Energous (NASDAQ: WATT) 2025 10-K shows $410M deficit and RF IoT focus
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Energous Corporation files its annual report outlining a wireless power network business focused on RF-based charging for low-power IoT devices. The company describes a portfolio of over 300 issued patents and international regulatory approvals in more than 110 countries for its PowerBridge transmitters.
Energous remains early in commercialization, reporting an accumulated deficit of approximately $410.0 million as of December 31, 2025 and reliance on additional financing to fund operations. As of January 26, 2026, it had 27 full-time employees and a highly concentrated revenue base, with its top customer representing about 85% of 2025 revenue.
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Early‑stage RF power company with heavy losses and financing risk.
Energous positions itself as a fabless semiconductor and platform provider for RF wireless power in industrial and commercial IoT. The filing emphasizes its end‑to‑end PowerBridge platform, ecosystem strategy, and more than 300 patents plus broad FCC and international approvals.
Financially, the company highlights limited revenue to date, an accumulated deficit of about $410.0 million, heavy dependence on future capital raises, and customer concentration, with one customer at roughly 85% of 2025 revenue. These factors underscore material continuation and dilution risk.
The risk discussion stresses macroeconomic uncertainty, inflation, supply chain pressures, and intense competition from alternative charging and energy solutions. Investors following Energous will likely focus on future disclosures around commercial deployments, diversification beyond its largest customer, and the company’s ability to secure funding on acceptable terms.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Report”) of the Company contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are intended to be covered by the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seek,” “intend,” “plan,” “continue,” “estimate,” “anticipate” or other comparable terms. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Report regarding our strategies, prospects, financial condition, operations, costs, plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding expectations with respect to future financings; expectations for revenues, liquidity, cash flows and financial performance; and expectations regarding the release of additional wireless power-enabled products. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Forward-looking statements relate to the future and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and generally outside of our control, so actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others: our ability to develop commercially feasible technology or commercialize such technology; timing of customer implementations of our technology in consumer products; timing and receipt of regulatory approvals in the United States and internationally; our ability to find and maintain contract manufacturing partners; market acceptance of our technology; competition in our industry; our ability to protect our intellectual property; our ability to maintain or improve our financial position, cash flows, and liquidity and our expected financial needs; and other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of this Report and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
As used in this Report, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” and “Energous” refer to Energous Corporation, a Delaware corporation (d/b/a Energous Wireless Power Solutions).
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ENERGOUS CORPORATION
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PART I | | 1 |
Item 1. Business | 1 | |
Item 1A. Risk Factors | 8 | |
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments | 29 | |
Item 1C. Cybersecurity | 29 | |
Item 2. Properties | 30 | |
Item 3. Legal Proceedings | 30 | |
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | 30 | |
PART II | 30 | |
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 30 | |
Item 6. Reserved | 31 | |
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 31 | |
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 39 | |
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 39 | |
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. | 69 | |
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures | 69 | |
Item 9B. Other Information | 70 | |
Item 9C. Disclosures Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections. | 70 | |
PART III | 71 | |
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. | 71 | |
Item 11. Executive Compensation | 71 | |
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholders Matters. | 71 | |
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 71 | |
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 71 | |
PART IV | 72 | |
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statements and Schedules | 72 | |
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary | 75 |
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PART I
Item 1. Business
Overview
We have developed scalable, over-the-air Wireless Power Network (“WPN”) technology that integrates advanced semiconductor chipsets, software controls, hardware designs, and antenna systems to enable radio frequency (“RF”)-based charging for ambient Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices, transforming supply chain capabilities from limited tracking to overall business intelligence. Our WPN technology consists of transmitter systems, receiver integrated circuits, and supporting software designed to deliver power and data to battery-free IoT devices across a range of operating distances and power levels. These capabilities support applications that require continuous operation without wired power connections or periodic battery replacement.
With a patent portfolio exceeding 300 patents, our solutions support both near-field and at-a-distance wireless power transmission and include advanced receiver technology designed for use across multiple device categories. Applications include retail sensors, electronic shelf labels (“ESLs”), asset trackers, air quality monitors, motion detectors, and other monitoring solutions.
To date, we have developed and released multiple transmitter and battery-free receiver products. Our transmitters vary in form factors, power specifications, and operating frequencies, and our receivers are designed to support a range of wireless power-enabled device applications, including:
Device Type | Application |
RF Tags | Cold Chain, Asset Tracking, Medical IoT |
Ambient IoT Sensors | Cold Chain, Logistics, Asset Tracking |
Electronic Shelf Labels | Retail and Industrial IoT |
The first WPN-enabled product featuring our technology entered the market in 2019. In the fourth quarter of 2021, we commenced shipments of at-a-distance PowerBridge transmitter systems for commercial IoT applications and proof-of-concept deployments. In the second quarter of 2025, we introduced the battery-free e-Sense tag and the e-Compass cloud-based software platform, which together supported the first end-to-end wireless power-enabled IoT device monitoring and management solution. As we continue to innovate our technology applications, we anticipate the release of additional wireless power-enabled products.
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “WATT.” Incorporated in Delaware in 2012, our corporate headquarters is located at 3590 North First Street, Suite 330, San Jose, CA 95134. Additional information is available on our website at www.energous.com. The information contained on, or that may be obtained from our website, is not, and shall not be deemed to be, part of this Report.
Our Business Strategy
Our business strategy is focused on the development, commercialization, and deployment of RF-based wireless power solutions for low-power IoT applications. We design and deliver wireless power technology that supports interoperability between transmitters and receivers incorporating our integrated circuits, regardless of device manufacturer or system integrator. Our approach encompasses widely adopted wireless technologies, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, which rely on standardized interfaces and multi-vendor compatibility. We have developed an end-to-end wireless power platform that includes transmitter systems, receiver integrated circuits, and supporting software. This platform is designed to support the delivery of power and data for battery-free IoT devices across retail, industrial, healthcare, and logistics environments.
Key elements of our strategy include:
| ● | Designing and developing multiple integrated circuits (“ICs”) to support wireless power transmission and reception across a range of applications; |
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| ● | Developing, licensing, and manufacturing complete transmitter system solutions to support commercial wireless power deployments; |
| ● | Developing reference designs to reduce early adopter risks, enable easier integration at lower costs, and foster adoption; |
| ● | Offering PowerBridge transmitter systems designed to support wireless power-enabled IoT applications, such as asset tracking, environmental monitoring, and ESLs; |
| ● | Partnering with leading technology providers, systems integrators, and value-added resellers (“VARs”); |
| ● | Providing cost effective benefits to customers in terms of utility and convenience by eliminating battery powered sensors and the associated required maintenance; |
| ● | Securing and maintaining domestic and international regulatory approvals applicable to RF-based wireless power transmission; and |
| ● | Participating in industry organizations to support RF-based wireless charging standards and interoperability. |
We pursue an ecosystem-based approach by engaging customers for our transmitter, receiver, and power amplifier ICs and solutions, as well as their upstream and downstream value-chain partners. We prioritize the development and protection of our intellectual property portfolio to support our competitive, first-to-market advantage in the industry.
To support customer engagement and deployment of our technologies, we offer limited deployments for proof of concept trials, consisting of transmitter and receiver components and associated software to support testing. These limited deployments are designed as scalable building blocks that can be adapted to specific application requirements. We believe that in the early stages of market adoption of new technologies, customer trials are essential to proving the value proposition of our wireless power technology solutions.
As we continue to commercialize our technology and product offerings, customer engagements have expanded from early-stage customers conducting proof of concept trials to much larger deployments across multiple industry verticals. As customers experience the benefits introduced by the real-time visibility and cost efficiencies enabled by our technology, new use cases may be identified, providing expansion opportunities within our enterprise customers.
Impact of Current Global Economic Conditions on Our Business
Uncertainty in the global economy presents significant risks to our business. We are subject to ongoing exposure related to the current macroeconomic environment, including inflation, rising interest rates, tariffs, geopolitical factors such as the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, tensions between the United States and China as well as China and Taiwan, conflicts in the Middle East, and supply chain disruptions. These conditions may affect various aspects of our business, including our operations, financial position, cash flow, inventory management, supply chains, global regulatory approvals, purchasing trends, customer payment patterns, and the broader industry environment, as well as our employees.
Our Technology
Our RF-based WPN technology is an end-to-end wireless power platform that combines transmitter systems, receiver components, antenna designs, and supporting software to enable at-a-distance wireless power delivery for low-power electronic devices. The platform is designed to support deployments of battery-free IoT devices in commercial and industrial environments, subject to applicable regulatory constraints.
The WPN platform supports one-to-many power delivery, allowing a single transmitter system to deliver power to multiple receiver-enabled devices within range. The platform supports applications including asset tracking, ESLs, and environmental monitoring. Integrated hardware and software elements support system coordination, device operation, and monitoring, and enable the collection and transmission of device data to cloud-based systems used for device and deployment management.
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Figure 1 below illustrates the primary components of the Energous WPN:
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Figure 2 below illustrates a high-level architectural view of the Energous WPN:
Our Competition
Devices that rely on rechargeable batteries are typically charged using wired power connections or short-range wireless charging technologies. Competing approaches include wall plug-in charging, inductive charging, magnetic resonance charging, energy harvesting, and other emerging power delivery methods.
A variety of wireless charging technologies are currently available or under development. These technologies differ in operating range, power levels, system complexity, and deployment requirements and may compete with our solutions in certain applications. The primary alternative wireless power approaches include the following:
Inductive Coil Charging. Inductive charging uses magnetic coils to transfer energy over very short distances. This method generally requires close alignment between the transmitter and receiver coils and is typically implemented as a contact-based charging solution. Power transfer is influenced by coil size and alignment, and systems generally support one-to-one transmitter-to-receiver pairing. Inductive charging has been commercially deployed for many years in products such as rechargeable electronic toothbrushes and other consumer devices.
Magnetic Resonance. Magnetic resonance charging also uses magnetic coils to transmit energy and can support greater separation distances than inductive charging. Depending on system design and power levels, magnetic resonance systems may transmit power over distances of up to approximately 30 centimeters and may offer greater flexibility in receiver placement compared to inductive charging.
Energy Harvesting. Energy harvesting technologies seek to capture ambient energy from environmental sources such as solar, kinetic motion, or existing RF signals. Passive RF energy harvesting uses antennas and associated electronics to collect RF energy already present in an environment from sources such as Wi-Fi access points, mobile devices, and other RF-emitting systems. The amount of energy available from these sources may vary based on environmental conditions and proximity to RF emitters.
Laser-Based Power Transfer. Laser-based power transfer uses focused light energy to deliver power to an optical receiver. These systems typically rely on tightly collimated beams and line-of-sight operation and may incorporate distributed resonance techniques to maintain beam alignment over distance.
Our Target Markets
We categorize our target markets based on deployments of our WPN platform across transmitter systems and receiver-enabled devices used in commercial and industrial IoT applications.
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Transmitter System Target Markets
Transmitter systems are designed to broadcast RF energy that can be accessed by WPN-enabled receivers to support the operation of battery-free IoT devices. Our transmitter systems are deployed as part of wireless power networks in enterprise, retail, logistics, healthcare, and industrial environments.
We address transmitter system deployments through the following primary models:
| ● | Stand-alone transmitter systems deployed independently or in conjunction with WPN-enabled receiver devices to provide wireless power coverage within defined areas; |
| ● | Transmitter systems integrated into third-party devices, including industrial, medical, and enterprise equipment, to provide embedded wireless power functionality; and |
| ● | Transmitter systems integrated into networking infrastructure, such as bridge devices and Wi-Fi routers, to support the combined delivery of data connectivity and wire-free power within a facility. |
Our primary transmitter offering is the PowerBridge transmitter platform, which supports at-a-distance wireless power delivery for multiple receiver-enabled devices. PowerBridge transmitter systems are deployed in environments such as retail locations, warehouses, fulfillment centers, healthcare facilities, and other enterprise settings to support battery-free IoT applications.
In addition to stand-alone deployments, our transmitter technology is designed to support integration into third-party systems and infrastructure, including networking equipment and enterprise devices, based on specific customer and deployment requirements. These integrations enable wireless power functionality to be embedded within existing environments while maintaining compatibility with applicable regulatory requirements.
Receiver Target Markets
Our receiver technology is designed for use in low-power IoT devices that require continuous operation without wired power connections or periodic battery replacement. Receiver-enabled devices are deployed as part of wireless power networks to support monitoring, tracking, and sensing applications in commercial and industrial environments.
Representative receiver-enabled applications include:
| ● | Asset tracking tags and sensors used in retail, logistics, and supply chain environments; |
| ● | ESLs and related retail sensing devices; |
| ● | Environmental and condition-monitoring sensors, including temperature, humidity, air quality, and motion sensors; |
| ● | Cold chain monitoring sensors for food, pharmaceutical, and healthcare logistics; |
| ● | Inventory and item-level tracking tags used in warehouses, fulfillment centers, and retail locations; |
| ● | Facility and operations monitoring sensors deployed in commercial and industrial environments; |
| ● | Security, access, and presence-detection sensors used in enterprise settings; and |
| ● | Other low-power, battery-free IoT devices designed for continuous operation in commercial and industrial deployments. |
This list is meant to be illustrative only; we cannot guarantee that we will address any of these markets, and we may decide to address a market that is not on the list. We intend to continue to evaluate our target markets and identify new markets based on factors
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including (but not limited to) time-to-market, market size and growth, and the strength of our value proposition for a specific application.
Our Intellectual Property
Our intellectual property portfolio includes U.S. and foreign patents, patent applications, and associated know-how related to wireless power technology. We pursue patent protection for innovations that support the development and commercialization of our wireless power platform.
As of January 26, 2026, our intellectual property portfolio consisted of over 300 issued patents. These patents are organized across multiple technical areas related to wireless power implementation, including processing algorithms, antenna designs, transmitter and receiver application-specific integrated circuits (“ASICs”), software controls, and hardware design. We also maintain additional pending patent applications in the United States and internationally.
We continue to evaluate and pursue patent protection for inventions that we determine to be relevant to our business and technology roadmap. Maintaining and defending our patent portfolio represents a significant ongoing cost, and we regularly assess the costs and benefits associated with individual patent filings, issued patents, and related maintenance or annuity fees. Subject to our continued payment of applicable maintenance and annuity fees, our issued patents have terms that do not expire earlier than 2030.
Government Regulation
Our wire-free charging technology involves the transmission of power using RF energy, which is subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”), international regulators and may be subject to regulation by other federal, state, local and international agencies. Our technology has been tested against U.S. and international safety requirements which has consistently demonstrated that our technology is safe. We continue to work with regulatory bodies to establish processes, standards and spectrum allocation to ensure devices incorporating our technology can secure required domestic and international approvals.
As part of the regulatory approval process, devices incorporating our technology must obtain approvals under FCC Part 15 and/or FCC Part 18 in the U.S., depending on the specific application. Energous has received Part 15 and Part 18 FCC approvals for our products and has received regulatory approvals from many international agencies.
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Current FCC Approvals for Energous Technology
FCC ID | | Description | | Grant Date |
2ADNG-MLA1599 | Digital Transmission System Bluetooth Accessory 2.4GHz | 12/30/2014 | ||
2ADNG-MT100 | Close Coupled 5.8 GHz Charger Pad | 05/24/2016 | ||
2ADNG-NF130 | RF Wireless Charger and Receiver 5.8 GHz | 05/02/2017 | ||
2ADNG-NF130 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | 05/02/2017 | ||
2ADNG-MS300 | Wireless Charger 913 MHz | 12/26/2017 | ||
2ADNG-MS300 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | 12/26/2017 | ||
2ADNG-MS300A | WPT Client Device 913 MHz | 01/05/2018 | ||
2ADNG-MS300A | Digital Transmission System WPT Client Device with BLE 2.4 GHz | 01/05/2018 | ||
2ADNG-NF230 | RF Wireless Charger 918 MHz | 04/09/2018 | ||
2ADNG-NF230 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | 04/09/2018 | ||
2ADNG-NF330 | RF Wireless Charger 918MHz | 07/29/2019 | ||
2ADNG-NF330 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | 07/29/2019 | ||
2ADNG-MS550 | RF Wireless Charger 918MHz | 04/21/2020 | ||
2ADNG-MS550 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | 04/21/2020 | ||
2ADNG-MS550 | RF Wireless Charger 918MHz | 09/30/2020 | ||
2ADNG-MS550 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | 09/30/2020 | ||
2ADNG-VN15 | RF Wireless Charger 918MHz | 10/19/2021 | ||
2ADNG-VN15 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | 10/19/2021 | ||
2ADNG-VN1810 | RF Wireless Charger 918MHz | 11/30/2021 | ||
2ADNG-VN1810 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | 11/30/2021 | ||
2ADNG-VN25 | RF Wireless Charger 918MHz | 01/14/2022 | ||
2ADNG-VN25 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | 01/14/2022 | ||
2ADNG-VN55 | RF Wireless Charger 918MHz | 06/02/2022 | ||
2ADNG-VN55 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth/Zigbee 2.4 GHz | 06/02/2022 | ||
2ADNG-VN1820 | RF Wireless Charger 918MHz | 08/10/2022 | ||
2ADNG-VN1820 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | 08/10/2022 | ||
2ADNG-VN55 | RF Wireless Charger 918MHz | 11/14/2023 | ||
2ADNG-VN55 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth/Zigbee 2.4 GHz | 11/14/2023 | ||
2ADNG-YND1800 | RF Wireless Charger 918MHz | 08/21/2024 | ||
2ADNG-YND1800 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | 08/21/2024 | ||
2ADNG-YND1800 | RF Wireless Charger 918MHz | 01/26/2026 | ||
2ADNG-YND1800 | Digital Transmission System for Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | 01/26/2026 |
As of December 31, 2025, we announced completion of the regulatory process for our PowerBridge LITE [formerly known as the 1W transmitter] wireless charging technology in the U.S., Canada, Europe, India, China, UK, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. In addition, on December 16, 2025, we announced completion of the regulatory process for our PowerBridge Pro across all EU member states and the UK, enabling commercialization there. As of March 15, 2026, products integrating our WPT technology had received international regulatory approvals in over 110 countries.
Manufacturing
As a fabless semiconductor company, we foresee our manufacturing strategy following an outsourced manufacturing process. We are engaged with contract manufacturing partners in the United States and internationally.
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Human Capital
As of January 26, 2026, we had 27 full-time employees, 12 of whom are engineers. None of these employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and we believe our relationship with our employees is good. We also employ consultants, including technical advisors, on an as-needed basis, for their technical expertise. Consultants and technical advisors provide us with expertise in electrical engineering, software development, market research and accounting.
We are committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination and harassment on the basis of color, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, expression, or any other status protected by applicable law. Our management and employees are expected to exhibit and promote honest, ethical and respectful conduct in the workplace.
Seasonality
The industrial markets in which we are involved have minimal seasonal impact. The markets for commercial products, in which we anticipate our technology may be adopted, including the markets in which we currently have proof of concept deployments, vary in their seasonal impact. Overall, we do not foresee a material seasonal impact to our revenue at this time.
Available Information
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Exchange Act. The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC. The public can obtain any documents that we file with the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of each of our filings with the SEC can also be viewed and downloaded free of charge at our website, https://ir.energous.com/, after the reports and amendments are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
We are subject to many risks that may harm our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition. This discussion highlights some of the risks that might adversely affect our future operating results in material ways. We believe these are the risks and uncertainties that are the most important ones we face. We cannot be certain that we will successfully address these risks, and if we are unable to address them, our business may not grow, our stock price may suffer and you could lose the value of your investment in the Company. Other risks and uncertainties that we do not currently recognize as material risks, or that are similar to risks faced by other companies in our industry, may also impair our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition. The risks discussed below include forward-looking statements, and our actual results may differ substantially from what is in these forward-looking statements.
Summary of Risk Factors
Risks Related to Our Financial Condition
| ● | We have a limited history of generating meaningful product revenue, and we may never achieve or maintain profitability. |
| ● | We may need additional financings to achieve our long-term business plans, and there is no guarantee that it will be available on acceptable terms, or at all. |
| ● | Our short-term or future indebtedness could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations, as well as the ability to meet payment obligations. |
| ● | We may be adversely affected by the effects of inflation. |
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Risks Related to Our Technology and Products
| ● | We may not be able to develop all the features we seek to include in our technology. |
| ● | We have and will continue to make significant investments in our products but may be unable to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of the full capability of our technology or achieve profitability. |
| ● | Expanding our business operations as we intend will impose new demands on our financial, technical, operational and management resources. |
| ● | If products incorporating our technology are launched commercially but do not achieve widespread market acceptance, we will not be able to generate the revenue necessary to support our business. |
| ● | Our products, or the products of our licensing partners, could be susceptible to errors, defects, or unintended performance problems that could result in lost revenue, liability or delayed or limited market acceptance. |
| ● | As products incorporating our technology are launched commercially, we may experience seasonality or other unevenness in our financial results or a long and variable sales cycle in enterprise markets. |
| ● | Future products based on our technology may require the user to purchase additional products to use with existing devices. To the extent these additional purchases are inconvenient or costly, the adoption of our technology under development or other future products could be slowed or delayed, which would harm our business. |
| ● | Laboratory conditions differ from field conditions, which could reduce the effectiveness of our technology under development or other future products. Failures to move from laboratory to the field effectively would harm our business. |
| ● | Safety concerns and legal action by private parties may affect our business. |
| ● | Our industry is highly competitive and subject to technological change, and if we do not keep pace with evolving enterprise, industrial, and commercial customer requirements, our technology, platform, and solutions could become less competitive or obsolete, which could adversely affect our business and operating results. |
| ● | If the quality of our products does not meet the expectations of our licensing partners or the end users of our licensing partners’ products or regulatory or industry standards, then our sales and operating earnings, and ultimately our reputation, could be negatively impacted. |
| ● | If our products do not effectively interoperate with wireless networks and the wireless devices that integrate them, future sales of our products could be negatively affected. |
| ● | We require third-party components, including components from limited or sole source suppliers, to build our products. The unavailability of these components could substantially disrupt our ability to manufacture our products and fulfill sales orders. |
| ● | Our dependence on commodities and certain components subjects us to cost volatility and potential availability constraints. |
| ● | Changes in U.S. and international trade policies may adversely impact our business. |
| ● | Our products rely on the availability of unlicensed RF spectrum and if such spectrum were to become unavailable through overuse or licensing, the performance of our products could suffer and our revenues from their sales could decrease. |
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| ● | Reliance upon a few major customers may adversely affect our revenue and operating results. |
| ● | If our licensing partners do not effectively manage inventory of their products which integrate our technology, fail to timely resell such products or overestimate expected future demand, they may reduce purchases in future periods, causing our revenues and operating results to fluctuate or decline. |
| ● | If we are not able to effectively forecast demand or manage our inventory, we may be required to record write-downs for excess or obsolete inventory. |
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property and Other Legal Risks
| ● | It is difficult and costly to protect our intellectual property and our proprietary technologies, and we may not be able to ensure their protection. |
| ● | We depend upon a combination of patents, trade secrets, copyright and trademark laws to protect our intellectual property and technology. |
| ● | We may be subject to patent infringement or other intellectual property lawsuits that could be costly to defend. |
| ● | We could become subject to product liability claims, product recalls, and warranty claims that could be expensive, divert management’s attention and harm our business. |
| ● | Our business is subject to data security risks, including security breaches. |
| ● | If we are not able to satisfy data protection, security, privacy and other government- and industry-specific requirements or regulations, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed. |
| ● | If we are not able to secure advantageous license agreements for our technology, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected. |
Risks Related to Regulation of Our Business
| ● | Domestic and international regulators may deny approval for our technology, and future legislative or regulatory changes may impair our business. |
Risks Related to Personnel
| ● | We are highly dependent on key members of our executive management team. Our inability to retain these individuals could impede our business plan and growth strategies, which could have a negative impact on our business and the value of your investment. |
| ● | Our success and growth depend on our ability to attract, integrate and retain high-level engineering talent. |
| ● | We are subject to risks associated with our utilization of engineering consultants. |
Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock
| ● | We are a “smaller reporting company,” and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies could make our common stock less attractive to investors. |
| ● | If we are unable to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy of our financial reports. |
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| ● | Our stock price is likely to continue to be volatile. You might lose all or part of your investment. |
| ● | We have not paid dividends in the past and have no immediate plans to pay dividends. |
| ● | We expect to continue to incur significant costs as a result of being a public reporting company and our management will be required to devote substantial time to meet our compliance obligations. |
| ● | We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention. |
| ● | Our ability to use Federal net operating loss carryforwards to reduce future tax payments may be limited if our taxable income does not reach sufficient levels. |
| ● | Our charter documents and Delaware law may inhibit a takeover that stockholders consider favorable. |
| ● | Our warrants that are accounted for as liabilities and the changes in value of our warrants could have a material effect on the market price of our common stock or our financial results. |
Risks Related to Cybersecurity
| ● | Cybersecurity incidents, including data security breaches or computer viruses, could harm our business by disrupting our business operations, compromising our products and services, damaging our reputation or exposing us to liability. |
General Risk Factors
| ● | Adverse macroeconomic conditions, natural disasters or reduced technology spending could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition. |
| ● | If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or publish negative reports about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline. |
Risks Related to Our Financial Condition
We have a limited history of generating meaningful product revenue, and we may never achieve or maintain profitability.
We have a limited operating history upon which investors may rely in evaluating our business and prospects. We have generated limited revenues to date, and as of December 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $410.0 million. Our ability to generate revenues and achieve profitability will largely depend on our ability to execute our business plan, complete the development and approval of our technology, incorporate the technology into products that customers wish to buy, and, if necessary, secure additional financing. There can be no assurance that our technology will be adopted widely, that we will ever earn revenues sufficient to support our operations, or that we will ever be profitable. Furthermore, there can be no assurance that we will be able to raise capital as and when we need it to continue our operations. If we are unable to raise sufficient additional capital, we may be required to delay, reduce or severely curtail our research and development or other operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition, long-term prospects and ability to continue as a viable business. If we are unable to generate revenues of sufficient scale to cover our costs of doing business, our losses will continue and we may not achieve profitability, which could negatively impact the value of your investment in our securities.
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We may need additional financing to achieve our long-term business plans, and there is no guarantee that it will be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
We may not have sufficient funds to fully implement our long-term business plans. We will need to raise additional capital through new financings, even if we begin to generate meaningful commercial revenue. For example, new product development for business partners may require considerable expense in advance of any substantial revenue being earned for such products. Such financings could include equity financing, which may be dilutive to our current stockholders, and debt financing, which could restrict our operations and ability to borrow from other sources. In addition, such securities may contain rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of current stockholders. As a result of current macroeconomic conditions and general global economic uncertainty (including as a result of, among other things, regional conflicts around the world, increases in inflation and tariffs, fluctuating interest rates, disruptions to global supply chains, recent turmoil in the global banking sector, volatile global financial markets, the potential for government shutdowns and uncertainty regarding the federal budget and debt ceiling), political change, labor market shortages and other factors, we do not know whether additional capital will be available when needed, or that, if available, we will be able to obtain additional capital on reasonable terms. If we are unable to raise additional capital due to the volatile global financial markets, recent turmoil in the global banking sector, general economic uncertainty or any other factor, we may be required to curtail development of our technology or reduce operations as a result, or to sell or dispose of assets. Any inability to maintain or raise adequate funds on commercially reasonable terms or at all could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition, including the possibility that a lack of funds could cause our business to fail and liquidate with little or no return to investors.
Our short-term or future indebtedness could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations, as well as the ability to meet payment obligations.
As of December 31, 2025, we had no commercial short-term loans outstanding. Our only short-term indebtedness relates to financed insurance premiums. The use of indebtedness to finance our operations could reduce our liquidity and could cause us to place more reliance on cash generated from operations to pay principal and interest on our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow for working capital and capital expenditure needs or to pursue other potential strategic plans.
Although we currently have sufficient resources to meet current debt obligations, future debt obligations could have important consequences, including the following:
| ● | making it more difficult for us to meet our obligations with respect to our debt; |
| ● | reducing the availability of cash flow to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, or other general corporate purposes; |
| ● | limiting our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, or other general corporate purposes; |
| ● | requiring a substantial portion of our cash flows to be dedicated to debt service payments instead of other purposes, thereby reducing the amount of cash flows available for working capital, capital expenditures, or other general corporate purposes; |
| ● | increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; |
| ● | exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates for borrowings at variable rates of interest; |
| ● | placing us at a disadvantage compared to other, less leveraged competitors; |
| ● | increasing our cost of borrowing; and |
| ● | limiting our flexibility in planning for changes in our business and reacting to changes in the industry in which we compete. |
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Furthermore, if we are unable to meet debt service obligations or should we fail to comply with any financial and other negative covenants contained in the agreements governing the indebtedness, we may be required to refinance all or part of our debt, sell important strategic assets at unfavorable prices, incur additional indebtedness or issue common stock or other equity securities. We may not be able to, at any given time, refinance our debt, sell assets, incur additional indebtedness or issue equity securities on terms acceptable to us, in amounts sufficient to meet our needs. Our inability to service our obligations or refinance future debt could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results. In addition, future debt obligations may limit our ability to make required investments in capacity, technology, or other areas of our business, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or operating results.
Any of these factors could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations and our ability to meet our debt payment obligations.
We may be adversely affected by the effects of inflation.
Inflation has adversely affected our liquidity, business, financial condition and results of operations by increasing our overall cost structure and may continue to do so in the future. The U.S. capital markets have experienced and continue to experience extreme volatility and disruption. Inflation rates in the U.S. have increased significantly in recent years resulting in federal action to increase interest rates, adversely affecting capital markets activity. We expect certain inflationary elements to ease, with a moderate increase in other areas in 2026. However, the existence of inflation in the economy has resulted in, and may continue to result in, higher interest rates and capital costs, shipping costs, supply shortages, increased costs of labor, labor shortages, weakening exchange rates and other similar effects. As a result of inflation, we have and may continue to experience cost increases, including increases in our supply chain costs. Although we may take measures to mitigate the impact of this inflation, if these measures are not effective, our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity could be materially adversely affected. Even if such measures are effective, any positive impact on our results of operations could be delayed and not immediately apparent. Additionally, because we purchase component parts from our suppliers, we may be adversely impacted by their inability to adequately mitigate inflationary, industry, or economic pressures. Similarly, inflationary pressures may also negatively impact customer purchasing power, which could result in reduced demand for our products.
Risks Related to Our Technology and Products
We may not be able to develop all the features we seek to include in our technology.
We have developed commercial products, as well as working prototypes, that utilize our technology. Additional features and performance specifications we seek to include in our technology have not yet been developed. For example, some customer applications may require specific combinations of cost, footprint, efficiencies and capabilities at various frequencies, charging power levels and distances. We believe our research and development efforts will yield additional functionality and capabilities for our products over time. However, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in achieving any of the features we are targeting, and our inability to do so may limit the appeal of our technology to customers.
We have and will continue to make significant investments in our products but may be unable to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of the full capability of our technology or achieve profitability.
We have developed both commercial products and working prototypes that use our technology at differing power levels and charging distances, but additional research and development is required to realize the potential of our technology for applications at increasing power levels and distances that can be successfully integrated into commercial products. Research and development of new technologies is, by its nature, unpredictable. We could encounter unanticipated technical problems, fail to identify products utilizing our technology that will be in demand with customers or be successful in getting our technology designed into those products, encounter setbacks or other issues in designing products for manufacturability, face regulatory hurdles or have difficulty achieving acceptable price points for final products. Although we intend to undertake development efforts with commercially reasonable diligence, there can be no assurance that our available resources will be sufficient to enable us to develop our technology to the extent needed to create future revenues to sustain our operations.
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Our technology must satisfy customer expectations and be suitable for use in customer applications. Any delays in developing our technology that arise, as a result of the factors described herein or otherwise, could aggravate our exposure to the risk of having inadequate capital to fund the research and development needed to complete development of our products. Technical problems leading to delays, for example, would cause us to incur additional expenses that would increase our operating losses. If we experience significant delays in developing our technology and products based on it for use in potential commercial applications, particularly after incurring significant expenditures, our business may fail, and you could lose all or part of the value of your investment in our stock.
In addition, we have made and will continue to make significant investments in the research and development of new and existing technologies and products. Investments in new technologies and enhancements to our existing technologies are speculative and technological feasibility may not be achieved. Commercial success depends on many factors including demand for innovative technology, availability of materials and equipment, a selling price the market is willing to bear, competition and effective licensing or product sales. We may not achieve significant revenue from certain of our product investments for a number of years, if at all. Moreover, new technologies and products may not be profitable, and even if they are profitable, operating margins for new products may not be as high as the margins we originally anticipated. If we fail to develop practical and economical commercial products based on our technology or are unable to achieve profitability in commercializing those products, our business may fail and you could lose all or part of the value of your investment in our stock.
Expanding our business operations as we intend will impose new demands on our financial, technical, operational and management resources.
Our ability to grow our business involves various risks, including the need to invest significant resources in unfamiliar and new markets and the possibility that we may not realize a return on our investments in the near future or at all. To date we have operated primarily in the research and development phase of our business. To be successful in commercializing our product offerings, we will need to expand our business operations, which will require us to incur significant expenses before we generate any material revenue and will impose new demands on our financial, technical, operational and management resources. For example, if we do not invest in developing and upgrading our technical, administrative, operating and financial control systems, or if unexpected expansion difficulties arise, including issues relating to our research and development activities, then retention of experienced scientists, managers and engineers could become more challenging and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
If products incorporating our technology are launched commercially but do not achieve widespread market acceptance, we will not be able to generate the revenue necessary to support our business.
We may successfully complete the technical development of our products but still fail to develop a commercially successful product. Market acceptance of an RF-based charging system as a preferred method for charging electronic devices will be crucial to our success. The following factors, among others, may affect the level of market acceptance of RF-based charging systems and our products:
| ● | the price of products incorporating our technology relative to other products or competing technologies; |
| ● | the rate of innovation of competing technologies; |
| ● | user perceptions of the convenience, safety, efficiency and benefits of our technology; |
| ● | the effectiveness of sales and marketing efforts of our commercialization partners and of our competitors; |
| ● | the support and rate of acceptance of our technology and solutions with our development partners; |
| ● | press and blog coverage, social media coverage, and other publicity factors that are not within our control; and |
| ● | regulatory developments and the failure to obtain any required regulatory approvals for the use of our products or the products of our licensing partners. |
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If we are unable to successfully commercialize, including to achieve or maintain market acceptance of our technology, and if related products do not win widespread market acceptance, our business will be significantly harmed.
Our products, or the products of our licensing partners, could be susceptible to errors, defects, or unintended performance problems that could result in lost revenue, liability or delayed or limited market acceptance.
Despite our quality assurance testing, our technology may contain undetected defects or errors that may affect the proper use of our products or the products of our licensing partners which incorporate them. Because our products are embedded in other end-use products and rely on stable transmissions, the performance of our products could unintentionally jeopardize the performance of our licensing partners’ products. Defects or errors in our technology may discourage existing and future partners from using our technology to develop a range of commercial products. These defects or errors could also result in product liability, service level agreement claims or warranty claims. Any such defects, errors, or unintended performance problems in our products, and any inability to meet the expectations of our licensing partners or customers in a timely manner, could adversely impact our sales and result in loss of revenue or market share, failure to achieve market acceptance, diversion of development resources, injury to our reputation, increased insurance costs and increased service costs, any of which could materially harm our business.
As products incorporating our technology are launched commercially, we may experience seasonality or other unevenness in our financial results due to long and variable sales cycles in enterprise markets.
Our strategy depends on our customers developing and deploying commercial solutions that incorporate our technology in enterprise and industrial environments. Demand may vary based on customer use cases, deployment timelines, capital budgeting cycles, and purchasing or procurement.
Future products based on our technology may require the user to purchase additional products to use with existing devices. To the extent these additional purchases are inconvenient or costly, the adoption of our technology under development or other future products could be slowed or delayed, which would harm our business.
Certain devices or deployments may require additional components, integration work, or third-party hardware to incorporate our receiver technology or to support system operation. If required components are not available on commercially reasonable terms, or if integration is complex or costly, adoption of solutions incorporating our technology could be delayed or limited, which could adversely affect our business.
Laboratory conditions differ from field conditions, which could reduce the effectiveness of our technology under development or other future products. Failures to move from laboratory to the field effectively would harm our business.
When used in the field, our technology may not perform as expected based on performance under controlled laboratory conditions. For example, in the case of distance charging, a laboratory configuration of transmission obstructions will be arranged for testing, but in enterprise use receivers may be obstructed in many different and unpredictable ways. These conditions may significantly diminish the power received by the receiver or the effective range of the transmitter. The failure of products using our technology to meet the expectations of users in the field could harm our business.
Safety concerns and legal action by private parties may affect our business.
We believe that our technology is safe. However, it is possible that we could discover safety issues with our technology or that third-parties may raise concerns relating to RF-based charging in a similar manner as has occurred with some other wireless technologies as they were put into residential and commercial use, such as the safety concerns that were raised by some regarding the use of cellular telephones and other devices to transmit data wirelessly in close proximity to the human body. In addition, while we believe our technology is safe, users of our technology under development or other future products who suffer from medical ailments may blame the use of products incorporating our technology for the triggering or worsening of those ailments, as occurred with a small number of users of cellular telephones. A discovery of safety issues relating to our technology could have a material adverse effect on our business and any legal action against us claiming that our technology caused harm could be expensive, divert management attention and adversely affect us or cause our business to fail, whether or not such legal actions were ultimately successful.
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Even if they are not real, perceived safety issues could result in reduced sales, as could safety incidents or reports occurring solely with respect to the products of our competitors or licensing partners, which could negatively impact attitudes towards our technology and similar technologies. Any real or perceived safety issues relating to our products, our licensing partners’ products or competing technologies in the marketplace could negatively affect our business, revenue, and profits.
Our industry is highly competitive and subject to technological change, and if we do not keep pace with evolving enterprise, industrial, and commercial customer requirements, our technology, platform, and solutions could become less competitive or obsolete, which could adversely affect our business and operating results.
The markets for wireless power, ambient IoT, and enterprise sensing and monitoring solutions are highly competitive and subject to rapid technological change, evolving regulatory requirements, and the development of new system architectures and deployment models. We compete with companies developing alternative power delivery technologies, energy harvesting solutions, battery technologies, and other approaches to powering connected devices in commercial and industrial environments.
Our customers primarily operate in enterprise, retail, logistics, healthcare, and industrial markets and often require solutions that integrate with existing infrastructure, comply with applicable regulatory standards, and demonstrate long-term reliability, scalability, and favorable total cost of ownership. If our wireless power platform does not meet evolving customer requirements, procurement criteria, or deployment expectations, our technology and solutions may be perceived as less attractive or may be displaced by competing technologies. Products and systems incorporating our technology often have long evaluation, development, and deployment cycles. During these cycles, competing technologies or alternative system architectures may gain broader acceptance, become standardized, or be more widely adopted. Once enterprise customers select and deploy a particular platform or infrastructure solution, it may be difficult or costly for us to displace those solutions, which could limit our ability to expand within certain markets or customers.
We also face competition from established and emerging companies that may have greater financial, technical, operational, or commercial resources than we do, as well as more extensive customer relationships or market presence. Some competitors may be better positioned to invest in research and development, pursue regulatory approvals, form strategic partnerships, or offer integrated solutions that compete with or reduce demand for our wireless power platform. The competitive landscape is further influenced by the development of industry standards, ecosystem partnerships, and regulatory frameworks. If competing technologies achieve broader market acceptance, regulatory advantages, or ecosystem support, or if our technology roadmap does not align with evolving market direction or customer adoption trends, our growth prospects and operating results could be adversely affected.
Our future success depends in part on our ability to maintain and strengthen our competitive position by continuing to develop, enhance, and commercialize our wireless power platform, anticipate technological changes, and respond effectively to evolving enterprise and industrial customer requirements. If we are unable to do so, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Our competitive position also depends on our ability to:
| ● | Achieve adoption of our wireless power platform in enterprise and industrial applications; |
| ● | Design solutions that meet customer performance, reliability, and total cost-of-ownership requirements; |
| ● | Develop and enhance technologies that support scalable, compliant, and secure deployments; |
| ● | properly identify existing and evolving customer needs and deliver new products or product enhancements to address those needs; |
| ● | limit the time required from proof of feasibility to routine production; |
| ● | limit the timing and cost of regulatory approvals; |
| ● | adapt to evolving regulatory requirements; |
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| ● | attract and retain qualified personnel; |
| ● | protect our inventions with patents or otherwise develop proprietary products and processes; and |
| ● | secure sufficient capital resources to expand both our continued research and development, and sales and marketing efforts. |
If our technology does not compete well based on these or other factors, our business could be materially and adversely harmed.
If the quality of our products does not meet the expectations of our licensing partners or the end users of our licensing partners’ products or regulatory or industry standards, then our sales and operating earnings, and ultimately our reputation, could be negatively impacted.
Some of the products we sell, and some of the products our licensing partners sell which integrate our products, may have quality issues resulting from the design or manufacture of our products, or from the software, hardware or components used in those products. Sometimes, these issues may be caused by components we purchase from our suppliers. Any such issues identified prior to the shipment of the products may cause delays in shipping products to customers, or even the cancellation of orders by customers. If quality issues are discovered in our products after they have been shipped to our customers, we would be required to resolve such issues in a timely manner that is the least disruptive to our customers. Such pre-shipment and post-shipment quality issues can have legal, financial and reputational ramifications, including: (i) delays in the recognition of revenue, loss of revenue or future orders, (ii) customer-imposed penalties for failure to meet contractual requirements, (iii) increased costs associated with repairing or replacing products, and (iv) a negative impact on our reputation.
In some cases, if the quality issue affects the product’s performance, safety or regulatory compliance, then such a “defective” product may need to be “stop-shipped” or recalled. Depending on the nature of the quality issue and the number of products in the field, it could cause us to incur substantial recall or corrective field action costs, in addition to the costs associated with the potential loss of future orders and the damage to our reputation. In addition, we may be required, under certain customer contracts, to pay damages for failed performance that might exceed the revenue that we receive from the contracts. Recalls and field actions involving regulatory non-compliance could also result in fines and additional costs. Recalls and field actions could result in third-party litigation by persons or companies alleging harm or economic damage as a result of the use of the products. In addition, privacy advocacy groups and other technology and industry groups have established or may establish various new or different self-regulatory standards that may place additional obligations on us. Our customers may expect us to meet voluntary certifications or adhere to other standards established by third-parties. If we are unable to maintain these certifications or meet these standards, it could reduce demand for our products and adversely affect our business.
If our products do not effectively interoperate with wireless networks and the wireless devices that integrate them, future sales of our products could be negatively affected.
Our products are designed to interoperate with wireless networks using Wi-Fi technology and certain wireless devices produced by our licensing partners. These networks and devices have varied and complex specifications. As a result, we must ensure that our products interoperate effectively with these existing and planned networks and devices. To meet these requirements, we must continue development and testing efforts that require significant capital and employee resources. We may not accomplish these development efforts quickly or cost-effectively, or at all. If our products do not interoperate effectively, orders for our products could be delayed or cancelled, which would harm our revenue, operating results and reputation, potentially resulting in the loss of existing and potential licensing partners. The failure of our products to interoperate effectively with wireless devices may result in significant warranty, support and repair costs, divert the attention of our engineering personnel from our product development efforts and cause significant customer relations problems. In addition, our licensing partners may require our products to comply with new and rapidly evolving security or other certifications and standards. If our products are late in achieving or fail to achieve compliance with these certifications and standards, or our competitors first achieve compliance with these certifications and standards, such end customers may not purchase our products, which would harm our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows.
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We require third-party components, including components from limited or sole source suppliers, to build our products. The unavailability of these components could substantially disrupt our ability to manufacture our products and fulfill sales orders.
We rely on third-party components to build our products, and we generally rely on our third-party manufacturers to obtain the components necessary for the manufacture of our products. We use our forecast of expected demand to determine our material requirements. Lead times for materials and components we order vary significantly, and depend on factors such as the specific supplier, contract terms and demand for a component at a given time. If forecasts exceed orders, we may have excess and/or obsolete inventory, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. If orders exceed forecasts, or available supply, we may have inadequate supplies of certain materials and components, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to meet customer delivery requirements and to recognize revenue. If we underestimate our requirements or our third-party suppliers are not able to timely deliver components, our third-party manufacturers may have inadequate materials and components required to produce our products. This could result in an interruption in the manufacture of our products, delays in shipments and fulfillment of customer orders, and deferral or loss of revenues.
Our third-party manufacturers may not be able to secure sufficient components at reasonable prices or of acceptable quality to build our products in a timely manner, adversely impacting our ability to meet demand for our products. In addition, if our component suppliers cease manufacturing needed components, we could be required to redesign our products to incorporate components from alternative sources or designs, a process which could cause significant delays in the manufacture and delivery of our products. Unpredictable price increases for such components may also occur. The unavailability of these components could substantially disrupt our ability to manufacture our products and fulfill sales orders.
We currently depend on a limited number of suppliers for several critical components for our products, and in some instances, we use sole or single source suppliers for our components to simplify design and fulfillment logistics. Neither we nor our third-party manufacturers carry substantial inventory of our product components. Many of these components are also widely used in other product types. Shortages are possible and our ability to predict the availability of such components may be limited. In the event of a shortage or supply interruption from our component suppliers, we may not be able to develop alternate or second sources in a timely manner, on commercially reasonable terms or at all, and the development of alternate sources may be time-consuming, difficult and costly. Any resulting failure or delay in shipping products could result in lost revenues and a material and adverse effect on our operating results. If we are unable to pass component price increases along to our end customers or maintain stable pricing, our gross margins could be adversely affected and our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects could suffer.
Our dependence on commodities and certain components subjects us to cost volatility and potential availability constraints.
Our profitability may be materially affected by changes in the market price and availability of certain raw materials and components, some of which are linked to the commodity markets. The principal raw materials and components used in our products are aluminum, copper, steel, bimetals, optical fiber, plastics and other polymers, capacitors, memory devices and silicon chips. Prices for some of these materials have experienced significant volatility as a result of changes in the levels of global demand, supply disruptions, including port, transportation and distribution delays or interruptions, tariffs, and other factors. As a result, we have seen a significant increase in costs that has negatively impacted our results of operations. We have adjusted our prices for our products, but we may have to adjust prices again in the future. Delays in implementing price increases or a failure to achieve market acceptance of price increases could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations. Conversely, in an environment of falling commodities prices, we may be unable to sell higher-cost inventory before implementing price decreases, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Changes in U.S. and international trade policies may adversely impact our business.
The U.S. government has recently made statements and taken certain actions that may lead to changes to U.S. and international trade policies, including imposing tariffs affecting steel and aluminum imports and certain products manufactured in China and other countries. Any unfavorable government policies on international trade, such as export controls, capital controls, trade protectionism and tariffs, may increase the cost of the materials and components we use to manufacture our technology and could adversely affect the demand for our technology and our financial condition. If any new tariffs, export controls, legislation and/or regulations are implemented, or if any retaliatory trade actions arise, such changes could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Our business and results of operations may be adversely affected by international trade disputes and the imposition of tariffs.
| ● | Increased Costs and Margin Pressure: We source a significant portion of our raw materials and components from international suppliers, particularly in Taiwan. While goods shipped from Taiwan have not been affected by current or potential tariffs, and we have not seen a significant increase in costs during 2025, there is a possibility that a direct or indirect impact of international tariffs could increase our cost of sales and reduce our gross margin. |
| ● | Retaliatory Actions: International trade tensions have led to retaliatory tariffs by foreign governments on U.S. exports. Such actions may decrease the competitiveness of our products in key international markets, leading to reduced sales volumes or the need to lower prices to maintain market share. |
| ● | Supply Chain Disruptions: Tariffs and broader trade restrictions may cause significant disruptions to our supply chain. We may face difficulties in sourcing critical components, increased logistics costs, or delays in receiving materials. While we are pursuing mitigation strategies, such as diversifying our supplier base to regions not subject to these tariffs, these efforts may be costly, time-consuming, and ultimately unsuccessful. |
| ● | Ongoing Uncertainty: The global trade environment remains highly dynamic. Further changes in trade policy—including the potential for new tariffs on European imports or further escalation of existing trade disputes—could lead to additional price increases, labor market impacts, or impairments of our long-lived assets. Any inability to pass these increased costs on to our customers through price adjustments could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. |
Our products rely on the availability of unlicensed RF spectrum and if such spectrum were to become unavailable through overuse or licensing, the performance of our products could suffer and our revenues from their sales could decrease.
Our products are designed to operate in unlicensed RF spectrum, which is used by a wide range of enterprise ambient IoT applications. If such spectrum usage continues to increase through the proliferation of products competitive with our products, the resultant higher levels of noise in the bands of operation our products use could decrease the effectiveness of our products, which could adversely affect our ability to sell our products, including as a result of reduced sales of our licensing partners’ products. Our business could be further harmed if currently unlicensed RF spectrum becomes licensed in the United States or elsewhere. We and our licensing partners that use our products in manufacturing their own may be unable to obtain licenses for RF spectrum. Even if the unlicensed spectrum remains unlicensed, existing and new governmental regulations may require we make changes in our products. The operation of our products in the United States or elsewhere in a manner not in compliance with local law could result in fines, operational disruption, or harm to our reputation.
Reliance upon a few major customers may adversely affect our revenue and operating results.
We rely on a relatively small number of customers for a significant portion of our revenue. Our top customer represented approximately 85% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025. It is possible that we will continue to derive a significant portion of our revenue from a concentrated group of customers in the future. If, among other things, a major customer fails to pay us or reduces their order volume, our revenue would be impacted and our operating results and financial condition could be materially harmed. Additionally, if we were to lose any material customer or our customers were to consolidate or merge with other companies, we may not be able to maintain product sales at similar volume or pricing levels and such loss or reduced sales volume or pricing could have a material adverse effect on our business, cash flows and results of operations.
If our licensing partners do not effectively manage inventory of their products which integrate our technology, fail to timely resell such products or overestimate expected future demand, they may reduce purchases in future periods, causing our revenues and operating results to fluctuate or decline.
Our licensing partners purchase and maintain inventories of their products, which integrate our products, to meet future demand and have only limited rights to return the products they have purchased from us. If our licensing partners purchase more product from us than is required to meet demand in a particular period, causing their inventory levels to grow, they may delay or reduce additional future purchases, causing our quarterly results to fluctuate and adversely impacting our ability to accurately predict future earnings.
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If we are not able to effectively forecast demand or manage our inventory, we may be required to record write-downs for excess or obsolete inventory.
We maintain inventory of our products and, to a lesser extent, raw materials that we believe are sufficient to allow timely fulfillment of sales, subject to the impact of supply shortages. Growth in our sales and new product launches may require us to build inventory in the future. Higher levels of inventory expose us to a greater risk of carrying excess or obsolete inventory, which may in turn lead to write-downs. We may also record write-downs in connection with the end-of-life for specific products. Decisions to increase or maintain higher inventory levels are typically based upon uncertain forecasts or other assumptions. Because the markets in which we compete are volatile, competitive and subject to rapid technology and price changes, if the assumptions on which we base these decisions turn out to be incorrect, our financial performance could suffer and we could be required to write-off the value of excess products or components inventory. In addition, in order to manage manufacturing lead times and help ensure adequate component supply, we enter into agreements with suppliers that allow them to procure inventory based upon criteria as defined by us, such as forecasted demand. We may be liable to purchase excess product or aged material from our suppliers following reasonable mitigation efforts, resulting in an adverse impact on our cash flows, operating expenses, results of operation and financial condition.
Risks Related to Our Intellectual Property and Other Legal Risks
It is difficult and costly to protect our intellectual property and our proprietary technologies, and we may not be able to ensure their protection.
Our success depends significantly on our ability to obtain, maintain and protect our proprietary rights to our technologies. Patents and other proprietary rights provide uncertain protections, and we may be unable to protect our intellectual property. For example, we may be unsuccessful in defending our patents and other proprietary rights against third party challenges. If we do not have the resources to defend our intellectual property, the value of our intellectual property and our licensed technology will decline. In addition, some companies that integrate our technology into their products may acquire rights in the technology that limit our business or increase our costs. If we are not successful in protecting our intellectual property effectively, our financial results may be adversely affected and the price of our common stock could decline.
We depend upon a combination of patents, trade secrets, copyright and trademark laws to protect our intellectual property and technology.
We rely on a combination of patents, trade secrets, copyright and trademark laws in the United States and similar laws in other countries, nondisclosure agreements, noncompetition covenants and other contractual provisions and technical security measures to protect our intellectual property rights and proprietary information. However, these protections may not be available in all jurisdictions and may be inadequate to prevent our competitors or other third-party manufacturers from copying, reverse engineering or otherwise obtaining and using our technology, proprietary rights or products, which would adversely affect our ability to compete in the market.
Although we are attempting to obtain patent coverage for our technology where available and where we believe appropriate, there are aspects of the technology for which patent coverage may never be sought or received. We may not possess the resources to or may not choose to pursue patent protection outside the United States or any or every country other than the United States where we may eventually decide to sell our products. Our ability to prevent others from making or selling duplicate or similar technologies will be impaired in those countries in which we would have no patent protection. Although we have patent applications on file in the United States and elsewhere, the patents might not issue, might issue only with limited coverage, or might issue and be subsequently successfully challenged by others and held invalid or unenforceable.
Similarly, even if patents are issued based on our applications or future applications, any issued patents may not provide us with any competitive advantages. There can be no assurance that our competitors will not independently develop technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our technology or design around our proprietary rights. Competitors may be able to design around our patents or develop products that provide outcomes comparable or superior to ours. Our patents may be held invalid or unenforceable as a result of legal challenges or claims of prior art by third parties, and others may challenge the inventorship or ownership of our patents and pending patent applications. In addition, if we secure protection in countries outside the United States, the laws of some foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. In the event a competitor infringes upon our patent or other intellectual property rights, enforcing those rights may be difficult
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and time consuming. Even if successful, litigation to enforce our intellectual property rights or to defend our patents against challenge could be expensive and time consuming and could divert our management’s attention. We may not have sufficient resources to enforce our intellectual property rights or to defend our patents against a challenge.
Our strategy is to deploy our technology into the market by licensing patents and other proprietary rights to third parties and customers. Disputes with our licensees may arise regarding the scope and content of these licenses. Further, our ability to expand into additional fields with our technologies may be restricted by existing licenses or licenses we may grant to third parties in the future.
The policies we use to protect our trade secrets might not be effective in preventing misappropriation of our trade secrets by others. In addition, confidentiality and other restrictive agreements executed by our customers, employees, consultants and advisors might not be enforceable or might not provide meaningful protection for our trade secrets or other proprietary information in the event of unauthorized use or disclosure. Litigating a trade secret claim is expensive and time consuming, and the outcome is unpredictable. Moreover, our competitors may independently develop equivalent knowledge methods and know-how. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property rights, we may be unable to prevent competitors from using our own inventions and intellectual property to compete against us, and our business may be harmed.
We may be subject to patent infringement or other intellectual property lawsuits that could be costly to defend.
Because our industry is characterized by competing intellectual property, we may become involved in litigation based on claims that we have violated the intellectual property rights of others. Determining whether a product infringes a patent involves complex legal and factual issues, and the outcome of patent litigation actions is often uncertain. No assurance can be given that third party patents containing claims covering our products, parts of our products, technology or methods do not exist, have not been filed, or could not be filed or issued. Because of the number of patents issued and patent applications filed in our technical areas or fields (including some pertaining specifically to wireless charging technologies), our competitors or other third parties may in the future assert that our products and technology and the methods we employ in the use of our products and technology are covered by United States or foreign patents held by them. In addition, because patent applications can take many years to issue and because publication schedules for pending applications vary by jurisdiction, there may be applications now pending which may result in issued patents that our technology under development or other future products would infringe. Also, because the claims of published patent applications can change between publication and patent grant, there may be published patent applications that may ultimately issue with claims that we infringe. There could also be existing patents that one or more of our technologies, products or parts may infringe and of which we are unaware. As the number of competitors in the market for wire-free power and alternative recharging solutions increases, and as the number of patents issued in this area grows, the possibility of patent infringement claims against us increases. Some of our competitors may be able to sustain the costs of complex patent litigation more effectively than we can because they have substantially greater resources. In addition, any uncertainties resulting from the initiation and continuation of any litigation could have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise the funds necessary to continue our operations.
If we become subject to a patent infringement or other intellectual property lawsuit and if the relevant patents or other intellectual property are upheld as valid and enforceable, we could be prevented from selling any infringing products of ours unless we could obtain a license or were able to redesign the product to avoid infringement. If we are unable to obtain a license or successfully redesign, we might be prevented from selling our technology under development or other future products. If there is a determination that we have infringed the intellectual property rights of a competitor or other person, we may be required to pay damages, pay a settlement, or pay ongoing royalties, or be enjoined. In these circumstances, we may be unable to sell our products or license our technology at competitive prices or at all, and our business and operating results could be harmed. Even if there is a determination that we have not infringed the intellectual property rights of a competitor or other person, litigation can be a significant distraction to management and could subject us to significant legal costs, adversely affecting our cash flows and operating results.
We could become subject to product liability claims, product recalls, and warranty claims that could be expensive, divert management’s attention and harm our business.
Our business exposes us to potential liability risks that are inherent in the marketing and sale of products used by our customers. We may be held liable if our technology causes injury or death or is found otherwise unsuitable. While we believe our technology is safe, users could allege and possibly prove defects (some of which could be alleged or proved to cause harm to users or others) because we design our technology to perform complex functions involving RF energy in close proximity to users. A product liability claim, regardless of its merit or eventual outcome, could result in significant legal defense costs and reduced demand for our
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products. The coverage limits of the insurance policies we may choose to purchase to cover related risks may not be adequate to cover future claims. If sales of products incorporating our technology increase or we suffer future product liability claims, we may be unable to maintain product liability insurance in the future at satisfactory rates or with adequate amounts. A product liability claim, any product recalls or excessive warranty claims, whether arising from defects in design or manufacture or otherwise, could negatively affect our sales or require a change in the design or manufacturing process, any of which could harm our reputation, harm our relationship with licensors of our products, result in a decline in revenue and harm our business.
In addition, if a product that we or a licensing partner design is defective, whether due to design or manufacturing defects, improper use of the product or other reasons, we or our licensing partner may be required to notify regulatory authorities and/or to recall the product. A required notification to a regulatory authority or recall could result in an investigation by regulatory authorities into the products incorporating our technology, which could in turn result in required recalls, restrictions on the sale of such products or other penalties. The adverse publicity resulting from any of these actions could adversely affect the perceptions of our customers and potential customers. These investigations or recalls, especially if accompanied by unfavorable publicity, could result in our incurring substantial costs, losing revenues and damaging our reputation, each of which would harm our business.
The ability of our products to operate effectively can be negatively impacted by many different elements unrelated to our products. Although certain technical problems experienced by customers of the products incorporating our products may not be caused by our products, users may perceive them to be the underlying cause of poor performance of the wireless network. This perception, even if incorrect, could harm our business.
Our business is subject to data security risks, including security breaches.
We collect, process, store and transmit substantial amounts of information, including information about our customers. We take steps to protect the security and integrity of the information we collect, process, store and transmit, but there is no guarantee that inadvertent or unauthorized use or disclosure will not occur or that third parties will not gain unauthorized access to this information despite such efforts. Security breaches, computer malware, computer hacking attacks, ransomware and other compromises of information security measures have become more prevalent in the business world and may occur on our systems or those of our vendors in the future. Large Internet companies and websites have from time to time disclosed sophisticated and targeted attacks on portions of their websites, and an increasing number have reported such attacks resulting in breaches of their information security. We and our third-party vendors are at risk of suffering from similar attacks and breaches. Although we take steps to maintain confidential and proprietary information on our information systems, these measures and technology may not adequately prevent security breaches and we rely on our third-party vendors to take appropriate measures to protect the security and integrity of the information on those information systems. Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access to or to sabotage information systems change frequently and may not be known until launched against us, we may be unable to anticipate or prevent these attacks. In addition, a party that is able to illicitly obtain a customer’s identification and password credentials may be able to access our customer’s accounts and certain account data.
We rely on email and other electronic means of communication to connect with our existing and potential customers. Our customers may be targeted by parties using fraudulent spoofing and phishing emails to misappropriate passwords, payment information or other personal information or to introduce viruses through Trojan horse programs or otherwise through our customers’ computers, smartphones, tablets or other devices. Despite our efforts to mitigate the effectiveness of such malicious email campaigns through product improvements, spoofing and phishing may damage our brand and increase our costs.
Any actual, perceived or suspected security breach or other compromise of our security measures or those of our third-party vendors, whether as a result of hacking efforts, denial-of-service attacks, viruses, malicious software, break-ins, phishing attacks, social engineering or otherwise, could harm our reputation and business, damage our brand and make it harder to retain existing customers or acquire new ones, require us to expend significant capital and other resources to address the breach, and result in a violation of applicable laws, regulations or other legal obligations. We could also be exposed to a risk of loss or litigation and potential liability under laws, regulations and contracts that protect the privacy and security of personal information. Our insurance policies may not be adequate to reimburse us for direct losses caused by any such security breach or indirect losses due to resulting customer attrition. Any of these events or circumstances could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
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If we are not able to satisfy data protection, security, privacy and other government- and industry-specific requirements or regulations, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed.
The regulatory frameworks relating to privacy, data protection and information security matters are rapidly evolving and are likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. The cost of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by new privacy and data security laws may limit the use and adoption of our products and could have an adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Although we work to comply with applicable privacy and data security laws and regulations, industry standards, contractual obligations and other legal obligations, those laws, regulations, standards and obligations are evolving and may be modified, interpreted and applied in an inconsistent manner from one jurisdiction to another, and may conflict with one another. As such, we cannot assure ongoing compliance with all such laws, regulations, standards and obligations. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with applicable laws, regulations, standards or obligations, or any actual or suspected security incident, whether or not resulting in unauthorized access to, or acquisition, release or transfer of personally identifiable information or other data, may result in governmental enforcement actions and prosecutions, private litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity, and could cause our licensing partners to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business.
If we are not able to secure advantageous license agreements for our technology, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected.
We may pursue the licensing of our technology as a primary means of revenue generation. Creating a licensing business relationship often takes substantial effort, as we expect to have to convince the counterparty of the efficacy of our technology, meet design and manufacturing requirements, satisfy marketing and product needs, and comply with selection, review, and contracting requirements. It is critical that we continue to evolve our intellectual property portfolio, particularly in 5G. If we do not maintain a strong portfolio that is applicable to current and future standards, products and services, our future licensing revenues could be negatively impacted. There can be no assurance that we will be able to gain access to potential licensing partners, or that they will ultimately decide to integrate our technology with their products. We also cannot guarantee that existing licensing partners will continue their relationships with us. We may not be able to secure license agreements with customers on advantageous terms, and the timing and volume of revenue earned from license agreements will be outside of our control. If the license agreements we enter into do not prove to be advantageous to us, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected.
Risks Related to Regulation of Our Business
Domestic and international regulators may deny approval for our technology, and future legislative or regulatory changes may impair our business.
Our charging technology involves power transmission using RF energy, which is subject to regulation by the FCC in the United States and by comparable regulatory agencies worldwide. It may also be subject to regulation by other agencies. Regulatory concerns include whether human exposure to RF emissions falls below specified thresholds. Higher levels of exposure require separate approval. For example, transmitting more power over a certain distance or transmitting power over a greater distance may require separate regulatory approvals. In addition, we design our technology to operate in an RF band that is also used for Wi-Fi routers and other wireless electronics, and we also design it to operate at different frequencies, as demanded for some customer applications. Applications at different frequencies may require separate regulatory approvals. Efforts to obtain regulatory approval for devices using our technology are costly and time consuming, and there can be no assurance that requisite regulatory approvals will be obtained. If approvals are not obtained in a timely and cost-efficient manner, our business and operating results could be materially adversely affected. In addition, legal or regulatory developments could impose additional restrictions or costs on us that could require us to redesign our technology or future products, or that are difficult or impracticable to comply with, all of which would adversely affect our revenues and financial results.
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Risks Related to Personnel
We are highly dependent on key members of our executive management team. Our inability to retain these individuals could impede our business plan and growth strategies, which could have a negative impact on our business and the value of your investment.
Our ability to implement our business plan depends, to a critical extent, on the continued efforts and services of a very small number of key executives. If we lose the services of any of the key members of our executive management team, we could be required to expend significant time and money in the pursuit of replacements, which may result in a delay in the implementation of our business plan and plan of operations. If it becomes necessary to replace any key executives, we can give no assurance that we could find satisfactory permanent replacements for these individuals at all or on terms that would not be unduly expensive or burdensome to us. We do not currently carry any key-person life insurance that would help us recoup our costs in the event of the death or disability of any of these executives.
Our success and growth depend on our ability to attract, integrate and retain high-level engineering talent.
Because of the highly specialized and complex nature of our business, our success depends on our ability to attract, hire, train, integrate and retain high-level engineering talent. Competition for such personnel is intense because we compete for talent against many large profitable companies and our inability to adequately staff our operations with highly qualified and well-trained engineers could render us less efficient and impede our ability to develop and deliver a commercial product. Further, in recent years, the increased availability of hybrid or remote working arrangements has expanded the pool of companies that can compete for our employees and employment candidates. A number of such competitors for talent are significantly larger than us and/or offer compensation in excess of what we offer or other benefits that we do not offer. Such a competitive market could put upward pressure on labor costs for engineering talent. We may incur significant costs to attract and retain highly qualified talent, and we may lose new employees to our competitors or other technology companies before we realize the benefit of our investment in recruiting and training them. Volatility or lack of performance in our stock price may also affect our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel.
We are subject to risks associated with our utilization of engineering consultants.
To improve productivity and accelerate our development efforts while we build out our own engineering team, we use experienced consultants to assist in selected development projects. We take steps to monitor and regulate the performance of these independent third parties. However, arrangements with third party service providers may make our operations vulnerable if these consultants fail to satisfy their obligations to us as a result of their performance, changes in their own operations, financial condition, or other matters outside of our control. Effective management of our consultants is important to our business and strategy. Failure of our consultants to perform as anticipated could result in substantial costs, divert management’s attention from other strategic activities, or create other operational or financial problems for us. Terminating or transitioning arrangements with key consultants could result in additional costs and a risk of operational delays, potential errors and possible control issues as a result of the termination or during the transition.
Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock
We are a “smaller reporting company,” and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to smaller reporting companies could make our common stock less attractive to investors.
We are a “smaller reporting company,” meaning that we are not an investment company, an asset-backed issuer, or a majority-owned subsidiary of a parent company that is not a “smaller reporting company,” and have either: (i) a public float of less than $250 million or (ii) annual revenues of less than $100 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and a public float of less than $700 million. As a “smaller reporting company,” we are subject to reduced disclosure obligations in our SEC filings compared to other issuers, including with respect to disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements. Until such time as we cease to be a “smaller reporting company,” such reduced disclosure in our SEC filings may make it harder for investors to analyze our operating results and financial prospects.
If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result of any choices to reduce future disclosure we may make, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.
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If we are unable to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy of our financial reports.
As a public company, we are required to maintain internal control over financial reporting and to report any material weaknesses in such internal controls. Although our management has determined that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025, we cannot assure you that we will not identify any material weakness in our internal control in the future.
We qualify as a “smaller reporting company” and are therefore not required to file an auditor attestation report. If we experience a material weakness in our internal controls, we may fail to detect errors in our financial accounting, which may require a financial statement restatement or otherwise harm our operating results, cause us to fail to meet our SEC reporting obligations or listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), adversely affect our reputation, cause our stock price to decline or result in inaccurate financial reporting or material misstatements in our annual or interim financial statements. Further, if there are material weaknesses or failures in our ability to meet any of the requirements related to the maintenance and reporting of our internal controls over financial reporting, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports and that could cause the price of our common stock to decline. We could become subject to investigations by Nasdaq, the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional management attention and financial resources which could adversely affect our business.
In addition, our internal control over financial reporting will not prevent or detect all errors and fraud. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud will be detected.
Our stock price is likely to continue to be volatile.
The market price of our common stock has fluctuated significantly since our initial public offering in 2014. The price of our common stock is likely to continue to fluctuate significantly in response to many factors that are beyond our control, including:
| ● | regulatory announcements and approvals; |
| ● | actual or anticipated variations in our operating results; |
| ● | general macroeconomic, political, industry and market conditions, including increases in inflation, fluctuating interest rates, volatile global financial markets, the potential of government shutdowns and uncertainty regarding the federal budget and debt ceiling, disruptions to global supply chains and transportation, and perceptions of future economic growth prospects in the economy at large; |
| ● | recent uncertainty in the global banking sector; |
| ● | regional conflicts around the world, terrorist acts, acts of war or periods of widespread civil unrest; |
| ● | natural disasters and other calamities, including global pandemics and other public health crises; |
| ● | changes in the economic performance and/or market valuations of other technology companies; |
| ● | our announcements of significant strategic partnerships, regulatory developments and other events; |
| ● | announcements, innovations and other developments by other companies in our industry; |
| ● | articles published or rumors circulated by third parties regarding our business, technology or licensing partners; |
| ● | additions or departures of key personnel; and |
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| ● | sales or other transactions involving our capital stock or securities exercisable or convertible for our capital stock. |
We have not paid dividends in the past and have no immediate plans to pay dividends.
We plan to reinvest all of our earnings, to the extent we have earnings, in order to market our products and technology and to cover operating costs and to otherwise become and remain competitive. We do not plan to pay any cash dividends with respect to our securities in the foreseeable future. We cannot assure you that we would, at any time, generate sufficient surplus cash that would be available for distribution to the holders of our common stock as a dividend.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs as a result of being a public reporting company and our management will be required to devote substantial time to meet our compliance obligations.
As a public reporting company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses. We are subject to reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and rules subsequently implemented by the SEC that require us to establish and maintain effective disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting, as well as some specific corporate governance practices. Our management and other personnel are expected to devote a substantial amount of time to compliance initiatives associated with our public reporting company status. Those costs will increase significantly if we cease to qualify as a smaller reporting company.
We may be subject to securities litigation, which is expensive and could divert management attention.
Our stock price has fluctuated in the past, reacting to news such as our past announcements of FCC approvals and it may be volatile in the future. In the past, companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their securities have been subject to securities class action litigation, and we may be the target of litigation of this sort in the future. Securities litigation is costly and can divert management attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business and the value of your investment in our company.
Our ability to use Federal net operating loss carry forwards to reduce future tax payments may be limited if our taxable income does not reach sufficient levels.
As of December 31, 2025, we had Federal and State net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards of approximately $340.0 million and $304.5 million, respectively. Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, NOLs arising in tax years ending on or before December 31, 2017 can generally be carried forward to offset future taxable income for a period of 20 years, and NOLs arising in tax years ending after December 31, 2017 can generally be carried forward indefinitely. Our ability to use our NOLs will be dependent on our ability to generate taxable income, and the NOLs that arose in tax years ending on or before December 31, 2017 could expire before we generate sufficient taxable income to take advantage of the NOLs. As of December 31, 2025, based on our history of operating losses it is possible that a portion of our NOLs will not be fully realizable.
Our charter documents and Delaware law may inhibit a takeover that stockholders consider favorable.
Provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, and applicable Delaware law, may delay or discourage transactions involving an actual or potential change in control or change in our management, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares, or transactions that our stockholders might otherwise deem to be in their best interests. The provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws:
| ● | authorize our Board to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval and to designate the rights, preferences and privileges of each class; if issued, such preferred stock would increase the number of outstanding shares of our capital stock and could include terms that may deter an acquisition of us; |
| ● | limit who may call stockholder meetings; |
| ● | do not permit stockholders to act by written consent; |
| ● | do not provide for cumulative voting rights; and |
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| ● | provide that all vacancies may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum. |
In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law may limit our ability to engage in any business combination with a person who beneficially owns 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock unless certain conditions are satisfied. This restriction lasts for a period of three years following the share acquisition. These provisions may have the effect of entrenching our management team and may deprive you of the opportunity to sell your shares to potential acquirers at a premium over prevailing prices. This potential inability to obtain a control premium could reduce the price of our common stock.
Our warrants that are accounted for as liabilities and the changes in value of our warrants could have a material effect on the market price of our common stock or our financial results.
We account for our outstanding warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Such guidance provides that, because some of our warrants did not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each warrant was recorded as a liability. Accordingly, we classified each warrant as a liability at its fair value. This liability was subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date, with a resulting non-cash gain or loss related to the change in the fair value being recognized in earnings in the statements of operations. With each such remeasurement, the warrant liability was adjusted to fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in our statement of operations and therefore our reported earnings. As a result of the recurring fair value measurement, our financial statements and results of operations fluctuated quarterly based on factors which are outside of our control. Due to the recurring fair value measurement, we recognized non-cash gains or losses on the warrants each reporting period and that the amount of such gains or losses could be material. As of December 31, 2025, we did not have any warrants outstanding classified as a liability.
Risks Related to Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity incidents, including data security breaches or computer viruses, could harm our business by disrupting our business operations, compromising our products and services, damaging our reputation or exposing us to liability.
Cyber criminals and hackers may attempt to penetrate our network security, or the network security of third parties we work with, including our third-party vendors, service providers, manufacturers, solution providers, partners and consultants, misappropriate our proprietary information or cause business interruptions, or access or misappropriate other sensitive data. Because the techniques used by such computer programmers to access or sabotage networks change frequently and may not be recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. In the past, we and relevant third parties have faced compromises to our network security, though no prior incidents we have identified to date have materially affected our business, results of operations or financial condition. Companies are facing additional attacks as workforces have become more distributed as a result of remote and hybrid working arrangements. Additionally, geopolitical events may increase the cybersecurity risks we and the third parties we work with face. Our business operations utilize and rely upon numerous third-party vendors, service providers, manufacturers, solution providers, partners and consultants, and any failure of such third parties’ cybersecurity measures could materially and adversely affect or disrupt our business. While we have invested in and continue to update our network security and cybersecurity infrastructure and systems, if our cybersecurity systems, or the cybersecurity systems of relevant third parties, fail to protect against unauthorized access, sophisticated cyber-attacks, phishing schemes, ransomware and other malicious code, data protection breaches, computer viruses, denial-of-service attacks, or disruptions from unauthorized tampering or human error, our ability to conduct our business effectively could be damaged in a number of ways, including:
| ● | our intellectual property and other proprietary data, or financial assets, could be stolen, lost, altered, or otherwise unavailable; |
| ● | our ability to manage and conduct our business operations could be seriously disrupted; |
| ● | defects and security vulnerabilities could be introduced into our product offerings, thereby damaging the reputation and perceived reliability and security of our products; and |
| ● | confidential or otherwise sensitive information, including personal data of our customers, employees and business partners, could be compromised and lead to unauthorized, unlawful, or accidental access to, or acquisition, use, corruption, loss, destruction, unavailability, alteration or dissemination of, or damage to, such information. |
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In addition, our systems, and the systems of third parties we work with, are potentially vulnerable to breakdown or other damage or interruption from service interruptions, system malfunction, natural disasters, terrorism, war and telecommunication and electrical failures, as well as security breaches and incidents from inadvertent or intentional actions by our employees, contractors, consultants, business partners, and/or other third parties, which may compromise our system infrastructure or lead to the loss, destruction, alteration, prevention of access to, disclosure, or dissemination of, or damage or unauthorized access to, our data (including trade secrets or other confidential information, intellectual property, proprietary business information, and personal information) or data that is processed or maintained on our behalf, or other assets.
Should any of the above events occur, or be perceived to have occurred, our reputation, competitive position and business could be significantly harmed, and we could be subject to claims, demands and litigation from customers, third parties, and other individuals and groups, and investigations or other proceedings by governmental authorities, and may be subject to fines, penalties, damages, and other liabilities. Additionally, we could incur significant costs in order to upgrade our cybersecurity systems and remediate damages and otherwise respond to the incident. Consequently, our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.
We may not have applicable or otherwise adequate insurance to protect us from, or adequately mitigate, liabilities or damages resulting from security breaches or incidents. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceeds any available insurance coverage that we might have, or results in changes to insurance policies (including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements), could have an adverse effect on our business. In addition, we cannot be sure that insurance coverage will be available on acceptable terms or that insurers will not deny coverage as to any future claim.
General Risk Factors
Adverse macroeconomic conditions, natural disasters or reduced technology spending could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.
Our business generally depends on the overall demand for our technology and on the economic health of our current and prospective customers. In addition, the purchase of our products is often discretionary and may involve a significant commitment of capital and other resources. Weak global and regional macroeconomic conditions, including labor shortages, supply chain and transportation disruptions, rising interest rates and inflation, low spending environments, geopolitical instability, warfare and uncertainty, tariffs, trade protectionism or other barriers to trade, weak economic conditions in certain regions or a reduction in technology spending regardless of macroeconomic conditions, including as a result of the ongoing conflict between Russia and the Ukraine and the global response thereto, could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition, including resulting in longer sales cycles, a negative impact on our ability to attract and retain new customers or expand our platform or sell additional products to our existing customers, lower prices for our products, higher default rates among our current suppliers and customers and reduced sales to new or existing customers.
There have been disruptions and uncertainty in the global banking system in recent years. For example, in the first half of 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”), Signature Bank and First Republic were closed by state regulators and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”) was appointed as receiver for each bank. While we do not have any exposure to SVB, Signature Bank, or First Republic, we do maintain our cash at financial institutions, often in balances that exceed the current FDIC insurance limits. If other banks and financial institutions in which we hold funds for working capital and operating expenses enter receivership or become insolvent in the future, our ability to access our cash and cash equivalents, including transferring funds, making payments or receiving funds, may be threatened and could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition. Moreover, such events, in addition to the global macroeconomic conditions discussed above, may cause further turbulence and uncertainty in the capital markets, which may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock and potentially our results of operations. Further, deterioration of the global macroeconomic environment and any regulatory action taken in response thereto may also adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.
Further, natural disasters or other catastrophic events may cause damage or disruption to our operations, international commerce, and the global economy, and thus could have an adverse effect on us. Our business operations are also subject to, among other things, interruption by fire, power shortages, flooding, and other events beyond our control. In the event of a natural disaster, including a major earthquake, blizzard, or hurricane, or a catastrophic event such as a fire, power loss, cyberattack, or telecommunications failure, we may be unable to continue our operations, the products which embody our technology may not
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function properly or at all, and we may endure system interruptions, reputational harm, delays in development of our products, lengthy interruptions in service, breaches of data security, loss of critical data, and reduced sales, all of which could have an adverse effect on our operating results. Climate change could result in an increase in the frequency or severity of such natural disasters. For example, our corporate offices are located in California, a state that frequently experiences earthquakes, wildfires, heatwaves and droughts.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, or publish negative reports about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock depends in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. There can be no assurance that analysts will continue to cover us or provide favorable coverage. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our stock or change their opinion of our stock, our stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Not applicable.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity
Risk Management and Strategy
We believe cybersecurity is critical to supporting our vision and enabling our strategy. We have servers, computers, and other technological equipment with electronic files containing Company intellectual property including customer information. We also have hardware and firmware that is provided to third parties for testing as part of our manufacturing process. Additionally, we are an IoT service provider through the e-Compass cloud-based platform. Although we mitigate the threat of a cyber-attack with updates, patches, lifecycle replacements of legacy equipment and employee training, no system is completely safe from an attack or theft of intellectual property that could cause significant loss or business interruption.
We generally face a multitude of cybersecurity threats that are common to most industries. Examples of threats to our systems could include: (i) ransomware allowing unauthorized users to access our databases, encrypt the data and demand payment in order to provide a decryption key, (ii) denial of Service (DoS) where an unauthorized user exerts heavy traffic on our servers, making them unavailable, (iii) SQL Infection where unauthorized users cause interference with database content, (iv) insider threats where users misuse our platforms, creating data loss or corruption, and (v) cloud misconfigurations leading to unintended exposure of sensitive data. A significant breach of our systems or those of our third-party vendors could result in the loss of sensitive data, intellectual property, or customer information, leading to operational disruptions, reputational damage, and litigation. Our customers, suppliers, and partners also face similar cybersecurity threats and, while we have not been materially affected to date, a cybersecurity incident impacting us or any of these entities could materially adversely affect our operations, performance, and results of operations. These cybersecurity threats and related risks make it imperative that we maintain a strong focus on cybersecurity.
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During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, we did not experience any cybersecurity incidents that, individually or in the aggregate, were determined to be material to our financial condition or results of operations. We have not faced any threats that have resulted in loss of information, or inability to operate for any period of time;
Governance
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Item 2. Properties
In 2025, we entered into a lease agreement for our corporate headquarters located at 3590 North First Street in San Jose, California. The lease is valid through the end of 2027. This space, with a total of 12,783 square feet, is used for our headquarters and for research and development efforts.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition. We may, however, be subject to various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business from time to time.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information for Common Stock
Our common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “WATT” on March 31, 2014. Prior to that date, there was no public trading market for our common stock.
Holders of Record
As of March 17, 2026, there were 6 stockholders of record of our common stock, and we believe we have significantly more beneficial owners of our common stock.
Dividend Policy
We have never paid cash dividends on our securities, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our shares of common stock in the foreseeable future. We intend to retain any future earnings for reinvestment in our business. Any future determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors, and will be dependent upon our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements and such other factors as our Board of Directors deems relevant.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
None
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Item 6. Reserved
Not applicable.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Overview
We have developed scalable, over-the-air WPN technology that integrates advanced semiconductor chipsets, software controls, hardware designs, and antenna systems to enable RF-based charging for ambient IoT devices, transforming supply chain capabilities from limited tracking to overall business intelligence. Our WPN technology consists of transmitter systems, receiver integrated circuits, and supporting software designed to deliver power and data to battery-free IoT devices across a range of operating distances and power levels. These capabilities support applications that require continuous operation without wired power connections or periodic battery replacement.
With a patent portfolio exceeding 300 patents, our solutions support both near-field and at-a-distance wireless power transmission and include advanced receiver technology designed for use across multiple device categories. Applications include retail sensors, ESLs, asset trackers, air quality monitors, motion detectors, and other monitoring solutions.
To date, we have developed and released multiple transmitter and battery-free receiver products. Our transmitters vary in form factors, power specifications, and operating frequencies, and our receivers are designed to support a range of wireless power-enabled device applications, including:
Device Type | Application |
RF Tags | Cold Chain, Asset Tracking, Medical IoT |
Ambient IoT Sensors | Cold Chain, Logistics, Asset Tracking |
Electronic Shelf Labels | Retail and Industrial IoT |
The first WPN-enabled product featuring our technology entered the market in 2019. In the fourth quarter of 2021, we commenced shipments of at-a-distance PowerBridge transmitter systems for commercial IoT applications and proof-of-concept deployments. In the second quarter of 2025, we introduced the battery-free e-Sense tag and the e-Compass cloud-based software platform, which together supported the first end-to-end wireless power-enabled IoT device monitoring and management solution. As we continue to innovate our technology applications, we anticipate the release of additional wireless power-enabled products.
Impact of Current Global Economic Conditions on Our Business
Uncertainty in the global economy presents significant risks to our business. We are subject to ongoing exposure related to the current macroeconomic environment, including inflation, rising interest rates, geopolitical factors such as the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, tensions between the United States and China as well as China and Taiwan, conflicts in the Middle East, and supply chain disruptions. These conditions may affect various aspects of our business, including our operations, financial position, cash flow, inventory management, supply chains, global regulatory approvals, purchasing trends, customer payment patterns, and the broader industry environment, as well as our employees.
Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies
The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Certain accounting policies and estimates are particularly important to the understanding of our financial position and results of operations and require the application of significant judgment by our management or can be materially affected by changes from period to period in economic factors or conditions that are outside of our control. As a result, they are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. In applying these policies, our management uses their judgment to determine the appropriate assumptions to be used in the determination of certain estimates. Those estimates are based on our historical operations, our future business plans and projected financial results, the terms of existing contracts, our observance of trends in the industry, information provided by our customers and information
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available from other outside sources, as appropriate. Please see Note 3 to our financial statements for a more complete description of our significant accounting policies.
Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods.
Some of these judgments can be subjective and complex, and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates. Although we believe that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable, they are based upon information available at the time the estimates and assumptions were made. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Going Concern. Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40 Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern, requires management to assess our ability to continue as a going concern. In accordance with this guidance, we have evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. We anticipate cash flows generated from operations and our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs for at least the next 12 months.
Determining the extent to which conditions or events raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern requires significant judgment and estimation by us. Our significant estimates related to this analysis may include identifying business factors used in the forecasted financial results and liquidity. We believe that the estimated values used in our going concern analysis are based on reasonable assumptions. However, such assumptions are inherently uncertain, and actual results could differ materially from those estimates.
Warrants. We account for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”), and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s common stock, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a liability at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations. The fair value of the warrants is estimated using an appropriate valuation model. Such warrant classification is also subject to re-evaluation at each reporting period.
Offering costs associated with warrants classified as liabilities are expensed as incurred and are presented as offering cost related to warrant liability in the statement of operations. Offering costs associated with the sale of warrants classified as equity are charged against proceeds received.
Revenue Recognition. We follow ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“Topic 606”). In accordance with Topic 606, we recognize revenue using the following five-step approach:
| 1. | Identify the contract with the customer. |
| 2. | Identify the performance obligations in the contract. |
| 3. | Determine the transaction price of the contract. |
| 4. | Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations of the contract. |
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| 5. | Recognize revenue when or as the performance obligations are satisfied. |
Our revenue consists of its single segment of wireless charging system solutions. The wireless charging system revenue consists of revenue from product development projects and production-level systems.
We record a majority of our revenue based on the shipment of products that we sell. Generally, there is a five-day return policy on our shipment of products. Additionally, we record revenue associated with product development projects that we enter into with certain customers. In general, these product development projects are complex, and we do not have certainty about our ability to achieve the project milestones. The achievement of a milestone is dependent on our performance obligation and requires acceptance by the customer. We recognize this revenue at the point in time at which the performance obligation is met. The payment associated with achieving the performance obligation is generally commensurate with our effort or the value of the deliverable and is nonrefundable. Any deferred revenue is recognized upon achievement of the performance obligation or expiration of a support agreement.
Inventory. We state inventory at the lower of cost, determined on a weighted average cost method, or net realizable value. Net realizable value is calculated at the end of each reporting period and an adjustment, if needed, is made. At the point of loss recognition, a new lower cost basis for that inventory is established and subsequent changes in facts and circumstances do not result in the restoration or increase in the new cost basis.
Results of Operations
Costs and Expenses
Cost of revenue consists of direct materials, direct labor and overhead for our production-level wireless charging systems. Research and development expenses include costs associated with our efforts to develop our technology, including personnel compensation, consulting, engineering supplies and components, regulatory expense and general office expenses specifically related to the research and development department. Sales and marketing expenses include costs associated with selling and marketing our technology to our customers, including personnel compensation, public relations, graphic design, tradeshow, engineering supplies utilized by the sales team and general office expenses specifically related to the sales and marketing department. General and administrative expenses include costs for general and corporate functions, including personnel compensation, facility fees, travel, telecommunications, insurance, professional fees, consulting fees, general office expenses, and other overhead.
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Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
The following table sets forth selected Condensed Statements of Operations data (in thousands) and such data as a percentage of revenue:
For the year ended December 31, |
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| 2025 | | 2024 | | $ Change | | % Change |
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Revenue | $ | 5,630 | $ | 768 | $ | 4,862 | | 633 | % | |||
Cost of revenue |
| 3,601 |
| 756 |
| 2,845 |
| 376 | % | |||
Gross profit |
| 2,029 |
| 12 |
| 2,017 |
| 16,808 | % | |||
Operating expenses: |
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|
|
| | |||||||
Research and development |
| 4,126 |
| 7,686 |
| (3,560) |
| (46) | % | |||
Sales and marketing |
| 2,359 |
| 3,066 |
| (707) |
| (23) | % | |||
General and administrative |
| 4,495 |
| 6,293 |
| (1,798) |
| (29) | % | |||
Severance expense |
| 403 |
| 1,377 |
| (974) |
| (71) | % | |||
Expenses from abandoned financing transaction | 661 | — | 661 | 100 | % | |||||||
Total operating expenses |
| 12,044 |
| 18,422 |
| (6,378) |
| (35) | % | |||
Loss from operations |
| (10,015) |
| (18,410) |
| 8,395 |
| 46 | % | |||
Other income (expense), net: |
| |
| |
| |
| | ||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability |
| 257 |
| 262 |
| (5) |
| (2) | % | |||
Interest income, net |
| 166 |
| — |
| 166 |
| 100 | % | |||
Loss on retirement of property and equipment | (1) | — | (1) | (100) | % | |||||||
Loss on extinguishment of short-term debt |
| — |
| (219) |
| 219 |
| 100 | % | |||
Discount fees from accounts receivable factoring agreements | — | (31) | 31 | 100 | % | |||||||
Total other income, net |
| 422 |
| 12 |
| 410 |
| 3,417 | % | |||
Net loss | $ | (9,593) | $ | (18,398) | $ | 8,805 |
| 48 | % | |||
Revenues. During 2025 and 2024, we recorded revenue of $5.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively. The 633% year over year increase is primarily due to the expansion of commercial applications with multinational enterprise retailers, including two Fortune 10 companies (one of which accounted for 85% of our 2025 revenue), deploying our WPN technology in connection with their infrastructure modernization initiatives as well as a proof-of-concept deployment with a Fortune 500 customer, referred through the Company’s participation in the Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) Partner Network.
Cost of Revenue:
For the year ended December 31, |
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| 2025 | | 2024 | | $ Change | | % Change |
| ||||
Cost of revenue | $ | 3,601 | $ | 756 | $ | 2,845 | 376 | % | ||||
Percent of total revenue |
| 64 | % |
| 98 | % |
| |
| | ||
Cost of revenue was $3.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively, for 2025 and 2024. The increase is primarily due to higher sales volume of PowerBridge Pro transmitters that were shipped during 2025. With the continued ramp up of our volume manufacturing during 2025 and other strategic efforts made to optimize operations, product margins improved significantly, transitioning from a gross profit in 2024 of $12,000 to a gross profit in 2025 of approximately $2.0 million.
Operating expenses and Loss from Operations. Operating expenses are made up of research and development, sales and marketing, general and administrative, severance expense, and expenses from an abandoned financing transaction. The loss from operations was $10.0 million and $18.4 million, respectively, for 2025 and 2024.
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Research and Development Costs:
For the year ended December 31, |
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| 2025 | | 2024 | | $ Change | | % Change |
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Research and development | $ | 4,126 | $ | 7,686 | $ | (3,560) | (46) | % | ||||
Percent of total revenue |
| 73 | % |
| 1,001 | % |
| |
| | ||
Research and development costs for 2025 and 2024 were $4.1 million and $7.7 million, respectively. The decrease of $3.6 million is primarily due to a $2.0 million decrease in employee-related costs, consisting primarily of an approximately $1.9 million decrease in personnel-related expenses and a $0.2 million decrease in stock-based compensation, a $1.3 million decrease in engineering prototype related expenses, supplies, and software costs, and a $0.2 million decrease in miscellaneous office expenses.
Sales and Marketing Costs:
For the year ended December 31, |
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| 2025 | | 2024 | | $ Change | | % Change |
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Sales and marketing | $ | 2,359 | $ | 3,066 | $ | (707) | (23) | % | ||||
Percent of total revenue |
| 42 | % |
| 399 | % |
| |
| | ||
Sales and marketing costs for 2025 and 2024 were $2.4 million and $3.1 million, respectively. The decrease of $0.7 million is primarily due to a $0.5 million decrease in consulting, public relations, and recruiting fees, a $0.1 million decrease in marketing and tradeshow expenses, and a $0.1 million decrease in trademark and promotional expenses.
General and Administrative Costs:
For the year ended December 31, |
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| 2025 | | 2024 | | $ Change | | % Change |
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General and administrative | $ | 4,495 | $ | 6,293 | $ | (1,798) | (29) | % | ||||
Percent of total revenue |
| 80 | % |
| 819 | % |
| |
| | ||
General and administrative costs for 2025 and 2024 were $4.5 million and $6.3 million, respectively. The decrease of $1.8 million is primarily due to a $0.6 million decrease in legal fees, a $0.4 million decrease in corporate expenses primarily related to stock registration and annual meeting fees, a $0.3 million decrease in consulting, investor relations fees, a $0.2 million decrease in office rent, a $0.2 million decrease in insurance premiums, a $0.1 million decrease in supplies, a $0.1 million decrease in recruiting costs, and a $0.1 million decrease in stock-based compensation, partially offset by a $0.3 million increase in payroll costs accrued as a result of key milestones achieved during 2025 under the 2025 Bonus Plan and higher employee benefit costs.
Severance Expense:
For the year ended December 31, |
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| 2025 | | 2024 | | $ Change | | % Change |
| ||||
Severance expense | $ | 403 |
| $ | 1,377 | $ | (974) | (71) | % | |||
Percent of total revenue |
| 7 | % |
| 179 | % |
| |
| | ||
Severance expense for 2025 and 2024 was $0.4 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Severance expense during 2025 was related to separations with certain non-executive employees. Severance expense during 2024 was primarily due to the departure of our former CEO, representing approximately $1.2 million in recorded severance expense.
Expenses from Abandoned Financing Transaction:
For the year ended December 31, | | | |
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| 2025 | | 2024 | | $ Change | | % Change |
| ||||
Expenses from abandoned financing transaction | $ | 661 | $ | — | $ | 661 |
| 100 | % | |||
Percent of total revenue |
| 12 | % |
| 0 | % |
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Expenses related to our abandoned financing transaction were $0.7 million during 2025, primarily attributable to our decision to terminate and refund the previously announced convertible preferred equity offering under Regulation A. There was no such expense during 2024.
Other income (expense), net:
For the year ended December 31, |
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| 2025 | | 2024 | | $ Change | | % Change |
| ||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability | $ | 257 | $ | 262 | $ | (5) |
| (2) | % | |||
Interest income, net |
| 166 |
| — |
| 166 |
| 100 | % | |||
Loss on retirement of property and equipment | (1) | — | (1) | (100) | % | |||||||
Loss on extinguishment of short-term debt |
| — |
| (219) |
| 219 |
| 100 | % | |||
Discount fees from accounts receivable factoring agreements | — | (31) | 31 | 100 | % | |||||||
Total other income, net | $ | 422 | $ | 12 | $ | 410 |
| 3,417 | % | |||
Other income resulting from the change in fair value of the warrant liability was approximately $0.3 million in both 2024 and 2025. The changes for both periods were due to a lower market value of our common stock. As of December 31, 2025, the 2023 Warrants were fully exercised, eliminating the related warrant liability.
Net interest income for 2025 was $0.2 million and $0 for 2024. During 2025, we earned $0.5 million in interest from our money market account, partially offset by $0.3 million in interest expense related to a short-term loan, originated in 2024 and paid off in 2025. During 2024, we earned $0.2 million in interest from our money market account, offset by $0.2 million in interest expense from a short-term loan.
Loss on extinguishment of short-term debt was $0.2 million during 2024. We did not incur such cost during 2025.
Net Loss. As a result of the factors described above, the net loss for 2025 was $9.6 million, compared to $18.4 million for 2024.
ATM Offering Program
On June 21, 2024, we entered into the At the Market Offering Agreement with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”), as sales agent, pursuant to which we could issue and sell of up to $3.45 million in shares of our common stock (as amended to date, the “ATM Program”). During the year ended December 31, 2024, we sold 228,392 shares of our common stock under the ATM Program for net proceeds of approximately $3.2 million (net of commissions and other related offering expenses of approximately $0.3 million).
Among other adjustments since June 2024, we filed a prospectus supplement on February 13, 2025, providing for the issuance and sale of up to an additional $80.0 million of shares of common stock under the ATM Program. The maximum capacity under this prospectus supplement was subsequently reduced to $70.0 million on September 10, 2025. During the three months ended December 31, 2025, we sold 25,093 shares of our common stock under the ATM Program for net proceeds of approximately $0.1 million. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we sold 555,155 shares of common stock pursuant to the February 2025 prospectus supplement, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $5.0 million (net of commissions and other related offering expenses of approximately $0.4 million). In total, during the year ended December 31, 2025, we sold an aggregate of 1,107,968 shares of common stock under all prospectus supplements to the ATM Program for net proceeds of approximately $18.4 million (net of commissions and other related offering expenses of approximately $1.2 million). As of December 31, 2025, approximately $64.6 million in shares of common stock remained available for issuance under the ATM Program, subject to availability of authorized shares.
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2025 Offering
On September 10, 2025, we entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor (the “Investor”), providing for the issuance and sale, in a registered direct offering (the “2025 Offering”), of (i) 120,000 shares of our common stock, (ii) pre-funded warrants to purchase up to 465,347 shares of common stock (the “2025 Pre-Funded Warrants”), and (iii) warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 585,347 shares of common stock (the “2025 Warrants”). Each share of common stock and 2025 Pre-Funded Warrant was offered and sold together with an accompanying 2025 Warrant at a combined price of $7.92 per share of common stock or 2025 Pre-Funded Warrant and accompanying 2025 Warrant, as applicable. Each 2025 Pre-Funded Warrant and 2025 Warrant is exercisable at any time on or after the date of issuance to purchase one share of common stock at a price of either $0.00001 per share, in the case of the 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants, or $7.79 per share, in the case of the 2025 Warrants. The 2025 Pre-Funded Warrants expire when they are exercised in full and the 2025 Warrants expire five years from the date of issuance.
The 2025 Offering closed on September 11, 2025. We received net proceeds of approximately $4.0 million from the 2025 Offering, after deducting placement agent fees and estimated offering expenses.
Additionally, pursuant to the Engagement Letter, dated as of July 9, 2024, as amended on December 20, 2024 and August 20, 2025 (the “Original Engagement Letter”), between the Company and Wainwright, and the Engagement Letter Joinder Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2025 (the “Joinder Agreement” and, together with the Original Engagement Letter, the “Engagement Letter”), by and among Energous, Wainwright and Rodman & Renshaw LLC (“Rodman & Renshaw” and, together with Wainwright, the “Placement Agents”), Energous, in connection with the closing of the 2025 Offering, agreed to issue to the Placement Agents or their respective designees warrants (the “Registered Direct Offering Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 40,974 shares of common stock. The Registered Direct Offering Placement Agent Warrants have substantially the same terms as the 2025 Warrants, except the Registered Direct Offering Placement Agent Warrants are exercisable at any time on or after the date of issuance to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $9.90 per share and the Registered Direct Offering Placement Agent Warrants expire on September 10, 2030.
On September 10, 2025, in connection with the 2025 Offering, we entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with the Investor for the immediate exercise of certain of our 2023 Warrants and 2024 Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 47,764 shares of common stock and having exercise prices of $6.7595 and $55.20 per share, respectively (the “Concurrent Warrant Exercise Transaction”). The 2023 Warrants were exercised at the exercise price of $6.8845 and the 2024 Warrants were exercised at a reduced exercise price of $7.92 per share for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $364,000.
As consideration for the exercise of the 2023 Warrants and 2024 Warrants for cash, we issued new unregistered warrants (the “New Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 47,764 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $7.79 per share (the “New Warrant Shares”). The New Warrants are exercisable immediately upon issuance and will expire five years following the initial issuance date. Except as described herein, the New Warrants are substantially similar to the 2023 Warrants and 2024 Warrants. The closing of the Concurrent Warrant Exercise Transaction occurred on September 11, 2025.
Also pursuant to the Engagement Letter, Energous, in connection with the closing of the Concurrent Warrant Exercise Transaction, agreed to issue to the Placement Agents or their respective designees warrants (the “Concurrent Warrant Exercise Transaction Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,343 shares of Common Stock. The Concurrent Warrant Exercise Transaction Placement Agent Warrants have substantially the same terms as the New Warrants, except the Concurrent Warrant Exercise Transaction Placement Agent Warrants are immediately exercisable to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $9.90 per share and the Concurrent Warrant Exercise Transaction Placement Agent Warrants expire on September 10, 2030.
Agile Subordinated Loan Agreement
Effective October 1, 2024, we entered into a subordinated business loan agreement (the “Original Loan Agreement”) with Agile Capital Funding, LLC and Agile Lending, LLC (collectively, the “Lender”), which provided for an initial term loan of $525,000, with the ability to receive additional term loans of up to $1.6 million, subject to certain conditions (such loans, the “Original Term Loan”). Principal and interest on the Original Term Loan in the aggregate amount of $756,000 was to be repaid in weekly payments of $27,000 commencing on October 14, 2024 and fully repaid on or before the maturity date of April 21, 2025.
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Effective November 5, 2024, we entered into an amended subordinated business loan agreement with the Lender (the “Amended Loan Agreement”) to refinance the Original Term Loan. The Amended Loan Agreement provided for a new term loan of $997,000, with the ability to receive additional term loans of up to $1.6 million, subject to certain conditions (such new loans, the “New Term Loan”). Principal and interest on the New Term Loan in the aggregate amount of $1,415,740 was repaid in weekly payments of approximately $39,000 and was fully repaid before the maturity date of July 17, 2025 on July 7, 2025. The proceeds of the New Term Loan were used to repay in full the Original Term Loan, which had a settlement value of $648,000 on November 5, 2024. The New Term Loan was expressly subordinated to our obligations on certain senior indebtedness of the Company as provided in the Amended Loan Agreement.
On July 7, 2025, we repaid all outstanding amounts owed to the lender under the Amended Loan Agreement. As a result, the Company has no remaining obligations under the Amended Loan Agreement, and no amounts were outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
During 2025 and 2024, we recorded revenue of $5.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively. We incurred a net loss of $9.6 million and $18.4 million for 2025 and 2024, respectively. Net cash used in operating activities was $12.4 million and $17.6 million for 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of December 31, 2025, we had cash on hand of $10.4 million. We are currently meeting our liquidity requirements through the collection of accounts receivable and net proceeds of securities offerings through the at-the-market ATM Program. As of March 23, 2026, cash on hand was $39.4 million.
Based on current operating levels and continuation of cost reduction efforts implemented during 2025, we believe we have sufficient cash on hand to fund the next 12 months of operations.
As we gain traction in the market with our new technology and continue to invest capital in transitioning and scaling the business from research and development of new technologies to commercial production, there can be no assurance that our available resources and revenue generated from our business operations will be sufficient to sustain our operations.
Accordingly, we expect to pursue additional financing, which could include offerings of equity or debt securities, bank financing, commercial agreements with customers or strategic partners, and other alternatives, depending upon market conditions. There is no assurance that such financing will be available on terms that we would find acceptable, or at all. If we are unsuccessful in implementing this plan, we will be required to make further cost and expense reductions or modifications to our on-going and strategic plans.
Cash Flows
Operating Activities - During 2025, cash flows used in operating activities were $12.4 million, consisting of a net loss of $9.6 million, less adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities aggregating $0.2 million (principally stock-based compensation of $0.3 million and depreciation and amortization expense of $0.1 million, partially offset by change in fair value of warrant liability of $0.3 million), a $2.9 million increase in accounts receivable, a $1.0 million increase in inventory, a $0.9 million decrease in accounts payable and a $0.5 million increase in operating lease liabilities, partially offset by a $1.0 million increase in accrued liabilities, a $0.7 million decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets, net of other assets, and a $0.6 million increase in operating lease right-of-use assets.
During 2024, cash flows used in operating activities were $17.6 million, consisting of a net loss of $18.4 million, less adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities aggregating $1.1 million (principally stock-based compensation of $0.8 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $0.2 million, loss on extinguishment of short-term debt of $0.2 million, issuance of common stock to consultant of $0.1 million and accrued interest of $0.1 million, partially offset by change in fair value of warrant liability of $0.3 million), a $0.5 million decrease in operating lease liabilities, a $0.2 million decrease in accrued expenses, a $0.1 million decrease in accrued severance expense and a $0.1 million increase in inventory, partially offset by $0.7 million decrease in operating lease right-of-use assets.
Investing Activities - During both 2025 and 2024, cash flows used in investing activities were $0.1 million. The cash used in 2025 and 2024 was for the purchases of testing hardware and computer equipment.
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Financing Activities - During 2025, cash flows provided by financing activities were $21.6 million, which primarily consisted of $18.4 million in net proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock under the ATM Program, $4.0 million in net proceeds from the sale of stock and warrants and $0.4 million in proceeds from warrant exercises, partially offset by $0.9 million in repayments of a short-term loan and $0.3 million in repayments of financed insurance. During 2024, cash flows provided by financing activities were $5.1 million, which primarily consisted of $3.2 million in net proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock under the ATM Program, $1.8 million in net proceeds from a registered direct offering that included the sale of common stock, pre-funded warrants and warrants and net borrowings of $0.8 million from a short-term loan, partially offset by $0.3 million in repayments of financed insurance and $0.3 million in repayments of a short-term loan.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
In the ordinary course of business, we may be exposed to certain market risks, such as interest rates. However, after an assessment of these risks to our operations, we do not believe that the primary market risk exposures (within the meaning of Regulation S-K Item 305) will have any material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows for the next fiscal year.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number | 41 | |
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 42 | |
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 43 | |
Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit) for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 44 | |
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 | 45 | |
Notes to Financial Statements | 46 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Energous Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Energous Corporation (a Delaware corporation) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.
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We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2024.
March 26, 2026
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BALANCE SHEETS
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Note: Share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the impact of a 1-for- reverse stock split effected in August 2025, as discussed in Note 1.
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Basic and diluted loss per common share | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||
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Note: Share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the impact of a 1-for- reverse stock split effected in August 2025, as discussed in Note 1.
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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Note: Share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the impact of a 1-for- reverse stock split effected in August 2025, as discussed in Note 1.
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Decrease in ROU assets from shares issued to landlord | $ | | $ | — | ||
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Reclassification of warrant liability to equity upon warrant exercise | $ | | $ | — | ||
Financing of insurance premiums | $ | | $ | | ||
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ENERGOUS CORPORATION
Notes to Financial Statements
Note 1 – Business Organization, Nature of Operations
Description of Business
Energous Corporation d/b/a Energous Wireless Power Solutions (the “Company”) has developed scalable, over-the-air Wireless Power Network (“WPN”) technology that integrates advanced semiconductor chipsets, software controls, hardware designs, and antenna systems to enable radio frequency (“RF”)-based charging for ambient Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices, transforming supply chain capabilities from limited tracking to overall business intelligence. The Company’s WPN technology consists of transmitter systems, receiver integrated circuits, and supporting software designed to deliver power and data to battery-free IoT devices across a range of operating distances and power levels. These capabilities support applications that require continuous operation without wired power connections or periodic battery replacement.
With a patent portfolio exceeding
To date, the Company has developed and released multiple transmitter and battery-free receiver products. The Company’s transmitters vary in form factors, power specifications, and operating frequencies, and our receivers are designed to support a range of wireless power-enabled device applications, including:
Device Type | Application |
RF Tags | Cold Chain, Asset Tracking, Medical IoT |
Ambient IoT Sensors | Cold Chain, Logistics, Asset Tracking |
Electronic Shelf Labels | Retail and Industrial IoT |
The first WPN-enabled product featuring the Company’s technology entered the market in 2019. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company commenced shipments of at-a-distance PowerBridge transmitter systems for commercial IoT applications and proof-of-concept deployments. In the second quarter of 2025, the Company introduced the battery-free e-Sense tag and the e-Compass cloud-based software platform, which together supported the first end-to-end wireless power-enabled IoT device monitoring and management solution. As the Company continues to innovate its technology applications, the Company anticipates the release of additional wireless power-enabled products.
Reverse Stock Split
At the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders held on June 11, 2025, the Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s common stock by a ratio not to exceed
On August 7, 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (“the Board”) had determined to set the reverse stock split ratio at
All information presented herein, unless otherwise indicated herein, reflects the
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Note 2 – Liquidity and Management Plans
During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recorded revenue of $
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had cash on hand of $
Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern, requires management to assess the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. In accordance with this guidance, the Company’s management has evaluated whether there are conditions and events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued.
In addition to cash on hand as of December 31, 2025, the Company raised net proceeds in the ATM Program of approximately $
As the Company gains traction in the market with its new technology and continues to invest capital in transitioning and scaling the business from research and development of new technologies to commercial production, there can be no assurance that its available resources and revenue generated from its business operations will be sufficient to sustain its operations, as adoption of this emerging technology by enterprise customers may take longer than expected. Accordingly, the Company may decide to pursue additional financing, which could include offerings of equity or debt securities, bank financing, commercial agreements with customers or strategic partners, and other alternatives, depending upon market conditions. There is no assurance that such financing will be available on terms that the Company would find acceptable, or at all. If the Company is unsuccessful in implementing this plan, the Company will be required to make further cost and expense reductions or modifications to its on-going operations and strategic plans.
The market for products using the Company’s technology is broad and evolving, so the Company’s success is dependent upon many factors, including customer acceptance of its existing products, technical feasibility of future products, regulatory approvals, the development of complementary technologies, competition and global market fluctuations.
Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the fiscal year 2024 financial statements to conform to the 2025 presentation. The Company reclassified certain expenses between research and development and general and administrative expenses. The amounts were not considered material to the financial statements. The reclassifications had no impact on total assets, total liabilities, stockholders’ equity (deficit) or net loss.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods.
The Company’s significant estimates and assumptions include recognition of revenue, inventory valuation, fair value of warrant liabilities, accounting for lease obligations and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets. Some of these judgments can be subjective and complex, and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates. Although the Company believes that its estimates and assumptions are reasonable, they are based upon information available at the time the estimates and assumptions were made. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, and accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and periodically throughout the year, the Company had cash balances in various operating accounts in excess of federally insured limits. The Company maintains its cash and cash equivalents with what it considers high credit quality financial institutions.
Substantially all of the Company's product sales were supplied by
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term, highly liquid investments with an original maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”), and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s common stock, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a liability at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations. The fair value of the warrants is estimated using an appropriate valuation model. Such warrant classification is also subject to re-evaluation at each reporting period.
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Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Offering costs associated with warrants classified as liabilities are expensed as incurred and are presented as offering costs related to warrant liability in the statement of operations. Offering costs associated with the sale of warrants classified as equity are charged against proceeds received.
Fair Value
The Company follows ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements” (“ASC 820”), which establishes a common definition of fair value to be applied when U.S. GAAP requires the use of fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and requires certain disclosure about such fair value measurements.
ASC 820 establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions about what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows:
| ● | Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities to which the Company has access at a measurement date. |
| ● | Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; these include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market, quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. |
| ● | Level 3: Unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists and for which the Company must develop its own assumptions regarding the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions regarding risk. |
Because of the uncertainties inherent in the valuation of assets or liabilities for which there are no observable inputs, those estimated fair values may differ significantly from the values that may have been used had a ready market for the assets or liabilities existed.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, such as cash, cash equivalents, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses, are an approximate of their fair values because of the short maturity of these instruments. The carrying amounts of the Company’s short-term debt and lease liabilities approximate fair value due to the market interest rates that these obligations bear and interest rates currently available to the Company. The Company’s derivative liabilities recognized at fair value on a recurring basis are a level 3 measurement (see Note 15 – Fair Value Measurement).
Revenue Recognition
The Company follows ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“Topic 606”). In accordance with Topic 606, the Company recognizes revenue using the following five-step approach:
| 1. | Identify the contract with the customer. |
| 2. | Identify the performance obligations in the contract. |
| 3. | Determine the transaction price of the contract. |
| 4. | Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations of the contract. |
| 5. | Recognize revenue when or as the performance obligations are satisfied. |
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Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
The Company’s revenue consists of its single segment of wireless charging system solutions. The wireless charging system revenue consists of revenue from product development projects and production-level systems. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company recognized $
The Company records a majority of its revenue based on the shipment of products that it sells. Generally, there is a
Shipping and Handling
The Company reflects the cost of shipping its products to customers as a cost of revenue. Reimbursements received from customers for freight costs are recognized as product revenue.
Accounts Receivable
The Company reviews its receivables for collectibility based on historical loss patterns, aging of the receivables, and assessments of specific identifiable client accounts considered at risk or uncollectible and provides allowances for potential credit losses, as needed. The Company also considers any changes to the financial condition of its clients and any other external market factors that could impact the collectibility of the receivables in the determination of the allowance for credit losses. Based on these assessments, the Company recorded $
The Company follows ASC Topic 310, Receivables (“Topic 310”) to account for transactions related to factoring accounts receivable. The Company has entered into an agreement to sell certain accounts receivable to a third-party financial institution under which the Company receives the proceeds of customer invoices from the third-party financial institution, less a discount fee. The third-party financial institution is responsible for subsequent collection of the amount due from the customer without recourse. Proceeds from the factoring agreements are reflected as a reduction of accounts receivable on the Company’s balance sheets and included in the cash flows operating activities in the statements of cash flows. The Company received proceeds under its accounts receivable factoring agreement of approximately $
Inventory
Inventory is stated at the lower of cost, determined on a weighted average cost method, or net realizable value. Net realizable value is calculated at the end of each reporting period and adjustment, if needed, is made. At the point of loss recognition, a new lower cost basis for that inventory is established and subsequent changes in facts and circumstances do not result in the restoration or increase in the new cost basis.
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Research and Development
Research and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred. The Company incurred research and development costs of $
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to employees, board members and contractors in accordance with accounting guidance that requires awards to be recorded at their fair value on the date of grant and amortized over the vesting period of the award. The Company amortizes compensation costs on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award, which is typically the vesting term of the equity instrument issued. Forfeitures are recorded as they occur.
Under the ESPP, employees purchased a limited number of shares of the Company’s common stock at a
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of existing assets and liabilities and net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply in the years in which those tax assets and liabilities are expected to be realized. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowances is established if it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The Company continues to assess the need for a valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets by evaluating both positive and negative evidence that may exist. Any adjustment to the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets would be recorded in the statements of operations for the period that the adjustment is determined to be required.
The Company accounts for uncertain tax position in accordance with ASC 740. Tax benefits are recognized only for tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon settlement. A liability for “unrecognized tax benefits” is recorded for any tax benefits claimed in the Company’s tax returns that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards. The guidance from ASC 740 also discusses the classification of related interest and penalties on income taxes. The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was signed into law. Among other provisions, this act includes permanently extending and modifying certain expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and immediate expensing of domestic research and development expenses. The Company does not believe the impact of these provisions and the OBBBA to have a material impact on its financial statements.
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Net Loss Per Common Share
Basic net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants (using the treasury stock method) and the vesting of RSUs. The computation of diluted net loss per common share excludes potentially dilutive securities of
Potentially dilutive securities outlined in the table below have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.
| For the year ended | For the year ended | ||
| December 31, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 | |
Warrants issued to investors |
| | | |
RSUs |
| | | |
Total potentially dilutive securities |
| | |
For the year ended December 31, 2025, the table above includes
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated using the straight-line method over the useful lives (in years) of the related asset. The Company currently uses the following expected life terms for depreciating property and equipment: computer software –
Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at the inception of the arrangement. The Company applies the short-term lease recognition exemption and recognizes lease payments in profit or loss at lease commencement for facility or equipment leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less and do not include a purchase option whose exercise is reasonably certain. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities.
ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term, and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are measured and recorded at the service commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Company uses the implicit interest rate when readily determinable; however, most leases do not establish an implicit rate, so the Company uses an estimate of the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the time of measurement. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. See Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies, Operating Leases for further discussion of the Company’s operating leases.
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Segments
The Company has
Adoption of New Accounting Standard
In December 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740), Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”). This standard is intended to enhance the transparency and usefulness of income tax disclosures to better assess how an entity’s operations and related tax risks and tax planning and operational opportunities affect its tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. The Company adopted this standard during the year ended December 31, 2025. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements, Not Yet Adopted
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.” This ASU requires the disaggregation of certain expenses in the notes to the financial statements, to provide enhanced transparency into the expense captions presented on the face of the income statement. This ASU is effective on a prospective basis for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. This ASU may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures.
In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, “Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets”, which provides a practical expedient to measure credit losses on accounts receivable and contract assets. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the timing of the adoption and the impact of the new standard on the financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-11, “Interim Reporting (Topic 270): Narrow-Scope Improvements”, which intends to improve the navigability of the guidance in ASC 270, “Interim Reporting” (“ASC 270”) and clarify when it applies. The amendments also provide additional guidance on what disclosures should be provided in interim reporting periods. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, including interim periods within those fiscal years, and permits prospective or full retrospective adoption. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-12, “Codification Improvements”, which addresses suggestions received from stakeholders regarding the Accounting Standards Codification and makes other incremental improvements to U.S. GAAP. The update represents changes to the Codification that clarify, correct errors in or make other improvements to a variety of topics that are intended to make it easier to understand and apply. ASU 2025-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities are required to apply the amendments to ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share” (“ASC 260”), retrospectively. All other amendments may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is evaluating the impact of this guidance on its financial statements and related disclosures.
Management has reviewed other recently issued accounting pronouncements issued or proposed by the FASB and does not believe any of these accounting pronouncements have or will have a material impact on the financial statements.
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Note 4 – Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following (in thousands):
| Balance as of | |||||
| December 31, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 | |||
Prepaid insurance | $ | | $ | | ||
Deposit for intellectual property renewals | | — | ||||
Deferred cost of revenue |
| |
| — | ||
Prepaid software and support |
| |
| | ||
Deposit with contract manufacturer |
| |
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Prepaid subscriptions |
| |
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Tradeshow deposits |
| |
| | ||
Prepaid and deferred financing costs | — | | ||||
Other deposits |
| |
| | ||
Total | $ | | $ | | ||
In addition to the prepaid expenses and other current assets disclosed above, the Company had $
Note 5 – Inventory
Below is a summary of the Company’s inventory as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
| Balance as of | |||||
| December 31, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 | |||
Raw materials | $ | | $ | | ||
Work-in-process |
| |
| — | ||
Finished goods |
| |
| — | ||
Total | $ | | $ | | ||
Note 6 – Property and Equipment
Below is a summary of the Company’s property and equipment as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):
| Balance as of | |||||
| December 31, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 | |||
Computer hardware | $ | | $ | | ||
Computer software |
| |
| | ||
Furniture and fixtures |
| |
| | ||
Leasehold improvements |
| |
| | ||
| |
| | |||
Less – accumulated depreciation |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Total property and equipment, net | $ | | $ | | ||
The Company disposed of $
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Note 7 – Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
| Balance as of | |||||
| December 31, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 | |||
Accrued compensation | $ | | $ | | ||
Accrued purchased inventory received | | — | ||||
Accrued stock registration expense | | | ||||
Customer deposits received | | — | ||||
Accrued legal expenses |
| |
| | ||
Accrued interest | — | | ||||
Other accrued expenses |
| |
| | ||
Total | $ | | $ | | ||
Note 8 – Commitments and Contingencies
Operating Leases
San Jose Lease
On May 20, 2022, the Company signed a lease amendment to the existing lease for its office space at its corporate headquarters in San Jose, California, extending the term of the lease for an additional
On March 19, 2025, the Company signed an amendment to the existing lease for its office space at its corporate headquarters in San Jose, California, relocating to a smaller suite within the same building and extending the lease through December 31, 2027. The Company agreed to issue
Operating Lease Commitments
The Company follows ASC 842, Leases, (“Topic 842”) and recognizes the required ROU assets and operating lease liabilities on its balance sheets. The Company anticipates having future total lease payments of $
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A reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to lease liabilities recognized as of December 31, 2025 is as follows (in thousands):
For the year ending December 31, | | Amount | |
2026 |
| $ | |
2027 | | ||
Total future lease payments |
| | |
Present value discount ( |
| ( | |
Total operating lease liabilities | $ | | |
Litigations, Claims, and Assessments
The Company is from time to time involved in various disputes, claims, liens and litigation matters arising in the normal course of business. While the outcome of these disputes, claims, liens and litigation matters cannot be predicted with certainty, after consulting with legal counsel, management does not believe that the outcome of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s combined financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
MBO Bonus Plan
On May 30, 2024, the Board, on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved the 2024 Corporate Bonus Plan (the “2024 Bonus Plan”), whereby employees’ bonuses will be based upon achievement of performance objectives set by the Compensation Committee and paid annually. Employees must be continuously employed throughout the applicable performance period and payment date and achieve the performance objectives.
Under the 2024 Bonus Plan, the Compensation Committee is responsible for selecting the amounts of potential bonuses for executive officers and vice presidents, defining the performance metrics used to determine whether any such bonuses will be paid and determining whether those performance metrics have been achieved. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company did
On February 21, 2025, the Board, on the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, approved the 2025 Corporate Bonus Plan (the “2025 Bonus Plan”), whereby employees’ bonuses will be based upon achievement of performance objectives set by the Compensation Committee and paid annually. Employees must be continuously employed throughout the applicable performance period and payment date and achieve the performance objectives.
Under the 2025 Bonus Plan, the Compensation Committee is responsible for selecting the amounts of potential bonuses for executive officers and vice presidents and defining the annual performance metrics against which the bonus compensation will be measured. The level of achievement against pre-defined performance metrics is used to determine whether any such bonuses will be paid and whether those performance metrics have been satisfactorily achieved. The Company accrued $
Severance and Change in Control Agreement
On May 30, 2024, the Compensation Committee approved a new form of Severance Agreement and Change in Control Agreement (“Severance Agreement”) that the Company may enter into with executive officers and vice presidents (each, an “Executive”). Under the Severance Agreement, if an Executive party thereto is terminated without cause or in a qualifying change in control termination, the Company agrees to pay the Executive to
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Executive Transition – Cesar Johnston
On March 26, 2024, the Company announced that Cesar Johnston was no longer serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective March 24, 2024. In connection with his cessation as an officer of the Company, Mr. Johnston was entitled to receive the benefits and payments set forth in the Amended and Restated Severance and Change in Control Agreement, dated December 6, 2021 (“Johnston Severance Agreement”), between the Company and Mr. Johnston. Accordingly, Mr. Johnston received (a)
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had
Note 9 – Short-term Debt
Financing for Insurance Premiums
On April 29, 2025, the Company financed approximately $
Agile Subordinated Loan Agreement
Effective October 1, 2024, the Company entered into a subordinated business loan agreement (the “Original Loan Agreement”) with Agile Capital Funding, LLC and Agile Lending, LLC (collectively, the “Lender”), which provided for an initial term loan of $
Effective November 5, 2024, the Company entered into an amended subordinated business loan agreement with the Lender (the “Amended Loan Agreement”) to refinance the Original Term Loan. The Amended Loan Agreement provided for a new term loan of $
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had
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Note 10 – Capital Stock and Warrants
Authorized Capital
The holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to
Financing
On November 15, 2021, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC, which became effective on December 16, 2021. This shelf registration statement allowed the Company to sell, from time to time, any combination of debt or equity securities described in the registration statement up to aggregate proceeds of $
The Company allocated the proceeds received first to the 2023 Warrants based on the fair value of the 2023 Warrants as determined at initial measurement, with the remaining proceeds allocated to the shares of common stock (see Note 14 – Warrant Liability and Note 15 – Fair Value Measurements). Pursuant to the terms of the 2023 Warrants, the exercise price was adjusted to $
On December 13, 2024, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC, which became effective February 12, 2025. This shelf registration statement allowed the Company to sell, from time to time, any combination of debt or equity securities described in the registration statement up to aggregate proceeds of $
On February 15, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor, providing for the issuance and sale by the Company in a registered direct offering (the “2024 Offering ”) of (i)
On June 21, 2024, the Company filed a prospectus supplement covering the offering, issuance and sale of up to $
On December 30, 2024, the Company filed a prospectus supplement for the issuance and sale of an additional $
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On January 6, 2025, the Company filed a prospectus supplement for the issuance and sale of an additional $
On February 13, 2025, the Company filed a prospectus supplement for the issuance and sale of an additional $
On September 10, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor (the “Investor”), providing for the issuance and sale by the Company, in a registered direct offering (the “2025 Offering”), of (i)
The 2025 Offering closed on September 11, 2025. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $
Additionally, pursuant to the Engagement Letter, dated as of July 9, 2024, as amended to date (the “Original Engagement Letter”), between the Company and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”), and the Engagement Letter Joinder Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2025 (the “Joinder Agreement” and, together with the Original Engagement Letter, the “Engagement Letter”), by and among the Company, Wainwright and Rodman & Renshaw LLC (“Rodman & Renshaw” and, together with Wainwright, the “Placement Agents”), the Company, in connection with the closing of the 2025 Offering, agreed to issue to the Placement Agents or their respective designees warrants (the “Registered Direct Offering Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of
On September 10, 2025, in connection with the 2025 Offering, the Company entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with the Investor for the immediate exercise of the outstanding 2023 Warrants and 2024 Warrants (“the Original Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of
As consideration for the exercise of the 2023 Warrants and 2024 Warrants for cash, the Company issued new unregistered warrants (the “New Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of
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Also pursuant to the Engagement Letter, the Company, in connection with the closing of the Concurrent Warrant Exercise Transaction, agreed to issue to the Placement Agents or their respective designees warrants (the “Concurrent Warrant Exercise Transaction Placement Agent Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of
Regulation A Offering
On October 11, 2024, the Company filed a Regulation A Offering Statement on Form 1-A with an offering of a maximum of
On March 11, 2025, the Company withdrew the Regulation A Offering.
Common Stock Outstanding
Common Stock Reserved for Future Issuance
The Company has reserved the following shares of common stock for future issuance:
| December 31, 2025 | | December 31, 2024 | |
RSUs outstanding |
| |
| |
Warrants outstanding |
| |
| |
Shares available for issuance under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan |
| |
| |
Shares available for issuance under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
| — |
| |
Total |
| |
| |
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Note 11 – Stock Based Compensation
Equity Incentive Plans
2017 Equity Inducement Plan
On December 28, 2017, the Board approved the 2017 Equity Inducement Plan. Under the 2017 Equity Inducement Plan, the Board reserved
On July 20, 2022, the Board increased the number of shares of common stock reserved and available for issuance under the 2017 Equity Inducement Plan by
2024 Equity Incentive Plan
On June 12, 2024, the Energous Corporation 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Equity Incentive Plan”) was approved by stockholders for the issuance of equity incentive awards to eligible participants, which replaced the following equity plans of the Company: (i) the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, (ii) 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan, (iii) the Performance Share Unit Plan and (iv) the 2017 Equity Inducement Plan (collectively, the “Prior Equity Plans”). All existing outstanding awards remain outstanding under the Prior Equity Plans, and an additional
As of December 31, 2025, there are
Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Compensation Committee granted directors an aggregate of
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Compensation Committee granted employees an aggregate of
As of December 31, 2025, the unamortized fair value of the RSUs was $
| Weighted | ||||
Average Grant | |||||
| Total | | Date Fair Value | ||
Outstanding as of January 1, 2025 |
| | $ | | |
RSUs granted |
| | | ||
RSUs forfeited |
| ( | | ||
RSUs vested |
| ( | | ||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2025 |
| | $ | | |
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”)
On January 21, 2025, the Company terminated its ESPP. No transactions were recorded under the ESPP during 2025. During the year ended December 31, 2024, there were two offering periods. The first offering period began on January 1, 2024 and concluded on June 30, 2024. The second offering period began on July 1, 2024 and concluded on December 31, 2024. The final shares purchased under the ESPP were deemed delivered on December 31, 2024.
The weighted average grant-date fair value of the purchase option for each designated share purchased under the ESPP was approximately $
The Company estimated the fair value of ESPP purchase options granted during the year ended December 31, 2024 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair values of ESPP purchase options granted were estimated using the following assumptions:
| For the year ended December 31, | ||
2024 | |||
Stock price | $ | ||
Dividend yield | |||
Expected volatility | |||
Risk-free interest rate | |||
Expected life | |||
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
The total amount of stock-based compensation was reflected within the statements of operations as (in thousands):
For the year ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2025 | | 2024 | |||
Research and development | $ | | $ | | ||
Sales and marketing |
| |
| | ||
General and administrative |
| |
| | ||
Severance expense |
| |
| | ||
Cost of revenue | | | ||||
Total | $ | | $ | | ||
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Note 12 – Revenue Recognition
The following tables depict the disaggregation of revenue by product or service and geographic region of the customers for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:
For the year ended December 31, | ||||||
Revenue by product/service | | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
PowerBridge sales and shipping | $ | | $ | | ||
Other |
| |
| | ||
Total revenue | $ | | $ | | ||
For the year ended December 31, | ||||||
Revenue by geographic region | | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
United States | $ | | $ | | ||
Europe |
| |
| | ||
Other | | | ||||
Total revenue | $ | | $ | | ||
Substantially all revenue recognized during 2025 and 2024 was recognized at a point in time.
Selected balance sheet line items that reflect accounts receivable and contract liabilities as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (in thousands):
Balances as of December 31, | |||||||||
| 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | ||||
Trade receivables | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Deferred revenue | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Customer deposits | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | |||
The Company expects to satisfy its obligations under deferred revenue and collect all net trade receivables within one year of December 31, 2025.
Note 13 – Income Taxes
Losses before taxes by jurisdiction for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
For the year ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2025 | | 2024 | |||
Domestic | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||
Foreign |
| — |
| — | ||
Loss before taxes | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||
Current and deferred income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
For the year ended December 31, | ||||||
Current | | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Federal | $ | — | $ | — | ||
State |
| — |
| — | ||
Foreign |
| — |
| — | ||
Total income tax expense | $ | — | $ | — | ||
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For the year ended December 31, | ||||||
Deferred | | 2025 | | 2024 | ||
Federal | $ | — | $ | — | ||
State |
| — |
| — | ||
Foreign |
| — |
| — | ||
Total income tax expense | $ | — | $ | — | ||
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company adopted ASU 2023-09 to enhance the income taxes disclosure and the rate reconciliation disclosure. See Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Adoption of New Accounting Standard for additional details.
A summary of taxes paid by jurisdiction for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
For the year ended December 31, | ||||||
| 2025 | | 2024 | |||
Federal | $ | — | $ | — | ||
State |
| — |
| — | ||
Foreign |
| — |
| — | ||
Total income taxes paid | $ | — | $ | — | ||
Reconciliation between the effective tax rate on income from continuing operations and the statutory tax rate of
For the year ended December 31, 2025 | For the year ended December 31, 2024 |
| |||||||||
| Amount (in | | | Amount (in | |
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thousands) | Rate | thousands) | Rate | ||||||||
Income tax benefit at federal statutory rate |
| $ | ( | | % | $ | ( | | % | ||
Tax credits: |
| ||||||||||
Research and development credit |
| ( | | ( |
| | |||||
Change in valuation allowance |
| | ( | |
| ( | |||||
Nontaxable or nondeductible items: |
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Other | ( | ( | | ||||||||
Excess tax deficit on stock awards |
| | ( | |
| ( | |||||
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits | | ( | | ( | |||||||
Other adjustments | ( | — | — | ||||||||
Effective income tax rate |
| $ | % | $ | % | ||||||
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As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s deferred tax assets (liabilities) consisted of the effects of temporary differences attributable to the following (in thousands):
December 31, | ||||||
| 2025 | | 2024 | |||
Deferred tax assets: |
| |
| | ||
Research and development tax credits | $ | | $ | | ||
Net operating loss (“NOL”) carryovers |
| |
| | ||
Property and equipment |
| |
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Research and development (“R&D”) costs |
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Start-up and organizational costs |
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Stock-based compensation |
| |
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Operating lease liability |
| |
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Other accruals and reserves |
| |
| | ||
Total gross deferred tax assets |
| |
| | ||
Less: valuation allowance |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Total deferred tax assets |
| |
| | ||
Deferred tax liabilities: |
|
| ||||
Operating lease right-of-use asset |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Total deferred tax liabilities |
| ( |
| ( | ||
Total deferred taxes, net | $ | — | $ | — | ||
The Company considers all available evidence, both positive and negative, including historical levels of taxable income, expectations and risks associated with estimates of future taxable income, and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for a valuation allowance. Because of the Company’s recent history of operating losses, management believes that it is more likely than not that all of the Company’s deferred tax assets will not be realized and accordingly, has provided a full valuation allowance for its deferred tax asset as of December 31, 2025 and 2024.
The change in the Company’s valuation allowance is as follows:
| 2025 | | 2024 | |||
January 1, | $ | | $ | | ||
Increase in valuation allowance |
| |
| | ||
December 31, | $ | | $ | | ||
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company has NOL carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes of approximately $
Under Section 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change,” the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change net operating loss carryforwards and other pre-change attributes, such as research tax credits, to offset its post-change income may be limited. As a result of such ownership changes, the annual limitation may result in the expiration of net operating losses and credits before utilization. In general, an “ownership change” will occur if there is a cumulative change in the Company’s ownership by “5-percent shareholders” that exceeds 50 percentage points over a rolling three-year period. Similar rules may apply under state tax laws.
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The Company accounts for uncertain tax position in accordance with ASC 740. Tax positions are evaluated in a two-step process, whereby the Company first determines whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination by tax authorities, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on technical merit. If a tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold it is then measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognized in the financial statements. The tax position is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2025 is $
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance of total unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
| 2025 | | 2024 | |||
Unrecognized tax benefit at beginning of year | $ | | $ | — | ||
Gross increases - tax positions in prior period | |
| | |||
Gross increases - tax positions in current period | |
| | |||
Unrecognized tax benefit at end of year | $ | | $ | | ||
Note 14 - Warrant Liability
2023 Warrants
In March 2023, the Company issued warrants to purchase up to
In the event of certain transactions such as a merger, consolidation, tender offer, reorganization, or other change in control, if holders of common stock are given any choice as to the consideration to be received, the holder of each 2023 Warrant shall be given the same choice of alternate consideration. In the event of certain transactions that are not within the Company’s control, such as a merger, consolidation, tender offer, reorganization, or other change in control of the Company, each holder of a 2023 Warrant shall be entitled to receive the same form of consideration at the Black Scholes value of the unexercised portion of the 2023 Warrant that is being offered and paid to holders of common stock, including the option to exercise the 2023 Warrants on a “cashless basis.”
If the Company issues additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities for a consideration per share less than the Exercise Price, then such Exercise Price will be reduced to a new lower price pursuant to the terms of the 2023 Warrants. Additionally, if the Exercise Price of any outstanding derivative securities is modified by the Company such that such security’s modified exercise price is below the Exercise Price, the Exercise Price will adjust downward pursuant to the terms of the 2023 Warrant. This provision would not apply for stock or stock equivalents which fall under shares that qualify for exempt issuance, such as if the Company adjusted the option exercise price for an option granted to an employee, officer, or director.
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Note 14 - Warrant Liability, continued
The Company accounted for the 2023 Warrants in accordance with the derivative guidance contained in ASC 815-40, as the warrants did not meet the criteria for equity treatment. The Company believes that the adjustments to the Exercise Price is based on a variable that is not an input to the fair value of a “fixed-for-fixed” option as defined under ASC 815-40, and thus the 2023 Warrants are not eligible for an exception from derivative accounting. As such, the 2023 Warrants were initially measured at fair value and recorded as a liability in the amount of $
Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 and indicate the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs utilized to determine such fair value (in thousands):
Balance as of December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||
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Cash equivalents | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||
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Warrant liability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Balance as of December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||
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Assets: |
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Cash equivalents | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | ||||
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Warrant liability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | $ | | ||||
There were
2023 Warrants
The Company utilized a Monte Carlo simulation model for the 2023 Warrants at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the statements of operations. The estimated fair value of the 2023 Warrant liability was determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Monte Carlo simulation model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate, and dividend yield.
The key inputs into the Monte Carlo simulation model for the 2023 Warrants are as follows:
As of September 11, | As of December 31, | ||||||
| 2025 (exercise date) | | 2024 | | |||
Share price | $ | | $ | | |||
Exercise price | $ | | $ | | |||
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Note 15 - Fair Value Measurements, continued
The decrease in the fair value of the 2023 Warrant liability was determined to be $
| For the year ended December 31, | |||||
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Beginning value | $ | | $ | | ||
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Warrants exercised |
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Ending value | $ | — | $ | | ||
Note 16 – Employee Benefit Plan
The Company administers a 401(K) retirement plan (the “401(K) Plan”) in which all employees are eligible to participate. Each eligible employee may elect to contribute to the 401(K) Plan. During the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company made matching contributions of $
Note 17 – Subsequent Events
From January 2, 2026 to March 23, 2026, the Company settled sales of
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a 15(e) and 15d 15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and regulations, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Based on their evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2025.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process used to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with the authorization of our Board of Directors and management; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
An internal control system over financial reporting has inherent limitations and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
Our management, under the supervision of and with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025 based on criteria for effective control over financial reporting described in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) created by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this assessment, the Company’s management concluded that our internal controls over financial reporting were effective as of December 31, 2025.
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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving its objectives. Our principal executive and principal financial and accounting officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at that reasonable assurance level.
Item 9B. Other Information.
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, no director or officer of the Company
Item 9C. Disclosures Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions That Prevent Inspections.
Not Applicable.
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PART III
The information required by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2025, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2025, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholders Matters.
The information required by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2025, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2025, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by this item will be included in our definitive proxy statement relating to our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed no later than 120 days after December 31, 2025, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statements and Schedules
(a) | List of documents filed as part of this report: |
| 1. | Financial Statements (see “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” at Part II, Item 8 and incorporated herein by reference). |
| 2. | Financial Statement Schedules (Schedules to the Financial Statements have been omitted because the information required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the accompanying Financial Statements or notes thereto) |
| 3. | Exhibit Index. |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description of Document |
|---|---|---|
3.1 | Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Energous Corporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2020) | |
3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Energous Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 15, 2023) | |
3.3 | Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Energous Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 11, 2025) | |
3.4 | Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Energous Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 11, 2025) | |
4.1 | Specimen Certificate representing shares of common stock of Energous Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-193522) filed on March 21, 2014) | |
4.2 | Description of the Registrant’s Securities+ | |
4.3 | Form of 2025 Pre-Funded Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2025) | |
4.4 | Form of 2025 Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2025) | |
4.5 | Form of 2025 Offering Placement Agent Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2025) | |
4.6 | Form of 2025 Warrant Inducement Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2025) | |
4.7 | Form of Warrant Inducement Placement Agent Common Stock Purchase Warrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2025) | |
10.1 | Form of Indemnity Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2021)* | |
10.2 | Energous Corporation 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2025)* | |
10.3 | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Grant Notice and Agreement under 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrar’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 27, 2025)* | |
10.4 | Burak Offer Letter by and between Energous Corporation and Mallorie Burak, dated December 1, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2024)* | |
10.5 | Severance and Change in Control Agreement, dated June 12, 2024, between Mallorie Burak and Energous Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2024)* | |
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Exhibit No. | | Description of Document |
|---|---|---|
10.6 | Second Amendment to lease dated September 22, 2021 by and between Energous Corporation and the Irvine Company, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 15, 2021) | |
10.7 | At The Market Offering Agreement, dated June 21, 2024, by and between Energous Corporation and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 21, 2024)# | |
10.8 | Subordinated Business Loan Agreement, dated October 1, 2024, by and between Energous Corporation, Agile Capital Funding, LLC, and Agile Lending, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2024)# | |
10.9 | Subordinated Business Loan Agreement, dated November 6, 2024, by and between Energous Corporation, Agile Capital Funding, LLC, and Agile Lending, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 8, 2024)# | |
10.10 | Form of Securities Purchase Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2025) | |
10.11 | Form of Letter Agreement for Warrant Inducement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2025) | |
19.1 | Insider Trading Policy+ | |
21.1 | Subsidiaries of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2018) | |
23.1 | Consent of BPM LLP + | |
24.1 | Power of Attorney (included on signature page)+ | |
31.1 | Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934+ | |
32.1 | Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ++ | |
97.1 | Compensation Recovery Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 28, 2024)* | |
101.INS | Inline XBRL Instance Document + | |
101.SCH | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document + | |
101.CAL | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document + | |
101.DEF | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document + | |
101.LAB | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document + | |
101.PRE | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document + | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibit 101) |
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* | Indicates a management contract or any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement. |
+ | Filed herewith. |
++ | Furnished herewith. |
# | Certain schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request. |
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ENERGOUS CORPORATION | ||
Dated: March 26, 2026 | By: | /s/ Mallorie Burak |
Mallorie Burak | ||
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) | ||
Dated: March 26, 2026 | By: | /s/ Gregory Sadikoff |
Gregory Sadikoff | ||
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned officers and directors of Energous Corporation, a Delaware corporation, do hereby constitute and appoint Mallorie Burak as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or any of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signatures | | Title | | Date |
/s/ Mallorie Burak | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer) | March 26, 2026 | ||
Mallorie Burak | ||||
/s/ Gregory Sadikoff | Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | March 26, 2026 | ||
Gregory Sadikoff | ||||
/s/ David Roberson | Board Chair | March 26, 2026 | ||
David Roberson | ||||
/s/ Rahul Patel | Director | March 26, 2026 | ||
Rahul Patel | ||||
/s/ J. Michael Dodson | Director | March 26, 2026 | ||
J. Michael Dodson |
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