CitroTech Inc 10-K/A for FY2023
CitroTech Inc. (CITR)
About this 10-K/A
CitroTech Inc filed this 10-K/A on July 30, 2024, covering the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (FY2023).
Headline figures
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $520.65K
- up 730.0% from $62.73K a year earlier
- Net loss
- $10.1M
- compared with a net loss of $2.91M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.00
- compared with $0.00 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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At June 30, 2023, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $
The total number of shares of registrant’s common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2024, was
EXPLANATORY NOTE
General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment on Form 10-K/A (the “Amended 10-K”) to amend the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Original 10-K”), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 15, 2024, to amend the items set forth below in response to the following:
On May 3, 2024 (the “Order Date”), BF Borgers CPA PC and Benjamin F. Borgers, CPA (collectively, “Borgers”) was suspended from appearing or practicing before the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”).By letter to the Company dated May 9, 2024, the SEC informed the Company that it could not include audit reports or consents from Borgers in filings with the SEC on or after the Order Date. Furthermore, the SEC informed the Company that to the extent Borgers audited any portion of the financial statements required to be included in filings with the SEC on or after the Order Date, that the Company obtain a re-audit from a firm authorized to appear and practice before the SEC. Accordingly, the Company tasked its recently appointed audit firm, WWC, P.C. (see also Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.), to undertake the re-audit of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Except as described above and the items set forth below, no other amendments are being made to the Original 10-K. This Amended 10-K does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original 10-K or modify or update the disclosure contained therein in any way other than as required to reflect the amendments discussed above.
The Company has attached to this Amended 10-K updated certifications executed as of the date of this Amended 10-K by the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer as required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. These updated certifications are attached as Exhibits 31.1/31 .2 and 32.1/32.2 to this Amended 10-K.
Items restated in this Form 10-K/A
The following items have been restated, as appropriate, to update as noted above:
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report contains forward-looking statements. The Securities and Exchange Commission encourages companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand a company’s future prospects and make informed investment decisions. This report and other written and oral statements that we make from time to time contain such forward-looking statements that set out anticipated results based on management’s plans and assumptions regarding future events or performance. We have tried, wherever possible, to identify such statements by using words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “will” and similar expressions in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance or results of current and anticipated sales efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, and financial results.
We caution that the factors described herein, and other factors could cause our actual results of operations and financial condition to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements we make and that investors should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of such factors. Further, we cannot assess the impact of each such factor on our results of operations or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
PART I
Item 1. Business.
General Enterprise Ventures, Inc., (“GEVI,” “we,” “us,” or the “Company”) was originally incorporated in Nevada on March 14, 1990. Our offices are located at 1740H Del Range Blvd., Suite 166, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009. Our telephone number is (800) 401-4535. Our websites are www.generalenterpriseventures.com and www.mightyfirebreaker.com.
We do not incorporate the information on or accessible through our website into this Annual Report, and you should not consider any information on, or that can be accessed through, our website a part of this Registration Statement.
We are an environmentally sustainable flame retardant and flame suppression company for the residential home industry throughout the United States and international markets. The Company is bringing to the marketplace unique, disruptive products with significant environmental impact potential.
We operate one line of business. On January 3, 2022, the Company formed Mighty Fire Breaker, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“MFB Ohio”), to acquire all the intellectual property of Mighty Fire Breaker, LLC, a California limited liability company (“MFB California”) in connection with the flame retardant and flame suppression segments of the environmental industry, including patents and patents pending. On April 13, 2022, the transaction between the Company, MFB Ohio and MFB California closed. The transaction consideration to the equity holders of MFB California was 1,000,000 shares of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company with a value at closing of $4,200,000, and a 10% royalty on gross sales before taxes of the MFB Ohio family of products.
In addition, on November 14, 2022, the Company formed Mighty Fire Breaker UK Limited (“MFB UK” and together with MFB Ohio, collectively, “MFB”). MFB has 56 patents pertaining to its CitroTech MFB 31 Technology™ (“CitroTech” or the “MFB Technology”) for the prevention and spread of wildfires. . When CitroTech is applied it converts flammable fuels like dry native vegetation and wood into non-combustible materials. During the third quarter of 2022 the Company received EPA Safer Choice status and UL Green-Guard Gold approval on its CitroTech fire inhibitor. The Company continues to pursue accreditations such as the Missoula Testing approval for selling products to the government. Currently. MFB Ohio is involved in installing commercial and large residential Proactive Wildfire Prevention Systems.
Our management is comprised of three individuals, Joshua Ralston, who acts as our President, Secretary, Chief Executive officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors; John Costa who serves on the Board of Directors; and Jeffery Pomerantz, who serves on the Board of Directors. Mr. Ralston has sufficient voting power through his ownership of 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock that feature super majority voting rights to control the vote on all matters.
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Corporate History
Ultronics Corporation (the “UC”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on March 14, 1990. UC never had operations and was formed to investigate potential companies that would be interested in merging with it.
On December 21, 2004, UC formed a subsidiary, Ultronics Acquisition Corporation (“UAC”) for the purpose of facilitating an agreement and plan of merger. UAC was incorporated in the State of Nevada. On December 23, 2004, UC, UAC and General Environmental Management, Inc. (“GEM”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger whereby UAC would be merged into GEM (“Merger”) with GEM to be the surviving corporation. On February 14, 2005, a Certificate of Merger was filed in Delaware; however, there is no evidence of a Certificate of Merger being filed in Nevada. As such, GEM did not cease to exist in Nevada.
The acquisition was treated as a reverse merger with GEM deemed to be the accounting acquiror, and UAC the legal acquiror. UAC’s name was changed to General Environmental Management, Inc. (the “Company”) on March 16, 2005. On March 10, 2006, the Company entered into an Agreement with K2M Mobile Treatment Services, Inc. of Long Beach, California (“K2M”), a privately held company, pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common stock of K2M.
On August 31, 2008, the Company entered into an agreement with Island Environmental Services, Inc. of Pomona, California (“Island”), a privately held company, pursuant to which The Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding common stock of Island, a California-based provider of hazardous and non-hazardous waste removal and remediation services to a variety of private and public sector establishments.
On November 6, 2009, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (“CLW Agreement”) with United States Environmental Response, LLC, a California limited liability company pursuant to which the Company purchased all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of California Living Waters, Incorporated (“CLW”), a privately held company. CLW owned all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Santa Clara Waste Water Company (“SCWW”) a California corporation. CLW's only operating subsidiary was SCWW.
On November 25, 2009, the Company entered into an Agreement with Luntz Acquisition (Delaware), LLC. (“Buyer”) pursuant to which the Company sold to Luntz all of the issued and outstanding stock of the Company's primary operating subsidiaries for cash (the “Sale”). On February 26, 2010, after approval of the transaction by the Company’s shareholders at a special meeting held on February 19, 2010, the Company completed the sale of the entities created out of GEM DE. The net cash proceeds from the transaction were used by the Company to retire senior debt and other obligations of the Company. The Company was not merged out of Nevada pursuant to this transaction.
Subsequent to the Luntz transaction, the Company’s revenues and expenses, operations, assets and liabilities were discontinued from February 2010 until January 2021.
On March 19, 2019, Small Cap Compliance, LLC was awarded custodianship of the Company by the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada. On May 19, 2019, the Company was revived in Nevada. On May 30, 2019, the custodian filed an Amendment to the Designations of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company and filed a Custodian’s Certification of Amendment certifying the same.
On January 15, 2021, the Company filed a Certificate of Conversion from a Non-Delaware Corporation to a Delaware Corporation, and the associated Certificate of Incorporation, to become a corporation in Delaware. Delaware recognized this domestication of the Company.
On March 31, 2021, the Company formed General Entertainment Ventures, Inc. (“GEVI”) in Delaware as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The purpose of the formation of GEVI was to merge the Company into GEVI pursuant to Section 251(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
On April 10, 2021, after approval by the board of directors and shareholders of the Company, the Company was merged into GEVI pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of the same date. GEVI is the accounting and legal acquiror of the Company.
On June 3, 2021, after approval by the board of directors and shareholders of the Company, the Company was redomiciled to the State of Wyoming.
On October 11, 2021, after approval by the board of directors and shareholders of the Company, the Company was renamed General Enterprise Ventures, Inc., in the State of Wyoming.
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Change of Control
On April 28, 2022, Jan Ralston transferred ownership of 10,000,000 shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company to CEO, Joshua Ralston, making Mr. Ralston the new Majority Voting Shareholder.
Series C Preferred Stock
On April 13, 2022, The Company designated 5,000,000 shares of Series C convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”), par value $0.0001. The Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into twenty (20) shares of Common Stock for each share of Series C Preferred Stock at the option of the stockholder. The Series C Preferred Stock does not have voting rights and is not eligible to receive dividends.
Corporate changes
On January 3, 2022, the Company formed Mighty Fire Breaker, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“MFB Ohio”), to acquire all the intellectual property of Mighty Fire Breaker, LLC, a California limited liability company (“MFB California”) in connection with the flame retardant and flame suppression segments of the environmental industry, including patents and patents pending. On April 13, 2022, the transaction between the Company, MFB Ohio and MFB California closed. The transaction consideration to the equity holders of MFB California was 1,000,000 shares of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company with a value at closing of $4,200,000, and a 10% royalty on gross sales before taxes of the MFB Ohio family of products. MFB has 56 patents pertaining to its CitroTech MFB 31 Technology™ (“CitroTech” or the “MFB Technology”) for the prevention and spread of wildfires. . When CitroTech is applied it converts flammable fuels like dry native vegetation and wood into non-combustible materials. During the third quarter of 2022 the Company received EPA Safer Choice status and UL Green-Guard Gold approval on its CitroTech fire inhibitor. The Company continues to pursue accreditations such as the Missoula Testing approval for selling products to the government. Currently. MFB Ohio is involved in installing commercial and large residential Proactive Wildfire Prevention Systems.
Effective April 1, 2022, the Company implemented a plan to divest its Crypto Mining operations and focus its resources on MFB.
On November 20, 2022, the Company. formed a UK branch of MFB, Mighty Fire Breaker UK Limited. The new subsidiary, headquartered in the United Kingdom, will be used to direct sales of the MFB products and technologies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Current operations
Principal products, services and markets
MFB holds various intellectual property in the form of patents and trademarks in the fields of fire suppression, mapping and tracking of fire retardant dispersion and fire inhibition chemistry and technology. The Company and MFB have obtained certification and accreditations in this industry, such as being the only EPA Safer Choice approved, long-term fire retardant, as well as the UL GreenGaurd Gold, California Bioassay water approval, LENS, and in the process of USDA approval.
The fire-retardant market is forecast to be $13.6 billion dollars globally by 2034. MFB markets home, industrial and commercial proactive fire defense systems directly and in conjunction with large insurance companies, sells EPA products through retailers and wholesalers directly to large users such as Fire Departments and other countries.
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Distribution methods
MFB ships directly from its Rohnert Park, California facility, can drop ship large volume orders through toll blenders and has product available at 12 regional retailers for smaller consumers.
Status of publicly announced product or service
To date, all publicly announced orders have been shipped and delivered, including the San Diego Fire Department, Brazil, various retailers and system installers.
Competitive business conditions and the Company’s competitive position in the industry
The fire-retardant market has been status quo for many years without significant innovation. Typically, the market is regarded as having products that are not known for their environmental safety or sustainability, and are generally considered as not friendly toward humans, wildlife, fish, water, and plants. CitroTech is the first all-green, food grade EPA approved fire retardant. MFB’s products are sold at substantial margins and can be competitive in many markets. The need for safer and sustainable chemistry should drive demand for MFB’s products.
Sources and availability of raw materials
MFB’s products are food grade and readily available from multiple sources. The Company maintains significant inventory at all times.
Dependence on one or a few customers
Use of fire retardant is spread widely over multiple markets. There is little likelihood that as the popularity of a green chemistry spreads that there will be a business concentration, until USDA approval is obtained, at which point the U.S. government could be could a significant customer.
Patents, trademarks and licenses and their duration
MFB currently holds 56 total patents and patents pending with 30 patents granted, including U.S. and international patents. The granted patents include MFB’s main chemistry and applications include technology patents. MFB has 21 trademarks and various copyrights, both in the United States and internationally. Granted patents offer up to 20 years from the application filing date for infringement protection with additional continuation patents frequently filed. The Company plans to file additional patents stemming from its research and development endeavors.
Need for government approval of principal products or services.
Use of MFB’s product on government land typically requires USDA approval, which MFB is in the process of obtaining. In many cases, entities such as Fire Departments can request a waiver. The Company has sold to customers under the waiver process. MFB’s EPA approval supports this process.
Effect of existing or probably government regulations on the business
MFB is ahead of the regulations that have been proposed by the U.S. government by already having EPA approval. MFB tracks all proposed regulatory changes and makes commercially reasonable efforts to comply in advance. MFB maintains an advisory board of retired high-level fire officials who watch for regulatory changes for the benefit of the Company. MFB also retains experienced legal counsel.
Cost and effects of compliance with environmental laws
All expenses for the USDA application and the EPA application and subsequent approval have been paid. MFB’s products are green and EPA approved, making the only significant maintenance cost the USDA QPL approval and EPA annual testing.
Employees
The Company currently employs eight (8) people full-time and hosts several consultants, attorneys, and independent contractors that all perform tasks on behalf of the company.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors.
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information under this Item.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity.
The Company has cloud-based security, and their computers and servers are fire walled. In addition, the Company does not allow virtual log-in on their computers.
Item 2. Properties.
Our Company owns no real property. Our principal office is located at 2170 Allentown Rd, Lima, OH 45808 which is commercial space under on one year lease agreement at $500 per month In addition, the Company leases commercial space for retail and warehousing at 5050 Commerce Blvd., Rohnert Park, CA 90928, which is under a two year lease agreement at $5,200 per month.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
Currently, there are no legal proceedings pending or threatened against us. We are not presently party to any pending or other threatened legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results, although from time to time, we may become involved in legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Market Information
Our Common Stock is quoted on the OTC Pink under the symbol “GEVI.” Our stock is thinly traded on the OTC Markets and there can be no assurance that a liquid market for our common stock will ever develop.
For the periods indicated, the following table sets forth the high and low bid prices per share of common stock based on inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission and may not represent actual transactions.
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Second Quarter |
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Third Quarter |
| $ | 1.11 |
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Fourth Quarter |
| $ | 0.98 |
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| $ | 0.180 |
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| $ | 0.049 |
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Second Quarter |
| $ | 0.235 |
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| $ | 0.175 |
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Third Quarter |
| $ | 0.210 |
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| $ | 0.125 |
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Fourth Quarter |
| $ | 0.580 |
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| $ | 0.208 |
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Security Holders
As of April 2,2024, we estimate there were approximately 721 holders of record and 36,302,150 shares of our Common Stock were issued and outstanding.
Dividend Policy
We have not paid any dividends on our common stock since inception and we currently expect that, in the foreseeable future, all earnings (if any) will be retained for the development of our business and no dividends will be declared or paid on our common stock. Any future dividends on our common stock will be subject to the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, our earnings (if any), operating results, financial condition and capital requirements, general business conditions and other pertinent facts.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During the past two years, we effected the following transactions in reliance upon exemptions from registration under the Securities Act:
Between September 27, 2023, and February 13, 2024, we issued 471,832 shares of Siers C Convertible Preferred Stock. The following table summarizes the offering, including the number of shares sold and the amount raised. The proceeds were used for general working capital and operational purposes, including Legal Fees, Accounting and Audit Fees, testing and certification, and preparation to launch product offerings.
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Purchaser |
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Peter Zilahy |
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| $ | 100,000 |
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Alta Investments LLC |
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| $ | 49,999 |
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Robert Dailey |
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| 41,666 |
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| $ | 99,998 |
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FEC Investments LLC |
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| 75,000 |
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| $ | 300,000 |
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East Shore Industries LLC |
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| 12,500 |
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| $ | 50,000 |
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Gerald Yanowitz |
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| 14,000 |
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| $ | 33,600 |
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Joel Yanowitz and Amy Metzenbaum Revocable Trust |
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| 40,000 |
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| $ | 96,000 |
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Super Eight Capital Holding Ltd. |
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| 7,000 |
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| $ | 28,000 |
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Loma LLC |
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| 12,500 |
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| $ | 50,000 |
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Hunts Road LLC |
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| 25,000 |
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| $ | 100,000 |
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Alta Investments LLC |
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| 37,500 |
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| $ | 90,000 |
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Super Eight Capital Holding Ltd. |
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| 8,333 |
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| $ | 19,999 |
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Michael Feigin |
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| 20,000 |
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| $ | 0 |
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Noonan 2006 Revocable Trust |
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| 100,000 |
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| $ | 300,000 |
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Jeffrey P. Bash |
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| 12,500 |
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| $ | 75,000 |
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JBCG Enterprises LLC |
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| 20,000 |
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Each investor was given adequate access to sufficient information about us to make an informed investment decision. None of the securities were sold through an underwriter and accordingly, there were no underwriting discounts or commissions involved. No registration rights were granted to any of the purchasers.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
Use of proceeds
None.
Item 6. [Reserved]
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. When used, the words “believe,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “target,” “estimate,” “expect,” and the like, and/or future-tense or conditional constructions (“will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” etc.), or similar expressions, identify certain of these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Annual Report. Our actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors including, but not limited to, those noted under “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report.
We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Annual Report, except as required by U.S. federal securities laws.
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Overview
The Company’s U.S. subsidiary, Mighty Fire Breaker LLC (“MFB”) is currently engaged in developing solutions to support the resolution of the insurance crisis in the western United States by use of it’s EPA approved CitroTech products. MFB has developed and patented addition intellectual property in this regard, such as a system for commercial properties and homes that puts fire inhibiting buffer zone around a property blocking blown in embers from igniting. The technology continues to work dry which unlike other products allows for early deployment and evacuation of people. It also has developed a job site trailer allowing for the fire protection of the property during the construction phase and the fire hardening of the inner construction and installation of our patented system during that phase. Hopefully allow the owner to get insurance to start the project. The company also is continuing its USDA approval process. It has sold products to various fire departments and continues to demonstrate market its products.
Results of Operations
The following summary of our results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022, which are included herein.
Our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 are summarized below:
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Revenue |
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Operating expenses |
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Other expense |
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Net loss from continuing operations |
| $ | 10,102,266 |
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| $ | 2,918,814 |
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| $ | 8,248,944 |
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Net loss |
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(*) not applicable.
Revenue
The Company’s revenue is associated with revenue from Mighty Fire Breaker, LLC (“MFB”) which was formed in April 2022. Revenue increased $458,000 over fiscal year 2022 due to MFBs EPA approval and the filing of additional patents. With the EPA approval, MFB started the marketing phase of the company’s evolution. MFB started selling directly to fire departments and launched its proactive wild-fire defense systems and is gaining momentum with commercial customers, along with attempting to influence the insurance industry to the benefit of consumers.
The net loss for 2023 increased by $7.2 million as compared to 2022 primarily due to the increase in operating expenses, largely from stock-based compensation awards.
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Operating Expenses
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Cost of revenue |
| $ | 193,876 |
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| $ | 56,338 |
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| $ | 137,538 |
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| 244 | % |
Amortization and depreciation |
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| 248,510 |
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| 803 |
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| 247,707 |
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General and administration |
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| 322,860 |
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| 256,686 |
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| 66,174 |
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| 26 | % |
Marketing |
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| 148,289 |
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| 96,553 |
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| 51,736 |
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| 54 | % |
Management compensation |
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| 180,000 |
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| 2,100,000 |
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| (1,920,000 | ) |
| (91 | %) | |
Professional fees- related party |
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| 8,899,596 |
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| 188,036 |
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| 8,711,560 |
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Professional fees |
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| 625,452 |
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| 282,875 |
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| 342,577 |
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| 121 | % |
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| $ | 10,618,583 |
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| $ | 2,981,291 |
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| $ | 7,637,292 |
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| 256 | % |
(*) not relevant disclosure, due to large amount.
Cost of revenue
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| $ | 101,978 |
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| $ | 21,431 |
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| $ | 80,547 |
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| 376 | % |
Freight and shipping |
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| 14,495 |
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| 8,674 |
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| 5,821 |
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| 67 | % |
Consulting and advisory |
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| 30,100 |
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| 21,569 |
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| 8,531 |
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| 40 | % |
Royalty and sales commission |
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| 47,304 |
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| 4,664 |
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| 42,640 |
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| 914 | % |
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| $ | 193,877 |
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| $ | 56,338 |
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| $ | 137,539 |
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| 244 | % |
Cost of revenue increased 137,000 or 244% over fiscal year 2022, due to the start of MFB operations in April 2022 and having a full year of operations for MFB in 2023. The increase in 2023, is primarily due to increase in cost of inventory and royalty and sales commissions.
Cost of inventory consists of the sales of product, related supplies and direct testing our CitroTech product and various components required to for installation of Mighty Firese Breaker proactive fire systems. Cost of inventory increased in 2023 primarily due to an increase in product sales and supplies by $44,000 and increased direct CitroTech testing of $37,000.
Royality and sales commissions increased in 2023 from more revenue. The Company recognizes an allocated portion of consulting and direct labour costs associated with our revenue.
Amortization and depreciation
The increase in amortization and depreciation is due to the commencement of amortization on our intangible assets during fiscal year 2023.
Management compensation
Management compensation decreased in 2023 as compared to 2022, as the Company recorded $2,100,000 related to our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the issuance of 70,000,000 restricted stock awards.
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Professional fees
The increase in professional fees in 2023 of $9 million over 2022, is primarily due to the issuance of 1,200,000 shares of Convertible Series C Preferred Stock to a related party for consulting services rendered to the Company from October 2021 through July 2023. The Company valued the 1,200,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock, as if converted to 24,000,000 shares of common stock, using the quoted stock price of the Company’s common stock at approval date (November 1, 2022), resulting in a value of $8,640,000.
On November 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of 250,000 shares of common stock to each of the two independent directors for their board services in support of the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company valued the 500,000 shares of common stock at the market value of the Company’s common stock at approval date for the amount of $180,000.
Other expense
Other expense consists of interest expense.
Income from discontinued operations
For 2022, income from discontinued operations of $13,016 was the result of the net income from the operations of crypto mining and the disposition of crypto mining which the Company implemented a plan to divest its crypto mining operations to focus its resources on the MFB acquisition. The loss on disposition of digital currency and digital currency assets of $2,030 was the result of a loss on disposition of the Company’s digital currency assets, including equipment and digital currency.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
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Cash |
| $ | 549,755 |
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| $ | 55,434 |
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| $ | 494,321 |
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Current Assets |
| $ | 1,218,056 |
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| $ | 170,319 |
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| $ | 1,047,737 |
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Current Liabilities |
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| 1,617,785 |
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| 1,060,918 |
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| 556,867 |
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Working Capital (Deficiency) |
| $ | (399,729 | ) |
| $ | (890,599 | ) |
| $ | 490,870 |
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The increase in working capital in 2023, was primarily the result of an increases in cash of $494,00, inventory of $116,000, accounts receivable of $427,000 and prepaid expenses of $11,000 offset by an increase in due to related parties of $410,000, promissory note of $120,000, convertible note of $19,000 and current portion of operating lease liability of $41,000 and a reduction in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $33,000.
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the current assets consisted of cash of $550,000 and $55,4000, inventory of $230,000 and $115,000, accounts receivable of $427,000 and $0, and prepaid expenses of $11,000 and 240, respectively.
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the current liabilities consisted of accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $55,000 and $87,000, due to related parties of $1.3 million and $900,000, promissory note of $120,000 and $0, convertible note of $54,000 and $35,000, and current portion of operating lease liability of $80,000 and $39,000, respectively.
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Cash Flows
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| 2022 |
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Cash (used in) operating activities |
| $ | (1,211,764 | ) |
| $ | (708,450 | ) |
Cash (used in) Investing Activities |
| $ | (4,015 | ) |
| $ | (5,349 | ) |
Cash provided by financing activities |
| $ | 1,710,100 |
|
| $ | 763,764 |
|
Net Change in Cash |
| $ | 494,321 |
|
| $ | 49,965 |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
We have not generated positive cash flows from operating activities.
For 2023, net cash flows used in operating activities was $1.2 million, consisting of a net loss of $10 million, reduced by stock-based compensation of $9 million, non-cash lease expenses of $71,000, amortization and depreciation of $249,000 and increased by net changes in operating assets and liabilities of $396,000.
For 2022, net cash flows used in operating activities were $708,000, consisting of a net loss of $3 million, reduced by stock-based compensation of $2.1 million, loss on disposition of digital currency and digital currency assets of $2,000, impairment loss on digital assets of $6,000, non-cash lease expense of $45,000, depreciation of $16,000 and reduced by an increase in changes in operating assets and liabilities of $31,000.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Cash flows from investing activities was from the purchase of equipment.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
For 2023 financing cash flows, consisted of $308,000 received from a related party, $908,000 from issuance Convertible Series C Preferred Stock, $500,000 from stock subscriptions, $120,000 from promissory notes and repayments of $125,000 to a related party.
For 2022, financing cash flows, consisted of $784,000 received from related parties, $35,000 from convertible note and repayments of $56,000 to a related party.
Contractual Obligations
Lease Agreements
The Company has one lease classified as an operating lease for an office and warehouse purpose.
The following table outlines maturities of our lease liabilities as of December 31, 2023:
Year ended December 31,
2024 |
| $ | 85,792 |
|
2025 |
|
| 50,862 |
|
Thereafter |
|
| - |
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|
| 136,654 |
|
Less: Imputed interest |
|
| (6,471 | ) |
Operating lease liabilities |
| $ | 130,183 |
|
Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared (i) in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and (ii) assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated significant income to date. The Company is subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with a business with no substantive revenue, as well as limitations on its operating capital resources. These matters, among others, raise substantial doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. In light of these matters, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the Company’s ability to raise capital and generate revenue and profits in the future.
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Critical Accounting Policies
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s application of accounting policies. We believe that understanding the basis and nature of the estimates and assumptions involved with the following aspects of our financial statements is critical to an understanding of our financial statements.
Our most critical accounting policies and estimates relate to the following:
● | Revenue Recognition | |
● | Incremental borrowing rate for Right of Use Assets | |
● | Share based compensation |
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when performance obligations under the terms of the contracts with our customers are satisfied. Our performance obligation generally of products used for lumber products for fire prevention. Revenue is recognized at a point in time, that is which the risks and rewards of ownership of the products transfer from the Company to the customer. All of our performance obligations under the terms of contracts with our customers have an original duration of one year or less.
Incremental borrowing rate for Right of Use Assets
As the Company’s operating leases typically do not provide an implicit rate, the Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate. The assessment of the Company’s incremental borrowing rate involves judgment regarding the cost of borrowing funds on a collateralized basis over a similar term and in a similar economic environment.
Share-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for employee and non-employee stock awards under ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, whereby equity instruments issued to employees for services are recorded based on the fair value of the instrument issued and those issued to nonemployees are recorded based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument, whichever is more reliably measurable. Equity grants are amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods, which is generally the vesting period. If an award is granted, but vesting does not occur, any previously recognized compensation cost is reversed in the period related to the termination of service.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to stockholders.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
As a “smaller reporting company,” this item is not required.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
General Enterprise Ventures, Inc.
Index to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2023 and 2022
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To: | The Board of Directors and Stockholders of |
| General Enterprises Ventures, Inc. |
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of General Enterprises Ventures, Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2023, 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, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Substantial Doubt about the Company’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company incurred substantial losses during the year ended December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, the Company had a working capital deficit. Accordingly, these factors give rise to substantial doubt that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. Management closely monitors the Company’s financial position and has prepared a plan that is found in Note 1 that addresses this substantial doubt. These financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainly.
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, audits of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal controls over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal controls 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.
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Emphasis of Matter — Reclassification of Previously Issued Financial Statements
As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has reclassified certain amounts in its financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023 to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported results of operations or retained earnings. The reclassifications were made to improve the clarity and comparability of the financial statements.
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Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below 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. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
The engagement team determined that the Company’s intangible assets and related impairment met the criteria to be considered a critical audit matter because the intangible assets comprised a material portion of the Company’s total assets, and they require a significant amount of judgment to estimate the carrying value and ensure the intangible assets are not impaired, and those assets are expected to contribute to the Company’s ability generate future profit. In order to the address this critical audit matter, we first gained an understanding of how management values these assets and reperformed the valuation on those assets, and considered the reasonableness of the inputs that management is using for their valuation.
The engagement team determined that the preferred stock, especially those with conversion features, met the criteria of a critical audit matter because it is substantial relative to the Company’s shareholders’ equity, and determining their valuation and allocation requires the engagement team to identify and understand the attributes of the securities, understand how those attributes go towards determining the value of those securities. Additionally, the disclosure regarding these securities is extensive and quite complex. The engagement team addressed the critical audit matters by gaining an understanding of management’s valuation, allocation, recognition and approach towards disclosure, and then vouched certain details of those securities and reperformed the valuation and allocation of such preferred stock to determine if management had properly accounted for those securities.
/s/ WWC, P.C.
Certified Public Accountants
PCAOB ID: 1171
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2023.
July 30, 2024
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General Enterprise Ventures, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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General Enterprise Ventures, Inc.
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General Enterprise Ventures, Inc.
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| F-6 |
| Table of Contents |
General Enterprise Ventures, Inc.
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| F-7 |
| Table of Contents |
General Enterprise Ventures, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2023 and 2022
Note 1 – Organization, Business and Going Concern
General Enterprise Ventures, Inc., was originally incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on March 14, 1990. When used in these notes, the terms “GEVI,” “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” mean General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. and all entities included in our consolidated financial statements.
In January 2021, Board of Directors of the Company approved redomiciling the Company in Delaware. On March 31, 2021, the Company formed General Entertainment Ventures, Inc. in Delaware as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The purpose of the formation of GEVI was to merge the Company into GEVI pursuant to Section 251(g) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. On April 10, 2021, after approval by the board of directors and shareholders of the Company, the Company was merged into GEVI pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of the same date. GEVI is the accounting and legal acquiror of the Company.
On October 17, 2021, the Board of Directors approved the corporate name change from General Entertainment Ventures, Inc. to General Enterprise Ventures, Inc.
Corporate Changes
On May 10, 2021, GEVI acquired all the issued and outstanding equity of Strategic Asset Holdings, LLC (“SAH”), a Wyoming limited liability company, for $
On June 3, 2021, after approval by the board of directors and shareholders of the Company, the Company was redomiciled to the State of Wyoming.
On January 3, 2022, the Company formed Mighty Fire Breaker, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“MFB Ohio”), to acquire all the intellectual property of Mighty Fire Breaker, LLC, a California limited liability company (“MFB California”) pertaining to the fire suppression segment of the environmental industry, including patents and patents pending. On April 13, 2022, the transaction between the Company, MFB Ohio and MFB California closed.
Effective April 1, 2022, the Company implemented a plan to divest its Crypto Mining operations and focus resources on the operations of MFB Ohio.
Effective November 20, 2022, General Enterprise Ventures Inc. formed a UK branch of its US subsidiary Mighty Fire Breaker LLC, named Mighty Fire Breaker UK Limited. The new Subsidiary headquartered in the United Kingdom, will be used to direct the sales of the Mighty Fire Breaker line of products and technologies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Change of Control
On April 14, 2021, Jan Ralston acquired
On April 28, 2022, Jan Ralston transferred ownership of
Business
We are an environmentally sustainable flame retardant and flame suppression company for the residential home industry throughout the United States and international markets. Management is experienced at business integration and branding potential. The Company is bringing to the marketplace unique, disruptive products with significant environmental impact potential.
The Company holds various intellectual property in the form of patents and trademarks in the fields of fire suppression, mapping and tracking of fire retardant dispersion and fire inhibition chemistry and technology. The Company has obtained multiple certification and accreditations in this industry, such as being the only EPA Safer Choice approved, long-term fire retardant, UL GreenGaurd Gold, California Bioassay water approval, LENS, and in the process of USDA approval.
Going Concern
Our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has incurred losses since inception and has a net loss of approximately $10 million and $521,000 in revenues for the year ended December 31, 2023 and has a working capital deficiency of approximately $400,000 as of December 31, 2023. In addition, the Company has been dependent on related parties to fund operations and has an amount owing to related parties of $1.3 million outstanding at December 31, 2023. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued.
Management recognizes that the Company must obtain additional resources to successfully implement its business plans. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company completed financings from the issuance of Series C preferred stock, common stock, promissory notes and relate party loans, generating net proceeds of approximately $1.7 million. However, the Company’s existing cash resources and income from operations, are not expected to provide sufficient funds to carry out the Company’s operations and business development through the next twelve (12) months.
Management plans to continue to raise funds and complete an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to support our operations in 2024 and beyond. However, no assurances can be given that we will be successful. If management is not able to timely and successfully raise additional capital and/or complete an IPO, the implementation of the Company’s business plan, financial condition and results of operations will be materially affected. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
| F-9 |
| Table of Contents |
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The Financial Statements and related disclosures have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Financial Statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) of the United States.
The Company’s fiscal year is December 31.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of General Enterprise Ventures, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Reclassification
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, certain amounts have been reclassified to improve the clarity and comparability of the financial statements. An adjustment has been made to the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and cash flows for year ended December 31,2023 and 2022, to reclassify partial operating expenses to cost of revenue, and to separately disclose professional service provided by related party from line-item professional service to professional fees- related party.
The Company reclassified the following amounts, with no change to loss from operations or net loss, as follows:
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. The estimates and judgments will also affect the reported amounts for certain expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these good faith estimates and judgments.
| F-10 |
| Table of Contents |
Business Combinations
In accordance with ASC 805-10, “Business Combinations”, the Company accounts for all business combinations using the acquisition method of accounting. Under this method, assets and liabilities, including any remaining non-controlling interests, are recognized at fair value at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interests is recognized as goodwill. Certain adjustments to the assessed fair values of the assets, liabilities, or non-controlling interests made subsequent to the acquisition date, but within the measurement period, which is up to one year, are recorded as adjustments to goodwill. Any adjustments subsequent to the measurement period are recorded in income. Any cost or equity method interest that the Company holds in the acquired company prior to the acquisition is re-measured to fair value at acquisition with a resulting gain or loss recognized in income for the difference between fair value and the existing book value. Results of operations of the acquired entity are included in the Company’s results from the date of the acquisition onward and include amortization expense arising from acquired tangible and intangible assets.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of balance sheet presentation and reporting of cash flows, the Company considers all unrestricted demand deposits, money market funds and highly liquid debt instruments with an original maturity of less than 90 days to be cash and cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents at December 31, 2023 and 2022. The Company had cash of $
Inventory
Inventories consist of raw materials which are stated at lower cost or net realizable value, with cost being determined on the weighted average method. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company held inventories of $
Accounts Receivable
Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in its existing accounts receivable. The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make the required payments for services. Accounts with known financial issues are first reviewed and specific estimates are recorded. The remaining accounts receivable balances are then grouped in categories by the number of days the balance is past due, and the estimated loss is calculated as a percentage of the total category based upon past history. Account balances are charged against the allowance when it is probable that the receivable will not be recovered. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had no allowance for doubtful accounts.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets with an indefinite life are not amortized and are tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that they might be impaired. Intangible assets with finite lives are initially recorded at cost and amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated economic useful lives of the respective assets. Acquired intangible assets from business combinations and asset acquisitions are recognized and measured at fair value at the time of acquisition. Those assets represent assets with finite lives and are further amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated economic useful lives of the respective assets.
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Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line method. Currently our assets consist solely of furniture and equipment which we amortize over a useful life of
Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Improvements of a major nature are capitalized. At the time of retirement or other disposition of property and equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gains or losses are reflected in the income.
Impairment of Long-lived Assets Other Than Goodwill
Long-lived assets with finite lives, primarily property and equipment, intangible assets, and operating lease right-of-use assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If the estimated cash flows from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are below the asset’s carrying value, then the asset is deemed to be impaired and written down to its fair value.
Digital Assets
We account for all digital assets held as a result of these transactions as indefinite-lived intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other. We have ownership of and control over our digital assets and we may use third-party custodial services to secure it. The digital assets are initially recorded at cost and are subsequently remeasured on the consolidated balance sheet at cost, net of any impairment losses incurred since acquisition.
We determine the fair value of our digital assets on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, based on quoted prices on the active exchange(s) that we have determined is the principal market for such assets (Level 1 inputs). We perform an analysis each quarter to identify whether events or changes in circumstances, principally decreases in the quoted prices on active exchanges, indicate that it is more likely than not that our digital assets are impaired. In determining if an impairment has occurred, we consider the lowest market price of one unit of digital asset quoted on the active exchange since acquiring the digital asset. If the current carrying value of a digital asset exceeds the fair value so determined, an impairment loss has occurred with respect to those digital assets in the amount equal to the difference between their carrying values and the price determined.
Impairment losses are recognized within other income (expense) on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the period in which the impairment is identified. The impaired digital assets are written down to their fair value at the time of impairment and this new cost basis will not be adjusted upward for any subsequent increase in fair value. Gains are not recorded until realized upon sale(s), at which point they are presented net of any impairment losses for the same digital assets held within other income (expense). In determining the gain to be recognized upon sale, we calculate the difference between the sales price and carrying value of the digital assets sold immediately prior to sale.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $
Leases
ASC 842 supersedes the lease requirements in ASC 840 “Leases”, and generally requires lessees to recognize operating and finance lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use (“ROU”) assets on the balance sheet and to provide enhanced disclosures surrounding the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leasing arrangements.
ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we generally use our incremental borrowing rate based on the estimated rate of interest for collateralized borrowing over a similar term of the lease payments at commencement date. The ROU asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option.
Any lease with a term of 12 months or less is considered short-term. As permitted by ASC 842, short-term leases are excluded from the ROU assets and lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Consistent with all other operating leases, short-term lease expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
| F-12 |
| Table of Contents |
The Company determines the present value of minimum future lease payments for operating leases by estimating a rate of interest that it would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term, an amount equal to the lease payments and a similar economic environment (the “incremental borrowing rate” or “IBR”).The Company determines the appropriate IBR by identifying a reference rate and making adjustments that take into consideration financing options and certain lease-specific circumstances.
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s lease agreement is accounted for as operating leases.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy to classify and disclose all assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, as well as assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis, in periods subsequent to their initial measurement. The hierarchy requires the Company to use observable inputs when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs, when determining fair value. The three tiers are defined as follows:
| ● | Level 1—Observable inputs that reflect quoted market prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets; |
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The Company’s financial instruments, including cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and loans payable, are carried at historical cost. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the carrying amounts of these instruments approximated their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
Related Parties
The Company follows ASC 850, “Related Party Disclosures,” for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions (see Note 10).
Segments
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities for which discrete financial information is available and regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates and manages its business as one operating segment and all of the Company’s revenues and operations are currently in the United States.
Revenue
The Company recognizes revenue from its contracts with customers in accordance with ASC 606 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company recognizes revenues when satisfying the performance obligation of the associated contract that reflects the consideration expected to be received based on the terms of the contract.
Revenue related to contracts with customers is evaluated utilizing the following steps:
| (i) | Identify the contract, or contracts, with a customer; |
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| (iv) | Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; |
| (v) | Recognize revenue when the Company satisfies a performance obligation. |
For the year ended December 31, 2023, our revenues currently consist of products used for lumber products for fire prevention. Revenue is recognized at a point in time, that is which the risks and rewards of ownership of the products transfer from the Company to the customer.
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During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company earned cryptocurrency mining revenues. The Company earned its cryptocurrency mining revenues by providing transaction verification services within the digital currency networks of cryptocurrencies, for Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin. The Company satisfied its performance obligations at the point in time that the Company was awarded a unit of digital asset through its participation in the applicable network and network participants benefit from the Company’s verification service. In consideration for these services, the Company received Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin, net of applicable network fees, which was recorded as revenue using the closing U.S. dollar price of the digital asset on the date of receipt. Expenses associated with running the cryptocurrency mining operations, which consisted of utilities, equipment depreciation and monitoring services were recorded as cost of revenues.
There is currently no specific definitive guidance in GAAP or alternative accounting frameworks for the accounting for the production and mining of digital assets and management has exercised significant judgment in determining appropriate accounting treatment for the recognition of revenue for mining of digital assets. Management has examined various factors surrounding the substance of the Company’s operations and the guidance in ASC 606, including identifying the transaction price, when performance obligations are satisfied, and collectability is reasonably assured being the completion and addition of a block to a blockchain and the award of a unit of digital currency to the Company. In the event authoritative guidance is enacted by the FASB, the Company may be required to change its policies which could result in a change in the Company’s financial statements.
On April 1, 2022, the Company implemented a plan to discontinue its crypto mining operations and divest all related assets. As of December 31, 2022, all of the crypto mining assets had been discarded and as the Company no longer engages in crypto mining all revenue during the year ended December 31, 2022, has been reclassified to income from discontinued operations (see Note 4).
Cost of Revenue
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, cost of revenue consists of:
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Basic earnings (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period increased to include the number of additional shares of common stock that would have been outstanding if potentially dilutive securities had been issued.
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the following common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the result of the computation was anti-dilutive.
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Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the Company’s deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (Topic 805). This ASU requires an acquirer in a business combination to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities (deferred revenue) from acquired contracts using the revenue recognition guidance in Topic 606. At the acquisition date, the acquirer applies the revenue model as if it had originated the acquired contracts. The ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Adoption of the ASU should be applied prospectively. Early adoption is also permitted, including adoption in an interim period. If early adopted, the amendments are applied retrospectively to all business combinations for which the acquisition date occurred during the fiscal year of adoption. This ASU is currently not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires, among other things, additional disclosures primarily related to the income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The expanded annual disclosures are effective for our year ending December 31, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that ASU 2023-09 will have on our consolidated financial statements and whether we will apply the standard prospectively or retrospectively.
The Company has considered all other recently issued accounting pronouncements and does not believe the adoption of such pronouncements will have a material impact on its financial statements.
Note 3 – Asset Acquisition
On January 3, 2022, the Company formed Mighty Fire Breaker, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company (“MFB Ohio”), to acquire all the intellectual property of Mighty Fire Breaker, LLC, a California limited liability company (“MFB California”) pertaining to the fire suppression segment of the environmental industry, including patents and patents pending. On April 13, 2022, the transaction between the Company, MFB Ohio and MFB California closed. The transaction consideration to the equity holders of MFB California was
MFB Ohio has 19 patents centred around its MFB Technology for the prevention and spread of wildfires. Its core products can be used for lumber treatments for fire prevention. It has been widely tested and is currently in testing at 3 major us government agencies. When CitroTech is sprayed and applied it takes flammable fuels like dry native vegetation and wood and makes them non-combustible.
The following table summarizes the consideration paid for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, at the acquisition date of April 13, 2022:
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On April 1, 2022, the Company implemented a plan to divest its crypto mining operations to focus its resources on the MFB acquisition and development of its CitroTech MFB 31 Technology business. The Company had expanded its services by building upon its foundation of emerging technology development, by creating a Crypto-Currency mining operation (farm). Previously, the Company had 20 Bitmain Antminer SJ19 PRO 104t/h and 99 Mini-Doge 185 m/h miners deployed, which are mining, Bitcoin, Doge, and Litecoin through the F2Pool and utilized its 8,000 Sq Ft Commercial space to house these ASIC Miners.
The Company recognized a loss of $
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The following is a summary of the assets and liabilities of the Company’s crypto mining operations as of April 1, 2022:
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Note 5 – Equipment, net
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Note 6 – Intangible Assets, net
The Company has capitalized the costs associated with acquiring the intellectual property of MFB (see Note 3) at a value of $
The amount capitalized consisted of a portion of the fair value of
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, finite lived intangible assets consisted of the following:
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Note 7 – Lease
In March 2022, the Company has entered into an operating lease for the office, with the term of 18 months. In July 2023, the Company amended the contract and extended the lease term to July 2025.
The following summarizes right-of-use asset and lease information about the Company’s operating lease as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:
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Note 8 – Convertible Notes
On September 30, 2022, the Company entered into a convertible note agreement for the amount of $54,000, with term of six (6) months from the date of receipt of the funds, at interest rate of
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Note 9 – Promissory Note
On June 7, 2023, the Company entered into a promissory note agreement for the amount of $
Note 10 – Related Party Transactions
During the year ended December 31, 2022, our former officer forgave $
During the year ended December 31, 2022, as part of the Company’s divestiture of its digital asset operations, a related party forgave loans payable of $
During the year ended December 31, 2022, a related party paid $
On June 13, 2022, the Company issued
On November 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of
On October 23, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a related party. The consultant shall render to the Company, upon the request of any members of Board of Directors or the President of the Company, consulting services on matters relating to the business affairs of the Company. The agreement shall take effect of the date of agreement and shall terminate upon mutual agreement of the parties. The compensation of consultant is a number of Convertible Series C Preferred Shares which the Board of Directors of the Company may determine at its discretion. On November 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved issuance of
On June 9, 2022, the Company received $
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, a related party advanced to the Company an amount of $
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, a related party advanced to the Company an amount of $
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company repaid to a related party $
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company paid $
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company was obliged to related parties, for unsecured, non-interest-bearing demand loans with a balance of $
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Note 11 – Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Shares
Shares Outstanding
The Company is authorized to issue up to
Series A Preferred Stock
The Company originally designated
Dividends. Holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock are not entitled to receive dividends.
Voting Rights. Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to
Other Rights. Shares of Series A Preferred Stock are not entitled to a liquidation preference. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock may not be redeemed without the consent of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock. The holder of the Series A Preferred Stock are not entitled to pre-emptive rights or subscription rights.
The Company will not, by amendment of its Charter or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issuance or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of its Charter and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock against impairment.
So long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company shall not, without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent as provided by the Wyoming Business Corporations Act) of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock: (a) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series A Preferred Stock; (b) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of any capital stock of the Company so as to affect adversely the Series A Preferred Stock; (c) increase the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock; or (d) authorize or issue any shares of senior securities.
Fully Paid. The issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are fully paid and non-assessable. This means the full purchase price for the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock has been paid and the holders of such shares will not be assessed any additional amounts for such shares.
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
The Company has designated
Dividends. Holders of shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock are not entitled to receive dividends.
Voting Rights. The holders of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock are not entitled to vote.
Conversion Rights. Each share of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding as such time shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into 20 shares of the Common Stock of the Company (the “Conversion Ratio”). Such Conversion Ratio, and the rate at which shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of Common Stock, shall be subject to adjustment.
If at any time or from time to time there shall be (i) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation, (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s capital stock or assets to any other person, (iii) any other form of business combination or reorganization in which the Company shall not be the continuing or surviving entity of such business combination or reorganization, or (iv) any transaction or series of transactions by the Company in which more than 50 percent (50%) of the Company’s voting power is transferred (each a “Reorganization”) then as a part of such Reorganization, the provision shall be made so that the holders of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock shall thereafter be entitled to receive the same kind and amount of stock or other securities or property (including cash) of the Company, or the successor corporation resulting from such Reorganization.
Other Rights. The holders of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stockare not entitled to a liquidation preference. The holders of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock may not be redeemed without the consent of the holders of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock. The holder of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock are not entitled to pre-emptive rights or subscription rights.
The Company will not, by amendment of its Charter or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issuance or sale of securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of its Charter and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate to protect the rights of the holders of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock against impairment.
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So long as any shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company shall not, without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent as provided by the Wyoming Business Corporations Act) of the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock: (a) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock; (b) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of any capital stock of the Company so as to affect adversely the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock; (c) increase the authorized number of shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock; or (d) authorize or issue any shares of senior securities.
Fully Paid. The issued and outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are fully paid and non-assessable. This means the full purchase price for the outstanding shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock has been paid and the holders of such shares will not be assessed any additional amounts for such shares.
On April 13, 2022, the Company’s board of directors approved the issuance of
On June 7, 2022, the holder of the Convertible Series C Preferred Stock converted
On April 5, 2023, the holder of the Convertible Series C Preferred Stock converted
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received $
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were
Common Stock
The Company has authorized
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the holder of the Convertible Series C Preferred Stock converted
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the company issued
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were
Stock-Based Compensation
On June 13, 2022, the Company issued
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Common Stock to be Issued
On November 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of
Note 12 - Income Taxes
Components of income tax expense (benefit) are as follows for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
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The Company will have approximately $
ASC 740 requires a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if, based on the weight of the evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. At December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, a full valuation allowance was recognized.
In addition, the Company performed a comprehensive review of its uncertain tax positions and determined that no adjustments were necessary relating to unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2023 and 2022. The Company’s federal and state income tax returns are subject to examination by taxing authorities for three years after the returns are filed, and as such the Company’s federal and state income tax returns remain open to examination.
The reconciliation of the income tax benefit is computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate as follows:
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Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies
As part of the intellectual asset purchase agreement with MFB California, the Company is subject to royalties of 10.0% derived from gross invoiced sales of MFB products excluding funds received for sales and use tax (see Note 3).
Note 14 – Concentration
During years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, customer and supplier concentrations (more than 10%) were as follows:
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To reduce risk, the Company closely monitors the amounts due from its customers and assesses the financial strength of its customers through a variety of methods that include, but are not limited to, engaging directly with customer operations and leadership personnel, visiting customer locations to observe operating activities, and assessing customer longevity and reputation in the marketplace. As a result, the Company believes that its accounts receivable credit risk exposure is limited.
Note 15 – Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date these financial statements were available to be issued. Based on our evaluation no material events have occurred that require disclosure, except as follows:
The Company received subscriptions of $
The company had the following transactions in the Common stock as follows:
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
On January 29, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors selected WWC, P.C. (the “New Accountant”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the review of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2023. As a result, the Board of Directors determined that BF Borgers CPA PC (the “Former Accountant”) would no longer serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, effective as of March 21, 2023.
On January 31, 2024, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) with the SEC disclosing the changes in its certifying accountant.
As disclosed in the Form 8-K, the Former Accountant’s audit report on our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that the audit report on the financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 contained an uncertainty about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern (the “Going Concern Opinion”).
For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and through the date of the Form 8-K, the Company had no “disagreements” (as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 304(a)(1)(iv) and the related instructions) with the Former Accountant on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements if not resolved to the satisfaction of the Former Accountant would have caused them to make reference thereto in their reports on the financial statements for such periods.
There were no reportable events for the years ended December 31, 2022 or 2021 and through the date of the Form 8-K, there were no reportable events as defined in item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
As also disclosed in the Form 8-K, prior to retaining the New Accountant, the Company did not consult with the New Accountant regarding either: (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either contemplated or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of a “disagreement” or a “reportable event” (as those terms are defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) and (a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K, respectively).
On January 29, 2024, the Company provided the Former Accountant with the disclosures contained in the Form 8-K disclosing the dismissal of the Former Accountant and requested in writing that the Former Accountant furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not they agree with such disclosures. The Former Accountant’s response was filed as Exhibit 16.1 to the Form 8-K.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 15d-15(e)) are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As of December 31, 2023, our management carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Such evaluation was carried out under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer, who is also our Chief Financial Officer, and our third party financial service provider, PubCo Reporting. Based on this evaluation, management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were, and continues to be, ineffective as of December 31, 2023. Based on the foregoing, our management concluded that our internal controls over the following financial reporting areas to be material weaknesses:
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| ● | Due to our size and stage of development, segregation of all conflicting duties may not always be possible and may not be economically feasible. During the year, we lacked sufficient review procedures and segregation of duties such that a proper review had not been performed by someone other than preparer, including manual journal entries, and that process documentation is lacking for review and monitoring controls over financial statements close process and financial reporting. |
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Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended December 31, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting. Management will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and procedures over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and are committed to taking further action and implementing additional improvements as necessary.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Directors and Executive Officers
The following table sets forth the names, positions, and ages of our current executive officers and directors. All directors serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors are elected and qualified.
Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders until their successors are elected and qualified. Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the annual meeting of stockholders and hold office until the expiration of the term for which they were elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified.
A majority of the authorized number of directors constitutes a quorum of the Board of Directors for the transaction of business. The directors must be present at the meeting to constitute a quorum. However, any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if all Board members individually or collectively consent in writing to the action.
Executive officers are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Company’s Board of Directors, subject to any contractual arrangements.
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Joshua Ralston |
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| Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President and Secretary |
John Costa |
| 55 |
| Director |
Jeffery Pomerantz |
| 79 |
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Set forth below is a description of the background and business experience of our directors and executive officers.
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Joshua Ralston – Chairman, President, Secretary, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Director
On October 10, 2021, the majority voting stockholder appointed Joshua Ralston as a member of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Ralston is currently stationed at U.S. Coast Guard Base Cleveland ESD in Cleveland, Ohio. Prior to this station, Mr. Ralston was stationed in Manama, Bahrain, and Kodiak, Alaska. His primary duties have been electronics support technical support for joint military operations and cyber security. His educational background is business marketing.
John Costa - Director
On April 25, 2022, the Board of Directors appointed John Costa as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Costa has over 30-years of experience in the IT industry; which includes an employment history with several Fortune 100 and 500 companies. Mr. Costa’s areas of IT practice were diversified in Technological Development, Product Design, Modalities and Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Virtual and Practical Design, and Website Design. Mr. Costa has a deep understanding of what is capable and possible from a technical and usability standpoint.
Jeffery Pomerantz - Director
On April 25, 2022, the Board of Directors appointed Jeffery Pomerantz as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Pomerantz has over 50 years of experience in Consulting, Promotional Marketing, Manufacturing, Sales, and Distribution. Mr. Pomerantz has provided invaluable assistance with many IPO's and Corporate Up-Listings; additionally, he has a variety of international connections to resources and networks that create product distribution channels throughout the world.
Family Relationships
None of our directors and executive officers has been involved in any legal or regulatory proceedings, as set forth in Item 401 of Regulation S-K, during the past ten years.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
During the past ten years, no director, executive officer, promoter, or control person of the Company has been involved in the following:
| (1) | A petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law which was filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer was appointed by a court for the business or property of such person, or any partnership in which he was a general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing; |
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| i. | Acting as a futures commission merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, any other person regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or an associated person of any of the foregoing, or as an investment adviser, underwriter, broker or dealer in securities, or as an affiliated person, director or employee of any investment company, bank, savings and loan association or insurance company, or engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such activity; |
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| (4) | Such person was the subject of any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any Federal or State authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in any activity described in paragraph (f)(3)(i) below, or to be associated with persons engaged in any such activity; |
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| (8) | Such person was the subject of, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26))), any registered entity (as defined in Section 1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29))), or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member. |
Section 16(A) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of our common stock, to file reports regarding ownership of, and transactions in, our securities with the SEC and to provide us with copies of those filings. Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms furnished to us and written representations by our officers and directors regarding their compliance with applicable reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, we believe that all Section 16(a) filing requirements for our executive officers, directors and 10% stockholders were not met during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports are as follows:
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Corporate Governance
Our board of directors has not established any committees, including an audit committee, a compensation committee or a nominating committee, or any committee performing a similar function. The functions of those committees are being undertaken by our board. Because we do not have any independent directors, our board believes that the establishment of committees of our board would not provide any benefits to our company and could be considered more form than substance.
We do not have a policy regarding the consideration of any director candidates that may be recommended by our stockholders, including the minimum qualifications for director candidates, nor has our officers and directors established a process for identifying and evaluating director nominees. We have not adopted a policy regarding the handling of any potential recommendation of director candidates by our stockholders, including the procedures to be followed. Our officers and directors have not considered or adopted any of these policies as we have never received a recommendation from any stockholder for any candidate to serve on our board of directors.
Given our relative size and lack of directors’ and officers’ insurance coverage, we do not anticipate that any of our stockholders will make such a recommendation in the near future. While there have been no nominations of additional directors proposed, in the event such a proposal is made, all current members of our board will participate in the consideration of director nominees.
As with most small, early stage companies until such time as we further develop our business, achieve a stronger revenue base and have sufficient working capital to purchase directors’ and officers’ insurance, we do not have any immediate prospects to attract independent directors. When we are able to expand our board to include one or more independent directors, we intend to establish an audit committee of our board of directors. It is our intention that one or more of these independent directors will also qualify as an audit committee financial expert. Our securities are not quoted on an exchange that has requirements that a majority of our board members be independent and we are not currently otherwise subject to any law, rule or regulation requiring that all or any portion of our board of directors include “independent” directors, nor are we required to establish or maintain an audit committee or other committee of our board.
Code of Ethics
We expect that we will adopt a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including those officers responsible for financial reporting. Once adopted, we will make the code of business conduct and ethics available on our website at www.generalenterpriseventures.com. We intend to post any amendments to the code, or any waivers of its requirements, on our website.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table summarizes the compensation of our executive officers, directors and President during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022. No other officers or directors received annual compensation in excess of $100,000 during the last fiscal year.
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Stock-Based Compensation
On June 13, 2022, the Company issued 70,000,000 Restricted Stock Award to a member of the board of directors and President of the Company. The holder of the Restricted stock shall be entitled to vote but is not entitled to dividends or disposal. The Company valued the voting rights associated with the awards at $2,100,000 which is recorded as stock-based compensation during the year ended December 31, 2022.
Director Compensation
On November 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of 250,000 shares of common stock to each of the two independent directors for their board services in support of the Company. As of December 31, 2023, the Company has not issued the shares. The Company valued the 500,000 shares of common stock at the market value of the Company’s common stock at approval date for the amount of $180,000.
Employment Agreement
We have no employment agreements with any of our officers and have not issued any incentive or other stock options, profit sharing or similar benefits.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
We have no equity compensation plan, profit sharing or similar benefits.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The following table and footnotes to it sets forth information regarding the number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by (i) each director and named executive officer of our Company, (ii) named executive officers, executive officers, and directors of the Company as a group, and (iii) each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of our issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. In calculating any percentage in the following table of Common Stock beneficially owned by one or more persons named therein, the following table is based on 97,545,388 shares of Common Stock, 10,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and 2,273,499 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2023, and any shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Series C Convertible Preferred Stock the person has the right to acquire within the 60 days following the filing date of this filing. Unless otherwise further indicated in the following table, the footnotes to it or elsewhere in this report, the persons and entities named in the following table have sole voting and sole investment power concerning the shares set forth opposite the stockholder’s name, subject to community property laws, where applicable. Unless as otherwise indicated in the following table and the footnotes, our named executive officers and directors’ address in the following table is c/o General Enterprise Ventures Inc., 1740H Del Range Blvd, Suite 166, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009.
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Theodore Ralston |
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| (1) | Unless as otherwise indicated in the following table and the footnotes, our named executive officers and directors’ address in the following table is c/o General Enterprise Ventures, Inc., 1740H Del Range Blvd, Suite 166, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009. |
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Change of Control
The Company is not aware of any arrangements which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of the Company.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Related Party Transactions
Unless described below, during the last two fiscal years, there were no transactions or series of similar transactions to which we were a party or will be a party, in which:
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During the year ended December 31, 2022, our former officer forgave $9,355 in accrued salary and the Company recognized it as additional paid-in-capital.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, as part of the Company’s divestiture of its digital asset operations, a related party forgave loans payable of $301,175 in exchange for digital asset equipment with a net book value of $276,379 and digital currency intangible assets of $26,825, of which the Company recorded a loss on disposition of $2,030.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, a related party paid $1 for share capital - Mighty Fire Breaker UK Limited.
On June 13, 2022, the Company issued 70,000,000 Restricted Stock Award to a member of the board of directors and President of the Company. The holder of the Restricted stock shall be entitled to vote but is not entitled to dividends or disposal. The Company valued the voting rights associated with the awards at $2,100,000 which is recorded as stock-based compensation during the year ended December 31, 2022.
On November 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of 250,000 shares of common stock to each of the two independent directors for their board services in support of the Company. As of December 31, 2023, the shares have not been issued, and the Company valued the 500,000 shares of common stock at market price on approval date and accrued $180,000.
On October 23, 2021, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a related party. The consultant shall render to the Company, upon the request of any members of Board of Directors or the President of the Company, consulting services on matters relating to the business affairs of the Company. The agreement shall take effect of the date of agreement and shall terminate upon mutual agreement of the parties. The compensation of consultant is a number of Convertible Series C Preferred Shares which the Board of Directors of the Company may determine at its discretion. On November 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved issuance of 1,200,000 shares of Convertible Series C Preferred Stock to consultant - related party for their past consulting services and continuing to July 2023. On September 5, 2023. the Company issued 1,200,000 shares of Convertible Series C Preferred Stock for consulting services rendered to the Company. The Company valued the 1,200,000 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock at $8,640,000.
On June 9, 2022, the Company received $19,000 cash from a third party, and it was recorded as an advance from a related party. On April 1, 2023, the Company recognized the error and the amount owing to the related party was reclassified to convertible note related to a lender for $19,000.
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, a related party advanced to the Company an amount of $307,500 and $784,484 for working capital propose, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, a related party advanced to the Company an amount of $246,425 and $108,569 for operating expenses on behalf of the Company, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company repaid to a related party $125,000 and $55,720 owing of the loan, respectively.
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company paid $150,500 and $126,500 consulting fee to an entity under common control of a related party and $186,500 and $91,500 commission to a related party.
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company was obliged to related parties, for unsecured, non-interest-bearing demand loans with a balance of $1,307,077 and $899,153, respectively.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
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The following table shows the fees that were billed for the audit and other services provided by our principal auditor, for the periods presented, as follows:
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Audit Fees: |
| $ | 83,000 |
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| $ | 45,000 |
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Tax Fees: |
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All Other Fees |
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| $ | 83,000 |
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| $ | 45,000 |
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Audit Fees
This category includes the audit of our annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and services that are normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with engagements for those fiscal years. This category also includes advice on audit and accounting matters that arose during, or as a result of, the audit or the review of interim financial statements.
Audit-Related Fees
This category consists of assurance and related services by the independent registered public accounting firm that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported above under “Audit Fees.” The services for the fees disclosed under this category include consultation regarding our correspondence with the SEC and other accounting consulting.
Tax Fees
This category consists of professional services rendered by our independent registered public accounting firm for tax compliance and tax advice. The services for the fees disclosed under this category include tax return preparation and technical tax advice.
All Other Fees
This category consists of fees for other miscellaneous items.
Our Board of Directors has adopted a procedure for pre-approval of all fees charged by our independent registered public accounting firm. Under the procedure, the Board approves the engagement letter with respect to audit, tax and review services. Other fees are subject to pre-approval by the Board, or, in the period between meetings, by a designated member of the Board. Any such approval by the designated member is disclosed to the entire Board at the next meeting.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) 1. Financial Statements
The financial statements and Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are listed in Item 8.
2. Financial Statement Schedules
All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the SEC are either not required under the related instructions, are not applicable (and therefore have been omitted), or the required disclosures are contained in the financial statements included herein.
3. Exhibits
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10-K |
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10-K |
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10-K |
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10-K |
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Designations and Preferences of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock | 10-K | 3.5 | 4/15/2024 | |||||
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| Inline XBRL Document Set for the financial statements and accompanying notes in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. |
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| Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, included in the Exhibit 101 Inline XBRL Document Set. |
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* Filed herewith.
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.
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Dated: July 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Joshua Ralston |
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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.
Dated: July 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Joshua Ralston |
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EXHIBIT 21.1
Subsidiaries of General Enterprise Ventures Inc.
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EXHIBIT 31.1/31.2
CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT
I, Joshua Ralston certify that:
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| 5. | The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
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| Dated: July 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Joshua Ralston |
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EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Joshua Ralston, certify, as of the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. at the dates and for the periods indicated.
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| Dated: July 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Joshua Ralston |
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A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. and will be retained by General Enterprise Ventures, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.