5.

DEBT AND RELATED PARTY DEBT

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, debt and related party debt is comprised of the following (in thousands):

  ​ ​ ​

December 31, 

December 31, 

2025

  ​ ​ ​

2024

Short-term debt:

 

  ​

 

  ​

Fiza Investments Limited Loans, term debt

$

$

2,202

Other term loans

 

1,405

 

3,562

Total other current debt

 

1,405

 

5,764

Convertible debt

6,199

Total short-term debt

$

7,604

$

5,764

Other noncurrent debt:

 

  ​

 

  ​

Convertible debt

$

8,923

$

Other term loans

8,809

9,780

Less: debt issuance costs

 

(19)

 

(27)

Less: current portion

 

(7,604)

 

(3,562)

Total other noncurrent debt

$

10,109

$

6,191

As of December 31, 2025, future principal payments for long-term debt, including the current portion, are summarized as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,

Amount

2026

$

9,768

2027

 

9,406

Less adjustment to fair value of Senior Secured Convertible Debt

(1,461)

Total

$

17,713

During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company capitalized $0.1 million of debt discount and issuance costs on term loans incurred. Debt discount and issuance costs incurred on convertible debt instruments were either eliminated through restructuring or extinguishment accounting or were considered immaterial and expensed when incurred for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Debt discount and issuance costs incurred on convertible debt instruments were either eliminated through restructuring or extinguishment accounting or were considered immaterial and expensed when incurred for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

As a result of the May 2022 troubled debt restructurings, which are described in further detail below, the maximum future cash flows of certain of the Company’s convertible debt instruments was less than the carrying amount of the debt at the time of restructuring. For the year ended December 31, 2024, $0.1 million less interest expense was recorded in the consolidated statements of operations than contractual interest requirements.

bSpace Investments Limited Loan

In May 2019, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement (the “LSA”) with bSpace Investments Limited (“bSpace”), an affiliate of the Company’s controlling financial interest holder. Between 2019 and 2021, the Company borrowed an aggregate of $37.5 million across multiple tranches. The loan was secured by a first-priority interest in all Company collateral and was subject to several amendments that modified maturity dates, interest rates, and repayment premiums. The Company accounted for certain of these modifications as troubled debt restructurings (“TDR”).

In May 2022, the Company and bSpace entered into an agreement to convert a portion of the indebtedness into preferred stock. In August 2022, the Company issued 58,972 shares of NCNV preferred stock to bSpace in exchange for the forgiveness of $59.0 million of indebtedness representing principal, repayment premium, and accrued interest. The Company reduced the carrying amount of the debt, including accrued interest, by $45.1 million, representing the fair value of the preferred stock on the date of the agreement.

On December 30, 2023, the Company entered into a loan termination agreement with bSpace. Under this agreement, all remaining amounts outstanding under the LSA, including $1.5 million of post-maturity interest, were exchanged for 36,918 shares of NCNV Preferred Stock 3. This termination agreement relieved the Company of any further obligations under the LSA. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, there was no outstanding balance due under the LSA.

Kuwait Investment Authority Loan

In February 2019, the Company entered into a $5.0 million promissory note with Kuwait Investment Authority (“KIA”), a principal shareholder. The note was subject to various amendments between 2020 and 2021 that modified the maturity date, added a repayment premium, and established subordination terms. The Company accounted for certain of these modifications as an extinguishment of debt or a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”).

In May 2022, the Company and KIA entered into an agreement to convert a portion of the indebtedness into preferred stock. In August 2022, the Company issued 8,062 shares of NCNV preferred stock to KIA in exchange for the forgiveness of $8.1 million of indebtedness. The Company recorded a restructuring gain of $0.8 million in connection with this exchange. Upon the execution of the conversion agreement in May 2022, the Company ceased accruing interest on the remaining loan balance.

In January 2024, the Company entered into a loan termination agreement with KIA under which all remaining obligations, including $0.1 million of post-maturity interest, were exchanged for 5,752 shares of NCNV Preferred Stock 2. This agreement relieved the Company of all further obligations under the KIA loan. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, there was no outstanding balance due to KIA.

Term Debt

The Company has three outstanding loans as of December 31, 2025 with Fiza Investments Limited, (“Fiza”) with a total outstanding principal balance of $7.2 million. On April 10, 2025, in connection with the Senior Secured Convertible Note Financing described below, the maturity date of the Fiza loans were amended to be the latter to occur of December 31, 2027 or the date in which there is no debt outstanding under the Senior Secured Convertible Note (as defined below). As of December 31, 2025, the gross principal amount due on the Fiza term debt is $7.2 million and has been classified as non-current other term loans on the consolidated balance sheet. As of December 31, 2024, $2.2 million due on the Fiza term debt was classified as current other term loans on the consolidated balance sheet.

Amendment of Existing Loan Agreements and Entering into the Intercreditor Agreement

On April 11, 2025, in connection with the Senior Secured Convertible Note Financing (as defined below), the Company entered into an amendment (the “Fiza 1 Amendment”) to that certain Loan and Security Agreement with Fiza  dated November 3, 2022 (the “Fiza 1 Agreement”). Pursuant to the Fiza 1 Amendment, the maturity date of the Fiza 1 Agreement is extended to December 31, 2027. The Fiza 1 Amendment also amends the repayment schedule such that, beginning on the latter to occur of December 31, 2027 or the date in which there is no debt outstanding under the Senior Secured Convertible Note (the “Convertible Note Repayment Date”), the Company will repay all remaining principal and interest under the Fiza 1 Agreement over twelve equal monthly installments.

On April 11, 2025, also in connection with the Senior Secured Convertible Note Financing, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Fiza 2 and 3 Amendment”) to a Loan and Security Agreement dated July 11, 2024 with Fiza (the “Fiza 2 and 3 Agreement”). Pursuant to the Fiza 2 and 3 Amendment, the interest rate under the Fiza 2 and 3 Agreement was lowered from 25% to 20%. In addition, until the Convertible Note Repayment Date, the Company shall make monthly payments of interest only. The remaining principal and interest shall be amortized and repaid over 12 months beginning on the Convertible Note Repayment Date, the Company will repay all remaining principal and interest under the Fiza Agreement over twelve monthly installments.

On April 11, 2025, the Company and Fiza entered into an intercreditor agreement, with the institutional investor in the Senior Secured Convertible Note Financing (the “Note Investor”), pursuant to which, among other things, Fiza subordinated its security interest in the assets of the Company to the security interest of the Note Investor under the Security Agreement in the same assets and agreed to certain covenants limiting its ability to receive cash payments from the Company, including pursuant to the Fiza 1 Agreement and Fiza 2 and 3 Agreement.

Other Outstanding and Repaid Term Loans

On February 26, 2025, the Company entered into two Loan and Security Agreements (“Term Loans 8 and 9”) in the principal amounts of $1,100,000 and $900,000 (the “Loans”) with Itria Ventures LLC (“Itria”). The Term Loans 8 and 9 bore interest at a rate of 18.00% per year (subject to increases upon an event of default) and were payable on a monthly basis in 12 equal installments, maturing on February 26, 2026. In connection with the Senior Secured Convertible Note financing on April 11, 2025, all outstanding principal and accrued interest on Term Loans 8 and 9 were prepaid.

During 2025, the Company prepaid all of its outstanding Loans with Itria, including Term Loans 8 and 9 above and the following: (i) Business Loan and Security Agreement (Tranche 1), dated January 31, 2023, for $4,000,000, (ii) Business Loan and Security Agreement (Tranche 3), dated April 12, 2023 for $680,000, (iii) Business Loan and Security Agreement (Tranche 4), dated May 17, 2024, for $1,000,000 and (iv) Business Loan and Security Agreement (Tranches 5 and 6), dated May 17, 2024, for an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000, and (v) Business Loan and Security Agreement (Tranche 7), dated June 4, 2024, for $1,500,000. As a result of these repayments, all sums owed by Company to Itria under all of the Loan and Security Agreements have been satisfied in full and all commitments to extend credit lines under the Loan and Security Agreements are terminated.

On August 20, 2025, the Company entered into two Loan and Security Agreements (“Term Loans 10 and 11”) in the principal amounts of $1,000,000 each with Itria for an aggregate total of $2,000,000 (less fees payable to Itria). One of the Term Loan 10 bears interest at a rate of 18.00% per year and is payable on a monthly basis in 15 equal installments, maturing on the 15-month anniversary of the funding date. Term Loan 11 bears interest at a rate of 18.99% per year and is payable on a monthly basis in 18 equal installments, maturing on the 18-month anniversary of the funding date. The Company may prepay either of the Term Loans 10 and 11 in full at any time after the first month of the term, subject to a prepayment fee equal to 1.5% of the unpaid principal balance if the Term Loans 10 and 11 are prepaid within the first 12 months of the term.

The outstanding balance of other outstanding and repaid term loans as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 is $1.6 million and $4.8 million, respectively, and are recorded in the Other Current and Non-Current Debt line items in the consolidated balance sheet. The effective interest rates of Term Loan 1, Term Loan 2, Term Loan 3, Term Loan 4, Term Loan 5, Term Loan 6, Term Loan 7, Term Loan 8, Term Loan 9, Term Loan 10 and Term Loan 11 were 14.2%, 38.2%, 20.1%, 17.8%, 17.8%, 17.8%, 18.8%, 25.0%, 21.4%, 21.0%, and 20.5%, respectively.

Senior Secured Convertible Note Financing

On April 10, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Note SPA”) with the Note Investor, pursuant to which the Company sold, and the Note Investor purchased, the Senior Secured Convertible Note, (such financing, the “Senior Secured Convertible Note Financing”) in the original principal amount of $13,978,495, which is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock. The Senior Secured Convertible Note Financing closed on April 11, 2025.

The gross proceeds to the Company from the Senior Secured Convertible Note Financing, prior to the payment of legal fees and transaction expenses, was $13,000,000. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions contained in the Note SPA, the Company may issue an additional senior secured convertible note to the Note Investor in the principal amount of $7,526,882 (for additional gross proceeds of $7,000,000). The Company used the net proceeds from the Senior Secured Convertible Note Financing to repay existing debt and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The Note SPA contains customary representations, warranties, and covenants of the Company and the Note Investor.

Description of the Note

The Senior Secured Convertible Note was issued with an original issue discount of 7.0% and accrues interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum. The Senior Secured Convertible Note matures on April 11, 2027, unless extended pursuant to the terms thereof. Interest on the Senior Secured Convertible Note is guaranteed through April 11, 2027 regardless of whether the Senior Secured Convertible Note is earlier converted or redeemed. The Senior Secured Convertible Note is secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all the assets of the Company, including its intellectual property.

The Senior Secured Convertible Note is convertible (in whole or in part) at any time prior to April 11, 2027 into the number of shares of common stock equal to (x) the sum of (i) the portion of the principal amount to be converted or redeemed, (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such principal amount, and (iii) all accrued and unpaid late charges with respect to such principal and interest amounts, if any, divided by (y) a conversion price of $12.39 per share (“Initial Conversion Price” and such shares issuable upon conversion of the Note, the “Conversion Shares”). In addition, upon the effectiveness of the registration statement covering the resale of the Conversion Shares and before the 90th day after the closing under the Note SPA, the Note Investor has the right to convert up to $750,000 (or a higher amount mutually agreed upon by the parties) principal per month, priced at 97% of the lowest volume-weighted average price of the common stock (“VWAP”) in the 10 trading days prior to the conversion. Pursuant to the Note SPA, in certain cases, the Note Investor must limit the selling of common stock to the higher of (i) 15% of the daily trading volume or (ii) $100,000 per trading day. At no time may the Note Investor hold or be required to take more than 4.99% (or up to 9.99% at the election of the Investor pursuant to the Senior Secured Convertible Note) of the outstanding common stock.

The conversion price of the Senior Secured Convertible Note was subject to a floor price of $1.98. On October 15, 2025, the Company entered into an amendment to the Senior Secured Convertible Note pursuant to which the floor price was amended to $0.60.

In addition, if an Event of Default (as defined in the Senior Secured Convertible Note) has occurred under the Note, the Note Investor may elect to convert all or a portion of the Note into shares of common stock at a price equal to the lesser of (i) 80% of the VWAP of the shares of common stock as of the trading day immediately preceding the delivery or deemed delivery of an applicable Event of Default notice and (ii) 80% of the average VWAP of common stock for the five trading days with the lowest VWAP of the shares of common stock during the ten consecutive trading day period ending and including the trading day immediately preceding the delivery or deemed delivery of an applicable Event of Default notice.

Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Company is required to deliver written notice to the Note Investor within one business day. At any time after the earlier of (a) the Note Investor’s receipt of an Event of Default notice, and (b) the Note Investor becoming aware of an Event of Default, the Note Investor may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the Senior Secured Convertible Note at a 10% premium. Upon an Event of Default, the Senior Secured Convertible Note shall bear interest at a rate of 11.0% per annum.

Beginning 90 days after April 11, 2025, and every month thereafter, the Company must repay the Note Investor $665,643 towards the principal balance of the Senior Secured Convertible Note and any accrued and unpaid interest in cash or, provided certain conditions are satisfied, shares of common stock, at the Company’s option (collectively, the “Installment Amount”). The Note Investor also has the right to accelerate monthly repayment obligations by receiving shares of common stock. For any Installment Amount paid in the form of shares of common stock, the applicable conversion price will be equal to the lesser of (a) the Initial Conversion Price, and (b) 95% of the lowest VWAP in the ten trading days immediately prior to such conversion.

In connection with a “Change of Control” (as defined in the Senior Secured Convertible Note), the Note Investor shall have the right to require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the Note in cash at a price equal to 110% times the sum of (i) the portion of the principal amount to be converted or redeemed, (ii) all accrued and unpaid interest with respect to such principal amount, (iii) a “make-whole” amount to ensure that, if paid, the Note Investor will have received the guaranteed interest pursuant to the Note and (iv) all accrued and unpaid late charges with respect to the amounts described in (i), (ii) and (iii), if any.

Security Agreement and Intellectual Property Security Agreement

On April 11, 2025, the Company entered into a security agreement (the “Security Agreement”) and an intellectual property security agreement (the “Intellectual Property Security Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company granted to the Note Investor a security interest in all of the assets of the Company, including its intellectual property.

Conversion of Principal and Interest amounts into Common Stock

Between April 25, 2025 and December 31, 2025, the Company reduced its obligations under the Note by $5.3 million, consisting of (i) $4.9 million of principal and interest converted into 2,590,827 shares of common stock at conversion prices ranging between $0.60 per share to $7.74 per share, and (ii) $0.4 million representing 20% of the proceeds received from certain transactions under the ELOC agreement as requested by the Investor.

In accordance with ASC 825-10-45-5, the Company determined that the changes in fair value of the Note during the periods presented were primarily attributable to changes in market interest rates and the discount rate used in the valuation model, rather than changes in the Company's own credit risk. Accordingly, the change in fair value was recognized in net income rather than other comprehensive income. The net impact for the year ended December 31, 2025 was a loss of approximately $1.9 million.

March 2024 Convertible Debt

In March 2024, the Company entered into a loan for $5.0 million from Fiza Investments Limited (“Tranche V Loan”). The loan had an annual interest rate of 20% that is accrued daily, compounded annually, and was payable on the maturity date. There were no material lender or third-party costs incurred in connection with the Tranche V Loan. The Company accounted for the March 2024 agreement as a modification of the existing loans. The loan was set to mature on March 11, 2026. Upon the IPO, the loan was automatically converted for shares of common stock at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) 85% of the original issue price of the listing (100% of the original issue price, if the event occurs after December 31, 2024) or (ii) an assumed price per share of the stock, using a $250 million valuation for the Company. If the debt has not otherwise been redeemed prior to the maturity date, the holder has the option to convert the loan into shares of the Company at an assumed price per share, using a $150 million valuation for the Company. In connection with the Company’s IPO on December 6, 2024, the March 2024 convertible debt was converted into 1,176,471 shares of common stock. No amount of the March 2024 convertible debt under the Tranche V Loan was outstanding as of December 31, 2024.

SAFE Agreements

During July 2024, the Company entered into multiple Simple Agreement for Future Equity (“SAFE”) agreements with three suppliers in exchange for a reduction of liabilities to such suppliers in the amount of $3.3 million. In connection with the IPO on December 6, 2024, the $3.3 million of Safe Agreements were exchanged for 650,029 shares of common stock.

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