Credit Arrangements	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Credit Arrangements	Credit Arrangements Silicon Valley Bank The Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sonic Foundry Media Systems, Inc. (the “Companies”) entered into the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank, dated June 27, 2011, as amended by the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments, dated May 31, 2013, January 10, 2014, March 31, 2014, January 27, 2015, May 13, 2015, October 5, 2015, February 8, 2016, December 9, 2016, March 22, 2017, and May 10, 2017 (the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, as amended by the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments, collectively, the “Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”). The Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement provides for a revolving line of credit in the maximum principal amount of $4,000,000. Interest accrues on the revolving line of credit at the variable per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate (as defined) plus two percent (2.00%), which currently equates to 7.50%. The Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement provides for an advance rate on domestic receivables of 80%, and an advance rate on foreign receivables of 75% of the lesser of (x) Foreign Eligible Accounts (as defined) or (y) $1,000,000. The maturity date of the revolving credit facility is January 31, 2019. Under the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, a term loan was entered into on January 27, 2015 in the original principal amount of $2,500,000 which accrued interest at the variable per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate (as defined) plus two and three-quarters percent, and was to be repaid in 36 equal monthly principal payments, beginning in February 2015. The Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement also requires Sonic Foundry to comply with certain financial covenants, including (i) a liquidity financial covenant, which requires minimum Liquidity (as defined), tested with respect to the Company only, on a monthly basis, of at least 1.60:1.00 for each month-end that is not the last day of a fiscal quarter, and 1.75:1.00 for each month-end that is the last day of a fiscal quarter, and (ii) a covenant that requires the Company to achieve, commencing with the period ending September 30, 2017, and continuing each quarterly period thereafter, measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, on a trailing six (6) month basis ending as of the date of measurement, (a) EBITDA (negative EBITDA) plus (b) the net change in Deferred Revenue (as defined) during such measurement period, of at least Zero Dollars ($0.00) Collections from accounts receivable are directly applied to the outstanding obligations under the revolving line of credit. On December 22, 2017, the Company entered into an Eleventh Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Eleventh Amendment”) with Silicon Valley Bank. Under the Eleventh Amendment: the Minimum EBITDA covenant was modified to require Minimum EBITDA (as defined) plus the net change in Deferred Revenue, (i) for the period ending December 31, 2017, measured on a trailing three (3) month basis, to be no less than negative ($1,900,000); (ii) for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2018, measured on a trailing three (3) month basis, to be no less than Zero Dollars, and (iii) for the quarterly period ending June 30, 2018, and each quarterly period thereafter, in each case measured on a trailing six month basis, to be no less than Zero Dollars. On May 11, 2018, the Company entered into a Twelfth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Twelfth Amendment”) with Silicon Valley Bank, which waived the minimum EBITDA covenant as defined under the Eleventh Amendment. Under the Twelfth Amendment: the Minimum EBITDA covenant was modified to require Minimum EBITDA (as defined) plus the net change in Deferred Revenue, (i) for the quarterly period ending June 30, 2018, measured on a trailing six (6) month basis, to be no less than negative ($1,100,000); (ii) for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2018, measured on a trailing six (6) month basis, to be no less than $500,000, and (iii) for the quarterly period ending December 31, 2018, measured on a trailing six (6) month basis, to be no less than negative ($250,000), and (iv) for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2019, measured on a trailing three (3) month basis, to be no less than negative ($250,000). The Twelfth Amendment also requires Sonic Foundry to comply with certain financial covenants, including (i) funding of tranche 1 of the PFG V note in the amount of $2,000,000 prior to June 30, 2018, and (ii) funding of tranche 2 of the PFG V note in the amount of $500,000 prior to December 31, 2018. At December 31, 2018, there was no balance outstanding on the term loan with Silicon Valley Bank. There was a balance of $879 thousand outstanding on the revolving line of credit with an effective interest rate of seven-and-one-half percent (7.50%). At September 30, 2018, there was no balance outstanding on the term loan with Silicon Valley Bank and a balance of $621 thousand was outstanding on the revolving line of credit. At December 31, 2018, there was a remaining amount of $1.3 million available under the line of credit facility for advances. The Second Amended and Restated Agreement, as amended, contains events of default that include, among others, non-payment of principal or interest, inaccuracy of any representation or warranty, violation of covenants, bankruptcy and insolvency events, material judgments, cross defaults to certain other indebtedness, and material adverse changes. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the acceleration of the Companies’ obligations under the Second Amended Agreement, as amended. At December 31, 2018, the Company was not in compliance with the Minimum EBITDA covenant. The Company did not pursue a waiver with Silicon Valley Bank as the revolving line of credit matured on January 31, 2019, and was not renewed. See Note 7 - Subsequent Events for additional information on the waiver from Partners for Growth V, L.P. Pursuant to the Second Amended Agreement, as amended, the Companies pledged as collateral to Silicon Valley Bank substantially all non-intellectual property business assets. The Companies also entered into an Intellectual Property Security Agreement with respect to intellectual property assets. Historically, the Company has relied on the ability to draw proceeds as needed from its revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank to fund operations. At December 31, 2018 we had a balance of $879 thousand outstanding on this line of credit, which matured on January 31, 2019. The Company did not renew the line of credit prior to the maturity date and paid the outstanding balance on or before the maturity date. On February 28, 2019, Sonic Foundry, Inc. entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with Burish for $5.0 million in cash. See Note 7 - Subsequent Events for additional information on this transaction. The Company used the proceeds from the notes issued under the Note Purchase Agreement to replace the revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank, which matured on January 31, 2019. Partners for Growth V, L.P. On May 11, 2018, Sonic Foundry, Inc., entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “2018 Loan and Security Agreement”) with Partners for Growth V, L.P. (“PFG V”), (the “Loan and Security Agreement”). The 2018 Loan and Security Agreement provides for a Term Loan in the amount of $2,500,000, which was disbursed in two (2) Tranches as follows: Tranche 1 was disbursed on May 14, 2018 in the amount of $2,000,000; and Tranche 2 in the amount of $500,000, was disbursed on November 8, 2018. Each tranche of the Term Loan bears interest at 10.75% per annum. Tranche 1 of the Term Loan is payable interest only until November 30, 2018. Thereafter, principal is due in 30 equal monthly principal installments, plus accrued interest, beginning December 1, 2018 and continuing until May 1, 2021, when the principal balance is to be paid in full. Tranche 2 of the Term Loan is payable using the same repayment schedule as Tranche 1. Upon maturity, Sonic Foundry is required to pay PFG V a cash fee of $150,000. The principal of the Term Loan may be prepaid at any time, provided that Sonic Foundry pays to PFG V a prepayment fee equal to 1% of the principal amount prepaid, if the prepayment occurs in the first year from disbursement of Tranche 1. The Term Loan is collateralized by substantially all the Company’s assets, including intellectual property, subject to a first lien held by Silicon Valley Bank. The Term Loan requires compliance with the same financial covenants as set forth in the loan from Silicon Valley Bank. Coincident with execution of the 2018 Loan and Security Agreement, the Company entered into a Warrant Agreement (“Warrant”) with PFG V. Pursuant to the terms of the Warrant, the Company issued to PFG V a warrant to purchase up to 66,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $2.57 per share, subject to certain adjustments. Pursuant to the Warrant, PFG V is also entitled, under certain conditions, to require the Company to exchange the Warrant for the sum of $250,000. At December 31, 2018, the estimated fair value of the derivative liability associated with the warrants issued in connection with the Loan and Security Agreement, was $2 thousand. The change in the fair value of the derivative liability for the three months ended December 31, 2018, was recorded as a gain of $15 thousand, included in the other income (expense). The fair values of term debt and warrant debt are based on the present value of expected future cash flows and assumptions about current interest rates and the creditworthiness of the Company (Level 3). At December 31, 2018, the derivative liability was remeasured at fair value. The fair value of the bifurcated conversion feature represented by the warrant derivative liability is based on a Black Scholes option pricing model with assumptions for stock price, exercise price, volatility, expected term, risk free interest rate and dividend yield similar to those described previously for share-based compensation which were generally observable (Level 2). The proceeds from the Loan and Security Agreement were allocated between the PFG V Debt and the Warrant Debt (inclusive of its conversion feature) based on their relative fair value on the date of issuance which resulted in carrying values of $2.3 million and $153 thousand, respectively. The warrant debt of $153 thousand is treated together as a debt discount on the PFG V Debt and will be accreted to interest expense under the effective interest method over the three-year term of the PFG V Debt and the five-year term of the Warrant Debt. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded accretion of discount expense associated with the warrants issued with the PFG V loan of $4 thousand, as well as $13 thousand related to amortization of the debt discount. At December 31, 2018, the fair values of the PFG V Debt and the Warrant Debt (inclusive of its conversion feature) were $2.3 million and $133 thousand, respectively. In addition, the Company agreed to pay PFG V a cash fee of up to $150,000 payable upon maturity (the “back-end fee”), which will be earned ratably over the three year term of the PFG V loan. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded interest expense of $13 thousand associated with recognition of the back-end fee. At December 31, 2018, a balance of $2.3 million was outstanding on the term debt with PFG V, net of discount, with an effective interest rate of ten-and-three-quarters percent (10.75%). At September 30, 2018, a balance of $1.9 million was outstanding with PFG V. Other Indebtedness At December 31, 2018, a balance of $273 thousand was outstanding on the line of credit with Mitsui Sumitomo Bank. At September 30, 2018, a balance of $264 thousand was outstanding on the line of credit. The credit facility is related to Mediasite K.K., and accrues interest at an annual rate of approximately one-and-one half percent (1.5%).

Credit Arrangements

Silicon Valley Bank

The Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sonic Foundry Media Systems, Inc. (the “Companies”) entered into the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement with Silicon Valley Bank, dated June 27, 2011, as amended by the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments, dated May 31, 2013, January 10, 2014, March 31, 2014, January 27, 2015, May 13, 2015, October 5, 2015, February 8, 2016, December 9, 2016, March 22, 2017, and May 10, 2017 (the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, as amended by the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Amendments, collectively, the “Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”). The Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement provides for a revolving line of credit in the maximum principal amount of $4,000,000. Interest accrues on the revolving line of credit at the variable per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate (as defined) plus two percent (2.00%), which currently equates to 7.50%. The Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement provides for an advance rate on domestic receivables of 80%, and an advance rate on foreign receivables of 75% of the lesser of (x) Foreign Eligible Accounts (as defined) or (y) $1,000,000. The maturity date of the revolving credit facility is January 31, 2019. Under the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, a term loan was entered into on January 27, 2015 in the original principal amount of $2,500,000 which accrued interest at the variable per annum rate equal to the Prime Rate (as defined) plus two and three-quarters percent, and was to be repaid in 36 equal monthly principal payments, beginning in February 2015. The Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement also requires Sonic Foundry to comply with certain financial covenants, including (i) a liquidity financial covenant, which requires minimum Liquidity (as defined), tested with respect to the Company only, on a monthly basis, of at least 1.60:1.00 for each month-end that is not the last day of a fiscal quarter, and 1.75:1.00 for each month-end that is the last day of a fiscal quarter, and (ii) a covenant that requires the Company to achieve, commencing with the period ending September 30, 2017, and continuing each quarterly period thereafter, measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, on a trailing six (6) month basis ending as of the date of measurement, (a) EBITDA (negative EBITDA) plus (b) the net change in Deferred Revenue (as defined) during such measurement period, of at least Zero Dollars ($0.00) Collections from accounts receivable are directly applied to the outstanding obligations under the revolving line of credit.

On December 22, 2017, the Company entered into an Eleventh Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Eleventh Amendment”) with Silicon Valley Bank. Under the Eleventh Amendment: the Minimum EBITDA covenant was modified to require Minimum EBITDA (as defined) plus the net change in Deferred Revenue, (i) for the period ending December 31, 2017, measured on a trailing three (3) month basis, to be no less than negative ($1,900,000); (ii) for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2018, measured on a trailing three (3) month basis, to be no less than Zero Dollars, and (iii) for the quarterly period ending June 30, 2018, and each quarterly period thereafter, in each case measured on a trailing six month basis, to be no less than Zero Dollars.

On May 11, 2018, the Company entered into a Twelfth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “Twelfth Amendment”) with Silicon Valley Bank, which waived the minimum EBITDA covenant as defined under the Eleventh Amendment. Under the Twelfth Amendment: the Minimum EBITDA covenant was modified to require Minimum EBITDA (as defined) plus the net change in Deferred Revenue, (i) for the quarterly period ending June 30, 2018, measured on a trailing six (6) month basis, to be no less than negative ($1,100,000); (ii) for the quarterly period ending September 30, 2018, measured on a trailing six (6) month basis, to be no less than $500,000, and (iii) for the quarterly period ending December 31, 2018, measured on a trailing six (6) month basis, to be no less than negative ($250,000), and (iv) for the quarterly period ending March 31, 2019, measured on a trailing three (3) month basis, to be no less than negative ($250,000). The Twelfth Amendment also requires Sonic Foundry to comply with certain financial covenants, including (i) funding of tranche 1 of the PFG V note in the amount of $2,000,000 prior to June 30, 2018, and (ii) funding of tranche 2 of the PFG V note in the amount of $500,000 prior to December 31, 2018.

At December 31, 2018, there was no balance outstanding on the term loan with Silicon Valley Bank. There was a balance of $879 thousand outstanding on the revolving line of credit with an effective interest rate of seven-and-one-half percent (7.50%). At September 30, 2018, there was no balance outstanding on the term loan with Silicon Valley Bank and a balance of $621 thousand was outstanding on the revolving line of credit. At December 31, 2018, there was a remaining amount of $1.3 million available under the line of credit facility for advances.

The Second Amended and Restated Agreement, as amended, contains events of default that include, among others, non-payment of principal or interest, inaccuracy of any representation or warranty, violation of covenants, bankruptcy and insolvency events, material judgments, cross defaults to certain other indebtedness, and material adverse changes. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the acceleration of the Companies’ obligations under the Second Amended Agreement, as amended. At December 31, 2018, the Company was not in compliance with the Minimum EBITDA covenant. The Company did not pursue a waiver with Silicon Valley Bank as the revolving line of credit matured on January 31, 2019, and was not renewed.

See Note 7 - Subsequent Events for additional information on the waiver from Partners for Growth V, L.P.

Pursuant to the Second Amended Agreement, as amended, the Companies pledged as collateral to Silicon Valley Bank substantially all non-intellectual property business assets. The Companies also entered into an Intellectual Property Security Agreement with respect to intellectual property assets.

Historically, the Company has relied on the ability to draw proceeds as needed from its revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank to fund operations. At December 31, 2018 we had a balance of $879 thousand outstanding on this line of credit, which matured on January 31, 2019. The Company did not renew the line of credit prior to the maturity date and paid the outstanding balance on or before the maturity date.

On February 28, 2019, Sonic Foundry, Inc. entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with Burish for $5.0 million in cash.

See Note 7 - Subsequent Events for additional information on this transaction.

The Company used the proceeds from the notes issued under the Note Purchase Agreement to replace the revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank, which matured on January 31, 2019.

Partners for Growth V, L.P.

On May 11, 2018, Sonic Foundry, Inc., entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “2018 Loan and Security Agreement”) with Partners for Growth V, L.P. (“PFG V”), (the “Loan and Security Agreement”).

The 2018 Loan and Security Agreement provides for a Term Loan in the amount of $2,500,000, which was disbursed in two (2) Tranches as follows: Tranche 1 was disbursed on May 14, 2018 in the amount of $2,000,000; and Tranche 2 in the amount of $500,000, was disbursed on November 8, 2018.

Each tranche of the Term Loan bears interest at 10.75% per annum. Tranche 1 of the Term Loan is payable interest only until November 30, 2018. Thereafter, principal is due in 30 equal monthly principal installments, plus accrued interest, beginning December 1, 2018 and continuing until May 1, 2021, when the principal balance is to be paid in full. Tranche 2 of the Term Loan is payable using the same repayment schedule as Tranche 1. Upon maturity, Sonic Foundry is required to pay PFG V a cash fee of $150,000.

The principal of the Term Loan may be prepaid at any time, provided that Sonic Foundry pays to PFG V a prepayment fee equal to 1% of the principal amount prepaid, if the prepayment occurs in the first year from disbursement of Tranche 1.

The Term Loan is collateralized by substantially all the Company’s assets, including intellectual property, subject to a first lien held by Silicon Valley Bank. The Term Loan requires compliance with the same financial covenants as set forth in the loan from Silicon Valley Bank.

Coincident with execution of the 2018 Loan and Security Agreement, the Company entered into a Warrant Agreement (“Warrant”) with PFG V. Pursuant to the terms of the Warrant, the Company issued to PFG V a warrant to purchase up to 66,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $2.57 per share, subject to certain adjustments. Pursuant to the Warrant, PFG V is also entitled, under certain conditions, to require the Company to exchange the Warrant for the sum of $250,000.

At December 31, 2018, the estimated fair value of the derivative liability associated with the warrants issued in connection with the Loan and Security Agreement, was $2 thousand. The change in the fair value of the derivative liability for the three months ended December 31, 2018, was recorded as a gain of $15 thousand, included in the other income (expense).

The fair values of term debt and warrant debt are based on the present value of expected future cash flows and assumptions about current interest rates and the creditworthiness of the Company (Level 3). At December 31, 2018, the derivative liability was remeasured at fair value. The fair value of the bifurcated conversion feature represented by the warrant derivative liability is based on a Black Scholes option pricing model with assumptions for stock price, exercise price, volatility, expected term, risk free interest rate and dividend yield similar to those described previously for share-based compensation which were generally observable (Level 2).

The proceeds from the Loan and Security Agreement were allocated between the PFG V Debt and the Warrant Debt (inclusive of its conversion feature) based on their relative fair value on the date of issuance which resulted in carrying values of $2.3 million and $153 thousand, respectively. The warrant debt of $153 thousand is treated together as a debt discount on the PFG V Debt and will be accreted to interest expense under the effective interest method over the three-year term of the PFG V Debt and the five-year term of the Warrant Debt. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded accretion of discount expense associated with the warrants issued with the PFG V loan of $4 thousand, as well as $13 thousand related to amortization of the debt discount. At December 31, 2018, the fair values of the PFG V Debt and the Warrant Debt (inclusive of its conversion feature) were $2.3 million and $133 thousand, respectively. In addition, the Company agreed to pay PFG V a cash fee of up to $150,000 payable upon maturity (the “back-end fee”), which will be earned ratably over the three year term of the PFG V loan. During the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded interest expense of $13 thousand associated with recognition of the back-end fee.

At December 31, 2018, a balance of $2.3 million was outstanding on the term debt with PFG V, net of discount, with an effective interest rate of ten-and-three-quarters percent (10.75%). At September 30, 2018, a balance of $1.9 million was outstanding with PFG V.

Other Indebtedness

At December 31, 2018, a balance of $273 thousand was outstanding on the line of credit with Mitsui Sumitomo Bank. At September 30, 2018, a balance of $264 thousand was outstanding on the line of credit. The credit facility is related to Mediasite K.K., and accrues interest at an annual rate of approximately one-and-one half percent (1.5%).