Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 and 2020
Revenues and Cost of Revenue
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, our total revenue was $8,330,763 and $0, respectively. The revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 consists exclusively of Continental Benefits’ revenues. Continental Benefits results of operations have been included in our consolidated results of operations since its acquisition on April 1, 2021.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, our cost of revenue exclusive of depreciation and amortization was $6,063,679 and $0, respectively. The cost of revenue for the three nine ended September 30, 2021 consists exclusively of Continental Benefits’ cost revenue. Continental Benefits results of operations have been included in our consolidated results of operations since its acquisition on April 1, 2021.
Total cost of revenues consists of (i) service fees, which primarily include vendor fees associated with the client’s benefit program selections, (ii) the direct labor cost associated with claim management and processing services, and (iii) direct labor costs associated with providing customer support and services to the clients, members, and other external stakeholders.
Research and Development
We incurred $1,118,191 of research and development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $1,496,929 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, a decrease of $378,738 or 25.3%. The decrease is attributable to having increased expenditures amounting to approximately $693,000 associated primarily with a higher number of research and development personnel offset by an increase of approximately $1,071,000 in the amount of research and development costs that were capitalized in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020 . We started capitalization of certain research and development costs when the project reached the development stage in August 2020, which resulted in a substantial portion of the software development costs being capitalized starting then through September 30, 2021.
General and Administrative Expenses
We incurred $5,044,759 of general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $1,053,780 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $3,990,979. The increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was due to general and administrative expenses of Continental Benefits amounting to approximately $2,279,000 (which were not included in the operating results of the Company prior to its acquisition on April 1, 2021) as well as increase in the general and administrative expenses of Marpai, Inc. amounting to approximately $1,712,000 primarily due to an increase in accounting and legal services in the amount of approximately $1,156,000 related to the acquisition of Continental Benefits, as well as increases in the cost of personnel and professional fees associated with the growth of the Company over the last year.
Sales and Marketing
We incurred $3,032,766 of sales and marketing expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $27,583 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $3,005,183. The increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily due to an increase of approximately $1,153,000 in branding expense, and Continental Benefits’ sales and marketing expenses from April 1, 2021, the date of the Acquisition, through September 30, 2021 in the amount of approximately $1,852,000 (which were not included in the operating results of the Company prior to its acquisition on April 1, 2021).
Interest Expense, net
We incurred $384,564 of interest expense for nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $364,327 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $20,213. The increase was the result of additional interest expense related to the issuance of convertible notes during the year ended December 31, 2020.