10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-36379

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	46-1318953
(State of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3590 North First Street, Suite 210, San Jose, CA 95134 

(Address of principal executive office)       (Zip code)

(408) 963-0200 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ   No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ   No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer  ¨	Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer  þ (Do not check if smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes ¨   No þ

As of November 10, 2015, there were 13,183,006 shares of our Common Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, outstanding.

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

INDEX

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION	1
Item 1.  Financial Statements	1
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	22
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk	26
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures	26
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION	27
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings	27
Item 1A.  Risk Factors	27
Item 2.  Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities	27
Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities	27
Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures.	27
Item 5.  Other Information	27
Item 6.  Exhibits	27

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Energous Corporation

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

	As of
	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
ASSETS	(unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	15,510,189		$	31,494,592
Accounts receivable		2,000,000			-
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		568,818			416,580
Prepaid rent, current		80,784			80,784
Total current assets		18,159,791			31,991,956
Property and equipment, net		1,630,416			1,515,299
Prepaid rent, non-current		238,432			299,020
Other assets		38,931			22,648
Total assets	$	20,067,570		$	33,828,923
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	1,774,602		$	1,716,011
Accrued expenses		987,294			792,349
Total current liabilities		2,761,896			2,508,360
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred Stock, $0.00001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2015
and December 31, 2014;  no shares issued or outstanding		-			-
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at  September 30, 2015
and December 31, 2014;  13,154,948 and 12,781,502 shares
issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.		131			127
Additional paid-in capital		87,128,543			82,465,914
Accumulated deficit		(69,823,000	)		(51,145,478	)
Total stockholders’ equity		17,305,674			31,320,563
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	20,067,570		$	33,828,923

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

1

Energous Corporation

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,						For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Revenue	$	2,075,000		$	-		$	2,500,000		$	-
Operating expenses:
Research and development		4,758,590			3,699,057			13,008,190			6,184,762
Sales and marketing		767,762			809,333			2,518,114			2,036,793
General and administrative		2,156,965			1,322,048			5,663,583			3,124,439
Total operating expenses		7,683,317			5,830,438			21,189,887			11,345,994
Loss from operations		(5,608,317	)		(5,830,438	)		(18,689,887	)		(11,345,994	)
Other income (expense):
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities		-			-			-			(26,265,177	)
Interest income (expense), net		2,656			5,258			12,365			(1,029,479	)
Loss on retirement of fixed assets		-			(22,818	)		-			(22,818	)
Gain on debt extinguishment		-			-			-			2,084,368
Total		2,656			(17,560	)		12,365			(25,233,106	)
Net loss	$	(5,605,661	)	$	(5,847,998	)	$	(18,677,522	)	$	(36,579,100	)
Basic and diluted loss per common share	$	(0.43	)	$	(0.62	)	$	(1.45	)	$	(5.08	)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted		13,018,494			9,458,359			12,907,893			7,203,642

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

2

Energous Corporation

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

	Common Stock				Additional Paid-in			Accumulated			Total Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit			Equity
Balance at January 1, 2015		12,781,502	$	127	$	82,465,914		$	(51,145,478	)	$	31,320,563
Issuance of shares for services		15,000		-		147,900			-			147,900
Stock-based compensation - stock options		-		-		724,708			-			724,708
Stock-based compensation - IR warrants		-		-		85,831			-			85,831
Stock-based compensation - restricted stock units ("RSUs")		-		-		3,145,520			-			3,145,520
Stock-based compensation - employee stock purchase plan ("ESPP")		-		-		29,967			-			29,967
Stock-based compensation - performance share units ("PSUs")		-		-		320,409			-			320,409
Issuance of shares for RSUs		236,297		3		(3	)		-			-
Issuance of shares for PSUs		1,072		-		-			-			-
Exercise of stock options		10,392		-		25,876			-			25,876
Disgorgement on account of short swing profit		-		-		12,611			-			12,611
Cashless exercise of warrants		110,685		1		(1	)		-			-
Proceeds from contributions to the ESPP		-		-		169,811			-			169,811
Net loss		-		-		-			(18,677,522	)		(18,677,522	)
Balance, September 30, 2015 (unaudited)		13,154,948	$	131	$	87,128,543		$	(69,823,000	)	$	17,305,674

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

3

Energous Corporation

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$	(18,677,522	)	$	(36,579,100	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to:
Net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		617,517			196,898
Stock based compensation		4,306,435			1,659,404
Amortization of debt discount		-			964,851
Gain on conversion of notes payable and accrued interest		-			(2,084,368	)
Change in fair market value of derivative liabilities		-			26,265,177
Loss on retirement of fixed assets		-			22,818
Amortization of prepaid rent from stock issuance to landlord		60,588			-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(2,000,000	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(4,338	)		(152,477	)
Other assets		(16,283	)		(1,610	)
Accounts payable		58,591			1,128,076
Accrued expenses		194,945			89,361
Deferred revenue		-			-
Net cash used in operating activities		(15,460,067	)		(8,490,970	)
Cash flows used in investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(732,634	)		(815,500	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(732,634	)		(815,500	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

4

Energous Corporation

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from IPO, net of underwriter's discount and
offering expenses		-			24,872,170
Proceeds from the sale of stock to strategic investor, net		-			900,000
Sale of Warrant to IPO underwriter		-			1,000
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		25,876			-
Proceeds from contributions to employee stock purchase plan		169,811
Proceeds from the disgorgement of short-swing profit		12,611			-
Net cash provided by financing activities		208,298			25,773,170
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(15,984,403	)		16,466,700
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning		31,494,592			1,953,780
Cash and cash equivalents - ending	$	15,510,189		$	18,420,480
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Decrease in deferred offering costs charged to the IPO	$	-		$	88,319
Common stock issued upon conversion of notes payable
and accrued interest payable	$	-		$	26,790,177
Increase in additional paid in capital upon extinguishment
of derivative liability for warrants	$	-		$	5,752,000
Common stock issued to landlord for tenant improvement
of $100,000 and prepaid rent of $400,000	$	-		$	500,000
Increase in accrued expenses for the purchase of
property and equipment	$	-		$	413,498
Common stock issued for services	$	147,900		$	-

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

5

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 1 - Business Organization, Nature of Operations

Energous Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 30, 2012. The Company is developing WattUp^™, a wire-free charging technology that provides power at a distance for electronic devices that can be mobile and under full software control. The Company’s ultimate goal is to license our WattUp technology to consumer product companies, silicon manufacturers, wireless data router manufacturers and other commercial partners. The Company believes that its proprietary technology can potentially be used to wirelessly charge a variety of devices, including smart phones, tablets, e-book readers, wearables, sensors, cameras, keyboards, mice, remote controls, rechargeable lights and any other similar devices requiring less than 10 watts.

The Company is developing solutions that enable wire-free transmission of energy from one or multiple transmitter(s) to multiple receivers connected to or integrated into electronic devices, at distances of up to fifteen (15) feet in a radius or in a circular charging envelope of up to thirty (30) feet. The Company has developed multiple prototype systems consisting of either a single or multiple transmitter (s) in various forms and sizes, multiple smart phone receiver cases, various other forms of receiving devices and management software to demonstrate the technology.

Note 2 – Liquidity and Management Plans

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company has recorded revenue of $2,075,000 and $2,500,000, respectively. The Company incurred a net loss of $18,677,522 and $36,579,100 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Net cash used in operating activities was $15,460,067 and $8,490,970 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Since inception, the Company has met its liquidity requirements principally through the private placement of convertible notes, the sale of its common stock in a registered initial public offering, the sale of its common stock to a strategic investor, the issuance of its common stock to the Company’s landlord to reduce its monthly base rent obligation and pay for certain tenant improvements, the sale of common stock in a December 2014 secondary offering and payments received under product development projects entered into with a customer.

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had cash on hand of $15,510,189. In April 2014, the Company completed its IPO of 4,600,000 shares of common stock through which the Company raised net proceeds of approximately $24.8 million. In connection with the completion of the IPO, the Company’s outstanding convertible notes and interest accrued thereon were converted into 1,833,336 and 96,792 shares, respectively, of common stock, thus extinguishing the debt associated with the notes. On April 4, 2014, the Company issued 210,527 shares of common stock to a strategic investor upon the receipt of net proceeds of $900,000 ($300,000 received on March 27, 2014, $700,000 received on April 4, 2014 less $100,000 to MDB Capital Group as a commission). In December 2014, the Company completed a secondary offering of 3,285,714 shares of common stock through which the Company raised net proceeds of approximately $21.0 million. The Company expects that cash on hand as of September 30, 2015, together with anticipated revenues, will be sufficient to fund the Company’s operations into the fourth quarter of 2016.

6

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 2 – Liquidity and Management Plans, continued

Research and development of new technologies is, by its nature, unpredictable.  Although the Company will undertake development efforts with commercially reasonable diligence, there can be no assurance that its available resources including the net proceeds from the Company’s IPO, secondary offering, and strategic investor financing will be sufficient to enable it to develop and obtain regulatory approval of its technology to the extent needed to create future revenues sufficient to sustain its operations.  The Company may choose to pursue additional financing, depending upon the market conditions, which could include follow-on equity offerings, debt financing, co-development agreements or other alternatives. Should the Company choose to pursue additional financing, there is no assurance that the Company would be able to do so on terms that it would find acceptable. On April 24, 2015, the Company filed a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3, under which the Company may from time to time, sell any combination of debt or equity securities up to an aggregate of $75,000,000.

Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).These unaudited condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 30, 2015.  The accounting policies used in preparing these unaudited condensed interim financial statements are consistent with those described in the December 31, 2014 audited financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported expenses during the reporting periods.

The Company’s significant estimates and assumptions include the valuation of the Company’s common stock, the valuation of stock-based compensation instruments, recognition of revenue, the useful lives of long-lived assets, and income tax expense. Some of these judgments can be subjective and complex, and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates. Although the Company believes that its estimates and assumptions are reasonable, they are based upon information available at the time the estimates and assumptions were made. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassification

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net loss.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term, highly liquid investments with an original maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances that may be uninsured or in deposit accounts that exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits. The Company maintains its cash deposits with major financial institutions.

7

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when the following criteria have been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, collection of the revenue is reasonably assured, and the fees are fixed or determinable.

The Company records revenue associated with product development projects that it enters into with certain customers.  In general, these projects are associated with complex technology development, and as such the Company does not have certainty about its ability to achieve the program milestones. Achievement of the milestone is dependent on our performance and the milestone typically needs to be accepted by the customer. The payment associated with achieving the milestone is generally commensurate with the Company’s effort or the value of the deliverable and is nonrefundable. The Company records the expenses related to these projects, generally included in research and development expense, in the periods incurred.

The Company also receives nonrefundable payments, typically at the beginning of a customer relationship, for which there are no milestones. The Company recognizes this revenue ratably over the initial engineering product development period. The Company records the expenses related to these projects, generally included in research and development expense, in the periods incurred.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred. For internally developed patents, all patent application costs are expensed as incurred as research and development expense. Patent application costs, generally legal costs, are expensed as research and development costs until such time as the future economic benefits of such patents become more certain. The Company incurred research and development costs of $4,758,590 and $3,699,057 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and $13,008,190 and $6,184,762 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to employees in accordance with accounting guidance that requires awards to be recorded at their fair value on the date of grant and are amortized over the vesting period of the award. The Company recognizes compensation costs on a straight line basis over the requisite service period of the award, which is typically the vesting term of the equity instrument issued.

On April 10, 2015, the Company’s board of directors approved the Energous Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), under which 600,000 shares of common stock were reserved for purchase by the Company’s employees, subject to approval by the stockholders. Under the plan, employees may purchase a limited number of shares of the Company’s common stock at a 15% discount from the lower of the closing market prices measured on the first and last days of each half-year period. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the fair value of the purchase options, as measured on the grant date.

Income Taxes

Tax benefits are recognized only for tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon settlement. A liability for “unrecognized tax benefits” is recorded for any tax benefits claimed in the Company’s tax returns that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards. As of September 30, 2015, no liability for unrecognized tax benefits was required to be reported. The guidance also discusses the classification of related interest and penalties on income taxes. The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. No interest or penalties were recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

8

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued

Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants (using the treasury stock method) and the vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”) and the enrollment of employees in the ESPP. The computation of diluted loss per share excludes potentially dilutive securities of 4,834,690 and 3,060,301 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and 4,834,690 and 3,060,301 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, because their inclusion would be antidilutive.

Potentially dilutive securities outlined in the table below have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

	For the Three Months Ended September 30,				For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Consulting Warrant to purchase common stock		166,937		278,228		166,937		278,228
Financing Warrant to purchase common stock		152,778		152,778		152,778		152,778
IPO Warrants to purchase common stock		460,000		460,000		460,000		460,000
IR Consulting Warrant		36,000		36,000		36,000		36,000
IR Incentive Warrant		15,000		-		15,000		-
Options to purchase common stock		1,588,851		1,671,235		1,588,851		1,671,235
RSUs		1,174,990		462,060		1,174,990		462,060
PSUs		1,213,173		-		1,213,173		-
ESPP		26,961		-		26,961		-
Total potentially dilutive securities		4,834,690		3,060,301		4,834,690		3,060,301

9

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" (Topic 606), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition," and most industry-specific guidance. This ASU is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. The amendments in the ASU must be applied using one of two retrospective methods and are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. On July 9, 2015, the FASB modified ASU 2014-09 to be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. As modified, the FASB permits the adoption of the new revenue standard early, but not before the annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. A public organization would apply the new revenue standard to all interim reporting periods within the year of adoption. The Company will evaluate the effects, if any, that adoption of this guidance will have on its financial statements.

In August 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. This standard is intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. Under U.S. GAAP, financial statements are prepared under the presumption that the reporting organization will continue to operate as a going concern, except in limited circumstances. Financial reporting under this presumption is commonly referred to as the going concern basis of accounting.

The going concern basis of accounting is critical to financial reporting because it establishes the fundamental basis for measuring and classifying assets and liabilities. Currently, U.S. GAAP lacks guidance about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the organization’s ability to continue as a going concern or to provide related footnote disclosures. This ASU provides guidance to an organization’s management, with principles and definitions that are intended to reduce diversity in the timing and content of disclosures that are commonly provided by organizations today in the financial statement footnotes. The amendments are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted for annual or interim reporting periods for which the financial statements have not previously been issued. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This standard amends existing guidance to require the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of a deferred charge. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, but early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard would have on our condensed financial statements.

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, “Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements” – Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to Staff Announcement at June 18, 2015, which clarified the SEC staff’s position on presenting and measuring debt issuance costs incurred in connection with line-of-credit arrangements. ASU 2015-15 should be adopted concurrent with the adoption of ASU 2015-03. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of these standards will have on its condensed financial statements.

10

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued

Management’s Evaluation of Subsequent Events

The Company evaluates events that have occurred after the balance sheet date of September 30, 2015, through the date which the financial statements are issued.

Note 4 – Commitments and Contingencies

Investor Relations Agreements

Effective January 13, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with a vendor (“IR Firm”) to provide investor relations services to the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, in addition to monthly cash compensation of $8,000 per month, on March 27, 2014 the Company issued to the IR firm a consulting warrant (“IR Consulting Warrant”) for the purchase of 36,000 shares of common stock. The IR Consulting Warrant has a strike price of $7.80, representing 130% of the IPO price. The IR Consulting Warrant had an initial catch up vesting equivalent to 3,000 shares per month of service, partial months to be prorated on a thirty (30) day basis, from the effective date of this agreement until March 27, 2014. Thereafter, the IR Consulting Warrant vested at a rate of 3,000 shares per month of service. On February 26, 2015, the Company issued to the IR Firm incentive warrants (“IR Incentive Warrants”) to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock with a strike price of $7.80 based upon certain qualified investors and/or institutional or brokerage firms having purchased at least $250,000 in value of the Company’s common shares at the IPO price or greater in the open market on or after the 46^th day following March 27, 2014. All IR Incentive Warrants granted during a six month period will collectively vest at each six month anniversary. Both the IR Consulting Warrant and IR Incentive Warrants will have an expiration date four (4) years from the grant date. The shares underlying both the IR Consulting Warrant and the IR Incentive Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis if at the time of exercise, such warrant shares have not been registered.

As of March 31, 2015, all 36,000 shares under the IR Consulting Warrant were vested. The Company incurred stock-based compensation expense of $0 and $39,410 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $7,522 and $198,983 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, in connection with the IR Consulting Warrant, which was included in general and administrative expense.

On February 4, 2015, the Company entered into a six month consulting agreement with a consultant to provide the Company with investor relations services. Compensation under the agreement included the Company’s issuance on February 26, 2015, of 15,000 shares of common stock valued at $147,900 and monthly cash payments of $5,000. The total value of the common stock compensation was recorded as a prepaid expense and was being amortized over the six month contract period. The Company incurred amortization expense of $36,975 and $147,900 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, which was included in general and administrative expense.

Operating Leases

On September 10, 2014, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) with Balzer Family Investments, L.P. (the “Landlord”) related to space located at Northpointe Business Center, 3590 North First Street, San Jose, California. The initial term of the lease is 60 months, with initial monthly base rent of $36,720 and the lease is subject to certain annual escalations as defined in the agreement. On October 1, 2014, the Company relocated its headquarters to this new location.  The Company issued to the Landlord 41,563 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $500,000, of which $400,000 will be applied to reduce the Company’s monthly base rent obligation by $6,732 per month and of which $100,000 was for certain tenant improvements. The Company recorded $400,000 as prepaid rent on its balance sheet, which is being amortized over the term of the lease and recorded $100,000 as leasehold improvements.

11

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 4 – Commitments and Contingencies, continued

Operating Leases, continued

On February 26, 2015, the Company entered into a sub-lease agreement for additional space in the San Jose area. The agreement has a term which expires on June 30, 2019 and an initial monthly rent of $6,109 per month. On August 25, 2015 the Company entered into an additional amended sub-lease agreement for additional space in San Jose, CA. The agreement has a term which expires on June 30, 2019 and an initial monthly rent of $4,314 per month. These leases are subject to certain annual escalations as defined in the agreements.

On July 9, 2015, the Company entered into a sub-lease agreement for additional space in Costa Mesa, CA. The agreement has a term which expires on September 30, 2017 and a monthly rent of $6,376 per month.

The future minimum lease payments for leased locations are as follows:

For the Years Ended December 31,	Amount
2015 (Three Months)	$	130,117
2016		529,309
2017		572,722
2018		530,531
2019		372,652
Total	$	2,135,331

Development and Licensing Agreement

Effective January 28, 2015, the Company signed a development and licensing agreement with a consumer electronics company to embed WattUp wire-free charging receiver technology in various products including, but not limited to certain mobile consumer electronics and related accessories. During the development phase and through customer shipment of their first product, Energous will afford this customer an exclusive “time to market advantage” in the licensed product categories.

This development and licensing agreement contains both invention and development milestones that the Company will need to achieve during the next two years. Pursuant to the Agreement, on March 23, 2015, the Company received an initial non-refundable payment of $500,000, for which revenue of $75,000 and $500,000 was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The agreement provides for additional amounts to be received by the Company based upon its achievement of certain milestones. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recognized revenue of $2,000,000 upon the achievement of milestones under the agreement. This $2,000,000 was recorded in accounts receivable at September 30, 2015, and was collected on October 21, 2015. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recognized as revenue an aggregate of $2,075,000 and $2,500,000, respectively, under the agreement.

Effective April 3, 2015, the Company entered into an amendment of the development and license agreement with this consumer electronics company to include joint development of wire-free transmitter technology and technology license back to the Company. On June 5, 2015, the Company entered into a second amendment of the development and license agreement with this consumer electronics company to conform the agreement for technical changes in the product delivery milestones.

Hosted Design Solution Agreement

On June 25, 2015, the Company entered into a three year agreement to license electronic design automation software in a hosted environment. Pursuant to the agreement, under which services began July 13, 2015, the Company is required to remit quarterly payments in the amount of $100,568 with the last payment due March 30, 2018.

12

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 4 – Commitments and Contingencies, continued

Amended Employee Agreement – Stephen Rizzone

On April 3, 2015, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with Stephen R. Rizzone, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (the “Employment Agreement”).

The Employment Agreement has an effective date of January 1, 2015 and an initial term of four years (the “Initial Employment Period”). The Employment Agreement provides for an annual base salary of $365,000, and Mr. Rizzone is eligible to receive quarterly cash bonuses with a total target amount equal to 100% of his base salary based upon achievement of performance-based objectives established by the Company’s board of directors.

Pursuant to Mr. Rizzone’s prior employment agreement, on December 12, 2013 Mr. Rizzone was granted a ten year option to purchase 275,689 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.68 vesting over four years in 48 monthly installments beginning October 1, 2013 (the “First Option”). Mr. Rizzone was also granted a second option award to purchase 496,546 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 (the “Second Option”). The Second Option vests over the same vesting schedule as the First Option.

Effective with the approval on May 21, 2015 by the Company’s stockholders of its new performance-based equity plan, the Employment Agreement provided and Mr. Rizzone received, a grant of 639,075 Performance Share Units (the “PSUs”). The PSUs, which represent the right to receive shares of common stock, shall be earned based on the Company’s achievement of market capitalization growth between the effective date of the Employment Agreement and the end of the Initial Employment Period. If the Company’s market capitalization is $100 million or less, no PSUs will be earned. If the Company reaches a market capitalization of $1.1 billion or more, 100% of the PSUs will be earned. For market capitalization between $100 million and $1.1 billion, the percentage of PSUs earned will be determined on a quarterly basis based on straight line interpolation. PSUs earned as of the end of a calendar quarter will be paid 50% immediately and 50% will be deferred until the end of the Initial Employment Period subject to Mr. Rizzone’s continued employment with the Company (See Note 6).

Mr. Rizzone is also eligible to receive all customary and usual benefits generally available to senior executives of the Company.

The Employment Agreement provides that if Mr. Rizzone’s employment is terminated due to his death or disability, if Mr. Rizzone’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or if he resigns for good reason, twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares subject to the First Option and the Second Option shall immediately vest and become exercisable, he will have a period of one year post-termination to exercise the First Option and the Second Option, and if a Liquidation Event (as defined in the Employment Agreement) shall occur prior to the termination of the First Option and the Second Option, one hundred percent (100%) of the shares subject to the First Option and Second Option shall immediately vest and become exercisable effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Liquidation Event. In addition, any outstanding deferred PSUs shall be immediately vested and paid, but any remaining unearned portion of the PSUs shall immediately be canceled and forfeited.

13

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 4 – Commitments and Contingencies, continued

Offer Letter – Brian Sereda

Effective July 13, 2015, the Company appointed Brian Sereda to serve as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, replacing Interim Chief Financial Officer Howard Yeaton.

In connection with Mr. Sereda’s appointment as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Company and Mr. Sereda executed an offer letter effective July 13, 2015 (the “Sereda Offer Letter”). Under the Sereda Offer Letter, Mr. Sereda will receive an annual base salary of $250,000 per year, and is eligible to earn an annual performance bonus of up to 75% of his then current base salary in accordance with performance objectives established by the Company’s independent compensation committee or the Board of Directors. In addition, under the Sereda Offer Letter and as an inducement to join the Company, Mr. Sereda received an inducement restricted stock unit award covering a total of 120,000 shares of common stock. This restricted stock unit award vests over a period of four years in four equal annual installments on July 13 of each of 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, subject to Mr. Sereda’s continued employment with the Company through each vesting date.

In the event Mr. Sereda is terminated without cause, he is entitled to (1) six months of his then-current base salary and (2) payment of COBRA premiums for up to six months. In the event of a liquidation event and termination of employment, except for cause, 100% of the inducement award shall immediately vest.

Note 5 – Stockholders’ Equity

Disgorgement of short swing profits

On April 11, 2015, $12,611 of proceeds was received from an officer of the Company who had purchased shares in the December 2014 secondary offering representing the disgorgement of a short swing profit on the officer’s April 2015 sale of the Company’s stock.

Filing of registration statement

On April 24, 2015, the Company filed a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3, which became effective on April 30, 2015. The “shelf” registration statement allows the Company from time to time to sell any combination of debt or equity securities described in the registration statement up to aggregate proceeds of $75,000,000.

14

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 6 – Stock Based Compensation

Equity Incentive Plans

2013 Equity Incentive Plan

In December 2013 the Company’s board and stockholders approved the “2013 Equity Incentive Plan”, providing for the issuance of equity based instruments covering up to an initial total of 1,042,167 shares of common stock. Effective on March 27, 2014, the aggregate total shares which may be issued under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan were increased to 2,335,967, as described below.

Effective on March 10, 2014, the Company’s board of directors and stockholders approved the First Amendment to the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan which provided for an increase in the aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan to equal 18% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately following the completion of the IPO (assuming for this purpose the issuance of all shares issuable under the Company’s equity plans, the conversion into common stock of all outstanding securities that are convertible by their terms into common stock and the exercise of all options and warrants exercisable for shares of common stock and including shares and warrants issued to the underwriters for such IPO upon exercise of its over-allotment options).

As of September 30, 2015, 262,186 shares of common stock remain eligible to be issued through equity-based instruments under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan

On March 6, 2014, the Company’s board of directors and stockholders approved the 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan for the issuance of equity-based instruments covering up to 250,000 shares of common stock to directors and other non-employees.

As of September 30, 2015, 146,383 shares of common stock remain eligible to be issued through equity-based instruments under the 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan.

2015 Performance Share Unit Plan

On April 10, 2015, the Company’s board of directors approved the Energous Corporation 2015 Performance Share Unit Plan (the “Performance Share Plan”), under which 1,310,104 shares of common stock became available for issuance as PSUs to a select group of employees and directors, subject to approval by the stockholders. On May 21, 2015 the Company’s stockholders approved the Performance Share Plan.

As of September 30, 2015, 95,859 shares of common stock remain eligible to be issued through equity based instruments under the Performance Share Unit Plan.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On April 10, 2015, the Company’s board of directors approved the ESPP, under which 600,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for purchase by the Company’s employees, subject to approval by the stockholders. On May 21, 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved the ESPP. Employees may designate an amount not less than 1% but not more than 10% of their annual compensation, but for not more than 7,500 shares during an offering period. An offering period shall be six months in duration commencing on or about January 1 and July 1 of each year. The exercise price of the option will be the lesser of 85% of the fair market of the common stock on the first business day of the offering period and 85% of the fair market value of the common stock on the applicable exercise date.

As of September 30, 2015, 600,000 shares of common stock remain eligible to be issued through equity based instruments under the ESPP. As of September 30, 2015, eligible employees have contributed $169,811 through payroll withholdings to the ESPP. Initial shares under the ESPP will be delivered in January 2016.

15

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 6 – Stock Based Compensation, continued

Stock Option Award Activity

The following is a summary of the Company’s stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2015:

	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Weighted Average Remaining Life In Years		Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2015		1,607,075		$	4.41	$	2.46		9.0	$	-
Granted		-			-		-		-		-
Exercised		(10,392	)		2.49		1.42		-		-
Forfeited		(7,832	)		2.49		1.42		-		-
Outstanding at September 30, 2015		1,588,851		$	4.43	$	2.48		8.4	$	3,924,000
Exercisable at January 1, 2015		550,298		$	4.33	$	2.41		9.1	$	-
Vested		290,056			4.42		-		-		-
Exercised		(10,392	)		2.49		-		-		-
Forfeited		-			-		-		-		-
Exercisable at September 30, 2015		829,962		$	4.38	$	2.46		8.4	$	2,064,000

The following table presents information related to stock options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2015:

Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
Exercise Price		Outstanding Number of Options		Weighted Average Remaining Life In Years		Exercisable Number of Options
$	1.68		275,689		8.2		137,845
	2.49		308,530		8.3		156,457
	3.63		51,958		8.4		51,958
	4.99		99,214		8.5		49,088
	6.00		853,460		8.5		434,614
			1,588,851		8.4		829,962

As of September 30, 2015, the unamortized value of options was $1,878,887. As of September 30, 2015, the unamortized portion will be expensed over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

On August 14, 2014, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted two inducement RSU awards to Cesar Johnston, the Company’s Senior Vice President of Engineering. Under the first award, Mr. Johnston has the right to receive 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and this award vests over four years beginning on the first anniversary of his employment start date of July 14, 2014. In addition, Mr. Johnston was granted 20,000 performance based RSU awards. On February 26, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors determined that Mr. Johnston had successfully met all conditions provided for in the performance-based RSU award. The RSU’s had an aggregate grant date fair value of $1,356,000 based upon the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The awards granted vest over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the employee’s date of hire. Pursuant to the terms of the awards, the unvested shares terminate upon separation from the Company.

16

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 6 – Stock Based Compensation, continued

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), continued

On January 2, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to various directors, RSUs under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 17,576 shares of the Company’s common stock. The awards granted vest fully on the first anniversary of the grant date. On June 23, 2015, one of the Company’s directors resigned and upon approval by the compensation committee of the board of directors, his RSU award of 4,394 shares became fully vested. Of the total amount of RSUs granted to directors on January 2, 2015, 13,182 remain unvested.

On January 22, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to various employees and consultants, RSUs under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 54,500 shares of the Company’s common stock. The awards granted were vested on the date of grant.

On February 26, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to two employees RSUs under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 6,800 shares of the Company’s common stock. The awards granted were vested on the date of grant.

On February 26, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to Mr. Rizzone, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, RSUs under which Mr. Rizzone has the right to receive 246,226 shares of the Company’s common stock. The awards granted vest over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

On February 26, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to a member of the advisory board RSUs under which the holder has the right to receive 5,071 shares. The award vests 12.5% on March 31, 2015 and then an additional 12.5% on each three month anniversary thereafter until fully vested.

On May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to various employees and consultants inducement RSU awards under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 205,081 shares of the Company’s common stock. The awards granted vest over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the date of hire.

On May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to Cesar Johnston, the Company’s Senior Vice President of Engineering, RSUs under which Mr. Johnston has the right to receive 1,500 shares of the Company’s common stock. This award was granted under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. The award granted vested fully on May 31, 2015.

On May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to two consultants RSUs under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 7,042 shares of the Company’s common stock. These awards were granted under the 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan. The awards granted were fully vested on the date of grant.

On May 21, 2015, in connection with patent applications, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to various employees RSUs under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 6,300 shares of the Company’s common stock. These awards were granted under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. Of the awards granted, 2,100 RSUs become fully vested on December 29, 2015, 3,500 become fully vested on December 30, 2015 and 700 become fully vested on December 31, 2015.

17

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 6 – Stock Based Compensation, continued

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), continued

On May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to John Gaulding, director and chairman of the board, RSUs under the 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan for which Mr. Gaulding has the right to receive 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. These shares were issued to Mr. Gaulding in connection with his role as an independent director and chairman of the Board of Directors. The award granted vests fully on January 1, 2016.

On May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors accelerated the vesting of 13,074 previously issued RSUs, held by certain employees and consultants, to vest on April 30, 2015.

On July 1, 2015, the Company appointed Martin Cooper to the Board of Directors with a term expiring at the Company’s 2016 annual stockholders meeting. In connection with Mr. Cooper’s appointment to the Board, Mr. Cooper was issued RSUs under the Company’s 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan covering a total of 5,061 shares of Company common stock that will vest in full on January 4, 2016.

On July 13, 2015, the Company appointed Brian Sereda Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As an inducement to join the Company, Mr. Sereda received an inducement restricted stock unit award covering a total of 120,000 shares of common stock. The restricted stock unit award vests in four equal annual installments on July 13 of each of 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, subject to Mr. Sereda’s continued employment with the Company through each vesting date.

On August 20, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to three consultants RSUs under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 8,854 shares of the Company’s common stock (of which 1,416 were granted to Martin Cooper). These awards were granted under the 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan. The awards granted were fully vested on the date of grant.

During August 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to various employees inducement RSU awards under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 74,992 shares of the Company’s common stock. The awards granted vest over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the date of hire.

The Company accounts for RSUs granted to consultants using the accounting guidance included in ASC 505-50 “Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees” (“ASC 505-50”). In accordance with ASC 505-50, the Company estimates the fair value of the unvested portion of the RSU award each reporting period using the closing price of the Company’s common stock.

At September 30, 2015, the unamortized value of the RSUs was $9,431,246. The unamortized amount will be expensed over a weighted average period of 3.1 years. A summary of the activity related to RSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is presented below:

	Total			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2015		733,628		$	10.49
RSUs granted		784,003		$	8.62
RSUs forfeited		(106,344	)	$	9.74
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for RSUs		(236,297	)	$	10.57
Outstanding at September 30, 2015		1,174,990		$	9.30
Vested at January 1, 2015		6,349		$	9.94
RSUs vested		231,448		$	10.57
RSUs forfeited		-		$	-
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for RSUs		(236,297	)	$	10.57
Vested at September 30, 2015		1,500		$	7.94

18

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 6 – Stock Based Compensation, continued

Performance Share Units (“PSUs”)

Effective on May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to Stephan Rizzone PSUs under which Mr. Rizzone had the right to receive up to 639,075 shares of the Company’s common stock. The PSUs shall be earned based on the Company’s market capitalization growth (See Note 4).

On May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to its independent directors and executives, PSUs under which the holders have the right to receive up to 543,216 shares of the Company’s common stock. The PSUs shall be earned based on the Company’s achievement of market capitalization growth between the effective date of the Employment Agreement and the end of the Initial Employment Period. If the Company’s market capitalization is $100 million or less, no PSUs will be earned. If the Company reaches a market capitalization of $1.1 billion or more, 100% of the PSUs will be earned. For market capitalization between $100 million and $1.1 billion, the percentage of PSUs earned will be determined on a quarterly basis based on straight line interpolation.

On July 1, 2015, the Company appointed Martin Cooper to the Board of Directors with a term expiring at the Company’s 2016 annual stockholders meeting. In connection with Mr. Cooper’s appointment, he was granted PSUs under the Company’s 2015 Performance Share Unit Plan for which he is eligible to receive 31,954 shares of the Company’s common stock.

The Company determined that the PSUs were equity awards with both market and service conditions. The Company utilized a Monte Carlo simulation to determine the fair value of the market condition, as described above. Grantees of PSUs are required to be employed through December 31, 2018 in order to earn the entire award, if and when vested.

The fair value of the grant of PSUs to purchase a total of 1,214,245 shares of common stock was determined to be approximately $3,183,784, and is to be amortized over the service period of May 21, 2015 through December 31, 2018, on a straight-line basis. Amortization was $277,031 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 and was $320,409 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

At September 30, 2015, the unamortized value of the PSUs was approximately $2,863,375. The unamortized amount will be expensed over a weighted average period of 3.3 years. A summary of the activity related to PSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is presented below:

	Total			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2015		-		$	-
PSUs granted		1,214,245		$	2.62
PSUs forfeited		-		$	-
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for PSUs		(1,072	)	$	2.62
Outstanding at September 30, 2015		1,213,173		$	2.62
Vested at January 1, 2015		-		$	-
PSUs vested		1,072		$	2.62
PSUs forfeited		-		$	-
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for PSUs		(1,072	)	$	2.62
Vested at September 30, 2015		-		$	-

19

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 6 – Stock Based Compensation, continued

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”)

The initial offering period for the ESPP is July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015. On July 1, 2015 employees enrolled in the ESPP agreed to have withheld up to approximately $339,623. If all participants exercised their option under the ESPP, approximately 53,921 shares would be issued in January 2016. Through September 30, 2015, employees have contributed an aggregate of $169,811. The first shares will be issued in January, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, 0 shares have been issued under this plan, with 600,000 shares reserved for future issuance.

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of the purchase option for each designated share purchased under this plan was approximately $2.46, which represents the fair value of the option, consisting of three main components: (i) the value of the discount on the enrollment date, (ii) the proportionate value of the call option for 85% of the stock and (iii) the proportionate value of the put option for 15% of the stock. The Company recognized compensation expense for the plan of $29,967 for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.

The Company estimated the fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair values of stock options granted were estimated using the following assumptions:

	Options Granted During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
Stock price	$	7.41
Dividend yield		0	%
Expected volatility		65	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.13	%
Expected life		6 months

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The following tables summarize total stock-based compensation costs recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Stock options	$	232,286	$	325,634	$	724,708	$	1,070,939
RSUs		968,385		381,856		3,145,520		389,482
IR warrants		-		39,410		85,831		198,983
PSUs		277,031		-		320,409		-
ESPP		29,967		-		29,967		-
Total	$	1,507,669	$	746,900	$	4,306,435	$	1,659,404

The total amount of stock-based compensation was reflected within the statements of operations as:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Research and development	$	582,320	$	329,138	$	2,116,631	$	568,390
General and administrative		739,842		165,228		1,673,427		657,738
Sales and marketing		185,507		252,534		516,377		433,276
Total	$	1,507,669	$	746,900	$	4,306,435	$	1,659,404

20

ENERGOUS CORPORATION

Notes to Condensed Financial Statements

Note 7 – Related Party

On July 14, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Howard Yeaton as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer. On July 13, 2015, the Company appointed Brian Sereda as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (See Note 4), replacing Interim Chief Financial Officer Howard Yeaton. Howard Yeaton is the Managing Principal of Financial Consulting Strategies LLC (“FCS”). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company incurred fees to FCS of $2,500 and $61,848 in connection with Mr. Yeaton’s services as Interim Chief Financial Officer and $28,405 and $67,751, respectively, for other financial advisory and accounting services provided by FCS.

Note 8 – Subsequent Events

On October 5, 2015, George B. Holmes resigned as Chief Commercial Officer of the Company. Mr. Holmes will provide consulting services to the Company pursuant to a six month consulting agreement pursuant to which he will receive consulting fees totaling $80,000. In connection with the consulting arrangement, Mr. Holmes was permitted to extend the exercise period for an option to purchase 80,201 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.49 per share and an aggregate of 44,836 RSUs would be allowed to vest pursuant to their terms.

21

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

As used in this Form 10-Q, unless the context otherwise requires the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “Energous” refer to Energous Corporation, a Delaware corporation. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are intended to be covered by the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seek,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate” or other comparable terms. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding our strategies, prospects, financial condition, operations, costs, plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements we make regarding proposed services, market opportunities and acceptance, expectations for revenues, cash flows and financial performance, intentions for the future and the anticipated results of our development efforts. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to develop a commercially feasible technology; receipt of necessary regulatory approval; our ability to find and maintain development partners, market acceptance of our technology, the amount and nature of competition in our industry; our ability to protect our intellectual property; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our previously filed Annual Report on Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Overview

We are developing wire-free, software-controlled charging technology that provides power at a distance for electronic devices. Our ultimate goal is to license our WattUp™ technology to consumer product companies, silicon manufacturers, wireless data router manufacturers and other commercial partners to make wire-free charging affordable, ubiquitous and convenient. We believe there are a wide variety of potential uses for our proprietary technology, including smart phones, e-book readers, tablets, wearables, keyboards, mice, remote controls, rechargeable lights, the Internet of Things (or IOT), cylindrical batteries, toys, gaming consoles and any other devices, requiring less than 10 watts to charge.

We are developing solutions that enable wire-free transmission of energy from multiple transmitters to multiple receivers connected to or integrated into electronic devices, with a range of up to fifteen (15) feet in radius or in a circular charging envelope of up to thirty (30) feet. Our transmitters “pair” so that multiple transmitters can be connected to form a seamless network allowing WattUp enabled receivers to charge while the end user is moving from room-to-room. We have validated the technology in our laboratories and developed multiple prototype systems consisting of either a single or multiple transmitter(s) in various forms and sizes, multiple smartphone receiver cases, various other forms of receiving devices and management software to demonstrate the technology. In November 2015, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) completed independent testing of our technology and demonstrated the following results, which exceeded our performance targets: (1) 4 watts delivered to a receiver at a distance of 0-5 feet; (2) 2 watts delivered to a receiver at a distance of 5-10 feet; and 1 watt delivered to a receiver at a distance of 10-15 feet.

Our technology solution consists principally of transmitter and receiver application specific integrated circuits, or ASICs, and novel antenna designs driven through innovative algorithms and software applications. We are developing multiple generations of transmitter and receiver ASICs, multiple antenna designs, as well as algorithms and software designs that we believe, in the aggregate, will optimize our technology by reducing size and cost, while increasing performance to a level that we believe will allow for our technology to be integrated into low-power devices (that we have defined as devices requiring less than 10 watts), thereby eliminating the need for a charging cord or pad to maintain a charge. We submitted our first ASIC design for wafer fabrication in November 2013. Since then, we have continued to improve on our ASIC developments and we expect to continue investing in this area. In October 2015, we began sampling what we believe is the world’s first radio frequency to direct current rectifier integrated circuit that is designed to power smaller wearable and IOT devices that require 10 watts or less to charge. This ASIC measures only 3mm x 3mm. We are also developing what we believe will be an enterprise class management and control system for our WattUp solution that will incorporate cloud-based network management as well as the necessary local interface and control for the transmitter and receiver.

22

We believe that if our development, regulatory and commercialization efforts are successful, our initial full-featured transmitter and receiver solutions will be able to simultaneously charge multiple mobile consumer electronic devices at varying charging levels, depending on the number of devices, with a range of up to fifteen (15) feet in radius or in a circular charging envelope of up to thirty (30) feet. Subsequent development efforts will focus on increasing the power delivery capability, increasing distance, enhancing the management and control solution and lowering overall system cost.

We have entered into a number of joint development agreements with potential strategic partners which provide for the exchange of technology and which serve to describe the integration of our technology into the strategic partners’ products. At the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in January 2015, we demonstrated whole house charging coverage through the use of WattUp technology through multiple transmitters packaged in a variety of consumer-friendly form factors, including televisions, bed-side units, sound bars, wall units and speakers.

In 2015, we have focused on narrowing our research and development efforts with potential strategic partners whose goals, capabilities and commercialization potential opportunities most closely align with ours. In January 2015 we entered into a funded product development and licensing agreement with a tier 1 consumer electronics company to embed our receiver technology in various products including, but not limited to, mobile consumer electronics and certain related accessories. The agreement was subsequently expanded to include the integration of WattUp transmitter technology. During the development phase through the first customer shipment, we will afford this customer a time to market advantage in the licensed product categories. This agreement contains both invention and development milestones that will need to be met for the agreement to continue through to the licensing phase. During the third quarter of 2015, we completed a major development milestone under this agreement resulting in meaningful revenue recognition during the quarter.

With a goal of accelerating the initial time to commercialization into late 2016 or early 2017, we plan to enter into one or more additional joint development and licensing agreements for products outside our tier one partner’s licensed product categories (for example IOT devices, cylindrical batteries, toys, gaming consoles) in late 2015 or early 2016. These products are not expected to include our full-featured transmitter and receiver technology but instead are expected to involve products with lower power and/or range requirements.

We have pursued an aggressive intellectual property strategy to protect our propriety technology. As of September 30, 2015, we had in excess of 150 pending U.S. patent and provisional patent applications. In addition to the inventions covered by these patent applications, we have identified a significant number of additional specific inventions we believe may be novel and patentable. We intend to file for patent protection for the most valuable of these, as well as for other new inventions that we expect to develop. Our strategy is to continually monitor the costs and benefits of each patent application and pursue those that will best protect our business, such as in the area of directed power transmission, energy harvesting and network management. In the second half of 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued our first three patents and notified us of the allowance of three additional patents.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we have recorded revenue of $2,075,000 and $2,500,000, respectively, and have incurred significant losses from operations since inception. We expect to continue to incur operating losses for the foreseeable future as we develop our technology.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue when the following criteria have been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, collection of the revenue is reasonably assured, and the fees are fixed or determinable.

We record revenue associated with product development projects that we enter into with certain customers.  In general, these projects are associated with complex technology development, and as such we do not have certainty about our ability to achieve the program milestones. Achievement of the milestone is dependent on our performance and the milestone typically needs to be accepted by the customer. The payment associated with achieving the milestone is generally commensurate with our effort or the value of the deliverable and is nonrefundable. We record the expenses related to these projects, generally included in research and development expense, in the periods incurred.

We also receive nonrefundable payments, typically at the beginning of a customer relationship, for which there are no milestones. We recognize this revenue ratably over the initial engineering product development period. We record the expenses related to these projects, generally included in research and development expense, in the periods incurred.

23

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded revenue of $2,075,000 and $2,500,000, respectively. We recorded no revenue prior to 2015.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

Revenues.  During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded revenue of $2,075,000. We recorded no revenue prior to 2015.

Operating Expenses and Loss from Operations.  Operating expenses are made up of research and development, general and administrative and marketing expenses. Loss from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $5,608,317 and $5,830,438, respectively.

Research and Development Costs. Research and development costs include costs for developing our technology such as ASIC design costs, salaries, software and facility costs. Research and development costs for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $4,758,590 and $3,699,057, respectively. The increase in research and development costs of $1,059,533 is primarily due to a $1,426,094 increase in compensation (including an increase in stock-based compensation of $253,183) from a larger headcount within the department, a $116,219 increase in engineering software spending, a $131,985 increase in depreciation allocation and a $122,436 increase in office rent allocation, partially offset by a $647,512 decrease in consulting expenses as a result of consulting duties now being performed by employees and a $85,437 decrease in costs pertaining to patent filings.

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses include costs for general and corporate functions, including facility fees, travel, telecommunications, insurance, professional fees, consulting fees and other overhead. General and administrative costs for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $2,156,965 and $1,322,048, respectively. The increase in general administrative costs of $834,917 is primarily due to an $872,372 increase in compensation, including an increase in stock-based compensation of $574,614, from increased headcount within the department.

Sales and Marketing Costs. Sales and marketing costs for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $767,762 and $809,333, respectively. The decrease in sales and marketing costs of $41,571 is primarily due to a decrease of $47,702 in consulting expenses as a result of employees handling duties formerly performed by consultants and a decrease of $45,833 in travel expenses, partially offset by a $17,902 increase in compensation.

Interest Income (Expense), Net. Interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $2,656 as compared to interest income, of $5,258 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The change in interest income is primarily due to a lower average cash balance during the three months ended September 30, 2015.

Net Loss. As a result of the above, net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $5,605,661 as compared to $5,847,998 for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

Revenues.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded revenue of $2,500,000, $2,000,000 of which was upon the achievement of milestones under a development and licensing agreement. We recorded no revenue prior to 2015.

Operating Expenses and Loss from Operations.  Operating expenses are made up of research and development, general and administrative and marketing expenses. Loss from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $18,689,887 and $11,345,994, respectively.

Research and Development Costs. Research and development costs include costs for developing our technology such as ASIC design costs, salaries, software and facility costs. Research and development costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $13,008,190 and $6,184,762, respectively. The increase in engineering product development costs of $6,823,428 is primarily due to a $5,137,029 increase in compensation (including an increase in stock-based compensation of $1,548,242) from a larger headcount within the department, a $1,322,359 increase in spending on components, third party design and engineering supplies principally in support of ASIC development, a $415,433 increase in depreciation allocation, a $316,620 increase in office rent allocation and a $160,292 increase in software expenses primarily from increased expenditures on engineering software, partially offset by a $417,697 decrease in costs pertaining to patent filings and a decrease of $426,407 in consulting expenses as a result of employees now handling duties formerly performed by consultants.

24

General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses include costs for general and corporate functions, including facility fees, travel, telecommunications, insurance, professional fees, consulting fees and other overhead. General and administrative costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $5,663,583 and $3,124,439, respectively. The increase in general and administrative expense of $2,539,144 is primarily due to a $1,650,347 increase in compensation, including stock-based compensation increase of $1,015,776, from increased headcount within the department and newly executed executive agreements in place during the current period, a $403,697 increase in legal, accounting and insurance costs primarily as a result of operating as a public company during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and a $133,070 increase in consulting and outside information technology (IT) services, primarily as a result of increased outside IT services to support a larger staff and fees paid to members of the board of directors.

Sales and Marketing Costs. Sales and marketing costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $2,518,114 and $2,036,793, respectively. The increase in sales and marketing costs of $481,321 is primarily due to increased compensation of $525,767, including increased stock-based compensation of $83,013, from an increased headcount within the department and an increase of $177,504 in trade show expenses primarily as a result of participating in the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show, partially offset by a $285,545 decrease in consulting expenses primarily as a result of employees handling duties formerly performed by consultants.

Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities. Change in fair value of derivative liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $0 as compared to $26,265,177 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, as the derivative liabilities were extinguished during the year ended December 31, 2014.

Interest Income (Expense), Net. Interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $12,365 as compared to interest expense, net of $1,029,479 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and included amortization of debt discount of $0 and $964,851, respectively. The change in interest income (expense), net, resulted primarily from the reduction in interest on the convertible notes, including the amortization of debt discount. The related convertible notes were extinguished in April 2014 and accordingly there was no similar amortization during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Gain on Debt Extinguishment. Gain on debt extinguishment for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $0 as compared to $2,084,368 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The gain on debt extinguishment resulted from the conversion of the convertible notes and the related extinguishment of the notes, accrued interest payable and the derivative liability.

Net Loss. As a result of the above, net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $18,677,522 as compared to $36,579,100 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded revenue of $2,075,000 and $2,500,000, respectively. We incurred a net loss of $18,677,522 and $36,579,100 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Net cash used in operating activities was $15,460,067 and $8,490,970 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Since inception, we have met our liquidity requirements principally through the private placement of convertible notes, the sale of our common stock in a registered initial public offering, the sale of our common stock to a strategic investor, the issuance of our common stock to the Company’s landlord to reduce its monthly base rent obligation and pay for certain tenant improvements, the sale of common stock in a December 2014 secondary offering and payments received under product development projects entered into with customers.

As of September 30, 2015, we had cash and cash equivalents of $15,510,189.

We believe our current cash on hand, together with anticipated payments received under product development projects entered into with customers, will be sufficient to fund our operations into the fourth quarter of 2016. However, we may require additional financing to fully implement our business plan, the ultimate goal of which is to license our technology to device manufacturers, wireless service providers and other commercial partners to make wire-free charging an affordable, ubiquitous and convenient service for end users. Potential financing sources could include follow-on equity offerings, debt financing, co-development agreements or other alternatives. Depending upon market conditions, we may choose to pursue additional financing to, among other reasons, accelerate our product development efforts, regulatory activities and business development and support functions with a view to capitalizing on the market opportunity we see for our wire-free charging technology. On April 24, 2015, we filed a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3, under which we may from time to time, sell any combination of debt or equity securities up to an aggregate of $75,000,000.

25

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, cash flows used in operating activities were $15,460,067, consisting of a net loss of $18,677,522, less non-cash expenses aggregating $4,984,540 (representing principally stock-based compensation of $4,306,435 and depreciation expense of $617,517), a $2,000,000 increase in accounts receivable and a $4,338 increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets, partially offset by an increase of $58,591 in accounts payable and an increase of $194,945 in accrued expenses. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, cash flows used in operating activities were $8,490,970, consisting of a net loss of $36,579,100, offset by non-cash expenses of $27,024,780 and net changes in operating assets and liabilities of $1,063,350.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, cash flows used in investing activities were $732,634 and $815,500, respectively. The cash used for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 consisted of the purchase of laboratory and computer equipment and software to accommodate newly hired employees and to support engineering services and testing performed for our customers.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, cash flows provided by financing activities were $208,298, which consisted of proceeds from contributions to the employee stock purchase program (“ESPP”), proceeds from the exercise of stock options and the disgorgement of profit from the sale of stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, cash flows provided by financing activities were $25,773,170 and consisted principally of the net proceeds from our IPO of $24,872,170, and net proceeds of $900,000 from the sale of our common stock to a strategic investor.

Research and development of new technologies is, by its nature, unpredictable. Although we will undertake development efforts with commercially reasonable diligence, there can be no assurance that our available resources including the net proceeds from our public offerings will be sufficient to enable us to develop our technology to the extent needed to create future revenues to sustain our operations.

We cannot assure that our technology will be adopted, that we will ever earn revenues sufficient to support our operations, or that we will ever be profitable. Furthermore, since we have no committed source of financing, there can be no assurance that we will be able to raise capital as and when we need it to continue our operations.

Off Balance Sheet Transactions

We do not have any off-balance sheet transactions.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

Not applicable.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the chief executive officer (“CEO”) and interim chief financial officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, as of September 30, 2015, our management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective for the purpose of providing reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act (i) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and (ii) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

26

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

We are not currently a party to any pending legal proceedings that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business or financial conditions. We may, however, be subject to various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business from time to time.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2015. These factors could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and capital position, and could cause our actual results to differ materially from our historical results or the results contemplated by any forward-looking statements contained in this report.

Item 2. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

The exhibits required to be filed as a part of this report are listed in the Exhibit Index.

27

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	ENERGOUS CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
Date: November 12, 2015	By:	/s/ Stephen R. Rizzone
		Name:	Stephen R. Rizzone
		Title:	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 12, 2015	By:	/s/ Brian Sereda
		Name:	Brian Sereda
		Title:	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

28

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
3.1	Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Energous Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-193522) filed on March 13, 2014)
3.2	Amendment No. 1 to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Energous Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 14, 2014)
3.3	Amended and Restated Bylaws of Energous Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-193522) filed on March 13, 2014)
10.1	Brian Sereda Offer Letter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2015)
31.1	Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14a and pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
31.2	Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14a and pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
32.1	Certification of Periodic Report by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document (filed herewith)
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Schema (filed herewith)
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (filed herewith)
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase (filed herewith)
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase (filed herewith)
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase (filed herewith)

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Stephen R. Rizzone, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Energous Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 12, 2015

/s/ Stephen R. Rizzone
Name:	Stephen R. Rizzone
Title:	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Brian Sereda, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Energous Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 12, 2015

/s/ Brian Sereda
Name:	Brian Sereda
Title:	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Energous Corporation, (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Stephen R. Rizzone, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Brian Sereda, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Energous Corporation and will be retained by Energous Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

/s/ Stephen R. Rizzone		/s/ Brian Sereda
Name:	Stephen R. Rizzone	Name:	Brian Sereda
Title:	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director	Title:	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date:	November 12, 2015	Date:	November 12, 2015

XML

Stockholders' Equity (Details Textual) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Apr. 24, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Proceeds From Shelf Registration Debt Or Equity Securities	$ 75,000,000
Proceeds From Disgorgement Of Short Swing Profit		$ 12,611	$ 0

XML

Liquidity and Management Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Liquidity And Management Plan Disclosure [Abstract]

Liquidity And Management Plan Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 2 – Liquidity and Management Plans

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company has recorded revenue of $2,075,000 and $2,500,000, respectively. The Company incurred a net loss of $18,677,522 and $36,579,100 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Net cash used in operating activities was $15,460,067 and $8,490,970 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Since inception, the Company has met its liquidity requirements principally through the private placement of convertible notes, the sale of its common stock in a registered initial public offering, the sale of its common stock to a strategic investor, the issuance of its common stock to the Company’s landlord to reduce its monthly base rent obligation and pay for certain tenant improvements, the sale of common stock in a December 2014 secondary offering and payments received under product development projects entered into with a customer.

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had cash on hand of $15,510,189. In April 2014, the Company completed its IPO of 4,600,000 shares of common stock through which the Company raised net proceeds of approximately $24.8 million. In connection with the completion of the IPO, the Company’s outstanding convertible notes and interest accrued thereon were converted into 1,833,336 and 96,792 shares, respectively, of common stock, thus extinguishing the debt associated with the notes. On April 4, 2014, the Company issued 210,527 shares of common stock to a strategic investor upon the receipt of net proceeds of $900,000 ($300,000 received on March 27, 2014, $700,000 received on April 4, 2014 less $100,000 to MDB Capital Group as a commission). In December 2014, the Company completed a secondary offering of 3,285,714 shares of common stock through which the Company raised net proceeds of approximately $21.0 million. The Company expects that cash on hand as of September 30, 2015, together with anticipated revenues, will be sufficient to fund the Company’s operations into the fourth quarter of 2016.

Research and development of new technologies is, by its nature, unpredictable.  Although the Company will undertake development efforts with commercially reasonable diligence, there can be no assurance that its available resources including the net proceeds from the Company’s IPO, secondary offering, and strategic investor financing will be sufficient to enable it to develop and obtain regulatory approval of its technology to the extent needed to create future revenues sufficient to sustain its operations.  The Company may choose to pursue additional financing, depending upon the market conditions, which could include follow-on equity offerings, debt financing, co-development agreements or other alternatives. Should the Company choose to pursue additional financing, there is no assurance that the Company would be able to do so on terms that it would find acceptable. On April 24, 2015, the Company filed a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3, under which the Company may from time to time, sell any combination of debt or equity securities up to an aggregate of $75,000,000.

XML

Stock Based Compensation (Details 3)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Options, Outstanding	1,588,851
Vested Beginning Balance	6,349
Vested Ending Balance	1,500
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Options, Outstanding	0
PSUs granted	1,214,245
PSUs forfeited	0
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for PSUs	(1,072)
Number of Options, Outstanding	1,213,173
Vested Beginning Balance	0
PSUs vested	1,072
PSUs forfeited	0
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for PSUs	(1,072)
Vested Ending Balance	0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Outstanding | $ / shares	$ 0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, PSUs granted | $ / shares	2.62
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, PSUs forfeited | $ / shares	0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Shares of common stock issued in exchange for PSUs | $ / shares	2.62
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Outstanding | $ / shares	2.62
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested at January 1, 2015 | $ / shares	0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, PSUs vested | $ / shares	2.62
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, PSUs forfeited | $ / shares	0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Shares of common stock issued in exchange for PSUs | $ / shares	2.62
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested at January 1, 2015 | $ / shares	$ 0

XML

Stock Based Compensation (Details 2)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Nonvested at January 1, 2015	733,628
RSU Granted	784,003
RSUs forfeited	(106,344)
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for RSUs	(236,297)
Outstanding at September 30, 2015	1,174,990
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Nonvested at January 1, 2015 | $ / shares	$ 10.49
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, RSU Granted | $ / shares	8.62
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, RSUs forfeited | $ / shares	9.74
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Shares of common stock issued in exchange for RSUs | $ / shares	10.57
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Nonvested at June 30, 2015 | $ / shares	9.30
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested at January 1, 2015 | $ / shares	9.94
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, RSUs vested | $ / shares	10.57
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Shares of common stock issued in exchange for RSUs | $ / shares	10.57
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested at June 30, 2015 | $ / shares	$ 7.94
Vested Beginning Balance	6,349
RSUs vested	231,448
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for RSUs	(236,297)
Vested Ending Balance	1,500

XML

Stock Based Compensation (Details 4)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock price	$ 7.41
Dividend yield	0.00%
Expected volatility	65.00%
Risk-free interest rate	0.13%
Expected life	6 months

XML

Stock Based Compensation (Details 5) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Total	$ 1,507,669	$ 746,900	$ 4,306,435	$ 1,659,404
IR Consulting Warrant [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	0	39,410	85,831	198,983
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	968,385	381,856	3,145,520	389,482
Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	277,031	0	320,409	0
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	29,967	0	29,967	0
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 232,286	$ 325,634	$ 724,708	$ 1,070,939

XML

Business Organization, Nature of Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 1 - Business Organization, Nature of Operations

Energous Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 30, 2012. The Company is developing WattUp^™, a wire-free charging technology that provides power at a distance for electronic devices that can be mobile and under full software control. The Company’s ultimate goal is to license our WattUp technology to consumer product companies, silicon manufacturers, wireless data router manufacturers and other commercial partners. The Company believes that its proprietary technology can potentially be used to wirelessly charge a variety of devices, including smart phones, tablets, e-book readers, wearables, sensors, cameras, keyboards, mice, remote controls, rechargeable lights and any other similar devices requiring less than 10 watts.

The Company is developing solutions that enable wire-free transmission of energy from one or multiple transmitter(s) to multiple receivers connected to or integrated into electronic devices, at distances of up to fifteen (15) feet in a radius or in a circular charging envelope of up to thirty (30) feet. The Company has developed multiple prototype systems consisting of either a single or multiple transmitter (s) in various forms and sizes, multiple smart phone receiver cases, various other forms of receiving devices and management software to demonstrate the technology.

XML

Stock Based Compensation (Details 6) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Total	$ 1,507,669	$ 746,900	$ 4,306,435	$ 1,659,404
Research and Development Expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	582,320	329,138	2,116,631	568,390
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	739,842	165,228	1,673,427	657,738
Sales and Marketing Expense [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 185,507	$ 252,534	$ 516,377	$ 433,276

XML

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 15,510,189	$ 31,494,592
Accounts receivable	2,000,000	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	568,818	416,580
Prepaid rent, current	80,784	80,784
Total current assets	18,159,791	31,991,956
Property and equipment, net	1,630,416	1,515,299
Prepaid rent, non-current	238,432	299,020
Other assets	38,931	22,648
Total assets	20,067,570	33,828,923
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,774,602	1,716,011
Accrued expenses	987,294	792,349
Total current liabilities	$ 2,761,896	$ 2,508,360
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred Stock, $0.00001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; no shares issued or outstanding	$ 0	$ 0
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; 13,154,948 and 12,781,502 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.	131	127
Additional paid-in capital	87,128,543	82,465,914
Accumulated deficit	(69,823,000)	(51,145,478)
Total stockholders’ equity	17,305,674	31,320,563
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 20,067,570	$ 33,828,923

XML

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss	$ (18,677,522)	$ (36,579,100)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to Net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	617,517	196,898
Stock based compensation	4,306,435	1,659,404
Amortization of debt discount	0	964,851
Gain on conversion of notes payable and accrued interest	0	(2,084,368)
Change in fair market value of derivative liabilities	0	26,265,177
Loss on retirement of fixed assets	0	22,818
Amortization of prepaid rent from stock issuance to landlord	60,588	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(2,000,000)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(4,338)	(152,477)
Other assets	(16,283)	(1,610)
Accounts payable	58,591	1,128,076
Accrued expenses	194,945	89,361
Deferred revenue	0	0
Net cash used in operating activities	(15,460,067)	(8,490,970)
Cash flows used in investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(732,634)	(815,500)
Net cash used in investing activities	(732,634)	(815,500)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from IPO, net of underwriter's discount and offering expenses	0	24,872,170
Proceeds from the sale of stock to strategic investor, net	0	900,000
Sale of Warrant to IPO underwriter	0	1,000
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	25,876	0
Proceeds from contributions to employee stock purchase plan	169,811
Proceeds from the disgorgement of short-swing profit	12,611	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	208,298	25,773,170
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(15,984,403)	16,466,700
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning	31,494,592	1,953,780
Cash and cash equivalents - ending	15,510,189	18,420,480
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Decrease in deferred offering costs charged to the IPO	0	88,319
Common stock issued upon conversion of notes payable and accrued interest payable	0	26,790,177
Increase in additional paid in capital upon extinguishment of derivative liability for warrants	0	5,752,000
Common stock issued to landlord for tenant improvement of $100,000 and prepaid rent of $400,000	0	500,000
Increase in accrued expenses for the purchase of property and equipment	0	413,498
Common stock issued for services	$ 147,900	$ 0

XML

Subsequent Events (Details Textual) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
	Oct. 05, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		784,003
Subsequent Event [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	80,201
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 2.49
Subsequent Event [Member] | Former Chief Commercial Officer [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Consulting Fee	$ 80,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	44,836

XML

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 10, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Research and Development Expense, Total		$ 4,758,590	$ 3,699,057	$ 13,008,190	$ 6,184,762
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		4,834,690	3,060,301	4,834,690	3,060,301
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance	600,000
Common Stock Purchase Price Discount Percentage	15.00%

XML

Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 13, 2015	Jul. 09, 2015	Sep. 10, 2014	Aug. 25, 2015	Mar. 23, 2015	Feb. 26, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Investor Relations Agreement, Initiation Date											Jan. 13, 2014
Stock based compensation expense								$ 1,507,669		$ 746,900	$ 4,306,435	$ 1,659,404
Operating Leases, Rent Expense		$ 6,376
Cash Compensation For Services Received Per Month 1													$ 8,000
Lease Expiration Date		Sep. 30, 2017									Jun. 30, 2019
Payments for Tenant Improvements											$ 100,000
Payments for Rent											400,000
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Sublease Rentals											$ 6,109
Employment Agreement Percentage of Base Salary											100.00%
Officers' Compensation											$ 365,000
Performance Based Equity Plan, Market Capitalization Minimum Amount											100,000,000
Performance Based Equity Plan Market Capitalization Maximum Amount											1,100,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services											147,900	0
Number Of Shares Issued To Landlord As Prepaid Rent And Tenant Improvements			41,563
Shares Issued To Landlord As Prepaid Rent And Tenant Improvements Value			$ 500,000
Revenues								2,075,000		0	2,500,000	0
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current								2,000,000			$ 2,000,000		$ 0
Agreement Term											4 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period											784,003
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Amortization Of Prepaid Service Paid In Stocks								36,975			$ 147,900
Consulting Agreement [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for Fees						$ 5,000
Hosted Design Solution Agreement [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Other Cost of Services	$ 100,568
Offer Letter [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Cash Awards Granted, Percentage	75.00%
Contract Termination Claims, Description	In the event Mr. Sereda is terminated without cause, he is entitled to (1) six months of his then-current base salary and (2) payment of COBRA premiums for up to six months.
Percentage of Vesting Related To Liquidation Or Termination	100.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	120,000
Sub-Lease Agreement [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Sublease Rentals				$ 400,000
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Exercise Price											$ 1.68
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Maximum Contractual Term											48 months
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross											0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period											4 years
Licensing Agreements [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Research and Development Arrangement, Contract to Perform for Others, Compensation Earned					$ 500,000
Development And Licensing Agreements [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Revenues								75,000			$ 500,000
Revenue Recognition, Milestone Method, Revenue Recognized								2,000,000
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current								2,000,000			$ 2,000,000
Performance-Based Equity Plan [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Percentage Of Performance Share Units To Be Earned On Achievement Of Market Capitalization Growth											100.00%
Percentage Of Performance Share Units To Be Paid On Quarterly Basis											50.00%
Percentage Of Performance Share Units To Be Paid On Termination of Employment Agreement											25.00%
Performance Based Equity Plan, Market Capitalization Minimum Amount											$ 100,000,000
Performance Based Equity Plan Market Capitalization Maximum Amount											$ 1,100,000,000
Percentage Of Performance Share Units Deferred											50.00%
Performance-Based Equity Plan [Member] | Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross											639,075
Second Employee Stock Option [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Exercise Price											$ 6.00
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross											496,546
Balzer Family Investments, L.P [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense							$ 36,720
Operating Leases Expiration Period							60 months
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net							$ 6,732
Mr. Sereda [Member] | Offer Letter [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Officers' Compensation	$ 250,000
Mr. Rizzone [Member] | Employee Stock Option [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross											275,689
Common Stock [Member] | Consulting Agreement [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services						15,000
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Issued for Services						$ 147,900
IR Consulting Warrant [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants Issued To Purchase Common Stock, Shares													36,000
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price													$ 7.80
Warrants Exercise Price, Representing IPO Price Percentage													130.00%
Warrants Vesting, Each Month Of Service													3,000
Warrants Vesting Thereafter, Each Month Of Service													3,000
Warrant Vested During Period, Shares									36,000
Stock based compensation expense								$ 0		$ 39,410	$ 7,522	$ 198,983
IR Incentive Warrant [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants Issued To Purchase Common Stock, Shares						15,000
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price						$ 7.80
Terms Of Incentive Warrant Market Maker						$ 250,000
IR Consulting And Incentive Warrant [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Warrants Term											4 years

XML

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Payments for Tenant Improvements	$ 100,000
Payments for Rent	$ 400,000

XML

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	13,154,948	12,781,502
Common stock, shares outstanding	13,154,948	12,781,502

XML

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

Potentially dilutive securities outlined in the table below have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Consulting Warrant to purchase common stock		166,937		278,228		166,937		278,228
Financing Warrant to purchase common stock		152,778		152,778		152,778		152,778
IPO Warrants to purchase common stock		460,000		460,000		460,000		460,000
IR Consulting Warrant		36,000		36,000		36,000		36,000
IR Incentive Warrant		15,000		-		15,000		-
Options to purchase common stock		1,588,851		1,671,235		1,588,851		1,671,235
RSUs		1,174,990		462,060		1,174,990		462,060
PSUs		1,213,173		-		1,213,173		-
ESPP		26,961		-		26,961		-
Total potentially dilutive securities		4,834,690		3,060,301		4,834,690		3,060,301

XML

Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 10, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Entity Registrant Name	Energous Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0001575793
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	WATT
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,183,006

XML

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

The future minimum lease payments for leased locations are as follows:

For the Years Ended December 31,	Amount
2015 (Three Months)	$	130,117
2016		529,309
2017		572,722
2018		530,531
2019		372,652
Total	$	2,135,331

XML

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenue:
Revenue	$ 2,075,000	$ 0	$ 2,500,000	$ 0
Operating expenses:
Research and development	4,758,590	3,699,057	13,008,190	6,184,762
Sales and marketing	767,762	809,333	2,518,114	2,036,793
General and administrative	2,156,965	1,322,048	5,663,583	3,124,439
Total operating expenses	7,683,317	5,830,438	21,189,887	11,345,994
Loss from operations	(5,608,317)	(5,830,438)	(18,689,887)	(11,345,994)
Other income (expense):
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities	0	0	0	(26,265,177)
Interest income (expense), net	2,656	5,258	12,365	(1,029,479)
Loss on retirement of fixed assets	0	(22,818)	0	(22,818)
Gain on debt extinguishment	0	0	0	2,084,368
Total	2,656	(17,560)	12,365	(25,233,106)
Net loss	$ (5,605,661)	$ (5,847,998)	$ (18,677,522)	$ (36,579,100)
Basic and diluted loss per common share	$ (0.43)	$ (0.62)	$ (1.45)	$ (5.08)
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted	13,018,494	9,458,359	12,907,893	7,203,642

XML

Stockholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 5 – Stockholders’ Equity

Disgorgement of short swing profits

On April 11, 2015, $12,611 of proceeds was received from an officer of the Company who had purchased shares in the December 2014 secondary offering representing the disgorgement of a short swing profit on the officer’s April 2015 sale of the Company’s stock.

Filing of registration statement

On April 24, 2015, the Company filed a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3, which became effective on April 30, 2015. The “shelf” registration statement allows the Company from time to time to sell any combination of debt or equity securities described in the registration statement up to aggregate proceeds of $75,000,000.

XML

Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 4 – Commitments and Contingencies

Investor Relations Agreements

Effective January 13, 2014, the Company entered into an agreement with a vendor (“IR Firm”) to provide investor relations services to the Company. Pursuant to the agreement, in addition to monthly cash compensation of $8,000 per month, on March 27, 2014 the Company issued to the IR firm a consulting warrant (“IR Consulting Warrant”) for the purchase of 36,000 shares of common stock. The IR Consulting Warrant has a strike price of $7.80, representing 130% of the IPO price. The IR Consulting Warrant had an initial catch up vesting equivalent to 3,000 shares per month of service, partial months to be prorated on a thirty (30) day basis, from the effective date of this agreement until March 27, 2014. Thereafter, the IR Consulting Warrant vested at a rate of 3,000 shares per month of service. On February 26, 2015, the Company issued to the IR Firm incentive warrants (“IR Incentive Warrants”) to purchase 15,000 shares of common stock with a strike price of $7.80 based upon certain qualified investors and/or institutional or brokerage firms having purchased at least $250,000 in value of the Company’s common shares at the IPO price or greater in the open market on or after the 46^th day following March 27, 2014. All IR Incentive Warrants granted during a six month period will collectively vest at each six month anniversary. Both the IR Consulting Warrant and IR Incentive Warrants will have an expiration date four (4) years from the grant date. The shares underlying both the IR Consulting Warrant and the IR Incentive Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis if at the time of exercise, such warrant shares have not been registered.

As of March 31, 2015, all 36,000 shares under the IR Consulting Warrant were vested. The Company incurred stock-based compensation expense of $0 and $39,410 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $7,522 and $198,983 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, in connection with the IR Consulting Warrant, which was included in general and administrative expense.

On February 4, 2015, the Company entered into a six month consulting agreement with a consultant to provide the Company with investor relations services. Compensation under the agreement included the Company’s issuance on February 26, 2015, of 15,000 shares of common stock valued at $147,900 and monthly cash payments of $5,000. The total value of the common stock compensation was recorded as a prepaid expense and was being amortized over the six month contract period. The Company incurred amortization expense of $36,975 and $147,900 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, which was included in general and administrative expense.

Operating Leases

On September 10, 2014, the Company entered into a Lease Agreement (the “Lease”) with Balzer Family Investments, L.P. (the “Landlord”) related to space located at Northpointe Business Center, 3590 North First Street, San Jose, California. The initial term of the lease is 60 months, with initial monthly base rent of $36,720 and the lease is subject to certain annual escalations as defined in the agreement. On October 1, 2014, the Company relocated its headquarters to this new location.  The Company issued to the Landlord 41,563 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $500,000, of which $400,000 will be applied to reduce the Company’s monthly base rent obligation by $6,732 per month and of which $100,000 was for certain tenant improvements. The Company recorded $400,000 as prepaid rent on its balance sheet, which is being amortized over the term of the lease and recorded $100,000 as leasehold improvements.

On February 26, 2015, the Company entered into a sub-lease agreement for additional space in the San Jose area. The agreement has a term which expires on June 30, 2019 and an initial monthly rent of $6,109 per month. On August 25, 2015 the Company entered into an additional amended sub-lease agreement for additional space in San Jose, CA. The agreement has a term which expires on June 30, 2019 and an initial monthly rent of $4,314 per month. These leases are subject to certain annual escalations as defined in the agreements.

On July 9, 2015, the Company entered into a sub-lease agreement for additional space in Costa Mesa, CA. The agreement has a term which expires on September 30, 2017 and a monthly rent of $6,376 per month.

The future minimum lease payments for leased locations are as follows:

For the Years Ended December 31,	Amount
2015 (Three Months)	$	130,117
2016		529,309
2017		572,722
2018		530,531
2019		372,652
Total	$	2,135,331

Development and Licensing Agreement

Effective January 28, 2015, the Company signed a development and licensing agreement with a consumer electronics company to embed WattUp wire-free charging receiver technology in various products including, but not limited to certain mobile consumer electronics and related accessories. During the development phase and through customer shipment of their first product, Energous will afford this customer an exclusive “time to market advantage” in the licensed product categories.

This development and licensing agreement contains both invention and development milestones that the Company will need to achieve during the next two years. Pursuant to the Agreement, on March 23, 2015, the Company received an initial non-refundable payment of $500,000, for which revenue of $75,000 and $500,000 was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. The agreement provides for additional amounts to be received by the Company based upon its achievement of certain milestones. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recognized revenue of $2,000,000 upon the achievement of milestones under the agreement. This $2,000,000 was recorded in accounts receivable at September 30, 2015, and was collected on October 21, 2015. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recognized as revenue an aggregate of $2,075,000 and $2,500,000, respectively, under the agreement.

Effective April 3, 2015, the Company entered into an amendment of the development and license agreement with this consumer electronics company to include joint development of wire-free transmitter technology and technology license back to the Company. On June 5, 2015, the Company entered into a second amendment of the development and license agreement with this consumer electronics company to conform the agreement for technical changes in the product delivery milestones.

Hosted Design Solution Agreement

On June 25, 2015, the Company entered into a three year agreement to license electronic design automation software in a hosted environment. Pursuant to the agreement, under which services began July 13, 2015, the Company is required to remit quarterly payments in the amount of $100,568 with the last payment due March 30, 2018.

Amended Employee Agreement – Stephen Rizzone

On April 3, 2015, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with Stephen R. Rizzone, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (the “Employment Agreement”).

The Employment Agreement has an effective date of January 1, 2015 and an initial term of four years (the “Initial Employment Period”). The Employment Agreement provides for an annual base salary of $365,000, and Mr. Rizzone is eligible to receive quarterly cash bonuses with a total target amount equal to 100% of his base salary based upon achievement of performance-based objectives established by the Company’s board of directors.

Pursuant to Mr. Rizzone’s prior employment agreement, on December 12, 2013 Mr. Rizzone was granted a ten year option to purchase 275,689 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.68 vesting over four years in 48 monthly installments beginning October 1, 2013 (the “First Option”). Mr. Rizzone was also granted a second option award to purchase 496,546 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 (the “Second Option”). The Second Option vests over the same vesting schedule as the First Option.

Effective with the approval on May 21, 2015 by the Company’s stockholders of its new performance-based equity plan, the Employment Agreement provided and Mr. Rizzone received, a grant of 639,075 Performance Share Units (the “PSUs”). The PSUs, which represent the right to receive shares of common stock, shall be earned based on the Company’s achievement of market capitalization growth between the effective date of the Employment Agreement and the end of the Initial Employment Period. If the Company’s market capitalization is $100 million or less, no PSUs will be earned. If the Company reaches a market capitalization of $1.1 billion or more, 100% of the PSUs will be earned. For market capitalization between $100 million and $1.1 billion, the percentage of PSUs earned will be determined on a quarterly basis based on straight line interpolation. PSUs earned as of the end of a calendar quarter will be paid 50% immediately and 50% will be deferred until the end of the Initial Employment Period subject to Mr. Rizzone’s continued employment with the Company (See Note 6).

Mr. Rizzone is also eligible to receive all customary and usual benefits generally available to senior executives of the Company.

The Employment Agreement provides that if Mr. Rizzone’s employment is terminated due to his death or disability, if Mr. Rizzone’s employment is terminated by the Company without cause or if he resigns for good reason, twenty-five percent (25%) of the shares subject to the First Option and the Second Option shall immediately vest and become exercisable, he will have a period of one year post-termination to exercise the First Option and the Second Option, and if a Liquidation Event (as defined in the Employment Agreement) shall occur prior to the termination of the First Option and the Second Option, one hundred percent (100%) of the shares subject to the First Option and Second Option shall immediately vest and become exercisable effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Liquidation Event. In addition, any outstanding deferred PSUs shall be immediately vested and paid, but any remaining unearned portion of the PSUs shall immediately be canceled and forfeited.

Offer Letter – Brian Sereda

Effective July 13, 2015, the Company appointed Brian Sereda to serve as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, replacing Interim Chief Financial Officer Howard Yeaton.

In connection with Mr. Sereda’s appointment as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Company and Mr. Sereda executed an offer letter effective July 13, 2015 (the “Sereda Offer Letter”). Under the Sereda Offer Letter, Mr. Sereda will receive an annual base salary of $250,000 per year, and is eligible to earn an annual performance bonus of up to 75% of his then current base salary in accordance with performance objectives established by the Company’s independent compensation committee or the Board of Directors. In addition, under the Sereda Offer Letter and as an inducement to join the Company, Mr. Sereda received an inducement restricted stock unit award covering a total of 120,000 shares of common stock. This restricted stock unit award vests over a period of four years in four equal annual installments on July 13 of each of 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, subject to Mr. Sereda’s continued employment with the Company through each vesting date.

In the event Mr. Sereda is terminated without cause, he is entitled to (1) six months of his then-current base salary and (2) payment of COBRA premiums for up to six months. In the event of a liquidation event and termination of employment, except for cause, 100% of the inducement award shall immediately vest.

XML

Commitments and Contingencies (Details)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
2015 (Three Months)	$ 130,117
2016	529,309
2017	572,722
2018	530,531
2019	372,652
Total	$ 2,135,331

XML

Stock Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of the Company’s stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2015:

							Weighted
			Weighted		Weighted		Average
			Average		Average		Remaining
	Number of		Exercise		Grant Date		Life In		Intrinsic
	Options		Price		Fair Value		Years		Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2015		1,607,075	$	4.41	$	2.46		9.0	$	-
Granted		-		-		-		-		-
Exercised		(10,392)		2.49		1.42		-		-
Forfeited		(7,832)		2.49		1.42		-		-
Outstanding at September 30, 2015		1,588,851	$	4.43	$	2.48		8.4	$	3,924,000
Exercisable at January 1, 2015		550,298	$	4.33	$	2.41		9.1	$	-
Vested		290,056		4.42		-		-		-
Exercised		(10,392)		2.49		-		-		-
Forfeited		-		-		-		-		-
Exercisable at September 30, 2015		829,962	$	4.38	$	2.46		8.4	$	2,064,000

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]

The following table presents information related to stock options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2015:

Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
				Weighted Average
		Outstanding		Remaining Life In		Exercisable Number of
Exercise Price		Number of Options		Years		Options
$	1.68		275,689		8.2		137,845
	2.49		308,530		8.3		156,457
	3.63		51,958		8.4		51,958
	4.99		99,214		8.5		49,088
	6.00		853,460		8.5		434,614
			1,588,851		8.4		829,962

Schedule of Nonvested Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

At September 30, 2015, the unamortized value of the RSUs was $9,431,246. The unamortized amount will be expensed over a weighted average period of 3.1 years. A summary of the activity related to RSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is presented below:

			Weighted
			Average Grant
	Total		Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2015		733,628	$	10.49
RSUs granted		784,003	$	8.62
RSUs forfeited		(106,344)	$	9.74
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for RSUs		(236,297)	$	10.57
Outstanding at September 30, 2015		1,174,990	$	9.30
Vested at January 1, 2015		6,349	$	9.94
RSUs vested		231,448	$	10.57
RSUs forfeited		-	$	-
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for RSUs		(236,297)	$	10.57
Vested at September 30, 2015		1,500	$	7.94

At September 30, 2015, the unamortized value of the PSUs was approximately $2,863,375. The unamortized amount will be expensed over a weighted average period of 3.30 years. A summary of the activity related to PSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is presented below:

			Weighted
			Average Grant
	Total		Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2015		-	$	-
PSUs granted		1,214,245	$	2.62
PSUs forfeited		-	$	-
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for PSUs		(1,072)	$	2.62
Outstanding at September 30, 2015		1,213,173	$	2.62
Vested at January 1, 2015		-	$	-
PSUs vested		1,072	$	2.62
PSUs forfeited		-	$	-
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for PSUs		(1,072)	$	2.62
Vested at September 30, 2015		-	$	-

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize total stock-based compensation costs recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Stock options	$	232,286	$	325,634	$	724,708	$	1,070,939
RSUs		968,385		381,856		3,145,520		389,482
IR warrants		-		39,410		85,831		198,983
PSUs		277,031		-		320,409		-
ESPP		29,967		-		29,967		-
Total	$	1,507,669	$	746,900	$	4,306,435	$	1,659,404

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

The Company estimated the fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair values of stock options granted were estimated using the following assumptions:

	Options Granted
	During the Nine
	Months Ended
	September 30, 2015
Stock price	$	7.41
Dividend yield		0	%
Expected volatility		65	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.13	%
Expected life		6 months

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]

The total amount of stock-based compensation was reflected within the statements of operations as:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Research and development	$	582,320	$	329,138	$	2,116,631	$	568,390
General and administrative		739,842		165,228		1,673,427		657,738
Sales and marketing		185,507		252,534		516,377		433,276
Total	$	1,507,669	$	746,900	$	4,306,435	$	1,659,404

XML

Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

Note 8 – Subsequent Events

On October 5, 2015, George B. Holmes resigned as Chief Commercial Officer of the Company. Mr. Holmes will provide consulting services to the Company pursuant to a six month consulting agreement pursuant to which he will receive consulting fees totaling $80,000. In connection with the consulting arrangement, Mr. Holmes was permitted to extend the exercise period for an option to purchase 80,201 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.49 per share and an aggregate of 44,836 RSUs would be allowed to vest pursuant to their terms.

XML

Stock Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

Note 6 – Stock Based Compensation

Equity Incentive Plans

2013 Equity Incentive Plan

In December 2013 the Company’s board and stockholders approved the “2013 Equity Incentive Plan”, providing for the issuance of equity based instruments covering up to an initial total of 1,042,167 shares of common stock. Effective on March 27, 2014, the aggregate total shares which may be issued under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan were increased to 2,335,967, as described below.

Effective on March 10, 2014, the Company’s board of directors and stockholders approved the First Amendment to the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan which provided for an increase in the aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to the Plan to equal 18% of the total number of shares of common stock outstanding immediately following the completion of the IPO (assuming for this purpose the issuance of all shares issuable under the Company’s equity plans, the conversion into common stock of all outstanding securities that are convertible by their terms into common stock and the exercise of all options and warrants exercisable for shares of common stock and including shares and warrants issued to the underwriters for such IPO upon exercise of its over-allotment options).

As of September 30, 2015, 262,186 shares of common stock remain eligible to be issued through equity-based instruments under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan

On March 6, 2014, the Company’s board of directors and stockholders approved the 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan for the issuance of equity-based instruments covering up to 250,000 shares of common stock to directors and other non-employees.

As of September 30, 2015, 146,383 shares of common stock remain eligible to be issued through equity-based instruments under the 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan.

2015 Performance Share Unit Plan

On April 10, 2015, the Company’s board of directors approved the Energous Corporation 2015 Performance Share Unit Plan (the “Performance Share Plan”), under which 1,310,104 shares of common stock became available for issuance as PSUs to a select group of employees and directors, subject to approval by the stockholders. On May 21, 2015 the Company’s stockholders approved the Performance Share Plan.

As of September 30, 2015, 95,859 shares of common stock remain eligible to be issued through equity based instruments under the Performance Share Unit Plan.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On April 10, 2015, the Company’s board of directors approved the ESPP, under which 600,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for purchase by the Company’s employees, subject to approval by the stockholders. On May 21, 2015, the Company’s stockholders approved the ESPP. Employees may designate an amount not less than 1% but not more than 10% of their annual compensation, but for not more than 7,500 shares during an offering period. An offering period shall be six months in duration commencing on or about January 1 and July 1 of each year. The exercise price of the option will be the lesser of 85% of the fair market of the common stock on the first business day of the offering period and 85% of the fair market value of the common stock on the applicable exercise date.

As of September 30, 2015, 600,000 shares of common stock remain eligible to be issued through equity based instruments under the ESPP. As of September 30, 2015, eligible employees have contributed $169,811 through payroll withholdings to the ESPP. Initial shares under the ESPP will be delivered in January 2016.

Stock Option Award Activity

The following is a summary of the Company’s stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2015:

							Weighted
			Weighted		Weighted		Average
			Average		Average		Remaining
	Number of		Exercise		Grant Date		Life In		Intrinsic
	Options		Price		Fair Value		Years		Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2015		1,607,075	$	4.41	$	2.46		9.0	$	-
Granted		-		-		-		-		-
Exercised		(10,392)		2.49		1.42		-		-
Forfeited		(7,832)		2.49		1.42		-		-
Outstanding at September 30, 2015		1,588,851	$	4.43	$	2.48		8.4	$	3,924,000
Exercisable at January 1, 2015		550,298	$	4.33	$	2.41		9.1	$	-
Vested		290,056		4.42		-		-		-
Exercised		(10,392)		2.49		-		-		-
Forfeited		-		-		-		-		-
Exercisable at September 30, 2015		829,962	$	4.38	$	2.46		8.4	$	2,064,000

The following table presents information related to stock options outstanding and exercisable at September 30, 2015:

Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
				Weighted Average
		Outstanding		Remaining Life In		Exercisable Number of
Exercise Price		Number of Options		Years		Options
$	1.68		275,689		8.2		137,845
	2.49		308,530		8.3		156,457
	3.63		51,958		8.4		51,958
	4.99		99,214		8.5		49,088
	6.00		853,460		8.5		434,614
			1,588,851		8.4		829,962

As of September 30, 2015, the unamortized value of options was $1,878,887. As of September 30, 2015, the unamortized portion will be expensed over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

On August 14, 2014, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted two inducement RSU awards to Cesar Johnston, the Company’s Senior Vice President of Engineering. Under the first award, Mr. Johnston has the right to receive 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and this award vests over four years beginning on the first anniversary of his employment start date of July 14, 2014. In addition, Mr. Johnston was granted 20,000 performance based RSU awards. On February 26, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors determined that Mr. Johnston had successfully met all conditions provided for in the performance-based RSU award. The RSU’s had an aggregate grant date fair value of $1,356,000 based upon the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The awards granted vest over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the employee’s date of hire. Pursuant to the terms of the awards, the unvested shares terminate upon separation from the Company.

On January 2, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to various directors, RSUs under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of  17,576 shares of the Company’s common stock. The awards granted vest fully on the first anniversary of the grant date. On June 23, 2015, one of the Company’s directors resigned and upon approval by the compensation committee of the board of directors, his RSU award of 4,394 shares became fully vested. Of the total amount of RSUs granted to directors on January 2, 2015, 13,182 remain unvested.

On January 22, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to various employees and consultants, RSUs under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 54,500 shares of the Company’s common stock. The awards granted were vested on the date of grant.

On February 26, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to two employees RSUs under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 6,800 shares of the Company’s common stock. The awards granted were vested on the date of grant.

On February 26, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to Mr. Rizzone, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, RSUs under which Mr. Rizzone has the right to receive 246,226 shares of the Company’s common stock. The awards granted vest over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

On February 26, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to a member of the advisory board RSUs under which the holder has the right to receive 5,071 shares. The award vests 12.5% on March 31, 2015 and then an additional 12.5% on each three month anniversary thereafter until fully vested.

On May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to various employees and consultants inducement RSU awards under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 205,081 shares of the Company’s common stock. The awards granted vest over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the date of hire.

On May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to Cesar Johnston, the Company’s Senior Vice President of Engineering, RSUs under which Mr. Johnston has the right to receive 1,500 shares of the Company’s common stock. This award was granted under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. The award granted vested fully on May 31, 2015.

On May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to two consultants RSUs under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 7,042 shares of the Company’s common stock. These awards were granted under the 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan. The awards granted were fully vested on the date of grant.

On May 21, 2015, in connection with patent applications, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to various employees RSUs under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 6,300 shares of the Company’s common stock. These awards were granted under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. Of the awards granted, 2,100 RSUs become fully vested on December 29, 2015, 3,500 become fully vested on December 30, 2015 and 700 become fully vested on December 31, 2015.

On May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to John Gaulding, director and chairman of the board, RSUs under the 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan for which Mr. Gaulding has the right to receive 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. These shares were issued to Mr. Gaulding in connection with his role as an independent director and chairman of the Board of Directors. The award granted vests fully on January 1, 2016.

On May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors accelerated the vesting of 13,074 previously issued RSUs, held by certain employees and consultants, to vest on April 30, 2015.

On July 1, 2015, the Company appointed Martin Cooper to the Board of Directors with a term expiring at the Company’s 2016 annual stockholders meeting. In connection with Mr. Cooper’s appointment to the Board, Mr. Cooper was issued RSUs under the Company’s 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan covering a total of 5,061 shares of Company common stock that will vest in full on January 4, 2016.

On July 13, 2015, the Company appointed Brian Sereda Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As an inducement to join the Company, Mr. Sereda received an inducement restricted stock unit award covering a total of 120,000 shares of common stock. The restricted stock unit award vests in four equal annual installments on July 13 of each of 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, subject to Mr. Sereda’s continued employment with the Company through each vesting date.

On August 20, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to three consultants RSUs under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 8,854 shares of the Company’s common stock (of which 1,416 were granted to Martin Cooper).  These awards were granted under the 2014 Non-Employee Equity Compensation Plan. The awards granted were fully vested on the date of grant.

During August 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to various employees inducement RSU awards under which the holders have the right to receive an aggregate of 74,992 shares of the Company’s common stock. The awards granted vest over four years beginning on the first anniversary of the date of hire.

The Company accounts for RSUs granted to consultants using the accounting guidance included in ASC 505-50 “Equity-Based Payments to Non-Employees” (“ASC 505-50”). In accordance with ASC 505-50, the Company estimates the fair value of the unvested portion of the RSU award each reporting period using the closing price of the Company’s common stock.

At September 30, 2015, the unamortized value of the RSUs was $9,431,246. The unamortized amount will be expensed over a weighted average period of 3.1 years. A summary of the activity related to RSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is presented below:

			Weighted
			Average Grant
	Total		Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2015		733,628	$	10.49
RSUs granted		784,003	$	8.62
RSUs forfeited		(106,344)	$	9.74
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for RSUs		(236,297)	$	10.57
Outstanding at September 30, 2015		1,174,990	$	9.30
Vested at January 1, 2015		6,349	$	9.94
RSUs vested		231,448	$	10.57
RSUs forfeited		-	$	-
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for RSUs		(236,297)	$	10.57
Vested at September 30, 2015		1,500	$	7.94

Performance Share Units (“PSUs”)

Effective on May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to Stephan Rizzone PSUs under which Mr. Rizzone had the right to receive up to 639,075 shares of the Company’s common stock. The PSUs shall be earned based on the Company’s market capitalization growth (See Note 4).

On May 21, 2015, the compensation committee of the board of directors granted to its independent directors and executives, PSUs under which the holders have the right to receive up to 543,216 shares of the Company’s common stock. The PSUs shall be earned based on the Company’s achievement of market capitalization growth between the effective date of the Employment Agreement and the end of the Initial Employment Period. If the Company’s market capitalization is $100 million or less, no PSUs will be earned. If the Company reaches a market capitalization of $1.1 billion or more, 100% of the PSUs will be earned. For market capitalization between $100 million and $1.1 billion, the percentage of PSUs earned will be determined on a quarterly basis based on straight line interpolation.

On July 1, 2015, the Company appointed Martin Cooper to the Board of Directors with a term expiring at the Company’s 2016 annual stockholders meeting. In connection with Mr. Cooper’s appointment, he was granted PSUs under the Company’s 2015 Performance Share Unit Plan for which he is eligible to receive 31,954 shares of the Company’s common stock.

The Company determined that the PSUs were equity awards with both market and service conditions. The Company utilized a Monte Carlo simulation to determine the fair value of the market condition, as described above. Grantees of PSUs are required to be employed through December 31, 2018 in order to earn the entire award, if and when vested.

The fair value of the grant of PSUs to purchase a total of 1,214,245 shares of common stock was determined to be approximately $3,183,784, and is to be amortized over the service period of May 21, 2015 through December 31, 2018, on a straight-line basis. Amortization was $277,031 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 and was $320,409 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

At September 30, 2015, the unamortized value of the PSUs was approximately $2,863,375. The unamortized amount will be expensed over a weighted average period of 3.3 years. A summary of the activity related to PSUs for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 is presented below:

			Weighted
			Average Grant
	Total		Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2015		-	$	-
PSUs granted		1,214,245	$	2.62
PSUs forfeited		-	$	-
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for PSUs		(1,072)	$	2.62
Outstanding at September 30, 2015		1,213,173	$	2.62
Vested at January 1, 2015		-	$	-
PSUs vested		1,072	$	2.62
PSUs forfeited		-	$	-
Shares of common stock issued in exchange for PSUs		(1,072)	$	2.62
Vested at September 30, 2015		-	$	-

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”)

The initial offering period for the ESPP is July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015. On July 1, 2015 employees enrolled in the ESPP  agreed to have withheld up to approximately $339,623. If all participants exercised their option under the ESPP, approximately 53,921 shares would be issued in January 2016. Through September 30, 2015, employees have contributed an aggregate of $169,811. The first shares will be issued in January, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, 0 shares have been issued under this plan, with 600,000 shares reserved for future issuance.

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of the purchase option for each designated share purchased under this plan was approximately $2.46, which represents the fair value of the option, consisting of three main components: (i) the value of the discount on the enrollment date, (ii) the proportionate value of the call option for 85% of the stock and (iii) the proportionate value of the put option for 15% of the stock. The Company recognized compensation expense for the plan of $29,967 for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.

The Company estimated the fair value of options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair values of stock options granted were estimated using the following assumptions:

	Options Granted
	During the Nine
	Months Ended
	September 30, 2015
Stock price	$	7.41
Dividend yield		0	%
Expected volatility		65	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.13	%
Expected life		6 months

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

The following tables summarize total stock-based compensation costs recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Stock options	$	232,286	$	325,634	$	724,708	$	1,070,939
RSUs		968,385		381,856		3,145,520		389,482
IR warrants		-		39,410		85,831		198,983
PSUs		277,031		-		320,409		-
ESPP		29,967		-		29,967		-
Total	$	1,507,669	$	746,900	$	4,306,435	$	1,659,404

The total amount of stock-based compensation was reflected within the statements of operations as:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Research and development	$	582,320	$	329,138	$	2,116,631	$	568,390
General and administrative		739,842		165,228		1,673,427		657,738
Sales and marketing		185,507		252,534		516,377		433,276
Total	$	1,507,669	$	746,900	$	4,306,435	$	1,659,404

XML

Related Party

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 7 – Related Party

On July 14, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Howard Yeaton as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer. On July 13, 2015, the Company appointed Brian Sereda as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (See Note 4), replacing Interim Chief Financial Officer Howard Yeaton. Howard Yeaton is the Managing Principal of Financial Consulting Strategies LLC (“FCS”). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company incurred fees to FCS of $2,500 and $61,848 in connection with Mr. Yeaton’s services as Interim Chief Financial Officer and $28,405 and $67,751, respectively, for other financial advisory and accounting services provided by FCS.

XML

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).These unaudited condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 30, 2015.  The accounting policies used in preparing these unaudited condensed interim financial statements are consistent with those described in the December 31, 2014 audited financial statements.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported expenses during the reporting periods.

The Company’s significant estimates and assumptions include the valuation of the Company’s common stock, the valuation of stock-based compensation instruments, recognition of revenue, the useful lives of long-lived assets, and income tax expense. Some of these judgments can be subjective and complex, and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates. Although the Company believes that its estimates and assumptions are reasonable, they are based upon information available at the time the estimates and assumptions were made. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Reclassification

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net loss.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term, highly liquid investments with an original maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances that may be uninsured or in deposit accounts that exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits. The Company maintains its cash deposits with major financial institutions.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when the following criteria have been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, collection of the revenue is reasonably assured, and the fees are fixed or determinable.

The Company records revenue associated with product development projects that it enters into with certain customers.  In general, these projects are associated with complex technology development, and as such the Company does not have certainty about its ability to achieve the program milestones. Achievement of the milestone is dependent on our performance and the milestone typically needs to be accepted by the customer. The payment associated with achieving the milestone is generally commensurate with the Company’s effort or the value of the deliverable and is nonrefundable.

The Company also receives nonrefundable payments, typically at the beginning of a customer relationship, for which there are no milestones. The Company recognizes this revenue ratably over the initial engineering product development period. The Company records the expenses related to these projects, generally included in research and development expense, in the periods incurred.

Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Research and Development

Research and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred. For internally developed patents, all patent application costs are expensed as incurred as research and development expense. Patent application costs, generally legal costs, are expensed as research and development costs until such time as the future economic benefits of such patents become more certain. The Company incurred research and development costs of $4,758,590 and $3,699,057 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and $13,008,190 and $6,184,762 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to employees in accordance with accounting guidance that requires awards to be recorded at their fair value on the date of grant and are amortized over the vesting period of the award. The Company recognizes compensation costs on a straight line basis over the requisite service period of the award, which is typically the vesting term of the equity instrument issued.

On April 10, 2015, the Company’s board of directors approved the Energous Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), under which 600,000 shares of common stock were reserved for purchase by the Company’s employees, subject to approval by the stockholders. Under the plan, employees may purchase a limited number of shares of the Company’s common stock at a 15% discount from the lower of the closing market prices measured on the first and last days of each half-year period. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the fair value of the purchase options, as measured on the grant date.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income Taxes

Tax benefits are recognized only for tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon settlement. A liability for “unrecognized tax benefits” is recorded for any tax benefits claimed in the Company’s tax returns that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards. As of September 30, 2015, no liability for unrecognized tax benefits was required to be reported. The guidance also discusses the classification of related interest and penalties on income taxes. The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. No interest or penalties were recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants (using the treasury stock method) and the vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”) and the enrollment of employees in the ESPP. The computation of diluted loss per share excludes potentially dilutive securities of 4,834,690 and 3,060,301 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and 4,834,690 and 3,060,301 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, because their inclusion would be antidilutive.

Potentially dilutive securities outlined in the table below have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Consulting Warrant to purchase common stock		166,937		278,228		166,937		278,228
Financing Warrant to purchase common stock		152,778		152,778		152,778		152,778
IPO Warrants to purchase common stock		460,000		460,000		460,000		460,000
IR Consulting Warrant		36,000		36,000		36,000		36,000
IR Incentive Warrant		15,000		-		15,000		-
Options to purchase common stock		1,588,851		1,671,235		1,588,851		1,671,235
RSUs		1,174,990		462,060		1,174,990		462,060
PSUs		1,213,173		-		1,213,173		-
ESPP		26,961		-		26,961		-
Total potentially dilutive securities		4,834,690		3,060,301		4,834,690		3,060,301

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" (Topic 606), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition," and most industry-specific guidance. This ASU is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. The amendments in the ASU must be applied using one of two retrospective methods and are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. On July 9, 2015, the FASB modified ASU 2014-09 to be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. As modified, the FASB permits the adoption of the new revenue standard early, but not before the annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. A public organization would apply the new revenue standard to all interim reporting periods within the year of adoption. The Company will evaluate the effects, if any, that adoption of this guidance will have on its financial statements.

In August 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. This standard is intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. Under U.S. GAAP, financial statements are prepared under the presumption that the reporting organization will continue to operate as a going concern, except in limited circumstances. Financial reporting under this presumption is commonly referred to as the going concern basis of accounting.

The going concern basis of accounting is critical to financial reporting because it establishes the fundamental basis for measuring and classifying assets and liabilities. Currently, U.S. GAAP lacks guidance about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the organization’s ability to continue as a going concern or to provide related footnote disclosures. This ASU provides guidance to an organization’s management, with principles and definitions that are intended to reduce diversity in the timing and content of disclosures that are commonly provided by organizations today in the financial statement footnotes. The amendments are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted for annual or interim reporting periods for which the financial statements have not previously been issued. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This standard amends existing guidance to require the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of a deferred charge. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, but early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard would have on our condensed financial statements.

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, “Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements” – Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to Staff Announcement at June 18, 2015, which clarified the SEC staff’s position on presenting and measuring debt issuance costs incurred in connection with line-of-credit arrangements. ASU 2015-15 should be adopted concurrent with the adoption of ASU 2015-03. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of these standards will have on its condensed financial statements.

Subsequent Events, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Management’s Evaluation of Subsequent Events

The Company evaluates events that have occurred after the balance sheet date of September 30, 2015, through the date which the financial statements are issued.

XML

Related Party (Details Textual) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Howard Yeatons Service [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments for Fees	$ 2,500	$ 61,848
Other Financial Advisory and Accounting Services [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments for Fees	$ 28,405	$ 67,751

XML

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 1) - shares	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities	4,834,690	3,060,301	4,834,690	3,060,301
Consulting Warrant [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities	166,937	278,228	166,937	278,228
Financing Warrant [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities	152,778	152,778	152,778	152,778
IPO Warrants [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities	460,000	460,000	460,000	460,000
IR Consulting Warrant [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities	36,000	36,000	36,000	36,000
IR Incentive Warrant [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities	15,000	0	15,000	0
Stock Option [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities	1,588,851	1,671,235	1,588,851	1,671,235
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities	1,174,990	462,060	1,174,990	462,060
Phantom Share Units (PSUs) [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities	1,213,173	0	1,213,173	0
ESPP [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Potentially dilutive securities	26,961	0	26,961	0

XML

Stock Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited
Number of Options, Outstanding
Number of Options, Outstanding	1,588,851
Number of Options, Exercisable
Number of Options, Exercisable	829,962
Weighted Average Remaining Life In Years, Exercisable	8 years 4 months 24 days
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited
Number of Options, Outstanding	1,607,075
Number of Options, Granted	0
Number of Options, Exercised	(10,392)
Number of Options, Forfeited	(7,832)
Number of Options, Outstanding	1,588,851	1,607,075
Number of Options, Exercisable	550,298
Number of Options, Vested	290,056
Number of Options, Exercised	(10,392)
Number of Options, Exercisable	829,962	550,298
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding	$ 4.41
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Granted	0
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	2.49
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Forfeited	2.49
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding	4.43	$ 4.41
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable	4.33
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Vested	4.42
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercised	2.49
Weighted Average Exercise Price, Exercisable	4.38	4.33
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Outstanding	2.46
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Granted	0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Exercised	1.42
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Forfeited	1.42
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Outstanding	2.48	2.46
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Exercisable	2.41
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Vested	0
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value, Exercisable	$ 2.46	$ 2.41
Weighted Average Remaining Life In Years, Outstanding	8 years 4 months 24 days	9 years
Weighted Average Remaining Life In Years, Exercisable	8 years 4 months 24 days	9 years 1 month 6 days
Intrinsic Value, Exercised	$ 0
Intrinsic Value, Outstanding	3,924,000
Intrinsic Value, Exercisable	0
Intrinsic Value, Exercisable	$ 2,064,000	$ 0

XML

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2015 - USD ($)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 31,320,563	$ 127	$ 82,465,914	$ (51,145,478)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		12,781,502
Issuance of shares for services	147,900	$ 0	147,900	0
Issuance of shares for services (in shares)		15,000
Stock-based compensation - stock options	724,708	$ 0	724,708	0
Stock-based compensation - IR warrants	85,831	0	85,831	0
Stock-based compensation - restricted stock units ("RSUs")	3,145,520	0	3,145,520	0
Stock-based compensation - employee stock purchase plan ("ESPP")	29,967	0	29,967	0
Stock-based compensation - performance share units ("PSUs")	320,409	0	320,409	0
Issuance of shares for RSUs	0	$ 3	(3)	0
Issuance of shares for RSUs (in shares)		236,297
Issuance of shares for PSUs	0	$ 0	0	0
Issuance of shares for PSUs (in shares)		1,072
Exercise of stock options	25,876	$ 0	25,876	0
Exercise of stock options (in shares)		10,392
Disgorgement on account of short swing profit	12,611	$ 0	12,611	0
Cashless exercise of warrants	0	$ 1	(1)	0
Cashless exercise of warrants (in shares)		110,685
Net loss	(18,677,522)	$ 0	0	(18,677,522)
Proceeds from contributions to the ESPP	169,811	0	169,811	0
Balance at Sep. 30, 2015	$ 17,305,674	$ 131	$ 87,128,543	$ (69,823,000)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015		13,154,948

XML

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).These unaudited condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 30, 2015.  The accounting policies used in preparing these unaudited condensed interim financial statements are consistent with those described in the December 31, 2014 audited financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements as well as the reported expenses during the reporting periods.

The Company’s significant estimates and assumptions include the valuation of the Company’s common stock, the valuation of stock-based compensation instruments, recognition of revenue, the useful lives of long-lived assets, and income tax expense. Some of these judgments can be subjective and complex, and, consequently, actual results may differ from these estimates. Although the Company believes that its estimates and assumptions are reasonable, they are based upon information available at the time the estimates and assumptions were made. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassification

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net loss.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term, highly liquid investments with an original maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances that may be uninsured or in deposit accounts that exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limits. The Company maintains its cash deposits with major financial institutions.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when the following criteria have been met: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, collection of the revenue is reasonably assured, and the fees are fixed or determinable.

The Company records revenue associated with product development projects that it enters into with certain customers.  In general, these projects are associated with complex technology development, and as such the Company does not have certainty about its ability to achieve the program milestones. Achievement of the milestone is dependent on our performance and the milestone typically needs to be accepted by the customer. The payment associated with achieving the milestone is generally commensurate with the Company’s effort or the value of the deliverable and is nonrefundable.

The Company also receives nonrefundable payments, typically at the beginning of a customer relationship, for which there are no milestones. The Company recognizes this revenue ratably over the initial engineering product development period. The Company records the expenses related to these projects, generally included in research and development expense, in the periods incurred.

 

Research and Development

Research and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred. For internally developed patents, all patent application costs are expensed as incurred as research and development expense. Patent application costs, generally legal costs, are expensed as research and development costs until such time as the future economic benefits of such patents become more certain. The Company incurred research and development costs of $4,758,590 and $3,699,057 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and $13,008,190 and $6,184,762 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for equity instruments issued to employees in accordance with accounting guidance that requires awards to be recorded at their fair value on the date of grant and are amortized over the vesting period of the award. The Company recognizes compensation costs on a straight line basis over the requisite service period of the award, which is typically the vesting term of the equity instrument issued.

On April 10, 2015, the Company’s board of directors approved the Energous Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), under which 600,000 shares of common stock were reserved for purchase by the Company’s employees, subject to approval by the stockholders. Under the plan, employees may purchase a limited number of shares of the Company’s common stock at a 15% discount from the lower of the closing market prices measured on the first and last days of each half-year period. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the fair value of the purchase options, as measured on the grant date.

Income Taxes

Tax benefits are recognized only for tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon settlement. A liability for “unrecognized tax benefits” is recorded for any tax benefits claimed in the Company’s tax returns that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards. As of September 30, 2015, no liability for unrecognized tax benefits was required to be reported. The guidance also discusses the classification of related interest and penalties on income taxes. The Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense. No interest or penalties were recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares consist of the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options and warrants (using the treasury stock method) and the vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”) and the enrollment of employees in the ESPP. The computation of diluted loss per share excludes potentially dilutive securities of 4,834,690 and 3,060,301 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, and 4,834,690 and 3,060,301 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, because their inclusion would be antidilutive.

Potentially dilutive securities outlined in the table below have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because the effect of their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Consulting Warrant to purchase common stock		166,937		278,228		166,937		278,228
Financing Warrant to purchase common stock		152,778		152,778		152,778		152,778
IPO Warrants to purchase common stock		460,000		460,000		460,000		460,000
IR Consulting Warrant		36,000		36,000		36,000		36,000
IR Incentive Warrant		15,000		-		15,000		-
Options to purchase common stock		1,588,851		1,671,235		1,588,851		1,671,235
RSUs		1,174,990		462,060		1,174,990		462,060
PSUs		1,213,173		-		1,213,173		-
ESPP		26,961		-		26,961		-
Total potentially dilutive securities		4,834,690		3,060,301		4,834,690		3,060,301

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" (Topic 606), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC Topic 605, "Revenue Recognition," and most industry-specific guidance. This ASU is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. The amendments in the ASU must be applied using one of two retrospective methods and are effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. On July 9, 2015, the FASB modified ASU 2014-09 to be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. As modified, the FASB permits the adoption of the new revenue standard early, but not before the annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. A public organization would apply the new revenue standard to all interim reporting periods within the year of adoption. The Company will evaluate the effects, if any, that adoption of this guidance will have on its financial statements.

In August 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. This standard is intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. Under U.S. GAAP, financial statements are prepared under the presumption that the reporting organization will continue to operate as a going concern, except in limited circumstances. Financial reporting under this presumption is commonly referred to as the going concern basis of accounting.

The going concern basis of accounting is critical to financial reporting because it establishes the fundamental basis for measuring and classifying assets and liabilities. Currently, U.S. GAAP lacks guidance about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about the organization’s ability to continue as a going concern or to provide related footnote disclosures. This ASU provides guidance to an organization’s management, with principles and definitions that are intended to reduce diversity in the timing and content of disclosures that are commonly provided by organizations today in the financial statement footnotes. The amendments are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted for annual or interim reporting periods for which the financial statements have not previously been issued. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." This standard amends existing guidance to require the presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability instead of a deferred charge. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, but early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard would have on our condensed financial statements.

In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, “Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements” – Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to Staff Announcement at June 18, 2015, which clarified the SEC staff’s position on presenting and measuring debt issuance costs incurred in connection with line-of-credit arrangements. ASU 2015-15 should be adopted concurrent with the adoption of ASU 2015-03. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of these standards will have on its condensed financial statements.

 

Management’s Evaluation of Subsequent Events

The Company evaluates events that have occurred after the balance sheet date of September 30, 2015, through the date which the financial statements are issued.

XML

Stock Based Compensation (Details 1)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of Options, Outstanding	1,588,851
Weighted Average Remaining Life In Years	8 years 4 months 24 days
Number of Options, Exercisable	829,962
Stock Option One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise Price | $ / shares	$ 1.68
Number of Options, Outstanding	275,689
Weighted Average Remaining Life In Years	8 years 2 months 12 days
Number of Options, Exercisable	137,845
Stock Option Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise Price | $ / shares	$ 2.49
Number of Options, Outstanding	308,530
Weighted Average Remaining Life In Years	8 years 3 months 18 days
Number of Options, Exercisable	156,457
Stock Option Three [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise Price | $ / shares	$ 3.63
Number of Options, Outstanding	51,958
Weighted Average Remaining Life In Years	8 years 4 months 24 days
Number of Options, Exercisable	51,958
Stock Option Four [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise Price | $ / shares	$ 4.99
Number of Options, Outstanding	99,214
Weighted Average Remaining Life In Years	8 years 6 months
Number of Options, Exercisable	49,088
Stock Option Five [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise Price | $ / shares	$ 6.00
Number of Options, Outstanding	853,460
Weighted Average Remaining Life In Years	8 years 6 months
Number of Options, Exercisable	434,614

XML

Liquidity and Management Plans (Details Textual) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2014	Apr. 24, 2015	Apr. 30, 2014	Mar. 27, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Liquidity And Management Plans [Line Items]
Engineering product development					$ 2,075,000		$ 2,500,000
Net loss					(5,605,661)	$ (5,847,998)	(18,677,522)	$ (36,579,100)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value, Total					$ 15,510,189	$ 18,420,480	$ 15,510,189	18,420,480	$ 31,494,592	$ 1,953,780
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued							1,833,336
Stock Issued During Period Shares Upon Conversion Of Debt Instrument Interest							96,792
Proceeds from Other Equity	$ 900,000						$ 0	900,000
Payments for Commissions	$ 100,000
Proceeds From Shelf Registration Debt Or Equity Securities		$ 75,000,000
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations, Total							(15,460,067)	$ (8,490,970)
Common Stock [Member]
Liquidity And Management Plans [Line Items]
Net loss							$ 0
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock									$ 21,000,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services	210,527						15,000
Proceeds from Other Equity	$ 700,000			$ 300,000
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Other							110,685
IPO [Member]
Liquidity And Management Plans [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues			4,600,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock			$ 24,800,000
Secondary Offering [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Liquidity And Management Plans [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Other									3,285,714