UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

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

For the transition period from__________ to ___________

Commission File Number 001-39819

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware		85-1617911
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

700 S. Rosemary Avenue, Suite 204 West Palm Beach, FL 33401		33401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

1 (917) 742-1904

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant	DUNEU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	DUNE	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	DUNEW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

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

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
Emerging growth company	☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

As of May 9, 2023, there were 1,182,054 shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 4,312,500 shares of the registrant’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding.

Dune Acquisition Corporation

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2023

Table of Contents

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	1

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2022	1

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022	2

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022	3

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022	4

	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	5

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	26

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	26

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	27

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	27

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	27

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	27

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	27

Item 5.	Other Information	27

Item 6.	Exhibits	28

	Signature	29

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	March 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
	(Unaudited)
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash	$	304,009		$	313
Prepaid expenses		7,500			-
Receivable from settlement		-			2,750,000
Total current assets		311,509			2,750,313
Cash and investments held in Trust Account		11,855,267			11,970,547
Total Assets	$	12,166,776		$	14,720,860

Liabilities, Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders’ Deficit:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	174,216		$	1,864,900
Accrued expenses		23,750			2,602,327
Due to related party		1,500			1,500
Franchise tax payable		49,365			216,250
Income tax payable		78,560			78,561
Total current liabilities		327,391			4,763,538
Derivative warrant liabilities		808,500			134,750
Total liabilities		1,135,891			4,898,288

Commitments and Contingencies

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value; 1,182,054 shares issued and outstanding at $10.00 per share at redemption as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022		11,820,540			11,820,540

Stockholders’ Deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022		-			-
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 380,000,000 shares authorized; no non-redeemable shares issued or outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022		-			-
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 4,312,500 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022		431			431
Additional paid-in capital		-			-
Accumulated deficit		(790,086	)		(1,998,399	)
Total stockholders’ deficit		(789,655	)		(1,997,968	)
Total Liabilities, Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders’ Deficit	$	12,166,776		$	14,720,860

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

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023			2022

General and administrative expenses	$	197,300		$	354,319
General and administrative expenses - related party		30,000			30,000
Franchise tax expense		49,365			49,365
Total operating expenses		(276,665	)		(433,684	)

Other income:
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities		(673,750	)		3,638,250
Other income from write-off of legal fees		2,060,549			-
Interest earned on operating account		5,459			2
Income on investments held in Trust Account		92,720			57,779
Net income	$	1,208,313		$	3,262,347

Weighted average shares outstanding of Class A common stock, basic and diluted		1,182,054			17,250,000
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class A common stock	$	0.22		$	0.15
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class B common stock, basic and diluted		4,312,500			4,312,500
Basic and diluted net income per share, Class B common stock	$	0.22		$	0.15

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

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN

STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023

	Common Stock								Additional					Total
	Class A				Class B				Paid-in		Accumulated			Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Deficit
Balance - December 31, 2022		-	$	-		4,312,500	$	431	$	-	$	(1,998,399	)	$	(1,997,968	)

Net income		-		-		-		-		-		1,208,313			1,208,313
Balance - March 31, 2023 (Unaudited)		-	$	-		4,312,500	$	431	$	-	$	(790,086	)	$	(789,655	)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022

	Common Stock								Additional					Total
	Class A				Class B				Paid-in		Accumulated			Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Deficit
Balance - December 31, 2021		-	$	-		4,312,500	$	431	$	-	$	(14,309,985	)	$	(14,309,554	)

Net income		-		-		-		-		-		3,262,347			3,262,347
Balance - March 31, 2022 (Unaudited)		-	$	-		4,312,500	$	431	$	-	$	(11,047,638	)	$	(11,047,207	)

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

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023			2022

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$	1,208,313		$	3,262,347
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities		673,750			(3,638,250	)
Income on investments held in Trust Account		(92,720	)		(57,779	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses		(7,500	)		(2,125	)
Receivable from settlement		2,750,000			-
Accounts payable		(1,690,684	)		43,687
Accrued expenses		(2,578,578	)		155,552
Due to related party		-			(9,311	)
Franchise tax payable		(166,885	)		49,140
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		95,696			(196,739	)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Investment income released from Trust Account to pay for taxes		208,000			100,000
Net cash provided by investing activities		208,000			100,000

Net change in cash		303,696			(96,739	)

Cash - beginning of the period		313			116,140
Cash - end of the period	$	304,009		$	19,401

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

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2023

Note 1 – Description of Organization and Business Operations

Organization and General

Dune Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on June 18, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “business combination”). 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 31, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from June 18, 2020 (inception) through March 31, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “initial public offering”), described below, and since the closing of the initial public offering, the search for a prospective initial business combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial business combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the initial public offering (as defined below).

Sponsor and Financing

The Company’s sponsor is Dune Acquisition Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering was declared effective on December 17, 2020. On December 22, 2020, the Company consummated its initial public offering of 17,250,000 units (the “units”) and, with respect to the Class A common stock included in the units being offered, (the “public shares”), including 2,250,000 additional units to cover over-allotments (the “Over-Allotment Units”), at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $172.5 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $10.0 million, of which approximately $6.0 million was for deferred underwriting commissions (Note 6).

Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“private placement”) of 4,850,000 warrants (each, a “private placement warrant” and collectively, the “private placement warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per private placement warrant to the Sponsor, generating proceeds of approximately $4.9 million (Note 5).

Trust Account

Upon the closing of the initial public offering and the private placement, $172.5 million ($10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the initial public offering and certain of the proceeds of the private placement was held in a trust account (the “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 of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a business combination and (ii) the distribution of the trust account as described below. On December 15, 2022, to mitigate the risk of us being deemed to have been operating as an unregistered investment company under the Investment Company Act, the Company instructed Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the trustee with respect to the trust account, to liquidate the U.S. government treasury obligations or money market funds held in the trust account and thereafter to hold all funds in the trust account in cash (i.e., in one or more interest-bearing demand deposit accounts) until the earlier of the consummation of a business combination or our liquidation. As of March 31, 2023, the funds in the trust account are held solely in an interest-bearing demand deposit account.

June 2022 Extension Special Meeting of Stockholders

On June 14, 2022, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) to extend the date by which the Company must complete a business combination from June 22, 2022 to December 22, 2023.

In connection with the Special Meeting, stockholders holding 16,409,033 public shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account, which would have resulted in (i) approximately $164.1 million (approximately $10.00 per share) being removed from the trust account to pay such holders, (ii) approximately $8.4 million remaining in the trust account and (iii) 5,153,467 shares of common stock outstanding (including 840,967 public shares and 4,312,500 Founder Shares (as defined in Note 4)).

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2023

On June 15 and 16, 2022, the Company consented to requests to reverse the redemptions of an aggregate of 341,087 public shares. As a result of such redemption reversals, (i) stockholders holding an aggregate of 16,067,946 public shares exercised and have not reversed their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account, (ii) approximately $160.7 million (approximately $10.00 per share) was removed from the trust account to pay such holders, (iii) approximately $11.8 million remained in the trust account and (iv) 5,494,554 shares of common stock remained outstanding (including 1,182,054 public shares and 4,312,500 Founder Shares).

Initial Business Combination

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 private placement warrants, 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 net assets held in the trust account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the interest earned on the trust account) at the time of signing a definitive agreement in connection with 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 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 will provide the holders of the public shares (the “public stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares 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 public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their public shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then held in the trust account (initially anticipated to be $10.00 per public share). The per-share amount to be distributed to public 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 6). These public shares are recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” The Company will proceed with a business combination if a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the business combination. The Company will not redeem the public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. 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 Certificate of Incorporation (the “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 transaction 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 public stockholders 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 initial stockholders (as defined below) agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined below in Note 5) and any public shares purchased during or after the initial public offering in favor of a business combination. In addition, the initial stockholders agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and public shares in connection with the completion of a business combination.

The Certificate of Incorporation provides that a public 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 20% or more of the public shares, without the prior consent of the Company.

The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors (the “initial stockholders”) agreed not to propose an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the public shares if the Company does not complete a business combination within the Combination Period (as defined below) or with respect to any other material provisions relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless the Company provides the public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares in conjunction with any such amendment.

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2023

If the Company is unable to complete a business combination within 36 months from the closing of the initial public offering, or December 22, 2023 (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 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 public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

The initial stockholders agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a business combination within the Combination Period. However, if the initial stockholders acquire public shares in or after the initial 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 agreed to waive their rights to the deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the trust account in the event the Company does not complete a business combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the trust account that will be available to fund the redemption of the 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. 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 third party (except for the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination agreement (a “Target”), reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per public share and (ii) the actual amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account, if less than $10.00 per public shares due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or Target that executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the trust account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the initial public offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). 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.

Proposed Business Combination

On October 12, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Dune Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), Dune Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary the Company (“Merger Sub II”), and TradeZero Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (“TradeZero”).

Dispute Relating to the Business Combination with TradeZero

On April 1, 2022, the Company, along with Merger Sub, Merger Sub II and the Sponsor (collectively, the “Dune Plaintiffs”) filed a four-count complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery against TradeZero and Messrs. Pipitone, Ferrara, Muscatella, Choi, Koslow, Caruso and Corriveau (together, the “TradeZero Defendants”), each of whom are part of TradeZero’s management team. The Dune Plaintiffs asserted claims for breach of contract, fraudulent inducement, fraudulent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment against the TradeZero Defendants. On May 3, 2022, after careful consideration and consultation with the Company’s management and outside legal advisors, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), who had previously unanimously endorsed and approved of the business combination with TradeZero, announced that it had changed its recommendation to the Company’s stockholders and then unanimously recommended that the Company’s stockholders vote against the business combination with TradeZero. On May 5, 2022, the TradeZero Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the Dune Plaintiffs’ lawsuit; on July 8, 2022, the Company filed an amended complaint; and on July 22, 2022 TradeZero filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint.

On July 13, 2022, the Company received a notice from TradeZero that purported to terminate the Merger Agreement pursuant to Sections 10.01(c) and 10.01(i) thereof (the “Purported Termination Notice”). On July 15, 2022, the Company sent a letter to TradeZero in response to the Purported Termination Notice stating, among other things, that TradeZero is not permitted to terminate the Merger Agreement because of TradeZero’s breaches of, and failure to perform under, the Merger Agreement.

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2023

On December 28, 2022, the Dune Plaintiffs entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Settlement Agreement”) with the TradeZero Defendants, pursuant to which (i) the Company and TradeZero mutually agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement and (ii) the Dune Plaintiffs and the TradeZero Defendants agreed to a mutual release of all claims related to the Merger Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby, and the lawsuit filed by the Dune Plaintiffs against TradeZero Defendants in the Delaware Court of Chancery, in each case effective upon receipt in full by the Dune Plaintiffs from the insurers of the TradeZero Defendants of $5,000,000 in settlement consideration within 15 business days of the date of the Settlement Agreement. The Company received its portion of the settlement consideration in the amount of $2.75 million in January 2023.

For additional information regarding the Merger Agreement and the Settlement Agreement, see the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 12, 2021, January 26, 2022, July 15, 2022 and December 30, 2022 and the Company’s preliminary proxy statement (as amended), initially filed with the SEC on January 26, 2022.

Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had approximately $304,000 in cash in its operating account and a working capital deficit of approximately $112,000 (excluding tax obligations of approximately $128,000 that may be paid using investment income earned from the trust account).

The Company’s liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the initial public offering were satisfied through the payment of $25,000 from the Sponsor to purchase Founders Shares (as defined in Note 4), and loan proceeds from the Sponsor of approximately $31,000 under the Note (Note 4). The Company repaid the loan in full on December 22, 2020. Subsequent to the consummation of the initial public offering, the Company’s liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the initial public offering and the private placement held outside of the trust account. In addition, the Company’s portion of the settlement of the lawsuit with the TradeZero Defendants pursuant to the Settlement Agreement in the amount of $2.75 million was received in January 2023, substantially all of which was subsequently used to pay certain accounts payable and expenses of the Company.

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has until December 22, 2023 to consummate a business combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a business combination by this time. Management has determined that the liquidity position, mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management intends to complete the business combination prior to the liquidation date. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after December 22, 2023. The Company intends to complete a proposed business combination before the mandatory liquidation date. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate any business combination by December 22, 2023.

Risks and Uncertainties

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s, or its target’s, financial position, results of its operations and/or completion of the business combination, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

In February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. Further, the impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy are not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2023

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax. Any share redemption or other share repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a business combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a business combination, extension vote or otherwise will depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the business combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a business combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a business combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a business combination but issued within the same taxable year of a business combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a business combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a business combination.

On December 27, 2022, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued a Notice 2023-2 (“Notice”), which provided interim guidance regarding the application of the corporate stock repurchase excise tax until the issuance of proposed regulations. The Notice excluded the distributions from a complete liquidation of a corporation from the base of the excise tax. The Notice also excludes from the scope of the excise tax any distribution made during the taxable year in which a corporation fully liquidates and dissolves, even if a distribution precedes the formal decision to liquidate.

Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, certain disclosures included in the annual consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted from these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as they are not required for interim financial statements under GAAP and the rules of the SEC. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the periods presented. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and since inception are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected through December 31, 2023, or any future period. Certain prior year amounts, in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, have been reclassified for consistency with current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.

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MARCH 31, 2023

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on April 10, 2023.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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 of 2002, 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 an 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 condensed consolidated financial statements with those of another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires 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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. One of the more significant accounting estimates included in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements is the determination of the fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities. Such estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

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MARCH 31, 2023

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had no cash equivalents as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $250,000, and investments held in the trust account. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

Investments Held in the Trust Account

The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised of 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 investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When the Company’s investments held in the trust account are comprised of U.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When the Company’s investments held in the trust account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities is included in income on investments held in the trust account in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the trust account are determined using available market information.

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers consist of:

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Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;

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Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and

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Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

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MARCH 31, 2023

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements,” equals or approximates the carrying amounts represented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, except for derivative warrant liabilities (see Note 9).

Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering

Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred that were directly related to the initial public offering. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the initial public offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities were expensed as incurred, presented as non-operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Offering costs associated with the public shares were charged against the carrying value of the shares of Class A common stock upon the completion of the initial public offering. The Company classifies deferred underwriting commissions as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.

Derivative Warrant Liabilities

The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and ASC 815-15. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.

The warrants to purchase Class A common stock issued in connection with the initial public offering (the “public warrants”) and the private placement warrants are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjust the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The initial fair value of the public warrants has been measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation model. Subsequent to the public warrants being traded on an active market, the fair value of the public warrants has been based on the observable listed prices for such warrants. The fair value of the private placement warrants was estimated using Black-Scholes. The determination of the fair value of the warrant liability may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly the actual results could differ significantly. Derivative warrant liabilities are classified as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares of Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Shares of conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including Class A common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares of Class A common stock are classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, a total of 1,182,054 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

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MARCH 31, 2023

Under ASC 480-10-S99, the Company has elected to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying value of the security to equal the redemption value at the end of the reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date of the security. Effective with the closing of the initial public offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit.

Net Income Per Share of Common Stock

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The Company has two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. This presentation assumes a business combination as the most likely outcome. Net income per share of common stock is calculated by dividing the net income by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the respective period.

The calculation of diluted net income does not consider the effect of the warrants underlying the Units sold in the initial public offering (including the consummation of the over-allotment) and the private placement warrants to purchase an aggregate of 13,475,000 shares of Class A common stock in the calculation of diluted income per share of common stock, because their exercise is contingent upon future events. As a result, diluted net income per share is the same as basic net income per share of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A common stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.

The tables below present a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net income per share for each class of common stock:

	For the Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023				2022
	Class A		Class B		Class A		Class B
Basic and diluted net income per common stock:
Numerator:
Allocation of net income	$	259,947	$	948,366	$	2,609,878	$	652,469

Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average common stock outstanding		1,182,054		4,312,500		17,250,000		4,312,500

Basic and diluted net income per common stock	$	0.22	$	0.22	$	0.15	$	0.15

Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC 740, which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement 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.

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MARCH 31, 2023

FASB ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and the 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. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. 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 Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-03, ASC Subtopic 820, “Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions.” The ASU amends ASC 820 to clarify that a contractual sales restriction is not considered in measuring an equity security at fair value and to introduce new disclosure requirements for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that are measured at fair value. The ASU applies to both holders and issuers of equity and equity-linked securities measured at fair value. The amendments in this ASU are effective for the Company in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The Company is still evaluating the impact of this pronouncement on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company’s management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Note 3 – Initial Public Offering

Public Units

In the initial public offering, which closed December 22, 2020, the Company sold 17,250,000 units, including the issuance of 2,250,000 units as a result of the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option in full, at a price of $10.00 per unit. Each unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-half of one redeemable warrant (each whole warrant, a “warrant”). Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. Each warrant will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial business combination and 12 months from the closing of the initial public offering. The exercise price and number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation.

Note 4 – Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On July 10, 2020, the Sponsor purchased 3,737,500 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Founder Shares”), for an aggregate price of $25,000. On December 17, 2020, pursuant to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation, each Founder Share outstanding immediately prior to December 17, 2020 was converted into one and two-thirteenths (1²/₁₃) Founder Shares, resulting in an aggregate of 4,312,500 Founder Shares outstanding. The initial stockholders agreed to forfeit up to 562,500 Founder Shares to the extent that the overallotment option was not exercised in full by the underwriters, so that the Founder Shares would represent 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the initial public offering. The underwriter exercised its over-allotment option in full on December 22, 2020; thus, these 562,500 Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture. The Founder Shares are identical to the shares of Class A common stock included in the units sold in the initial public offering except that the Founder Shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below.

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2023

The initial stockholders agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of (A) one year after the completion of the initial business combination or earlier if, subsequent to the initial business combination, the closing price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, 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, and (B) the date following the completion of the initial business combination on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the stockholders having the right to exchange their Class A common stock for cash, securities or other property.

Private Placement Warrants

Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, the Company consummated the private placement of 4,850,000 private placement warrants at a price of $1.00 per private placement warrant to the Sponsor, generating proceeds of $4,850,000. Each private placement warrant is exercisable for one whole share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the private placement warrants to the Sponsor was added to the proceeds from the initial public offering held in the trust account such that at closing of the initial public offering, $172,000,000 was placed in the trust account.

The private placement warrants (including the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants) are not transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the initial business combination and they are non-redeemable and exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the initial purchasers of the private placement warrants or their permitted transferees. If the private placement warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers of the private placement warrants or their permitted transferees, the private placement warrants will be redeemable for cash by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the warrants included in the Units sold in the initial public offering. Otherwise, the private placement warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the Warrants sold as part of the Units in the initial public offering and have no net cash settlement provisions.

If the Company does not complete a business combination, then the proceeds will be part of the liquidating distribution to the public stockholders and the warrants issued to the Sponsor will expire worthless.

Related Party Loans

On June 18, 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $200,000 to cover expenses related to the initial public offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”). This loan was non-interest bearing and payable upon the completion of the initial public offering. The Company borrowed approximately $31,000 under the Note and fully repaid the Note in full on December 22, 2020. Subsequent to the repayment, the facility was no longer available to the Company.

In addition, 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 (the “working capital loans”). If the Company completes a business combination, the Company will 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 does not close, the Company may use a portion of 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. The working capital loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a business combination or, at the lenders’ discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such working capital loans may be convertible into warrants of the post business combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants. 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. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had no borrowings under working capital loans.

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

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MARCH 31, 2023

Administrative Services Agreement

Commencing on the date that the Company’s securities were first listed on Nasdaq until the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to members of the Company’s management team. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had incurred $30,000 in administrative services expenses under this agreement. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $20,000 and $0 outstanding, respectively, for services in connection with such agreement in due to related parties within Accounts payable on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on the Company’s behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. The Company’s audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by the Company to the Sponsor, directors, officers or directors of the Company, or any of their affiliates. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were $1,500 due to related party.

Note 5 – Commitments and Contingencies

Registration Rights

The holders of Founder Shares, private placement warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans, if any, (and any underlying securities) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement. These holders are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial business combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 2,250,000 additional units to cover any over-allotment, at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On December 22, 2020 Company issued 2,250,000 units in connection with the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option in full. The Company paid an underwriting discount of $3,450,000 ($0.20 per unit sold) to the underwriters at the closing of the initial public offering on December 22, 2020, with an additional fee (the “Deferred Discount”) of $6,037,500 ($0.35 per unit sold) payable upon the Company’s completion of an initial business combination.

On June 14, 2022, the Company entered into a letter agreement (the “Amendment Letter”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”) to amend that certain underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), dated December 17, 2020, by and between the Company and Cantor, as representative of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which Cantor agreed to waive in full the Deferred Discount. Pursuant to the Amendment Letter, the Company agreed to grant Cantor with a right of first refusal to act as the Company’s capital markets advisor with an advisory fee of $3,800,000, subject to the conditions described in the Amendment Letter.

Note 6 – Derivative Warrant Liabilities

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had 8,625,000 and 4,850,000 public warrants and private placement warrants outstanding, respectively.

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2023

Public warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional public warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole public warrants will trade. The public warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a business combination or (b) 12 months from the closing of the initial public offering; provided in each case that the Company has an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the public warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available (or the Company permits holders to exercise their public warrants on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act). The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days, after the closing of a business combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the public warrants. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the public warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A common stock is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless” basis, and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but the Company will be required to use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. The public warrants will expire five years after the completion of a business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

If (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of its initial business combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of Class A common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the initial stockholders or their affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the initial stockholders or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the initial business combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Class A common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day after the day on which the Company consummates the initial business combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the Warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price of the Warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.

The private placement warrants are identical to the public warrants, except that the private placement warrants and the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a business combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the private placement warrants will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. If the private placement warrants are held by someone other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the private placement warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the public warrants.

The Company may call the Public Warrants for redemption:

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in whole and not in part;

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at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

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upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and

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if, and only if, the last sales price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share on each of 20 trading days within the 30-trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement.

If the Company is unable to complete a business combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the trust account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the trust account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

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MARCH 31, 2023

Note 7 – Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company’s Class A common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of future events. The Company is authorized to issue 380,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 1,182,054 shares of Class A common stock outstanding, which were all subject to possible redemption and classified outside of permanent equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Class A common stock subject to possible redemption reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheets is reconciled on the following table:

Gross proceeds	$	172,500,000
Less:
Fair value of Public Warrants at issuance		(8,226,780	)
Offering costs allocated to Class A common stock subject to possible redemption		(9,544,063	)
Plus:
Accretion on Class A common stock subject to possible redemption amount		17,770,843
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2021		172,500,000
Less:
Redemption of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption		(160,679,460	)
Adjustment for accretion of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption amount		(5,749,511	)
Plus:
Waiver of offering costs allocated to Class A common stock subject to possible redemption		5,749,511
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2022	$	11,820,540
Plus:
Accretion on Class A common stock subject to possible redemption amount		-
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, March 31, 2023	$	11,820,540

Note 8 – Stockholders’ Deficit

Preferred Stock – The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, 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 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding.

Class A Common Stock – The Company is authorized to issue 380,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 1,182,054 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, all of which were subject to possible redemption and have been classified as temporary equity (see Note 7).

Class B Common Stock (Founder Shares) – The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 4,312,500 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding (see Note 4).

Stockholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. Holders of Class A common stock and holders of Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders except as required by law.

The Class B common stock will automatically convert into Class A common stock at the time of the 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 connection with the initial business combination, the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the total number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding after such conversion (after giving effect to any redemptions of shares of Class A common stock by public stockholders), including the total number of shares of Class A common stock issued, or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial business combination, excluding any shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities or rights exercisable for or convertible into shares of Class A common stock issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the initial business combination and any private placement warrants issued to the Sponsor, officers or directors upon conversion of working capital loans, provided that such conversion of Founder Shares will never occur on a less than one-for-one basis.

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2023

Note 9 – Fair Value Measurements

The public warrants were initially measured utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation model, and the private placement warrants were measured utilizing a Black-Scholes model. Subsequently when the public warrants were separately listed and traded in an active market, the public warrants have been measured at fair value utilizing their listed trading price. The estimated fair value of private placement warrants as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was based on the fair value of the public warrants.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized a (loss)/gain from a (increase)/decrease in the fair value of liabilities of approximately ($674,000) and $3.6 million, respectively, presented as a change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following tables present information about the company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 by level within the fair value hierarchy:

March 31, 2023

Description	Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Liabilities:
Derivative warrant liabilities – Public	$	517,500	$	-	$	-
Derivative warrant liabilities – Private Placement	$	-	$	291,000	$	-

December 31, 2022

Description	Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Other Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Liabilities:
Derivative warrant liabilities – Public	$	86,250	$	-	$	-
Derivative warrant liabilities – Private Placement	$	-	$	48,500	$	-

DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

MARCH 31, 2023

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the trust assets were all held in cash.

Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period. The estimated fair value of public warrants was transferred from a Level 3 fair value measurement to a Level 1 measurement when the public warrants were separately listed and traded in February 2021. The estimated fair value of the private placement warrants was transferred from a Level 3 fair value measurement to a Level 2 measurement on July 1, 2022. As the transfer of private placement warrants to anyone who is not a permitted transferee would result in the private placement warrants having substantially the same terms as the public warrants, the Company determined that the fair value of each private placement warrant is equivalent to that of each public warrant. There were no other transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

The changes in the fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities, measured using Level 3 inputs, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are summarized as follows:

	2022
Derivative warrant liabilities as of January 1	$	2,376,500
Transfer out of Level 3, Public Warrants start trading		-
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities – Level 3		(1,309,500	)
Derivative warrant liabilities as of March 31 – Level 3	$	1,067,000

Note 10 – Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

References to the “Company,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Dune Acquisition Corp. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes 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 (the “Exchange Act”). We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Such statements include, but are not limited to, possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings.

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on June 18, 2020 for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Our Sponsor is Dune Acquisition Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

The registration statement for our initial public offering became effective on December 17, 2020. On December 22, 2020, we consummated the initial public offering of 17,250,000 units, including 2,250,000 additional units to cover the over-allotment units, at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $172.5 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $10.0 million, inclusive of approximately $6.0 million in deferred underwriting commissions.

Upon the closing of the initial public offering and the private placement, $172.5 million ($10.00 per unit) of the net proceeds of the initial public offering and certain of the proceeds of the private placement was held in the trust account, located in the United States, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and until December 2022 were invested only in U.S. “government securities,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a business combination and (ii) the distribution of the trust account as described below. On December 15, 2022, to mitigate the risk of us being deemed to have been operating as an unregistered investment company under the Investment Company Act, we instructed Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the trustee with respect to the trust account, to liquidate the U.S. government treasury obligations or money market funds held in the trust account and thereafter to hold all funds in the trust account in cash (i.e., in one or more interest-bearing demand deposit accounts) until the earlier of the consummation of a business combination or our liquidation. As of March 31, 2023, there was $11,855,267 in investments and cash held in the trust account, which includes interest income available to us for franchise and income tax obligations of approximately $34,000. As of March 31, 2023, the funds in the trust account are held solely in an interest-bearing demand deposit account.

If we are unable to complete a business combination within 36 months from the closing of the initial public offering, or December 22, 2023, (the “Combination Period”) and our stockholders have not amended the Certificate of Incorporation to further extend such Combination Period, we will (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 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 (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

June 2022 Extension Special Meeting of Stockholders

On June 14, 2022, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). At the Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the Charter Amendment to extend the date by which the Company must complete a business combination from June 22, 2022 to December 22, 2023.

In connection with the Company’s Special Meeting, stockholders holding 16,409,033 public shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account, which would have resulted in (i) approximately $164.1 million (approximately $10.00 per share) being removed from the trust account to pay such holders, (ii) approximately $8.4 million remaining in the trust account and (iii) 5,153,467 shares of common stock outstanding (including 840,967 public shares and 4,312,500 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, held by our Sponsor (the “Founder Shares”)).

Proposed Business Combination with TradeZero

On October 12, 2021, we entered into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Dune Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and our direct wholly owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”), Dune Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and our direct, wholly owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub II”), and TradeZero Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (“TradeZero”).

For additional information regarding the Merger Agreement and the Settlement Agreement, see the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 12, 2021, January 26, 2022, July 15, 2022 and December 30, 2022 and the Company’s preliminary proxy statement (as amended), initially filed with the SEC on January 26, 2022.

Liquidity and Capital Resources; Going Concern

As of March 31, 2023, we had approximately $304,000 in our operating bank account and working capital deficit of approximately $112,000 (excluding tax obligations of approximately $128,000 that may be paid using investment income earned from the trust account).

Our liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the initial public offering were satisfied through the payment of $25,000 from the Sponsor to purchase founders shares (as defined below), and loan proceeds from the Sponsor of approximately $31,000 under the Note. We repaid the loan in full on December 22, 2020. Subsequent to the consummation of the initial public offering, our liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the initial public offering and the private placement (as defined below) held outside of the trust account. In addition, the Company’s portion of the settlement of the lawsuit with the TradeZero Defendants pursuant to the Settlement Agreement in the amount of $2.75 million was received in January 2023, substantially all of which was subsequently used to pay certain accounts payable and expenses of the Company.

In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with ASU 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has until December 22, 2023 to consummate a business combination. It is uncertain that we will be able to consummate a business combination by this time. Management has determined that the liquidity condition, mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management intends to complete a business combination prior to the liquidation date. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should we be required to liquidate after December 22, 2023. We intend to complete a business combination before the mandatory liquidation date. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to consummate any business combination by December 22, 2023.

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that the specific impact is not readily determinable as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”), which, among other things, imposes a new 1% U.S. federal excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by “covered corporations” (which include publicly traded domestic (i.e. U.S.) corporations) beginning in 2023, with certain exceptions (the “Excise Tax”). The Excise Tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its stockholders from which the stock is repurchased. Because we are a Delaware corporation and our securities are trading on Nasdaq, we are a “covered corporation” for this purpose. The amount of the Excise Tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the Excise Tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year.

On December 27, 2022, the Treasury published Notice 2023-2, which provided clarification on some aspects of the application of the Excise Tax. The notice generally provides that if a publicly traded U.S. corporation completely liquidates and dissolves, distributions in such complete liquidation and other distributions by such corporation in the same taxable year in which the final distribution in complete liquidation and dissolution is made are not subject to the Excise Tax. Although such notice clarifies certain aspects of the Excise Tax, the interpretation and operation of aspects of the Excise Tax (including its application and operation with respect to SPACs) remain unclear and such interim operating rules are subject to change.

Results of Operations

Our entire activity from June 18, 2020 (inception) through March 31, 2023 related to our formation, the preparation for the initial public offering, and since the closing of the initial public offering, the search for a prospective initial business combination. We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business combination. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest earned on cash equivalents held in trust account. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had a net income of approximately $1.2 million, which consisted of approximately $2.1 million of other income, approximately $93,000 in income on investments held in the trust account, and approximately $5,000 interest income on operating account, partially offset by approximately $674,000 in non-operating loss from changes in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities, approximately $197,000 in general and administrative expenses, $30,000 in general and administrative expenses – related party, and approximately $49,000 in franchise tax expense.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had a net income of approximately $3.3 million, which consisted of approximately $3.6 million in non-operating gain from changes in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities and approximately $58,000 in income on investments held in the trust account, partially offset by approximately $354,000 in general and administrative expenses, $30,000 in general and administrative expenses – related party, and approximately $49,000 in franchise tax expense.

Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On July 10, 2020, the Sponsor purchased 3,737,500 Founder Shares for an aggregate price of $25,000. On December 17, 2020, pursuant to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation, each Founder Share outstanding immediately prior to December 17, 2020 was converted into one and two-thirteenths (1²/₁₃) Founder Shares, resulting in an aggregate of 4,312,500 Founder Shares outstanding. Our initial stockholders agreed to forfeit up to 562,500 Founder Shares to the extent that the over-allotment option was not exercised in full by the underwriters, so that the Founder Shares would represent 20% of our issued and outstanding shares after the initial public offering. The underwriter exercised its over-allotment option in full on December 22, 2020; thus, these 562,500 Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture.

Our initial stockholders agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of (A) one year after the completion of the initial business combination or earlier if, subsequent to the initial business combination, the closing price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, 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, and (B) the date following the completion of the initial business combination on which we complete a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of our stockholders having the right to exchange their Class A common stock for cash, securities or other property. Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of the initial stockholders with respect to any Founder Shares.

Private Placement Warrants

Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, we consummated the private placement of 4,850,000 private placement warrants at a price of $1.00 per private placement warrant to the Sponsor, generating proceeds of $4,850,000. Each private placement warrant is exercisable for one whole share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the private placement warrants to the Sponsor was added to the proceeds from the initial public offering to be held in the trust account such that at closing of the initial public offering, $172,500,000 was placed in the trust account.

The private placement warrants (including the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the private placement warrants) are not transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the initial business combination and they are non-redeemable and exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the initial purchasers of the private placement warrants or their permitted transferees. If the private placement warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers of the private placement warrants or their permitted transferees, the private placement warrants will be redeemable by us and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the warrants included in the units sold in the initial public offering. Otherwise, the private placement warrants have terms and provisions that are identical to those of the warrants sold as part of the Units in the initial public offering and have no net cash settlement provisions.

If we do not complete a business combination by December 22, 2023, then the proceeds will be part of the liquidating distribution to the public stockholders and the warrants issued to the Sponsor will expire worthless.

Related Party Loans

On June 18, 2020, the Sponsor agreed to loan us an aggregate of up to $200,000 to cover expenses related to the initial public offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”). This loan was non-interest bearing and payable upon the completion of the initial public offering. We borrowed approximately $31,000 under the Note and fully repaid the Note in full on December 22, 2020.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a business combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us working capital loans. If we complete a business combination, we will repay the working capital loans out of the proceeds of the trust account released to us. Otherwise, the working capital loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the trust account. In the event that a business combination does not close, we may use a portion of 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. The working capital loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a business combination or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such working capital loans may be convertible into warrants of the post business combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the private placement warrants. 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. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had no borrowings under working capital loans.

Administrative Services Agreement

Commencing on the date that our securities were first listed on Nasdaq until the earlier of our consummation of a business combination or our liquidation, we agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to members of our management team. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had incurred $30,000 in administrative services expenses under this agreement. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $30,000 and $0 outstanding, respectively, for services in connection with such agreement in due to related parties on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to the Sponsor, directors, officers or directors, or any of their affiliates. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were $1,500 due to related party.

Contractual Obligations

Registration Rights

The holders of Founder Shares, private placement warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans, if any (and any underlying securities), are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement. These holders are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders will have “piggyback” registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by us. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

We granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 2,250,000 additional units to cover any over-allotments, at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On December 22, 2020 we issued 2,250,000 units in connection with the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option in full. We paid an underwriting discount of $3,450,000 ($0.20 per unit sold) to the underwriters at the closing of the initial public offering on December 22, 2020, with an additional fee (the “Deferred Discount”) of $6,037,500 ($0.35 per unit sold) payable upon our completion of an initial business combination.

On June 14, 2022, the Company entered into the Amendment Letter with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“Cantor”) to amend the Underwriting Agreement, dated December 17, 2020, by and between the Company and Cantor, as representative of the Underwriters, pursuant to which Cantor agreed to waive in full the Deferred Discount. Pursuant to the Amendment Letter, the Company agreed to grant Cantor with a right of first refusal to act as the Company’s capital markets advisor with an advisory fee of $3,800,000, subject to the conditions described therein.

Critical Accounting Estimates

This management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to fair value of financial instruments and accrued expenses. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We have not identified any critical accounting estimates.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer has concluded that during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2023 because of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Specifically, the Company’s management has concluded that our control around the interpretation and accounting for extinguishment of a significant contingent obligation was not effectively designed or maintained. This material weakness resulted in the restatement of the Company’s interim financial statements for the quarters ended June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022.

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 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.

To the knowledge of our management, there is no litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding currently pending against us or any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such or against any of our property.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 10, 2023. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 10, 2023.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.		Description
31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1**		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2**		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*		Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

*	Filed herewith
**	Furnished herewith

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

	DUNE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

Date: May 9, 2023	By:	/s/ Carter Glatt
		Name:	Carter Glatt
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer
			(Principal Executive Officer)

SEC Form 10-Q filed by Dune Acquisition Corporation