Following our initial public offering, the partial exercise of the over-allotment option, and the sale of the private units, a total of $104,796,260 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $6,168,976 in transaction costs, including $2,095,925 of underwriting fees, $3,667,869 of deferred underwriting fees and $405,182 of other costs.
For the year ended December 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $630,291. Net income of $2,419,605 was impacted by interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account of $701,134, change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $1,877,109 and change in fair value of convertible promissory note - related party of $539,940. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $68,287 of cash from operating activities.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, net cash used in operating activities was $502,108. Net income of $3,824,229 was impacted by interest earned on marketable securities held in Trust Account of $35,761, change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $4,530,016 and unrealized gain on marketable securities held in Trust Account of $1,523. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $240,963 of cash from operating activities.
At December 31, 2022, we held $12,353,160 of cash in the Trust Account of. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, which interest shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions, to complete our initial business combination. We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete an initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
At December 31, 2022, we held $18,865 of cash outside of the Trust Account. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete an initial business combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete an initial business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. In the event that an initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into additional private units, at a price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of the lender.
On January 20, 2022, we issued an unsecured promissory note (the “2022 Promissory Note”) to our sponsor. The 2022 Promissory Note provided that we may borrow up to an aggregate maximum amount of $600,000 from our sponsor. On January 24, 2022, we made an initial draw on the 2022 Promissory Note of $250,000 and a subsequent draw on November 7, 2022 of $350,000. On February 15, 2023 we issued another unsecured promissory note (the “2023 Promissory Note”) to our sponsor. The 2023 Promissory Note provides that we may borrow up to an aggregate maximum amount of $500,000 from our sponsor. Also on February 15, 2023 we made an initial draw on the 2023 Promissory Note of $96,000, followed by a draw of $150,000 on March 31, 2023.
Amounts up to the aggregate maximum amount may and are expected to be drawn down from time to time by us pursuant to the 2023 Promissory Note to fund our working capital requirements and for general corporate purposes. The 2022 Promissory Note and the 2023 Promissory Note do not bear any interest. If we complete an initial business combination, we would repay outstanding loaned amounts under the 2022 Promissory Note and the 2023 Promissory Note. In the event that we are unable to complete an initial business combination, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside its trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from its trust account would be used for such repayment. The loans are convertible into units of the Company, at a price of $10.00 per unit, at the option of our sponsor. The units would be identical to those units that were issued to our sponsor in a private placement concurrent with our initial public offering.