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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-23-005607 to Collective Audience, Inc. (CAUD) (CIK 0001854583)

Collective Audience, Inc. (CAUD) (CIK 0001854583)
Date: May 25, 2023 · CIK: 0001854583 · Accession: 0000000000-23-005607

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Date
May 25, 2023
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Collective Audience, Inc. (CAUD) (CIK 0001854583)

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United States securities and exchange commission logo May 25, 2023 Jeffrey Tirman Chief Executive Officer Abri SPAC I, Inc. 9663 Santa Monica Blvd., No. 1091 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Re:Abri SPAC I, Inc. Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed May 11, 2023 File No. 333-268133 Dear Jeffrey Tirman: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, our references to prior comments are to comments in our February 28, 2023 letter. Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement of S-4 Filed May 11, 2023 Cover Page 1.We note your revised disclosure in response to comment 1. We also note the disclosure on your cover page provides that the company intends to rely on the controlled company exemptions, the disclosure on page 182 provides that the company "may" rely on the exemptions, and the dislcosure on pages 20 and 61 are silent as to whether the company plans to rely on the controlled company exemptions. Please revise to clarify whether or not the company intends to rely on the exemptions and update for consistency across the disclosure. 2.We note your disclosure in response to comment 2 that "we cannot assure you that the shares of Common Stock and Warrants will be approved for listing on Nasdaq." Please

FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc. May 25, 2023 Page 2 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman Abri SPAC I, Inc. May 25, 2023 Page 2 disclose here and elsewhere in your filing, as applicable, whether the Business Combination is contingent upon listing. To the extent it is not contingent, please revise your risk factor disclosure accordingly to address the risks of proceeding with the Business Combination without a Nasdaq or other national market listing. Q: What interests does the Sponsor and its affiliates have in the Business Combination?, page 11 3.We note your revised disclosure in response to comment 3. Revise to ensure the disclosure describing the interests of the sponsor and its affiliates is consistent across the filing. In this regard, we note that the disclosure on pages 11, 36, 72, and 105 continues to include different information. Q: Are there any arrangements to help ensure that Abri will have sufficient funds..., page 13 4.We note your disclosure on page 163 that the Company will need additional financings in order to have sufficient ability to satisfy the maximum redemption request scenario, which appears to assume the redemption of all remaining public shares. Please revise this section to address this, particularly in light of the addition of Proposal No. 2A. Selected Historical Financial Data of Abri, page 42 5.The working capital deficit as of December 31, 2021 as disclosed on page 42 does not agree to the amount reflected in Abri's audited balance sheet on page F-3. Please reconcile and revise these disclosures. Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data of DLQ, page 43 6.The working capital of DLQ as of December 31, 2021 as disclosed on page 43 does not agree to the amount reflected in DLQ's audited balance sheet included on page F-29. Please reconcile and revise these disclosures. Risk Factors DLQ may be subject to fines or other penalties imposed by the Internal Revenue Service..., page 7.We note your response to comment 8 that you do not expect any income tax expense liability and that you have removed the related risk factor; however, the risk factor still appears on page 45. Please revise accordingly. Delaware law and our Amended Charter and Bylaws will contain certain provisions..., page 61 8.We reissue comment 9 in part. Revise this risk factor to address the inability of stockholders to act by written consent. Summary Financial Projections, page 97 9.We note that you appear to have changed both the projected revenue and projected

FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc. May 25, 2023 Page 3 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman Abri SPAC I, Inc. May 25, 2023 Page 3 operating expenses values for 2022 to match the actual revenue and operating expenses of DLQ for 2022. We also note that you have not changed any other related projected figures. Please tell us whether the board obtained updated projections, and if not, please clarify what these changes represent and why they were made. Information About DLQ Major Customers, page 146 10.We note your response to comment 20. Please identify by name the two major customers who accounted for approximately 53% of your revenue for 2022 and describe the material terms of the arrangements with these customers. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of DLQ, Inc. Carve-Out Consolidated Results of Operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and Cash flows Operating Activities, page 153 11.We note your revised disclosure regarding cash flows from operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022, and reissue comment 21 in part. Please discuss and analyze the key drivers responsible for changes in your cash flows used in operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2022. Refer to Item 303(b) of Regulation S-K. 12.Reference your disclosure on page 154. Please disclose any known trends or demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that are reasonably likely to result in DLQ's liquidity decreasing materially in any way. Explain why you do not believe current liquidity is materially deficient as you disclose there is substantial doubt about DLQ's ability to continue as a going concern for one year after the issuance of DLQ's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 in Note 2 on page F-35. DLQ has incurred material net losses of over $5 million and negative cash flows from operations in each of the last two fiscal years. Discuss the actions taken or that DLQ plans to take to remedy the deficiencies in liquidity, fund the expansion of its operations, and to provide necessary working capital to meet current obligations. Describe internal and external sources of liquidity including any unused amounts available at December 31, 2022. Refer to Item 303(b)(1)(i) of Regulation S-K. Comparative Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Per Share Financial Information , page 157 13.We are unable to determine how you calculated Abri's historical book value per share for the year ended December 31, 2022. Please supplementally provide us with your computation of this amount.

FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc. May 25, 2023 Page 4 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman Abri SPAC I, Inc. May 25, 2023 Page 4 14.Please explain how you calculated or determined DataLogiq, Inc's equivalent per share pro forma net loss per share, basic and diluted for the year ended December 31, 2022, assuming maximum redemption as it does not appear to be based on the expected exchange ratio of .75 disclosed in footnote (2). DLQ, Inc. and Abri SPAC I, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet, page 162 15.It appears that footnote (J) should be placed next to the adjustment decreasing cash and cash equivalents by $12,841 under the Transaction Accounting Adjustments (Assuming Maximum Redemption) column rather than footnote (H). Please advise or revise as appropriate. DLQ, Inc. Carved Out Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Liquidity, page F-35 16.Please disclose management's plans for addressing the company's liquidity concerns that are intended to mitigate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. In your disclosure, discuss management's plans for obtaining additional funding from its parent Logic, Inc. or for obtaining additional sources of financing. Refer to ASC 205-40-50-12 through 50-14. Note 10 - Loss Per Share, page F-42 17.We have reviewed your response and revisions to Note 10 but are unclear as to why you have presented pro forma earnings per share. Please revise to disclose DLQs historical earnings per share rather than "pro forma earnings per share" for each period presented as required by ASC 260. As your consolidated statement of equity on page F-31 indicates DLQ had 2,000 common shares outstanding during all periods presented, it appears that earnings per share should be based on these 2,000 shares rather than the 15,288,078 shares currently used in your pro forma computations. Also, your consolidated statement of operations on page F-30, the pro forma combined statement of operations on page 164 and elsewhere throughout the filing where you disclose DLQ's earnings per share, including pages 43 and 157 should be revised to disclose historical earnings per share rather than pro forma earnings per share. Alternatively, if you continue to believe your current pro forma presentation is appropriate, please explain why, cite the relevant GAAP accounting literature applied, and explain how you arrived at the 15,288,078 shares used in your computations based on DLQs 2,000 outstanding common shares. General 18.We note the inclusion of Proposal No. 2A to remove the net tangible asset requirement

FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc. May 25, 2023 Page 5 FirstName LastName Jeffrey Tirman Abri SPAC I, Inc. May 25, 2023 Page 5 from Abri's current charter. In an appropriate place in your filing, please disclose the consequences if the approval for this proposal is not obtained. In addition, we note your disclosure that Abri believes that it may rely on another exclusion from the "penny stock" rules which relates to it being listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. Please tell us the exemption upon which you plan to rely and provide your analysis in support of such reliance. You may contact Robert Shapiro at 202-551-3273 or Linda Cvrkel at 202-551-3813 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Taylor Beech at 202-551-4515 or Dietrich King at 202-55-8071 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services cc: Alex Weniger-Araujo, Esq.

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
May 25, 2023
Jeffrey Tirman
Chief Executive Officer
Abri SPAC I, Inc.
9663 Santa Monica Blvd., No. 1091
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Re:Abri SPAC I, Inc.
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-4
Filed May 11, 2023
File No. 333-268133
Dear Jeffrey Tirman:
            We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following
comments.  In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we
may better understand your disclosure.
            Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the
requested information.  If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and
circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your
response.
            After reviewing any amendment to your registration statement and the information you
provide in response to these comments, we may have additional comments.  Unless we note
otherwise, our references to prior comments are to comments in our February 28, 2023 letter.
Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement of S-4 Filed May 11, 2023
Cover Page
1.We note your revised disclosure in response to comment 1.  We also note the disclosure
on your cover page provides that the company intends to rely on the controlled company
exemptions, the disclosure on page 182 provides that the company "may" rely on the
exemptions, and the dislcosure on pages 20 and 61 are silent as to whether the company
plans to rely on the controlled company exemptions.  Please revise to clarify whether or
not the company intends to rely on the exemptions and update for consistency across the
disclosure.
2.We note your disclosure in response to comment 2 that "we cannot assure you that the
shares of Common Stock and Warrants will be approved for listing on Nasdaq."  Please

 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman
 Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc.
 May 25, 2023 Page 2
 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman
Abri SPAC I, Inc.
May 25, 2023
Page 2
disclose here and elsewhere in your filing, as applicable, whether the Business
Combination is contingent upon listing. To the extent it is not contingent, please revise
your risk factor disclosure accordingly to address the risks of proceeding with the
Business Combination without a Nasdaq or other national market listing.
Q: What interests does the Sponsor and its affiliates have in the Business Combination?, page 11
3.We note your revised disclosure in response to comment 3.  Revise to ensure the
disclosure describing the interests of the sponsor and its affiliates is consistent across the
filing.  In this regard, we note that the disclosure on pages 11, 36, 72, and 105 continues to
include different information.
Q: Are there any arrangements to help ensure that Abri will have sufficient funds..., page 13
4.We note your disclosure on page 163 that the Company will need additional financings in
order to have sufficient ability to satisfy the maximum redemption request scenario, which
appears to assume the redemption of all remaining public shares.  Please revise this
section to address this, particularly in light of the addition of Proposal No. 2A.
Selected Historical Financial Data of Abri, page 42
5.The working capital deficit as of December 31, 2021 as disclosed on page 42 does not
agree to the amount reflected in Abri's audited balance sheet on page F-3.  Please
reconcile and revise these disclosures.
Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data of DLQ, page 43
6.The working capital of DLQ as of December 31, 2021 as disclosed on page 43 does not
agree to the amount reflected in DLQ's audited balance sheet included on page F-29.
Please reconcile and revise these disclosures.
Risk Factors
DLQ may be subject to fines or other penalties imposed by the Internal Revenue Service..., page
45
7.We note your response to comment 8 that you do not expect any income tax expense
liability and that you have removed the related risk factor; however, the risk factor still
appears on page 45.  Please revise accordingly.
Delaware law and our Amended Charter and Bylaws will contain certain provisions..., page 61
8.We reissue comment 9 in part.  Revise this risk factor to address the inability of
stockholders to act by written consent.
Summary Financial Projections, page 97
9.We note that you appear to have changed both the projected revenue and projected

 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman
 Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc.
 May 25, 2023 Page 3
 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman
Abri SPAC I, Inc.
May 25, 2023
Page 3
operating expenses values for 2022 to match the actual revenue and operating expenses of
DLQ for 2022.  We also note that you have not changed any other related projected
figures.  Please tell us whether the board obtained updated projections, and if not, please
clarify what these changes represent and why they were made.
Information About DLQ
Major Customers, page 146
10.We note your response to comment 20.  Please identify by name the two major customers
who accounted for approximately 53% of your revenue for 2022 and describe the material
terms of the arrangements with these customers.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of
DLQ, Inc.
Carve-Out Consolidated Results of Operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and
2021
Cash flows
Operating Activities, page 153
11.We note your revised disclosure regarding cash flows from operating activities for the
year ended December 31, 2022, and reissue comment 21 in part.  Please discuss and
analyze the key drivers responsible for changes in your cash flows used in operating
activities during the year ended December 31, 2022.  Refer to Item 303(b) of Regulation
S-K.
12.Reference your disclosure on page 154.  Please disclose any known trends or demands,
commitments, events or uncertainties that are reasonably likely to result in DLQ's
liquidity decreasing materially in any way.  Explain why you do not believe current
liquidity is materially deficient as you disclose there is substantial doubt about DLQ's
ability to continue as a going concern for one year after the issuance of DLQ's financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2022 in Note 2 on page F-35.  DLQ has
incurred material net losses of over $5 million and negative cash flows from operations in
each of the last two fiscal years.  Discuss the actions taken or that DLQ plans to take to
remedy the deficiencies in liquidity, fund the expansion of its operations, and to provide
necessary working capital to meet current obligations.  Describe internal and external
sources of liquidity including any unused amounts available at December 31, 2022.  Refer
to Item 303(b)(1)(i) of Regulation S-K.
Comparative Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Per Share Financial Information ,
page 157
13.We are unable to determine how you calculated Abri's historical book value per share for
the year ended December 31, 2022.  Please supplementally provide us with your
computation of this amount.

 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman
 Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc.
 May 25, 2023 Page 4
 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman
Abri SPAC I, Inc.
May 25, 2023
Page 4
14.Please explain how you calculated or determined DataLogiq, Inc's equivalent per share
pro forma net loss per share, basic and diluted for the year ended December 31, 2022,
assuming maximum redemption as it does not appear to be based on the expected
exchange ratio of .75 disclosed in footnote (2).
DLQ, Inc. and Abri SPAC I, Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet, page 162
15.It appears that footnote (J) should be placed next to the adjustment decreasing cash and
cash equivalents by $12,841 under the Transaction Accounting Adjustments (Assuming
Maximum Redemption) column rather than footnote (H).  Please advise or revise as
appropriate.
DLQ, Inc. Carved Out Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31,
2022 and 2021
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Liquidity, page F-35
16.Please disclose management's plans for addressing the company's liquidity concerns
that are intended to mitigate the conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the
entity’s ability to continue as a going concern.  In your disclosure, discuss management's
plans for obtaining additional funding from its parent Logic, Inc. or for obtaining
additional sources of financing.  Refer to ASC 205-40-50-12 through 50-14.
Note 10 - Loss Per Share, page F-42
17.We have reviewed your response and revisions to Note 10 but are unclear as to why you
have presented pro forma earnings per share.  Please revise to disclose DLQs historical
earnings per share rather than "pro forma earnings per share" for each period presented as
required by ASC 260.  As your consolidated statement of equity on page F-31 indicates
DLQ had 2,000 common shares outstanding during all periods presented, it appears that
earnings per share should be based on these 2,000 shares rather than the 15,288,078 shares
currently used in your pro forma computations.  Also, your consolidated statement of
operations on page F-30, the pro forma combined statement of operations on page 164 and
elsewhere throughout the filing where you disclose DLQ's earnings per share, including
pages 43 and 157 should be revised to disclose historical earnings per share rather than
pro forma earnings per share.  Alternatively, if you continue to believe your current pro
forma presentation is appropriate, please explain why, cite the relevant GAAP accounting
literature applied, and explain how you arrived at the 15,288,078 shares used in your
computations based on DLQs 2,000 outstanding common shares.
General
18.We note the inclusion of Proposal No. 2A to remove the net tangible asset requirement

 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman
 Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc.
 May 25, 2023 Page 5
 FirstName LastName
Jeffrey Tirman
Abri SPAC I, Inc.
May 25, 2023
Page 5
from Abri's current charter.  In an appropriate place in your filing, please disclose the
consequences if the approval for this proposal is not obtained.  In addition, we note your
disclosure that Abri believes that it may rely on another exclusion from the "penny stock"
rules which relates to it being listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market.  Please tell us the
exemption upon which you plan to rely and provide your analysis in support of such
reliance.
            You may contact Robert Shapiro at 202-551-3273 or Linda Cvrkel at 202-551-3813 if
you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters.  Please
contact Taylor Beech at 202-551-4515 or Dietrich King at 202-55-8071 with any other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services
cc:       Alex Weniger-Araujo, Esq.