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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-23-007087 to Collective Audience, Inc. (CAUD) (CIK 0001854583)

Collective Audience, Inc. (CAUD) (CIK 0001854583)
Date: July 5, 2023 · CIK: 0001854583 · Accession: 0000000000-23-007087

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File numbers found in text: 333-268133

Referenced dates: November 30, 2022

Date
July 5, 2023
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Collective Audience, Inc. (CAUD) (CIK 0001854583)

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United States securities and exchange commission logo July 5, 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. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 Filed June 30, 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 May 25, 2023 letter. Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 PIPE Investment and Equity Line of Credit, page 35 1.Please update your disclosure of the status of the PIPE Investment and the firm commitment on the Equity Line of Credit (ELOC) to the current date. Revise related disclosures throughout the registration statement including the pro forma financial information, as applicable. Pro Forma Net Loss and Net Book Value Per Share Calculation, page 37 2.In the sentence that precedes the table on page 37, you indicate that the table discloses both the pro forma net loss and book value per share as of and for the three month period ended March 31, 2023 under each of the three redemption scenarios. However, your pro

FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc. July 5, 2023 Page 2 FirstName LastName Jeffrey Tirman Abri SPAC I, Inc. July 5, 2023 Page 2 forma book value under each of these scenarios has not been disclosed. Please revise to also disclose the pro forma book value per share under each of these scenarios. Also, please revise to also disclose your pro forma net loss and book value per share under each of these scenarios as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. Certain DLQ Projected Financial Information, page 100 3.We note your revised disclosure in response to comment 9 that the company obtained updated financial projections from DLQ for 2024. Please revise the Background of the Business Combination section beginning on page 92 to explain why updated financials were obtained. We also note that you have removed the projections for 2022 and 2023. Given your disclosure suggests that the board considered such projections, please reinclude those projections in your disclosure. Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Business Combination to Holders of DLQ Parent Common Stock, page 134 4.We reissue comment 31 from our letter dated November 30, 2022. We note your disclosure that DLQ and Abri intend that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Business Combination will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Please revise to provide a tax opinion related to the material tax consequences of the Business Combination to both Abri and DLQ Parent Stockholders. Refer to Section III.A.2 of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19. Information About DLQ, page 144 5.We reissue comment 15 from our letter dated November 30, 2022. We note your disclosure that, prior to closing, DLQ Parent shall have transferred all of the Intellectual Property assets of Rebel AI, Inc. and all of the Intellectual Property assets of Fixel AI, Inc. to DLQ, and that all the Related Company Outbound IP Agreements and all Related Company Customer Agreements (as such terms are defined in the Merger Agreement) have been cancelled or terminated or have expired on their own terms. Please describe the material terms of these agreements in the filing and file them as exhibits to the registration statement. 6.We reissue comment 33 from our letter dated November 30, 2022. In an appropriate place in this section, please revise to describe DLQ's relationship with the Sister Companies post-business combination, and in particular, post transfer of intellectual property, as described in the Merger Agreement.

FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc. July 5, 2023 Page 3 FirstName LastName Jeffrey Tirman Abri SPAC I, Inc. July 5, 2023 Page 3 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of DLQ Carve-Out Consolidated Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and Carve-Out Consolidated Results of Operations Revenues, page 159 7.Please clearly describe the nature and source of Affiliation Management revenues of approximately $3 million generated through a Managed Services Agreement (MSA) with a new client during the quarter ended March 31, 2023. Disclose whether revenues are generated through website development, lead generation, email management, and search engine optimization services (Services) as disclosed on page 146 or from other sources. Also, please explain why management believes that DLQ's "Lead Generation Revenue is expected to bounce back" to prior levels given DLQ's working capital constraints reducing its ability to place ads on behalf of clients. Furthermore, please explain how and when management expects these working capital constraints to be lifted or resolved. Refer to Item 303(c)(2) of Regulation S-K. Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Information DLQ, Inc. and Abri SPAC I, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023, page 176 8.Refer to adjustment (BB) – Please revise to eliminate this adjustment from the pro forma statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023. Since this adjustment is for estimated direct and incremental transaction costs that will not recur in the Company’s income beyond 12 months after the transaction and they have already been included in the pro forma statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022 in adjustment (BB), they should not be included in the pro forma statement of operations for three months ended March 31, 2023. Refer to the guidance in Rule 11-02(a)(6)(i)(B) of Regulation S-X. DLQ, Inc. Carve-Out Consolidated Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Note 12. Related Parties, page F-81 9.Please explain how you accounted for the additional 1,750,000 restricted common shares of Logiq, Inc. common stock which DLQ was required to issue to its customer (Client) under the Managed Services Agreement and Independent Contractor Agreement (IC Agreement) since the business combination between DLQ and Abri SPAC I had not been completed as of April 1, 2023. Also, please explain your accounting for the compensation for the services to be provided by Client to the Company under the IC Agreement.

FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc. July 5, 2023 Page 4 FirstName LastName Jeffrey Tirman Abri SPAC I, Inc. July 5, 2023 Page 4 General 10.We note your disclosure regarding the PIPE Investment and ELOC for additional funds of up to $4,555,231 and $30,000,000, respectively. Please revise the disclosure throughout so the following is clear to investors:

•The likelihood that each financing is secured and the anticipated timing; •A summary of the final, material terms of such financings; •Whether you would issue shares at a discount, including a risk factor indicating that shares issued at a discount could result in negative pressure on your stock price following the Business Combination; •Whether and to what extent the PIPE Investment and ELOC may be sources of dilution for shareholders who elect not to redeem their shares in connection with the business combination. Please provide disclosure of the impact of each source of dilution at each of the redemption levels detailed in your sensitivity analyses, including any needed assumptions. To the extent that the PIPE Investment would occur at the closing of the business combination, include the PIPE investors in your presentation of the post-combination company ownership; and •Revise the Background of the Business Combination section beginning on page 92 to include a discussion of negotiations relating to the PIPE Investment and the ELOC, including background on when and why you decided to pursue these additional financing arrangements. With respect to the PIPE Investment, describe how the amount of the PIPE Investment amount was determined, how potential investors were selected, and what relationship these parties have with Abri, the Sponsor, and DLQ. If there was a placement agent, state the name of the placement agent and quantify the aggregate fees payable to such placement agent. 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 202-551-8071 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
July 5, 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. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-4
Filed June 30, 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 May 25, 2023 letter.
Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-4
PIPE Investment and Equity Line of Credit, page 35
1.Please update your disclosure of the status of the PIPE Investment and the firm
commitment on the Equity Line of Credit (ELOC) to the current date.  Revise related
disclosures throughout the registration statement including the pro forma financial
information, as applicable.
Pro Forma Net Loss and Net Book Value Per Share Calculation, page 37
2.In the sentence that precedes the table on page 37, you indicate that the table discloses
both the pro forma net loss and book value per share as of and for the three month period
ended March 31, 2023 under each of the three redemption scenarios.  However, your pro

 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman
 Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc.
 July 5, 2023 Page 2
 FirstName LastName
Jeffrey Tirman
Abri SPAC I, Inc.
July 5, 2023
Page 2
forma book value under each of these scenarios has not been disclosed.  Please revise to
also disclose the pro forma book value per share under each of these scenarios.  Also,
please revise to also disclose your pro forma net loss and book value per share under each
of these scenarios as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Certain DLQ Projected Financial Information, page 100
3.We note your revised disclosure in response to comment 9 that the company obtained
updated financial projections from DLQ for 2024.  Please revise the Background of the
Business Combination section beginning on page 92 to explain why updated financials
were obtained.  We also note that you have removed the projections for 2022 and 2023.
Given your disclosure suggests that the board considered such projections, please
reinclude those projections in your disclosure.
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences
Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Business Combination to Holders of
DLQ Parent Common Stock, page 134
4.We reissue comment 31 from our letter dated November 30, 2022.  We note your
disclosure that DLQ and Abri intend that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the
Business Combination will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section
368(a) of the Code.  Please revise to provide a tax opinion related to the material tax
consequences of the Business Combination to both Abri and DLQ Parent Stockholders.
Refer to Section III.A.2 of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19.
Information About DLQ, page 144
5.We reissue comment 15 from our letter dated November 30, 2022.  We note your
disclosure that, prior to closing, DLQ Parent shall have transferred all of the Intellectual
Property assets of Rebel AI, Inc. and all of the Intellectual Property assets of Fixel AI, Inc.
to DLQ, and that all the Related Company Outbound IP Agreements and all Related
Company Customer Agreements (as such terms are defined in the Merger Agreement)
have been cancelled or terminated or have expired on their own terms.  Please describe the
material terms of these agreements in the filing and file them as exhibits to the
registration statement.
6.We reissue comment 33 from our letter dated November 30, 2022.  In an appropriate place
in this section, please revise to describe DLQ's relationship with the Sister Companies
post-business combination, and in particular, post transfer of intellectual property, as
described in the Merger Agreement.

 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman
 Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc.
 July 5, 2023 Page 3
 FirstName LastName
Jeffrey Tirman
Abri SPAC I, Inc.
July 5, 2023
Page 3
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of
DLQ
Carve-Out Consolidated Results of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and
2022
Carve-Out Consolidated Results of Operations
Revenues, page 159
7.Please clearly describe the nature and source of Affiliation Management revenues of
approximately $3 million generated through a Managed Services Agreement (MSA) with
a new client during the quarter ended March 31, 2023.  Disclose whether revenues are
generated through website development, lead generation, email management, and search
engine optimization services (Services) as disclosed on page 146 or from other sources.
Also, please explain why management believes that DLQ's "Lead Generation Revenue is
expected to bounce back" to prior levels given DLQ's working capital constraints reducing
its ability to place ads on behalf of clients.  Furthermore, please explain how and when
management expects these working capital constraints to be lifted or resolved.  Refer to
Item 303(c)(2) of Regulation S-K.
Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Condensed Financial Information
DLQ, Inc. and Abri SPAC I, Inc.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the three months ended
March 31, 2023, page 176
8.Refer to adjustment (BB) – Please revise to eliminate this adjustment from the pro forma
statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023.  Since this adjustment
is for estimated direct and incremental transaction costs that will not recur in the
Company’s income beyond 12 months after the transaction and they have already been
included in the pro forma statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022
in adjustment (BB), they should not be included in the pro forma statement of operations
for three months ended March 31, 2023.  Refer to the guidance in Rule 11-02(a)(6)(i)(B)
of Regulation S-X.
DLQ, Inc. Carve-Out Consolidated Financial Statements for the Three Months Ended March 31,
2023 and 2022
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 12. Related Parties, page F-81
9.Please explain how you accounted for the additional 1,750,000 restricted common shares
of Logiq, Inc. common stock which DLQ was required to issue to its customer (Client)
under the Managed Services Agreement and Independent Contractor Agreement (IC
Agreement) since the business combination between DLQ and Abri SPAC I had not been
completed as of April 1, 2023.  Also, please explain your accounting for the compensation
for the services to be provided by Client to the Company under the IC Agreement.

 FirstName LastNameJeffrey Tirman
 Comapany NameAbri SPAC I, Inc.
 July 5, 2023 Page 4
 FirstName LastName
Jeffrey Tirman
Abri SPAC I, Inc.
July 5, 2023
Page 4
General
10.We note your disclosure regarding the PIPE Investment and ELOC for additional funds of
up to $4,555,231 and $30,000,000, respectively.  Please revise the disclosure throughout
so the following is clear to investors:

•The likelihood that each financing is secured and the anticipated timing;
•A summary of the final, material terms of such financings;
•Whether you would issue shares at a discount, including a risk factor indicating that
shares issued at a discount could result in negative pressure on your stock price
following the Business Combination;
•Whether and to what extent the PIPE Investment and ELOC may be sources of
dilution for shareholders who elect not to redeem their shares in connection with the
business combination.  Please provide disclosure of the impact of each source of
dilution at each of the redemption levels detailed in your sensitivity analyses,
including any needed assumptions. To the extent that the PIPE Investment would
occur at the closing of the business combination, include the PIPE investors in your
presentation of the post-combination company ownership; and
•Revise the Background of the Business Combination section beginning on page 92 to
include a discussion of negotiations relating to the PIPE Investment and the ELOC,
including background on when and why you decided to pursue these additional
financing arrangements.  With respect to the PIPE Investment, describe how the
amount of the PIPE Investment amount was determined, how potential investors were
selected, and what relationship these parties have with Abri, the Sponsor, and DLQ.
If there was a placement agent, state the name of the placement agent and quantify
the aggregate fees payable to such placement agent.
            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 202-551-8071 with any other
questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services
cc:       Alex Weniger-Araujo, Esq.