13. Convertible Notes Payable

On December 24, 2020, the Company entered into two Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 24, 2020 (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company issued the following (i) $100,000 6% Secured Convertible Promissory Note which was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $2.80 and (ii) Common Stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 8,929 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $2.80. The notes are secured by all of the assets and equipment owned by the Company. The notes were due on or before June 24, 2021 and fully-repaid (including all accrued but unpaid interest) on March 14, 2021.

On January 19, 2021, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, (the “2021 Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company issued the following (i) $15,000 Secured Convertible Promissory Note which was convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $1.05. The notes were due on or before March 19, 2021 and fully-repaid (including all accrued but unpaid interest) on March 14, 2021.

Auctus Fund Financing

On March 11, 2021 (the “Issuance Date”), the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Auctus Purchase Agreement”) with Auctus Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Auctus”), pursuant to which the Company issued to Auctus a senior secured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $1,680,000, including Original Issue Discount (OID) of $180,000 (the “Auctus Note”). The net proceeds received by the Company were $1,337,000 (after deducting fees and expenses related to the transaction, including a payment to Alere (as defined and discussed below). The Company intends to use the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

On August 13, 2021, the Company and Auctus entered a First Amendment to the Senior Secured Promissory Note, Warrants and Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 11, 2011 (the “Auctus Amendment”).

On October 28, 2021, the Company and Auctus Fund, LLC entered a Second Amendment to the Senior Secured Promissory Note, Warrants and Securities Purchase Agreement dated March 11, 2011 (the “Auctus Second Amendment”).

The Auctus Note has a maturity date of one year from the Issuance Date. The Auctus Note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum, which is also payable on maturity, with the understanding that the first 12 months of interest (equal to $180,000) is guaranteed and deemed to be earned in full as of the Issuance Date. In the event the Company fails to pay any amount when due under the Auctus Note, the interest rate will increase to the greater of 16% or the maximum amount permitted by law. The Auctus Note may be prepaid during the first 180 calendar days from the Issuance Date subject to a 110% prepayment penalty on all principal and accrued but unpaid interest then outstanding. The Auctus Note may not be paid in whole or in part after 180 calendar days from the Issuance Date.

Auctus may convert any amount due under the Auctus Note at any time, and from time to time, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $3.50 per share; provided, however, that Auctus may not convert any portion of the Auctus Note that would cause it to beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price and number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the Auctus Note will be subject to adjustment from time to time for any subdivision or consolidation of shares and other standard dilutive events.

The Auctus Note (as amended by the Auctus Amendment and Auctus Second Amendment) contains a number of events of default, including but not limited to the following: (i) the Company’s failure to be quoted or listed (as applicable) on the OTCQB, OTCQX, any tier of the NASDAQ Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE American by December 15, 2021 (the “Trading Date”) and (ii) the Company’s failure to file a registration statement covering the Auctus’ resale at prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) of all of the common stock underlying the Auctus Note and the Auctus Warrants (as defined below) within 30 calendar days following the Issuance Date, (iii) cause the registration statement to become effective by the Trading Date and (iv) maintain a certain share reserve for the conversion of the note. An event of default is subject to a confession of judgment against the Company in the favor of Auctus. Additionally, the Auctus Note is secured by all of the assets of the Company pursuant to a security agreement that was entered into in connection with the issuance of the Auctus Note (the “Security Agreement”); provided, however, the Security Agreement will be automatically terminated as of the Trading Date assuming no event of default then exists. The Auctus Amendment waived any events of default which may have existed under Sections 3.18 and 3.19 of the Auctus Note prior to August 13, 2021. There were no events of default for the year ended December 31, 2021 and through the note repayment on March 15, 2022 (see Note 19).

In connection with the issuance of the Auctus Note, Auctus was also issued two five-year warrants as follows: the first warrant was to purchase up to an aggregate of 171,429 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $4.375 per share (the “First Auctus Warrant”) and the second warrant was to purchase up to an aggregate of 142,858 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $5.25 per share (the “Second Auctus Warrant”). The First Auctus Warrant and the Second Auctus Warrant are referred to herein as the “Auctus Warrants” and the shares of the Company’s common stock underlying the Auctus Warrants are referred to as the “Auctus Warrant Shares”.

Auctus may not exercise the Auctus Warrants with respect to any number of Auctus Warrant Shares that would cause it to beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s common stock. The Auctus Warrants may be exercised for cash, or, if the “market price” of the Company’s common stock is greater than the Auctus Warrant’s exercise price, and there is not an effective registration statement covering the Auctus Warrant Shares, the Auctus Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. The number of shares of common stock to be deliverable upon exercise of the Auctus Warrants is subject to adjustment for subdivision or consolidation of shares and other standard dilutive events, or in the event the Company effects a reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, disposition of assets, or other fundamental transaction.

Pursuant to the Auctus Purchase Agreement, the Company granted Auctus piggyback registration rights with respect to the shares underlying the Auctus Note and the Auctus Warrant. In addition, the Company agreed that, while any amount remains unpaid under the Auctus Note, it would not sell securities on more favorable terms than those provided to Auctus, without adjusting Auctus’ terms accordingly. Further, among other things, the Company agreed that, while any amount remains unpaid under the Auctus Note, it would not enter into any variable rate transactions.

Further and in connection with the issuance of the Auctus Note, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with Auctus (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) whereby it the Company agreed to (i) file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement covering resale by Auctus at prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices) of all of the common stock underlying the Auctus Note and the Auctus Warrants within 30 calendar days following the Issuance Date, (ii) cause the registration statement to become effective by the Trading Date.

Alere Financial, A Division of Cova Capital Partners, LLC (“Alere”), served as the placement agent for the Auctus Note and received a total cash fee equal to $120,000 (or 8% of the principal amount of the Auctus Note). Additionally, Alere received warrants to purchase 654,545 and 545,455 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to $4.375 and $5.25, respectively, for such services rendered. Alere’s warrants are in a customary form reasonably acceptable to Alere and exercisable for 3 years. Mr. Levy, the Company’s Chief

Executive Officer, is affiliated with Alere but has waived any portion of such fee received by Alere to which he is entitled as an affiliate of Alere.

As of December 31, 2021, the Auctus Fund Financing note outstanding was $1,357,808, which consisted of principal of $1,680,000, net of unamortized balance of $256,410 of a beneficial conversion and warrant features, unamortized original issue discount of $34,521. and unamortized debt issuance costs of $31,261.

Investor Private Placement Offering

On September 2, 2021, the Company conducted a closing of a private placement offering (the “September 2 Offering”) with twenty accredited investors (the “September 2 Investors”) whereby the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “September Purchase Agreement”) with the Investors pursuant to which the Company issued to the Investors subordinated secured convertible promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,620,000 (the “September 2 Notes”). The net proceeds received by the Company were $1,504,400 (after deducting fees owed to its placement agent, Alere (as defined and discussed below)). The Company intends to use the net proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes.

The Notes have a maturity date of one year from September 2, 2021. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 12% per annum, which is also payable on maturity, with the understanding that the first 12 months of interest (equal to an aggregate of $194,400) is guaranteed and deemed to be earned in full as of September 2, 2021. In the event the Company fails to pay any amount when due under the September 2 Notes, the interest rate will increase to the greater of 18% or the maximum amount permitted by law. The Notes may be prepaid during the first 180 calendar days from September 2, 2021 subject to a 110% prepayment penalty on all principal and accrued but unpaid interest then outstanding. The Notes may not be prepaid in whole or in part after 180 calendar days from September 2, 2021. The September 2 Investors may convert any amount due under the September 2 Notes at any time, and from time to time, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price of $5.25 per share; provided, however, that the Investors may not convert any portion of the September 2 Notes that would cause such Investor to beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s common stock. The conversion price and number of shares of the Company’s common stock issuable upon conversion of the September Notes will be subject to adjustment from time to time for any subdivision or consolidation of shares and other dilutive events. If the Company issues Common Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock at a per share price lower than the conversion price of $5.25 (the “Base Price”), then the conversion price of the Notes will be reduced to the new Base Price at the option of the holder.

Additionally, the September 2 Notes are secured by all of the assets of the Company pursuant to a security agreement that was entered into in connection with the issuance of the September 2 Notes (the “September 2 Security Agreement”); provided, however, the Security Agreement will automatically terminate on the business day immediately preceding the Company’s common stock being quoted or listed for trading on the OTCQB Marketplace, OTCQX, any tier of the NASDAQ, Stock Market, the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE American assuming that no event of default under the Notes then exists. The secured interest in all of the Company’s assets granted to the Investors is subordinated to a first priority secured interest previous granted to Auctus Fund, LLC pursuant to the terms of a September 2 Subordination Agreement (the “September 2 Subordination Agreement”).

In connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Investors were also issued five-year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 308,571 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “September Warrant Shares”) at an exercise price of $5.25 per share (the “September 2 Warrants”).

The Investors may not exercise the September 2 Warrants with respect to any number of September 2 Warrant Shares that would cause such Investor to beneficially own in excess of 4.99% of the Company’s common stock. The September 2 Warrants may be exercised for cash, or, if the “market price” of the Company’s common stock is greater than the September 2 Warrant’s exercise price, and there is not an effective registration statement covering the September 2 Warrant Shares, the September 2 Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. The number of shares of common stock to be deliverable upon exercise of the September 2 Warrants is subject to adjustment for subdivision or consolidation of shares and other standard dilutive events, or in the event the Company effects a reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, disposition of assets, or other fundamental transaction. In the event that the Company issues Common Stock, securities convertible into Common Stock, or the right to acquire Common Stock at an effective per share price less than $5.25 (the “Base Price”), the per share price the of September 2 Warrants are adjustable down to the new Base Price at the option of the holder. If such adjustment occurs, the number of warrant shares issuable under the September 2 Warrants shall also be increased such that the aggregate exercise price of the warrants shall be the same of the aggregate price prior to the adjustment.

Pursuant to the September 2 Purchase Agreement, the Company agreed that, while any amount remains unpaid under the September 2 Notes, it would not sell securities on more favorable terms than those provided to the Investors, without adjusting the Investors’ terms accordingly. This right will terminate as of the Post Lock-Up Termination Date (as defined in the September 2 Purchase Agreement).

Further, among other things, the Company agreed that, while any amount remains unpaid under the Notes, it would not enter into any variable rate transactions.

In connection with the issuance of the September 2 Notes, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with the September 2 Investors (the “September 2 Registration Rights Agreement”) whereby the Company agreed to file a registration statement covering the September 2 Investors’ resale of all of the common stock underlying the September 2 Notes and the September 2 Warrants upon the earlier of 30 calendar days following the effectiveness of a registration statement relating to an underwritten public offering of the Company or December 31, 2021 and cause such registration statement to become effective within 150 calendar days following the initial filing date. In connection with the September 2 Offering, the Investors entered into a Lock-Up Agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) whereby each Investor agreed not to sell certain percentages of the equity such Investor owns in the Company for a certain period of time subsequent to an initial public offering of the Company’s equity.

Alere Financial, a division of Cova Capital Partners, LLC (“Alere”), served as the placement agent for the September 2Notes and received a total cash fee equal to $115,600 and warrants to purchase up to 770,667 shares of the Company’s common stock, with a term of five years, at a per share exercise price of $5.25. Mr. Levy, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, is affiliated with Alere but has waived any portion of such fee received by Alere to which he is entitled as an affiliate of Alere.

As of December 31, 2021, the September 2 Notes’ outstanding balance was $678,864, which consisted of principal of $1,814,400, net of unamortized balance of $927,734 of a beneficial conversion and warrant features, unamortized original issue discount of $130,312 and unamortized debt issuance costs of $77,490.