Grove Collaborative, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. | Description of Business |
Grove Collaborative, Inc. (the “Company” or “Grove”), which was incorporated in Delaware and converted to a Delaware public benefit corporation in March 2021, is a digital-first, sustainability-oriented consumer products innovator specializing in the development and sale of household, personal care, beauty and other consumer products with an environmental focus. In the United States, the Company sells its products through two channels: a direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) platform at www.grove.co and the Company’s mobile applications, where the Company sells products from Grove-owned brands (“Grove Brands”) and third-parties, and the retail channel into which the Company sell products from Grove-owned brands at wholesale. The Company develops and sells natural products that are free from the harmful chemicals identified in the Company’s “anti-ingredient” list and designs form factors and product packaging that reduces plastic waste and improves the environmental impact of the categories in which the Company operates. The Company also purchases environmental offsets that have made it the first plastic neutral retailer in the world, and we plan to become 100% plastic-free by 2025.
On March 31, 2022, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger with VGAC II, Treehouse Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned direct subsidiary of VGAC II (“VGAC II Merger Sub I”) and Treehouse Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned direct subsidiary of VGAC II (“VGAC II Merger Sub II”) (amending and restating the Merger Agreement that was originally entered into on December 7, 2021) whereby the Company will merge with and into VGAC II Merger Sub I (the “Initial Merger”), with the Company surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned direct subsidiary of New Grove and, after giving effect to the Initial Merger, continuing as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Grove (the “Initial Surviving Corporation”), and (ii) immediately following the Initial Merger, and as part of the same overall transaction as the Initial Merger, the Initial Surviving Corporation will merge with and into VGAC II Merger Sub II (the “Final Merger” and, together with the Initial Merger, the “Mergers”), with VGAC II Merger Sub II as the surviving company in the Final Merger and, after giving effect to the Final Merger, continuing as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Grove.
On March 31, 2022, concurrent with the execution of the Amended and Restated Merger Agreement, the Company entered into a subscription agreement (the “Backstop Subscription Agreement”) with VGAC II and Corvina Holdings Limited (the “Backstop Investor”), an affiliate of VGAC II, and sold 2,350,427 shares of common stock for aggregate proceeds of $27.5 million to the Backstop Investor (the “Backstop Tranche 1 Shares”) (See Note 8, Backstop Funding Agreement and Contingently Redeemable Convertible Common Stock).
2. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Basis of Presentation and Liquidity
The unaudited interim condensed financial statements (“condensed financial statements”) have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the requirements for interim reporting. As permitted under those rules, certain footnotes or other financial information that are normally required by GAAP can be condensed or omitted. These condensed financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements and in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial information. These unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and the notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The accompanying condensed financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. Since its inception through March 31, 2022, the Company has funded its operations principally through convertible preferred stock and contingently redeemable convertible common stock financings with gross proceeds totaling $478.3 million and $27.5 million, respectively. The Company has historically incurred losses and negative cash flows from operations. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $537.5 million and cash and cash equivalents of $74.4 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company incurred a net loss of $47.4 million and had negative cash flows from operating activities of $29.5 million. Although the
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