Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

NOTE 12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company had received short-term expense advances from its founders. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the amounts outstanding were $15,000 and recorded as a component of accounts payable on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

In October 2019, the Company received $500,000 and issued a term loan from a founding board member. Furthermore, the Company granted 143,975 shares of the Company’s common stock as and in December, 2019, the Company granted an additional 136,340 shares of the Company’s common stock to as consideration for extending the term date of the loan to April 30, 2021 (see 2019 $500,000 Founder Bridge Note – Note 8).

On March 1, 2017, the Company entered into a royalty-based agreement with Sustainability Initiatives, LLC (“SI”) an entity that is controlled by certain Company board members in the effort to accelerate the Company’s operations. Royalties accrued were included as a component of research and development expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. In return for acceleration assistance and for serving the Chief Visionary Officer role, the agreement provided for a monthly retainer of $6,000 per month. On a quarterly basis, the Company remitted a royalty of a percentage (see table below) of company revenues less the retainer amounts.

Revenues	Royalty Percentage
$0 - $25,000,000		3.0	%
$25,000,000 - $50,000,000		2.0	%
$50,000,000 - $100,000,000		1.0	%
Over $100,000,001		0.5	%

Effective January 1, 2019, the Company agreed to an amendment with SI to reduce the royalty percentage to 0.5%. In relation to this amendment, the Company granted the SI members an additional 381,752 stock options to vest over a six-month vesting term. On October 15, 2019, the Company and the SI members agreed to terminate the agreement in full in exchange for 231,778 shares of the Company’s common stock. Stock-based compensation of $908,650 was recorded on the transaction in October 2019.

On December 9, 2019, the Company and the SI members agreed to cancel the outstanding options to purchase 477,190 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for 434,529 shares of the Company’s common stock. Stock-based compensation of $1,496,343 was recorded for the transaction in December 2019.

On April 1, 2017, the Company entered into a fee-for-service agreement with SI. In return for accounting, marketing, graphics and other services, the Company pays fixed, market-standard hourly rates under the shared services agreement as services are rendered. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company had a balance outstanding to SI for $12,150 for both periods included in accounts payable. Total expenses paid or payable SI were $0 and $36,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Total expenses paid or payable to SI were $0 and $18,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

In January 2019, the Company entered into a fee-for-service consulting agreement with Sustainability Consultants, LLC, an entity that is controlled by principal stockholders of the Company. In exchange for consulting services provided, the Company paid $189,238 in consulting fees to the firm during the six months ended June 30, 2019. Additionally, the Company granted warrants to purchase 177,924 shares of the Company’s common stock. The warrants have an exercise price of $7.33 per share with a five-year life. Stock-based compensation consulting expense of $260,733 was recorded in the general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations in the fourth quarter of 2019 in conjunction with the warrant grant – see Note 9. The Company also granted 67,488 shares of the Company’s common stock and recorded stock-based compensation of $232,403 in the general and administrative expenses on the statement of operations for the fourth quarter of 2019 related to the common stock transaction.