Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). References to the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) included hereafter refer to the ASC and ASUs established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) as the source of authoritative GAAP. Reclassifications Certain amounts from prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Principles of Consolidation The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all wholly owned subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation. Use of Estimates The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and judgments relied upon in preparing these consolidated financial statements affect the following items: • incurred loss estimates under our insurance policies with large deductibles or retention levels; • loss exposure related to claims such as the Medical Contingency (as defined below); • determination of agent vs. principal classification for revenue recognition purposes; • income taxes; • useful lives of tangible and intangible assets; • equity compensation; • contingencies; • goodwill and other intangible assets, including the recoverability of intangible assets with finite lives and other long-lived assets; and • fair value of assets acquired, liabilities assumed and contingent consideration as part of a business combination. The Company regularly assesses these estimates and records changes to estimates in the period in which they become known. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets, and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ from those estimates. Business Combinations The Company accounts for business combinations under the acquisition method of accounting, in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations , recording any assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values. Any excess of the fair value of merger consideration over the fair value of the assets acquired less liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. The Company uses management estimates based on historically similar transactions to assist in establishing the acquisition date fair values of assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and contingent consideration granted, if any. These estimates and valuations require the Company to make significant assumptions, including projections of future events and operating performance. Contingent Consideration The Company acquired the Cape Payment Companies on August 25, 2021 (see Note 4 – Business Combinations ). Consideration for the acquisition included an earnout provision which provides for a one-time payment to the sellers, if the Cape Payment Companies exceed certain future revenue targets. The contingent consideration obligation for the earnout provision is valued at fair value as of the acquisition date, with subsequent changes in fair value evaluated at the end of each reporting period through the term of the earnout and recognized in income (loss) from operations in the consolidated statement of operations. Current and noncurrent portions of the contingent consideration obligation are included in other current liabilities and other noncurrent liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. Cash Cash consists of demand deposits with financial institutions, as well as cash owed to restaurants on the Platforms. The Company has a compensating balance arrangement with its financial institution related to a letter of credit. As of December 31, 2021, cash supporting the outstanding letter of credit was $3,191. Certain restaurants on the Platforms receive their portion of payments collected through the Company’s Platforms less frequently than daily. Upon receipt of the restaurants’ cash, the Company records an offsetting liability. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, our restaurant liability was $3,327 and $4,301, respectively. The Company regularly maintains cash in excess of federally insured limits at financial institutions. The Company makes such deposits with entities it believes are of high credit quality and has not incurred any losses related to these balances. Management believes its credit risk, with respect to these financial institutions, to be minimal. Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Chargebacks Accounts receivable is primarily comprised of credit card receivables due from the credit card processor. Credit card payments on orders made through the Platforms are generally remitted to the Company in one Note 4 - Business Combinations ). Accounts receivable are stated net of an allowance for doubtful accounts, determined by management through an evaluation of specific accounts, considering historical experience, aging of accounts receivable, and information regarding the creditworthiness of the customers. When it becomes probable that the receivable will not be collected, the balance is written off. The Company performs periodic credit evaluations of the financial condition of customers, monitors collections and payments from customers, and generally does not require collateral. Additionally, the Company is liable for uncollected credit card receivables (or “chargebacks”), including fraudulent orders, when a consumer’s card is authorized but fails to process and for other unpaid credit card receivables. Chargebacks are recorded as a reduction of the revenue recorded for the transaction. Advertising Costs The costs of advertising are generally expensed as incurred, or in certain cases, advertising costs are capitalized and expensed when the advertisement first takes place. The accounting policy selected from these two alternatives is applied consistently to similar kinds of advertising activities. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized expense attributable to advertising totaling $4,681, $2,749 and $31,232, respectively. Advertising costs are included in sales and marketing expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. Property and Equipment, net Property and equipment, net is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Useful lives of each asset class are as follows: Equipment 3 years Furniture 5 years Leasehold improvements 7 years Maintenance and repair costs are expensed as incurred. Major improvements, which extend the useful life of the related asset, are capitalized. When these assets are sold or otherwise disposed of, the asset and related depreciation are relieved and any gain or loss is included in the consolidated statements of operations for the period of sale or disposal. Intangible Assets Internally Developed Software The Company incurs expenses associated with software development of new features and functionality, which includes wages, employee benefits, and other compensation-related expenses associated with these improvements. Additionally, the Company incurs third-party development and programming costs. Costs of Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Marketed The Company accounts for costs incurred to develop its externally-marketed platforms in accordance with ASC Topic 985-20 , Software — Costs of Software to Be Sold, Leased, or Marketed . Internal and external costs incurred after technological feasibility has been established are capitalized. Technological feasibility is established upon completion of planning, designing, coding, and testing activities necessary to establish that the product can be produced to meet its design specifications, including functions, features, and technical performance requirements. The Company’s software products generally reach technical feasibility shortly before the products are released to production. Capitalized software costs are amortized on a product-by-product basis. The Company amortizes capitalized software costs using the straight-line method over the estimated economic life of the product, which is generally 3 years. Internal Use Software The Company also capitalizes costs to develop or purchase internal-use software in accordance with ASC Topic 350-40, Intangibles, Goodwill and Other — Internal-Use Software . Costs are capitalized as incurred after the preliminary project stage is completed, the Company authorizes and commits funding to the project, and it is probable that the project will be completed and used for intended function. The Company amortizes capitalized software costs on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful term, which is 3 years. Customer Relationships The Company records customer relationship intangible assets at fair value as of the date of acquisition and amortizes the costs on a straight-line basis to reflect the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible asset are consumed. The Company’s customer relationship intangible assets have estimated useful lives of 7.5 years. Trademarks, trade name and domain name intangible assets The Company records trademarks, trade name and domain name intangible assets at fair value as of the date of acquisition and amortizes the costs on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. The Bite Squad, Delivery Dudes and Cape Payment Companies trade name assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of 3 years. The Company has determined that the trademark intangible asset and domain names related to the Company’s rebranding initiative are indefinite-lived assets and therefore are not subject to amortization but are evaluated annually for impairment. Impairment of Long-Lived and Other Intangible Assets The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets, including acquired technology, capitalized software costs, and property and equipment, when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of finite and other long-lived assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset group to the future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by that asset group. The Company groups assets for purposes of such review at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows of the asset group are largely independent of the cash flows of the other groups of assets and liabilities. The amount of impairment to be recognized for finite and indefinite-lived intangible assets and other long-lived assets is calculated as the difference between the carrying value and the fair value of the asset group, generally measured by discounting estimated future cash flows based in part on financial results and the Company’s expectation of future performance. Goodwill Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over tangible and intangible assets acquired, less liabilities assumed arising from business combinations. The Company conducts its goodwill impairment test annually as of October 1, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. When performing the annual impairment test, the Company may elect to utilize a qualitative assessment to evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the qualitative assessment indicates that goodwill impairment is more likely than not, the Company performs a quantitative impairment test. The Company would recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the reporting unit’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value, if any, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The Company has determined there was no goodwill impairment during the year ended December 31, 2021. Leases The Company adopted ASC 842, Leases on January 1, 2021. ASC Topic 842 requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms greater than twelve months. See Recently Adopted Accounting Standards below for additional details on the Company’s accounting policy for leases. Stock-Based Compensation The Company measures compensation expense for all stock-based awards, including stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation . Stock-based compensation is measured at fair value on grant date and recognized as compensation expense ratably over the course of the requisite service period for awards expected to vest. The resulting expense is recorded either in operations and support, sales and marketing, research and development, or general and administrative expense, depending on the department of the recipient. The Company recognizes forfeitures of stock-based awards as they occur. In the case of an award pursuant to which a performance condition must be met for the award to vest, no stock-based compensation cost is recognized until such time as the performance condition is considered probable of being met, if at all. If the assessment of probability of the performance condition changes, the impact of the change in estimate would be recognized in the period of change. Because of the non-cash nature of share-based compensation, it is added back to net income in arriving at net cash provided by operating activities in our statement of cash flows. The fair value of restricted shares is typically determined based on the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. The Company uses an option-pricing model to determine the fair value of stock options. Determining the fair value of stock options at the grant date requires judgment. The determination of the grant date fair value of options using an option-pricing model is affected by the Company’s estimated common stock value, as well as assumptions regarding a number of other complex and subjective variables. These assumptions include: Risk-free rate: Risk-free interest rates are derived from U.S. Treasury securities as of the option grant date. Volatility: Volatility of the Company’s stock price is estimated based on a combination of the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price and the historical and implied volatility of comparable publicly traded companies. Expected term: The expected term calculation for option awards considers a combination of the Company’s historical and estimated future exercise behavior. If any of the assumptions used in the option-pricing model change significantly, stock-based compensation for future awards may differ materially compared to the awards granted. Debt Issuance Costs The Company incurs debt issuance costs in connection with its debt facilities and related amendments. Amounts paid directly to lenders are classified as issuance costs and are recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of the debt. Debt issuance costs are amortized using the effective interest rate method to interest expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. See Note 10 – Debt for additional details. Convertible Notes The Company accounts for convertible notes in accordance with ASC Topic 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options . Convertible notes are classified as liabilities measured at amortized cost, net of debt discounts from the allocation of proceeds. Interest expense is recognized using the effective interest method over the expected term of the debt instrument pursuant to ASC Topic 835, Interest . Beneficial Conversion Feature If the amount allocated to the convertible notes results in an effective per share conversion price that is less than the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the commitment date, the intrinsic value of this beneficial conversion feature is recorded as a discount to the convertible notes, with a corresponding increase to additional paid in capital. The beneficial conversion feature discount is equal to the difference between the effective conversion price and the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the commitment date, unless limited by the remaining proceeds allocated to the convertible notes. Earnings per Common Share Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock outstanding during the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common stock outstanding during the period and potentially dilutive common stock equivalents, including stock options, RSAs, RSUs and warrants, except in cases where the effect of the common stock equivalent would be antidilutive. Under GAAP, certain instruments granted in stock-based payment transactions are considered participating securities prior to vesting and are therefore required to be included in the earnings allocation in calculating earnings per share under the two-class method. Companies are required to treat unvested stock-based payment awards with a right to receive non-forfeitable dividends as a separate class of securities in calculating earnings per share, except in cases where the effect of the inclusion of the participating securities would be antidilutive. Fair Value Measurements The Company records the fair value of assets and liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement . ASC 820 defines fair value as the price received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and in the principal or most advantageous market for that asset or liability. Based on the guidance in ASC 820, the Company uses a three-tier fair value hierarchy, prioritizing and defining the types of inputs used to measure fair value depending on the degree to which they are observable. Each fair value measurement is reported in one of the three levels, which is determined by the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The levels are as follows: Level 1 — Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. Level 3 — Unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions about the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability at fair value. Certain financial instruments are required to be recorded at fair value. Other financial instruments, including cash, are recorded at cost, which approximates fair value. Additionally, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments. Insurance Reserves The Company maintains insurance coverage for business risks in customary amounts believed to be sufficient for our operations, including, but not limited to, workers’ compensation, auto and general liability. These plans contain various self-insured retention levels for which we provide accruals based on the aggregate of the liability for claims incurred and an estimate for claims incurred but not reported. We review our estimates of claims costs at each reporting period and adjust our estimates when appropriate. We use third-party actuarial specialists to assist in estimating our claims costs. Loss Contingencies The Company is involved in various legal proceedings that arise from the normal course of business activities. Certain of these matters include speculative claims for substantial or indeterminate amounts of damages. The Company records a liability when the Company believes that it is both probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss or a range of loss can be reasonably estimated. If the Company determines that a loss is reasonably possible, the Company discloses the possible loss in the notes to the consolidated financial statements, including the amount of the loss or range of loss if estimable. Significant judgment is required to determine both probability and the estimated amount of loss. The Company reviews developments in contingencies that could affect previously recorded provisions and disclosures related to such contingencies and adjusts these provisions and disclosures accordingly to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel, and updated information. The Company typically recognizes estimated losses from legal contingencies as other expense in the consolidated statement of operations. Legal fees associated with such actions are expensed as incurred and recognized as general and administrative expense in the consolidated statement of operations. Concentration of Credit Risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of accounts receivable. From time to time, the Company assesses the credit worthiness of its payment processing service provider and restaurants on the Platforms. Credit risk on accounts receivable is minimized through use of a reputable payment processing service provider as well as a diverse group of restaurants dispersed across several geographic areas. The Company has not experienced material losses related to receivables from individual restaurants or groups of restaurants and is not expecting a change from this historical norm. Additionally, the Company regularly maintains cash in excess of federally insured limits at financial institutions. The Company makes such deposits with entities it believes are of high credit quality and has not incurred any losses related to these balances. Management believes its credit risk, with respect to these financial institutions, to be minimal. Segments The Company operates in a single segment. Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company has determined that its Chief Executive Officer is the CODM. To date, the Company’s CODM has made such decisions and assessed performance at the Company-level. Revenue The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. See Note 3 - Revenue for additional details on the Company’s revenue recognition policy. Income Taxes The Company files federal and state income tax returns in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated based upon the temporary differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using the enacted tax rates applicable in a given year. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company did not consider future book income as a source of taxable income when assessing if a portion of the deferred tax assets is more likely than not to be realized. However, scheduling the reversal of existing deferred tax liabilities indicated that a portion of the deferred tax assets are not likely to be realized. Therefore, the Company recorded a full valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. In the event the Company determines that it would be able to realize deferred tax assets that have valuation allowances established, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be recognized as a component of income tax expense through continuing operations. The calculation of income tax liabilities involves significant judgment in estimating the impact of uncertainties and complex tax laws. The Company’s tax returns are subject to examination by the various federal and state income-taxing authorities in the normal course of business. Such examinations may result in future assessments of additional tax, interest, and penalties. The Company utilizes a two-step approach in recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions (“tax contingencies”). The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount, which is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company accounts for income taxes related to tax contingencies and recognizes interest and penalties related to tax contingencies in income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company has not recorded any tax contingencies as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. Recent Accounting Pronouncements The Company considered the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have minimal impact on these consolidated financial statements. Throughout fiscal year 2020, the Company qualified as an “emerging growth company” pursuant to the provisions of the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company, the Company elected to use the extended transition period for complying with certain new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Effective January 1, 2021, the Company is no longer an emerging growth company. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards Leases The Company adopted ASC 842, which requires organizations to recognize “right-of-use” lease assets and lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. ASC 842 continues to retain a distinction between finance and operating leases but requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms greater than twelve months. The Company applied the modified retrospective transition approach, with no adjustment to prior comparative periods. Accordingly, financial information is not adjusted and the disclosures required under ASU 2016-02 are not provided for periods prior to January 1, 2021. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception of a contract. A contract is or contains a lease if it conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company elected the optional practical expedient package, which includes retaining the current classification of leases, and is utilizing the practical expedient which allows the use of hindsight in determining the lease term and in assessing impairment of its operating lease right-of-use assets. Additionally, the Company has elected to treat lease and non-lease components as a single lease component for all assets. The Company has elected to apply the short-term scope exception for leases with original terms of twelve months or less, and accordingly, recognizes the lease payments for such leases in the statement of operations on a straight-line basis over the lease term and variable lease payments in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred. Under ASC 842, the Company recorded in the consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2021, lease liabilities for operating leases entered into prior to December 31, 2020 of $4,993, representing the present value of its future operating lease payments, and corresponding right-of-use assets of $4,681, based upon the operating lease liabilities adjusted for deferred rent. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company generally uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the estimated rate of interest for collateralized borrowing over a similar term of the lease payments at commencement date, which is estimated to be 5.0%. The adoption of ASC 842 did not result in a cumulative-effect adjustment on retained earnings. See Note 12 – Commitments and Contingent Liabilities for additional details. Other In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes , which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles for income taxes and also improves consistent application by clarifying and amending existing guidance. ASU 2019-12 was effective for and adopted by the Company on January 1, 2021. The adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact on the Company’s disclosures or consolidated financial statements. In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (Topic 480) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): I. Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features; II. Replacement of the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests with a Scope Exception . Part I of ASU 2017-11 addresses the complexity of accounting for certain financial instruments with down round features. Down round features are features of certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that result in the strike price being reduced based on the pricing of future equity offerings. Current accounting guidance creates cost and complexity for entities that issue financial instruments (such as warrants and convertible instruments) with down round features that require fair value measurement of the entire instrument or conversion option. Part II of ASU 2017-11 addresses the difficulty of navigating ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, because of the existence of extensive pending content in ASC 480. This pending content is the result of the indefinite deferral of accounting requirements about mandatorily redeemable financial instruments of certain nonpublic entities and certain mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests. Part II of ASU 2017-11 does not have an accounting effect. ASU 2017-11 was effective for and adopted by the Company on January 1, 2021. The adoption of ASU 2017-11 did not have a material impact on the Company’s disclosures or consolidated financial statements. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, to replace the incurred loss impairment methodology under current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 uses a forward-looking expected credit loss model for accounts receivables, loans, and other financial instruments and expands disclosure requirements. ASU 2016-13 was effective for and adopted by the Company on January 1, 2021. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material impact on the Company’s disclosures or consolidated financial statements. Pending Accounting Standards In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) , which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments by reducing the number of accounting models for convertible debt, resulting in fewer embedded conversion features being separately recognized from the host contract as compared with current GAAP. The guidance also addresses how c |