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| Date | Type | Company | Location | File No | Link |
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| 2025-07-08 | Company Response | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-05 | Company Response | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-03 | SEC Comment Letter | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | 333-284187 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-05-22 | Company Response | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-05-15 | SEC Comment Letter | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | 333-284187 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-05-01 | Company Response | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-04-16 | SEC Comment Letter | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | 333-284187 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-03-20 | Company Response | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-02-07 | SEC Comment Letter | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | 333-284187 | Read Filing View |
| Date | Type | Company | Location | File No | Link |
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| 2025-06-03 | SEC Comment Letter | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | 333-284187 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-05-15 | SEC Comment Letter | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | 333-284187 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-04-16 | SEC Comment Letter | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | 333-284187 | Read Filing View |
| 2025-02-07 | SEC Comment Letter | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | 333-284187 | Read Filing View |
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| 2025-07-08 | Company Response | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-06-05 | Company Response | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-05-22 | Company Response | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-05-01 | Company Response | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | N/A | Read Filing View |
| 2025-03-20 | Company Response | Vertical Data Inc. | NV | N/A | Read Filing View |
2025-07-08 - CORRESP - Vertical Data Inc.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm VERTICAL DATA INC. 1980 Festival Plaza Drive Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135 July 8, 2025 VIA EDGAR United States Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: James Giugliano, Theresa Brillant, Kate Beukenkamp and Cara Wirth Re: Vertical Data Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended File No. 333-284187 REQUEST FOR ACCELERATION OF EFFECTIVENESS Requested Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Requested Time: 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Vertical Data Inc. (the "Company") respectfully requests that the effective date of the registration statement referred to above (the "Registration Statement") be accelerated so that it becomes effective at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, or as soon thereafter as possible. Sincerely, VERTICAL DATA INC. By: /s/ Deven Soni Name: Deven Soni Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
2025-06-05 - CORRESP - Vertical Data Inc.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Vertical Data Inc. 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135 June 5, 2025 Kate Beukenkamp U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Vertical Data Inc. Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed May 22, 2025 File No. 333-284187 Dear Ms. Beukenkamp: By letter dated June 3, 2025, the staff (the " Staff ," " you " or " your ") of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") provided Vertical Data Inc. (the " Company ," " we ," " us " or " our ") with its comments to the Company's Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed May 22, 2025. We are in receipt of your letter and set forth below are the Company's responses to the Staff's comments. For your convenience, the comments are listed below, followed by the Company's responses. Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Our Products and Suppliers, page 2 1. We note your response to prior comment 1, including that you do not have any distribution agreements with any of your suppliers, do not have any vendor agreements with binding terms regarding price, volume or exclusivity, and that your relationship with vendors is based "on history of having done business together" rather than formal written agreements or unwritten arrangements. Please revise your Risk Factors section accordingly to discuss the material risks presented by the nature of these arrangements described here and in your disclosure, including on page 2 under the subheading "Our Products and Suppliers." As one example only, revise to address the risks to your business operations and financial results as a result of your lack of ability to enforce your vendor relationships or otherwise seek recourse, recover costs or seek damages should these relationships deteriorate given their informal nature. We note your risk factor on page 15 beginning "We rely on a small number of key vendors in our supply chain..." which discusses two vendors, Amaara Networks and Circular Technology, "which represent approximately 84% and 16% of sales for the year ended September 30, 2024." Last, disclose whether these parties, or other vendors you engage, are related parties and, if so, please revise your disclosure accordingly, including on page 46 under "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions." Response: We have added disclosure regarding the risks associated with the lack of formal contractual vendor agreements on page 2 and a related risk factor on page 13 of Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed herewith. Additionally, we note that none of the vendors are related parties; therefore, we have not made any changes to the "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions" section. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your comment on the Registration Statement. If you have additional questions or comments, please contact me at Deven@verticaldata.io or 702-613-2328. Very truly yours, /s/ Devon Soni Devon Soni President and Chief Executive Officer Vertical Data Inc. 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135
2025-06-03 - UPLOAD - Vertical Data Inc. File: 333-284187
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> June 3, 2025 Deven Soni President and Chief Executive Officer Vertical Data Inc. 1980 Festival Plaza Drive Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135 Re: Vertical Data Inc. Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed May 22, 2025 File No. 333-284187 Dear Deven Soni: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comment(s). Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies 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 this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our May 15, 2025 letter. Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Our Products and Suppliers, page 2 1. We note your response to prior comment 1, including that you do not have any distribution agreements with any of your suppliers, do not have any vendor agreements with binding terms regarding price, volume or exclusivity, and that your relationship with vendors is based "on history of having done business together" rather than formal written agreements or unwritten arrangements. Please revise your Risk Factors section accordingly to discuss the material risks presented by the nature of these arrangements described here and in your disclosure, including on page 2 under the subheading "Our Products and Suppliers." As one example only, revise to address the risks to your business operations and financial results as a result of your lack of ability to enforce your vendor relationships or otherwise seek recourse, June 3, 2025 Page 2 recover costs or seek damages should these relationships deteriorate given their informal nature. We note your risk factor on page 15 beginning "We rely on a small number of key vendors in our supply chain..." which discusses two vendors, Amaara Networks and Circular Technology, "which represent approximately 84% and 16% of sales for the year ended September 30, 2024." Last, disclose whether these parties, or other vendors you engage, are related parties and, if so, please revise your disclosure accordingly, including on page 46 under "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions." Please contact James Giugliano at 202-551-3319 or Theresa Brillant at 202-551-3307 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Kate Beukenkamp at 202-551-3861 or Cara Wirth at 202-551-7127 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services cc: Scott E. Linsky </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-05-22 - CORRESP - Vertical Data Inc.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Vertical Data Inc. 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135 May 22, 2025 Kate Beukenkamp U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Vertical Data Inc. Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed May 2, 2025 File No. 333-284187 Dear Ms. Beukenkamp: By letter dated May 15, 2025, the staff (the " Staff ," " you " or " your ") of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") provided Vertical Data Inc. (the " Company ," " we ," " us " or " our ") with its comments to the Company's Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed May 2, 2025. We are in receipt of your letter and set forth below are the Company's responses to the Staff's comments. For your convenience, the comments are listed below, followed by the Company's responses. The Company is also filing herewith Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the " S-1/A ") For your convenience, the comments are listed below, followed by the Company's responses. Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Prospectus Summary Our Products and Suppliers, page 2 1. We note your response to prior comment 1 and reissue in part. Please revise to describe the terms of your "ongoing arrangements with vendors" and clarify whether such arrangements are in writing or otherwise. Additionally, please describe the material terms of the Master Supply Agreement with Sycomp and file such agreement as an exhibit or tell us why you are not required to do so. Refer to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. We note that your prior disclosure referred to Sycomp as "a key partner" for the central aspect of your business operations (i.e., procurement of hardware and provision of data engineering services). Response: In response to Staff's comments, we have made changes to this section to clarify that our arrangements with vendors are based on historical relationships rather than formal or informal arrangements. As revised, the third paragraph now reads as follows: The Company does not distribute on behalf of any of its vendors, and thus does not have distribution agreements with any of our suppliers. As we establish a reputation as a strong and reliable value-added reseller, we intend to negotiate agreements with top suppliers-which we believe will improve our pricing and access to additional IT products. We currently do not have any vendor agreements with binding terms regarding price, volume or exclusivity. We have relationships with vendors based on a history of having done business together, rather than formal written agreements or unwritten arrangements, allowing us to receive allocations of equipment and pricing terms on quick turnaround times, without being restricted from selling similar products manufactured by competitors or being required sell a specified quantity of product. As a result, we have the flexibility to increase, curtail or terminate sales of one product line rather than another due to technological change, pricing considerations, product availability and customer demand, vendor distribution policies or other considerations. The Sycomp Master Supply Agreement is the first step in a relatively new relationship for the Company and work orders under such agreement have not materialized as of yet. Until such time as work under the Sycomp Master Supply Agreement has begun to the extent that this arrangement has a meaningful impact on our business, we do not believe disclosure of the terms of the Sycomp Master Supply Agreement or the filing of such agreement as an exhibit to be appropriate. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your comment on the Registration Statement. If you have additional questions or comments, please contact me at Deven@verticaldata.io or (702) 613-2328. Very truly yours, Devon Soni President and Chief Executive Officer Vertical Data Inc. 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135
2025-05-15 - UPLOAD - Vertical Data Inc. File: 333-284187
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> May 15, 2025 Deven Soni President and Chief Executive Officer Vertical Data Inc. 1980 Festival Plaza Drive Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135 Re: Vertical Data Inc. Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed May 2, 2025 File No. 333-284187 Dear Deven Soni: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comment(s). Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies 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 this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our April 16, 2025 letter. Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Prospectus Summary Our Products and Suppliers, page 2 1. We note your response to prior comment 1 and reissue in part. Please revise to describe the terms of your "ongoing arrangements with vendors" and clarify whether such arrangements are in writing or otherwise. Additionally, please describe the material terms of the Master Supply Agreement with Sycomp and file such agreement as an exhibit or tell us why you are not required to do so. Refer to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. We note that your prior disclosure referred to Sycomp as "a key partner" for the central aspect of your business operations (i.e., procurement of hardware and provision of data engineering services). May 15, 2025 Page 2 Please contact James Giugliano at 202-551-3319 or Theresa Brillant at 202-551-3307 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Kate Beukenkamp at 202-551-3861 or Cara Wirth at 202-551-7127 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services cc: Scott E. Linsky </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-05-01 - CORRESP - Vertical Data Inc.
CORRESP 1 filename1.htm Vertical Data Inc. 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135 May 1, 2025 Kate Beukenkamp U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Vertical Data Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed January 10, 2025 File No. 333-284187 Dear Ms. Beukenkamp: By letter dated April 16, 2025, the staff (the " Staff ," " you " or " your ") of the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") provided Vertical Data Inc. (the " Company ," " we ," " us " or " our ") with its comments to the Company's Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed March 20, 2025. We are in receipt of your letter and set forth below are the Company's responses to the Staff's comments. For your convenience, the comments are listed below, followed by the Company's responses. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed March 20, 2025 Prospectus Summary Our Products and Suppliers, page 2 1. We note your response to prior comment 3, including the statement that you have two vendor arrangements but "do not have any material agreements with a vendor." Please briefly revise your disclosure to clarify the meaning of "arrangements" (e.g., written contracts or otherwise). Additionally, we note that you entered into a master sales agreement with suppliers, including "key partner" Sycomp. Please revise to include the material terms of this agreement and file it as an exhibit or tell us why you are not required to do so. Refer to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. Response : In response to Staff's comments, we have made changes to this section to clarify our "arrangements" with vendors. We currently do not have any vendor agreements with binding terms regarding price, volume or exclusivity, as our ongoing arrangements with vendors do not restrict us from selling similar products manufactured by competitors, nor do they require us to sell a specified quantity of products. As a result, we have the flexibility to terminate or curtail sales of one product line in favor of another due to technological change, pricing considerations, product availability and customer demand or vendor distribution policies. Additionally, the Company's Master Supply Agreement with Sycomp A Technology Company, Inc. is in the nature of a letter of intent that mainly details payment structures, confidentiality, restrictions on use and reverse engineering, without stating any binding terms. Therefore, we have removed references to this Agreement and are not filing this as an exhibit to the registration statement. The Offering, page 7 2. We note your response to prior comment 18, including the revisions to footnote 2 to your Selling Stockholder table on page 31. Please revise your "Lock-Up" disclosure here and elsewhere as appropriate to reflect the holding period of a total of thirty-six (36) months from the date of the offering as well as the twelve (12) month period holding period on the shares and, following the first year, how the restrictions on the shares will be proportionally removed monthly thereafter with regard to the shares held by the Founders. Response: In response to Staff's comments, we have included the relevant disclosure on page 7. Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Business Our business is subject to a wide variety of extensive and evolving government regulations..., page 13 3. We note your revised disclosure in response to prior comment 6, including that this risk factor references "nuclear-fuel related products." To the extent you have operations in nuclear fuel industry, please revise as appropriate. Alternatively, please remove this reference. Response: In response to Staff's comments, we have removed the above phrase from the disclosure. Exhibit Index, page II-5 4. The consent of your independent registered public accounting firm filed as exhibit 23.1 does not appear to be signed. Please ensure future amendments include a signed consent. Response: In response to Staff's comments, the Company has refiled Exhibit 23.1 to include the signed consent of the independent registered public accounting firm. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to your comment on the Registration Statement. If you have additional questions or comments, please contact me at Deven@verticaldata.io or 702-613-2328 . Very truly yours, Devon Soni President and Chief Executive Officer Vertical Data Inc. 1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135
2025-04-16 - UPLOAD - Vertical Data Inc. File: 333-284187
<DOCUMENT> <TYPE>TEXT-EXTRACT <SEQUENCE>2 <FILENAME>filename2.txt <TEXT> April 16, 2025 Deven Soni President and Chief Executive Officer Vertical Data Inc. 1980 Festival Plaza Drive Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135 Re: Vertical Data Inc. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed March 20, 2025 File No. 333-284187 Dear Deven Soni: We have reviewed your amended registration statement and have the following comment(s). Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies 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 this letter, we may have additional comments. Unless we note otherwise, any references to prior comments are to comments in our February 7, 2025 letter. Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed March 20, 2025 Prospectus Summary Our Products and Suppliers, page 2 1. We note your response to prior comment 3, including the statement that you have two vendor arrangements but "do not have any material agreements with a vendor." Please briefly revise your disclosure to clarify the meaning of "arrangements" (e.g., written contracts or otherwise). Additionally, we note that you entered into a master sales agreement with suppliers, including "key partner" Sycomp. Please revise to include the material terms of this agreement and file it as an exhibit or tell us why you are not required to do so. Refer to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. April 16, 2025 Page 2 The Offering, page 7 2. We note your response to prior comment 18, including the revisions to footnote 2 to your Selling Stockholder table on page 31. Please revise your "Lock-Up" disclosure here and elsewhere as appropriate to reflect the holding period of a total of thirty-six (36) months from the date of the offering as well as the twelve (12) month period holding period on the shares and, following the first year, how the restrictions on the shares will be proportionally removed monthly thereafter with regard to the shares held by the Founders. Risk Factors Risks Related to Our Business Our business is subject to a wide variety of extensive and evolving government regulations..., page 13 3. We note your revised disclosure in response to prior comment 6, including that this risk factor references "nuclear-fuel related products." To the extent you have operations in nuclear fuel industry, please revise as appropriate. Alternatively, please remove this reference. Exhibit Index, page II-5 4. The consent of your independent registered public accounting firm filed as exhibit 23.1 does not appear to be signed. Please ensure future amendments include a signed consent. Please contact James Giugliano at 202-551-3319 or Theresa Brillant at 202-551-3307 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Kate Beukenkamp at 202-551-3861 or Cara Wirth at 202-551-7127 with any other questions. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Trade & Services cc: Scott E. Linsky </TEXT> </DOCUMENT>
2025-03-20 - CORRESP - Vertical Data Inc.
CORRESP
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filename1.htm
Vertical
Data Inc.
1980
Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 300
Las
Vegas, NV 89135
March
20, 2025
Kate
Beukenkamp
U.S.
Securities & Exchange Commission
100
F Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Re:
Vertical
Data Inc.
Registration
Statement on Form S-1
Filed
January 10, 2025
File
No. 333-284187
Dear
Ms. Beukenkamp:
By
letter dated February 7, 2025, the staff (the " Staff ," " you " or " your ") of the
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (the " Commission ") provided Vertical Data Inc. (the " Company ,"
" we ," " us " or " our ") with its comments to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-1 filed January 10, 2025. We are in receipt of your letter and set forth below are the Company's responses to the Staff's
comments. For your convenience, the comments are listed below, followed by the Company's responses.
Registration
Statement on Form S-1 Filed January 10, 2025
Prospectus
Summary, page 1
1. Please
revise to include your revenue and net loss for the period presented in the prospectus.
Response :
In response to the Staff's comments, the Company has filed Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 on Form S-1/A today (the "S-1/A").
The S-1/A reflects, in the prospectus summary, revisions to include the Company's revenue and net loss for the
periods ended December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024.
Our
Industry Background and Market Opportunity, page 2
2. Please
revise your disclosure to state the name of each publication or research report referenced
and name the CBRE publication you reference.
Response:
The S-1/A reflects citations to the sources referenced, including Statista and CBRE, two relied upon data platforms in the market.
Our
Products and Suppliers, page 2
3. Please
revise your disclosure here and throughout your registration statement where appropriate
to make clear the difference between your distribution agreements with suppliers versus your
vendor agreements or otherwise reconcile these terms to refer consistently to the form of
agreements in place. Further, please revise your risk factors section to discuss the risks
associated with not having any distribution agreements in place with any of your suppliers
as applicable.
Response:
The Company currently does not have any distribution agreements in place because it does not distribute on behalf of its vendors
and this is not a distributor. To provide further context regarding the Company's relationships with related
parties, the Company has also disclosed material information as it relates to sales agreements with a supplier under the section labeled
"Our Products and Suppliers" on page 2. Relevant
risk factors have been updated and added accordingly on page 12 as it relates to the Company's distribution agreements.
Sales
and Marketing, page 3
4. For
context, please briefly revise your disclosure here and elsewhere as appropriate to reflect
the number of sales representatives contracted as consultants as well and business development
specialists involved in their respective business activities, or otherwise make clear the
prospective nature of the activities described here. We note elsewhere in your registration
statement that you disclose that you currently have one full-time employee and nine consultants.
Additionally, please clarify whether your full-time employee and nine consultants include
the "temporary and contract workers as well as [the] robust offshore team focused on
operations, finance and administration" that you mention on page 5.
Response: The
S-1/A reflects revised disclosure that clarifies the number of sales representatives and business development representatives,
with such revised disclosure also included in the Human Capital Resources section, referencing the core team of one (1)
full-time employee and fifteen (15) consultants, including the temporary and contract workers, as well as the offshore teams.
There
are increased costs and regulations associated with operating a public company, page 11
5. We
note your statement that "[w]ith only three (3) officers and two (2) independent directors
there will be no internal oversight to the Company's financial reporting, initially,
except from the Company's outside auditors." Please revise to clarify whether
your Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have internal oversight over your
financial reporting. Additionally, please revise to clarify the role of your outside auditors.
Response:
The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer each have internal oversight over financial
reporting. Further, the Company has also amended the disclosure to clarify that the role of its independent auditor (in an audit
of financial statements) is, in accordance with AS 1001.03 to (i) obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud" and (ii) issue an auditor's report that expresses
an opinion about whether the financial statements, taken as a whole, are presented fairly, in all material respects, in conformity with
the applicable financial reporting framework.
Risk
Factors
Risks
Related to Our Business
Regional
government regulation could adversely affect our business…, page 13
6. Please
revise your discussion here to describe in greater detail the risks related to the applicable
regulation at each of the foreign, federal, local, and regional levels. To the extent appropriate,
please provide examples of each type of government regulation that could adversely impact
your business. Revise the title of this risk factor to reflect that your discussion also
encompasses foreign, federal, and local regulation as applicable. Additionally, please update
the disclosure in your Business section to discuss the need for any governmental approval
and effect of existing or probably governmental regulations on the business. Refer to Item
101(h)(4)(viii) and (ix) of Regulation S-K.
Response: The
S-1/A reflects revised disclosure regarding government regulation, clarifying that the Company is not required to
obtain any specific government approval for its product or services. The Company further does not anticipate that its business will
face any government regulation other than standard federal regulations. Please
refer to our risk factors on page 12-13. We believe that the revised disclosure complies with Item 101(h)(4)(viii) and (ix) of Regulation S-K.
We
rely on a small number of key vendors in our supply chain…., page 14
7. Please
revise the discussion here to state directly that your reliance is currently limited to two
vendors and revise to clarify throughout the prospectus where you state that you purchase
from a "network of suppliers."
Response:
The S-1/A reflects revised disclosure clarifying the Company's reliance on two vendors and describing the Company's
Master Sales Agreement with another party.
We
have not voluntarily implemented various corporate governance measures…, page 17
8. Please
revise your disclosure here to accurately describe the OTC and OTC Stock Market as over-the-counter
quotation systems as opposed to national securities exchanges.
Response:
The S-1/A reflects revised disclosure describing the OTC quotation system in greater detail.
Risks
Related to Our Industry
The
interruption of the flow of products from suppliers could disrupt our supply chain, page 19
9. We
note your statements that you have experienced product constraints from suppliers for various
reasons and separately, supply chain disruptions. In each instance, to the extent material,
please revise to quantify the impact that the product constraints and the supply chain disruptions
have had on your business.
Response:
In response to the Staff's comment, the Company has revised its disclosure to clarify this risk factor
to more accurately indicate the interruptions disrupting our business. The Company adds this discloser as a prospective
risk, rather than a historical one. The Company does not believe that the product constraints from suppliers and/or supply chain disruptions
are quantifiable. The Company further added clarification in the Business disclosures to properly address product constraints.]
Risks
Related to Our Common Stock
Upon
Completion of the offering stockholders will own a minority percentage of the Company's stock, page 22
10.
We note your statement that "Deven Soni, our CEO and
Trevor Koverko, a co- founder of the Company, own 25.8% and 25.1% of our outstanding common shares, respectively, or 50.9% on a combined
basis, and will continue to do so after the filing of this Registration Statement." However, we also note your disclosure in the
table on page 26 that each selling stockholder will own 0% of your common stock following the offering. Please revise for consistency.
Response:
The S-1/A includes revised disclosure, reflecting correction of such discrepancy, indicating that such persons are expected to
maintain such 50.9% combined ownership following the offering].
Selling
Stockholders, page 25
11.
We note that you group non-executive and non-director stockholders
in a single line item, which comprise almost 60% of your offering. Please revise to identify each of the selling stockholders and any
material relationship such stockholders have with the company within the past three years. For example, we note your disclosure on page
22 that Trevor Koverko, a co-founder of the company, owns 25.1% of your outstanding common shares. Please revise to include Mr. Koverko
along with the other selling stockholders. Refer to Item 507 of Regulation S-K. Please also make changes in Part II, Item 15. Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities and please name the persons or class of persons that comprise the "various individuals"
to whom you issued the 36,503,000. Refer to Item 701 of Regulation S-K.
Response:
The S-1/A includes an amended table on page 26 to include the entire list of 98 stockholders along with their material relationship
to the Company. The S-1/A also includes revisions to Part II, Item 15 to include a table with all the individuals that
received the 36,503,000 shares issued.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Going
Concern, page 31
12.
Please revise your disclosure here and elsewhere as appropriate
to discuss the "certain arrangements to raise additional capital" that you have entered into. We note your disclosure on
page 30 stating that you plan to continue to fund operations "through private equity" as well as cash generation from ongoing
business operations. To the extent that you have entered into any agreements, please summarize the material terms and file such agreements
as exhibits. Refer to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S- K.
Response:
The S-1/A includes disclosure regarding the $2.3 million raised through private offerings as of the date of the filing.
Further, the Company has also, in accordance with Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K, filed such agreements as an exhibit to the filing.
Available
Working Capital, Trends, and Uncertainties, page 33
13.
Please revise your disclosure here to briefly describe the
source(s) of the increase in your available cash from $427,722 as of September 30, 2024 to $1.5 million in cash disclosed as available
to fund your operations.
Response: The increase in available cash was primarily attributable to proceeds from a private placement of our
securities. The S-1/A reflects revised disclosure to such effect.
Business
Reliance
on Management, page 35
14.
Please revise this section to align more directly with the
current structure of your senior management (i.e., you have one employee, who is your CEO, and your other two senior officers, the CFO
and Chief Sales Officer, serve in their respective capacities via consulting agreements).
Response:
The S-1/A reflects revised disclosure, describing the current structure of the Company's senior management: Deven
Soni, Chief Executive Officer; Christopher Creatura, Chief Financial Officer; and Christopher Johnson, Chief Sales Officer.
Property,
page 37
15.
Please revise to disclose when your current lease expires and
whether you plan to renew your lease at the same terms or otherwise.
Response:
As such, lease is on a month-to-month basis and is not material to the Company's operations, this disclosure has been eliminated
in the S-1/A, pursuant to Item 102 of Regulation S-K (and corresponding instruction 2 to the item).
Conflicts
of Interest, page 38
16.
Please revise this section to reflect the specific conflicts
of interest involving your senior management. In this light, we note your disclosure that identifies such conflicts under the risk factor
titled "We may have conflicts of interest" on page 18.
Response:
In response to the Staff's comment, we have revised the disclosure to clarify as appropriate. The Company discloses that
at times, certain directors and officers of the Company are also, or may become, involved with additional, fiduciary, contractual or
other obligations or duties to one or more other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present
a business combination opportunity to such entities. In such event, the Company intends to ensure there is no direct conflict of interest.
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management, page 41
17.
For each entity listed in this table, identify the natural
person(s) with voting and/or dispositive control over the shares held by it. Consider the use of footnotes to the current tabular presentation.
Response:
The S-1/A reflects updates providing such further information as required.
General
18.
We note that you seek to register 40,703,052 shares of common
stock, which based on your disclosure on page 26 constitutes all issued and outstanding shares of your common stock. Please tell us why
this transaction is not an indirect primary offering in which the selling shareholders are acting as conduits in a distribution to the
public and are therefore underwriters under Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, selling on your behalf. Underwriters must
be identified in the prospectus as underwriters (not "may be deemed to be an ‘underwriter'"). In addition, as
underwriters conducting an indirect primary offering, the selling security holders would need to offer and sell their securities at a
fixed price for the duration of the offering; it would not be possible for them to sell at market prices later. Refer to Securities Act
Rule Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations Question 612.09.
Response:
We have considered the factors set forth in Securities Act Rule Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations ("C&DI")
612.09, regarding whether the Company's subject offering is really an indirect primary offering in which the selling stockholders
are acting as underwriters selling on behalf of an issuer. Based on the factors set forth in C&DI 612.09, the Company respectfully
submits that the selling stockholders are not acting as underwriters or otherwise as conduits for the Company and that the resale of
the shares of the Company's common stock to be registered by the Registration Statement (the "Shares") is not an indirect
primary offering being conducted by or on behalf of the Company.
In
an effort to assist registrants in determining whether an offering by the selling stockholders may be characterized as a secondary offering
that is eligible to be made on a shelf basis under Rule 415(a)(1)(i), the Staff issued Interpretation 612.09 in its Securities Act Compliance
and Disclosure Interpretations ("C&DI 612.09"). C&DI 612.09 provides as follows:
612.09.
It is important to identify whether a purported secondary offering is really a primary offering, i.e., the selling stockholders are actually
underwriters selling on behalf of an issuer. Underwriter status may involve additio
2025-02-07 - UPLOAD - Vertical Data Inc. File: 333-284187
February 7, 2025
Deven Soni
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vertical Data Inc.
1980 Festival Plaza Drive Suite 300
Las Vegas, NV 89135
Re:Vertical Data Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
Filed January 10, 2025
File No. 333-284187
Dear Deven Soni:
We have reviewed your registration statement and have the following comment(s).
Please respond to this letter by amending your registration statement and providing
the requested information. If you do not believe a comment applies 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 this letter, we may have additional comments.
Registration Statement on Form S-1 Filed January 10, 2025
Prospectus Summary, page 1
1.Please revise to include your revenue and net loss for the period presented in the
prospectus.
Our Industry Background and Market Opportunity, page 2
2.Please revise your disclosure to state the name of each publication or research report
referenced and name the CBRE publication you reference.
Our Products and Suppliers, page 2
Please revise your disclosure here and throughout your registration statement where
appropriate to make clear the difference between your distribution agreements with
suppliers versus your vendor agreements or otherwise reconcile these terms to refer
consistently to the form of agreements in place. Further, please revise your risk factors 3.
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section to discuss the risks associated with not having any distribution agreements in
place with any of your suppliers as applicable.
Sales and Marketing, page 3
4.For context, please briefly revise your disclosure here and elsewhere as appropriate to
reflect the number of sales representatives contracted as consultants as well and
business development specialists involved in their respective business activities, or
otherwise make clear the prospective nature of the activities described here. We note
elsewhere in your registration statement that you disclose that you currently have one
full-time employee and nine consultants. Additionally, please clarify whether your
full-time employee and nine consultants include the "temporary and contract workers
as well as [the] robust offshore team focused on operations, finance and
administration" that you mention on page 5.
There are increased costs and regulations associated with operating a public company, page
11
5.We note your statement that "[w]ith only three (3) officers and two (2) independent
directors there will be no internal oversight to the Company’s financial reporting,
initially, except from the Company’s outside auditors." Please revise to clarify
whether your Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have internal
oversight over your financial reporting. Additionally, please revise to clarify the role
of your outside auditors.
Risk Factors
Risks Related to Our Business
Regional government regulation could adversely affect our business..., page 13
6.Please revise your discussion here to describe in greater detail the risks related to the
applicable regulation at each of the foreign, federal, local, and regional levels. To the
extent appropriate, please provide examples of each type of government regulation
that could adversely impact your business. Revise the title of this risk factor to reflect
that your discussion also encompasses foreign, federal, and local regulation as
applicable. Additionally, please update the disclosure in your Business section to
discuss the need for any governmental approval and effect of existing or probably
governmental regulations on the business. Refer to Item 101(h)(4)(viii) and (ix) of
Regulation S-K.
We rely on a small number of key vendors in our supply chain..., page 14
7.Please revise the discussion here to state directly that your reliance is currently limited
to two vendors and revise to clarify throughout the prospectus where you state that
you purchase from a "network of suppliers."
We have not voluntarily implemented various corporate governance measures..., page 17
8.Please revise your disclosure here to accurately describe the OTC and OTC Stock
Market as over-the-counter quotation systems as opposed to national securities
exchanges.
February 7, 2025
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Risks Related to Our Industry
The interruption of the flow of products from suppliers could disrupt our supply chain, page
19
9.We note your statements that you have experienced product constraints from suppliers
for various reasons and separately, supply chain disruptions. In each instance, to the
extent material, please revise to quantify the impact that the product constraints and
the supply chain disruptions have had on your business.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Upon completion of the offering stockholders will own a minority percentage of the
Company's stock, page 22
10.We note your statement that "Deven Soni, our CEO and Trevor Koverko, a co-
founder of the Company, own 25.8% and 25.1% of our outstanding common shares,
respectively, or 50.9% on a combined basis, and will continue to do so after the filing
of this Registration Statement." However, we also note your disclosure in the table on
page 26 that each selling stockholder will own 0% of your common stock following
the offering. Please revise for consistency.
Selling Stockholders, page 25
11.We note that you group non-executive and non-director stockholders in a single line
item, which comprise almost 60% of your offering. Please revise to identify each of
the selling stockholders and any material relationship such stockholders have with the
company within the past three years. For example, we note your disclosure on page 22
that Trevor Koverko, a co-founder of the company, owns 25.1% of your outstanding
common shares. Please revise to include Mr. Koverko along with the other selling
stockholders. Refer to Item 507 of Regulation S-K. Please also make changes in Part
II, Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities and please name the persons or
class of persons that comprise the "various individuals" to whom you issued the
36,503,000. Refer to Item 701 of Regulation S-K.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Going Concern, page 31
12.Please revise your disclosure here and elsewhere as appropriate to discuss the "certain
arrangements to raise additional capital" that you have entered into. We note your
disclosure on page 30 stating that you plan to continue to fund operations "through
private equity" as well as cash generation from ongoing business operations. To the
extent that you have entered into any agreements, please summarize the material
terms and file such agreements as exhibits. Refer to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-
K.
Available Working Capital, Trends, and Uncertainties, page 33
13.Please revise your disclosure here to briefly describe the source(s) of the increase in
your available cash from $427,722 as of September 30, 2024 to $1.5 million in cash
disclosed as available to fund your operations.
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Business
Reliance on Management, page 35
14.Please revise this section to align more directly with the current structure of your
senior management (i.e., you have one employee, who is your CEO, and your other
two senior officers, the CFO and Chief Sales Officer, serve in their respective
capacities via consulting agreements).
Property, page 37
15.Please revise to disclose when your current lease expires and whether you plan to
renew your lease at the same terms or otherwise.
Conflicts of Interest, page 38
16.Please revise this section to reflect the specific conflicts of interest involving your
senior management. In this light, we note your disclosure that identifies such conflicts
under the risk factor titled "We may have conflicts of interest" on page 18.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management, page 41
17.For each entity listed in this table, identify the natural person(s) with voting and/or
dispositive control over the shares held by it. Consider the use of footnotes to the
current tabular presentation.
General
18.We note that you seek to register 40,703,052 shares of common stock, which based on
your disclosure on page 26 constitutes all issued and outstanding shares of your
common stock. Please tell us why this transaction is not an indirect primary offering
in which the selling shareholders are acting as conduits in a distribution to the public
and are therefore underwriters under Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act of
1933, selling on your behalf. Underwriters must be identified in the prospectus as
underwriters (not "may be deemed to be an 'underwriter'"). In addition, as
underwriters conducting an indirect primary offering, the selling security holders
would need to offer and sell their securities at a fixed price for the duration of the
offering; it would not be possible for them to sell at market prices later. Refer to
Securities Act Rule Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations Question 612.09.
We remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy
and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence
of action by the staff.
Refer to Rules 460 and 461 regarding requests for acceleration. Please allow adequate
time for us to review any amendment prior to the requested effective date of the registration
statement.
Please contact James Giugliano at 202-551-3319 or Theresa Brillant at 202-551-3307
if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related
February 7, 2025
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matters. Please contact Kate Beukenkamp at 202-551-3861 or Cara Wirth at 202-551-
7127 with any other questions.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Trade & Services
cc:Scott E. Linsky