Board Update Call
SAFE 4 · Fundraising
$1.3M confirmed in the SAFE 4 round at $18M cap / 10% discount. No blockers. Question for the board: close at $1.5M, or wait to push for $2M?
My concern
- Waiting has a cost — already lost ~$250K from investors who walked while we held the round open.
Proposed plan
- Start closing tomorrow — receive funds from all confirmed investors (including BC).
- Keep the round open 60 more days to capture additional commitments without holding signed money hostage.
Board ask
- Close at $1.5M, or wait for $2M?
- Comfortable with the "close now + keep open 60 days" approach?
Other / Notes
AWS · Milestone 2
Awaiting payment of Milestone 2: $900K, expected in May. Flows directly into the runway model below.
Discuss
- Confirm AP timing on the AWS side.
- Anything we need to push to keep payment on schedule?
Other / Notes
Pipeline
Two deals in advanced stages this week: FedEx (Courier Onboarding) and Geneva Police.
Discuss
- FedEx: SME discovery complete across all 4 use cases. Readout led by Shannon Arnold & Melissa Oakley week of May 4. Awaiting Courier100 decks (Day 1 & 2), JD, Learning Journey visual, SOPs.
- Follow up with Eric Cheng on outstanding FedEx materials by May 3; finalize proposal after readout.
- Geneva Police: demo confirmed May 12.
- Board intros / support needed on either?
Other / Notes
Emirates
Live on Mytaverse with all tracks active. Name & logo permission request is in process; PR strategy is queued behind the approval — this is a major PR moment when it lands.
Discuss
- Status of Emirates name & logo permission — who is the decision-maker?
- Target timeline for approval and PR announcement.
- Board input on PR positioning / channels.
Other / Notes
Cashflow & Runway
$200K in bank today, with $1.56M of near-term receivables landing in the next ~30 days. At a $200K monthly burn, that's ~8.8 months of runway — before any new SAFE 4 closes or new bookings.
Discuss
- Confirm timing on the $660K AWS / EK licensing inflow this week.
- Confirm AWS Milestone 2 ($900K) hits in May.
- Burn assumptions stable at $200K? Anything that changes that in the next two quarters?
- Given ~9 months runway, does that change the SAFE 4 close decision?
Other / Notes
Financial Results · Q1 2026
Strongest quarter on record. Q1 2026 revenue of $1.14M matched 56% of full-year 2025 in a single quarter. Operating income, net income, and EBITDA all swung to strong positive — driven by the $900K AWS Milestone + steady licensing.
Highlights to call out
- First profitable quarter at scale: $670K net income, $942K EBITDA — vs. $890K loss for full-year 2025.
- Revenue concentration risk: $900K of $1.14M (~79%) was the AWS Milestone — diversification is the goal for Q2/Q3 (FedEx, Geneva).
- Cash conversion lag: profit is on the books but $900K AWS sits in AR — actual cash drops to $222K end-Q1 until AWS pays in May.
- Software dev capitalization: $373K invested in Q1 (Income Statement excludes; goes to Balance Sheet).
Discuss
- Confirmation on AWS M2 collection timing (drives cash position back above $1M).
- Q2 outlook: licensing trajectory + FedEx/Geneva contribution.
- Anything in the Q1 numbers the board wants drilled into?
Other / Notes
Legal
EPAM Alliance: received the document for a strategic alliance for GTM. Randy Ochs: signed. Need a board decision on Jaime Lopez today.
Discuss
- EPAM Alliance: review GTM terms, identify any redlines, target signature timing.
- Randy Ochs: signed and active on Deel — no action.
- Jaime Lopez — board to make a decision today on how to proceed.
Other / Notes
AOB / Wrap (Any Other Business)
Catch-all for items not on the formal agenda. Capture action items with owners + dates, and confirm the next board call.
Other items / Action items
| # | Item | Owner | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 |