typically unsecured and are derived from revenue earned from customers across various countries. As of April 30, 2025, two customers accounted for 35% and 16% of accounts receivable, respectively. As of January 31, 2025, one customer accounted for 12% or more of accounts receivable.

For the three months ended April 30, 2025, three customers accounted for 16%,14%, and 11% of revenue, respectively. For the three months ended April 30, 2024, one customer accounted for 18% of revenue.

The Company’s offerings depend on continued and new approvals from the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”), and other U.S. and international regulatory agencies for the Company to continue its operations. There can be no assurance that the Company’s operations will continue to receive the necessary approvals or that such operations will be supported by the U.S. government or other governments. If the Company was denied such approvals, if such approvals were delayed, or if the U.S. government’s or other governments’ policies change, these events may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

Significant Accounting Policies

The Company’s significant accounting policies are included in Note 2 of its Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2025 Form 10-K.

Recent Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (“Topic 740”): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures, primarily through changes around the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, to enhance specified information about certain costs and expenses at each interim and annual reporting period so that investors can better understand an entity’s overall performance. Additionally, in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU No. 2025-01 to clarify the effective date of ASU No. 2024-03. The guidance is effective for annual beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

(3)Revenue

Deferred Revenue

During the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized revenue of $31.8 million and $26.2 million, respectively, that had been included in deferred revenue as of January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024, respectively.

Remaining Performance Obligations

The Company often enters into multi-year imagery licensing arrangements with its customers, whereby the Company generally invoices the amount for the first year of the contract at signing followed by subsequent annual invoices. Remaining performance obligations represent the amount of contracted future revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes both deferred revenue and non-cancelable contracted revenue that will be invoiced and recognized in revenue in future periods. The Company’s remaining performance obligations were $451.9 million as of April 30, 2025. The Company expects to recognize approximately 45% of the remaining performance obligation over the next 12 months, approximately 76% of the remaining obligation over the next 24 months, and the remainder thereafter.

Remaining performance obligations do not include unexercised contract options, written orders where funding has not been appropriated and contracts which provide the customer with a right to terminate for convenience without incurring a substantive termination penalty.

Costs to Obtain and Fulfill a Contract

Commissions paid to the Company’s direct sales force are considered incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a customer. Accordingly, commissions are capitalized when incurred and amortized to sales and marketing expense over the period of benefit from the underlying contracts. The period of benefit from the underlying contract is consistent with the timing of transfer to the performance obligations to which the capitalized costs relate, and is generally consistent with the contract term.

During the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company deferred $0.1 million and $0.3 million of commission expenditures to be amortized in future periods, respectively. The Company’s amortization of commission expenditures was $0.7 million and $0.7 million for the three month periods ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, deferred commissions consisted of the following:

(in thousands)April 30, 2025January 31, 2025
Deferred commission, current$1,747$1,982
Deferred commission, non-current1,3891,721
Total deferred commission$3,136$3,703

The current portion of deferred commissions are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The non-current portion of deferred commissions are included in other non-current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Disaggregation of Revenue

During the three months ended April 30, 2025, the Company revised the presentation of revenue by geography in its disaggregated revenue disclosures. Previously, revenue was disaggregated by individual country, but it is now presented by major geographic region. This change was made to enhance comparability with peer companies and to better align external reporting with how management evaluates the effect of economic factors on the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows. The Company has applied this change in presentation retrospectively, with comparable periods being revised to reflect the new change in presentation. This change in presentation has no impact on the Company’s total reported revenue, net loss, or any other financial statement line item for any period presented.

The following table disaggregates revenue by major geographic region:

Three Months Ended April 30,
(in thousands)20252024
North America ("NAM")$29,533$32,713
Asia Pacific & Japan ("APJ")15,30711,142
Europe, Middle East, & Africa ("EMEA")18,84913,694
Latin America ("LATAM")2,5762,891
Total revenue$66,265$60,440

The following table disaggregates revenue by customer type:

Three Months Ended April 30,
(in thousands)20252024
Civil Government$16,280$18,049
Commercial13,33812,777
Defense & Intelligence36,64729,614
Total revenue$66,265$60,440

(4)Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

Assets and liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their respective fair values.

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis for recognition or disclosure purposes as of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025 by level within the fair value hierarchy. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires management to make judgments and consider factors specific to the asset or liability.

April 30, 2025
(in thousands)Level 1Level 2Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$40,039$—$—
Restricted cash equivalents: money market funds11,954——
Short-term investments:
U.S. Treasury securities13,038——
Commercial paper—3,151—
Corporate bonds—74,325—
Certificates of deposit—2,110—
Total assets$65,031$79,586$—
Liabilities
Public Warrants$4,278$—$—
Private Placement Warrants——3,412
Contingent consideration for acquisitions——2,697
Total liabilities$4,278$—$6,109
January 31, 2025
(in thousands)Level 1Level 2Level 3
Assets
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$29,054$—$—
Restricted cash equivalents: money market funds10,350——
Short-term investments:
U.S. Treasury securities13,095——
Commercial paper—4,290—
Corporate bonds—84,528—
Certificates of deposit—2,114—
Total assets$52,499$90,932$—
Liabilities
Public Warrants$9,177$—$—
Private Placement Warrants——8,900
Contingent consideration for acquisitions——7,558
Total liabilities$9,177$—$16,458

The fair value of cash held in banks and accrued and other current liabilities approximate the stated carrying value due to the short time to maturity and are excluded from the tables above.

Money Market Funds

The fair value of the Company’s money market funds is based on quoted active market prices for the funds and is determined using the market approach. There were no realized or unrealized gains or losses on money market funds during the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024.

Short-term Investments

The fair value of the Company’s short-term investments classified within Level 1 are valued using quoted active market prices for the securities. The fair value of the Company’s short-term investments classified within Level 2 are valued using third-party pricing services. The pricing services utilize industry standard valuation models. Inputs utilized include market pricing based on real-time trade data for the same or similar securities and other significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

Public and Private Placement Warrants

The Public Warrants are classified within Level 1 as they are publicly traded and had an observable market price in an active market.

The Private Placement Warrants (excluding the Private Placement Vesting Warrants) were valued based on a Black-Scholes option pricing model. Due to the market condition vesting requirements, the fair value of the Private Placement Vesting Warrants were valued using a model based on multiple stock price paths developed through the use of a Monte Carlo simulation that incorporates into the valuation the possibility that the market condition targets may not be satisfied. The Private Placement Warrants were collectively classified as a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy because these valuation models involve the use of unobservable inputs relating to the Company’s estimate of its expected stock volatility. The expected volatility input utilized for the fair value measurements of the Private Placement Warrants as of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025 was 100% and 80%, respectively.

Contingent Consideration for Acquisitions

The Company has recorded contingent consideration liabilities in connection with its acquisitions of Salo Sciences and Sinergise (see Note 5 of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2025 Form 10-K). The Company measures the fair value of the contingent consideration liabilities based on significant inputs not observable in the market, which caused them to be classified as a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy.

The fair value of the contingent consideration liability for the Salo Sciences technical milestone payments is determined based on the present value of the probability-weighted payments for each of thetwo milestones. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement are management’s estimate of the probability to achieve the technical milestone criteria and the discount rate. The Company determined that both of the technical milestone criteria were achieved during the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025.

The fair value of the contingent consideration liability for the Salo Sciences customer contract earnout payments is determined using a Monte Carlo simulation. The fair value estimate involves a simulation of future customer contract cash collections during thefour-year performance period, the probability of entering into contracts with the named customers and discounting the probability-weighed earnout payments to present value. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement are management’s estimate of obtaining the customer contracts, including probabilities, timing and contract values, and management’s estimate of the discount rate.

The fair value of the contingent consideration liability for the Sinergise customer consent escrow is determined based on the present value of the probability-weighted payments based on the likelihood of the customer consent being achieved. The significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement is management’s estimate of the likelihood of the customer consent being achieved. During the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, evidence of the Sinergise acquisition customer consent was received and the $7.5 million escrow balance was released to Sinergise.

Level 3 Disclosures

The following is a roll-forward of Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024:

(in thousands)Private Placement WarrantsTechnical Milestone Contingent Consideration*Customer Contract Earnout Contingent Consideration*Customer Consent Escrow Contingent Consideration*
Fair value at end of year, January 31, 2024$1,305$5,114$1,926$5,851
Payments——(180)—
Change in fair value(771)(183)1369
Fair value at April 30, 2024$534$4,931$1,759$5,920
Fair value at end of year, January 31, 2025$8,900$5,980$1,578$—
Payments—(3,250)(1,570)—
Change in fair value(5,488)(33)(8)—
Fair value at April 30, 2025$3,412$2,697$—$—
  • There was no current portion of the contingent consideration liabilities balance as of April 30, 2025. The current portion of the contingent consideration liabilities balance of $4.7 million as of January 31, 2025, is included within accrued and other current liabilities. Changes in fair value of the contingent consideration liability for the Salo Sciences technical milestone payments are included within research and development expenses. Changes in fair value of the Salo Sciences contingent consideration liability for customer contract earnout payments are included within sales and marketing expenses. Changes in fair value of the contingent consideration liability for the Sinergise acquisition customer consent escrow payments are included within general and administrative expenses.

Other

The Company measures certain non-financial assets including property and equipment, and other intangible assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis in periods after initial measurement in circumstances when the fair value of such assets are impaired below their recorded cost. As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, there were no material non-financial assets recorded at fair value.

(5)Balance Sheet Components

Cash and Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include interest-bearing bank deposits, money market funds and other highly liquid investments with maturities of 90 days or less at the date of purchase.

The Company had restricted cash and cash equivalents balances of $12.1 million and $11.9 million as of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively.

The restricted cash and cash equivalents balances as of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025 primarily consisted of $5.0 million of consideration placed in escrow in connection with the Sinergise acquisition and $4.0 million of collateral money market investments for the Company’s headquarters and other domestic office operating leases.

A reconciliation of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated balance sheets to total cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows as of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025 is as follows:

(in thousands)April 30, 2025January 31, 2025
Cash and cash equivalents$133,471$118,048
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, current6,6076,598
Restricted cash and cash equivalents, non-current5,5265,348
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and cash equivalents$145,604$129,994

Short-term Investments

Short-term investments consisted of the following as of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025:

April 30, 2025
Gross Unrealized
(in thousands)Cost or Amortized CostGainsLossesFair Value
U.S. Treasury securities$13,010$31$(3)$13,038
Commercial paper3,1483—3,151
Corporate bonds74,200134(9)74,325
Certificates of deposit2,1091—2,110
Total short-term investments$92,467$169$(12)$92,624
January 31, 2025
Gross Unrealized
(in thousands)Cost or Amortized CostGainsLossesFair Value
U.S. Treasury securities$13,154$—$(58)$13,096
Commercial paper4,2854—4,289
Corporate bonds84,336208(16)84,528
Certificates of deposit2,1113—2,114
Total short-term investments$103,886$215$(74)$104,027

The following table summarizes the contracted maturities of the Company’s short-term investments as of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025:

April 30, 2025January 31, 2025
(in thousands)Amortized CostFair ValueAmortized CostFair Value
Due in 1 year or less$54,007$54,080$60,974$61,174
Due in 1-2 years38,46038,54442,91242,853
$92,467$92,624$103,886$104,027

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net consists of the following:

(in thousands)April 30, 2025January 31, 2025
Satellites$245,599$244,105
Satellites in process and not placed into service69,90365,451
Leasehold improvements17,33917,271
Ground stations and ground station equipment21,53521,270
Office furniture, equipment and fixtures11,58910,828
Computer equipment and purchased software10,0109,663
Total property and equipment, gross375,975368,588
Less: Accumulated depreciation(253,502)(246,839)
Total property and equipment, net$122,473$121,749

Total depreciation expense for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 was $9.0 million and $11.0 million, respectively, of which $8.1 million and $10.3 million, respectively, was depreciation expense specific to satellites.

Capitalized Internal-Use Software Development Costs

Capitalized internal-use software costs, net of accumulated amortization consists of the following:

(in thousands)April 30, 2025January 31, 2025
Capitalized internal-use software$53,063$51,526
Less: Accumulated amortization(33,280)(32,552)
Capitalized internal-use software, net$19,783$18,974

Amortization expense for capitalized internal-use software for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 was $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets consists of the following:

April 30, 2025January 31, 2025
(in thousands)GrossCarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationForeignCurrencyTranslationNetCarryingAmountGrossCarryingAmountAccumulatedAmortizationForeignCurrencyTranslationNetCarryingAmount
Developed technology$30,430$(14,462)$202$16,170$30,429$(13,790)$(634)$16,005
Image library20,876(13,812)3127,37619,978(13,397)4977,078
Customer relationships7,143(4,414)502,7797,143(4,286)(147)2,710
Trade names and other6,389(4,988)381,4396,389(4,759)291,659
Total intangible assets$64,838$(37,676)$602$27,764$63,939$(36,232)$(255)$27,452
Goodwill$135,981$—$2,509$138,490$135,981$—$368$136,349

Amortization expense for intangible assets for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 was $1.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively. No impairment charges were recognized related to intangible assets (including goodwill) for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024.

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:

Three Months Ended April 30,
(in thousands)20252024
Beginning of period$136,349$136,256
Addition—1,068
Currency translation adjustment2,141(214)
End of period$138,490$137,110

During the three months ended April 30, 2024, the Company paid $1.1 million of additional consideration in connection with the finalization of the net working capital adjustment relating to the Company’s acquisition of Sinergise. The additional amount was accounted for as a measurement period adjustment and resulted in a $1.1 million addition of goodwill during the three months ended April 30, 2024.

Accrued and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities consist of the following:

(in thousands)April 30, 2025January 31, 2025
Deferred R&D service liability (see Note 7)$2,684$4,723
Payroll and related expenses4,4248,059
Deferred hosting costs5,1315,190
Withholding taxes and other taxes payable2,5452,792
Contingent consideration—4,675
Escrow liability5,0005,000
Severance and other employee termination costs—250
Other accruals9,03911,911
Total accrued and other current liabilities$28,823$42,600

(6)Leases

The Company’s leasing activities primarily consist of real estate leases for its operations, including office space, and certain ground station service agreements that convey the right to control the use of specified equipment and facilities. The Company assesses whether each lease is an operating or finance lease at the lease commencement date. As of April 30, 2025, the Company has no finance leases.

Operating lease costs were $2.4 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Variable lease expenses and short-term lease expenses were immaterial for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024.

Operating cash flows from operating leases were $2.7 million and $2.4 million for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Right of use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities were $0.5 million for the three months ended April 30, 2024.

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of April 30, 2025 were as follows:

(in thousands)
Remainder of Fiscal Year 2026$7,885
20277,422
20283,262
20292,107
2030864
Thereafter163
Total lease payments$21,703
Less: Imputed interest(2,081)
Total lease liabilities$19,622
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)2.8
Weighted average discount rate7.9%

(7)Research and Development Arrangements

Research and Development Services Agreement

In December 2020, the Company entered into a development services agreement whereby the Company agreed to provide the technical knowledge and services to design and develop certain prototype satellites and deliver and test early data collected (the “R&D Services Agreement”). The R&D Services Agreement, including subsequent amendments to such agreement, provides for funding of $46.4 million to be paid to the Company as specified milestones are achieved. The R&D Services Agreement is unrelated to the Company’s ordinary business activities. The Company has discretion in managing the activities under the R&D Services Agreement and retains all developed intellectual property. The Company has no obligation to repay any of the funds received regardless of the outcome of the development work; therefore, the arrangement is accounted for as funded research and development pursuant to ASC 730-20, Research and Development. As ASC 730-20 does not indicate the accounting model for research and development services, the Company determined the total transaction price is recognized over the agreement term as a reduction of research and development expenses based on a cost incurred method.

During the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized $0.2 million and $3.2 million of funding and incurred $0.2 million and $2.3 million of research and development expenses, respectively, in connection with the R&D Services Agreement. As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, the Company had received a total of $46.4 million of funding under the R&D Services Agreement.

NASA Communication Services Project

In connection with its Communication Services Project (“CSP”), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (“NASA”) selected certain satellite communications providers that NASA will fund to develop and demonstrate near-Earth space communication services that may support future NASA missions using commercial technology. In June 2022 and August 2022, the Company entered into separate agreements withtwo of the satellite communications providers selected by NASA whereby the Company agreed to participate in the NASA CSP as a subcontractor. The agreements provide for the Company to receive aggregate funding of $40.5 million to be paid as milestones are completed. The Company determined that the agreements are in the scope of ASC 912-730, Contractors –Federal Government – Research and Development (“ASC 912-730”). In accordance with ASC 912-730, funding is recognized over the term of each agreement as a reduction of research and development expenses based on a cost incurred method.

During the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized $1.7 million and $2.6 million of funding, respectively, and incurred $1.7 million and $2.7 million of research and development expenses, respectively, in connection with the NASA CSP. As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, the Company had received a total of $28.7 million of funding in connection with the NASA CSP.

(8)Commitments and Contingencies

Launch Services

The Company has purchase commitments for future satellite launch services to be performed by third parties subsequent to April 30, 2025. Future purchase commitments under noncancelable launch service contracts as of April 30, 2025 consisted of $3.7 million of total purchase commitments for the remainder of fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 and $0.1 million of total purchase commitments for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2030.

Hosting Service Agreement

The Company has minimum purchase commitments for hosting services from Google through January 31, 2028 (see Note 10). Future minimum purchase commitments under the non-cancelable hosting service agreement with Google as of April 30, 2025 are as follows:

(in thousands)
Remainder of Fiscal Year 2026$25,329
202732,725
202833,427
Total purchase commitments$91,481

Legal Proceedings

Delaware Class Action

A stockholder class action was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware on August 19, 2024, against the former officers and directors of dMY IV and the Company. The complaint alleges that the individual defendants breached various fiduciary duties to the dMY IV stockholders and that the Company aided and abetted such breaches. The case is brought on behalf of a purported class of holders of dMY IV Class A Common Stock who held such stock prior to the redemption deadline for the Business Combination, did not exercise the right to redeem their shares, and were allegedly injured. Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on November 12, 2024. On January 5, 2025, the court granted the motion in part and dismissed all claims against the Company. The claims against the former officers and directors remain pending and, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Company remains obligated to indemnify the former officers and directors for such claims.

For many legal matters, particularly those in early stages, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the possible loss (or range of loss), if any. The Company records an accrual for legal matters at the time or times it determines that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable. Regarding matters for which no accrual has been made (including the potential for losses in excess of amounts accrued), the Company currently believes, based on its own investigations, that any losses (or ranges of losses) that are reasonably possible and estimable will not, in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. However, the ultimate outcome of legal proceedings involves judgments, estimates, and inherent uncertainties and cannot be predicted with certainty. Should the ultimate outcome of any legal matter be unfavorable, the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows could be materially and adversely affected. The Company may also incur substantial legal fees, which are expensed as incurred, in defending against legal claims.

Contingencies

The Company may have certain contingent liabilities that arise in the ordinary course of business activities including those arising from disputes and claims and events arising from revenue contracts entered into by the Company. The Company accrues a liability for such matters when it is probable that future expenditures will be made and such expenditures can be reasonably estimated.

Indemnification

The Company enters into standard indemnification arrangements in the ordinary course of business. Pursuant to these arrangements, the Company indemnifies, holds harmless, and agrees to reimburse the indemnified parties for losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party, in connection with any trade secret, copyright, patent, or other intellectual property infringement claim by any third-party with respect to its technology. The term of these indemnification agreements is generally perpetual after the execution of the agreement. The Company has not incurred costs to defend lawsuits or settle claims related to these indemnification agreements. In the event that one or more of these matters were to result in a claim against the Company, an adverse outcome, including a judgment or settlement, may cause a material adverse effect on the Company’s future business, operating results or financial condition. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount under these contracts due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement.

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

To date, we have not incurred any material costs, and have not accrued any liabilities in the consolidated financial statements as a result of these provisions.

(9)Warrants

Public and Private Placement Warrants

In connection with dMY IV’s initial public offering, which occurred on March 9, 2021, dMY IV issued 34,500,000 units, each unit consisting ofone share of Class A common stock of dMY IV and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant, at a price of $10.00 per unit. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchaseone share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (the “Public Warrants”). Simultaneously with the closing of its initial public offering, dMY IV completed the private sale of 5,933,333 warrants to dMY Sponsor IV, LLC (the “dMY Sponsor”) at a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant (the “Private Placement Warrants”). Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable forone share of Class A common stock at $11.50 per share.

Additionally, pursuant to a lock-up agreement entered into with the dMY Sponsor in connection with the Business Combination,2,966,667 of the Private Placement Warrants are subject to vesting conditions (the “Private Placement Vesting Warrants”). The Private Placement Vesting Warrants vest infour equal tranches (i) when the closing price of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $15.00, $17.00, $19.00 and $21.00, over any 20 trading days within any 30 day trading period prior to December 7, 2026 or (ii) when the Company consummates a change of control transaction prior to December 7, 2026 that entitles its stockholders to receive a per share consideration of at least $15.00, $17.00, $19.00 and $21.00. Any right to Private Placement Vesting Warrants that remains unvested on the first business day after five years from the closing of the Business Combination will be forfeited without any further consideration.

As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, there were 6,899,982 Public Warrants and 5,933,333 Private Placement Warrants, including 2,966,667 Private Placement Vesting Warrants, outstanding.

Warrants to Purchase Class A Common Stock

In addition to the Public and Private Placement Warrants, there were 1,065,594 warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock with a weighted average exercise price of $9.38 which were outstanding and exercisable as of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025. As of April 30, 2025, the outstanding warrants have a weighted average remaining term of 4.9 years.

(10)Related Party Transactions

As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, Google held 31,942,641 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, and, as such, owned greater than 10% of outstanding shares of the Company’s Class A common stock.

In July 2023, the Company and Google entered into aone year content license agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to license content to Google and provide certain of its products and services in exchange for a $1.0 million fee. The agreement does not include extension or renewal terms. In August 2024, the content license agreement was amended to extend the term until November 2024 in exchange for a $0.3 million fee. For the three months ended April 30, 2024, the Company recognized immaterial revenue related to the content license agreement.

The Company purchases hosting and other services from Google, of which$12.9 million and$10.6 million is deferred as of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively. The Company recorded$6.7 million of expense during the three months ended April 30, 2025 relating to hosting and other services provided by Google, of which $6.0 million was classified as cost of revenue and $0.7 million was classified as research and development. The Company recorded $7.0 million of expense during the three months ended April 30, 2024 related to hosting and other services provided by Google, of which $6.3 million was classified as cost of revenue and $0.7 million was classified as research and development.

As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, the Company’s accrued and other current liabilities balance included $2.6 million and $2.4 million related to hosting and other services provided by Google, respectively.

On June 28, 2021, the Company amended the terms of its hosting agreement with Google. The amendment, among other things, increased the aggregate purchase commitments to $193.0 million. The amended agreement commenced on August 1, 2021 and extends through January 31, 2028. See Note 8, Commitments and Contingencies, for future Google hosting purchase commitments, including the amended commitments, as of April 30, 2025.

(11)Stock-based Compensation

The Company's equity incentive plans are described in Note 14, Stock-based Compensation, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2025 Form 10-K.

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense recognized related to awards granted to employees and nonemployees, as follows:

Three Months Ended April 30,
(in thousands)20252024
Cost of revenue$1,667$981
Research and development4,5845,731
Sales and marketing1,9292,403
General and administrative5,0354,630
Total expense13,21513,745
Capitalized to internal-use software development costs and property and equipment(673)(673)
Total stock-based compensation expense$12,542$13,072

Stock Options

A summary of stock option activity is as follows:

Options Outstanding
Number ofOptionsWeightedAverageExercisePriceWeightedAverageRemainingTerm (Years)AggregateIntrinsicValue(in thousands)
Balances at January 31, 202523,155,090$5.494.9
Exercised(683,189)$2.30
Granted—$—
Forfeited(125,803)$6.98
Balances at April 30, 202522,346,098$5.584.6$1,460
Vested and exercisable at April 30, 202521,705,924$5.464.6$1,460

As of April 30, 2025, total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options was $3.2 million which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of approximately 0.9 years.

Restricted Stock Units

A summary of Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) activity is as follows:

Number ofRSUsWeightedAverageGrant DateFair Value
Balances at January 31, 202532,609,227$3.14
Vested(3,119,198)$3.64
Granted10,293,364$3.67
Forfeited(1,234,351)$3.08
Balances at April 30, 202538,549,042$3.24

During the three months ended April 30, 2025, the Company granted 10,293,364 RSUs, which generally vest over four years, subject to the recipient’s continued service through each applicable vesting date.

Stock-based compensation expense recognized for RSUs during the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 was $11.3 million and $10.8 million, respectively. As of April 30, 2025, total unrecognized compensation cost related to RSUs was $113.5 million. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average remaining period of approximately 2.7 years.

Performance Vesting Restricted Stock Units

During the three months ended April 30, 2025, the Company granted 190,042 performance vesting restricted stock units (“PSUs”) to certain members of the Company’s senior management. A portion of the PSUs are subject to vesting requirements related to the achievement of certain revenue and adjusted EBITDA targets for the first half of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 and the remaining portion is subject to vesting requirements related to the achievement of certain revenue and adjusted EBITDA targets for the entire fiscal year ended January 31, 2026. Vesting is also subject to continued service through the applicable vesting dates, and the actual number of PSUs that may vest ranges from 0% to 125% of the PSUs granted based on achievement of the targets.

Stock-based compensation expense recognized for PSUs during the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 was $0.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively. As of April 30, 2025, total unrecognized compensation cost related to PSUs was $0.7 million, which is expected to be recognized over a period of approximately 0.9 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Beginning in April 2024, the Company's eligible employees were able to begin participating in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Program (“ESPP”). The ESPP allows eligible participants to contribute up to 10% of their eligible compensation towards the purchase of Class A common stock at a discounted price, subject to certain limitations. The purchase price of the shares on each purchase date is equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market value of Class A common stock on the first and last trading days of each offering period. The offerings under the ESPP are currently designed to be intended to qualify under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code. The Company estimates the fair value of each purchase right under the ESPP on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes valuation model and uses the straight-line attribution approach to record the expense over thesix-month offering period.

During the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized $0.3 million and $0.1 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP, respectively. As of April 30, 2025, total unrecognized compensation cost related to ESPP was $0.6 million. These costs are expected to be recognized over a period of approximately 0.4 years.

Early Exercises of Stock Options

The Legacy Incentive Plan provided for the early exercise of stock options for certain individuals as determined by the Company’s board of directors. Shares of common stock issued upon early exercises of unvested options are not deemed, for accounting purposes, to be issued until those shares vest according to their respective vesting schedules and accordingly, the consideration received for early exercises is initially recorded as a liability and reclassified to common stock and additional paid-in capital as the underlying awards vest. As of April 30, 2025, the Company had a $4.5 million liability recorded for the early exercise of unvested stock options, and the related number of unvested shares subject to repurchase was 459,550.

Earn-out Shares

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Former Planet equity award holders will have the right to receive Earn-out Shares that are contingently issuable in shares of Class A common stock. The Earn-out Shares may be earned infour equal tranches (i) when the closing price of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $15.00, $17.00, $19.00 and $21.00, over any 20 trading days within any 30 day trading period prior to December 7, 2026 or (ii) when the Company consummates a change of control transaction prior to December 7, 2026 that entitles its stockholders to receive a per share consideration of at least $15.00, $17.00, $19.00 and $21.00.

No Earn-out Shares vested during the three months ended April 30, 2025 or 2024. As of April 30, 2025, there were 2,826,345 Earn-out Shares outstanding relating to Former Planet equity award holders.

As of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, there was no remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to the Earn-out Shares.

(12) Income Taxes

The Company recorded income tax expense of $0.9 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024, the income tax expense was primarily driven by the current tax on foreign earnings. The effective tax rates for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 differed from the federal statutory tax rate primarily due to the valuation allowance on the majority of the Company’s U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets and foreign rate differences.

The Company evaluates its tax positions on a quarterly basis and revises its estimates accordingly. Gross unrecognized tax benefits were $10.6 million and $10.2 million as of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025, respectively. The gross unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would not affect the effective tax rate due to the valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets. The Company determined thatno accrual for interest and penalties was required as of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025 andno such expenses were incurred in the periods presented.

The Company does not anticipate the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly increase or decrease in the next twelve months.

The Company files U.S. federal, various state and foreign income tax returns. The Company is not currently under audit by any taxing authorities. All tax years remain open to examination by taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.

(13)Net Loss Per Share Attributable to Common Stockholders

The Company computes net loss per share of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock using the two-class method required for participating securities. Basic and diluted net loss per share are the same for each class of common stock because they are entitled to the same liquidation and dividend rights. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per Class A common stock and Class B common stock (amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

Three Months Ended April 30,
20252024
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders$(12,628)$(29,293)
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders300,267,952288,268,718
Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders$(0.04)$(0.10)

Basic and diluted net loss per share was the same for each period presented as the inclusion of all potential Class A common stock and Class B common stock outstanding would have been anti-dilutive.

The following table presents the potential common stock outstanding that was excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share of common stock as of the periods presented because including them would have been antidilutive:

As of April 30,
20252024
Warrants to purchase Class A common stock1,065,5941,065,594
Common stock options22,346,09826,822,106
Restricted Stock Units38,549,04247,013,415
Performance vesting Restricted Stock Units208,685355,372
Shares committed under ESPP92,059120,204
Earn-out Shares24,285,35525,038,434
dMY Sponsor Earn-out Shares862,500862,500
Public Warrants6,899,9826,899,982
Private Placement Warrants5,933,3335,933,333
Early exercised common stock options, subject to future vesting459,550827,190
Total100,702,198114,938,130

(14)Segment and Geographic Information

The Company has determined that it operates inone operating and reportable segment as the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) reviews financial information on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions, allocating resources, and evaluating financial performance. The CODM uses consolidated net loss, as reported on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, in evaluating performance of the Company’s single segment and determining how to allocate resources of the Company as a whole.

Financial information for the Company’s reportable segment was as follows:

Three Months Ended April 30,
(in thousands)20252024
Revenue$66,265$60,440
Less: Significant and other segment expenses
Cost of revenue (1)19,15117,056
Research and development (1)17,37618,858
Sales and marketing (1)14,28718,865
General and administrative (1)14,25214,057
Depreciation and amortization11,08213,103
Stock-based compensation12,54213,072
Restructuring costs20—
Certain litigation expenses (2)326—
Other segment items (3)(10,143)(5,278)
Consolidated net loss(12,628)(29,293)

(1) Exclusive of the following items shown separately; Depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation, restructuring costs, and certain litigation expenses.

(2)Expenses relating to the Delaware class action lawsuit. Refer to Note 8 “Commitments and Contingencies”.

(3)Includes interest income, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, other income (expense), net and provision for income taxes. Refer to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Capital expenditures, which consists of purchases of property and equipment and capitalized internal-use software costs, for the three months ended April 30, 2025 and 2024 were$9.3 million and $11.4 million, respectively.

The Company’s long-lived assets by geographic region are as follows:

(in thousands)April 30, 2025January 31, 2025
United States$116,373$116,042
Rest of world6,1005,707
Total property and equipment, net$122,473$121,749

The Company concluded that satellites in service continue to be owned by the U.S. entity and accordingly are classified as U.S. assets in the table above. No single country other than the U.S. accounted for more than 10% of total property and equipment, net, as of April 30, 2025 and January 31, 2025.

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