See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
Destiny Tech100 Inc.
Destiny Tech100 Inc. (the “Fund”) was formed on November 8, 2020 as a Maryland corporation and commenced operations on January 25, 2021. On May 13, 2022, the Fund registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund is a-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund intends to apply to have the common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol “DXYZ”.
Destiny Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. The Adviser is responsible for the overall management and affairs of the Fund and has full discretion to invest the assets of the Fund in a manner consistent with the Fund’s investment objective.
The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize the portfolio’s total return, principally by seeking capital gains on equity and equity-related investments. The Fund invests principally in the equity and equity-linked securities of what it believes to be rapidly growing venture-capital-backed emerging companies, primarily in the United States. The Fund may also invest on an opportunistic basis in select U.S. publicly traded equity securities or certain non-U.S. companies that otherwise meet the investment criteria.
The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Destiny XYZ Inc. (the “Organizer”). The Organizer manages and controls the Adviser.
The Fund’s board of directors (the “Board”) has overall responsibility for monitoring and overseeing the Fund’s operations and investment program. A majority of the directors of the Board are not “interested persons” (as defined by the 1940 Act) of the Fund or the Adviser.
| (2) | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. All accounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United State of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Fund is an investment company and follows the accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies.
Investments in securities, including SPVs, are recorded on the trade date, the date on which the Fund agrees to purchase or sell the securities.
Realized gains or losses on dispositions of investments represent the difference between the original cost of the investment, based on the specific identification method, and the proceeds received from the sale. The Fund applies a fair value accounting policy to its investments with changes in unrealized gains and losses recognized in the statement of operations as a component of net unrealized gain (loss).
The Fund intends to elect to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the ‘‘Code’’). As a RIC, the Fund generally will not have to pay Fund-level federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that the Fund distributes to shareholders from the Fund’s tax earnings and profits.
Destiny Tech100 Inc.
Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (continued)
In order to continue to qualify for RIC tax treatment among other things, the Fund is required to distribute at least 90% of its investment company taxable income and intends to distribute all of the Fund’s investment company taxable income and net capital gains to common shareholders; therefore, the Fund has made no provision for income taxes. The character of income and gains that the Fund will distribute is determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from GAAP. Book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder dividends and distributions and other permanent book and tax differences are reclassified to paid-in capital.
The Fund records uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740 on the basis of a two-step process in which (1) it determines whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained on the basis of the technical merits of the position and (2) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, it recognizes the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority.
The Fund recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, on the income tax expense line in the accompanying statement of operations. As of June 30, 2022, no accrued interest or penalties are included on the related tax liability line in the balance sheet.
| (c) | Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Cash includes cash in bank accounts. Cash equivalents include short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to cash and have original maturities of three months or less. The Fund maintains cash in the bank accounts which, at times, may exceed the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) limit of $250,000.
Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis as earned. Dividend income is recorded on the ex- dividend date. Expenses are recognized on an accrual basis as incurred.
Organization costs include costs relating to the formation and incorporation of the business. These costs are expensed as incurred. As of June 30, 2022, the Fund has incurred and expensed organization costs of $70,202, which were paid by the Organizer to be reimbursed by the Fund and are reflected as "Organizational costs payable to Organizer" on the statement of Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity.
Pursuant to the terms of the investment advisory agreement while the Fund operated as a private fund (the “Prior Advisory Agreement”) entered into between the Fund and the Adviser that was in operation while the Fund operated as a private fund, the Fund is obligated to pay up to $150,000 of organizational costs and amounts in excess thereof will be borne by the Adviser. As of June 30, 2022, the Adviser has not borne any of the organizational expenses as the total amount incurred by the Fund has not historically exceeded $150,000. See note 5 for details on the reimbursable organizational costs to the Adviser.
Offering costs were accounted for as deferred costs until the Fund registered as a RIC and are then amortized to expense over twelve months on a straight-line basis. These costs consist of fees for the legal preparation and filing fees associated with the private offering. As of June 30, 2022, these costs amount to $216,510, which were paid by the Organizer to be reimbursed by the Fund. On the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, $180,425 remains as a deferred asset while $36,085 has been amortized to expense in the Statement of Operations.
Destiny Tech100 Inc.
Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (continued)
Certain investments may have contractual payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest. PIK represents accrued interest that is added to the principal of the investment on the respective interest payment dates rather than being paid in cash and generally becomes due at maturity or upon being called by the issuer. PIK is recorded as interest income.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Fund’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements. Because of the uncertainties associated with estimation, actual results could differ from those estimates used in preparing the accompanying financial statements.
| (f) | Concentrations of Credit Risk |
Financial instruments which potentially expose the Fund to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents. The Fund maintains its cash and cash equivalents in financial institutions at levels that have historically exceeded federally-insured limits.
| (g) | Risks and Uncertainties |
All investments are subject to certain risks. Changes in overall market movements, interest rates, or factors affecting a particular industry, can affect the ultimate value of the Fund’s investments. Investments are subject to a number of risks, including the risk that values will fluctuate as a result of changing expectations for the economy and individual investors.
Liquidity and Valuation Risk - Liquidity risk is the risk that securities may be difficult or impossible to sell at the time the Adviser would like or at the price it believes the security is currently worth. Liquidity risk may be increased for certain Fund investments, including those investments in funds with gating provisions or other limitations on investor withdrawals and restricted or illiquid securities. Some SPVs in which the Fund invests may impose restrictions on when an investor may withdraw its investment or limit the amounts an investor may withdraw. To the extent that the Adviser seeks to reduce or sell out of its investment at a time or in an amount that is prohibited, the Fund may not have the liquidity necessary to participate in other investment opportunities or may need to sell other investments that it may not have otherwise sold.
The Fund may also invest in securities that, at the time of investment, are illiquid, as determined by using the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) standard applicable to registered investment companies (i.e., securities that cannot be disposed of by the Fund within seven calendar days in the ordinary course of business at approximately the amount at which the Fund has valued the securities). Illiquid and restricted securities may be difficult to dispose of at a fair price at the times when the Fund believes it is desirable to do so. The market price of illiquid and restricted securities generally is more volatile than that of more liquid securities, which may adversely affect the price that the Fund pays for or recovers upon the sale of such securities. Investment of the Fund’s assets in illiquid and restricted securities may also restrict the Fund’s ability to take advantage of market opportunities.
Destiny Tech100 Inc.
Notes to the Financial Statements
June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) (continued)
Valuation risk is the risk that one or more of the securities in which the Fund invests are priced differently than the value realized upon such security’s sale. In times of market instability, valuation may be more difficult, in which case the Adviser’s judgment may play a greater role in the valuation process.
Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk - The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical events will disrupt securities markets and adversely affect global economies and markets. War, terrorism, and related geopolitical events (and their aftermath) have led, and in the future may lead, to increased short-term market volatility and may have adverse long-term effects on U.S. and world economies and markets generally. Likewise, natural and environmental disasters, such as, for example, earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis and weather-related phenomena generally, as well as the spread of infectious illness or other public health issues, including widespread epidemics or pandemics such as the COVID-19 outbreak, and systemic market dislocations can be highly disruptive to economies and markets. Those events as well as other changes in non-U.S. and domestic economic and political conditions also could adversely affect individual issuers or related groups of issuers, securities markets, interest rates, credit ratings, inflation, investor sentiment, and other factors affecting the value of Fund Investments.
The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and any other epidemic or pandemic that may arise in the future could adversely affect the economies of many nations or the entire global economy, the financial performance of individual issuers, borrowers and sectors and the health of capital markets and other markets generally in potentially significant and unforeseen ways. This crisis or other public health crises may also exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries or globally. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty. The foregoing could lead to a significant economic downturn or recession, increased market volatility, a greater number of market closures, higher default rates and adverse effects on the values and liquidity of securities or other assets. Such impacts, which may vary across asset classes, may adversely affect the performance of the Fund’s investments, the Fund and a Shareholder’s investment in the Fund.
Restricted securities are securities of privately-held companies that may be resold only upon registration under federal securities laws or in transactions exempt from such registration. In some cases, the issuer of restricted securities has agreed to register such securities for resale, at the issuer’s expense, either upon demand by the Fund or in connection with another registered offering of the securities. Many restricted securities may be resold in the secondary market in transactions exempt from registration. Such restricted securities may be determined to be liquid under criteria established by the Adviser. The restricted securities may be valued at the price provided by dealers in the secondary market or, if no market prices are available, the fair value as determined in good faith using methods approved by the Adviser. As of the date of this report, there is no expected date for such restrictions to be removed from any of the Fund’s restricted securities.