NATURE OF THE BUSINESS | NOTE 1 – NATURE OF THE BUSINESS WinVest Acquisition Corp. (“WinVest,” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware on March 1, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination (the “Initial Business Combination”) with one or more businesses or entities. On August 30, 2024, WinVest (BVI) LTD was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) as a wholly owned subsidiary of WinVest. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end. Throughout this report, the terms “our,” “we,” “us,” and the “Company” refer to WinVest Acquisition Corp. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had not commenced core operations. All activity for the period from March 1, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation, raising funds through the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, identifying a target company for an Initial Business Combination and working to consummate an Initial Business Combination with Xtribe (as defined below). The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an Initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest and dividend income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The registration statement pursuant to which the Company registered its securities offered in the Initial Public Offering (the “IPO Registration Statement”) was declared effective on September 14, 2021. On September 17, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 10,000,000 0.0001 11.50 10.00 100,000,000 Simultaneously with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the issuance and sale of the Units, the Company completed the private sale of 10,000,000 0.50 5,000,000 Each Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one-half of one share of Common Stock at a price of $ 11.50 On September 23, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option and purchased an additional 1,500,000 15,000,000 900,000 0.50 450,000 116,150,000 Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on September 17, 2021, and the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option in full on September 23, 2021, an aggregate amount of $ 116,150,000 100 The Company initially had 15 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering on September 17, 2021 to consummate the Initial Business Combination. On November 30, 2022, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders, at which the stockholders approved an amendment (the “November 2022 Extension Amendment”) to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) to extend the date (the “Termination Date”) by which the Company must consummate an Initial Business Combination from December 17, 2022 (the “Original Termination Date”) to January 17, 2023, and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date on a monthly basis for up to five times by an additional one month each time after January 125,000 In connection with the vote to approve the November 2022 Extension Amendment, the holders of 9,606,887 10.20 98.0 19.6 1,893,113 Following the approval of the November 2022 Extension Amendment, on December 5, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 750,000 750,000 0.50 On June 12, 2023, the Company held a second special meeting of stockholders (the “June 2023 Extension Meeting”), at which the stockholders approved, among other things, (i) an amendment (the “June 2023 Extension Amendment”) to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to extend the Termination Date from June 17, 2023 to July 17, 2023, and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date on a monthly basis for up to five times by an additional one month (or such shorter period as may be requested by the Sponsor) after July 17, 2023, by resolution of the Company’s board of directors, if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until December 17, 2023, or a total of up to six months after June 17, 2023, unless the closing of the Company’s Initial Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto, and (ii) an amendment (the “Redemption Limitation Amendment”) to eliminate from the Certificate of Incorporation the limitation that the Company may not consummate any business combination unless it has net tangible assets of at least $ 5,000,001 In connection with the vote to approve the June 2023 Extension Amendment, the holders of 627,684 10.71 6,721,795 13,551,331 1,265,429 Following the approval of the June 2023 Extension Amendment on June 12, 2023, on June 13, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 390,000 390,000 0.50 On November 30, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders, at which the stockholders approved, among other things, an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “November 2023 Extension Amendment ” ) to extend the Termination Date from December 17, 2023 to January 17, 2024, and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date on a monthly basis for up to five times by an additional one month each time after January 17, 2023, by resolution of the Company’s board of directors, if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until June 17, 2024, or a total of up to six months after December 17, 2023, unless the closing of the Company’s Initial Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto, by causing $ 55,000 In connection with the vote to approve the November 2023 Extension Amendment, the holders of 122,306 10.81 1,322,518 1,143,123 Following the approval of the November 2023 Extension Amendment on November 30, 2023, on December 13, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 330,000 330,000 On June 3, 2024, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders, at which the stockholders approved, among other things, an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the “June 2024 Extension Amendment ” ) to extend the Termination Date from June 17, 2024 to July 17, 2024, and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date on a monthly basis for up to five times by an additional one month each time after July 17, 2024, by resolution of the Company’s board of directors, if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until December 17, 2024, or a total of up to six months after June 17, 2024, unless the closing of the Company’s Initial Business Combination shall have occurred prior thereto, by causing $ 30,000 In connection with the vote to approve the June 2024 Extension Amendment, the holders of 650,790 11.32 7,367,204 492,333 Following the approval of the June 2024 Extension Amendment on June 3, 2024, on June 12, 2024, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the principal amount of $ 180,000 180,000 Through the date of this report, the Company has deposited $ 1,650,000 into the Trust Account in connection with six drawdowns under the First Extension Note, six drawdowns under Second Extension Note, six drawdowns under the Third Extension Notes, and six drawdowns under the Fourth Extension Note (collectively the “Extension Notes”) pursuant to the extension of the Termination Date to December 17, 2024. Such amounts will be distributed either to: (i) all the holders of Public Shares upon the Company’s liquidation or (ii) holders of such shares who elect to have their shares redeemed in connection with (a) the vote to approve the Charter Extension Amendment (as defined below) or (b) the consummation of an Initial Business Combination. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $ 1,590,000 1,195,000 If the Company is unable to consummate an Initial Business Combination by the Termination Date, the Company will, as promptly as possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100 100,000 No compensation of any kind (including finders’, consulting or other similar fees) will be paid to any of the existing officers, directors, stockholders, or any of their affiliates, prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of the Initial Business Combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). However, such individuals will receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with activities on the Company’s behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses, performing business due diligence on suitable target businesses and business combinations as well as traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses to examine their operations. Since the role of present management after the Initial Business Combination is uncertain, the Company has no ability to determine what remuneration, if any, will be paid to those persons after the Initial Business Combination. Management intends to use any funds available outside of the Trust Account for miscellaneous expenses such as paying fees to consultants to assist the Company with its search for a target business and for director and officer liability insurance premiums, with the balance being held in reserve in the event due diligence, legal, accounting and other expenses of structuring and negotiating business combinations exceed estimates, as well as for reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Company’s insiders, officers and directors in connection with activities as described below. The allocation of the net proceeds available to the Company outside of the Trust Account, along with the interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account available to pay for the Company’s income and other tax liabilities, represents the best estimate of the intended uses of these funds. In the event that the Company’s assumptions prove to be inaccurate, the Company may reallocate some of such proceeds within the above-described categories. If the estimate of the costs of undertaking due diligence and negotiating the Initial Business Combination is less than the actual amount necessary to do so, or the amount of interest available to the Company from the Trust Account is insufficient, the Company may be required to raise additional capital, the amount, availability and cost of which is currently unascertainable. In this event, the Company could seek such additional capital through loans or additional investments from the Sponsor or third parties. The Sponsor and/or founding stockholders may, but are not obligated to, loan funds as may be required. Such loans would be evidenced by promissory notes that would either be paid upon consummation of the Initial Business Combination, or, with respect to certain of such notes, at such lender’s discretion , 0.50 The Company will likely use substantially all of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, the Private Placement and the sale of the Additional Private Placement Warrants, including the funds held in the Trust Account, in connection with the Initial Business Combination and to pay for expenses relating thereto, including the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions payable to the underwriters in an amount equal to 3.5% of the total gross proceeds raised in the offering upon consummation of the Initial Business Combination. To the extent that the Company’s capital stock is used in whole or in part as consideration to effect the Initial Business Combination, the proceeds held in the Trust Account which are not used to consummate an Initial Business Combination will be disbursed to the combined company and will, along with any other net proceeds not expended, be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business. Such working capital funds could be used in a variety of ways including continuing or expanding the target business’ operations or for strategic acquisitions. To the extent the Company is unable to consummate an Initial Business Combination, the Company will pay the costs of liquidation from the remaining assets outside of the Trust Account and from up to $ 100,000 On May 9, 2024, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Original Business Combination Agreement”), by and among WinVest, WinVest Merger Sub I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of WinVest, WinVest Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of WinVest, Xtribe P.L.C., a public limited company incorporated and registered in England and Wales with number 07878011 (“Xtribe PLC”), and Xtribe Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Xtribe PLC. On September 16, 2024, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “A&R Business Combination Agreement”), by and among WinVest, WinVest (BVI) Ltd., a British Virgin Islands business company registered with company number 2157117 and a wholly owned subsidiary of WinVest, Xtribe PLC and Xtribe (BVI) Ltd., a British Virgin Islands business company registered with company number 2157137 and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xtribe PLC (together with Xtribe PLC, “Xtribe”), which amends and restates the Original Business Combination Agreement in its entirety. Risks and Uncertainties On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase In June 2023, the Company’s stockholders redeemed 627,684 6,721,795 122,306 1,322,518 In June 2024, the Company’s stockholders redeemed 650,790 7,367,204 The Company evaluated the classification and accounting of the stock redemption under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 450, Contingencies (“ASC 450”). ASC 450 states that when a loss contingency exists the likelihood that the future event will confirm the loss or impairment of an asset or the incurrence of a liability can range from probable to remote. A contingent liability must be reviewed at each reporting period to determine appropriate treatment. The Company evaluated the current status and probability of completing a business combination as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and determined that a contingent liability should be calculated and recorded. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company recorded $ 154,115 80,443 1 During the second quarter of 2024, the IRS issued final regulations with respect to the timing and payment of the excise tax. The Company is currently evaluating its options with respect to payment of this obligation. Use of Funds Restricted for Payment of Taxes In February 2024, the Company withdrew $ 40,050 104,305 90,000 90,000 During the second quarter of 2024, approximately $ 174,000 174,000 Going Concern As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $ 548 4,928,551 1,430,395 1,724,753 The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern, which assumes the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from March 1, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation, the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for an Initial Business Combination and working to consummate an Initial Business Combination with Xtribe. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of the Initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest and dividend income on cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company’s ability to commence operations is contingent upon consummating a business combination. Management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a business combination. Although management has been successful to date in raising necessary funding, there can be no assurance that any required future financing can be successfully completed. Additionally, the Company does not currently have sufficient working capital. Furthermore, the Company’s ability to consummate an Initial Business Combination within the contractual time period is uncertain. The Company currently has until December 17, 2024 to consummate the Initial Business Combination. The Company will not be able to consummate an Initial Business Combination by December 17, 2024. Based on these circumstances, management has determined that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern due to the uncertainty of liquidity requirements and the mandatory liquidation date within one year. Management’s plan to address the December 17, 2024 liquidation is to seek stockholder approval for, and to file, an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation extending the Company’s current Termination Date, among other things. Pursuant to a preliminary proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 1, 2024, the Company is proposing to amend its Certificate of Incorporation to extend the Termination Date from December 17, 2024 to January 17, 2025 (the “Charter Extension Date”) upon the deposit into the Trust Account of $ 30,000 30,000 |