return on investments in U.S. treasury bills. As a result, we shifted our investment portfolio held in the Trust Account from U.S. treasury bills to money market funds in May 2020. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, we had a net loss of $3,198,141 which consisted of operating expenses of $3,949,600 and a provision for income taxes of $271,087 partially offset by interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $1,022,546.
For the period from March 6, 2019 (date of inception) through December 31, 2019, we had a net income of $360,451 which consisted of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $1,872,701, which was partially offset by operating expenses of $953,436 and a provision for income taxes of $558,814.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On June 10, 2019, we consummated the initial closing of the Offering with the delivery of 15,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $150,000,000. Simultaneously with the initial closing of the Offering, we consummated the initial closing of the Private Placement with the sale of 492,500 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per unit and the sale of 100,000 Private Underwriter Shares at a price of $10.00 per share, generating aggregated gross proceeds of $5,925,000.
On June 13, 2019, in connection with the underwriters’ exercise in full of their option to purchase an additional 2,250,000 units solely to cover over-allotments, if any, we consummated the sale of an additional 2,250,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $22,500,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the sale of such additional units, the Company consummated the second closing of the Private Placement resulting in the sale of an additional 75,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per unit and the sale of 20,000 Private Underwriter Shares at a price of $10.00 per share, generating aggregated gross proceeds of $950,000.
Following the initial and second closings of the Offering and the Private Placement, a total of $172,500,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $4,332,430 in offering related costs, including $3,450,000 of underwriting fees and $882,430 of other costs.
As of December 31, 2020, we held cash and marketable securities in the Trust Account of $168,384,949 (including $2,895,247 of interest income earned, less $1,152,958 withdrawn from the interest earned on the Trust Account to pay tax obligations and $5,857,340 on redemptions) in the Trust Account. The marketable securities consisted of money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which invest only in direct U.S. government obligations. Interest income earned from the funds held in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes. For the year ended December 31, 2020, we withdrew $774,840 from the interest earned on the Trust Account to pay tax obligations.
As of December 31, 2019, we held cash and marketable securities in the Trust Account of $173,994,583 (including $1,872,701 of interest earned) in the Trust Account. The marketable securities consisted of U.S. treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less. Interest income earned from the funds held in the Trust Account may be used by us to pay taxes. For the period March 6, 2019 (date of inception) through December 31, 2019, we withdrew $378,118 from the interest earned on the Trust Account to pay tax obligations.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, cash used in operating activities was $2,064,391, consisting of a net loss of $3,198,141, interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $1,022,546, partially offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $2,156,296, including the increase in accrued liabilities of $2,153,000 and decreases in prepaid expenses, receivable from related party and other non-current assets of $132,797 and an increase in accounts payable of $52,135 partially offset by decreases in payable to related party and other current liabilities of $181,636.
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