Exhibit 99.1

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of

Research Alliance Corp. II

Opinion on the Financial Statement

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Research Alliance Corp. II (the "Company") as of March 22, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statement"). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 22, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

This financial statement is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2020.

New York, New York

March 26, 2021

RESEARCH ALLIANCE CORP. II

BALANCE SHEET

March 22, 2021

ASSETS
Cash	$	1,867,724
Total Current Assets		1,867,724
Cash held in Trust Account		149,500,000
Total Assets	$	151,367,724
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	57,098
Accrued expenses		142,644
Total Current Liabilities		199,742
Deferred Underwriting Commissions		5,232,500
Total Liabilities	$	5,432,242
Commitments and Contingencies
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 14,093,548 shares subject to possible redemption at $10.00 per share redemption value		140,935,480
Stockholder’s Equity
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 1,355,452 issued and outstanding (excluding 14,093,548 shares subject to possible redemption)		136
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 3,737,500 issued and outstanding		374
Additional paid-in-capital		5,024,226
Accumulated deficit		(24,734	)
Total Stockholder’s Equity		5,000,002
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER’S EQUITY	$	151,367,724

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

RESEARCH ALLIANCE CORP. II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations

Research Alliance Corp. II (the "Company") is a blank check company incorporated on July 17, 2020 (inception) as a Delaware corporation for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the "Business Combination"). While the Company may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any business, industry, sector or geographical location, it intends to focus on industries that complement its management team's background, and to capitalize on the ability of its management team to identify and acquire a business, focusing on the healthcare industry. In particular, the Company will target companies in the biotechnology sector where its management has extensive investment experience. The Company is an emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.

As of March 22, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity through March 22, 2021 relates to the Company's formation and the initial public offering (the "Public Offering") described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.

The Company's sponsor is Research Alliance Holdings II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Sponsor"). The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on March 17, 2021. On March 22, 2021, the Company consummated its initial public offering of 14,950,000 shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a "Share" and collectively, the "Shares") at $10.00 per Share generating gross proceeds of $145.9 million and incurring offering costs of approximately $8.6 million, inclusive of approximately $5.2 million in deferred underwriting commissions.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement of 499,000 Class A common stock generating gross proceeds of $5.0 million.

Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement, $145.9 million ($10.00 per Share) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement were placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), located in the United States at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and will only be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the assets held in the Trust Account as described below.

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Shares, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

The Company's management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement shares, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"). Upon the closing of the Proposed Public Offering, an amount equal to at least $10.00 per Share sold in the Public Offering, including a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Shares, was placed in a trust account ("Trust Account"), located in the United States with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the assets held in the Trust Account as described below.

RESEARCH ALLIANCE CORP. II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Continued)

Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations (Continued)

The Company will provide the holders of its outstanding shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 (the "Class A common stock"), sold in the Public Offering (the "Stockholders") with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares (as defined in Note 3) upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.00 per Public Share). The per-share amount to be distributed to Stockholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriters (as discussed in Note 5). These Public Shares will be recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Public Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 480 "Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity." In such case, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transactions is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or legal reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. Additionally, each Stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s sponsor (as defined below), directors and executive officers have agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined below in Note 4), Private Placement Shares (as defined below in Note 1) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination. In addition, the Company’s sponsor, directors and executive officers have agreed to waive its redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares, Private Placement Shares and Public Shares owned by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that a Stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a "group" (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% or more of the shares of Class A common stock sold in the Public Offering, without the prior consent of the Company.

RESEARCH ALLIANCE CORP. II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Continued)

Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations (Continued)

The Company's Sponsor, directors and executive officers have agreed not to propose an amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to modify the substance or timing of the Company's obligation to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination or with respect to any other material provisions relating to stockholders' rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity, unless the Company provides the stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of Class A common stock in conjunction with any such amendment.

If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within 24 months, or March 22, 2023, from the closing of the Public Offering (the "Combination Period"), the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Stockholders' rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company's remaining stockholders and the Company's board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to the Company's obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

The Sponsor, directors and executive officers have agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares and Private Placement shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Company’s sponsor, directors or executive officers acquire Public Shares in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 5) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within in the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Company's Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be only $10.00 per share initially held in the Trust Account (or less than that in certain circumstances). In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or to any claims under the Company's indemnity of the underwriters of the Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except for the Company's independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.

RESEARCH ALLIANCE CORP. II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Continued)

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statement is presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an "emerging growth company," as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the "JOBS Act"), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.

This may make comparison of the Company's financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Cash held in Trust Account

At March 22, 2021, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in cash.

Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that features redemption rights that is either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, at March 22, 2021, 14,093,548 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption is presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.

RESEARCH ALLIANCE CORP. II

NOTE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Continued)

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation coverage limits of $250,000. As of March 22, 2021, the Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.

Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company's assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures," approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

Use of Estimates

The preparation the of financial statement in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company's management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statement and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Offering Costs

Offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Public Offering. Offering costs amounting to $8.6 million were charged to stockholder's equity upon the completion of the Public Offering.

Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, "Income Taxes." Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement’s carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Deferred taxes were deemed to be de minimus as of March 22, 2021.

FASB ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 22, 2021. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of March 22, 2021. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The provision for income taxes were deemed to be de minimus as of March 22, 2021.

The Company may be subject to potential examination by U.S. federal, U.S. state or foreign taxing authorities in the area of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with U.S. federal, U.S. state and foreign tax laws. The Company's management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.

RESEARCH ALLIANCE CORP. II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Continued)

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company's management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company's financial statement.

Note 3 — Public Offering

On March 22, 2021 the Company sold 14,950,000 Shares at a price of $10.00 per Share, generating gross proceeds of $149.5 million.

Note 4 — Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On July 23, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000 in consideration for 3,737,500 shares (the "Founder Shares") of the Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "common stock").

The Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation on March 17, 2021, such that the Company is authorized to issue shares of Class B common stock. Pursuant to the amendment, the Founder Shares were converted into shares of Class B common stock.

The Founder Shares will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the Company's initial Business Combination and are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in Note 6. The Company’s sponsor had agreed to forfeit up to 487,500 Founder Shares to the extent that the over-allotment option was not exercised in full by the underwriters. On March 22, 2020, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full; thus these Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture.

The Company’s sponsor, directors and executive officers have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares or Private Placement Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of the initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the initial Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the shares of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company's stockholders having the right to exchange their common stock for cash, securities or other property.

Private Placement Shares

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the sponsor has purchased 499,000 Private Placement Shares at a price of $10.00 per share in a private placement for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million. The Private Placement Shares are identical to the shares of Class A common stock sold in this offering, subject to certain limited exceptions.

RESEARCH ALLIANCE CORP. II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Continued)

Note 4 — Related Party Transactions (Continued)

The founder shares and private placement shares are each subject to transfer restrictions pursuant to lock-up provisions in the agreements entered into by the Company’s sponsor and management team. The Company’s sponsor and directors and executive officers have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their founder shares or private placement shares until the earliest of (a) one year after the completion of the Company’ initial business combination and (b) upon consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, (x) if the closing price of the Company’s shares of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Company’s initial business combination or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Class A common stock for cash, securities or other property. The founder shares and private placement shares are not transferable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial business combination except in each case (a) to the Company’s officers or directors, any affiliates or family members of any of the Company’s officers or directors, to the Company’s sponsor, any members or partners of the Company’s sponsor or their affiliates, or any affiliates of the Company’s sponsor; (b) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of one of the individual's immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual's immediate family, an affiliate of such person or to a charitable organization; (c) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (d) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (e) by private sales or transfers made in connection with the consummation of a business combination at prices no greater than the price at which the founder shares or private placement shares, as applicable, were originally purchased; (f) by virtue of the Company’s sponsor's organizational documents upon liquidation or dissolution of the Company’s sponsor; (g) to the Company for no value for cancellation in connection with the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination; (h) in the event of the Company’s liquidation prior to the completion of the Company’s initial business combination; or (i) in the event of the Company’s completion of a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Class A common stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the Company’s completion of the Company’s initial business combination; provided, however, that in the case of clauses (a) through (f) these permitted transferees must enter into a written agreement agreeing to be bound by these transfer restrictions and the other restrictions contained in the letter.

Related Party Loans

On July 23, 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $0.3 million to cover expenses related to the Public Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the "Note"). This loan was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of the closing of the Public Offering or the date on which the Company determined not to consummate the Proposed Public Offering. In October 2020, the Company borrowed $0.3 million under the Note. The Note was fully repaid in March 2021, and as of March 22, 2021, the no amounts remained outstanding.

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company's officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required ("Working Capital Loans"). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination is not completed, the Company may use a portion of the proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender's discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into Private Placement Shares at a price of $10.00 per share. To date, there are no outstanding Working Capital Loans.

Private Placement of Common Stock

The Sponsor has indicated an interest to purchase $30,000,000 of the Company's common stock in a private placement that would occur concurrently with the consummation of the initial Business Combination. The funds from such private placement would be used as part of the consideration to the sellers in the initial Business Combination, and any excess funds from such private placement would be used for working capital in the post-transaction company. However, because indications of interest are not binding agreements or commitments to purchase, the Sponsor may determine not to purchase any such shares, or to purchase fewer shares than it indicated an interest in purchasing. Furthermore, the Company is not under any obligation to sell any such shares.

Note 5 — Commitments and Contingencies

Registration Rights

Holders of the Founder Shares will be entitled to registration rights with respect to the Founder Shares and Private Placement Shares (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion of such shares into shares of Class A common stock) pursuant to a registration and stockholder rights agreement entered into upon consummation of the Proposed Public Offering. Holders of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Shares will be entitled to certain demand and "piggyback" registration and stockholder rights. However, the registration and stockholder rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until the termination of the applicable lock-up period for the securities to be registered. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

RESEARCH ALLIANCE CORP. II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Continued)

Note 5 — Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the final prospectus relating to the Public Offering to purchase up to 1,950,000 additional Shares to cover over-allotments, if any, at $10.00 per Share, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters exercised this option in full on March 22, 2021.

The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Share, or approximately $3.0 million paid upon the closing of the Public Offering. An additional $0.35 per Share or approximately $5.2 million in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred underwriting commissions will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Risks and Uncertainties

Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company's financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of this financial statement. The financial statement does not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Note 6 — Stockholder's Equity

Class A Shares – The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value $0.0001 per share. As of March 22, 2021, there was 15,449,000 Class A shares issued and outstanding, including 14,093,548 subject to possible redemption.

Class B Shares – The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share. In connection with the filing of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the 3,737,500 shares of common stock that were outstanding became shares of Class B common stock,of which 487,500 shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters' over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the Company’s sponsor would collectively own 20.0% of the Company's issued and outstanding Class B shares of common stock after the Public Offering. The underwriters exercised this option in full on March 22, 2021; thus these Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture.

Holders of shares of Class A common stock and shares of Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders except as required by law.

The shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the Company’s initial business combination on a one-for-one basis (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like), and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts offered in this prospectus and related to the closing of the business combination, including pursuant to a specified future issuance, the ratio at which shares of Class B common stock shall convert into shares of Class A common stock will be adjusted (unless the Company’s sponsor agrees to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance, including a specified future issuance) so that the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all shares of Class B common stock will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of the total number of all shares of common stock outstanding upon completion of this offering plus all shares of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with the business combination (after giving effect to any redemptions of shares of Class A common stock by public stockholders) (excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the business combination and any private placement shares). The Company’s sponsor may also elect to convert their shares of Class B common stock into an equal number of shares of Class A common stock, subject to adjustment as provided above, at any time.

Preferred Shares – The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company's board of directors. As of March 22, 2021, there were no preferred shares issued or outstanding.

RESEARCH ALLIANCE CORP. II

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Continued)

Note 7 — Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through March 26, 2021, the date that the financial statement was issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statement.