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Related Parties

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Related Parties
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
10.
Related Parties
 
Brett Moyer
 
Mr. Moyer has served as the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and a board member since the Company’s founding in August 2010. Effective February 28, 2018, Mr. Moyer agreed to extend the maturity date of his Series D Convertible Note to June 30, 2018. In connection with the maturity date extension, Mr. Moyer received a warrant to purchase 9,058 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.40 and which will accrue an additional 10% interest on the first day of every month, beginning March 1, 2018, so long as such Series D Convertible Note remains outstanding. In April 2018, the Company issued Mr. Moyer a $62,500 Series G Note, initially due June 15, 2018, in consideration for $50,000 of expenses incurred by Mr. Moyer. In June 2018, in consideration for extending the maturity date of the Series G Note, Mr. Moyer was granted a warrant to purchase 4,630 shares of common stock. As of June 30, 2018, Mr. Moyer was owed $57,500 of principal under promissory notes and $443,208 of principal under convertible promissory notes and owned 2.5% of the outstanding shares of the Company.
 
Jonathan Gazdak
 
Mr. Gazdak, works as Managing Director – Head of Investment Banking for Alexander Capital an investment banking firm based in New York. Mr. Gazdak has been a member of the Company’s board of directors since June 2015. Alexander Capital has acted as the lead investment bank in a number of the Company’s private financings. Effective February 28, 2018, Mr. Gazdak agreed to extend the maturity date of his Series D Convertible Note to June 30, 2018. In connection with the maturity date extension, Mr. Gazdak received a warrant to purchase 1,569 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.40 and which will accrue an additional 10% interest on the first day of every month, beginning March 1, 2018, so long as such Series D Convertible Note remains outstanding. As of June 30, 2018, Mr. Gazdak was owed $19,765 of principal under convertible promissory notes and owned 0.6% of the outstanding shares of the Company.
 
The Company has signed an engagement letter with Alexander Capital under which Alexander Capital earns a fee on total investments by their clients. Alexander Capital earned fees of $200,250 and $321,300 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018. As of June 30, 2018, Alexander Capital had been issued a total of 588,392 common share warrants that are exercisable at $5.40 per share and have a five-year life from date of issuance.
 
Brian Herr
 
Mr. Herr has been a member of the Company’s board of directors since February 2018. Mr. Herr is Chief Investment Officer and Co-Head of Structured Credit and Asset Finance for the Medalist Partners platform (f/k/a Candlewood Structured Strategy Funds) and serves as a co-portfolio manager for the Medalist Partners Harvest Master Fund, Ltd. and Medalist Partners Opportunity Master Fund A, LP (collectively, the “Medalist Funds”). Mr. Herr was granted a seat on the Company’s board of directors pursuant to a securities purchase agreement, dated as of November 30, 2017, between the Company and the Medalist Funds, pursuant to which the Company also issued to the Medalist Funds an aggregate of $2,000,000 Series F Convertible Notes, due June 30, 2018, as amended, and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 222,222 shares of our common stock. In addition, between April 20, 2018 and June 29, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate of $2,437,500 of Series G Notes to the Medalist Funds and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 180,570 shares of our common stock. As of June 30, 2018, the Medalist Funds were owed $1,950,000 of principal under promissory notes and $2,000,000 of principal under convertible promissory notes and owned 0% of the outstanding shares of the Company.
 
Michael Howse
 
We are party to a consulting agreement with Michael Howse, dated April 6, 2018 (the “Howse Agreement”), pursuant to which Mr. Howse has agreed to serve an interim role as the Company’s chief strategic officer on an “at-will” basis in consideration for a monthly cash salary of $20,000 per month, as well as (i) a warrant to purchase 110,000 shares of our common stock, exercisable at a per share price of $5.40 and all of which shall vest on the earlier of: (x) nine months from the issuance date of such warrants, (y) if Mr. Howse is terminated as the Company’s chief strategic officer and (z) immediately prior to an Acquisition of the Company (as defined in the Howse Agreement), and (ii) a warrant to purchase 165,000 shares of our common stock, exercisable at a per share price of $5.40, which shall vest upon the achievement of significant milestones.
 
Helge Kristensen
 
Mr. Kristensen has served as a member of the Company’s board of directors since 2010. Mr. Kristensen serves as vice president of Hansong Technology, an original device manufacturer of audio products based in China, president of Platin Gate Technology (Nanjing) Co. Ltd, a company with focus on service-branding in lifestyle products as well as pro line products based in China and co-founder and director of Inizio Capital, an investment company based in the Cayman Islands. Effective February 28, 2018, Inizio Capital and Hansong Technology agreed to extend the maturity dates of the Five February 2016 Note and the December 2015 Note, respectively to June 30, 2018. In connection with the maturity date extensions, Inizio Capital and Hansong Technology received warrants to purchase 1,341 and 942 shares of common stock, respectively, at an exercise price of $5.40. As of June 30, 2018, affiliates of Mr. Kristensen were owed $50,000 of principal under convertible promissory notes and owned 3.8% of the outstanding shares of the Company.
 
Significant Shareholders
 
Effective February 28, 2018, Carl E. Berg agreed to extend the maturity date of his Series D Convertible Note to June 30, 2018. In connection with the maturity date extension, Mr. Berg received a warrant to purchase 39,216 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.40 and will accrue an additional 10% interest on the first day of every month, beginning March 1, 2018, so long as such Series D Convertible Note remains outstanding. In addition, Mr. Berg agreed to extend the maturity date of his various other convertibles notes to June 30, 2018. In connection with the maturity date extensions, Mr. Berg received warrants to purchase a total of 25,965 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.40. As of June 30, 2018, Mr. Berg was owed a total of $1,444,118 of principal under convertible promissory notes and owned 37% of the outstanding shares of the Company.
 
Effective February 28, 2018, Lisa Walsh agreed to extend the maturity date of her Series D Convertible Note to June 30, 2018. In connection with the maturity date extension, Ms. Walsh received a warrant to purchase 112,419 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $5.40 and which will accrue an additional 10% interest on the first day of every month, beginning March 1, 2018, so long as such Series D Convertible Note remains outstanding. As of June 30, 2018, Ms. Walsh was owed $8,203,971 of principal under convertible promissory notes and owned 25.2% of the outstanding shares of the Company.