We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a business combination will be successful.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. Our only activities from inception through December 31, 2020 were organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination. We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held after the Initial Public Offering. We expect that we will 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 in connection with searching for, and completing, a business combination.
For the period from August 21, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, we had a net loss of $441,255, which consisted of operating costs of $438,756 and an unrealized loss on marketable securities held in the trust account of $8,391, offset by interest earned on marketable securities held in the trust account of $5,892.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On November 23, 2020, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 8,000,000 units, at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $80,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 410,000 Private Placement units to the Sponsor at a price of $10.00 per private placement unit generating gross proceeds of $4,100,000.
Additionally, on December 1, 2020, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option, resulting in an additional 1,200,000 units issued for an aggregate amount of $12,000,000. In connection with the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, the company also consummated the sale of an additional 24,000 private placement units at $10.00 per private placement unit, generating total proceeds of $12,240,000. A total of $12,000,000 was deposited into the trust account, bringing the aggregate proceeds held in the trust account to $92,000,000.
Following the Initial Public Offering, the sale of the private placement units, and the full exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option, a total of $92,000,000 was placed in the trust account, and on November 30, 2020, we had $1,507,989 of cash held outside of the trust account. We incurred $5,658,864 in transaction costs, including $1,840,000 of underwriting fees, $3,220,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $598,864 of other costs.
At December 31, 2020, we had marketable securities held in the trust account of $91,997,501. 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 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 a 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, 2020, we had cash of $987,187. 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 a 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 a business combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. In the event that a business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to