Long-Term Equity Investments | Note 5. Long-Term Equity Investments The Company holds interests in several privately held and publicly traded companies as long-term investments. The following table presents the Company’s long-term investments as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023 ($ in thousands): December 31, 2023 September 30, 2024 Cost Basis Carrying Value Cost Basis Carrying Value Investment in Kerna Health Inc $ 2,140 $ 4,940 $ 2,140 $ 4,940 Investment in Kaya Now 1,500 - 1,500 - Investment in Tevva Motors* 1,972 2,794 1,972 - Investment in Unusual Machines 1,075 1,033 - - Investment in Qxpress* 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Investment in Masterclass* 170 170 170 170 Investment in Kraken** 597 597 597 597 Investment in Epic Games* 3,500 3,500 3,500 2,627 Investment in Tesspay** 1,240 2,679 1,240 1,240 Investment in SpaceX* 3,500 4,867 - - Investment in Databricks* 1,200 842 1,200 842 Investment in Discord 476 476 476 476 Investment in Thrasio 300 300 300 - Investment in Automation Anywhere 476 476 476 476 Investment in XAI* - - 100 100 Investment in Cerebras* - - 25 25 Investment in Groq* - - 25 25 Investment in AdvEn - - - 874 Investment in Anduril* 476 476 476 379 Total $ 19,622 $ 24,150 $ 15,197 $ 13,771 * Investments made in these companies are through a Special Purpose Vehicle (“SPV”). The SPV is the holder of the actual stock. The Company does not hold these stock certificates directly. ** Investments made in these companies are through both an SPV and direct investments. The Company recorded an increase in the carrying values of approximately $0.9 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2024 and a decrease in the carrying values of approximately $4.6 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2024. The Company also recorded a $(0.5) million change in carrying value of investment upon transferring Unusual Machine, Inc shares to marketable securities in addition to the $(6.0) million year to date change from the above table. See Investment in Unusual Machine, Inc below. Investment in SpaceX The Company redeemed its holdings in SpaceX in April of 2024 totaling 36,842 shares of participating membership unites of SpaceX for $3.5 million. This resulted in the Company recording a decrease in the carrying value of the investment for the nine month period ended September 30, 2024. Investment in xAI On May 2, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement (the “xAI Agreement”) with Dominari Master SPV LLC whereby the Company agreed to purchase 100,000 Series XI xAI Units for $0.1 million. Investment in Cerebras On June 17, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Cerebras Agreement”) with Dominari Master SPV LLC whereby the Company agreed to purchase 25,000 Series XI Cerebras Units for $25,000. Investment in Groq On July 25, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement (the “Groq Agreement”) with Dominari Master SPV LLC whereby the Company agreed to purchase 25,000 Series XII Groq Units for $25,000. Investment in Unusual Machines Unusual Machines, Inc, an emerging leader in first-person view (FPV) drone technology, closed its initial public offering of common stock on February 14, 2024 at a public offering price of $4 per share and the shares began trading on the NYSE American under the ticker symbol “UMAC”. As of September 30, 2024, the value of the Company’s holdings in UMAC are presented within the Marketable Securities line item of the financial statements, as the investment has a readily determinable fair value. Investment in Tevva Motors On September 22, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Tevva Motors Subscription Agreement”) with Big Sky Opportunities Fund, LLC, who handled the offering for Tevva Motors. As of December 31, 2023 the investment was valued at $2.8 million. During the second quarter of 2024, the Company identified indicators of impairment for the Tevva investment as a result of liquidity concerns As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $2.8 million and the investment in Tevva was valued at $0 as of September 30, 2024. Investment in Tesspay On March 23, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Tesspay Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Tesspay. Under the Tesspay Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to purchase 1,000,000 shares of common stock of Tesspay for approximately $0.2 million. The Company also invested an additional $1.0 million for pre-IPO shares with Revere Master SPV LLC-Series VI, who handled the offering for Tesspay. As of December 31, 2023 the investment was valued at $2.7 million. Management noted that Tesspay filed an amendment to its SEC Form S-1 Registration Statement on April 30, 2024 wherein Tesspay disclosed its intent to IPO at between $5.0 and $6.0 price per share. However, given the uncertainty around the probability of the timing of an IPO, the Company has written its investment down to its cost basis. Through the first nine months of 2024 the Company has recorded a decrease in the carrying value of the investment of $1.4 million, with a carrying value of $1.2 million as of September 30, 2024. Investment in Anduril In April 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Anduril Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Forge Investments LLC, Fund FG-MHM, who handled the offering of Anduril Industries, Inc. shares, a privately-held defense products company. As of December 31, 2023 the investment was valued at $0.5 million. During the second quarter 2024 review of the investment Dominari noted news activity related to a recent arm’s length funding round, raising $1.5 billion. As a result of this the implied holding value of the investment had decreased slightly per the Company’s independent third-party valuation. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $0.1 million and the investment in Anduril was valued at $0.4 million as of the third quarter of 2024. Investment in Thrasio In April 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Thrasio Securities Purchase Agreement”) with privately-held company Thrasio, LLC, an aggregator of private brands of top Amazon businesses and direct-to-consumer brands. As of December 31, 2023 the investment was valued at $0.3 million. During our first quarter 2024 review of the Thrasio investment Dominari noted news activity related to Thrasio had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $0.3 million and the investment in Thrasio was valued at $0 as of September 30, 2024. Investment in Epic Games On March 22, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Epic Games Securities Purchase Agreement”) with Aeon Partners Fund, Series EG, who handled the offering of Epic Games shares. Under the Epic Games Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed to purchase an aggregate of 901 shares of common stock of Epic Games for a total $1.5 million. In April 2022, the Company invested an additional $2 million for the purchase of additional shares of common stock of Epic Games through the Aeon Partners Fund, Series EG. As of December 31, 2023 the investment was valued at $3.5 million. During the Company’s first quarter of 2024 review of the investment Dominari noted a $1.5 billion funding round at a lower price per share than the Company’s initial investment in Epic Games resulting in a $0.9 million decrease in the carrying value of this investment during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The investment was valued at $2.7 million as of September 30, 2024. Investment in AdvEn On December 26, 2021, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “AdvEn Securities Purchase Agreement”) with AdvEn Inc. (“AdvEn’), formerly known as Nano Innovations Inc. Under the AdvEn Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company purchased a 10% senior secured convertible promissory note (the “AdvEn Convertible Note”) in the principal amount of $750,000 and warrants (“AdvEn Warrants”, and together with the AdvEn Convertible Note, the “AdvEn Convertible Securities”) permitting the Company to purchase an amount of AdvEn’s common voting shares equal to 50% of the number of common shares issuable upon the conversion of the AdvEn Convertible Note. The Company paid a purchase price of $750,000 for the AdvEn Convertible Note and the AdvEn Warrants. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the Company identified indicators of impairment and recorded an impairment loss on the total investment held. On September 11, 2024, the Company entered into a securities exchange agreement with AdvEn in which the Company agreed to cancel and retire the AdvEn Convertible Securities in exchange for a number of shares of Series D preferred stock of AdvEn equal to 110% of the outstanding amount of the AdvEn Convertible Note that was cancelled multiplied by AdvEn’s initial public offering price, which is convertible into shares and warrants (the “Exchange”) and carries a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. The investment was valued at $0.9 million as of September 30, 2024. |