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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission File Number 001-41806
Klaviyo, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
46-0989964
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
 Identification No.)
125 Summer Street, 6th Floor
Boston, MA
02110
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(617) 213-1788
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and formal fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Series A common stock, par value $0.001 per share
KVYO
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). x Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
x
Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes x No

As of April 30, 2024, there were 70,349,399 shares of the registrant’s Series A common stock and 194,210,182 shares of the registrant’s Series B common stock, each with a par value of $0.001 per share, outstanding.



Table of Contents
Page
PART I.
PART II.
Item 1A.


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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which are statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “shall,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q include, but are not limited to, statements about:

our expectations regarding our revenue, expenses, and other operating results;
our ability to acquire new customers and grow our customer base;
our ability to successfully retain existing customers and expand sales within our existing customer base;
our ability to increase usage of our platform and upsell and cross-sell additional products and communications channels;
our ability to move up market and address enterprise and other larger customers;
launching new products and adding new product capabilities;
future investments in developing and enhancing our platform and our business;
our expectations regarding our ability to expand internationally;
our ability to add more use cases to our platform and increase our presence in other verticals;
our anticipated capital expenditures and our estimates regarding our capital requirements;
the estimated size of our addressable market opportunity for our platform;
investments in our selling and marketing efforts and our ability to promote our brand;
expectations regarding our integrations with third-party platforms, including Shopify;
our ability to compete effectively with existing competitors and new market entrants;
our reliance on our senior management team and our ability to identify, recruit, and retain skilled personnel;
our growth strategies for our platform and our ability to effectively manage our growth;
economic and industry trends and other macroeconomic factors, such as fluctuating interest rates and rising inflation, including the impact on our customer spending and consumer spending generally; and
the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or future global pandemics and other global financial, economic, and political events on our industry, business, and results of operations.

We caution you that the foregoing list may not contain all of the forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q.

We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q primarily on management’s current beliefs and our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors described in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The results, events, and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur, and actual results, events, or circumstances could differ materially from those described, anticipated, or implied in
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the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of the forward-looking statements as predictions of future events.

The forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

Unless the context otherwise indicates, references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the terms “Klaviyo,” “the Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to Klaviyo, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Risk Factors Summary

Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that you should be aware of in evaluating our business. The following is a summary of some of these risks and uncertainties. As a result, this risk factor summary does not contain all of the information that may be important to you, and this summary should be read together with the more detailed description of each risk factor below as well as elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Additional risks, beyond those summarized below or discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, may apply to our business, activities or operations as currently conducted or as we may conduct them in the future or in the markets in which we operate or may in the future operate. These risks include, but are not limited to, the following:

Our rapid historical revenue growth is not indicative of our future revenue growth, and we may not be able to sustain our historical revenue growth rate, in the near term and in the future;

Our business has experienced rapid growth, and we may fail to effectively manage our growth or anticipated growth;

We have a limited operating history in a rapidly changing industry, which makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and future prospects and increases the risk of your investment;

We operate in a highly competitive industry, and we may not compete effectively with established companies or new market entrants;

Our business and success depend, in part, on our ability to successfully integrate with third-party platforms, especially with eCommerce platforms such as Shopify, and there may be disruptions to these third-party platform integrations or our relationships with third-party platform providers;

Our business and success depend, in part, on the success of our relationships with third parties, such as our marketing agency and technology partners;

We may experience unfavorable conditions in our industry or the global economy, or reductions in spending on marketing;

We may not be able to add new customers, retain existing customers, or increase sales to existing customers;

We have a history of net losses, we anticipate increasing operating expenses in the future, and we may not be able to achieve and maintain profitability in the future;

As we seek to move up-market, we expect our sales cycle with enterprise customers to be longer than with small-and-mid size businesses and we will be required to scale our operations, including by expanding our sales efforts, which may require considerable time and expense;

We have historically invested significantly in research and development and expect this investment to continue;

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If we fail to adapt and respond effectively to technological changes, evolving industry standards, changing regulations or changing customer or consumer needs, requirements or preferences, our platform may become less competitive;

We depend on our senior management team, and may lose one or more members of our senior management team or our key employees, or be unable to attract and retain highly skilled employees;

We collect, process, store, share, disclose, and use personal information and other data, which subjects us to legal obligations related to privacy and security, and we may fail to comply with these obligations;

We may fail to protect our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights;

We have incorporated and may continue to incorporate artificial intelligence technology into our products and services, which may expose us to additional risks due to the emerging nature of the technology;

There has been a limited public market for our Series A common stock. The trading price of our Series A common stock may be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the price at which you purchased those shares; and

The dual series structure of our common stock has the effect of concentrating voting control with those stockholders who hold shares of our Series B common stock, including our directors, executive officers, and their respective affiliates. This ownership limits or precludes your ability to influence corporate matters, including the election of directors, amendments of our organizational documents, and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or other major corporate transaction requiring stockholder approval.
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Part I - Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Klaviyo, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$755,827 $738,562 
Restricted cash393 409 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts23,241 23,076 
Deferred contract acquisition costs, current17,177 15,198 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets29,804 26,244 
Total current assets826,442 803,489 
Property and equipment, net42,786 43,450 
Right-of-use assets, net34,684 36,987 
Deferred contract acquisition costs, non-current24,507 23,177 
Restricted cash, non-current657 686 
Prepaid marketing expense168,720 173,844 
Other non-current assets10,600 7,417 
Total assets$1,108,396 $1,089,050 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$8,464 $13,597 
Accrued expenses65,134 62,838 
Lease liabilities, current13,625 14,081 
Deferred revenue42,519 40,100 
Total current liabilities129,742 130,616 
Lease liabilities, non-current34,759 37,498 
Other non-current liabilities6,443 6,159 
Total liabilities170,944 174,273 
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock: $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.
  
Series A common stock: $0.001 par value; 3,000,000,000 shares authorized; 70,065,833 and 40,841,834 shares issued; 70,065,833 and 40,841,834 shares outstanding at March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.
70 41 
Series B common stock: $0.001 par value; 350,000,000 shares authorized; 193,969,875 and 218,524,009 shares issued; 193,969,875 and 218,524,009 shares outstanding at March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively.
194 219 
Additional paid-in capital1,749,113 1,713,560 
Accumulated deficit(811,925)(799,043)
Total stockholders’ equity937,452 914,777 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$1,108,396 $1,089,050 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
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Klaviyo, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)


Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Revenue$209,993 $156,088 
Cost of revenue44,938 36,574 
Gross profit165,055 119,514 
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing91,858 60,613 
Research and development56,097 35,032 
General and administrative39,192 22,991 
Total operating expenses187,147 118,636 
Operating (loss) income(22,092)878 
Other income (expense):
Other income (expense)68 (25)
Interest income9,546 3,816 
Total other income, net9,614 3,791 
(Loss) income before income taxes(12,478)4,669 
Provision for income taxes404 391 
Net (loss) income(12,882)4,278 
Comprehensive (loss) income$(12,882)$4,278 
Net (loss) income per share attributable to Series A and Series B common stockholders, basic$(0.05)$0.02 
Net (loss) income per share attributable to Series A and Series B common stockholders, diluted$(0.05)$0.02 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic261,332,411 235,498,300 
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted261,332,411 268,430,992 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
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Klaviyo, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Redeemable Common Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) (Unaudited)
(In Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)
Redeemable Common Stock
Series A Common Stock

Series B Common Stock
Additional Paid-In Capital
Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Number of SharesAmountNumber of Shares
 $0.001 Par Value
Number of Shares
$0.001 Par Value
Accumulated Deficit
Balance as of January 1, 202364,046,223$1,531,853 $ 170,855,313$171 $1,249,065 $(2,285,419)$(1,036,183)
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock options— 303,710341 341 
Accretion of redeemable common stock to redemption value36,003— (36,003)(36,003)
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of collaboration agreement warrants— 590,37415 6 
Vested warrants related to collaboration agreement— 13,885 13,885 
Stock-based compensation expense— 1,823 1,823 
Vesting of restricted common stock— 8,93225 25 
Vesting of restricted stock units— 33,333—  
Net income— — — 4,278 4,278 
Balance as of March 31, 2023
64,046,223$1,567,856 $ 171,791,662$172 $1,229,141 $(2,281,141)$(1,051,828)
Balance as of January 1, 2024$— 40,841,834$41 218,524,009$219 1,713,560 $(799,043)$914,777 
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock options— 3,715,0823 3,561 — 3,564 
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units35,673— 973,9881 (1)—  
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of collaboration agreement warrants— 344,382— 4 — 4 
Stock-based compensation expense— — 35,754 — 35,754 
Vested warrants related to the collaboration agreement— — 8,100 — 8,100 
Shares withheld for tax withholding upon vesting of restricted stock units(15,168)— (384,092)— (11,865)— (11,865)
Conversion of Series B common stock to Series A common stock upon shareholder election and vesting of certain equity awards29,203,49429 (29,203,494)(29)— —  
Net loss— — — (12,882)(12,882)
Balance as of March 31, 2024
$— 70,065,833$70 193,969,875$194 $1,749,113 $(811,925)$937,452 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow (Unaudited)
(In Thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Operating activities
Net (loss) income$(12,882)$4,278 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization expense3,974 3,301 
Non-cash operating lease costs3,052 3,343 
Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs3,933 3,497 
Amortization of prepaid marketing expense13,224 13,224 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment32  
Bad debt expense(60)(767)
Stock-based compensation expense35,627 1,823 
Other(21)10 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable(105)(383)
Deferred contract acquisition costs(7,242)(6,015)
Prepaid expenses, prepaid taxes, and other assets(6,838)(6,036)
Accounts payable(5,061)817 
Accrued expenses(244)1,306 
Deferred revenue2,419 1,040 
Operating lease liabilities(3,915)(3,896)
Other non-current liabilities289 10 
Net cash provided by operating activities26,182 15,552 
Investing activities
Acquisition of property and equipment(1,259)(325)
Capitalization of software development costs(1,966)(1,306)
Net cash used in investing activities(3,225)(1,631)
Financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options3,589 383 
Cash paid for finance leases(5)(5)
Proceeds from exercise of warrants4 6 
Employee taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards(11,865) 
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan2,540  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(5,737)384 
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash17,220 14,305 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period739,657 386,916 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period$756,877 $401,221 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes$89 $ 
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities, net of tenant incentives received$3,915 $3,896 
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Recognition of prepaid marketing asset$8,100 $13,885 
Vesting of restricted common stock$ $25 
Accretion of common stock subject to redemption$ $(36,003)
Capitalization of stock-based compensation expense related to internal-use software$127 $ 
Unpaid purchases of property and equipment$403 $48 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Klaviyo, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Organization and Business Description
Klaviyo, Inc. (the “Company”) is a technology company that provides a software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform to enable its customers to send the right messages at the right time across email, short message service (“SMS”) and push notifications, more accurately measure and predict performance, and deploy specific actions and campaigns. The Company’s reviews add-on allows for the collection of product reviews within its platform and its Customer Data Platform (“CDP”) offering gives user-friendly ways to track, transform, and cleanse data as well as run more advanced reporting and predictive analysis to drive revenue growth. The platform combines proprietary data and application layers into one solution with machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities. The Company focused on marketing automation within eCommerce as its first application use case.
The Company generates revenue through the sale of subscriptions to its customers for the use of its platform. Subscription plans are tiered based on the number of consumer profiles stored on the Company’s platform and the number of emails and SMS messages sent.
The Company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and was incorporated in the state of Delaware on September 14, 2012. The Company has three wholly-owned subsidiaries located in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Redeemable Common Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, and the related notes to such interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and do not include all disclosures normally required in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted. The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024. In the opinion of management, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position for the periods presented. The results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of future results or results for the full fiscal year or for any other period.

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Klaviyo, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, the allowance for doubtful accounts, determination of revenue recognition under ASC 606, estimated benefit period of deferred contract acquisition costs, estimated life of prepaid marketing expense, and historical valuation of common stock and stock-based compensation, including fair value of warrants.
The Company evaluates estimates based on historical and anticipated results, trends, and various other assumptions. The Company assesses these estimates on a regular basis; however, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Significant Accounting Policies
Our significant accounting policies are detailed in “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024. There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies with the exception of the below:
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation on awards granted under stock compensation plans, which are described in more detail in Note 11. Stock-Based Compensation.
The Company measures stock-based compensation awards, including stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded for awards issued to employees and non-employees at fair value with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital. For awards with service conditions only, the Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. Forfeitures are recognized when they occur.
RSUs granted under the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) are subject to both service-based and performance-based vesting conditions, whereby the performance condition is satisfied upon occurrence of a liquidity event. Upon the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC in connection with its initial public offering (“IPO”) in September 2023, the performance vesting condition was satisfied and cumulative compensation cost was recognized using the accelerated attribution method. Compensation costs continue to be recognized under this method through March 31, 2024 as the remaining awards continue to vest based on the remaining service condition. The fair value of each RSU grant is calculated based on the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, or, if modified, the date of modification.
RSUs granted under the Company’s 2023 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”) are for shares of Series A common stock and are currently subject to service-based vesting conditions only. Compensation costs related to these awards are recognized using the straight-line method over the service period of the award. The fair value of each RSU grant is calculated based on the fair value of the Company’s Series A common stock on the date of grant, or, if modified, the date of modification.
Rights granted to employees to purchase shares of Series A common stock under the 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) are subject to service-based vesting conditions only. Compensation costs related to the ESPP are recognized using the straight-line method over the service period of the award. The fair value of the estimated shares of Series A common stock to be purchased is computed as the sum of (a) 15% purchase discount off of the grant date quoted trading price of the Company’s Series A common stock and (b) the fair value of the look-back feature of the Company’s
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Klaviyo, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Series A common stock on the grant date which consists of a call option on 85% of a share of common stock and a put option on 15% of a share of common stock.

Shopify Collaboration Agreement
On July 28, 2022, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Shopify Inc. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Shopify”) to form a strategic relationship for the purposes of creating greater interoperability between the Klaviyo and Shopify platforms and forming a strategic product, distribution, and marketing relationship. Shopify became a related party upon execution of this agreement.

The Company determined that Shopify is a vendor and not a customer, as the collaboration agreement is a services contract under which the Company is receiving marketing services from Shopify in exchange for payments under the revenue sharing agreement. The revenue sharing agreement is a mechanism for Shopify to be compensated for the customer acquisition and marketing services Shopify is providing to the Company. Shopify is not a reseller or distributor of our platform, nor does Shopify provide any services on the Company’s behalf. Fees paid under the revenue share agreement are recognized as a component of selling and marketing expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred $6.4 million related to fees paid under the revenue sharing agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company incurred $5.1 million related to fees paid under the revenue sharing agreement. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $5.8 million and $4.5 million in accrued expenses owed to Shopify for fees payable under the revenue sharing agreement, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, the Company capitalized prepaid marketing expense of $8.1 million and $13.9 million related to the vested warrants issued as consideration for the collaboration agreement, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded marketing expense of $13.2 million in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income as a component of selling and marketing expense related to the amortization of the prepaid marketing expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded marketing expense of $13.2 million in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income as a component of selling and marketing expense related to the amortization of the prepaid marketing expense. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s prepaid marketing expense was $168.7 million and $173.8 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, there was $282.1 million of unrecognized marketing expense related to the warrants that will be recognized over 5.33 years. Refer to Note 10. Redeemable Common Stock, Common Stock, and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for further discussion of the warrants.
On June 24, 2022, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Shopify. On the closing date of July 28, 2022, Shopify purchased 2,951,846 shares of common stock for $33.88 per share. The stock purchase agreement gives Shopify the right to purchase 15,743,174 additional shares of common stock for $88.93 per share (the “Investment Option”). The common stock and Investment Option were determined to be freestanding financial instruments purchased at fair value and were accounted for separately from the collaboration agreement, revenue sharing agreement, and common stock warrant.
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Klaviyo, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has implemented all applicable accounting pronouncements that are in effect. In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires disclosure of incremental segment information on an interim and annual basis. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and requires retrospective application to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance on the consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires public entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2023-09.
There are no other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that could have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
3. Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligations, and Accounts Receivable
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue by geographic area, based on the location of the Company’s customers, was as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Americas:
United States$132,735 $99,901 
Other Americas (1)
11,002 8,720 
APAC (1)(2)
21,392 16,170 
EMEA (1)(3)
44,864 31,297 
Total Revenue$209,993 $156,088 
(1) Other than the United States, no other individual country accounted for 10% or more of total revenue for any of the periods presented.
(2) Asia-Pacific
(3) Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Deferred Revenue
The change in deferred revenue reflects billings during the period for which the performance obligation was not satisfied prior to the end of the period, partially offset by revenues recognized during the period. The following table summarizes the changes in the balance of deferred revenue during the periods presented (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Balance at beginning of the period$40,100 $25,109 
Plus: Billings during the period212,412 157,128 
Less: Revenue recognized during the period(209,993)(156,088)
Balance at end of the period$42,519 $26,149 
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Klaviyo, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, revenue recognized from amounts included in deferred revenue at the beginning of the period was $36.7 million and $25.1 million, respectively.
Remaining Performance Obligations
Remaining performance obligations represents the amount of contracted future revenue that has not yet been recognized, including deferred revenue. As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s remaining performance obligations are $101.2 million, of which $94.1 million is expected to be recognized within the next twelve months and $7.1 million is expected to be recognized during a period greater than twelve months.

Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are shown net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.9 million and $1.5 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

4. Fair Value Measurements

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis at the periods indicated below, by level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

As of March 31, 2024
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$320,019 $ $ $320,019 
Total$320,019 $ $ $320,019 

As of December 31, 2023
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$314,511 $ $ $314,511 
Total$314,511 $ $ $314,511 

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, certain of the Company’s cash equivalents were held in money market funds. The Company’s investments in money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy as they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s carrying amounts of financial instruments, including cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities.

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Klaviyo, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
5. Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Capitalized internal-use software$13,775 $11,682 
Office equipment3,605 3,633 
Computer equipment3,897 2,939 
Furniture and fixtures7,338 7,242 
Leasehold improvements45,891 45,768 
Construction-in-progress 78 
Asset retirement cost643 643 
Total property and equipment75,149 71,985 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(32,363)(28,535)
Total property and equipment, net$42,786 $43,450 
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was approximately $4.0 million and $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company capitalized $2.1 million and $1.3 million of internal-use software development costs, respectively. Of the $2.1 million internal-use software development costs capitalized during the three months ended March 31, 2024, $0.1 million is attributable to stock-based compensation expense. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not capitalize any stock-based compensation expense related to internal-use software development. The Company recorded amortization expense associated with its capitalized internal-use software development costs of $0.8 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Amortization expense is included in cost of revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.
The asset retirement obligation is included in other non-current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Asset retirement obligation activity is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Beginning balance$761 $722 
Additions  
Accretion10 10 
Ending balance$771 $732 


6. Accrued Expenses
The following table presents components of accrued expenses (in thousands):
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Klaviyo, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Accrued compensation and employee related costs$27,376 $25,644 
Accrued sabbatical3,921 3,394 
Accrued value added tax8,054 7,530 
Other accrued taxes7,433 6,830 
Accrued cost of revenue7,203 6,656 
Accrued professional services4,011 3,605 
Accrued marketing3,811 6,374 
Other accrued expenses3,325 2,805 
Total accrued expenses$65,134 $62,838 

7. Commitments and Contingencies
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The Company has material long-term non-cancelable contractual obligations outstanding with marketing vendors and various service providers. Future minimum payments under the Company’s non-cancelable purchase commitments as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, were $308.8 million and $346.2 million, respectively.
Legal Matters
From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the course of its business, including but not limited to claims brought by its customers in connection with commercial disputes and litigation arising from employee and ex-employee related matters. The Company is not presently subject to any pending or threatened litigation, individually or taken together, for which it is reasonably possible to have a material effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Guarantees and Indemnification Obligations
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into agreements with its customers that include commercial provisions with respect to licensing, infringement, indemnification, and other common provisions. The Company does not, in the ordinary course of business, agree to indemnification obligations for the Company under its contracts with customers except for intellectual property infringement claims related to the Company’s services. Based on historical experience and information known at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has not incurred any costs for guarantees or indemnities.

8. Leases

The components of lease expense are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Operating lease cost$3,052$3,352
Short-term lease cost95215
Financing lease cost55
Total lease cost$3,152$3,572

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company’s operating leases is as follows (in thousands):

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Klaviyo, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating lease ROU assets$34,684$36,987
Operating lease liabilities, current13,62514,081
Operating lease liabilities, non-current34,75937,498
Total lease liabilities$48,384$51,579

Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to the Company’s leases are as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities, net of tenant incentives received $3,915$3,896
ROU assets recognized for new leases and amendments (non-cash)$$


Other information related to leases is as follows:

As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Weighted average remaining lease term 3.9 years4.1 years
Weighted average discount rate4.98 %4.97 %
Future undiscounted annual cash flows for the Company’s operating leases as of March 31, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ending December 31,Operating Leases
Remaining portion of 2024$10,657 
202513,191 
202613,385 
202712,692 
20283,205 
Thereafter 
Total future undiscounted lease payments53,130 
Less imputed interest(4,746)
Total lease liabilities$48,384 
The table above does not include options to extend lease terms that are not reasonably certain of being exercised or leases signed but not yet commenced as of March 31, 2024.

9. Income Taxes

The Company computes its provision for interim periods by applying its estimated annual effective tax rate to its anticipated net (loss) income and adjustments for discrete items in the period. The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, are less than the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% primarily due to the valuation allowance in the U.S. The Company’s effective tax rate was (3.2)% and 8.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The current period tax expense reflects the impact of the capitalization of research and development expenditures in accordance with Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 174, partially offset by excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation.
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Klaviyo, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of carryforwards and temporary differences between the amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts as measured by tax laws. The carryforwards and temporary differences give rise to a significant portion of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets in the U.S.

The Company has not recognized any liabilities for uncertain tax positions or unrecognized benefits as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company does not expect any material change in uncertain tax benefits within the next 12 months.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company has had an immaterial amount of earnings from its wholly-owned non-U.S. subsidiaries indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. The Company does not intend to repatriate these earnings or realize the outside basis differences in its foreign subsidiaries and, accordingly, the Company has not provided any taxes for those amounts, given the indefinite reinvestment, and it is not practicable to estimate the amount of deferred tax liability that would be incurred.
10. Redeemable Common Stock, Common Stock, and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Redeemable Common Stock

The Company issued 64,046,223 shares of common stock at various dates in 2019, 2020, and 2021 to select investors that were subject to redemption at fair value of common stock at the investor’s option after November 6, 2029. In accordance with the SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within control of the Company require classification of the associated instrument outside of permanent equity.

As of March 31, 2023, the Company determined that the redeemable shares were probable of becoming redeemable. In accordance with ASC 480-10-S99, the Company elected to recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur. The per-share redemption value is equal to the fair market value of a single share of the Company’s common stock subject to a floor of the initial carrying value.
Immediately prior to the Company’s IPO in September 2023, the redeemable common stock was accreted to the IPO issuance price. Upon the IPO, the redemption right of these shares was terminated and all shares of the Company’s redeemable common stock automatically converted into shares of Series B common stock. This transaction resulted in a reclassification of redeemable common stock to stockholder’s equity, including an increase to additional paid-in capital and Accumulated Deficit to reverse accretion recorded to these accounts.

Common Stock

Immediately following the effectiveness of the registration statement relating to the Company’s IPO in September 2023, the Company filed its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which authorized a total of 3,000,000,000 shares of Series A common stock, 350,000,000 shares of Series B common stock, and 100,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock. All shares of common stock then outstanding were reclassified as Series B common stock. The rights of the holders of Series A common stock and Series B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting and conversion. Each share of Series A common stock is entitled to one vote per share and is not convertible into any other shares of the Company’s capital stock. Each share of Series B common stock is entitled to ten votes per share and is convertible into one share of Series A common stock at any time. Shares of the Company’s Series B common stock will also automatically convert into shares of Series A common stock upon certain transfers and other events. Upon the seventh anniversary of the Company’s IPO, all outstanding shares of Series B common stock will automatically convert into Series A common stock.

Preferred Stock

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Klaviyo, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
The Company has authorized 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. As of March 31, 2024, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

Common Stock Warrants

On July 28, 2022, the Company granted warrants to purchase up to 15,743,174 shares of Series B common stock in connection with the collaboration agreement and strategic partnership with Shopify as compensation for marketing services.

The following table summarizes the warrants activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024:
Number of SharesWeighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Remaining Life (years)
Warrants outstanding at January 1, 2024
5,165,732 $0.01 8.58
Granted 
Exercised(344,382)0.01 8.50
Cancelled 
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2024
4,821,350 $0.01 8.33
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, 344,382 warrants vested. The Company has no vested but not exercised warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2024. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 590,374 warrants vested.
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Klaviyo, Inc.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
11. Stock-Based Compensation
Equity Incentive Plans
On September 1, 2015, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) adopted the 2015 Plan. The Board or, at its sole discretion, a committee of the Board, is responsible for the administration of the 2015 Plan. As of March 31, 2024, outstanding awards under the 2015 Plan include options and RSUs. Generally 2015 Plan awards vest into shares of Series B common stock and are immediately reclassified to Series A common stock based upon the employee’s conversion election made at the time of the IPO. All equity grants subsequent to the IPO are made pursuant to the 2023 Plan, which was approved by the Board effective as of September 19, 2023. The Board or, at its sole discretion, a committee of the Board, is responsible for the administration of the 2023 Plan. As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s authorized common stock includes 58,184,554 shares of Series A common stock reserved for issuance of equity awards under the 2023 Plan, of which 52,864,070 shares are available for future grants.
The 2015 Plan provides for the grant of various types of stock-based compensation awards including, but not limited to, RSUs, incentive stock options (“ISOs”), non-qualified stock options (“NSOs,” referred to collectively with ISOs as options) and restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) to directors, consultants, employees, and officers of the Company. ISOs may only be granted to employees, and the exercise price thereon cannot be less than the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant or less than 110% of the fair value in the case of employees holding 10% or more of the voting stock of the Company. The exercise price on NSOs must be at least equal to the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company has historically granted RSUs, ISOs, NSOs, and RSAs.
The 2023 Plan provides for the grants of various types of stock-based compensation awards including, but not limited to, RSUs, ISOs, NSOs, and RSAs. During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company solely granted RSUs as further described below.
Restricted Stock Units

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company granted RSUs to employees under the 2023 Plan and 2015 Plan, respectively. In general, RSUs granted under the 2015 Plan vest upon the satisfaction of both a service-based vesting condition and a performance-based vesting condition. Generally, the service-based vesting condition requires the grantee to remain an eligible participant, as that term is defined in the 2015 Plan, for a period of 4 years. Generally, RSUs vest quarterly over the entire 4-year period or vest 25% after 1 year, with the remainder vesting quarterly over the following 3 years. The performance-based vesting condition was satisfied upon the occurrence of the IPO in September 2023. In general, RSUs granted after the IPO under the 2023 Plan vest upon the satisfaction of service-based vesting conditions only. These service-based vesting conditions are consistent with those under the 2015 Plan detailed above.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On August 24, 2023, the Board adopted the ESPP in which eligible employees may contribute up to 15% of their base compensation to purchase shares of the Company’s Series A common stock at a price equal to 85% of the lower of (1) the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Series A common stock at the beginning of the offering period and (2) the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Series A common stock on the purchase date. The ESPP provides for 12-month offering periods beginning January 1 and July 1 of each year, or the next trading date thereafter. Each offering period will consist of two six-month purchase periods. The initial offering period began on January 2, 2024 and will end on December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the Company reserved 8,793,658 shares of Series A common stock pursuant to purchase rights to be issued to the Company’s eligible employees under the ESPP. The ESPP provides that the number of shares reserved and available for issuance will automatically increase each January 1, beginning on January 1, 2024, by the least of 6,200,000 shares of our Series A common stock, 1% of the outstanding
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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
number of shares of our Series A common stock and Series B common stock on the immediately preceding December 31, or such lesser number of shares as determined by our administrator of the ESPP.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP of $1.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, $2.6 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP is expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the current offering period.

As of March 31, 2024, no shares of Series A common stock have been issued under the ESPP.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income is as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cost of revenue$2,378 $26 
Selling and marketing11,284 127 
Research and development13,121 551 
General and administrative8,844 1,119 
Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized35,627 1,823 
Capitalized stock-based compensation expense127  
Total stock-based compensation expense$35,754 $1,823 
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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
12. (Loss) Income Per Share
Basic net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing the net (loss) income by the number of weighted-average outstanding common shares. Diluted net (loss) income per share is determined by giving effect to all potential common equivalents during the reporting period, unless including them yields an antidilutive result, and is calculated using the treasury stock method. The Company considers its warrants, Investment Option, RSUs, stock options, and ESPP shares as potential common equivalents. The Company excluded these potential common equivalents from the computation of diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2024 as their effect was antidilutive. The Company included dilutive potential common equivalents in the computation of diluted earnings per share attributable common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
The rights, including the liquidation and dividend rights, of the holders of Series A and Series B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting. As the liquidation and dividend rights are identical, the undistributed earnings are allocated on a proportionate basis to each series of common stock and the resulting basic and diluted net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders are, therefore, the same for both Series A and Series B common stock on both an individual and combined basis.
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands, except share and per share data):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Net (loss) income per share, basic:
Numerator:
Net (loss) income$(12,882)$4,278 
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares, basic261,332,411 235,498,300
Net (loss) income per share attributable, basic$(0.05)$0.02 
Net (loss) income per share, diluted:
Numerator:
Net (loss) income$(12,882)$4,278 
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares, basic261,332,411 235,498,300 
Dilutive effect of options 32,890,276 
Dilutive effect of RSUs 21,626 
Dilutive effect of restricted stock 20,790 
Weighted-average shares, diluted261,332,411 268,430,992 
Net (loss) income per share attributable, diluted:$(0.05)$0.02 

The following table summarizes the potential common shares excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands):
As of March 31,
20242023
Warrants outstanding4,821,350 10,626,643 
Investment Option15,743,174 15,743,174 
RSUs outstanding14,564,170 13,102,769 
Options outstanding28,016,783  
ESPP444,835  
Total63,590,312 39,472,586 


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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
13. Restructuring Costs

On March 15, 2023 the Company announced a restructuring plan that resulted in a reduction of approximately 8% of the Company’s full time workforce. The Company’s restructuring actions were intended to improve operational efficiencies. Restructuring costs consist primarily of employee severance and related benefits as well as stock-based compensation from the modification of terminated employee stock options. Restructuring costs included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended,
March 31, 2023
Cost of revenue$1,138 
Selling and marketing1,832 
Research and development3,375 
General and administrative1,532 
Total$7,877
There were no unpaid restructuring costs as of December 31, 2023.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes that appear elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 29, 2024. As discussed in the section titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they do not materialize or prove incorrect, could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below, and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included under Part II, Item 1A within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Overview
We founded Klaviyo in 2012 to provide businesses of all sizes with powerful technology that captures, stores, analyzes, and predictively uses their own data to drive measurable, high-value outcomes. Klaviyo enables businesses to drive revenue growth by making it easy to bring their first-party data together and use it to create and deliver highly personalized consumer experiences across digital channels.
Our platform combines our proprietary data and application layers into one vertically-integrated solution with advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities. This enables business users of any skill level to harness their data in order to send the right message at the right time across email, short message service (“SMS”), and push notifications, more accurately measure and predict performance, and deploy the specific actions and campaigns that drive the highest impact. Our reviews add-on allows our customers to collect product reviews within our platform to provide a seamless experience across the customer lifecycle, and our Customer Data Platform (“CDP”) offering gives customers user-friendly ways to track new types of data, transform and cleanse data, run more advanced reporting and predictive analysis to drive revenue growth, and sync data in to and out of Klaviyo at scale. We focused on marketing automation within eCommerce as our first application use case, and we believe our software is highly extensible across a broad range of functions and verticals. As of March 31, 2024, our platform had efficiently scaled to over 146,000 customers. Today, our customers primarily operate within the retail and eCommerce vertical. Due to the flexibility and adaptability of our technology, we also see organic growth from customers in other verticals, such as education, events and entertainment, restaurants, and travel, as well as from business-to-business (“B2B”) companies. See the section below titled “Key Performance Metrics – Customers” for additional information on how we define customers and customers outside of retail.
We generate revenue through the sale of subscriptions to our customers for the use of our platform. Our subscription plans are tiered based on the number of active consumer profiles stored on our platform and the number of emails and SMS messages sent. We currently permit our customers to send unlimited push notifications, which are included as part of our email subscription plan. Active consumer profiles are identified profiles that can be reached via at least one enabled marketing channel in Klaviyo; this means the profile is not suppressed, either by revoking consent or being rendered undeliverable. The vast majority of our subscription plans today are monthly.
Our land-and-expand strategy is designed to align our success with that of our customers. As our customers’ businesses grow, they utilize more active consumer profiles and send more emails and SMS messages, which naturally increases their usage of our platform. Our revenue also expands when our customers add additional channels, such as SMS, and additional use cases, such as reviews and our CDP offering, or when their other brands, business units, and geographies start using the platform.

Factors Affecting Our Future Performance
We believe that our performance and future success depend on a number of factors that present significant opportunities for us but also pose risks and challenges, including the following factors:
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Growth in New Customers
Attracting new customers to our platform is a key driver of our revenue growth strategy. We have successfully grown our retail and eCommerce customer base and believe we have significant room to expand within this vertical as well as expand into other industries, including education, events and entertainment, restaurants, and travel as well as from B2B customers. Our ability to attract new customers will depend on a number of factors, including our ability to innovate, the effectiveness and pricing of our new and existing products and capabilities, and the success of our selling and marketing efforts.
Expansion of Revenue From Our Existing Customer Base
We believe our product-led growth strategy enables us to efficiently expand penetration within our existing customer base. We focus on expansion in three primary ways. First, as our customers increase their usage of our platform through the number of active consumer profiles they have and email and SMS messages they send, they move to higher subscription tiers. Second, we cross-sell additional communication channels, such as SMS, to customers who started on our platform with our email offering, as well as add-ons, such as reviews and our CDP offering. Finally, we sell our platform to our customers’ other brands, business units, and geographies. Going forward, our ability to increase sales to existing customers will depend on a number of factors, including our customers’ satisfaction with our solutions and the ability of our customers to attract new consumers. We expect these three forms of revenue expansion to continue in the future.
Growth with Larger Customers
When we first launched our platform, we intentionally focused on serving entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) based on the need we saw for a simple and easy-to-use, yet powerful solution for customers in this category, and the large market opportunity within this group of customers. As our customers have scaled and become mid-market companies and larger enterprises themselves, their success with Klaviyo has attracted more interest from similarly sized businesses that are looking to drive better engagement with their consumers. Our ability to continue to move up market is dependent on a number of factors, including our ability to further adapt our platform to the needs of larger accounts, the effectiveness of our sales team, and pricing.
International Expansion
We believe we have significant expansion opportunities in international markets. We started by serving customers in North America and, in 2019, we expanded our operations to London, England to penetrate the European region. In 2022, we opened our office in Sydney, Australia to capitalize on the opportunities in Asia Pacific. We have already experienced significant growth with international sales outside of the Americas accounting for 31.6% of our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2024. We believe that the introduction of additional languages and currencies to our platform will increase our efficacy and ease of use in other regions.
Investment in Innovation and Product Development
Since our inception, we have been focused on product innovation, seeking to create what we believe is the best software solution for our customers. We originally launched our platform with email messaging as our first channel. Since then, we have successfully added other channels, such as SMS and push notifications, as well additional use cases, such as reviews and our CDP offering. Our continued success depends on our ability to sustain product and technology innovation to continue delivering value to our customers. As technology and consumer preferences change, we believe that our ability to drive continuous product innovation will be critical to attract and retain customers and drive revenue growth.
Increased Adoption of Our SMS Offering
We have seen notable success in the expansion of our platform with our SMS offering, which launched in 2021. Once customers adopt our SMS offering, they typically grow their usage over time as they gain comfort and confidence in the new channel. Our SMS offering has higher associated communication sending costs, and as the number of SMS messages sent by our customers increases, we expect our gross margin to decline modestly. SMS messaging is particularly
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concentrated in the fourth quarter of each year due to the holiday shopping season, and as a result, we expect our gross margin to be most heavily impacted in that quarter. This gross margin impact could be partially offset by our continued work on data storage architecture and gaining further leverage on costs with our increased scale. We believe we will see our overall gross profit dollars increase as customers send more SMS messages if our SMS offering continues to gain traction.
Expansion into New Industry Verticals and Use Cases
As more customers use our platform, we are seeing organic demand from customers in other verticals, such as education, events and entertainment, restaurants, and travel, as well as from B2B companies. While we started with consumer engagement as our initial use case in the retail and eCommerce vertical, we see a large opportunity into other products and verticals. Without an active sales motion, we have attracted customers from verticals other than retail and eCommerce, which indicates the strong interest and applicability of our platform to new verticals. We have begun to explore ways to serve these new verticals more intentionally. For example, we launched Klaviyo for Wellness in June 2023, which is tailored for fitness studios, salons, and other client-based services within the vertical. In the future, we intend to more actively invest in addressing new industry verticals and product use cases.

Key Performance Metrics

Customers. We define a customer as a distinct paid subscription to our platform. A single organization could have multiple discrete contracting divisions or subsidiaries or brands each with paid subscriptions to our platform, which would, in general, constitute multiple distinct customers. In some cases at the customer’s request, we allow subscriptions under the same parent organization to be consolidated into a single paid subscription in which case such consolidated paid subscriptions would constitute a single customer. We measure our total number of customers as a point-in-time calculation measured as of the end of a particular period. Customers do not include persons or entities that use our platform on a free trial basis. We define customers outside of retail as those customers who have an identified industry outside of retail, either through in-product selection or as part of the sales process.

Customers Generating Over $50,000 of ARR. We calculate our number of customers generating over $50,000 of ARR (as defined below) as those customers that have an average ARR of greater than $50,000 over the prior twelve months (or the entire duration of the customer’s paying relationship, if it is less than twelve months) as of the date of determination. We believe the number of customers generating over $50,000 of ARR is a key performance metric to help investors and others understand and evaluate our results of operations in the same manner as our management team, as it is an indicator of our ability to grow the number of customers that are exceeding this ARR threshold, both from our existing customers expanding their usage of our platform and from our sales to larger customers. We believe this is an important indicator of our ability to continue to successfully move up market.

As of March 31, 2024, we had 2,157 customers generating over $50,000 of ARR, compared to 1,273 customers generating over $50,000 of ARR as of March 31, 2023, representing growth of 69% year-over-year.
Dollar-Based Net Revenue Retention Rate. We calculate our Dollar-Based Net Revenue Retention rate (“NRR”) by first identifying the cohort of customers as of twelve months prior to the date of determination. We then calculate the Annualized Recurring Revenue (“ARR”) from this customer cohort as of twelve months prior to the date of determination (the “Prior Period ARR”) and the ARR from this customer cohort as of the date of determination (the “Current Period ARR”). ARR, for any date of determination, is the annualized value of existing paid subscriptions, which we calculate by taking the amount of revenue that we expect to receive in the next monthly period for our existing paid subscriptions, assuming no changes to such subscriptions in the next month, as of that date of determination, and multiplying that amount by twelve. Current Period ARR includes any expansion, price increases, and customer subscriptions that are deactivated and subsequently reactivated during the applicable twelve-month period and reflects contraction or attrition over the last twelve months from this customer cohort, but excludes any ARR from new customers in the current period. We then divide the total Current Period ARR by the total Prior Period ARR to arrive at the point-in-time NRR. We then calculate the
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weighted average point-in-time NRR as of the last day of each month in the current trailing twelve-month period to arrive at the NRR, with the weightings determined by the total ARR at the end of each period. We believe NRR is a key performance metric to help investors and others understand and evaluate our results of operations in the same manner as our management team, as it represents the expansion in usage of our platform by our existing customers, which is an important measure of the health of our business and future growth prospects. We measure dollar-based net revenue retention rate to measure this growth.

As of March 31, 2024 and 2023, our NRR was 114% and 119%, respectively. We implemented a price increase in September 2022, which positively increased revenue growth in 2022 and 2023. This price increase also impacted the various measures we use to assess our usage and subscription levels based on revenue, such as NRR, and our revenue growth rate, and following its implementation, those measures experienced corresponding increases as a result. The decrease in these measures from March 31, 2023 to March 31, 2024 was largely driven by lapping the one-year anniversary of this price increase.

Klaviyo Attributed Value. We define Klaviyo Attributed Value (“KAV”) as the amount of revenue our customers generated through orders placed by consumers within a specified period of time after a message is sent using our platform, which in the case of email is five days from when the message is sent, and in the case of SMS is twenty-four hours from when the message is sent. For email, the message also needs to be opened or clicked in order for the transaction to fall within our definition. KAV excludes orders placed with customers that do not opt-in to sharing data on placed orders, orders for which we cannot determine the currency or value, or unusual orders that appear to us to be anomalies. Since our definition of a customer does not include persons or entities that use our platform on a free trial basis, any revenue generated through orders placed with these persons or entities is also excluded from our definition of KAV. We do not net chargebacks or sales refunds from our calculation of KAV. If a customer leaves Klaviyo, we stop counting that customer’s KAV after their last contracted month. We believe KAV serves as a measure of the return-on-investment that we help generate for our customers and illustrates the value our platform can drive to our customers, which we believe enhances our ability to maintain existing customers and attract new customers. We use KAV as an internal estimate to track the value we drive to customers through our platform. KAV is an operational measure, does not represent revenue earned by us, and does not directly correlate to our pricing, revenue, or results of operations. Further, KAV is not a forecast of future revenue and investors should not place undue reliance on KAV as an indicator of our future or expected results.
Seasonality
Generally, demand for our services increases during the fourth quarter as our customers run more marketing campaigns and deploy marketing spend as a result of increased consumer spending patterns during the holiday shopping season. This is specifically prominent within the retail and eCommerce sector in which the majority of our customers operate today. Given our revenue model allows our customers to scale usage as needed, our sequential revenue growth has been historically stronger in the fourth quarter of each year compared to the revenue growth we see in other quarters. Our customers utilize the SMS offering in particular during the holidays; as such, to the extent that the SMS offering grows in proportion to our other channels, we expect that we would see further seasonality. We believe seasonality may continue to impact our quarterly results going forward.
Components of Results of Operations
Revenue
A significant majority of our revenues are derived from sales of subscriptions, which are comprised of fees paid by customers to access our cloud-based software platform for storing consumer’s first-party data and using it to create and deliver personalized and targeted email and SMS marketing services. A small portion of our revenue is currently derived from professional services.
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Cost of Revenue
Our cost of revenue primarily consist of cloud-based infrastructure costs, outbound communication sending costs, employee-related costs including payroll, benefits, bonuses, and stock-based compensation expense related to our customer support team, amortization of capitalized internal-use software development costs, and allocated overhead costs, including rent, facilities, depreciation, and costs related to information technology.
We expect our cost of revenue to increase in dollar amount as we continue to invest in our platform infrastructure and support, acquire new customers, and existing customers increase their usage of our platform.
Gross Profit
Our gross profit represents revenue, less all cost of revenue.
We expect our gross profit to increase over time due to an increase in revenue. We expect our gross margin to decline modestly in the near term as the volume of SMS messages sent through our platform increases, and it could fluctuate in the long term due to timing of investments and expected increases in our cloud-based infrastructure costs and outbound communication sending costs, including email and SMS, as our customers increase usage of our platform and capabilities. We expect to continue to optimize inputs to our cost of revenue through continued work on data storage architecture and gaining further leverage on costs with our increased scale.
Selling and Marketing
Our selling and marketing costs primarily consist of employee-related costs including payroll, benefits, bonuses, and stock-based compensation; sales commissions and partnership expenses for revenue sharing agreements, including to Shopify Inc. (“Shopify”), other commerce platform partners, and agency partners; costs associated with advertising and marketing activities; and allocated overhead costs, including rent, facilities, depreciation, and costs related to information technology. Sales commissions are considered an incremental cost to obtain contracts with customers and these costs are deferred and amortized over the expected benefit period. On July 28, 2022, we entered into a collaboration agreement and strategic partnership with Shopify pursuant to which we issued warrants to Shopify (and certain of its affiliates) (the “Shopify Warrants”), in exchange for promotion of our marketing services with customers within the Shopify ecosystem. In accordance with relevant accounting policies, we recognize a prepaid marketing expense in connection with the Shopify Warrants. This prepaid marketing expense represents the probable future economic benefit being amortized over a seven-year expected benefit period and is recorded based on the fair value of the warrants on the grant date.
We expect to continue to make investments in our selling and marketing organization, and expect selling and marketing expense to remain our largest operating expense in dollar amount. Selling and marketing expense may fluctuate from period to period depending on the extent and timing of our marketing initiatives. We expect selling and marketing expense to increase in dollar amount but decrease as a percentage of revenue over the longer term. In the short term, we expect selling and marketing costs to increase as we increase headcount in our go-to-market team, grow into new markets, and pay more in partnership fees to Shopify and other partners as we continue to grow.
Research and Development
Our research and development costs primarily consist of employee-related costs associated with research and development staff, including payroll, benefits, bonuses, stock-based compensation, and allocated overhead costs, including rent, facilities, depreciation, and costs related to information technology. We capitalize a portion of our research and development costs that meets the criteria for capitalization of internal-use software. All other research and development costs are expensed as incurred.
We believe continued investment and innovation in our platform, capabilities, and offerings are important for our growth and, as such, expect our research and development costs to continue to increase in dollar amount but remain consistent as a percentage of revenue for the foreseeable future. This percentage may fluctuate from period to period depending on the timing and amount of these expenses.
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General and Administrative
Our general and administrative expenses consist of employee-related costs including payroll, benefits, bonuses, and stock-based compensation in general corporate functions, such as procurement, accounting and finance, tax, legal, project management, and human resources, as well as allocated overhead costs, including rent, facilities, depreciation, and costs related to information technology. Credit card processing fees are also part of general and administrative expenses.
We expect general and administrative expenses to increase in the near term as a result of operating as a public company, including expenses associated with compliance with the rules and regulations governing public companies, such as Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and an increase in legal, audit, insurance, investor relations, professional services, and other administrative expenses. Further, we expect an increase in dollar amount of credit card processing fees in line with the expected increase in revenue for the foreseeable future. As a result, we expect our general and administrative expenses to increase in dollar amount for the foreseeable future but to generally decrease as a percentage of our revenue over the longer term as we scale our business. This percentage may fluctuate from period to period depending on the timing and amount of our general and administrative expenses, including in the short term due to heightened compliance requirements associated with operating as a public company. These expenses include increased professional service costs, the increased cost of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, and costs associated with increasing our employee headcount in certain departments, such as accounting, internal audit, and investor relations.
Interest Income
Interest income consists of income earned from our cash deposits held in interest-bearing accounts and money market funds.
Provision for Income Taxes
Provision for income taxes consists primarily of income taxes related to U.S. states and foreign jurisdictions in which we conduct business. We maintain a full valuation allowance on our U.S. federal and state net deferred tax assets as we have concluded that it is not more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) is coordinating negotiations among more than 140 countries with the goal of achieving consensus around substantial changes to international tax policies, including the implementation of a minimum global effective tax rate of 15%. While various countries have implemented the legislation as of January 1, 2024, we do not expect a resulting material change to our income tax provision for the 2024 fiscal year. As additional jurisdictions enact such legislation, we expect our effective tax rate and cash tax payments could increase in future years.
Segments
We operate our business through one reportable segment, as well as one business activity, providing software that brings consumers’ first-party data together and uses it to create and deliver highly personalized consumer experiences across digital channels.
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Results of Operations
The following tables set forth our results of operations for the fiscal periods presented and express the relationship of certain line items as a percentage of revenue for those periods. The period-to-period comparison of financial results is not necessarily indicative of future results.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
($ in thousands)
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Revenue
$209,993 $156,088 
Cost of revenue(1)
44,938 36,574 
Gross profit
165,055 119,514 
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing(1)
91,858 60,613 
Research and development(1)
56,097 35,032 
General and administrative(1)
39,192 22,991 
Total operating expenses
187,147 118,636 
Operating (loss) income
(22,092)878 
Other income (expense):
Other income (expense), net
68 (25)
Interest income
9,546 3,816 
Total other income, net
9,614 3,791 
(Loss) income before income taxes
(12,478)4,669 
Provision for income taxes
404 391 
Net (loss) income
$(12,882)$4,278 
(1)Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cost of revenue
$2,378 $26 
Selling and marketing
11,284 127 
Research and development
13,121 551 
General and administrative
8,844 1,119 
Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized
35,627 1,823 
Capitalized stock-based compensation expense
127 — 
Total stock-based compensation expense
$35,754 $1,823 
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The following table sets forth our consolidated statement of operations data expressed as a percentage of revenue:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Revenue
100.0 %100.0 %
Cost of revenue21.4 23.4 
Gross profit
78.6 76.6 
Operating expenses:
Selling and marketing43.7 38.8 
Research and development26.7 22.4 
General and administrative18.7 14.7 
Total operating expenses
89.1 76.0 
Operating (loss) income
(10.5)0.6 
Other income (expense):
Other income (expense), net
— — 
Interest income
4.5 2.4 
Total other income, net
4.5 2.4 
(Loss) income before income taxes
(6.0)3.0 
Provision for income taxes
0.2 0.3 
Net (loss) income
(6.2)%2.7 %

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
Revenue
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023$ Change% Change
($ in thousands)
Revenue$209,993 $156,088 $53,905 34.5 %
Revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased by $53.9 million or 34.5%, to $210.0 million compared to $156.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The increase was due to new business, expanded usage of our platform, and growth of our SMS channel. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, sales to existing customers accounted for approximately 45% of the increase in revenue. Approximately 55% of the increase in revenue was related to new customers. Sales to new customers represent the revenue recognized from new customers acquired in the 12 months prior to the period end.
Cost of Revenue
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023$ Change% Change
($ in thousands)
Cost of revenue$44,938 $36,574 $8,364 22.9 %
Cost of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased by $8.4 million or 22.9%, to $44.9 million compared to $36.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This was primarily due to an increase of approximately $4.2 million in outbound communication sending costs on behalf of our customers due to increased usage, $2.4 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”), and $1.0 million in salaries and personnel expenses as a result of increases in headcount.
Gross Profit
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023$ Change% Change
($ in thousands)
Gross profit$165,055 $119,514 $45,541 38.1 %
Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased by $45.5 million or 38.1%, to $165.1 million compared to $119.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This increase was primarily due to revenue growth and ongoing efforts to optimize our costs including (i) higher volume-based discounts and pricing improvements on our purchases of third-party cloud hosting infrastructure and (ii) more efficient use of data storage and elimination of legacy storage architecture.
Selling and Marketing
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023$ Change% Change
($ in thousands)
Selling and marketing$91,858 $60,613 $31,245 51.5 %
Selling and marketing expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased by $31.2 million or 51.5%, to $91.9 million compared to $60.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This increase was primarily due to an increase of approximately $15.5 million in salaries and related personnel expenses as a result of increases in headcount, $11.2 million of stock-based compensation due to the vesting of RSUs, $2.5 million in partnership-related expenses across our ecosystem, $1.8 million in marketing expenses associated with our advertising campaigns across multiple channels of
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media, $1.1 million in professional services, and $0.8 million in technology expenses. The increase was offset by a decrease of approximately $2.1 million in restructuring expenses.
Research and Development
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023$ Change% Change
($ in thousands)
Research and development$56,097 $35,032 $21,065 60.1 %
Research and development costs for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased by $21.1 million or 60.1%, to $56.1 million compared to $35.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This increase was primarily due to an increase of approximately $12.6 million of stock-based compensation due to the vesting of RSUs, $10.6 million in salaries and related personnel expenses as a result of increases in headcount, and $0.7 million in professional services. The increase was offset by a decrease of approximately $2.8 million in restructuring expenses.
General and Administrative
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023$ Change% Change
($ in thousands)
General and administrative$39,192 $22,991 $16,201 70.5 %
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased by $16.2 million or 70.5%, to $39.2 million compared to $23.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This increase was primarily due to an increase of approximately $7.7 million of stock-based compensation due to the vesting of RSUs, $2.8 million in professional services, primarily attributable to expenses incurred to operate as a public company, $2.5 million in salaries and related personnel expenses as a result of increases in headcount, $1.5 million in finance expenses, primarily attributable to expenses incurred for international tax compliance, $1.4 million in payment processing fees, and $0.8 million in technology expenses. The increase was offset by a decrease of approximately $0.9 million in restructuring expenses.
Other Income (expense), Net
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023$ Change% Change
($ in thousands)
Other income (expense), net$68 $(25)$93 (372.0)%

Other income (expense) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased by an immaterial amount compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Interest Income
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023$ Change% Change
($ in thousands)
Interest income$9,546 $3,816 $5,730 150.2 %

Interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased by $5.7 million to $9.5 million compared to $3.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. This increase was due to greater interest income from the larger cash balances held in interest-bearing accounts, including money market funds.
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Provision for Income Taxes
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023$ Change% Change
($ in thousands)
Provision for income taxes$404 $391 $13 3.3 %

Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 increased by an immaterial amount compared to the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We assess our liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund our operating, investing, and financing activities. In doing so, we review and analyze our primary sources and uses of liquidity to include cash balances on hand and cash flows from operations.
Since our inception through March 31, 2024, we have financed our operations primarily through sales of equity securities and payments received from our customers. In September 2023, we completed our initial public offering (“IPO”) which resulted in aggregate cash proceeds of approximately $320.1 million, after deducting approximately $17.7 million in underwriting discounts and commissions, and $7.4 million in offering-related expenses.
As of March 31, 2024, our principal sources of liquidity included cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash totaling $756.9 million, with such amounts held for working capital purposes. Our cash equivalents were comprised of $320.0 million in money market funds.
Our primary cash needs are for personnel-related expenses, selling and marketing expenses, and third-party cloud infrastructure expenses.
Based upon our current levels of operations, we believe our operating cash flows provide sufficient liquidity to support liquidity and financing needs for at least the next twelve months. Our ability to continue to meet these requirements and obligations will depend on, among other things, our ability to achieve anticipated levels of revenue and cash flow from operations, and our ability to manage costs and working capital successfully. Additionally, our cash flow generation ability is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, and regulatory factors, and other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that our business will generate cash flow from operations in an amount sufficient to enable us to fund our liquidity needs.
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, our working capital:
As of,
March 31,
December 31,
20242023
($ in thousands)
Cash$755,827 $738,562 
Restricted cash, current(1)
393 409 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
23,241 23,076 
Deferred contract acquisition costs17,177 15,198 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets29,804 26,244 
Accounts payable8,464 13,597 
Accrued expenses65,134 62,838 
Operating lease liabilities13,625 14,081 
Deferred revenue42,519 40,100 
Total Working Capital
$696,700 $672,873 
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(1)Restricted cash related to our required collateral to fund payroll and credit card obligations in the Australia entity.
Working capital consists of current assets (including cash, current portion of restricted cash, accounts receivable, current deferred contract acquisition costs, current prepaid expenses and other current assets), less current liabilities (including accounts payable, accrued expenses, current lease liabilities, and deferred revenue, all of which is current).
Statement of Cash Flow
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, our beginning balance of cash, net cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities, and our ending balance of cash. For additional detail, see our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
($ in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in)
Operating activities
$26,182 $15,552 
Investing activities
(3,225)(1,631)
Financing activities
(5,737)384 
Net increase in cash and restricted cash
$17,220 $14,305 
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of period
739,657 386,916 
Cash and restricted cash, end of period$756,877 $401,221 

Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities of $26.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was primarily attributable to a net loss of $12.9 million adjusted for non-cash charges of $59.8 million and net cash outflows of $20.7 million from changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash charges primarily consisted of $35.6 million of stock-based compensation expense, $13.2 million of prepaid marketing expense amortization, $4.0 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $3.9 million of amortization related to deferred contract acquisition costs, and $3.1 million of operating lease costs. Net cash outflows from changes in operating assets and liabilities primarily consisted of a $7.2 million increase in deferred contract acquisition costs related to increase in sales commissions resulting from the increase in revenues, a $6.8 million increase in prepaid expenses due to prepayments for cloud infrastructure and hosting costs, a $5.3 million decrease in accrued expenses and accounts payable due to timing of payments, and a $3.9 million decrease in operating lease liabilities due to payments related to our operating lease obligations. The cash outflow was offset by cash inflows primarily from a $2.4 million increase in deferred revenue resulting from increased billings for subscriptions.
Net cash provided by operating activities of $15.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was primarily attributable to a net income of $4.3 million adjusted for non-cash charges of $24.4 million and net cash outflows of $13.1 million from changes in operating assets and liabilities. Non-cash charges primarily consisted of $13.2 million of prepaid marketing expense amortization, $3.3 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $3.5 million of amortization related to deferred contract acquisition costs, $1.8 million of stock-based compensation expense, and $3.3 million of operating lease costs. Net cash outflows from changes in operating assets and liabilities primarily consisted of a $6.0 million increase in deferred contract acquisition costs related to increase in sales commissions resulting from the increase in revenues, a $6.0 million increase in prepaid expenses due to prepayments for cloud infrastructure and hosting costs, a $3.9 million decrease in operating lease liabilities due to payments related to our operating lease obligations, and a $0.4 million increase in accounts receivable due to an increase in customer billings. The cash outflow was offset by cash inflows primarily from a $1.0 million increase in deferred revenue resulting from increased billings for subscriptions and a $2.1 million increase in accrued expenses and accounts payable due to timing of payments.
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Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities of $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 consisted of $1.3 million purchases of property and equipment and $2.0 million of capitalized software development costs.
Net cash used in investing activities of $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 consisted of $0.3 million purchases of property and equipment and $1.3 million of capitalized software development costs.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities of $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily consisted of approximately $3.6 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options and $2.5 million of proceeds from the employee stock purchase plan offset by $11.9 million used for the payment of employee tax obligations related to the net share settlement of stock-based compensation awards upon vesting.
Net cash provided by financing activities of $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 primarily consisted of approximately $0.4 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options.
Cash Management
We manage our operating cash management activities through banking relationships with our domestic and international subsidiaries and all of our cash requirements were serviced by the operating cash flows of our business. We diversify our cash deposits across a variety of well-established financial institutions based on ratings from nationally recognized rating organizations to reduce our exposure to counterparty and concentration risk.
We expect a continued increase in our cash balances as our business continues to grow. We expect to continue to diversify our cash management strategy to primarily include money market funds, highly-liquid debt instruments of the U.S. government and its agencies, senior corporate bonds, and commercial paper to reduce our global exposure on banking deposits.
Lease Obligations
We enter into various noncancellable lease agreements for certain office space and equipment used in the normal course of business. Our noncancellable lease obligations as of March 31, 2024 were $53.1 million, with $13.9 million payable within 12 months.
Other Contractual Obligations
We enter into various noncancellable agreements with marketing vendors and various service providers. Our noncancellable obligations as of March 31, 2024 were $308.8 million.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2024 as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this filing for a discussion about new accounting pronouncements adopted as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We have operations within the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, and are exposed to market risk in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk is the risk of loss that may impact our financial position, future earnings, or
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future cash flows that may result from changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk is primarily a result of fluctuations in interest rates and inflation. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative, hedging, or trading purposes, although in the future we might enter into exchange rate hedging arrangements to manage the risks described below.

Interest Rate Risk

We had cash of $756.9 million as of March 31, 2024, which consisted of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash held in deposit accounts at financial institutions, and money market funds held with financial institutions. Our cash is held for working capital and general corporate purposes. We do not enter into investments for trading or speculative purposes. Our cash holdings in interest bearing accounts are exposed to market risk due to fluctuations in interest rates, which may affect our interest income. As of March 31, 2024, we had no debt, and therefore no potential market risk for interest expense.

Inflation Risk

We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. We continue to monitor the impact of inflation in order to reduce its effects through pricing strategies, productivity improvements, and cost reductions. If our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Foreign Currency Risk

Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. The reporting and functional currency of our wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar. All of our sales are denominated in U.S. dollars, and therefore our revenue is not subject to significant foreign currency risk.

Our operating expenses are denominated in the currencies of the countries in which our operations are located, which are primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Our consolidated results of operations and cash flows are, therefore, subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates and may be adversely affected in the future due to changes in foreign exchange rates. To date, we have not entered into any hedging arrangements with respect to foreign currency risk or other derivative financial instruments, although we may choose to do so in the future. A hypothetical 10% increase or decrease in the relative value of the U.S. dollar would not have a material impact on our operating results.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

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There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2024 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, believes that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and are effective at the reasonable assurance level. However, the effectiveness of any internal control over financial reporting is subject to inherent limitations, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing, operating, and evaluating the controls and procedures, and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. Accordingly, any system of internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable, not absolute assurance that its objectives will be met. In addition, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. We intend to continue to monitor and upgrade our internal controls as necessary or appropriate for our business, but cannot assure you that such improvements will be sufficient to provide us with effective internal control over financial reporting.


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Part II - Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time we may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently a party to, nor is our property currently subject to, any material legal proceedings, nor are we involved in any legal proceedings the outcome of which we currently believe would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations based on the status of the proceedings at this time. We are not aware of any governmental inquiries or investigations into our business.

Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described below. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes. The risks described below are not the only ones we face. Our business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects could also be harmed by risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we do not currently believe to be material. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects could be materially adversely affected. In that event, the trading price of our Series A common stock could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment. Certain statements contained in the risk factors described below are forward-looking statements. See the section titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for more information.

Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry
Our rapid historical revenue growth is not indicative of our future revenue growth, and we may not be able to sustain our historical revenue growth rate, in the near term and in the future.
We have experienced rapid revenue growth in recent periods. Our revenue was $210.0 million and $156.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, representing a growth rate of 34.5%. Our rapid revenue growth has been driven by increases in our customer count, growth of existing customers, our expansion into international markets, our sales to mid-market businesses, and the cross-selling of our SMS offering alongside our data platform and email offering. In addition, we implemented a price increase in September 2022, which positively increased revenue growth in 2022. This price increase also impacted the various measures we use to assess our usage and subscription levels based on revenue, such as NRR and our revenue growth rate, and following its implementation, those measures experienced corresponding increases as a result. As we have lapped the one year anniversary of this price increase, these measures have seen a corresponding decrease. We anticipate that our revenue growth rate will decelerate over time as a result of a variety of factors, including the maturation of our business, and you should not rely on our historical revenue growth as an indication of our future performance. Overall growth of our revenue depends on several factors, including our ability to:
expand subscriptions to our platform for our existing customers;
increase the number of products we sell;
improve the functionality of our products and our platform and achieve and/or maintain market acceptance for them;
retain existing customers;
attract new customers;
succeed in selling our products in new verticals and in markets outside the United States;
keep pace with technological developments;
price our platform subscriptions competitively;
increase pricing on sales of our products, which may differ from product to product;
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provide our customers with support that meets their needs;
successfully identify and acquire or invest in businesses, products, or technologies that we believe could complement or expand our platform; and
increase awareness of our brand on a global basis and successfully compete with other companies.
We may not successfully accomplish any of these objectives. If we do not, or if the assumptions that we use to plan our business are incorrect or change in reaction to changes in our market, or if we are unable to maintain our revenue growth for any reason, including the reasons listed above, it may be difficult to maintain profitability, the trading price of our Series A common stock may be volatile, demand for our products and our platform could decline, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Our business has experienced rapid growth, and if we fail to effectively manage our growth or anticipated growth, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
We have experienced rapid growth in our business since inception, and we may continue to experience rapid growth. Our headcount has grown from 1,478 employees as of March 31, 2023 to 2,010 employees as of March 31, 2024. In addition, we have been expanding our international operations since 2019. We opened offices in the United Kingdom and Australia in 2019 and 2022, respectively. We have also experienced significant growth in the number of customers using our platform, including the number of international customers, which increased from approximately 65,000 as of March 31, 2023 to approximately 78,000 as of March 31, 2024. We plan to continue to expand our international operations in the future. We have also experienced significant growth in the number of products and features we offer (such as adding SMS and push offerings alongside our data platform and email offering) and the usage and amount of data that our platform and associated infrastructure support. This growth has placed and may continue to place significant demands on our operational infrastructure, financial resources, corporate culture, and management team.
In addition, our organizational structure has become more complex over time. In order to manage these increasing complexities, we will need to continue to scale and adapt our operational, financial and management controls, as well as our reporting systems and procedures. The expansion of our systems and infrastructure will require us to commit substantial operational, financial, and management resources before our revenue increases and without any assurances that our revenue will increase.
In order to successfully manage our future growth and manage our business effectively, we will need to continue to improve our operating and administrative systems, and our ability to manage headcount, capital, and internal processes. Continued growth could challenge our ability to develop and improve our operational, financial, and management controls, enhance our reporting systems and procedures, recruit, train, and retain highly skilled personnel in a timely manner or at all, and maintain user satisfaction. If we fail to achieve the necessary level of efficiency in our organization as we grow, then our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Further, as our customer base continues to grow, we will need to expand our account management and customer service teams and continue to scale our platform. If we are not able to continue to provide high levels of customer service, our reputation could suffer, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We have a limited operating history in a rapidly changing industry, which makes it difficult to evaluate our current business and future prospects and increases the risk of your investment.
We were founded and launched our platform in 2012. As a result of our limited operating history, our ability to forecast our future results of operations is limited and subject to a number of uncertainties, including our ability to plan for future growth. Our historical growth should not be considered indicative of our future performance. We have encountered and will encounter risks and uncertainties frequently experienced by growing companies in rapidly changing industries, such as risks and uncertainties related to:
retention of customers;
adding new customers, particularly in the mid-market and enterprise categories;
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competition;
our ability to control costs, particularly our operating expenses;
network outages or security breaches and any associated expenses;
foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;
executing acquisitions and integrating the acquired businesses, technologies, products, and other assets; and
general economic and political conditions.
If we do not address these risks successfully, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
We operate in a highly competitive industry, and if we do not compete effectively with established companies or new market entrants, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
We operate in a highly competitive industry, and we expect competition to continue to increase. We face competition from a number of companies, including Adobe, Salesforce, Mailchimp, and Braze. We believe that our ability to compete depends upon many factors both within and beyond our control, including:
fast time-to-value and ROI for customers;
ease of deployment, implementation, and use;
unified data architecture, with the ability to synchronize unaggregated, historical customer profile data with real-time event data in a single system-of-record;
integrations with third-party applications, data sources, and open-source technologies;
breadth and depth of features and functionality;
quality and accuracy of data and predictive intelligence;
ability to support multiple use cases and verticals;
strength of sales & marketing and partnership efforts;
market vision and product strategy;
pace of innovation;
brand awareness and reputation;
performance, scalability, security, and reliability; and
quality of service and customer satisfaction.
Many of our current and potential competitors have or may have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing, and other resources than we do. They may secure better terms from partners, adopt more aggressive or alternative pricing policies, or devote more resources to technology, infrastructure, sales, marketing, and customer service. These competitors may engage in more extensive research and development efforts, undertake more far-reaching marketing campaigns, and adopt more aggressive or alternative pricing policies which may allow them to attract customers or partners. For example, for our SMS offering, we do not currently separate carrier fees from the fees that our customers pay for our product. In contrast, some of our competitors separate carrier fees from their product fees, which may create the appearance of a lower product fee and which may appear more attractive. Our competitors may also develop a platform or products that are similar to ours or that achieve greater market acceptance than ours. This could attract customers or partners away from our platform or our products and reduce our market share.
In addition, if one or more of our competitors were to merge or partner with another of our competitors, our ability to compete effectively could be adversely affected. Our competitors may also establish or strengthen cooperative relationships with our current or future strategic distribution and technology partners or other parties with whom we have relationships, thereby limiting our ability to promote and increase the usage and adoption of our platform. We expect to encounter new competitors, which may include any of our current or future third-party platform providers or technology partners, both geographically and in our market verticals in and outside of retail and eCommerce. We may not be able to compete successfully against current or future competitors, and competitive pressures could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
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Our business and success depend, in part, on our ability to successfully integrate with third-party platforms, especially with eCommerce platforms such as Shopify, and our business would be harmed as a result of any disruptions to these third-party platform integrations or our relationships with third-party platform providers.
We depend on product integrations with various third-party platforms, especially eCommerce platforms, to sustain and grow our business. The integration of our platform and our products with these third-party platforms, including eCommerce platforms, provides us with substantial amounts of additional first-party data that would otherwise be costly or difficult to obtain. These integrations also allow us to attract customers that use these platforms to conduct their business activity. Further, our customers’ experience with our platform is dependent on our ability to connect easily to these third-party platforms as well as the effectiveness and utility of these integrations. The companies that operate these third-party platforms generally dictate, to varying degrees, the terms of use of their respective platforms, including the manner and procedure by which we integrate with their respective platforms. We may fail to maintain and improve upon these integrations or relationships for many reasons, including due to our or the third parties’ failure to maintain, support, or secure their third-party platforms in general and our integrations in particular, or errors, bugs, or defects in our or their technology, or changes in our or their technology platforms or our relationship with such third parties due to actual or perceived competing platforms or offerings. Any such failure to integrate data from a third-party platform, or any disruption on an eCommerce platform that prevents us from integrating with that platform or reduces the interoperability between our platform and the respective third-party platform, could harm our relationship with our customers, adversely impact our reputation and brand, and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results.
As of December 31, 2023, approximately 77.7% of our ARR was derived from customers who also use Shopify’s platform, while only approximately 9.4% of our new ARR was derived from customers that came to us through the Shopify app store. Shopify also helps to promote our brand by referring new customers to us, and under our partnership with Shopify, we are the recommended email solution for Shopify Plus customers globally. Any disruption to the functionality of our integration with Shopify, including our removal from their app store, could create delays in data synchronization for our customers and adversely affect the customer experience. Further, if Shopify is unable or unwilling to continue to integrate with our platform for any reason, or if our products or our platform no longer integrate with Shopify’s platform, our customers that use Shopify’s eCommerce platform could be required to switch to another eCommerce platform in order to continue using our platform and our products. However, the termination or degradation of our integration with Shopify could cause us to lose customers if these customers do not transition to a new eCommerce platform, or if they transition to a platform that does not integrate with our platform. We also have integrations with other third-party eCommerce platforms, such as BigCommerce, Centra, Magento, Nuvemshop, PrestaShop, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Square, Wix, and WooCommerce, and some of our customers transition from one third-party eCommerce platform to another while remaining on our platform each month. Further, diversifying our contractual relationships and operations with other platforms could increase the complexity of our operations and lead to increased costs. The current term of our agreement with Shopify expires in 2029, and Shopify could refuse to renew such agreement or renegotiate such agreement on terms that are neither favorable to us nor commercially reasonable. If our agreement with Shopify is not renewed, if there are any disruptions to our Shopify integration or if we are unsuccessful in maintaining our relationship with Shopify, for any reason, including actual or perceived competing offerings, the utility of and demand for our platform and our products could decline, and our business, financial condition, and operating results could be materially and adversely affected.
Our business and success depend, in part, on the success of our relationships with third parties, such as our marketing agency and technology partners.
We rely on third-party relationships, such as marketing agency and technology partners, to attract customers and enhance the utility of our platform. If any of the third parties on which we rely fail to perform as expected, breaches or terminates their agreement with us, or becomes engaged in a dispute with us, our reputation could be adversely affected and our business could be harmed.
For example, we rely on third-party agency partners and other marketing partners to help us acquire and retain customers. If these partners fail to promote our platform or refer new customers to us, fail to support our existing customers, begin promoting competing brands in addition to or instead of ours, are forced to change their marketing
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practices in response to new or existing regulations or cease to be viewed as credible sources of information by our potential customers, we may face decreased demand for our solutions, higher than expected customer acquisition costs and loss of revenue.
We also collaborate with third-party technology partners, including systems integrators and third-party developers, to enhance the utility of our platform. For example, these partners build integrations that extend our platform’s core product functionality or bring additional data into our platform. These technology partners may fail to maintain, support, or improve their integrations, which could reduce the utility of our platform and in turn could decrease demand for our platform and products, harm our reputation and brand, and have a negative effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results.
In order to grow our business, we anticipate that we will continue to depend on relationships with third parties. Identifying, negotiating, and documenting relationships with partners requires significant time and resources. Our competitors may be more effective in providing incentives to third parties to favor their products or services or to prevent or reduce use of our services. In addition, acquisitions of our partners by our competitors could result in a decrease in the number of our current and potential customers, as our partners may no longer facilitate the adoption of our service by potential customers.
If we are unsuccessful in establishing or maintaining our relationships with third parties, our ability to compete in the marketplace or grow our revenues could be impaired and our business, financial condition, and operating results may suffer.
Unfavorable conditions in our industry or the global economy, or reductions in spending on marketing, could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our results of operations may vary based on changes in our industry, particularly changes in the retail and eCommerce industry, as well as the impact of the global economy on our customers. Our results of operations currently depend, in part, on the demand for marketing and related services, of which the vast majority are for retail and eCommerce businesses. In addition, our revenue is dependent on the usage of our platform and the demand for our products, which in turn are influenced by the amount of business that our customers conduct. To the extent that weak or volatile economic conditions, including due to global health crises, labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, inflation, a government shutdown, geopolitical developments (such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the conflict in the Gaza Strip, as well as the implementation of, or changes to or further expansions of, trade sanctions, export restrictions, tariffs, and embargoes), deterioration of the financial services industry and other events outside of our control, result in a reduced volume of business for our customers and prospective customers, demand for, and use of, our platform and our products may decline. Specifically, because we currently operate primarily in the retail and eCommerce space, any disruption caused to the customers in this space, such as a weak global economy causing a shift in the economic viability of the retail and eCommerce businesses, may require us to adapt our business model and our operations accordingly. Furthermore, weak economic conditions may make it more difficult to collect on outstanding accounts receivable and increase our expenses. Specifically, customers may fail to make payments when due, default under their agreements with us, or become insolvent or declare bankruptcy, or a supplier may determine that it will no longer do business with us as a customer. Additionally, we generate a significant portion of our revenue from small businesses, which may be affected by economic downturns and other adverse macroeconomic conditions, as small businesses may be more likely to reduce their marketing expenses during such periods and do so to a greater extent than larger enterprises and typically have more limited financial resources, including capital borrowing capacity. In addition, a customer or supplier could be adversely affected by any of the liquidity or other risks that are described above as factors that could result in material adverse impacts on us, including but not limited to delayed access or loss of access to uninsured deposits or loss of the ability to draw on existing credit facilities involving a troubled or failed financial institution. If our customers reduce their use of our platform, or prospective customers delay adoption or elect not to adopt our platform or purchase our products, as a result of a weak economy or rising inflation and increased costs or otherwise, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
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We may not be able to add new customers, retain existing customers, or increase sales to existing customers, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We derive, and expect to continue to derive, the significant majority of our revenue from the sale of subscriptions to our platform. Our business and our growth are dependent on our ability to continue to attract and acquire new customers while retaining existing customers and expanding both their usage of our platform and the products we sell to them. The demand for our products may be inhibited, and we may be unable to grow our business and customer base, for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to:
our failure to develop or offer new or enhanced products or features in a timely manner that keeps pace with new technologies, competitor offerings, and the evolving needs of our customers;
difficulties providing or maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction, which could cause our existing customers to cancel or decrease their subscriptions or stop referring prospective customers to us;
increases in our customer churn, decreases in our customer renewals or our failure to convert customers from lower tiers to higher tier priced subscriptions;
perceived or actual security, availability, integrity, privacy, reliability, quality, or compatibility problems with our platform, including unscheduled downtime, outages, or security breaches;
changes in search engine ranking algorithms or in search terms used by potential customers;
our inability to market our platform in a cost-effective manner to new customers or to our existing customers due to changes in regulation, or changes in the enforcement of existing regulation, that would affect our marketing or pricing practices;
unexpected increases in the costs of acquiring new customers;
our ability to expand into new industry verticals and use cases; and
our ability to expand into new geographic regions.
In order for us to sustain demand for our products and maintain or increase our revenue growth, it is important that our customers renew and/or expand their subscriptions. Most of our customers’ subscriptions with us are month-to-month, and they therefore have no obligation to renew their subscriptions or maintain their usage levels. Some of our customers have elected not to renew their subscriptions with us in the past, and it is difficult to accurately predict long-term customer retention. Further, to achieve continued growth, we must not only maintain our relationships with our existing customers, but expand our commercial relationships with our existing customers and encourage them to increase usage of our platform.
In order to increase our sales to new and existing customers, we may need to significantly expand our selling and marketing operations, including our sales force and third-party referral and marketing agency partners, and continue to dedicate significant resources to selling and marketing programs, both domestically and internationally. We rely on our marketing agency partners to provide certain services to our customers, as well as refer new customers to our platform. Our ability to increase our customer base and achieve broader market acceptance of our platform will depend, in part, on our ability to effectively organize, focus, and train our selling and marketing personnel, attract new marketing agency partners and retain existing marketing agency partners.
Any failure to continue to attract new customers, retain existing customers or increase usage of our platform by existing customers could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We have a history of net losses, we anticipate increasing operating expenses in the future, and we may not be able to achieve and maintain profitability in the future.
We incurred net losses of $308.2 million and $49.2 million in the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and a net loss of $12.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. We are not certain whether we will be able to achieve profitability in the future. Based on our current planned operations, we expect our cash and cash equivalents will enable us to fund our operating expenses for at least the next twelve months. We have based this estimate on assumptions that in the future may prove to be wrong, and we could use our capital resources sooner than we currently
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expect. We also expect our costs and expenses to increase in future periods as we continue to invest in our business and increase our product offerings, which could negatively affect our future results of operations if our revenue does not continue to increase. In particular, we intend to continue to expend substantial financial resources on:
our technology infrastructure and operations, including systems architecture, scalability, availability, performance, and security;
platform development, including investments in our platform development team and the development of new products and functionality for our platform as well as investments in further improving our existing platform and infrastructure;
international expansion;
our selling and marketing organization, to engage our existing and prospective customers, increase brand awareness and drive adoption of our products;
acquisitions or strategic investments; and
general administration, including increased insurance, legal, and accounting expenses associated with being a public company.
We may not achieve the benefits anticipated from these investments, which could be more costly than we currently anticipate, or the realization of these benefits could be delayed. These investments may not result in increased revenue or growth in our business. If we are unable to maintain or increase our revenue at a rate sufficient to offset the expected increase in our costs, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected, and the trading price of our Series A common stock could decline as a result.
As we seek to move up-market, we expect our sales cycle with enterprise customers to be longer than with small-and-mid size businesses and we will be required to scale our operations, including by expanding our sales efforts, which may require considerable time and expense.
The majority of our customers are small to mid-size businesses and subscribe to our platform on a month-to-month basis. However, as we scale our business and enter into agreements with larger customers, such as enterprise customers, we expect that we will enter into longer-term agreements for usage of our platform and products. We anticipate that these prospective enterprise customers may have lengthy sales cycles for the evaluation and procurement of our platform and the timing of our sales cycles with these enterprise customers and the related revenue may be difficult to predict. For deals that were closed by our sales team in the year ended December 31, 2023 and in the three month period ended March 31, 2024, our median sales cycle was approximately 8 weeks. This measure excludes any business generated through self-serve channels. Any delays in our sales cycles may increase the amount of time between when we incur the operating expenses related to these sales efforts and, upon successful sales, the generation of corresponding revenue. Further, we may incur additional selling and marketing expenses as we move up-market and shift our sales strategy to adapt not only to longer sales cycles but to the nature of a new sales motion associated with enterprise sales. As we seek to acquire these enterprise customers, we also anticipate that we will need to increase our sales and customer support capabilities. We may also be required to spend a significant amount of time and resources to train our sales and customer support teams for interfacing with enterprise customers, as well as educating our potential enterprise customers and familiarizing them with our platform. Additionally, these large organizations may have large data sets that require us to evaluate our existing data storage, collection and processing capabilities, and enhance the features and scalability of our platform. Enterprise customers may also view a subscription to our platform and products as a strategic decision with significant investment. As a result, these customers may require considerable time to evaluate, test, and qualify our platform prior to entering into or expanding a subscription. As we engage with enterprise customers, we may expend a greater amount of time and money on selling and
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marketing and contract negotiation activities, which may not result in a sale. Additional factors that may influence the length and variability of our sales cycle include:
the effectiveness of our sales team as we hire and train our new salespeople to sell to large enterprise customers;
the discretionary nature of purchasing, budget cycles, and decisions;
the obstacles placed by customers’ procurement processes;
economic conditions and other factors impacting customer budgets;
customers’ familiarity with our products;
customers’ evaluation of competing products during the purchasing process; and
evolving customer demands.
In light of these factors, it is difficult to predict whether and when a sale will be completed, and if completed, the additional customer engagement and services we will need to provide for the duration of the agreement. Consequently, our efforts to expand up-market and enter into agreements with larger organizations may be difficult and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition if we do not adapt our business to the needs of the enterprise customer base.
We have historically invested significantly in research and development and expect this investment to continue. If these investments do not translate into new products or enhancements to our current products or product features, or if we do not use those investments efficiently, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the three months ended March 31. 2024, our research and development expenses were 37.6%, 22.0% and 26.7% of our revenue, respectively. Research and development projects can be technically challenging and expensive, particularly as we work to expand both the channels through which we offer our products and the use cases for our products beyond marketing. In addition, our products have varying associated communication sending costs, and our research and development team may not be able to mitigate the impact of growth in any of those higher-cost channels, such as SMS, by maintaining efficiency. The nature of research and development cycles may cause us to experience delays between the time we incur expenses associated with research and development and the time we are able to offer compelling products and generate revenue, if any, from this investment. Additionally, anticipated customer demand for a product we are developing could decrease after the development cycle has commenced, and we would nonetheless be unable to avoid substantial costs associated with the development of any such product. If we expend a significant amount of resources on research and development and our efforts do not lead to the successful introduction or improvement of products that are competitive in our current or future markets or if we do not spend our research and development budget efficiently or effectively on compelling innovation and technologies, our competitive advantage may be adversely affected, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
If we fail to adapt and respond effectively to technological changes, evolving industry standards, changing regulations or changing customer or consumer needs, requirements or preferences, our platform may become less competitive.
The market in which we compete is relatively new and subject to rapid technological change, evolving industry standards, and changing regulations, as well as changing customer and consumer needs, requirements, and preferences, including changes in the use of channels through which consumers desire to communicate with brands. For example, while email marketing has been the primary product on our platform, our SMS offering is relatively new, and customers may prefer SMS or push marketing campaigns or campaigns using other new types of communication channels to email campaigns in the future. Further, as consumer preferences with respect to communication channels evolve, we may need to adapt to the varying margin profiles of these new technologies and address potential margin compression. The success of our business will depend, in part, on our ability to adapt and respond effectively to changes in customer and consumer preference on a timely basis in the markets that we currently serve, such as retail and eCommerce, and in markets we may enter in the future. Our ability to attract new customers and increase revenue from existing customers depends in large part on our ability to enhance and improve our platform and products, offer new features as part of our existing products, offer new products, and increase adoption and usage of our platform and products. For example, we expect that the number of
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integrations with our customers’ infrastructure that we will need to support will continue to expand as customers and developers adopt new software solutions, and we may have to develop new integrations to work with those new solutions. The success of any enhancements to our existing or new products depends on several factors, including timely completion, adequate quality testing, actual performance quality, market-accepted pricing levels, and overall market acceptance. Enhancements to our existing and new products that we develop may not be introduced in a timely or cost-effective manner, may contain errors or defects, may have interoperability difficulties with our platform or products, or may not achieve the broad market acceptance necessary to generate significant revenue. Further, the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly prevalent in our industry, and, although we intend to continue developing our platform’s machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities to meet the needs of our customers and partners, we may be unable to accurately or efficiently integrate machine learning and artificial intelligence features or functionalities of the quality or type sought by our customers and partners or offered by our competitors. These development efforts may also require significant engineering, sales, and marketing resources, all of which could require significant capital and management investment. If we are unable to enhance our platform and product offerings to keep pace with rapid technological and regulatory change, or if new technologies, including machine learning and artificial intelligence solutions, emerge that are able to deliver competitive products at aggressive or alternative prices, more efficiently, more conveniently or more securely than our platform, demand for our platform and product offerings may decline, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected.
We depend on our senior management team, and the loss of one or more members of our senior management team or our key employees, or an inability to attract and retain highly skilled employees, could adversely affect our business.
Our success depends upon the continued service and contributions of our executive officers. We rely on our leadership team for research and development, marketing, sales, services, and general and administrative functions, and on mission-critical individual contributors. In particular, we depend on the vision, skills, experience, and effort of our co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Bialecki. From time to time, our executive management team may change due to the hiring or departure of executives, which could disrupt our business. We do not maintain key person life insurance policies on any of our employees, so the loss of one or more of our executive officers or key employees (including any limitation on the performance of their duties or short-term or long-term absences as a result of illness or disability) could adversely affect our business.
Our future success also depends, in part, on our ability to continue to attract and retain highly skilled personnel. Competition for this type of personnel is intense, especially for experienced software engineers and senior sales executives. In addition, partially in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have a large, remote workforce, which adds to the complexity of our business operations. We expect to continue to experience difficulty in hiring and retaining employees with appropriate qualifications. Many of the companies with which we compete for experienced personnel have greater resources than we have. If we hire employees from competitors or other companies, their former employers may attempt to assert that these employees or we have breached legal obligations, resulting in a diversion of our time and resources.
Many of our key personnel are vested in a substantial amount of shares of Series A common stock, restricted stock units, or stock options. Employees may be more likely to terminate their employment with us if the shares they own or the shares underlying their vested restricted stock units or options have significantly appreciated in value relative to the original purchase prices of the shares or the exercise price of the options or grant date values of the restricted stock units, or, conversely, if the exercise price of the options that they hold are significantly above the trading price of our Series A common stock. In addition, job candidates and existing employees often consider the value of the stock awards they receive in connection with their employment. If the perceived value of our stock awards declines, it may adversely affect our ability to recruit and retain highly skilled employees. If we fail to attract new personnel or fail to retain and motivate our current personnel, it could adversely affect our business and future growth prospects.
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If we fail to maintain and enhance our brand, our ability to maintain or expand our customer base may be impaired and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We believe that maintaining and enhancing our brand is important to support the marketing and sale of our existing and future products to new customers and expand sales of our platform and products to existing customers. We also believe that the importance of brand recognition will increase as competition in our market increases. Successfully maintaining and enhancing our brand will depend largely on our ability to carry out effective marketing efforts, provide reliable products that continue to meet the needs of our customers at competitive prices, maintain our customers’ trust, ensure the protection of our customers’ data, develop new functionality and use cases, and successfully differentiate our products and platform capabilities from the products of our competitors. Our brand promotion activities may not generate customer awareness or yield increased revenue and, even if they do, any increased revenue may not offset the expenses we incur in building our brand. If we fail to successfully promote and maintain our brand, the demand for our products may decline, and our business, results of operations, and financial condition may be adversely affected.
Doing business internationally exposes us to significant risks, and our future success depends in part on our ability to navigate the international business environment and drive the adoption of our products by international customers.
The future success of our business will depend, in part, on our ability to expand our customer base worldwide, and we are continuing to expand our international operations to increase our revenue from customers located outside of the United States as part of our growth strategy. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we derived 36.8% of our revenue from customer accounts outside of the United States. We currently have offices in the United Kingdom and Australia, and we expect that we may in the future open additional offices internationally and hire employees to work at these offices in order to grow our business, reach new customers, and gain access to additional technical talent. Operating in international markets requires significant resources and management attention and will subject us to regulatory, economic, and political risks in addition to those we already face in the United States. Because of our limited experience with international operations as well as developing and managing sales in international markets, we may not succeed in marketing our products to potential customers internationally, as a result of which our international expansion efforts may not be successful, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
In addition, we will face risks in doing business internationally that could adversely affect our business, including:
changes, which may be unexpected, in a specific country’s or region’s political, economic, or legal and regulatory environment, including pandemics, terrorist activities, tariffs, trade wars, or long-term environmental risks;
the need to adapt and localize our platform for specific countries, and the costs associated with adapting and localizing our platform;
longer payment cycles and greater difficulty enforcing contracts, collecting accounts receivable, or satisfying revenue recognition criteria, especially in emerging markets;
differing and potentially more onerous labor regulations, especially in Europe, where labor laws are generally more advantageous to employees as compared to the United States, including deemed hourly wage and overtime regulations in these locations;
challenges inherent in efficiently managing, and the increased costs associated with, an increased number of employees over large geographic distances, including the need to implement appropriate systems, policies, benefits, and compliance programs that are specific to each jurisdiction;
difficulties in managing a business in new markets with diverse cultures, languages, customs, legal systems, alternative dispute systems, and regulatory systems;
increased travel, real estate, infrastructure, and legal compliance costs associated with international operations;
currency exchange rate fluctuations and the resulting effect on our revenue and expenses, and the cost and risk of entering into hedging transactions if we chose to do so in the future;
laws and business practices favoring local competitors or general market preferences for local vendors or domestic products;
limited or insufficient intellectual property protection or difficulties obtaining, maintaining, protecting, or enforcing our intellectual property rights, including our trademarks and patents;
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global health crises, such as COVID-19, that could decrease economic activity in certain markets, decrease use of our products, or decrease our ability to import, export, or sell our products to existing or new customers in international markets;
exposure to liabilities under export control, economic and trade sanctions, anti-corruption, and anti-money laundering laws, including the Export Administration Regulations, the OFAC regulations, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”), U.S. bribery laws, the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 (the “U.K. Bribery Act”), and similar laws and regulations in other jurisdictions;
increased financial accounting and reporting burdens and complexities;
differing technical standards, existing or future regulatory and certification requirements, and required features and functionality;
burdens of complying with the foreign equivalents of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (the “TCPA”), the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography And Marketing Act of 2003 (“CAN-SPAM”), and similar laws and regulations in other jurisdictions;
burdens of complying with laws and regulations related to privacy and data security, including the EU GDPR and similar laws and regulations in other jurisdictions;
burdens of complying with laws and regulations related to taxation; and
adverse tax burdens, foreign exchange controls, and other regulations that could make it difficult to repatriate earnings and cash.
Our failure to manage any of these risks successfully could harm our international operations, and adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Our business and reputation could be adversely affected if our customers are not satisfied with the integration or implementation of our platform and products provided by us or our partners.
The success of our business depends on our customers’ satisfaction with our platform and our products and the support that we provide for our platform and products to help customers integrate and utilize our platform and products. If a customer is not satisfied with the quality of work performed by us or a third party or with the solutions delivered, we could incur additional costs to address the deficiency, which would diminish the profitability of the customer relationship. If we do not help our customers quickly resolve issues and provide effective ongoing support, our ability to sell new products to existing and new customers will suffer and our reputation with existing or potential customers will be harmed, even if the dissatisfaction resulted from services provided by a third-party partner. Further, customer dissatisfaction with our products or support services, or negative publicity related to our customer relationships, could impair our ability to expand the subscriptions within our customer base or adversely affect our customers’ renewal of existing subscriptions.
We may experience quarterly fluctuations in our results of operations due to a number of factors that make our future results difficult to predict, could cause the trading price of our Series A common stock to fluctuate, and could cause our results of operations to fall below analyst or investor expectations.
Our quarterly results of operations may fluctuate from quarter to quarter as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control. As a result, our past results may not be indicative of our future performance, and comparing our results of operations on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful. For example, in the past we have seen an increase in demand for our platform and our products during the fourth quarter of each year and around Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Additionally, factors that may impact these fluctuations include, but are not limited to:
demand for our platform and products by our customers;
our success in retaining existing customers and attracting new customers;
the timing and success of new capabilities by us or by our competitors or any other change in the competitive landscape of our market;
the amount and timing of operating expenses and capital expenditures, as well as entry into operating leases, that we may incur to maintain and expand our business and operations and remain competitive;
the timing of expenses and recognition of revenue;
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reduction in certain customers’ usage of our platform that is subject to seasonal fluctuations;
security breaches, and technical difficulties involving our platform or interruptions or disruptions of our platform;
adverse litigation judgments, other dispute-related settlement payments, or other litigation- related costs;
changes in, and continuing uncertainty in relation to, the legislative or regulatory environment;
the timing of hiring new employees;
the rate of expansion and productivity of our sales force;
the timing of the grant or vesting of equity awards to employees, directors, consultants, or advisors and the recognition of associated expenses;
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
costs and timing of expenses related to the acquisition of businesses, talent, technologies, or intellectual property, including potentially significant amortization costs and possible write-downs;
the impact of tax charges as a result of non-compliance with federal, state, or local tax regulations in the United States;
changes to generally accepted accounting standards in the United States;
health pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, influenza, and other highly communicable diseases or viruses; and
general economic conditions in either domestic or international markets, including conditions resulting from geopolitical uncertainty and instability.
Any one or more of the factors above may result in significant fluctuations in our quarterly results of operations.
The variability and unpredictability of our quarterly results of operations or other operating metrics could result in our failure to meet our expectations, or those of our investors or analysts that cover us. If we fail to meet or exceed such expectations for these or any other reasons, the trading price of our Series A common stock could fluctuate, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We rely upon a third-party provider of cloud-based infrastructure to host and sell our products. Any disruption in the operations of this provider or limitations on capacity or interference with our use could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We outsource substantially all the infrastructure relating to our cloud-based platform to a third-party hosting provider. Our customers need to be able to access our platform at any time, without interruption or degradation of performance. Our products depend on protecting the virtual cloud infrastructure hosted by a third-party hosting provider by maintaining its configuration, architecture, features, and interconnection specifications, as well as the information stored in these virtual data centers, which is transmitted by a third-party internet service provider. Any limitation on the capacity or availability of our third-party hosting provider could impede our ability to onboard new customers or expand the usage of our existing customers, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
In the event that our service agreements with our third-party hosting provider are terminated or there is a lapse of service, elimination of services or features that we utilize, interruption of internet service provider connectivity or damage to such provider’s facilities, we could experience interruptions in access to our platform as well as significant delays and additional expense in arranging or creating new facilities and services and/or re-architecting our cloud solution for deployment on a different cloud infrastructure service provider, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our business depends on our ability to send consumer engagement messages, including emails, SMS, and mobile and web notifications, and any significant disruption in service with our third-party providers or on mobile operating systems could result in a loss of customers or less effective consumer-brand engagement, which could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our brand, reputation, and ability to attract new customers depend on the reliable performance of our technology infrastructure and content delivery. Our platform engages with consumers through emails, SMS and push notifications, and
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we in large part depend on third-party services for delivery of such notifications. Any incident broadly affecting the interaction of third-party devices with our platform, including any delays or interruptions in these services that could cause delays to emails, SMS, or mobile and web notifications, could adversely affect our business. Similarly, cybersecurity events could result in a disruption to such third-party’s services, including regulatory investigations, reputational damage, and a loss of sales and customers, which could in turn impact our business. A prolonged disruption, cybersecurity event or any other negative event affecting a third-party service could lead to customer dissatisfaction and could in turn damage our reputation with current and potential customers, result in a breach under our agreements with our customers, and cause us to lose customers or otherwise harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We depend in part on mobile operating systems and their respective infrastructures to send notifications through various applications that utilize our platform. As new email, mobile devices, and mobile and web platforms are released, existing email, mobile devices, and platforms may cease to support our platform or effectively roll out updates to our customers’ applications. Any changes in these systems or platforms that negatively impact the functionality of our platform could adversely affect our ability to interact with consumers in a timely and effective fashion, which could adversely affect our ability to retain and attract new customers. The parties that control the operating systems for mobile devices and mobile, web, and email platforms have no obligation to test the interoperability of new mobile devices or platforms with our platform, and third parties may produce new products that are incompatible with or not optimal for the operation of our platform. Additionally, in order to deliver high-quality consumer engagement, we need to ensure that our platform is designed to work effectively with a range of mobile technologies, systems, networks, and standards. If consumers choose to use products or platforms that do not support our platform, or if we do not ensure our platform can work effectively with such products or platforms, our business and growth could be harmed. We also may not be successful in developing or maintaining relationships with key participants in the email or mobile industries that permit such interoperability. If we are unable to adapt to changes in popular operating systems and platforms, we expect that our customer retention and customer growth would be adversely affected.
We rely heavily on the reliability, security, and performance of our software. If our software contains serious errors or defects, or we have difficulty maintaining our software, we may lose revenue and market acceptance and may incur costs to defend or settle claims with our customers.
The reliability and continuous availability of our platform is critical to our business. However, software and products in our industry often contain errors, defects, security vulnerabilities or software bugs that are difficult to detect and correct, particularly when first introduced or when new versions or enhancements are released. Our platform may contain serious errors or real or perceived defects, security vulnerabilities, failures or software bugs that we may be unable to successfully correct in a timely manner or at all, which could result in lost revenue, significant expenditures of capital, a delay or loss in market acceptance of our platform, negative publicity, loss of competitive position, lower customer retention or claims by customers for losses sustained by them and damage to our reputation and brand, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In such an event, we may be required, or may choose, to expend additional resources in order to help correct the problem(s). In addition, we may not carry insurance sufficient to compensate us for any losses that may result from claims arising from defects or disruptions in our products.
Furthermore, our platform is a cloud-based solution that allows us to deploy new versions and enhancements to all of our customers simultaneously. As a result of any of these events, our reputation and our brand could be harmed, and our business, results of operations, and financial condition may be adversely affected.
Any failure to offer high-quality technical support services may harm our relationships with our customers, our brand, and our results of operations.
Once our products are deployed, our customers depend on our support organization to resolve technical issues relating to our products. We may be unable to respond quickly enough to accommodate short-term increases in customer demand for support services. We may also be unable to modify the format of our support services to compete with changes in support services provided by our competitors. Increased customer demand for these services could increase costs and harm our results of operations because we do not charge our customers for the technical support services we provide. In addition,
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our sales process is highly dependent on the quality of our products, the reputation of our business, the positive recommendations from our existing customers and through word-of-mouth generally. Any failure to maintain high-quality technical support, or a perception by our customers and others that we do not maintain high-quality support, could harm our reputation and our ability to sell our products to existing and prospective customers, and as a result, could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
If we are unable to maintain our culture and core values as we grow, we could lose the innovation, teamwork, passion, and focus on execution that we believe contribute to our success, and our business may be harmed.
We believe our culture and core values are critical to our success and have delivered tangible financial and operational benefits to our customers, employees, and stockholders. Our values impact everything we do in our organization, and we have designed our core values as a guiding set of principles for our employees and business. Accordingly, we have invested substantial time and resources in building a team that reflects our culture and core values. As we continue to grow and develop our infrastructure as a public company, our operations are likely to become increasingly complex, and we may find it difficult to maintain these important aspects of our culture and core values. Any failure to manage our anticipated growth and organizational changes in a manner that preserves the key aspects of our culture and core values could hurt our ability to recruit and retain personnel and effectively focus on and pursue our corporate objectives. In addition, the growth of our remote workforce may impact our ability to preserve our culture and core values. Any failure to preserve our culture or core values could negatively affect our future success, including our ability to retain and recruit personnel, and effectively focus on and pursue our corporate objectives.
Our inability to streamline operations and improve cost efficiencies could result in the contraction of our business and the implementation of additional significant cost cutting measures. Our restructuring and reorganization activities may also be disruptive to our operations.
We have previously undertaken efforts to streamline our operations and improve cost efficiencies to align with our priorities for 2023, and in March 2023 we announced a reduction-in-force affecting approximately 8% of our global workforce. We may not realize, in full or in part, the anticipated benefits, such as operational improvements and savings, from these efforts due to unforeseen difficulties, delays or unexpected costs. If there are unforeseen expenses associated with these efforts and we incur unanticipated charges or liabilities, or if we are unable to realize the expected operational efficiencies and cost savings, our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Furthermore, our workforce reductions may be disruptive to our operations. For example, our workforce reductions could yield unanticipated consequences, such as attrition beyond planned staff reductions, increased difficulties in our day-to-day operations and reduced employee morale or productivity. We may also discover that the reductions in workforce and cost cutting measures will make it difficult for us to pursue new opportunities and initiatives and require us to hire qualified replacement personnel, which may require us to incur additional and unanticipated costs and expenses.
We may take similar steps in the future as we seek to realize operating synergies, optimize our operations to achieve our target operating model and profitability objectives, respond to market forces or better reflect changes in the strategic direction of our business. Our failure to successfully accomplish any of the above activities and goals could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Changes in financial accounting standards or practices may cause adverse, unexpected financial reporting fluctuations and affect our results of operations.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and related accounting pronouncements, implementation guidelines, and interpretations we apply to a wide range of matters that are or could be relevant to our business, such as accounting for long-lived asset impairment, goodwill, variable interest entities, and stock-based compensation, are complex and involve subjective assumptions, estimates, and judgments by our management. Changes in these rules or their interpretation or changes in underlying assumptions, estimates or judgements by our management could significantly change or add significant volatility to our reported or expected financial performance. New accounting pronouncements and varying interpretations of accounting pronouncements have occurred in the past, and may occur in the
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future. Changes to existing rules or the questioning of current practices may adversely affect our reported financial results or the way we conduct our business. In addition, if we were to change our critical accounting estimates, including those related to the recognition of subscription revenue and other revenue sources or the period of benefit for deferred contract acquisition costs, our results of operations could be significantly affected. For more information, see Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Polices in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
If our judgments or estimates relating to our critical accounting estimates are based on assumptions that change or prove to be incorrect, our results of operations could fall below expectations of securities analysts and investors, resulting in a decline of the trading price of our Series A common stock.
The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets, liabilities, and equity, and the amount of revenue and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our results of operations may be adversely affected if our assumptions change or if actual circumstances differ from those in our assumptions, which could cause our results of operations to fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors, resulting in a decline in the trading price of our Series A common stock. Significant judgments, estimates, and assumptions used in preparing our consolidated financial statements include, or may in the future include, those related to revenue recognition, stock-based compensation expense, business combinations, and tax sharing liability.
We track certain operational metrics, which are subject to inherent challenges in measurement, and real or perceived inaccuracies in such metrics may harm our reputation and materially adversely affect our stock price, business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We track certain operational metrics, including metrics such as KAV and NRR, which may differ from estimates or similar metrics published by third parties due to differences in sources, methodologies, or the assumptions on which we rely. Our internal systems and tools are subject to a number of limitations, and our methodologies for tracking these metrics may change over time, which could result in unexpected changes to our metrics, including the metrics we publicly disclose. If the internal systems and tools we use to track these metrics undercount or overcount performance or contain algorithmic or other technical errors, the data we report may not be accurate.
Limitations or errors with respect to how we measure data or with respect to the data that we measure may affect our understanding of certain details of our business, which could affect our long-term strategies. If our operational metrics are not accurate representations of our business, or if investors do not perceive these metrics to be accurate, or if we discover material inaccuracies with respect to these figures, our reputation may be significantly harmed, our stock price could decline, we may be subject to stockholder litigation, and our business, results of operations, and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.
As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and the rules and regulations of the applicable listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange. We expect that the requirements of these rules and regulations will continue to increase our legal, accounting, and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming, and costly, and place significant strain on our personnel, systems, and resources.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and effective internal control over financial reporting. We are continuing to develop and refine our disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we will file with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms
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and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our principal executive and financial officers. We are also continuing to improve our internal control over financial reporting. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, we have expended, and anticipate that we will continue to expend, significant resources, including accounting-related costs and significant management oversight.
Our current controls and any new controls that we develop may become inadequate because of changes in conditions in our business. Further, weaknesses in our disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting have been discovered in the past and may be discovered in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement could harm our results of operations or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting also could adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we will eventually be required to include in our periodic reports that will be filed with the SEC. Ineffective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information, which would likely have a negative effect on the trading price of our Series A common stock. In addition, if we are unable to continue to meet these requirements, we may not be able to remain listed on the New York Stock Exchange. We are not currently required to comply with the SEC rules that implement Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and are therefore not required to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for that purpose. As a public company, we are required to provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting commencing with our second Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Our independent registered public accounting firm is not required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until after we are no longer an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act. At such time, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event it is not satisfied with the level at which our internal control over financial reporting is documented, designed, or operating. Any failure to maintain effective disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting could have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition, and could cause a decline in the trading price of our Series A common stock.
We face exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, and such fluctuations could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Our results of operations and cash flows are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. As our international operations expand, our exposure to the effects of fluctuations in currency exchange rates will increase. We expect to expand the number of transactions with customers that are denominated in foreign currencies in the future as we continue to expand our business internationally. Accordingly, changes in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar can affect our results of operations due to transactional and translational remeasurements. As a result of these foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, it could be more difficult to detect underlying trends in our business and results of operations.
Changes in tax law could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
The rules governing U.S. federal, state, and local and non-U.S. taxation are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process, the Internal Revenue Service, the U.S. Treasury Department, and other taxing authorities. Changes to tax laws or tax rulings, or changes in interpretations of existing laws (which changes may have retroactive application), could adversely affect us or holders of our Series A common stock. These changes could subject us to additional income-based taxes and non-income taxes (such as payroll, sales, use, value-added, digital tax, net worth, property, and goods and services taxes), which in turn could materially affect our financial position and results of operations.
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Additionally, new, changed, modified, or newly interpreted or applied tax laws could increase our customers’ and our compliance, operating, and other costs, as well as the costs of our products. In recent years, many such changes have been made, and changes are likely to continue to occur in the future. For example, under Section 174 of the Internal Revenue Code as amended (the “Code”), in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, expenses that are incurred for research and development in the U.S. will be capitalized and amortized, which may have an adverse effect on our cash flow. More recently, however, there have been proposals to retroactively reinstate the deductibility of such expenses under Section 174 of the Code.
Furthermore, as we expand the scale of our business activities, any changes in the U.S. and non-U.S. taxation of such activities may increase our effective tax rate and harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations. For example, many countries are actively considering or have proposed or enacted changes to their tax laws based on the model rules adopted by The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development defining a 15% global minimum tax (commonly referred to as Pillar Two) that could increase our tax obligations in countries where we do business or cause us to change the way we operate our business.
Our international operations and structure subject us to potentially adverse tax consequences.
We currently conduct our operations in the United Kingdom and Australia through subsidiaries. Our intercompany arrangements with those subsidiaries are subject to complex transfer pricing regulations administered by taxing authorities in those jurisdictions, and these taxing authorities may challenge our methodologies for our determinations as to the value of assets sold or acquired or income and expenses attributable to specific jurisdictions. In addition, our tax expense could be affected depending on the applicability of withholding and other taxes (including withholding and indirect taxes on software licenses and related intercompany transactions) under the United Kingdom and Australian laws. The relevant revenue and taxing authorities may also disagree with positions we have taken generally. If any such disagreements were to occur (whether with the taxing authorities in jurisdictions where we currently do business or in those of jurisdictions where we may in the future operate) and our position were not sustained, we could be required to pay additional taxes, interest, and penalties, which could result in one-time tax charges, higher effective tax rates, reduced cash flows, and lower overall profitability of our operations.
Our ability to use net operating loss carryforwards to offset future taxable income for U.S. federal tax purposes is subject to limitation and risk that could further limit our ability to utilize our net operating losses.
As of December 31, 2023, we had approximately $349.2 million of federal net operating losses (“NOLs”), which have an indefinite life. As of December 31, 2023, we had approximately $245.1 million of state NOLs. State NOLs have a definite life, with various expiration dates beginning in 2027. Under current law, federal NOLs generated in taxable years ending after December 31, 2017, may be carried forward indefinitely, but the deductibility of such federal NOLs may be limited to 80% of our taxable income annually for tax years beginning after December 31, 2020. NOLs generated prior to December 31, 2017, however, have a 20-year carryforward period, but are not subject to the 80% limitation.
Under U.S. federal income tax law, a corporation’s ability to utilize its NOLs to offset future taxable income may be significantly limited if it experiences an “ownership change” as defined in Section 382 of the Code. In general, an ownership change will occur if there is a cumulative change in a corporation’s ownership by “5 percent shareholders” that exceeds 50 percentage points over a rolling three-year period, including changes in ownership arising from new issuances of stock. Similar rules may apply under state tax laws. Our ability to use net operating loss to reduce future taxable income and liabilities may be subject to annual limitations as a result of ownership changes that may occur in the future. A corporation that experiences an ownership change will generally be subject to an annual limitation on the use of its pre-ownership change NOLs equal to the value of the corporation immediately before the ownership change, multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt rate (subject to certain adjustments). Furthermore, our ability to utilize NOLs of companies that we have acquired or may acquire in the future may be subject to similar limitations. There is also a risk that due to regulatory changes, such as suspensions on the use of NOLs by federal or state taxing authorities or other unforeseen reasons, our existing NOLs could expire or otherwise be unavailable to reduce future income tax liabilities. For these reasons, we may not be able to utilize a material portion of the NOLs reflected on our balance sheet, even if we attain profitability, which
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could potentially result in increased future tax liability to us and could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We may require additional capital to support the growth of our business, and this capital might not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.
We have funded our operations since inception primarily through equity financings and cash generated from our operations through sales of subscriptions to our platform. We cannot be certain when, or if, our operations will generate sufficient cash to fully fund our ongoing operations or the growth of our business. We intend to continue to make investments to support our business and our growth, and may require additional funds to respond to future business challenges, including the need to develop new features or enhance our platform, improve our operating infrastructure, or acquire complementary businesses and technologies. Accordingly, we may need to engage in equity or debt financings to secure additional funds. If we incur debt, the debt holders would have rights senior to holders of our Series A common stock to make claims on our assets, and the terms of any debt could include restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, any of which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities. Furthermore, if we issue equity or equity-linked securities, our existing stockholders could experience dilution, and new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences, and privileges senior to those of our Series A common stock. As a result, our stockholders bear the risk of future issuances of debt or equity securities reducing the value of our Series A common stock and diluting their interests. Additional financing may not be available on terms favorable to us, if at all. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to invest in future growth opportunities, which could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Partnerships, strategic investments, alliances or acquisitions could be difficult to identify, pose integration challenges, divert the attention of management, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value, and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We have in the past and may in the future seek to enter into joint ventures, or acquire or invest in new businesses, products, platform capabilities or technologies that we believe could complement our products or expand our platform capabilities, enhance our technical capabilities, or otherwise offer growth opportunities. For example, in October 2022, we acquired Napkin.io, a platform that provides developers an easy and secure way to write and deploy code. We may not be able to find and identify desirable joint ventures, acquisition targets or business opportunities or be successful in entering into an agreement with any particular potential strategic partner. Additionally, any such venture, acquisition or investment may divert the attention of management and cause us to incur various expenses in identifying, investigating, and pursuing suitable opportunities, whether or not the transactions are completed, and may result in unforeseen operating difficulties and expenditures. In particular, we may encounter difficulties assimilating or integrating the businesses, technologies, products and platform capabilities, personnel or operations of any acquired companies, particularly if the key personnel of an acquired company choose not to work for us, their software is not easily adapted to work with our platform or our products, or if we have difficulty retaining the customers of any acquired business due to changes in ownership, management or otherwise. These transactions may also disrupt our business, divert our resources, and require significant management attention that would otherwise be available for the development of our existing business. Any such transactions that we are able to complete may not result in any synergies or other benefits we had expected to achieve, which could result in impairment charges that could be substantial. These transactions could also result in dilutive issuances of equity securities or the incurrence of debt, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, if the resulting business from such a transaction fails to meet our expectations, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected, or we may be exposed to unknown risks or liabilities.
Any future litigation against us could be costly and time-consuming to defend.
We may from time to time become subject to litigation and legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business, such as claims brought by our customers in connection with commercial disputes or employment claims
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made by our current or former employees. Litigation might result in substantial costs and may divert management’s attention and resources, which might seriously harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations. We evaluate these litigation claims and legal proceedings to assess the likelihood of unfavorable outcomes and to estimate, if possible, the amount of potential losses. Based on these assessments and estimates, we may establish reserves and/or disclose the relevant litigation claims or legal proceedings, as and when required or appropriate. These assessments and estimates are based on information available to management at the time of such assessment or estimation and involve a significant amount of judgment. As a result, actual outcomes or losses could differ materially from those envisioned by our current assessments and estimates. In addition, insurance might not cover those claims, provide sufficient payments to cover all the costs to resolve one or more such claims or continue to be available on terms acceptable to us. A claim brought against us that is uninsured or underinsured could result in unanticipated costs, and our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be adversely affected.
Additionally, members of our board or management team who have had experience as board members, officers, executives or employees of other companies have been, are currently, or may become, involved in litigation, investigations or other proceedings, including related to those companies or otherwise. The defense or prosecution of these matters could be time-consuming, and the potential outcomes of such actions may negatively affect our reputation.
We agree to indemnify customers and other third parties pursuant to various contractual arrangements we enter into in the course of business, which exposes us to substantial potential liability.
The contracts that we enter into with our customers and various other third parties may include indemnification or other provisions under which we agree to indemnify or otherwise be liable to those parties for losses arising from alleged infringement, misappropriation, or other violation of intellectual property rights, data protection violations, breaches of representations and warranties, damage to property or persons, or other liabilities arising from our platform, technology, or obligations under such contracts. An event triggering our indemnity obligations could give rise to multiple claims involving multiple customers or other third parties. These claims may require us to initiate or defend protracted and costly litigation on behalf of our customers and other third parties, regardless of the merits of these claims. We may not have adequate or any insurance coverage and may be liable for up to the full amount of the indemnified claims. Even where the terms of our contractual arrangements with our customers do not require us to indemnify our customers, we may agree to indemnify or support our customers and various other third parties in connection with litigation involving our products. The foregoing could result in substantial liability or material disruption to our business or could negatively impact our relationships with customers or other third parties, reduce demand for our products, and materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We are subject to anti-corruption, anti-bribery, and similar laws, and non-compliance with these laws can subject us to criminal penalties or significant fines and adversely affect our business and reputation.
We are subject to anti-corruption and anti-bribery and similar laws, such as the FCPA, the U.S. domestic bribery statute contained in 18 U.S.C. § 201, the U.S. Travel Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, and other anti-corruption, anti-bribery, and anti-money laundering laws in countries where we conduct activities. Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws have been interpreted broadly and enforced aggressively in recent years, and prohibit companies and their employees and agents from promising, authorizing, making, or offering improper payments or other benefits to government officials and others in the private sector to influence official action, direct business to any person, gain any improper advantage, or obtain or retain business. As we increase our international sales and business, our risks under these laws may increase.
In addition, in the future we may use third parties to conduct business on our behalf abroad. We or such future third-party intermediaries may have direct or indirect interactions with officials and employees of government agencies or state-owned or affiliated entities, and we can be held liable for the corrupt or other illegal activities of such future third-party intermediaries and our employees, representatives, contractors, partners, and agents, even if we do not explicitly authorize such activities. We have implemented an anti-corruption compliance program but cannot assure you that all our employees and agents, as well as those companies we outsource certain of our business operations to, will not take actions in violation
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of our policies and applicable law, for which we may be ultimately held responsible. Any violation of the FCPA, other applicable anti-corruption laws, or anti-money laundering laws could result in whistleblower complaints, adverse media coverage, investigations, prosecutions, loss of export privileges, suspension or debarment from U.S. government contracts, substantial diversion of management’s attention, significant legal fees and fines, settlements, damages, severe criminal or civil sanctions, penalties or injunctions against us, our officers or our employees, disgorgement of profits, and other sanctions, enforcement actions and remedial measures, and prohibitions on the conduct of our business, any of which could have a materially adverse effect on our reputation, business, trading price, results of operations, financial condition, and prospects.
The effects of a pandemic, epidemic, outbreak of an infectious disease or public health crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, may materially affect how we and our partners and customers are operating our businesses, and the duration and extent of these kinds of events may impact our future results of operations and overall financial performance.
Our business could be adversely affected by health crises in regions where we operate or otherwise do business. For example, the policies and regulations implemented in response to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) have had a significant impact, both directly and indirectly, on businesses and commerce. Although restrictions have generally been lifted, additional indirect effects such as supply shortages continue to impact segments of the global economy. Other global health concerns could also result in social, economic, and labor instability in the countries in which we or the third parties with whom we engage operate. As recently seen in our industry, the conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath as well as macroeconomic conditions have caused diminished liquidity and credit availability, declines in consumer confidence, declines in economic growth, increases in unemployment rates, and uncertainty about economic stability, and any future health crisis may have a similar impact.
Our operations have in the past been negatively affected by a range of external factors related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that are not within our control. The ultimate extent of the impact of the pandemic, including as a result of possible subsequent outbreaks of COVID-19 or of new variants thereof and measures taken in response will depend on future developments, which remain uncertain and cannot be predicted. We may also be negatively affected by a future pandemic, epidemic, outbreak of an infectious disease or public health crisis. In the past, many cities, counties, states, and even countries have imposed or may impose a wide range of restrictions on the physical movement of our employees, partners, and customers to limit the spread of COVID-19, including physical distancing, travel bans and restrictions, closure of non-essential business, quarantines, work-from-home directives, and shelter-in-place orders. These measures have previously caused, and may cause in the future, business slowdowns or shutdowns in affected areas, both regionally and worldwide. If the COVID-19 pandemic or other global health crisis has a substantial impact on the productivity of our employees and partners, or a continued substantial impact on the ability of our employees to execute responsibilities, or a continued and substantial impact on the ability of our customers to subscribe to our platform or purchase our products, our results of operations, and overall financial performance may be harmed.
To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic or a future pandemic, epidemic, outbreak of an infectious disease or public health crisis adversely affects our business and financial results, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described herein.
Risks Relating to Privacy, Data Security, and Data Protection Laws
We collect, process, store, share, disclose, and use personal information and other data, which subjects us to legal obligations related to privacy and security, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with these obligations could harm our business.
We collect, process, store, share, disclose, and use information from and about individuals, including our customers, their customers and users, including personal information, and other data. As a result, we are subject to a number of different legal requirements applicable to privacy. There are numerous laws around the world regarding privacy and security, including laws regarding the collection, processing, storage, sharing, disclosure, use and security of personal information, and other data from and about our customers, respondents, and users. The scope of these laws is changing,
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subject to differing interpretations and governmental agency enforcement priorities, may be costly to comply with, and may be inconsistent among countries and jurisdictions or conflict with other rules.
We are also subject to contractual obligations regarding the processing of personal information and must comply with our own privacy and security policies. Additionally, if third parties we work with, such as customers, partners, vendors or developers, violate applicable laws, our policies or other privacy or security-related obligations, these violations may also put our users’ information at risk and could in turn have an adverse effect on our business. In the provision of our services to our customers, we generally act as a “processor” or “service provider” (as such terms are understood under applicable privacy and data protection laws) for our customers, and we rely on our sub-processors to be compliant with applicable law. However, we cannot be certain that all customers will materially comply with their obligations as “controllers” or “businesses” under applicable privacy and data protection law. As “processors” or “service providers” we may be contractually liable to our customers if we fail to meet the terms of our data processing agreements. In addition, we may be subject to investigation or administrative fines from supervisory authorities or subject to individual claims that we failed to comply with the requirements of applicable privacy and data protection law or that we acted without or against the data controller’s lawful instructions. While we generally act as a “processor” or “service provider” in connection with our provision of services to our customers, we also act as “controller” or “business” in certain instances (such as, for instance, in connection with our processing of data concerning our own employees and contractors, the employees and representatives of our customers and in connection with our direct marketing activities). In connection with our activities undertaken in connection with our role as a “controller” or “business,” we are subject to more onerous obligations, the violation of which could cause us to be subject to fines, penalties, judgments, and other losses.
We strive to comply with applicable laws, policies, and legal obligations relating to privacy and data protection and are subject to the terms of our privacy policies and privacy-related obligations to third parties. However, these obligations may be interpreted and applied in new ways and/or in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or our practices. If we are unable to comply with law, policy or contractual obligations related to privacy and/or the processing of any personal information, we may be subject to lawsuits or governmental investigations, each of which could result in fines, penalties, settlements, judgments or other losses. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with our privacy-related policies and/or obligations to customers, respondents, users or other third parties, our data disclosure and consent obligations or our privacy or security-related legal obligations, or any compromise of security that results in the unauthorized disclosure, transfer or use of personal or other information, which may include personally identifiable information or other data, may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation or public statements critical of us by consumer advocacy groups, competitors, the media or others and could cause our users to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our business.
We are subject to stringent and changing laws and regulations related to privacy, data security, and data protection. The restrictions and costs imposed by these requirements, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with them, could harm our business.
Our business and platform involves the collection, use, processing, storage, transfer, and sharing of personal information, including such information that we handle on behalf of our customers, as well as confidential information and other sensitive data. Our data processing activities are regulated by a variety of laws, regulations, and industry standards, which have become increasingly stringent in recent years, are rapidly evolving, and are likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. Increasingly, laws that regulate data processing activities are extra-territorial in their scope of application. The global nature of our customer base renders us particularly exposed to being subject to a wide range of such laws and the varying, potentially conflicting compliance obligations they impose on our business.
State legislatures also have been adopting new privacy laws or amending existing laws with increasing frequency, requiring attention to frequently changing regulatory requirements, and we expect that this trend will continue. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”) imposes a number of requirements on covered businesses and gives California residents certain rights related to their personal information, including the right to access and delete their personal information, to receive detailed information about how their personal information is used and shared, and to opt out of certain sharing of their personal information. The CCPA provides for civil penalties for violations
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of up to $7,500 for each intentional violation and creates a private right of action for certain data breaches that is expected to increase data breach litigation. In addition, similar comprehensive privacy laws have entered into force in other states, and several more will be entering into force in the coming years. The interpretation and enforcement of these laws are not yet established, and our business operations may not be compatible with the eventual interpretations of these laws, and we may be required to modify those practices, which may harm our business.
Other federal laws impose general, broad requirements designed to protect the privacy and security of personally identifiable information. For example, according to the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), failing to take appropriate steps to keep consumers’ personal information secure constitutes unfair acts or practices in or affecting commerce in violation of Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45(a). In recent years, the FTC has paid increased attention to privacy and data security matters, and we expect them to continue to do so in the future.
In addition, comprehensive privacy laws have also been proposed in many other states and at the federal level. Such proposed legislation, if enacted, may add additional complexity, variation in requirements, restrictions, and potential legal risk, require additional investment of resources in compliance programs, impact strategies, and the availability of previously useful data and could result in increased compliance costs and/or changes in business practices and policies.
Foreign privacy laws have become more stringent in recent years and may increase the costs and complexity of offering our platform and products in new and existing geographies. Outside of the United States, we are also subject to stringent privacy and data protection laws in many jurisdictions. For example, we are subject to the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (the “EU GDPR”) and the UK General Data Protection Regulation (the “UK GDPR,” and collectively, the “GDPR”). The GDPR applies where we are collecting or otherwise processing personal data in connection with (a) the activities of a business establishment within the United Kingdom/European Economic Area; or (b) offering goods or services to or monitoring the behavior of individuals within the United Kingdom/European Economic Area, and imposes strict obligations regarding personal data processing activities.
The GDPR also imposes restrictions in relation to the international transfer of personal data. For example, in order to transfer data outside of the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom to a non-adequate country, including the United States in certain circumstances, the GDPR requires us to enter into an appropriate transfer mechanism and may require us to take additional steps to ensure an essentially equivalent level of data protection, including carrying out a transfer impact assessment to assess whether the recipient is subject to local laws which allow a public authority access to personal data and assisting controllers with such assessments if we act as processors of personal data. These transfer mechanisms are subject to change, and implementing new or revised transfer mechanisms or ensuring an essentially equivalent protection may involve additional expense and potentially increased compliance risk. Such restrictions may increase our obligations in relation to carrying out international transfers of personal data and cause us to incur additional expense and increased regulatory liabilities. Any inability to transfer personal data from Europe to the United States in compliance with data protection laws may impede our operations and may adversely affect our business and financial position.
Despite Brexit, the UK GDPR remains largely aligned with EU GDPR. Currently, the most impactful point of divergence between the EU GDPR and the UK GDPR relates to these transfer mechanisms as explained above. There may be further divergence in the future, including with regard to application, interpretation, enforcement and administrative burdens. For example, the United Kingdom has introduced the Data Reform Bill into the United Kingdom legislative process with the intention for this bill to reform the country’s data protection legal framework. If passed, the final version of the Data Reform Bill, which will introduce significant changes from the EU GDPR, may have the effect of further altering the similarities between the United Kingdom and European Economic Area data protection regimes and threaten the United Kingdom’s adequacy decision from the EU Commission which allows the free flow of personal data from the United Kingdom to the European Economic Area. This may lead to additional compliance costs and could increase our overall risk exposure. This lack of clarity on future United Kingdom laws and regulations and their interaction with those of the European Economic Area could add legal risk, uncertainty, complexity, and cost to our handling of European personal data and our privacy and security compliance programs. We may no longer be able to take a unified approach across the European Union and the United Kingdom, and we will need to amend our processes and procedures to align with
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the new framework. In addition, European Economic Area Member States have adopted national laws to implement the EU GDPR that may partially deviate from the EU GDPR and competent authorities in the Member States may interpret the EU GDPR obligations slightly differently from country to country. Therefore, we do not expect to operate in a uniform legal landscape in the European Economic Area.
Companies that violate the GDPR can face robust regulatory enforcement and greater penalties for noncompliance, including fines of up to €20 million (or £17.5 million under UK GDPR) or 4% of their worldwide annual turnover, whichever is greater. A wide variety of other potential enforcement powers are available to competent supervisory authorities in respect of potential and suspected violations of the GDPR, including audit and inspection rights, and powers to order temporary or permanent bans on all or some processing activities. The GDPR also confers a private right of action on data subjects and consumer associations to lodge complaints with supervisory authorities, seek judicial remedies, and obtain compensation for damages resulting from violations of the GDPR.
In addition to the GDPR, other European data protection laws require that affirmative opt-in consent is procured to the placement of cookies and similar tracking technologies on users’ devices (other than those that are “strictly necessary” to provide services requested by the user). These requirements may increase our exposure to regulatory enforcement actions, increase our compliance costs and reduce demand for our platform. A new regulation proposed in the EU, which would apply across the European Economic Area, known as the ePrivacy Regulation, if and when enacted, may further restrict the use of cookies and other online tracking technologies on which our platform relies, as well as increase restrictions on the types of direct marketing campaigns that our platform enables.
In Canada, our collection, use, disclosure, and management of personal information must comply with both federal and provincial privacy laws, which impose separate requirements, but may overlap in some instances. The federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“PIPEDA”) and various provincial laws impose strict requirements on companies that handle personal information. Notably, Québec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (the “Private Sector Act”) was recently amended by Bill 64, which introduced major amendments to the Private Sector Act, notably, to impose significant and stringent new obligations on Québec businesses while increasing the powers of Québec’s supervisory authority. We may incur additional costs and expenses related to compliance with these laws and may incur significant liability if we are not able to comply with existing and emerging legal requirements in Canada.
Apart from the requirements of privacy and data security laws, we have obligations relating to privacy and data security under our published policies and documentation and certain of our contracts. Although we endeavor to comply with these obligations, we may have failed to do so in the past and may be subject to allegations that we have failed to do so or have otherwise processed data improperly. Such failures or alleged failures could result in proceedings against us by governmental entities, private parties or others as well as negative publicity and reputational damage.
Compliance with applicable privacy, data security or data protection requirements, many of which vary across jurisdictions, is a rigorous and time-intensive process, and we may be required to implement costly mechanisms to ensure compliance. The proliferation of privacy, data security, and data protection laws, regulations, policies, and standards increases the likelihood of differences in approaches across jurisdictions. These differences make it difficult to maintain a standardized global privacy program. Creating jurisdiction-specific approaches requires significant time and resources and the associated complexity increases the risk of potential non-compliance.
Our customers may implement compliance measures that do not align with our platform and products, which could limit the scope and type of platform and products we are able to provide. Our customers may also require us to comply with additional privacy and security obligations, causing us to incur potential disruption and expense related to our business processes. We may also be exposed to certain compliance and/or reputational risks if our customers do not comply with applicable privacy or data protection laws and/or their own privacy notices and terms of use in particular in connection with their processing of personal data, their sharing of personal data with us, the legal bases on which they rely (where applicable) under applicable privacy and data protection legislation for the processing we carry out on their behalf and/or their management of data subject requests which pertain to the processing we carry out on their behalf. In addition,
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we may decide not to enter into new geographic markets where we determine that compliance with such laws, regulations, policies, and standards would be prohibitively costly or difficult. Geographic markets in which we currently operate could require us to process or store regulated information within such markets only, and establishing hosting facilities in such markets could be disruptive to our business and costly. If our policies and practices, or those of our customers, service providers, contractors and/or partners, are, or are perceived to be non-compliant, we could face (1) litigation, investigations, audits, inspections, and proceedings brought by governmental entities, customers, individuals or others, (2) additional reporting requirements and/or oversight, temporary or permanent bans on all or some processing of personal data, orders to destroy or not use personal data and imprisonment of company officials, (3) fines and civil or criminal penalties for us or company officials, obligations to cease offering or to substantially modify our solutions in ways that make them less effective in certain jurisdictions, and (4) negative publicity, harm to our brand and reputation and reduced overall demand for our platform. These occurrences could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Because the interpretation and application of privacy and data protection laws, regulations, rules, and other standards are still uncertain and likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future, it is possible that these laws, rules, regulations, and other obligations, such as contractual or self-regulatory obligations, may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our data management practices or the features of our software. If so, in addition to the possibility of fines, lawsuits, and other claims, we could be required to fundamentally change our business activities and practices or modify our software, which we may be unable to do in a commercially reasonable manner or at all, and which could have an adverse effect on our business. Any inability to adequately address privacy concerns, even if unfounded, or comply with applicable privacy or data protection laws, rules, regulations, and other obligations, could result in additional cost and liability to us, damage our reputation, inhibit sales, and adversely affect our business.
Existing federal, state, and foreign laws regulate the senders of commercial emails and text messages and changes in privacy laws could adversely affect our ability to provide our products and could impact our results from operations or result in costs and fines.
Our business offerings rely heavily on a variety of direct marketing techniques, including email marketing and marketing conducted via SMS. These activities are regulated by legislation such as CAN-SPAM and the TCPA as well as state laws regulating marketing via telecommunication services.
The CAN-SPAM Act, among other things, obligates the sender of commercial emails to provide recipients with the ability to opt out of receiving future commercial emails from the sender. The ability of our customers’ message recipients to opt out of receiving commercial emails may minimize the effectiveness of the email components of our platform. In addition, certain states, and foreign jurisdictions, such as Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, have enacted laws that regulate sending email, and some of these laws are more restrictive than U.S. laws. For example, some foreign laws prohibit sending unsolicited email unless the recipient has provided the sender advance consent to receipt of such email, or in other words has “opted-in” to receiving it. A requirement that recipients opt into, or the ability of recipients to opt out of, receiving commercial emails may minimize the effectiveness of our platform. Any failure by us or our customers to comply fully with the CAN-SPAM Act may leave us subject to substantial fines and penalties.
Foreign privacy laws also regulate our and our customers’ ability to send commercial messages via email. For example, Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (“CASL”) prohibits email marketing without the recipient’s consent, with limited exceptions. Failure to comply with CASL could result in significant fines and penalties or possible damage awards.
We also face stringent regulation in connection with our use of telecommunication services for the transmission of marketing messages. The TCPA is a federal statute that protects consumers from unwanted telephone calls, faxes, and text messages. TCPA violations can result in significant financial penalties as a business can incur civil forfeiture penalties or criminal fines imposed by the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) or be fined for each violation through private litigation or state attorneys general or other state actor enforcement. Class action suits are the most common method for private enforcement. Our SMS texting product is a potential source of risk for class-action lawsuits and liability for our company. Numerous class-action suits under federal and state laws have been filed in recent years against companies who
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conduct call and SMS texting programs, with many resulting in multi-million-dollar settlements to the plaintiffs. While we strive to adhere to strict policies and procedures, the FCC, as the agency that implements and enforces the TCPA, may determine that our efforts to address the TCPA are insufficient and may subject us to penalties and other consequences for noncompliance. Determination by a court or regulatory agency that our platform or our products violate the TCPA could subject us to civil penalties, could invalidate all or portions of some of our client contracts, could require us to change or terminate some portions of our business, could require us to refund portions of our service fees, and could have an adverse effect on our business. Further, we could be subject to class action lawsuits for any claimed TCPA violations. Even an unsuccessful challenge by consumers or regulatory authorities of our activities could result in adverse publicity and could require a costly response from us. Additionally, the scope of the TCPA is frequently under review and future regulations interpreting the TCPA may impose new limitations on our or our customers’ ability to send commercial messages via telephone calls, faxes, and text messages. Further, some states have enacted laws similar to, or broader than, the TCPA, which may be an additional source of potential claims or liability. In particular, Florida, Washington, and Oklahoma have enacted statutes that impose broader obligations than the TCPA upon companies that rely upon telephone calls or text messages for commercial communications. More U.S. states may pass similar laws in the future, and our ability to conduct our services via telephone or text message may be further limited or expose us to currently unforeseen liability.
In addition, any future restrictions in laws such as CAN-SPAM, the TCPA, and various United States state laws, or new federal laws regarding marketing and solicitation or international data protection laws that govern these activities could adversely affect the continuing effectiveness of our marketing efforts and could force changes in our marketing strategies. If this occurs, we may not be able to develop adequate alternative marketing strategies, which could impact the amount and timing of our revenues.
If our security measures are breached or compromised or there is otherwise unauthorized disclosure of or access to customer data, our data, or our platform, our platform may be perceived as insecure, we may lose customers or fail to attract new customers, our reputation and brand may be harmed, and we may incur significant liabilities.
Use of our platform involves the storage, transmission, and processing of our customers’ proprietary data, including personal or identifying information of their customers or employees. Unauthorized disclosure of or access to or security breaches or compromises of our platform could result in the loss of data, loss of business, severe reputational damage adversely affecting customer or investor confidence, damage to our brand, diversion of management’s attention, regulatory investigations and orders, litigation, indemnity obligations, damages for contract breach, penalties for violation of applicable laws or regulations, including regulatory fines, and significant costs for remediation that may include liability for stolen assets or information and repair of system damage that may have been caused, incentives offered to customers or other business partners in an effort to maintain business relationships after a breach, and other liabilities. We have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant expenses to prevent security breaches and compromises, including deploying additional personnel and protection technologies, training employees, and engaging third-party experts and consultants. Even though we do not control the security measures of third parties who may have access to our customer data, our data, or our platform, we may be responsible for any breach of such measures or suffer reputational harm even where we do not have recourse to the third party that caused the breach. In addition, any failure by our vendors to comply with applicable law or regulations could result in proceedings against us by governmental entities or others.
Cyberattacks, denial-of-service attacks, ransomware attacks, business email compromises, computer malware, viruses, and social engineering (including phishing) are prevalent in our industry and our customers’ industries. In addition, we may experience attacks, unavailable systems, unauthorized access to systems or data or disclosure due to employee theft or misuse, denial-of-service attacks, sophisticated nation-state and nation-state supported actors, and advanced persistent threat intrusions. Electronic security attacks designed to gain access to personal, sensitive, or confidential data are constantly evolving, and such attacks continue to grow in sophistication. While we believe we have taken reasonable steps to protect our data, the techniques used to sabotage or to obtain unauthorized access to our platform, systems, networks, or physical facilities in which data is stored or through which data is transmitted change frequently, and we may be unable to implement adequate preventative measures or stop security breaches or compromises while they are occurring. We have previously been, and may in the future become, the target and victim of cyberattacks by third parties seeking unauthorized
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access to our or our customers’ data or to disrupt our operations or ability to sell our products. Specifically, in November 2019, we experienced an incident whereby an unauthorized third party manipulated a public-facing URL and accessed certain information, including email addresses, regarding a subset of platform users. Additionally, in July 2022, we were the victim of an attack whereby an unauthorized third party compromised an employee’s credentials and gained access to our internal systems, including email as well as some of our internal support tools, and, as a result, accessed certain information, including name, email address, and phone number, for a subset of our customers.
We have contractual and legal obligations to notify relevant stakeholders of security breaches. Most jurisdictions have enacted laws requiring companies to notify individuals, regulatory authorities, and others of security incidents or data breaches involving certain types of data. In addition, our agreements with certain customers may require us to notify them in the event of a security incident or compromise or data breach. Such mandatory disclosures are costly, could lead to negative publicity, may cause our customers to lose confidence in the effectiveness of our security measures, and require us to expend significant capital and other resources to respond to or alleviate problems caused by the actual or perceived security incident or data breach and otherwise comply with the multitude of foreign, federal, state, and local laws and regulations relating to the unauthorized access to, or use or disclosure of, personal information.
Additionally, as a result of a breach, compromise or other security incident, we could be subject to demands, claims, and litigation by private parties and investigations, related actions, and penalties by regulatory authorities.
If we or our third-party service providers experience a security breach or unauthorized parties otherwise obtain access to our customers’ data, our data, or our platform, our platform or our products may be perceived as not being secure, our reputation may be harmed, demand for our platform and products may be reduced, and we may incur significant liabilities.
Operating our business and platform involves the collection, processing, storage, and transmission of sensitive, regulated, proprietary and confidential information, including personal information of our customers, their users, and our personnel and our and our customers’ proprietary and confidential information. Security incidents compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this information and our systems have occurred in the past and in the future could result from cyberattacks, computer malware, viruses, social engineering (including phishing and ransomware attacks), credential stuffing, efforts by individuals or groups of hackers and sophisticated organizations (including state-sponsored and criminal organizations), errors or malfeasance of our personnel or our third-party service providers and security vulnerabilities in the software or systems on which we rely. Such incidents have occurred in the past and may occur in the future, resulting in unauthorized access to, inability to access, disclosure of, or loss of our or our customers’ information or our inability to sell our products.
We also rely on third-party service providers and technologies to operate critical business systems to process confidential and personal information in a variety of contexts, including, without limitation, encryption and authentication technology, employee email, content delivery to customers, back-office support, and other functions. Our ability to monitor these third parties’ cybersecurity practices is limited.
These third-party providers and technologies may not have adequate measures in place, and could experience or cause a security incident that compromises the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the systems or technologies they provide to us or the information they process on our behalf.
While we have taken steps designed to protect the proprietary, regulated, sensitive, confidential, and personal information in our control, our security measures or those of the third parties on which we rely may not be effective against current or future security risks and threats. Cybercrime and hacking techniques are constantly evolving and a challenge of the modern global economy, and we or our third-party service providers may be unable to anticipate threats, detect or react in a timely manner, or implement adequate preventative measures, particularly given increasing use of hacking techniques designed to circumvent controls, avoid detection, and remove or obfuscate forensic artifacts. Moreover, we or our third-party service providers may be more vulnerable to such attacks in remote work environments.
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If we or our third-party service providers suffer, or are perceived to have suffered, a security breach or other security incident, we may experience a loss of customer confidence in the security of our platform and damage to our brand, reduced demand for our products and disruption of normal business operations. Such a circumstance may also require us to spend material resources to investigate, remediate or correct the issue and prevent recurrence, notify regulators, and affected customers and individuals, expose us to legal liabilities, including litigation, regulatory enforcement, indemnity obligations, fines, and penalties, and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. These risks are likely to increase as we continue to grow and process, store, and transmit increasingly large amounts of data.
Additionally, we cannot be certain that our insurance coverage will be adequate for data security liabilities actually incurred, will cover any indemnification claims against us relating to any incident or will continue to be available to us on economically reasonable terms, or at all, or that any insurer will not deny coverage as to any future claim. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceed available insurance coverage, or the occurrence of changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition, and results of operations.
A security breach or compromise may cause us to breach customer contracts. Our agreements with certain customers may require us to use industry-standard or reasonable measures to safeguard personal information or confidential information. A security breach or compromise could lead to claims by our customers, their end-users, or other relevant stakeholders that we have failed to comply with such legal or contractual obligations. As a result, we could be subject to legal action or our customers could end their relationships with us.
Because data security is a critical competitive factor in our industry, we make numerous statements in our customer contracts, privacy policies, terms of service, and marketing materials, providing assurances about the security of our platform including detailed descriptions of security measures we employ. Should any of these statements be untrue or become untrue, even in circumstances beyond our reasonable control, we may face claims of misrepresentation or deceptiveness by the FTC, state, federal, and foreign regulators, and private litigants.
We enter into agreements with our customers regarding our collection, processing, use, and disclosure of personal information in relation to the products we sell to them. Although we endeavor to comply with these agreements, we may at times fail to do so or may be perceived to have failed to do so, including due to the errors or omissions of our personnel and third-party service providers. If we fail to detect or remediate a security breach or compromise in a timely manner, or a breach or compromise otherwise affects a large amount of data of one or more customers, or if we suffer a cyberattack that impacts our ability to operate our platform, we may suffer damage to our reputation and our brand, and our business, financial condition and results of operations may be materially adversely affected. Further, although we maintain insurance coverage, our insurance coverage may not be adequate for data security breaches, indemnification obligations, or other liabilities. In addition, we cannot be sure that our existing insurance coverage and coverage for errors and omissions will continue to be available on acceptable terms or that our insurers will not deny coverage as to any future claim. Our risks are likely to increase as we continue to expand our platform, grow our customer base, and process, store, and transmit increasingly large amounts of proprietary and sensitive data. Even if we eventually prevail in any such dispute, resolving them could be expensive and time-consuming to defend and could result in adverse publicity and reputational harm that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
If our platform fails to function in a manner that allows our customers to operate in compliance with regulations and/or industry standards, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Since our customers are able to upload data into our platform, we may host or otherwise process substantial amounts of personally identifiable information. Some of our customers may require our platform to comply with certain privacy, security, and other certifications and standards. Our cloud-based platform holds various security certifications from industry organizations, designed to meet, in all material respects, the International Organization for Standardization 27001 (“ISO 27001”) standards. Governments and industry organizations may also adopt new laws, regulations or requirements, or make changes to existing laws or regulations, that could impact the demand for, or value of, our applications. If we fail to maintain our current security certifications and/or to continue to meet security standards, or if we are unable to adapt our
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platform to changing legal and regulatory standards or other requirements in a timely manner, our customers may lose confidence in our platform, and our revenue, business, financial condition, and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We could face liability, or our reputation might be harmed, as a result of the activities of our customers, the content sent through our platform or the data they store on our servers.
We may be subject to potential liability for the activities of our customers on or in connection with the content or data they store on or send through our platform. Although our customer terms of use and our acceptable use policy (“AUP”) prohibit, among other things, (1) illegal use of our platform and our products by our customers, (2) the use of our products for certain activities that do not comply with industry standards and guidelines outlined in our AUP, and (3) the use of our products in any manner that would infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights of third parties, customers may nonetheless engage in prohibited activities or upload or store content with us in violation of our terms of use, our AUP, applicable law or the customer’s own policies, which could subject us to liability and/or harm our reputation.
We do not have a process in place to systematically and comprehensively monitor the content, activities, or messages of our customers in connection with their use of our services, so inappropriate content may be sent to third parties, which could subject us to legal liability. Even if we comply with legal obligations to remove or disable certain content, our customers may continue to send messages through our platform that third parties may find hostile, offensive, or inappropriate. The activities of our customers or the content of our customers’ messages may lead us to experience adverse political, business, and reputational consequences, especially if such use is high profile. Conversely, actions we take in response to the activities of our customers or users, up to and including suspending their use of our platform or products, may harm our brand and reputation.
There are certain statutory and common law frameworks and doctrines that offer defenses against liability for customer activities, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Communications Decency Act, the fair use doctrine in the United States and the Electronic Commerce Directive in the EU. Although these and other statutes and case law in the United States offer certain defenses against liability from customer activities under U.S. copyright law or regarding secondary liability from the TCPA or CAN-SPAM, they are subject to uncertain or evolving judicial interpretation and regulatory and legislative amendments, and in any event we cannot assure you that we will be successful in asserting them. In addition, pending or recently adopted legislation in the EU may impose additional obligations or liability on us associated with content uploaded by users to our platform. Laws governing these activities are unsettled in many international jurisdictions, or may prove difficult or impossible for us to comply with in some international jurisdictions. Even if ultimately resolved in our favor, we may become involved in related complaints, lawsuits or investigations which add cost to our doing business and may divert management’s time and attention or otherwise harm our reputation.
The standards that private entities and inbox service providers use to regulate and filter the use and delivery of email may interfere with the effectiveness of our platform and our ability to conduct business.
Many of our customers rely on email to communicate with their existing or prospective customers. Various private entities attempt to regulate the use of email for commercial solicitation. These entities often advocate standards of conduct or practice that significantly exceed current legal requirements and classify certain email solicitations that comply with current legal requirements as spam. Some of these entities maintain “blacklists” of companies and individuals, and the websites, inbox service providers, and IP addresses associated with those entities or individuals that do not adhere to those standards of conduct or practices for commercial email solicitations that the blacklisting entity believes are appropriate. If a company’s IP addresses are listed by a blacklisting entity, emails sent from those addresses may be blocked if they are sent to any internet domain or internet address that subscribes to the blacklisting entity’s service or uses its blacklist.
From time to time, some of our IP addresses have become, and we expect will continue to be, listed with one or more blacklisting entities due to the messaging practices of our customers and other users. We may be at an increased risk of having our IP addresses blacklisted due to our scale and volume of email processed compared to our smaller competitors.
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While the overall percentage of such email solicitations that our individual customers send may be at or below reasonable standards, the total aggregate number of all emails that we process on behalf of our customers may trigger increased scrutiny from these blacklisting entities. There can be no guarantee that we will be able to successfully remove ourselves from those lists. Because we fulfill email delivery on behalf of our customers, blacklisting of this type could undermine the effectiveness of our customers’ transactional emails, email marketing programs, and other email communications, and could result in a decline in click through rates, all of which could have a material negative impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Some inbox service providers categorize emails that originate from email marketing platforms as “promotional” and, as a result, direct them to an alternate or “tabbed” section of the recipient’s inbox. Additionally, inbox service providers can block emails from reaching their users. While we continually improve our own technology and work closely with inbox service providers and our customers to maintain our deliverability rates, the implementation of new or more restrictive policies by inbox service providers may make it more difficult to deliver our customers’ emails, particularly if we or our customers are not given adequate notice of a change in policy or struggle to update our platform or products to comply with the changed policy in a reasonable amount of time. For example, Google and Yahoo recently announced new email sender requirements that impact customers of email marketing platforms, including our platform. Beginning February 2024, Google and Yahoo now require bulk senders to authenticate their emails following certain industry standard authentication systems, enable easy unsubscription, and ensure they only send wanted emails and stay under a certain spam rate threshold. Our customers that fail to comply with these new requirements may have their emails blocked from reaching their customers by Google or Yahoo and may not be able to effectively use our platform. If we or our customers fail to comply with new inbox service provider requirements, if inbox service providers materially limit or halt the delivery of our customers’ emails, if we fail to deliver our customers’ emails in a manner compatible with inbox service providers’ email handling or authentication technologies or other policies, if the open, unsubscribe or spam rates of our customers’ emails are negatively impacted by the actions of inbox service providers to categorize or block emails or new requirements imposed by inbox service providers, or if our customers send fewer emails or send emails to or maintain fewer profiles on our platform as a result of new inbox service provider requirements, then customers may question the effectiveness of our platform and downgrade or cancel their subscriptions. This could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Risks Relating to Our Intellectual Property
Any failure to protect our proprietary technology and intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
To be successful, we must protect our technology and brand in the United States and other jurisdictions through trademarks, trade secrets, patents, copyrights, service marks, invention assignments, contractual restrictions, and other intellectual property rights and confidentiality procedures. Despite our efforts to implement these protections, these measures may not protect our business or provide us with a competitive advantage for a variety of reasons, including:
our failure to obtain patents and other intellectual property rights for important innovations or maintain appropriate confidentiality and other protective measures to establish and maintain our trade secrets;
uncertainty in, and evolution of, legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability, and scope of protection of intellectual property rights;
potential invalidation of our intellectual property rights through administrative processes or litigation;
any inability by us to detect infringement or other misappropriation of our intellectual property rights by third parties; and
other practical, resource, or business limitations on our ability to enforce our rights.
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Further, the laws of certain foreign countries, particularly certain developing countries, do not provide the same level of protection of corporate proprietary information and assets, such as intellectual property (including, for example, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights), know-how, and records, as the laws of the United States. As a result, we may encounter significant problems in protecting and defending our intellectual property or proprietary rights in foreign jurisdictions. Additionally, we may also be exposed to material risks of theft or unauthorized reverse engineering of our proprietary information and intellectual property, including technical data, data sets, or other sensitive information. Our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights in such foreign countries may be inadequate to obtain a significant commercial advantage from the intellectual property that we develop, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We enter into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and consultants and enter into confidentiality agreements with the parties with whom we have strategic relationships and business alliances. No assurance can be given that these agreements will be effective in controlling access to and protecting our proprietary and intellectual property rights in our products, technology, and proprietary information. Further, these agreements may not prevent our competitors from independently developing technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our platform and offerings.
Further, litigation may be necessary to enforce and protect our intellectual property or proprietary rights, or determine the validity and scope of proprietary rights claimed by others. Any litigation, whether or not resolved in our favor, could result in significant expense to us, divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel and result in counterclaims, including with respect to infringement of intellectual property rights by us. If we are unable to prevent third parties from infringing upon or misappropriating our intellectual property or are required to incur substantial expenses defending our intellectual property rights, our business, financial condition, and results of operations may be materially adversely affected.
In the future we may be party to intellectual property rights claims, disputes, and other litigation brought by others which are expensive to support, and if resolved adversely, could have a significant impact on us.
We compete in markets where there are a large number of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other intellectual property and proprietary rights, as well as disputes regarding infringement of these rights. Many of the holders of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and other intellectual property and proprietary rights have extensive intellectual property portfolios and greater resources than we do to enforce their rights. As compared to our larger competitors, our patent portfolio is relatively undeveloped and may not provide a material deterrent to such assertions or provide us with a strong basis to counterclaim or negotiate settlements. Further, to the extent assertions are made against us by entities that hold patents but are not operating companies, our patent portfolio may not provide deterrence because such entities are not concerned with counterclaims.
Any intellectual property claims, with or without merit, that we may become involved with may require us to do one or more of the following:
cease selling, licensing, or using products or features that incorporate the intellectual property rights that we allegedly infringe upon, misappropriate, or violate;
make substantial payments for legal fees, settlement payments, subscription fee refunds, or other costs or damages, including indemnification of third parties;
obtain a license or enter into a royalty agreement, either of which may not be available on reasonable terms or at all, in order to obtain the right to sell, offer to sell, import, make or use the relevant intellectual property; or
redesign certain portions of the allegedly infringing products to avoid infringement, misappropriation, or violation, which could be costly, time-consuming, or impossible.
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Intellectual property infringement claims, with or without merit, are typically complex, time consuming, and expensive to resolve and would divert the time and attention of our management and technical personnel. These claims could also subject us to significant liability for damages, including treble damages if we are found to have willfully infringed third-party patents. It may enjoin us from continuing to use certain features or portions of allegedly infringing products or even the allegedly infringing products themselves. It may also result in adverse publicity, which could harm our reputation and ability to attract or retain customers or otherwise prevent us from competing effectively in the market. As we grow, we may experience a heightened risk of allegations of intellectual property infringement. An adverse result in any litigation claims against us could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our use of open source software could negatively affect our ability to sell our products and subject us to possible litigation.
We use open source software in our products, and we expect to continue to incorporate open source software in our products in the future. Few of the licenses applicable to open source software have been interpreted by courts, and there is a risk that these licenses could be construed in a manner that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to commercialize our products or to maintain the confidentiality of our proprietary source code. Moreover, we may encounter instances in which we have incorporated additional open source software in our proprietary software in a manner that is inconsistent with the terms of the applicable license or our current policies and procedures. While we have adopted guidelines for the appropriate use of, and regularly audit our use of, open source software, these measures may not always be effective. If we were to combine or link our proprietary software products with open source software in a certain manner, we could, under certain open source licenses, be required to release the source code of our proprietary software products and allow others to use it at no cost. If an author or other third party that distributes such open source software were to allege that we had not complied with the conditions of one or more of these licenses, we could be required to incur significant legal expenses defending against such allegations and could be subject to significant damages, enjoined from the sale of our products that contained the open source software, and required to comply with onerous conditions or restrictions on these products, which could disrupt the distribution and sale of these products or put our proprietary source code at risk.
From time to time, there have been claims challenging the ownership rights in open source software against companies that incorporate it into their products and the licensors of such open source software provide no warranties or indemnities with respect to such claims. As a result, we and our customers could be subject to lawsuits by parties claiming ownership of what we believe to be open source software. Litigation could be costly for us to defend, have a negative effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations, or require us to devote additional research and development resources to change our products. Some open source projects have known vulnerabilities and architectural instabilities and are provided on an “as-is” basis which, if not properly addressed, could negatively affect the performance of our platform. If we inappropriately use or incorporate open source software subject to certain types of open source licenses that challenge the proprietary nature of our platform, we may be required to re-engineer our platform, discontinue the sale of affected products, or take other remedial actions, which may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our use of AI technology and the integration of AI technology with our products and services may subject us to increased risk given the emerging nature of AI technology.
We have incorporated, and may continue to incorporate, artificial intelligence technology (“AI Technology”) in our products and services, including our email, SMS, and reviews offerings, and this incorporation of AI Technology in our business and operations may become more significant over time. The use of generative AI, a newer and emerging technology in the early stages of commercial use, may expose us to additional risk, such as damage to our reputation, competitive position, additional costs, and other business, legal and regulatory risks. For example, generative AI has been known to produce false or “hallucinatory” inferences or output, and certain generative AI technology use machine learning and other predictive analysis techniques, which can produce inaccurate, incomplete, or misleading content, unintended biases, and other discriminatory or unexpected results, errors or inadequacies, any of which may not be easily detectable by us or any of our related service providers. Accordingly, while AI-powered applications may help provide more tailored or
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personalized user experiences, if the content, analyses, or recommendations produced by AI-powered applications are, or are perceived to be, deficient, inaccurate, biased, unethical or otherwise flawed, our reputation, competitive position, and business may be materially and adversely affected.
In addition, new laws and regulations, or the interpretation of existing laws and regulations, in any of the jurisdictions in which we operate may affect our use of AI Technology and expose us to government enforcement or civil lawsuits. As the legal and regulatory framework relating to use of AI Technology changes and matures, there may be an increase in our operational and development expenses that impact our ability to earn revenue from or utilize certain AI Technology.
Furthermore, the use of AI Technology has resulted in, and may result in, an increase in our risk with respect to intellectual property rights, privacy rights, publicity rights and cybersecurity incidents, including as it relates to personal data that we have in our possession or process on behalf of our customers. Certain output produced by us using AI Technology may not be subject to patent or copyright protection, which may adversely affect our intellectual property rights in, or ability to commercialize or use, any such output. In addition, output produced by AI Technology may include information subject to certain privacy or rights of publicity laws or constitute an unauthorized derivative work of copyrighted material used in training the underlying AI Technology, any of which could create a risk of liability for us, or adversely affect our business or operations. To the extent that we do not have sufficient rights to use the data or other material or content used in or produced by the AI Technology used in our business, or if we experience cybersecurity incidents in connection with our use of AI Technology, it could adversely affect our reputation and expose us to legal liability or regulatory risk, including with respect to third-party intellectual property rights, privacy, publicity, contractual or other rights.
As the use of AI Technology becomes more prevalent, we anticipate that it will continue to present new or unanticipated legal, reputational, technical, operational, ethical, competitive, and regulatory issues. We expect that our incorporation of AI Technology in our business will require additional resources, including the incurrence of additional costs, to develop and maintain our products, services, and features to minimize potentially harmful, unintended or other adverse consequences, to comply with existing and new laws and regulations, to maintain or extend our competitive position, and to address any legal, reputational, technical, operational, ethical, competitive, and regulatory issues that may arise as a result of any of the foregoing. Furthermore, our competitors or other third parties may incorporate AI Technology into their products more quickly or more successfully than us, which could impair our ability to compete effectively. As a result, the challenges presented with our use of AI Technology may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Risks Relating to Ownership of Our Series A Common Stock
Our IPO occurred in September 2023. As such, there has only been a public market for our Series A common stock for a short period of time. The trading price of our Series A common stock may continue to be volatile or may decline regardless of our operating performance, and you may not be able to resell your shares at or above the price at which you purchased those shares.
The market prices of the securities of other newly public companies have historically been highly volatile and markets in general have been highly volatile in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the conflict in the Gaza Strip, and other factors. Additionally, we have a relatively small public float due to the relatively small size of our IPO, and the concentrated ownership of our common stock among our executive officers, directors, and greater than 5% stockholders. As a result of our small public float, our Series A common stock may be less liquid and have greater stock price volatility than the common stock of companies with broader public ownership. The trading price of our Series A common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including:
overall performance of the equity markets and/or publicly-listed technology companies;
actual or anticipated fluctuations in our revenue or other operating metrics;
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our actual or anticipated operating performance and the operating performance of our competitors;
the financial projections we may provide to the public, any changes in those projections, or our failure to meet those projections;
failure of securities analysts to initiate or maintain coverage of our company, changes in financial estimates by any securities analysts who follow our company, or our failure to meet the estimates or the expectations of securities analysts or investors;
the economy as a whole and market conditions in our industry;
rumors and market speculation involving us or other companies in our industry;
announcements by us or our competitors of significant innovations; new products, services, or capabilities; acquisitions, strategic partnerships, or investments; joint ventures; or capital commitments;
new laws or regulations or new interpretations of existing laws or regulations applicable to our business, including those related to privacy and cybersecurity in the United States or globally;
lawsuits threatened or filed against us;
actual or perceived privacy or data security incidents;
developments or disputes concerning our intellectual property or other proprietary rights;
announced or completed acquisitions of businesses, products, services, or technologies by us or our competitors;
changes in accounting standards, policies, guidelines, interpretations, or principles;
any major change in our board of directors, management, or key personnel;
other events or factors, including those resulting from war (including the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the conflict in the Gaza Strip), incidents of terrorism, pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic), or elections, or responses to these events; and
sales of additional shares of our Series A common stock by us or our stockholders.
In addition, stock markets, and the market for technology companies in particular, have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. Often, trading prices of many companies have fluctuated in ways unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. In the past, stockholders have filed securities class action litigation following periods of market volatility. If we were to become involved in securities litigation, it could subject us to substantial costs, divert resources and the attention of management from our business, and adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Moreover, because of these fluctuations, comparing our results of operations on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful. You should not rely on our past results as an indication of our future performance. This variability and unpredictability could also result in our failing to meet the expectations of industry or financial analysts or investors for any period. If our revenue or results of operations fall below the expectations of analysts or investors or below any forecasts we may provide to the market, or if the forecasts we provide to the market are below the expectations of analysts or investors, the trading price of our Series A common stock could decline substantially. Such a trading price decline could occur even when we have met any previously publicly stated revenue or earnings forecasts that we may provide.
The dual series structure of our common stock has the effect of concentrating voting control with those stockholders who hold shares of our Series B common stock, including our directors, executive officers, and their respective
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affiliates. This ownership limits or precludes your ability to influence corporate matters, including the election of directors, amendments of our organizational documents, and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets, or other major corporate transaction requiring stockholder approval, and that may depress the trading price of our Series A common stock.
Our Series B common stock has ten votes per share, and our Series A common stock has one vote per share. Our directors, executive officers, and their affiliates, beneficially own in the aggregate 62.8% of the voting power of our capital stock as of March 31, 2024. Our co-founders, Andrew Bialecki and Ed Hallen, beneficially own 45.9% and 17.0%, respectively, of our Series B common stock and together 61.2% of our Series B common stock as of March 31, 2024. As such, our co-founders individually or together hold significant influence and control over matters requiring the vote of our stockholders including the sale, merger or acquisition of our company. Because of the ten-to-one voting ratio between our Series B and Series A common stock, the holders of our Series B common stock collectively continue to control a majority of the combined voting power of our common stock and therefore are able to continue to control all matters submitted to our stockholders for approval until the seventh anniversary of our IPO, when all outstanding shares of Series A common stock and Series B common stock will convert automatically into shares of a single series of common stock, or until they no longer hold a majority of the combined voting power of our common stock. This concentrated control may limit or preclude your ability to influence corporate matters for the foreseeable future, including the election of directors, amendments of our organizational documents, and any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of our assets or other major corporate transaction requiring stockholder approval. In addition, this concentrated control may prevent or discourage unsolicited acquisition proposals or offers for our capital stock that you may believe are in your best interest as one of our stockholders.
Future transfers by holders of Series B common stock will generally result in those shares converting to Series A common stock, subject to limited exceptions, such as certain transfers effected for estate planning purposes. The conversion of Series B common stock to Series A common stock will have the effect, over time, of increasing the relative voting power of those holders of Series B common stock who retain their shares in the long term. As a result, it is possible that one or more of the persons or entities holding our Series B common stock could gain significant voting control as other holders of Series B common stock sell or otherwise convert their shares into Series A common stock.
We cannot predict the effect our dual series structure may have on the trading price of our Series A common stock.
We cannot predict whether our dual series structure will result in a lower or more volatile trading price of our Series A common stock, adverse publicity, or other adverse consequences. For example, certain index providers have announced restrictions affecting companies with multiple-class or series share structures in certain of their indices. In July 2017, FTSE Russell announced that it would require new constituents of its indices to have greater than 5% of a company’s voting rights in the hands of public stockholders. Under this policy, the dual series structure of our common stock could make us ineligible for inclusion in certain indices and, as a result, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and other investment vehicles that attempt to passively track those indices may not invest in our Series A common stock. These policies are relatively new and it is unclear what effect, if any, they will have or continue to have on the valuations of publicly traded companies excluded from such indices, but it is possible that they may depress valuations, as compared to similar companies that are included. Because of the dual series structure of our common stock, we may be excluded from certain indices, and other stock indices may take similar actions. Given the sustained flow of investment funds into passive strategies that seek to track certain indices, exclusion from certain stock indices could preclude investment by many of these funds and could make our Series A common stock less attractive to other investors. As a result, the trading price of our Series A common stock could be adversely affected.
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We are an emerging growth company, and any decision on our part to comply only with certain reduced reporting and disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies could make our Series A common stock less attractive to investors.
We are an emerging growth company, and, for as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may choose to take advantage of exemptions from various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies but not to emerging growth companies, including:
not being required to have our independent registered public accounting firm audit our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and Annual Report on Form 10-K; and
exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years following the completion of our IPO. Our status as an emerging growth company will end as soon as any of the following takes place:
the last day of the fiscal year in which we have more than $1.235 billion in annual revenue;
the date we qualify as a “large accelerated filer,” with at least $700 million of equity securities held by non-affiliates;
the date on which we have issued, in any three-year period, more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities; or
the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of the completion of our IPO.
We cannot predict if investors will find our Series A common stock less attractive if we choose to rely on the exemptions afforded to emerging growth companies. If some investors find our Series A common stock less attractive because we rely on any of these exemptions, there may be a less active trading market for our Series A common stock and the trading price of our Series A common stock may be more volatile.
Under the JOBS Act, emerging growth companies can also delay adopting new or revised accounting standards until such time as those standards apply to private companies. We have elected to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research, or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research, about our business, the trading price of our Series A common stock and trading volume could be adversely affected.
The trading market for our Series A common stock will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. If few securities analysts cover us, or if industry analysts cease coverage of us, the trading price for our Series A common stock would be negatively affected. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our Series A common stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, our Series A common stock trading price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us on a regular basis, demand for our Series A common stock could decrease, potentially causing our Series A common stock trading price and trading volume to decline.
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Sales of substantial amounts of our Series A common stock in the public markets, or the perception that sales might occur, could cause the trading price of our Series A common stock to decline.
Sales of a substantial number of shares of our Series A common stock into the public market, particularly sales by our directors, executive officers, and principal stockholders, or the perception that these sales might occur, could cause the trading price of our Series A common stock to decline. While shares held by directors, executive officers, and other affiliates are subject to volume limitations under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and various vesting agreements, we are unable to predict the timing of or the effect that such sales may have on the prevailing market price of our Series A common stock.
In addition, as of March 31, 2024, we had 28,016,783 options outstanding that, if fully exercised, would result in the issuance of an equal number of shares of Series B common stock, as well as 9,279,359 shares of Series B common stock and 5,284,811 shares of Series A common stock subject to outstanding RSU awards. Shares of Series B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Series A common stock upon certain transfers and other events. All of the shares of Series B common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options or the vesting of RSU awards and the shares reserved for future issuance under our equity incentive plans have been registered on a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act. Accordingly, following conversion to shares of Series A common stock, these shares can be freely sold in the public market upon issuance, subject to volume limitations under Rule 144 for our executive officers and directors and applicable vesting requirements.
Certain holders of our Series B common stock have rights, subject to some conditions, to require us to file registration statements for the public resale of the Series A common stock issuable upon conversion of such shares or to include such shares in registration statements that we may file for us or other stockholders. Any registration statement we file to register additional shares, whether as a result of registration rights or otherwise, could cause the trading price of our Series A common stock to decline or be volatile.
Our issuance of additional capital stock in connection with financings, acquisitions, investments, our stock incentive plans, or otherwise will dilute all other stockholders and could negatively affect our results of operations.
We expect to issue additional capital stock in the future that will result in dilution to all other stockholders. We expect to grant equity awards to employees, directors, consultants, and advisors under our stock incentive plans. We may also raise capital through equity financings in the future. As part of our business strategy, we may acquire or make investments in complementary companies, products, or technologies and issue equity securities to pay for any such acquisition or investment. Any such issuances of additional capital stock may cause stockholders to experience significant dilution of their ownership interests and the per share value of our Series A common stock to decline. Any additional grants of equity awards under our stock incentive plans will also increase stock-based compensation expense and negatively affect our results of operations. Commencing in the fourth quarter of 2020, we began granting RSUs to employees. RSUs granted under our 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended, “2015 Plan”) prior to our IPO vest upon the satisfaction of both a service condition and a liquidity event condition. In September 2023, we completed our IPO, as a result of which the liquidity event condition was satisfied. Subsequent to the IPO, any unvested RSUs subject to both the service vesting condition and liquidity event vesting condition will vest as the service vesting condition is met over the remaining service period. During the year ended December 31, 2023, stock-based compensation expense recognized for RSUs was $338.0 million, which represented $331.0 million of cumulative stock-based compensation expense for RSUs that vested upon satisfaction of both a service condition and a liquidity event condition, including the RSUs that vested in connection with our IPO, and $7.0 million of stock-based compensation expense for RSUs granted during the year ended December 31, 2023 that vest upon satisfaction of only a service condition. As a public company, our RSUs are only subject to service-based vesting, and accordingly we expect to continue to incur stock-based compensation expense as these RSUs vest.
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We do not intend to pay dividends on our Series A common stock in the foreseeable future and, consequently, the ability of Series A common stockholders to achieve a return on investment will depend on appreciation in the trading price of our Series A common stock.
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. We intend to retain any earnings to finance the operation and expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We anticipate that we will retain all of our future earnings for use in the operation of our business and for general corporate purposes. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors. Accordingly, investors must rely on sales of their Series A common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investments.
Our estimates of market opportunity and forecasts of market growth may prove to be inaccurate. Even if the markets in which we compete achieve the forecasted growth, our business could fail to grow at similar rates, if at all.
Market estimates and growth forecasts are uncertain and based on assumptions and estimates that may be inaccurate. The size of our addressable market depends on a number of factors, including the desire of businesses to differentiate themselves through digital customer engagement, partnership opportunities, changes in the competitive landscape, technological changes, data security and privacy concerns, customer budgetary constraints, changes in business practices, changes in the regulatory environment, and changes in economic conditions. Our estimates and forecasts relating to the size and expected growth of our market may prove to be inaccurate. Even if the market in which we compete meets the size estimates and growth rates we forecast, our business could fail to grow at similar rates, if at all, which could cause the trading price of our Series A common stock to decline or be volatile.
Provisions in our charter documents and under Delaware law could make an acquisition of our company more difficult, limit attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current board of directors, and limit the trading price of our Series A common stock.
Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control or changes in our management. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws include provisions that:
provide that our board of directors is classified into three classes of directors with staggered three-year terms;
permit our board of directors to establish the number of directors and fill any vacancies and newly-created directorships;
require super-majority voting to amend our amended and restated bylaws; provided, however, that majority voting is required to amend our amended and restated bylaws if our board of directors recommends that the stockholders approve such amendment;
authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that our board of directors could use to implement a stockholder rights plan;
after the date that the outstanding shares of Series B common stock no longer represent a majority of the combined voting power of our Series A and Series B common stock (the “Voting Threshold Date”), prohibit stockholder action by written consent, thereby requiring all stockholder actions to be taken at a meeting of our stockholders;
until the Voting Threshold Date, our stockholders are able to act by written consent only if the action is first recommended or approved by our board of directors;
provide that only our board of directors is authorized to call a special meeting of stockholders;
provide for a dual series common stock structure where holders of our Series B common stock are able to control the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval, even if they own significantly less than a majority of the outstanding shares of our Series A and Series B common stock, including the election of directors and significant corporate transactions, such as a merger or other sale of our company or its assets;
provide that our board of directors is expressly authorized to alter or repeal our amended and restated bylaws; and
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contain advance notice requirements for nominations for election to our board of directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at annual stockholder meetings.
Moreover, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) may discourage, delay, or prevent a change in control of our company. Section 203 imposes certain restrictions on mergers, business combinations, and other transactions between us and holders of 15% or more of our common stock.
Our amended and restated bylaws designate specific courts as the exclusive forum for certain litigation that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could potentially limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us.
Our amended and restated bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the sole and exclusive forum for any state law claims for:
any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf;
any action asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any of our current or former directors, officers, other employees, or stockholders to us or our stockholders;
any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, or our amended and restated bylaws (including the interpretation, validity or enforceability thereof); or
any action asserting a claim that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine (the “Delaware Forum Provision”).
Our amended and restated bylaws further provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the sole and exclusive forum for resolving any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act (the “Federal Forum Provision”). In addition, our amended and restated bylaws provide that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock is deemed to have notice of and consented to the Delaware Forum Provision and the Federal Forum Provision; provided, however, that stockholders cannot and will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
The Delaware Forum Provision and the Federal Forum Provision in our amended and restated bylaws may impose additional litigation costs on stockholders in pursuing any such claims. Additionally, these forum selection clauses may limit our stockholders’ ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that they find favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees, or stockholders which may discourage the filing of lawsuits against us and our directors, officers, employees, or stockholders even though an action, if successful, might benefit our stockholders. In addition, while the Delaware Supreme Court and other state courts have upheld the validity of federal forum selection provisions purporting to require claims under the Securities Act be brought in federal court, there is uncertainty as to whether other courts will enforce our Federal Forum Provision. If the Federal Forum Provision is found to be unenforceable, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters. The Federal Forum Provision may also impose additional litigation costs on stockholders who assert that the provision is not enforceable or invalid. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the federal district courts of the United States may also reach different judgments or results than would other courts, including courts where a stockholder considering an action may be located or would otherwise choose to bring the action, and such judgments may be more or less favorable to us than our stockholders.
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General Risk Factors
We have incurred, and we will continue to incur, increased costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management is required to devote substantial time to support compliance with our public company responsibilities and corporate governance practices.
As a public company, we have incurred, and we will continue to incur, significant finance, legal, accounting, and other expenses, including director and officer liability insurance, that we did not incur as a private company, which we expect to further increase after we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, stock exchange listing requirements, the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and other applicable securities rules and regulations impose various requirements on public companies in the United States. Our management and other personnel devote a substantial amount of time to support compliance with these requirements. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee and compensation committee. For example, the Exchange Act requires, among other things, that we file annual, quarterly, and current reports with respect to our business and results of operations and comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other rules and regulations. Moreover, these rules and regulations have increased, and will continue to increase, our legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time-consuming and costly. We cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we will continue to incur as a public company or the specific timing of such costs.
In addition, changing laws, regulations, and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure are creating uncertainty for public companies, increasing legal and financial compliance costs and making some activities more time-consuming. These laws, regulations, and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies, potentially resulting in continued uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We intend to invest substantial resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations, and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from business operations to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations, and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to their application and practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be adversely affected.
Adverse developments affecting the financial services industry, such as actual events or concerns involving liquidity, defaults, or non-performance by financial institutions or transactional counterparties, could adversely affect our current and projected business operations, financial condition, and results of operations.
Actual events involving limited liquidity, defaults, non-performance, or other adverse developments that affect financial institutions, transactional counterparties or other companies in the financial services industry or the financial services industry generally, or concerns or rumors about any events of these kinds or other similar risks, have in the past and may in the future lead to market-wide liquidity problems. For example, on March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”), was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), as receiver. Similarly, on March 12, 2023, Signature Bank and Silvergate Capital Corp. were each swept into receivership followed by First Republic Bank on May 1, 2023. Although a statement by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and the FDIC indicated that all depositors of SVB would have access to all of their money after only one business day of closure, including funds held in uninsured deposit accounts, borrowers under credit agreements, letters of credit, and certain other financial instruments with SVB, Signature Bank or any other financial institution that is placed into receivership by the FDIC may be unable to access undrawn amounts thereunder. Although we are not currently a borrower or party to any such instruments with SVB, Signature or any other financial institution currently in receivership, if any of our future lenders or counterparties to any such instruments were to be placed into receivership, we may be unable to access such funds. In addition, if any of our customers, suppliers, or other parties with whom we conduct business are unable to access funds pursuant to such instruments or lending arrangements with such a financial institution, such parties’ ability to pay their obligations to us or to enter into new commercial
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arrangements requiring additional payments to us could be adversely affected. In this regard, counterparties to SVB credit agreements and arrangements, and third parties such as beneficiaries of letters of credit (among others), may experience direct impacts from the closure of SVB and uncertainty remains over liquidity concerns in the broader financial services industry. Similar impacts have occurred in the past, such as during the 2008-2010 financial crisis.
Inflation and rapid increases in interest rates have led to a decline in the trading value of previously issued government securities with interest rates below current market interest rates. Although the U.S. Department of Treasury, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board have announced a program to provide up to $25 billion of loans to financial institutions secured by certain of such government securities held by financial institutions to mitigate the risk of potential losses on the sale of such instruments, widespread demands for customer withdrawals or other liquidity needs of financial institutions for immediate liquidity may exceed the capacity of such program. Additionally, there is no guarantee that the U.S. Department of Treasury, FDIC, and Federal Reserve Board will provide access to uninsured funds in the future in the event of the closure of other banks or financial institutions, or that they would do so in a timely fashion.
Although we assess our banking and customer relationships as we believe necessary or appropriate, our access to funding sources and other credit arrangements in amounts adequate to finance or capitalize our current and projected future business operations could be significantly impaired by factors that affect us, the financial institutions with which we have credit agreements or arrangements directly, or the financial services industry or economy in general. These factors could include, among others, events such as liquidity constraints or failures, the ability to perform obligations under various types of financial, credit or liquidity agreements or arrangements, disruptions or instability in the financial services industry or financial markets, or concerns or negative expectations about the prospects for companies in the financial services industry. These factors could involve financial institutions or financial services industry companies with which we have financial or business relationships, but could also include factors involving financial markets or the financial services industry generally.
The results of events or concerns that involve one or more of these factors could include a variety of material and adverse impacts on our current and projected business operations, financial condition, and results of operations. These could include, but may not be limited to, the following:
Delayed access to deposits or other financial assets or the uninsured loss of deposits or other financial assets;
Delayed or lost access to, or reductions in borrowings available under revolving existing credit facilities or other working capital sources and/or delays, inability, or reductions in our ability to refund, roll over or extend the maturity of, or enter into new credit facilities or other working capital resources;
Potential or actual breach of contractual obligations that require us to maintain letters of credit or other credit support arrangements;
Potential or actual breach of financial covenants in our credit agreements or credit arrangements;
Potential or actual cross-defaults in other credit agreements, credit arrangements or operating or financing agreements; or
Termination of cash management arrangements and/or delays in accessing or actual loss of funds subject to cash management arrangements.
In addition, investor concerns regarding the United States or international financial systems could result in less favorable commercial financing terms, including higher interest rates or costs and tighter financial and operating covenants, or systemic limitations on access to credit and liquidity sources, thereby making it more difficult for us to acquire financing on acceptable terms or at all. Any decline in available funding or access to our cash and liquidity resources could, among other risks, adversely impact our ability to meet our operating expenses, financial obligations or fulfill our other obligations, result in breaches of our financial and/or contractual obligations or result in violations of federal or state wage and hour laws. Any of these impacts, or any other impacts resulting from the factors described above or other related or similar factors not described above, could have material adverse impacts on our liquidity and our current and/or projected business operations, financial condition, and results of operations.
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Our business is subject to the risks of earthquakes, fire, floods, and other natural catastrophic events, and to interruption by man-made problems such as power disruptions, computer viruses, data security breaches, or terrorism.
Our corporate headquarters are located in Boston, Massachusetts, and we have employees elsewhere in the United States. We also have offices in the United Kingdom and Australia. A significant natural disaster, such as an earthquake, fire, or flood, occurring at our headquarters, at one of our other facilities, or where a partner is located, could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Further, if a natural disaster or man-made problem were to affect our third-party vendors, it could adversely affect the ability of our customers to use our platform. In addition, natural disasters and acts of terrorism could cause disruptions in our or our customers’ businesses, national economies, or the world economy as a whole. Health concerns or political or governmental developments in countries where we or our customers and vendors operate could result in economic, social, or labor instability and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Although we maintain incident management and disaster response plans, in the event of a major disruption caused by a natural disaster or man-made problem, we may be unable to continue our operations in part or in full and may endure system interruptions, reputational harm, delays in our development activities, lengthy interruptions in service, breaches of data security and loss of critical data, any of which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Climate change may have a long-term impact on our business.
We recognize that there are inherent climate-related risks wherever business is conducted. Any of our primary office locations may be vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. For example, our offices globally may experience climate-related events at an increasing frequency, including drought, water scarcity, heat waves, cold waves, wildfires, and resultant air quality impacts and power shutoffs associated with wildfire prevention. While this danger currently has a low-assessed risk of disrupting our normal business operations, it has the potential to disrupt employees’ abilities to commute to work or to work from home and stay connected effectively. Furthermore, it is more difficult to mitigate the impact of these events on our employees to the extent they work from home. Climate-related events, including the increasing frequency of extreme weather events and their impact on the critical infrastructure of the United States, Europe, and other major regions, have the potential to disrupt our business, our third-party suppliers and/or the business of our customers, and may cause us to experience higher attrition, losses, and additional costs to maintain or resume operations. Regulatory developments, changing market dynamics and stakeholder expectations regarding climate change may impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

On January 29, 2024, three warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 344,382 shares of our Series B common stock were exercised in cash for 344,382 shares of our Series B common stock at a price per share of $0.01. The issuance of Series B common stock shares was exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Use of Proceeds from Initial Public Offering of our Series A Common Stock

On September 19, 2023, the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-274211) (the “Registration Statement”) relating to our IPO was declared effective by the SEC and we priced our IPO. Pursuant to the Registration Statement, we registered an aggregate of 22,080,000 shares of our Series A common stock, inclusive of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares from the selling stockholders, On September 22, 2023, we closed our IPO of 19,200,000 shares of our Series A common stock, including the sale by us of 11,507,693 of shares, at a price to the public of $30.00 per share. We received net proceeds of approximately $320.1 million, after deducting approximately $17.7 million in underwriting discounts and commissions, and $7.4 million in offering-related expenses. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley &
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Co, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. acted as representatives of the underwriters for the offering. No payments were made to our directors or officers or their associates, holders of 10% or more of any class of our equity securities or any affiliates, other than to directors or holders of 10% or more of our equity securities that were selling stockholders in the IPO, as described below.
The IPO also included the sale of 7,692,307 shares of our Series A common stock by selling stockholders. We did not receive any proceeds from the sale of Series A common stock by the selling stockholders. The selling stockholders granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to 2,880,000 additional shares of Series A common stock. The option was exercised for 2,764,066 additional shares on October 19, 2023. Jennifer Ceran, one of our directors, and entities affiliated with Summit Partners, L.P., a holder of more than 10% of our equity securities, were selling stockholders in our IPO.
We used $62.9 million of the net proceeds from our IPO to satisfy the tax withholding and remittance obligations related to the settlement of outstanding RSUs in connection with the offering. There has been no material change in the planned use of proceeds from our IPO as described in our final prospectus as filed with the SEC on September 19, 2023.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Securities Trading Plans of Directors or Executive Officers

(c) During the three months ended March 31, 2024, one of the Company’s officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) adopted a written plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act for the sale of the Company’s securities as set forth in the table below.

Name
Position
Adoption Date
Total Shares Subject to Trading Arrangement
Expiration Date
Steve Rowland
President
March 6, 2024123,144March 6, 2025

No other directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) adopted and/or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as defined in Regulation S-K Item 408, during the three months ended March 31, 2024.

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Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith or incorporated by reference herein:

Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit Number
Description
Form
File No.
Exhibit Number
Filing Date
Filed Herewith
3.1
10-K
001-418063.1
February 29, 2024
3.2
10-K
001-418063.2
February 29, 2024
4.1S-1333-2742114.1August 25, 2023
4.2
S-1333-2742114.2August 25, 2023
4.3
S-1333-2742114.3August 25, 2023
4.4
S-1333-2742114.4August 25, 2023
4.5
S-1333-2742114.5August 25, 2023
4.6
S-1333-2742114.6August 25, 2023
10.1*
X
31.1
X
31.2
X
32.1†
X
32.2†
X
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
X
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
X
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
X
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
X
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
X
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
X
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
X

* Indicates a management contract or any compensatory plan, contract or arrangement.

† This certification will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent specifically incorporated by reference into such filing.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused the report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

KLAVIYO, INC.
Dated: May 8, 2024
By:/s/ Andrew Bialecki
Name:Andrew Bialecki
Title:Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: May 8, 2024
By:/s/ Amanda Whalen
Name:Amanda Whalen
Title:Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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Exhibit 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made between Klaviyo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Steve Rowland (the “Executive”) effective as of August 27, 2023 (the “Effective Date”). Subject to Section 10 below, and except with respect to the Restrictive Covenants Agreement and the Equity Documents (each as defined below), this Agreement supersedes in all respects all prior agreements between the Executive and the Company regarding the subject matter herein, including without limitation (i) the offer letter between the Executive and the Company dated May 4, 2023 (the “Prior Agreement”), and (ii) any employment agreement or severance agreement or arrangement.
WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ the Executive and the Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company on the new terms and conditions contained herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1.    Employment.
(a)    Term. The Company shall employ the Executive and the Executive shall be employed by the Company pursuant to this Agreement commencing as of the Effective Date and continuing until such employment is terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof (the “Term”). The Executive’s employment with the Company shall continue to be “at will,” meaning that the Executive’s employment may be terminated by the Company or the Executive at any time and for any reason subject to the terms of this Agreement.
(b)    Position and Duties. The Executive shall serve as the President of the Company, reporting to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”), and shall have such powers and duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the CEO. The Executive shall devote the Executive’s full working time and efforts to the business and affairs of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive may serve on other boards of directors or advisory boards, with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), or engage in religious, charitable or other community activities as long as such services and activities do not interfere with the Executive’s performance of the Executive’s duties to the Company.
2.    Compensation and Related Matters.
(a)    Base Salary. The Executive’s initial base salary shall be paid at the rate of $600,000 per year. The Executive’s base salary shall be subject to periodic review for possible discretionary increase by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). The base salary in effect at any given time is referred to herein as “Base Salary.” The Base Salary shall be payable in a manner that is consistent with the Company’s usual payroll practices for its executive officers.



(b)    Incentive Compensation. The Executive shall be eligible to receive cash incentive compensation as determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee from time to time. The target annual incentive compensation in effect at any given time is referred to herein as “Target Bonus.” The actual amount of the Executive’s annual incentive compensation, if any, shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Board or the Compensation Committee, subject to the terms of any applicable incentive compensation plan that may be in effect from time to time. Except as otherwise provided herein, as may be provided by the Board or the Compensation Committee or as may otherwise be set forth in the applicable incentive compensation plan, the Executive must be employed by the Company on the date such incentive compensation is paid in order to earn or receive any annual incentive compensation.
(c)    Expenses. The Executive shall be entitled to receive prompt reimbursement for all reasonable expenses incurred by the Executive during the Term in performing services hereunder, in accordance with the policies and procedures then in effect and established by the Company for its executive officers.
(d)    Benefits; Paid Time Off. The Executive shall be eligible to participate in or receive benefits under the Company’s employee benefit plans in effect from time to time, subject to the terms of such plans. The Executive shall be entitled to take paid time off in accordance with the Company’s applicable paid time off policy for executives, as may be in effect from time to time. The Company reserves the right to modify, amend or cancel any of its benefit plans or programs at any time.
(e)    Equity. The equity awards held by the Executive shall continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of the Company’s applicable equity incentive plan(s) and the applicable award agreement(s) governing the terms of such equity awards (collectively, the “Equity Documents”); provided, however, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any applicable option agreement or other stock-based award agreement, in the event that the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason, in each case within the Change in Control Period (as defined below), all of the then-outstanding and unvested portion of the Executive’s stock options and other stock-based awards that are subject solely to time-based vesting shall become fully vested and exercisable or nonforfeitable, as applicable, immediately as of the Date of Termination (as defined below) or, if later, as of the Change in Control.
3.    Termination. The Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated without any breach of this Agreement under the following circumstances:
(a)    Death. The Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon death.
(b)    Disability. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment if the Executive is disabled and unable to perform or expected to be unable to perform the essential functions of the Executive’s then existing position or positions under this Agreement with or without reasonable accommodation for a period of 180 days (which need not be consecutive) in any 12-month period. If any question shall arise as to whether during any such period the
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Executive is disabled so as to be unable to perform the essential functions of the Executive’s then existing position or positions with or without reasonable accommodation, the Executive may, and at the request of the Company shall, submit to the Company a certification in reasonable detail by a physician selected by the Company to whom the Executive or the Executive’s guardian has no reasonable objection as to whether the Executive is so disabled or how long such disability is expected to continue, and such certification shall for the purposes of this Agreement be conclusive of the issue. The Executive shall cooperate with any reasonable request of the physician in connection with such certification. If such question shall arise and the Executive shall fail to submit such certification, the Company’s determination of such issue shall be binding on the Executive. Nothing in this Section 3(b) shall be construed to waive the Executive’s rights, if any, under existing law including, without limitation, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §2601 et seq. and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.
(c)    Termination by the Company for Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean any of the following:
(i)    a good faith finding by the CEO (A) of repeated and willful failure after written notice to perform the Executive’s reasonably assigned duties for the Company, or (B) that the Executive has engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct with respect to a material matter affecting the Company;
(ii)    the Executive’s conviction of, or the entry of a pleading of guilty or nolo contendere to, any crime involving moral turpitude or any felony;
(iii)    the Executive’s breach of any material provision of the Restrictive Covenants Agreement or the Continuing Obligations (as defined below), which breach, if curable, is not cured (as determined by the Company in its good faith discretion) within 10 days of written notice thereof;
(iv)    any willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Executive, in either case regardless of whether or not in the course of the Executive’s employment, that would reasonably be expected to result in material injury or reputational harm to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates if the Executive were to continue to be employed in the same position;
(v)    a material violation by the Executive of any of the Company’s written employment policies, which breach, if curable, is not cured (as determined by the Company in its good faith discretion) within 10 days of written notice thereof; or
(vi)    the Executive’s failure to cooperate with a bona fide internal investigation or an investigation by regulatory or law enforcement authorities, after being instructed by the Company to cooperate, or the willful destruction or failure to preserve documents or other materials known to be relevant to such investigation or the
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inducement of others to fail to cooperate or to produce documents or other materials in connection with such investigation.
(d)    Termination by the Company without Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder at any time without Cause. Any termination by the Company of the Executive’s employment under this Agreement which does not constitute a termination for Cause under Section 3(c) and does not result from the death or disability of the Executive under Section 3(a) or (b) shall be deemed a termination without Cause.
(e)    Termination by the Executive. The Executive may terminate employment hereunder at any time for any reason, including but not limited to, Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean that the Executive has completed all steps of the Good Reason Process (hereinafter defined) following the occurrence of any of the following events without the Executive’s written consent (each, a “Good Reason Condition”):
(i)    a material diminution in the Executive’s responsibilities, authority or duties, including a demotion to a position with responsibilities substantially less than Executive’s current position or a change in Executive’s reporting line (it being agreed that reporting to a CEO-equivalent of a subsidiary of a purchaser following a Change in Control shall not be deemed a change in Executive’s reporting line);
(ii)    a material diminution in the Executive’s Base Salary and/or Target Bonus except for across-the-board salary and/or target bonus reductions based on the Company’s financial performance similarly affecting all or substantially all senior management employees of the Company;
(iii)    a material change in the geographic location at which the Executive is required to regularly perform services for the Company, such that there is an increase of at least fifty (50) miles of distance to such location from the Executive’s principal residence as of such change, excluding short-term business travel; or
(iv)    a material breach of this Agreement by the Company.
The “Good Reason Process” consists of the following steps:
(i)    the Executive reasonably determines in good faith that a Good Reason Condition has occurred;
(ii)    the Executive notifies the Company in writing of the first occurrence of the Good Reason Condition within 60 days of the first occurrence of such condition;
(iii)    the Executive cooperates in good faith with the Company’s efforts, for a period of not less than 30 days following such notice (the “Cure Period”), to remedy the Good Reason Condition;
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(iv)    notwithstanding such efforts, the Good Reason Condition continues to exist at the end of the Cure Period; and
(v)    the Executive terminates employment within 60 days after the end of the Cure Period.
If the Company cures the Good Reason Condition during the Cure Period, Good Reason shall be deemed not to have occurred.
4.    Matters Related to Termination.
(a)    Notice of Termination. Except for termination as specified in Section 3(a), any termination of the Executive’s employment by the Company or any such termination by the Executive shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon.
(b)    Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” shall mean: (i) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by death, the date of death; (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated on account of disability under Section 3(b) or by the Company for Cause under Section 3(c), the date on which Notice of Termination is given; (iii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause under Section 3(d), the date on which a Notice of Termination is given or the date otherwise specified by the Company in the Notice of Termination; (iv) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Executive under Section 3(e) other than for Good Reason, 30 days after the date on which a Notice of Termination is given or the date otherwise mutually agreed to by the Company and the Executive, and (v) if the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Executive under Section 3(e) for Good Reason, the date on which a Notice of Termination is given after the end of the Cure Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Executive gives a Notice of Termination to the Company, the Company may unilaterally accelerate the Date of Termination and such acceleration shall not result in a termination by the Company for purposes of this Agreement.
(c)    Accrued Obligations. If the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated for any reason, the Company shall pay or provide to the Executive (or to the Executive’s authorized representative or estate) (i) any accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the Date of Termination, to be paid on the Date of Termination or within the time period required by applicable law; (ii) reimbursement for unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred, which shall be subject to and paid in accordance with the Company’s expense reimbursement policy; and (iii) any vested benefits the Executive may have under any employee benefit plan of the Company through the Date of Termination, which vested benefits shall be paid and/or provided in accordance with the terms of such employee benefit plans (collectively, the “Accrued Obligations”).
(d)    Resignation of All Other Positions. To the extent applicable, the Executive shall be deemed to have resigned from all officer and board member positions that the
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Executive holds with the Company or any of its respective subsidiaries and affiliates upon the termination of the Executive’s employment for any reason. The Executive shall execute any documents in reasonable form as may be requested to confirm or effectuate any such resignations.
5.    Severance Pay and Benefits Upon Termination by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause as provided in Section 3(d), or the Executive terminates employment for Good Reason as provided in Section 3(e), then, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, and subject to (I) the Executive signing a separation agreement and release in a form and manner satisfactory to the Company, which shall include, without limitation, a general release of claims against the Company and all related persons and entities that shall not release the Executive’s rights under this Agreement or require the Executive to waive any rights to indemnification under Company bylaws, policies, insurance coverage or applicable law, a reaffirmation of all of the Executive’s Continuing Obligations (but, for the avoidance of doubt, no new imposition of restrictive covenants) and shall provide that if the Executive breaches any of the Continuing Obligations, all payments of the Severance Amount shall immediately cease (the “Separation Agreement”), and (II) the Separation Agreement becoming irrevocable, all within 60 days after the Date of Termination (or such shorter period as set forth in the Separation Agreement):
(a)    the Company shall pay the Executive a lump sum in cash in an amount equal to one (1) times the sum of the Executive’s then-current Base Salary (or, to the extent applicable, the Executive’s Base Salary in effect immediately prior to a Change in Control, if higher) plus (B) the Executive’s Target Bonus for the then-current year (or, to the extent applicable, the Executive’s Target Bonus in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, if higher) (the “Severance Amount”); and
(b)    subject to the Executive’s copayment of premium amounts at the applicable active employees’ rate and the Executive’s proper election to receive benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”), the Company shall pay to the group health plan provider or the COBRA provider a monthly payment equal to the monthly employer contribution that the Company would have made to provide health insurance to the Executive and Executive’s eligible dependents if the Executive had remained employed by the Company until the earliest of (A) the twelve (12) month anniversary of the Date of Termination; (B) the date that the Executive becomes eligible for group medical plan benefits under any other employer’s group medical plan; or (C) the cessation of the Executive’s health continuation rights under COBRA; provided, however, that if the Company determines that it cannot pay such amounts to the group health plan provider or the COBRA provider (if applicable) without potentially violating applicable law (including, without limitation, Section 2716 of the Public Health Service Act), then the Company shall convert such payments to payroll payments directly to the Executive for the time period specified above. Such payments to the Executive shall be subject to tax-related deductions and withholdings and paid on the Company’s regular payroll dates.
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(c)    The amounts payable under this Section 5, to the extent taxable, shall be paid or commence to be paid within 60 days after the Date of Termination; provided, however, that if the 60-day period begins in one calendar year and ends in a second calendar year, such payments to the extent they qualify as “non-qualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), shall be paid or commence to be paid in the second calendar year by the last day of such 60-day period. Each payment pursuant to this Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2).
6.    Limitations and Definitions Regarding a Change in Control.
(a)    Additional Limitation.
(i)    Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that the amount of any compensation, payment or distribution by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, calculated in a manner consistent with Section 280G of the Code, and the applicable regulations thereunder (the “Aggregate Payments”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code, then the Aggregate Payments shall be reduced (but not below zero) so that the sum of all of the Aggregate Payments shall be $1.00 less than the amount at which the Executive becomes subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code; provided that such reduction shall only occur if it would result in the Executive receiving a higher After Tax Amount (as defined below) than the Executive would receive if the Aggregate Payments were not subject to such reduction. In such event, the Aggregate Payments shall be reduced in the following order, in each case, in reverse chronological order beginning with the Aggregate Payments that are to be paid the furthest in time from consummation of the transaction that is subject to Section 280G of the Code: (1) cash payments not subject to Section 409A of the Code; (2) cash payments subject to Section 409A of the Code; (3) equity-based payments and acceleration; and (4) non-cash forms of benefits; provided that in the case of all the foregoing Aggregate Payments all amounts or payments that are not subject to calculation under Treas. Reg. §1.280G-1, Q&A-24(b) or (c) shall be reduced before any amounts that are subject to calculation under Treas. Reg. §1.280G-1, Q&A-24(b) or (c).
(ii)    For purposes of this Section 6(a), the “After Tax Amount” means the amount of the Aggregate Payments less all federal, state, and local income, excise and employment taxes imposed on the Executive as a result of the Executive’s receipt of the Aggregate Payments. For purposes of determining the After Tax Amount, the Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income taxes at the highest marginal rate of federal income taxation applicable to individuals for the calendar year in which the determination is to be made, and state and local income taxes at the highest marginal rates of individual taxation in each applicable state and locality, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes which could be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes.
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(iii)    The determination as to whether a reduction in the Aggregate Payments shall be made pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) shall be made by a nationally recognized accounting firm selected by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”), which shall provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the Executive within 15 business days of the Date of Termination, if applicable, or at such earlier time as is reasonably requested by the Company or the Executive. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive.
(b)    Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(i)    “Change in Control” shall mean a “Sale Event” as defined in the Company’s 2023 Stock Option and Incentive Plan.
(ii)    “Change in Control Period” shall mean the period beginning on the date that is three (3) months prior to the consummation of the first event constituting a Change in Control and ending on the twelve (12) month anniversary of the first event constituting a Change in Control.
7.    Section 409A.
(a)    Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the time of the Executive’s separation from service within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, the Company determines that the Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, then to the extent any payment or benefit that the Executive becomes entitled to under this Agreement or otherwise on account of the Executive’s separation from service would be considered deferred compensation otherwise subject to the 20 percent additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A(a) of the Code as a result of the application of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, such payment shall not be payable and such benefit shall not be provided until the date that is the earlier of (A) six months and one day after the Executive’s separation from service, or (B) the Executive’s death. If any such delayed cash payment is otherwise payable on an installment basis, the first payment shall include a catch-up payment covering amounts that would otherwise have been paid during the six-month period but for the application of this provision, and the balance of the installments shall be payable in accordance with their original schedule.
(b)    All in-kind benefits provided and expenses eligible for reimbursement under this Agreement shall be provided by the Company or incurred by the Executive during the time periods set forth in this Agreement. All reimbursements shall be paid as soon as administratively practicable, but in no event shall any reimbursement be paid after the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of in-kind benefits provided or reimbursable expenses incurred in one taxable year shall not affect the in-kind benefits to be provided or the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year (except for any lifetime or other aggregate limitation applicable to medical expenses). Such right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
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(c)    To the extent that any payment or benefit described in this Agreement constitutes “non-qualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent that such payment or benefit is payable upon the Executive’s termination of employment, then such payments or benefits shall be payable only upon the Executive’s “separation from service.” The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h).
(d)    The parties intend that this Agreement will be administered in accordance with Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that any provision of this Agreement is ambiguous as to its compliance with Section 409A of the Code, the provision shall be read in such a manner so that all payments hereunder comply with Section 409A of the Code. Each payment pursuant to this Agreement or the Restrictive Covenants Agreement is intended to constitute a separate payment for purposes of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2). The parties agree that this Agreement may be amended, as reasonably requested by either party, and as may be necessary to fully comply with Section 409A of the Code and all related rules and regulations in order to preserve the payments and benefits provided hereunder without additional cost to either party.
(e)    The Company makes no representation or warranty and shall have no liability to the Executive or any other person if any provisions of this Agreement are determined to constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code but do not satisfy an exemption from, or the conditions of, such Section.
8.    Continuing Obligations.
(a)    Restrictive Covenants Agreement. The terms of the Confidentiality, Inventions and Non-Solicitation Agreement dated May 4, 2023 (the “Restrictive Covenants Agreement”), between the Company and the Executive, attached hereto as Exhibit A, continue to be in full force and effect. For purposes of this Agreement, the obligations in this Section 8 and those that arise in the Restrictive Covenants Agreement and any other agreement relating to confidentiality, assignment of inventions, or other restrictive covenants shall collectively be referred to as the “Continuing Obligations.”
(b)    Third-Party Agreements and Rights. The Executive hereby confirms that the Executive is not bound by the terms of any agreement with any previous employer or other party which restricts in any way the Executive’s use or disclosure of information, other than confidentiality restrictions (if any), or the Executive’s engagement in any business. The Executive represents to the Company that the Executive’s execution of this Agreement, the Executive’s employment with the Company and the performance of the Executive’s proposed duties for the Company will not violate any obligations the Executive may have to any such previous employer or other party. In the Executive’s work for the Company, the Executive will not disclose or make use of any information in violation of any agreements with or rights of any such previous employer or other party, and the Executive will not bring to the premises of the Company any copies or other tangible embodiments of non-public information belonging to or obtained from any such previous employment or other party.
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(c)    Litigation and Regulatory Cooperation. During the Executive’s employment, the Executive shall cooperate fully, and after the Executive’s employment, the Executive shall cooperate reasonably, with the Company in (i) the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence or which may be brought in the future against or on behalf of the Company which relate to events or occurrences that transpired while the Executive was employed by the Company, and (ii) the investigation, whether internal or external, of any matters about which the Company believes the Executive may have knowledge or information. The Executive’s reasonable cooperation in connection with such claims, actions or investigations shall include, but not be limited to, being available to meet with counsel to answer questions or to prepare for discovery or trial and to act as a witness on behalf of the Company at mutually convenient times. During the Executive’s employment, the Executive also shall cooperate fully, and after the Executive’s employment, the Executive shall cooperate reasonably, with the Company in connection with any investigation or review of any federal, state or local regulatory authority as any such investigation or review relates to events or occurrences that transpired while the Executive was employed by the Company. The Company shall reimburse the Executive for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the Executive’s performance of obligations pursuant to this Section 8(c).
(d)    Relief. The Executive agrees that it would be difficult to measure any damages caused to the Company which might result from any breach by the Executive of the Continuing Obligations, and that in any event money damages would be an inadequate remedy for any such breach. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that if the Executive breaches, or proposes to breach, any portion of the Continuing Obligations, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to all other remedies that it may have, to an injunction or other appropriate equitable relief to restrain any such breach without showing or proving any actual damage to the Company.
9.    Consent to Jurisdiction. The parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Accordingly, with respect to any such court action, the Executive (a) submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of such courts; (b) consents to service of process; and (c) waives any other requirement (whether imposed by statute, rule of court, or otherwise) with respect to personal jurisdiction or service of process.
10.    Integration. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements between the parties concerning such subject matter, including the Prior Agreement, provided that the Restrictive Covenants Agreement and the Equity Documents remain in full force and effect.
11.    Withholding; Tax Effect. All payments made by the Company to the Executive under this Agreement shall be net of any tax or other amounts required to be withheld by the Company under applicable law. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require the Company to make any payments to compensate the Executive for any adverse tax effect associated with any payments or benefits or for any deduction or withholding from any payment or benefit.
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12.    Assignment; Successors and Assigns. Neither the Executive nor the Company may make any assignment of this Agreement or any interest in it, by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other; provided, however, that the Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including the Restrictive Covenants Agreement) without the Executive’s consent to any affiliate or to any person or entity with whom the Company shall hereafter effect a reorganization or consolidation, into which the Company merges or to whom it transfers all or substantially all of its properties or assets; provided, further that if the Executive remains employed or becomes employed by the Company, the purchaser or any of their affiliates in connection with any such transaction, then the Executive shall not be entitled to any payments or benefits pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement or any accelerated vesting pursuant to Section 2(e) of this Agreement solely as a result of such transaction. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Executive and the Company, and each of the Executive’s and the Company’s respective successors, executors, administrators, heirs and permitted assigns. In the event of the Executive’s death after the Executive’s termination of employment but prior to the completion by the Company of all payments due to the Executive under this Agreement, the Company shall continue such payments to the Executive’s beneficiary designated in writing to the Company prior to the Executive’s death (or to the Executive’s estate, if the Executive fails to make such designation).
13.    Enforceability. If any portion or provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, any portion or provision of any section of this Agreement) shall to any extent be declared illegal or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such portion or provision in circumstances other than those as to which it is so declared illegal or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each portion and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
14.    Survival. The provisions of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement and/or the termination of the Executive’s employment to the extent necessary to effectuate the terms contained herein.
15.    Waiver. No waiver of any provision hereof shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by the waiving party. The failure of any party to require the performance of any term or obligation of this Agreement, or the waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement, shall not prevent any subsequent enforcement of such term or obligation or be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach.
16.    Notices. Any notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for by this Agreement shall be sufficient if in writing and delivered in person or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Executive at the last address the Executive has filed in writing with the Company or, in the case of the Company, at its main offices, attention of the Board.
17.    Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Executive and by a duly authorized representative of the Company.
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18.    Effect on Other Plans and Agreements. An election by the Executive to resign for Good Reason under the provisions of this Agreement shall not be deemed a voluntary termination of employment by the Executive for the purpose of interpreting the provisions of any of the Company's benefit plans, programs or policies. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the rights of the Executive under the Company’s benefit plans, programs or policies except that the Executive shall have no rights to any severance pay or benefits under any Company severance pay plan, offer letter or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all severance pay and benefits provided to the Executive pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement shall be reduced and/or offset by any amounts or benefits paid to the Executive to satisfy the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq., as amended, and any applicable state plant or facility closing or mass layoff law (whether as damages, as payment of salary or other wages during an applicable notice period or otherwise). In the event that the Executive is party to an agreement with the Company providing for payments or benefits under such plan or agreement and under this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall govern and the Executive may receive payment under this Agreement only and not both.
19.    Governing Law. This is a Georgia contract and shall be construed under and be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Georgia, without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof. With respect to any disputes concerning federal law, such disputes shall be determined in accordance with the law as it would be interpreted and applied by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
20.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be taken to be an original; but such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective on the Effective Date.
KLAVIYO, INC.
By:/s/ Andrew Bialecki
Name:Andrew Bialecki
Title:Chief Executive Officer
EXECUTIVE
/s/ Steve Rowland
Steve Rowland

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Exhibit A
Restrictive Covenants Agreement
ATTACHMENT 2
Confidentiality, Inventions and Non-Solicitation Agreement
I hereby represent to and agree with Klaviyo, Inc. as follows, in consideration of good and valuable consideration including my employment or continued employment by the Company, the sufficiency of which is agreed. This Confidentiality, Inventions, and Non-Solicitation Agreement (“Agreement”) is necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company and its affiliated entities. As such, the term “Company” as it is used herein includes Klaviyo, Inc. and all other companies or entities currently related or affiliated, or which in the future become related or affiliated, to Klaviyo, Inc., including without limitation any divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, or other corporately related entities. Nothing about the definition of the term “Company” shall alter the fact I am employed by Klaviyo.
1.I understand that the Company is engaged in a continuous program of research, development, creation, production and marketing in connection with its customer data, analytics and marketing automation platform and its business generally, and other works, products, and services and that it is essential to the successful operation of the Company’s business that complete secrecy be maintained with respect to Confidential Information (as defined below) and that my employment by the Company creates a relationship of confidence and trust with respect to Confidential Information. I acknowledge that Company’s business is highly competitive, that this Confidential Information constitutes a valuable, special, and unique asset used by Company in its business, and that protection of such Confidential Information against unauthorized disclosure and use is of critical importance to Company.

2.As used in this Agreement “Confidential Information” means any information or material of a confidential or secret nature disclosed to me by or on behalf of the Company or observed or created by me in the period of my employment that relates to the business of the Company or to the business of any parent, subsidiary, affiliate, customer or vendor of the Company. Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to: (a) trade secrets; information regarding past, current, and prospective clients, customers, investors, business affiliates, employees, contractors, and the industry not generally known to the public; computer models, including proprietary software platforms or applications; software code; technical information concerning products, services, and processes; pricing and pricing techniques; non-public marketing materials; mailing lists; contact names; pricing for services; pricing strategies; business plans or strategies; budgets; research; financial and sales data; contracts, bids, or proposals; training methods and processes; organizational structure; payments or rates paid to consultants or other service providers; research and development and other such confidential or proprietary information; (b) Company Inventions and Works of Authorship (as defined below); and (c) any information or material received by the Company from or on behalf of a third party that is subject to a duty on Company’s part to maintain the confidentiality of such information and/or to use it only for certain limited purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Confidential Information” does not include knowledge or information known to me prior to my employment with the Company, in the public domain, or generally available to the public (except by my fault or negligence). Confidential Information also does not include information regarding my pay, benefits, and other employment terms and conditions.

3.I will exercise the highest degree of care to maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of all Confidential Information and at all times, both during my employment and after its termination, I will not, without the written consent of the Company: (a) disclose any Confidential Information to anyone (other



than Company personnel who need to know such information in connection with their work for Company); or (b) use Confidential Information except as may be necessary to perform my duties as an employee of the Company or as required by law. Upon termination of my employment with the Company, I will promptly deliver to the Company all documents and materials of any nature pertaining to my work with the Company, and I will not take with me any documents or materials or copies thereof containing any Confidential Information. I will take all reasonable precautions to prevent the inadvertent or accidental disclosure of Confidential Information. I understand that the unauthorized taking of the Company’s copyrights, patents or trade secrets may subject me to civil and/or criminal penalties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1833(b), I understand I will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that: (1) is made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (2) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal, and I provide the Company advance notice. I understand that nothing herein prevents me from reporting, in confidence and in good faith, a potential violation of law to relevant government authorities or to a court.

4.As used in this Agreement, “Works and Inventions” means any original works of authorship created or observed by me including but not limited to text, scripts and artwork or any other copyrightable subject matter, inventions, improvements, ideas, know-how, discoveries, developments, designs, formulas, processes, computer programs, databases, databases conceptions, discoveries, improvements and trade secrets, whether or not patentable or copyrightable or protectable as trade secrets. I will: (a) promptly and fully disclose in writing to Company the existence and nature of Works and Inventions that are made, conceived, first fixed or first reduced to practice, prepared or created by me, either alone or jointly with others, during the period of my employment, whether or not in the course of my employment and whether or not during work hours, which relate in any manner whatsoever to the Company’s copyrightable works, products, processes, services, business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research, creation or development of the Company; and (b) continuously keep current, accurate, and complete records of activities relating to such Works and Inventions, and hereby agrees that such records and all work product in the development of these materials, are owned by Company and shall be kept on Company’s property at all times.

5.I acknowledge and agree that any Works and Inventions prepared for the Company by me, either alone or jointly with others, that is eligible for copyright protection under any U.S. or foreign law shall be a work made for hire and ownership of all copyrights (including all renewals and extensions therein) shall vest in the Company. In the event any such work is deemed not to be a work made for hire for any reason, I hereby irrevocably grant, transfer and assign all right, title and interest in such work and all copyrights in such work and all renewals and extensions thereof to the Company, throughout the world in perpetuity, and agree to provide all assistance reasonably requested by the Company in the establishment, preservation and enforcement of its copyright in such work, such assistance to be provided at the Company’s expense but without any additional compensation to me. I agree to and do hereby irrevocably waive to the extent permissible all moral rights with respect to the work developed or produced hereunder or prior hereto while in the employ of the Company, including any and all rights of identification of authorship and any and all rights of approval, restriction or limitation on use or subsequent modifications, and to the extent such rights are not waivable under any applicable law, I agree not to exercise or enforce those rights under any present or future law.

6.I agree that all Works and Inventions that I make, conceive, first reduce to practice, prepare or create, either alone or jointly with others, during the period of my employment with the Company or within six months after the termination of such employment, that relate in any way to the Company’s products, processes, services or business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development



of the Company, whether or not patentable or copyrightable or protectable as trade secrets, and whether or not such Works and Inventions are conceived or developed during working hours or with the use of the Company’s materials or tools (“Company Inventions and Works of Authorship”), are the sole and exclusive property of the Company. I agree to assign and hereby do assign to Klaviyo, Inc. and its successors and assigns all right, title and interest, in law and in equity, in perpetuity, throughout the world in and to any and all Company Inventions and Works of Authorship and any and all intellectual and/or tangible property rights that might arise in, to or from any Company Inventions and Works of Authorship, including patents, copyrights, trade secrets and trademarks, and protectable ideas, corresponding applications and registrations, the right to bring suit and to claim and retain all damages and/or seek other remedies for the past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing, the right of priority, including to claim priority benefit of or to any of the foregoing, and to request issuance of patents and registrations, and copyright registrations, in the name of Klaviyo, Inc. and its successors and assigns (“Assigned Rights”). It is understood, however, that the provisions of this paragraph do not apply to any new work or development in which I become engaged after the termination of my employment with the Company, provided I demonstrate to Company’s reasonable satisfaction through documentation that any such new work or development commenced after my termination of employment and does not relate to Confidential Information. If requested by Company at any time during or after my employment, I agree to discuss in good faith with Company whether any of the intellectual property rights made, conceived, first reduced to practice or created by me relate to Confidential Information.

7.During the term of my employment and thereafter, I agree to promptly acknowledge and deliver to Company any written instruments, and perform any other reasonable acts necessary in Company's opinion and at Company's expense to effectuate and perfect Company’s rights, title and interests, and preserve, file, make, prosecute, register, enforce, maintain and/or defend any intellectual or tangible property rights that might arise in any Assigned Right and/or to effectuate and perfect Company’s rights to Employee Works and Inventions granted in accordance with paragraph 8. I hereby irrevocably designate and appoint Klaviyo, Inc. and its successors and assigns, including its respective officers and agents, as my agent and attorney in fact, to act for and on behalf of and with the same legal force and effect as if done by me to execute, perfect, deliver, file and record any assignment or other document and to take any other lawful action reasonably required to effectuate Klaviyo, Inc. and its successors and assigns rights, title and interests, and preserve, file, make, prosecute, register, enforce, maintain and/or defend any intellectual or tangible property rights that might arise in any Assigned Right, including the right to claim priority, and/or any rights granted to Employee Inventions and Works of Authorship hereunder.

8.I agree that - unless previously discussed and agreed upon in writing by Klaviyo’s Chief Executive or Chief Legal Officer - if in the course of my employment I incorporate into a Company product or process any Invention owned or conceived by me outside of my work for the Company, or in which I have an interest (“Employee Inventions and Works of Authorship”), I agree to grant and hereby do grant the Company a nonexclusive, transferrable, sublicensable, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide license to make, have made, modify, use and sell such Employee Inventions and Works of Authorship as part of any such Company product or process. I will inform the Company in writing before incorporating any Employee Inventions and Works of Authorship into any Company Inventions and Works of Authorship.

9.I agree to cooperate fully with Company, both during and after my employment with Company, with respect to the procurement, maintenance, and enforcement of copyrights, patents, and other intellectual property rights (both in the United States and foreign countries) relating to Employee Inventions and Works of Authorship. I will sign all papers, including, without limitation, copyright applications, patent applications, declarations, oaths, formal assignments, assignments of priority rights, and powers of attorney, which Company may deem necessary or desirable in order to protect its rights



and interests in any Employee Inventions and Works of Authorship. I further agree that if Company is unable, after reasonable effort, to secure my signature on any such papers, any executive officer of Company shall be entitled to execute any such papers as my agent and the attorney-in-fact, and I hereby irrevocably designate and appoint each executive officer of Company as my agent and attorney-in-fact to execute any such papers on my behalf, and to take any and all actions as Company may deem necessary or desirable in order to protect its rights and interests in any Employee Inventions and Works of Authorship under the conditions described in this sentence.

10.As a matter of record, attached hereto as Exhibit B is a complete list of all inventions or improvements relevant to the subject matter of my employment by Company which have been made or conceived or first reduced to practice by me jointly or with others prior to employment with Company that I desire to remove from the operation of this Agreement. I warrant this list is complete. If no such list is attached to this Agreement, I represent that I have no such inventions and improvements at the time of signing this Agreement.

While employed, I will advise Klaviyo’s legal department promptly in writing of any inventions that I believe meet the foregoing criteria (including as listed on Exhibit A) and that I have not disclosed on Exhibit B for a confidential determination.

11.I represent that my performance of all the terms of this Agreement and my duties as an employee of the Company will not breach any invention assignment or proprietary information agreement with any former employer or other party. I represent that I will not bring with me to the Company or use in the performance of my duties for the Company any documents or materials of a former employer or other party that are not generally available to the public.

12.I agree that, during my employment with the Company: (a) I will not engage in any outside employment or business activity that is competitive with any of the Company’s current or reasonably anticipated business activities, or which is otherwise related to the business in which the Company is now involved or subsequently becomes involved, except with the Company’s advance consent; and (b) I will not engage in any other activities which conflict with my obligations to the Company.

13.To protect the Company’s Confidential Information (which I have or will have access to and/or have participated in or will participate in creating and developing) and to safeguard the Company’s relationship with its employees, customers and business partners, as well as to protect other important business interests, I hereby agree that while I am employed by the Company and for a period of twelve (12) months after the termination or cessation of such employment (for any reason or no reason, whether voluntary or involuntary), unless otherwise prohibited by the law of the state in which I predominantly work, I will not directly or indirectly: (a) either alone or in association with others solicit, divert or take away, or attempt to divert or take away the business or patronage of any of the actual, potential, or prospective clients, customers, business partners, or investors of Company which were contacted, solicited, or served by Company by me or using Confidential Information during the twelve (12) month period prior to my termination or cessation of employment; or (b) either alone or in association with others (i) solicit, induce, or attempt to induce any employee or independent contractor of Company to terminate their employment or other engagement with Company, or (ii) hire, or recruit or attempt to hire, or engage or attempt to engage as an employee or independent contractor any person who I had material business contact with in the last 12 months of my employment with Company; provided, that this clause (iii) shall not apply to the recruitment or hiring or other engagement of any individual whose employment or other engagement with Company has been terminated for a period of six (6) months or longer. I agree that in the event of my breach of this Paragraph 13, the restricted period shall be extended by at least an amount of time reflecting the period during which I was in breach of these non-solicitation restrictions.




14.I hereby authorize the Company to notify others, including, without limitation, vendors, customers of the Company and my future employers, of the terms of this Agreement and my responsibilities hereunder.

15.I acknowledge and agree that (i) the Company’s business is highly competitive, the secrecy of the Confidential Information (as defined herein) is of the utmost important to Company, and I will learn and use Confidential information in performing work for the Company; (ii) my position may require me to establish goodwill for the Company with past, present, and prospective clients, customers, investors, vendors, suppliers, and business partners of the Company and such goodwill is extremely important to the Company’s success; and (iii) all good will established by me with past, present and prospective clients, customers, investors, vendors suppliers, distributors, business partners and employees of the Company on behalf of the Company, as well as all client or customer account, belong to the Company and not to me. I further understand the restrictions set forth in this Agreement are intended to protect the Company’s legitimate business interest in its Confidential Information, and established relationships and goodwill, and I agree and acknowledge that the restrictions in this agreement are no broader than necessary to protect the Company’s interest in its trade secrets, Confidential Information, and/or goodwill.

16.I understand and agree that, given the nature of the Confidential Information and the competitive damage that would result to Company upon unauthorized disclosure, use, or transfer of Confidential Information, as well as the nature of the Company’s established goodwill with its customers and employees, monetary damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any violation or threatened violation of this Agreement. I agree that in such event, and in addition to any other relief or remedies to which the Company is entitled, the Company shall have the right to obtain specific performance and injunctive and other equitable relief without proving actual monetary damages and shall have the right to recover the Company’s reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs expended if the Company prevails in any litigation instituted to enforce this Agreement. I agree that Company’s right to an injunction specifically includes the right to inspect and analyze any electronic devices on which I stored or transmitted Company information, pursuant to a reasonable forensic protocol. I further acknowledge that the Company would not permit me to access its Confidential Information or goodwill but for the fact that I have undertaken the obligations set forth in this Agreement.

17.I understand and agree that I will remain bound by this Agreement throughout my employment with the Company. I understand and agree that my obligations under this agreement will not be diminished or altered by material or immaterial changes to my role or duties, including but not limited to job title, job duties, pay, transfer to a new position, equity interest, or break in service after signing of this Agreement.

18.I understand and agree that, unless otherwise required by the law of the state in which I predominantly work, this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (without reference to the conflicts of laws provisions), and I consent to the jurisdiction of Suffolk Superior Court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – Business Litigation Session (or, if appropriate, a federal court located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts unless otherwise required by the state in which I predominantly work). I understand and agree that by signing this Agreement I irrevocably waive any right to a trial by jury in any action, suit, or other legal proceeding arising under or relating to any provision of this Agreement. I understand and agree that if I breach this Agreement, I will be liable for Company’s reasonable costs and fees related to the breach, including attorneys’ fees, forensic technologists’ fees, and expert witness fees.

19.The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law. Moreover, if any one or more of the



provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope, activity or subject, or for any other reason whatsoever, such provision shall be construed and enforced by limiting and reducing the provision so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with the applicable law as it shall then appear just as if such limited or reduced provision had been set forth in this Agreement originally. This Agreement shall survive the termination of my employment for any reason and the assignment of this Agreement by the Company to any successor-in-interest or other assignee and shall be binding upon my heirs and legal representatives.

20.I understand that this Agreement does not constitute a contract of employment or obligate the Company to employ me for any stated period of time.

21.I understand and agree that no failure or delay by Company in exercising any right, power, or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power, or privilege hereunder.

22.This Agreement contains the entire and only agreement between me and Company respecting the subject matter addressed in this Agreement. No modification, renewal, extension, waiver, or termination or superseding of this Agreement or any of the provisions herein contained will be binding upon me or Company unless made in a writing and signed by an authorized officer of Company and me. In the event of any inconsistencies between this Agreement and any other contract to which Company or I are already parties, the Company will be provided with cumulative benefits where possible, and otherwise, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.

23.This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one Agreement. Signatures obtained by facsimile or electronically (including pdf or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, e.g., www.docusign.com) shall be deemed originals and shall be binding.

24.This Agreement shall be effective as of the date executed. This agreement may not be modified or terminated, in whole or part, except in writing signed by an authorized representative of the Company.

I acknowledge the following:



I have read this agreement carefully and i understand and accept the obligations which it imposes upon me without reservation. No promises or representations have been made to me to induce me to sign this agreement. I sign this agreement voluntarily and freely.




In witness whereof, each party to this Agreement has caused it to be executed on the date indicated below.
Klaviyo, Inc.
By:  /s/ Andrew Bialecki
Andrew Bialecki, CEO
Date:May 4, 2023
Name:Steve Rowland
Signature:/s/ Steve Rowland
Date:May 4, 2023




Exhibit A

I have been notified and understand the terms of this Agreement requiring disclosure and assignment of Inventions to Klaviyo will be interpreted to comply with applicable state laws including:

California: This provision complies with Section 2870 of the California Labor Code which provides that the requirement to assign “shall not apply to an invention that the employee developed entirely on his or her own time without using the employer’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions that either: (1) [r]elate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the employer’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer; or (2) [r]esult from any work performed by the employee for the employer.

Illinois: This agreement does not apply to an Invention that qualifies fully as a nonassignable Invention under Chapter 765 Section 1060/2 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes (hereinafter “Section 1060/2”) or any other any Invention which qualifies fully for protection from assignment of the Company under any other specifically applicable state law, regulation, rule or public policy (“Specific Inventions Law”). I understand and acknowledge that this Agreement does not apply to any Invention that I develop entirely on my own time without using the Company’s equipment, supplies, facilities or other trade secret information, except for those Inventions that either related at the time of conception or reduction to practice to the Company’s business or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development or result from any work I perform for the Company. I hereby agree that my signature on this Agreement acknowledges receipt of this notification pursuant to Section 1060/2(3). This limitation does not apply to any patent or Invention covered by a contract between Company and the United States or any of its agencies requiring full title to such patent or Invention to be in the United States.

Minnesota: Minnesota Statutes Annotated Section 181.78 reads:

Subdivision 1. Any provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign or offer to assign any of the employee’s rights in an invention to the employer shall not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information of the employer was used and which was developed entirely on the employee’s own time, and (1) which does not relate (a) directly to the business of the employer or (b) to the employer’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (2) which does not result from any work performed by the employee for the employer. Any provision which purports to apply to such an invention is to that extent against the public policy of this state and is to that extent void and unenforceable.

Subdivision 2. No employer shall require a provision made void and unenforceable by subdivision 1 as a condition of employment or continuing employment.

Washington: Revised Code of Washington Section 49.44.140 reads:

A provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign or offer to assign any of the employee’s rights in an invention to the employer does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information of the employer was used and which was developed entirely on the employee’s own time, unless (a) the invention relates (i) directly to the business of the employer, or (ii) to the employer’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the invention results from any work performed by the employee for the employer. Any provision which purports to apply to such an invention is to that extent against the public policy of this state and is to that extent void and unenforceable.





Exhibit B

Excluded Inventions and Original Works of Authorship

I understand that listing a project or an invention here does not mean that Klaviyo is granting me permission to continue working on the project or invention. This is only a listing of inventions or original works of authorship done prior to my employment with Klaviyo. Return this document to your recruiter prior to signing your offer letter only if you have an invention to disclose.

I have inventions or projects I would like to exclude. They are listed below.
Additional sheets are attached.

1.Excluded Inventions Disclosure. Except as listed in Section 2 below, the following is a complete list of all excluded inventions:

TitleDateIdentifying Number or Brief Description

ADDITIONAL SHEET

2.Due to a prior confidentiality agreement, I cannot complete the disclosure under Section 1 above with respect to the excluded inventions generally listed below, the intellectual property rights and duty of confidentiality with respect to which I owe to the following party(ies):

Excluded InventionParty(ies)Relationship

ADDITIONAL SHEET


Name:

Signature:

Date:

Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, Andrew Bialecki, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Klaviyo, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

May 8, 2024

/s/ Andrew Bialecki
Name: Andrew Bialecki
Title: Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer
Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, Amanda Whalen, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Klaviyo, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

May 8, 2024

/s/ Amanda Whalen
Name: Amanda Whalen
Title: Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Exhibit 32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer
Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Klaviyo, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Andrew Bialecki, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Andrew Bialecki
Name: Andrew Bialecki
Title: Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 8, 2024

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. This certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Exhibit 32.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer
Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Klaviyo, Inc. (the “Company”) for the period ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Amanda Whalen, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Amanda Whalen
Name: Amanda Whalen
Title: Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
May 8, 2024

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. This certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Cover - shares
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Apr. 30, 2024
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Quarterly Report true  
Document Period End Date Mar. 31, 2024  
Document Transition Report false  
Entity File Number 001-41806  
Entity Registrant Name Klaviyo, Inc.  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE  
Entity Tax Identification Number 46-0989964  
Entity Address, Address Line One 125 Summer Street  
Entity Address, Address Line Two 6th Floor  
Entity Address, City or Town Boston  
Entity Address, State or Province MA  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 02110  
City Area Code 617  
Local Phone Number 213-1788  
Title of 12(b) Security Series A common stock, par value $0.001 per share  
Trading Symbol KVYO  
Security Exchange Name NYSE  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Entity Filer Category Non-accelerated Filer  
Entity Small Business false  
Entity Emerging Growth Company true  
Entity Ex Transition Period false  
Entity Shell Company false  
Amendment Flag false  
Entity Central Index Key 0001835830  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2024  
Series A Common Stock    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   70,349,399
Series B Common Stock    
Document Information [Line Items]    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   194,210,182
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 755,827 $ 738,562
Restricted cash 393 409
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts 23,241 23,076
Deferred contract acquisition costs, current 17,177 15,198
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 29,804 26,244
Total current assets 826,442 803,489
Property and equipment, net 42,786 43,450
Right-of-use assets, net 34,684 36,987
Deferred contract acquisition costs, non-current 24,507 23,177
Restricted cash, non-current 657 686
Prepaid marketing expense 168,720 173,844
Other non-current assets 10,600 7,417
Total assets 1,108,396 1,089,050
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable 8,464 13,597
Accrued expenses 65,134 62,838
Lease liabilities, current 13,625 14,081
Deferred revenue 42,519 40,100
Total current liabilities 129,742 130,616
Lease liabilities, non-current 34,759 37,498
Other non-current liabilities 6,443 6,159
Total liabilities 170,944 174,273
Stockholders’ Equity    
Preferred stock: $0.001 par value; $100,000,000 shares authorized; 0 and $0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. 0 0
Additional paid-in capital 1,749,113 1,713,560
Accumulated deficit (811,925) (799,043)
Total stockholders’ equity 937,452 914,777
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity 1,108,396 1,089,050
Series A Common Stock    
Stockholders’ Equity    
Common stock $ 70 $ 41
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) 70,065,833 40,841,834
Common stock, outstanding (in shares) 70,065,833 40,841,834
Series B Common Stock    
Stockholders’ Equity    
Common stock $ 194 $ 219
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) 193,969,875 218,524,009
Common stock, outstanding (in shares) 193,969,875 218,524,009
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (Unaudited) - $ / shares
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2023
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.001 $ 0.001  
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares) 100,000,000 100,000,000  
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares) 0 0  
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares) 0 0  
Series A Common Stock      
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.001 $ 0.001 $ 0.001
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) 70,065,833 40,841,834  
Common stock, outstanding (in shares) 70,065,833 40,841,834  
Series B Common Stock      
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) $ 0.001 $ 0.001  
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)   350,000,000  
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) 193,969,875 218,524,009  
Common stock, outstanding (in shares) 193,969,875 218,524,009  
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]    
Revenue $ 209,993 $ 156,088
Cost of revenue 44,938 36,574
Gross profit 165,055 119,514
Operating expenses:    
Selling and marketing 91,858 60,613
Research and development 56,097 35,032
General and administrative 39,192 22,991
Total operating expenses 187,147 118,636
Operating (loss) income (22,092) 878
Other income (expense):    
Other income (expense) 68 (25)
Interest income 9,546 3,816
Total other income, net 9,614 3,791
(Loss) income before income taxes (12,478) 4,669
Provision for income taxes 404 391
Net (loss) income (12,882) 4,278
Comprehensive (loss) income $ (12,882) $ 4,278
Net (loss) income per share attributable to Series A and Series B common stockholders, basic (in dollars per share) $ (0.05) $ 0.02
Net (loss) income per share attributable to Series A and Series B common stockholders, diluted (in dollars per share) $ (0.05) $ 0.02
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) 261,332,411 235,498,300
Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted (in shares) 261,332,411 268,430,992
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Redeemable Common Stock and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Total
Series A Common Stock
Series B Common Stock
Conversion of Redeemable Common Stock
Common Stock
Series A Common Stock
Common Stock
Series B Common Stock
Common Stock
Conversion of Redeemable Common Stock
Series A Common Stock
Common Stock
Conversion of Redeemable Common Stock
Series B Common Stock
Additional Paid-In Capital
Accumulated Deficit
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022 64,046,223                  
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022 $ 1,531,853                  
Redeemable Common Stock                    
Accretion of redeemable common stock to redemption value $ 36,003                  
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023 64,046,223                  
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2023 $ 1,567,856                  
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022         0 170,855,313        
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022 (1,036,183)       $ 0 $ 171     $ 1,249,065 $ (2,285,419)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                    
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock options (in shares)           303,710        
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock options 341               341  
Accretion of redeemable common stock to redemption value (36,003)               (36,003)  
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of collaboration agreement warrants (in shares)           590,374        
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of collaboration agreement warrants 6         $ 1     5  
Vested warrants related to collaboration agreement 13,885               13,885  
Stock-based compensation expense 1,823               1,823  
Vesting of restricted stock common stock (in shares)           8,932        
Vesting of restricted common stock 25               25  
Vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)           33,333        
Vesting of restricted stock units 0                  
Net (loss) income 4,278                 4,278
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023         0 171,791,662        
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2023 (1,051,828)       $ 0 $ 172     1,229,141 (2,281,141)
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2023   40,841,834 218,524,009   40,841,834 218,524,009        
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2023 914,777       $ 41 $ 219     1,713,560 (799,043)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]                    
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock options (in shares)           3,715,082        
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of common stock options 3,564         $ 3     3,561  
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)         35,673 973,988        
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock units 0         $ 1     (1)  
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of collaboration agreement warrants (in shares)           344,382        
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of collaboration agreement warrants 4               4  
Vested warrants related to collaboration agreement 8,100               8,100  
Stock-based compensation expense 35,754               35,754  
Shares withheld for tax withholding upon vesting of restricted stock units (in shares)         (15,168) (384,092)        
Shares withheld for tax withholding upon vesting of restricted stock units (11,865)               (11,865)  
Conversion of common stock (in shares)             29,203,494 (29,203,494)    
Conversion of common stock       $ 0     $ 29 $ (29)    
Net (loss) income (12,882)                 (12,882)
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2024   70,065,833 193,969,875   70,065,833 193,969,875        
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2024 $ 937,452       $ 70 $ 194     $ 1,749,113 $ (811,925)
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Operating activities    
Net (loss) income $ (12,882) $ 4,278
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization expense 3,974 3,301
Non-cash operating lease costs 3,052 3,343
Amortization of deferred contract acquisition costs 3,933 3,497
Amortization of prepaid marketing expense 13,224 13,224
Loss on disposal of property and equipment 32 0
Bad debt expense (60) (767)
Stock-based compensation expense 35,627 1,823
Other (21)  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Accounts receivable (105) (383)
Deferred contract acquisition costs (7,242) (6,015)
Prepaid expenses, prepaid taxes, and other assets (6,838) (6,036)
Accounts payable (5,061) 817
Accrued expenses (244) 1,306
Deferred revenue 2,419 1,040
Operating lease liabilities (3,915) (3,896)
Other non-current liabilities 289 10
Net cash provided by operating activities 26,182 15,552
Investing activities    
Acquisition of property and equipment (1,259) (325)
Capitalization of software development costs (1,966) (1,306)
Net cash used in investing activities (3,225) (1,631)
Financing activities    
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options 3,589 383
Cash paid for finance leases (5) (5)
Proceeds from exercise of warrants 4 6
Employee taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards (11,865) 0
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan 2,540 0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (5,737) 384
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 17,220 14,305
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period 739,657 386,916
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period 756,877 401,221
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:    
Cash paid for income taxes 89 0
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities, net of tenant incentives received 3,915 3,896
Non-cash investing and financing activities    
Recognition of prepaid marketing asset 8,100 13,885
Vesting of restricted common stock 0 25
Accretion of common stock subject to redemption 0 (36,003)
Capitalization of stock-based compensation expense related to internal-use software 127 0
Unpaid purchases of property and equipment $ 403 $ 48
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Organization and Business Description
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Business Description
1. Organization and Business Description
Klaviyo, Inc. (the “Company”) is a technology company that provides a software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) platform to enable its customers to send the right messages at the right time across email, short message service (“SMS”) and push notifications, more accurately measure and predict performance, and deploy specific actions and campaigns. The Company’s reviews add-on allows for the collection of product reviews within its platform and its Customer Data Platform (“CDP”) offering gives user-friendly ways to track, transform, and cleanse data as well as run more advanced reporting and predictive analysis to drive revenue growth. The platform combines proprietary data and application layers into one solution with machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities. The Company focused on marketing automation within eCommerce as its first application use case.
The Company generates revenue through the sale of subscriptions to its customers for the use of its platform. Subscription plans are tiered based on the number of consumer profiles stored on the Company’s platform and the number of emails and SMS messages sent.
The Company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and was incorporated in the state of Delaware on September 14, 2012. The Company has three wholly-owned subsidiaries located in the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States.
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Redeemable Common Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) and the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, and the related notes to such interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited.
These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and do not include all disclosures normally required in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted. The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024. In the opinion of management, the interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position for the periods presented. The results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of future results or results for the full fiscal year or for any other period.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, the allowance for doubtful accounts, determination of revenue recognition under ASC 606, estimated benefit period of deferred contract acquisition costs, estimated life of prepaid marketing expense, and historical valuation of common stock and stock-based compensation, including fair value of warrants.
The Company evaluates estimates based on historical and anticipated results, trends, and various other assumptions. The Company assesses these estimates on a regular basis; however, actual results could differ from these estimates.
Significant Accounting Policies
Our significant accounting policies are detailed in “Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the audited annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024. There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies with the exception of the below:
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation on awards granted under stock compensation plans, which are described in more detail in Note 11. Stock-Based Compensation.
The Company measures stock-based compensation awards, including stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded for awards issued to employees and non-employees at fair value with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital. For awards with service conditions only, the Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. Forfeitures are recognized when they occur.
RSUs granted under the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) are subject to both service-based and performance-based vesting conditions, whereby the performance condition is satisfied upon occurrence of a liquidity event. Upon the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC in connection with its initial public offering (“IPO”) in September 2023, the performance vesting condition was satisfied and cumulative compensation cost was recognized using the accelerated attribution method. Compensation costs continue to be recognized under this method through March 31, 2024 as the remaining awards continue to vest based on the remaining service condition. The fair value of each RSU grant is calculated based on the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, or, if modified, the date of modification.
RSUs granted under the Company’s 2023 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”) are for shares of Series A common stock and are currently subject to service-based vesting conditions only. Compensation costs related to these awards are recognized using the straight-line method over the service period of the award. The fair value of each RSU grant is calculated based on the fair value of the Company’s Series A common stock on the date of grant, or, if modified, the date of modification.
Rights granted to employees to purchase shares of Series A common stock under the 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) are subject to service-based vesting conditions only. Compensation costs related to the ESPP are recognized using the straight-line method over the service period of the award. The fair value of the estimated shares of Series A common stock to be purchased is computed as the sum of (a) 15% purchase discount off of the grant date quoted trading price of the Company’s Series A common stock and (b) the fair value of the look-back feature of the Company’s
Series A common stock on the grant date which consists of a call option on 85% of a share of common stock and a put option on 15% of a share of common stock.
Shopify Collaboration Agreement
On July 28, 2022, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Shopify Inc. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Shopify”) to form a strategic relationship for the purposes of creating greater interoperability between the Klaviyo and Shopify platforms and forming a strategic product, distribution, and marketing relationship. Shopify became a related party upon execution of this agreement.

The Company determined that Shopify is a vendor and not a customer, as the collaboration agreement is a services contract under which the Company is receiving marketing services from Shopify in exchange for payments under the revenue sharing agreement. The revenue sharing agreement is a mechanism for Shopify to be compensated for the customer acquisition and marketing services Shopify is providing to the Company. Shopify is not a reseller or distributor of our platform, nor does Shopify provide any services on the Company’s behalf. Fees paid under the revenue share agreement are recognized as a component of selling and marketing expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred $6.4 million related to fees paid under the revenue sharing agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company incurred $5.1 million related to fees paid under the revenue sharing agreement. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $5.8 million and $4.5 million in accrued expenses owed to Shopify for fees payable under the revenue sharing agreement, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, the Company capitalized prepaid marketing expense of $8.1 million and $13.9 million related to the vested warrants issued as consideration for the collaboration agreement, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded marketing expense of $13.2 million in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income as a component of selling and marketing expense related to the amortization of the prepaid marketing expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded marketing expense of $13.2 million in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income as a component of selling and marketing expense related to the amortization of the prepaid marketing expense. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s prepaid marketing expense was $168.7 million and $173.8 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, there was $282.1 million of unrecognized marketing expense related to the warrants that will be recognized over 5.33 years. Refer to Note 10. Redeemable Common Stock, Common Stock, and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for further discussion of the warrants.
On June 24, 2022, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Shopify. On the closing date of July 28, 2022, Shopify purchased 2,951,846 shares of common stock for $33.88 per share. The stock purchase agreement gives Shopify the right to purchase 15,743,174 additional shares of common stock for $88.93 per share (the “Investment Option”). The common stock and Investment Option were determined to be freestanding financial instruments purchased at fair value and were accounted for separately from the collaboration agreement, revenue sharing agreement, and common stock warrant.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has implemented all applicable accounting pronouncements that are in effect. In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires disclosure of incremental segment information on an interim and annual basis. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and requires retrospective application to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance on the consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires public entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2023-09.
There are no other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that could have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
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Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligations, and Accounts Receivable
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligations, and Accounts Receivable
3. Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligations, and Accounts Receivable
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue by geographic area, based on the location of the Company’s customers, was as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Americas:
United States$132,735 $99,901 
Other Americas (1)
11,002 8,720 
APAC (1)(2)
21,392 16,170 
EMEA (1)(3)
44,864 31,297 
Total Revenue$209,993 $156,088 
(1) Other than the United States, no other individual country accounted for 10% or more of total revenue for any of the periods presented.
(2) Asia-Pacific
(3) Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Deferred Revenue
The change in deferred revenue reflects billings during the period for which the performance obligation was not satisfied prior to the end of the period, partially offset by revenues recognized during the period. The following table summarizes the changes in the balance of deferred revenue during the periods presented (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Balance at beginning of the period$40,100 $25,109 
Plus: Billings during the period212,412 157,128 
Less: Revenue recognized during the period(209,993)(156,088)
Balance at end of the period$42,519 $26,149 
For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, revenue recognized from amounts included in deferred revenue at the beginning of the period was $36.7 million and $25.1 million, respectively.
Remaining Performance Obligations
Remaining performance obligations represents the amount of contracted future revenue that has not yet been recognized, including deferred revenue. As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s remaining performance obligations are $101.2 million, of which $94.1 million is expected to be recognized within the next twelve months and $7.1 million is expected to be recognized during a period greater than twelve months.

Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are shown net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.9 million and $1.5 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
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Fair Value Measurements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements
4. Fair Value Measurements

The following table sets forth the Company’s financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis at the periods indicated below, by level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

As of March 31, 2024
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$320,019 $— $— $320,019 
Total$320,019 $— $— $320,019 

As of December 31, 2023
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$314,511 $— $— $314,511 
Total$314,511 $— $— $314,511 

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, certain of the Company’s cash equivalents were held in money market funds. The Company’s investments in money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy as they are valued using quoted market prices in active markets.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s carrying amounts of financial instruments, including cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to their short-term maturities.
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Property and Equipment, Net
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property and Equipment, Net
5. Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Capitalized internal-use software$13,775 $11,682 
Office equipment3,605 3,633 
Computer equipment3,897 2,939 
Furniture and fixtures7,338 7,242 
Leasehold improvements45,891 45,768 
Construction-in-progress— 78 
Asset retirement cost643 643 
Total property and equipment75,149 71,985 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(32,363)(28,535)
Total property and equipment, net$42,786 $43,450 
Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was approximately $4.0 million and $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company capitalized $2.1 million and $1.3 million of internal-use software development costs, respectively. Of the $2.1 million internal-use software development costs capitalized during the three months ended March 31, 2024, $0.1 million is attributable to stock-based compensation expense. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company did not capitalize any stock-based compensation expense related to internal-use software development. The Company recorded amortization expense associated with its capitalized internal-use software development costs of $0.8 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Amortization expense is included in cost of revenue in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.
The asset retirement obligation is included in other non-current liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Asset retirement obligation activity is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Beginning balance$761 $722 
Additions— — 
Accretion10 10 
Ending balance$771 $732 
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Accrued Expenses
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued Expenses
6. Accrued Expenses
The following table presents components of accrued expenses (in thousands):
As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Accrued compensation and employee related costs$27,376 $25,644 
Accrued sabbatical3,921 3,394 
Accrued value added tax8,054 7,530 
Other accrued taxes7,433 6,830 
Accrued cost of revenue7,203 6,656 
Accrued professional services4,011 3,605 
Accrued marketing3,811 6,374 
Other accrued expenses3,325 2,805 
Total accrued expenses$65,134 $62,838 
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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
7. Commitments and Contingencies
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The Company has material long-term non-cancelable contractual obligations outstanding with marketing vendors and various service providers. Future minimum payments under the Company’s non-cancelable purchase commitments as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, were $308.8 million and $346.2 million, respectively.
Legal Matters
From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the course of its business, including but not limited to claims brought by its customers in connection with commercial disputes and litigation arising from employee and ex-employee related matters. The Company is not presently subject to any pending or threatened litigation, individually or taken together, for which it is reasonably possible to have a material effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Guarantees and Indemnification Obligations
In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into agreements with its customers that include commercial provisions with respect to licensing, infringement, indemnification, and other common provisions. The Company does not, in the ordinary course of business, agree to indemnification obligations for the Company under its contracts with customers except for intellectual property infringement claims related to the Company’s services. Based on historical experience and information known at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has not incurred any costs for guarantees or indemnities.
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Leases
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases
8. Leases

The components of lease expense are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Operating lease cost$3,052$3,352
Short-term lease cost95215
Financing lease cost55
Total lease cost$3,152$3,572

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company’s operating leases is as follows (in thousands):
As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating lease ROU assets$34,684$36,987
Operating lease liabilities, current13,62514,081
Operating lease liabilities, non-current34,75937,498
Total lease liabilities$48,384$51,579

Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to the Company’s leases are as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities, net of tenant incentives received $3,915$3,896
ROU assets recognized for new leases and amendments (non-cash)$$


Other information related to leases is as follows:

As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Weighted average remaining lease term 3.9 years4.1 years
Weighted average discount rate4.98 %4.97 %
Future undiscounted annual cash flows for the Company’s operating leases as of March 31, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ending December 31,Operating Leases
Remaining portion of 2024$10,657 
202513,191 
202613,385 
202712,692 
20283,205 
Thereafter— 
Total future undiscounted lease payments53,130 
Less imputed interest(4,746)
Total lease liabilities$48,384 
The table above does not include options to extend lease terms that are not reasonably certain of being exercised or leases signed but not yet commenced as of March 31, 2024.
Leases
8. Leases

The components of lease expense are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Operating lease cost$3,052$3,352
Short-term lease cost95215
Financing lease cost55
Total lease cost$3,152$3,572

Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company’s operating leases is as follows (in thousands):
As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating lease ROU assets$34,684$36,987
Operating lease liabilities, current13,62514,081
Operating lease liabilities, non-current34,75937,498
Total lease liabilities$48,384$51,579

Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to the Company’s leases are as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities, net of tenant incentives received $3,915$3,896
ROU assets recognized for new leases and amendments (non-cash)$$


Other information related to leases is as follows:

As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Weighted average remaining lease term 3.9 years4.1 years
Weighted average discount rate4.98 %4.97 %
Future undiscounted annual cash flows for the Company’s operating leases as of March 31, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ending December 31,Operating Leases
Remaining portion of 2024$10,657 
202513,191 
202613,385 
202712,692 
20283,205 
Thereafter— 
Total future undiscounted lease payments53,130 
Less imputed interest(4,746)
Total lease liabilities$48,384 
The table above does not include options to extend lease terms that are not reasonably certain of being exercised or leases signed but not yet commenced as of March 31, 2024.
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Income Taxes
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
9. Income Taxes

The Company computes its provision for interim periods by applying its estimated annual effective tax rate to its anticipated net (loss) income and adjustments for discrete items in the period. The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, are less than the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 21% primarily due to the valuation allowance in the U.S. The Company’s effective tax rate was (3.2)% and 8.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The current period tax expense reflects the impact of the capitalization of research and development expenditures in accordance with Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 174, partially offset by excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation.
Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of carryforwards and temporary differences between the amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and such amounts as measured by tax laws. The carryforwards and temporary differences give rise to a significant portion of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities. The Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets in the U.S.

The Company has not recognized any liabilities for uncertain tax positions or unrecognized benefits as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The Company does not expect any material change in uncertain tax benefits within the next 12 months.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company has had an immaterial amount of earnings from its wholly-owned non-U.S. subsidiaries indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. The Company does not intend to repatriate these earnings or realize the outside basis differences in its foreign subsidiaries and, accordingly, the Company has not provided any taxes for those amounts, given the indefinite reinvestment, and it is not practicable to estimate the amount of deferred tax liability that would be incurred.
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Redeemable Common Stock, Common Stock, and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Redeemable Common Stock, Common Stock, and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
10. Redeemable Common Stock, Common Stock, and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
Redeemable Common Stock

The Company issued 64,046,223 shares of common stock at various dates in 2019, 2020, and 2021 to select investors that were subject to redemption at fair value of common stock at the investor’s option after November 6, 2029. In accordance with the SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within control of the Company require classification of the associated instrument outside of permanent equity.

As of March 31, 2023, the Company determined that the redeemable shares were probable of becoming redeemable. In accordance with ASC 480-10-S99, the Company elected to recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur. The per-share redemption value is equal to the fair market value of a single share of the Company’s common stock subject to a floor of the initial carrying value.
Immediately prior to the Company’s IPO in September 2023, the redeemable common stock was accreted to the IPO issuance price. Upon the IPO, the redemption right of these shares was terminated and all shares of the Company’s redeemable common stock automatically converted into shares of Series B common stock. This transaction resulted in a reclassification of redeemable common stock to stockholder’s equity, including an increase to additional paid-in capital and Accumulated Deficit to reverse accretion recorded to these accounts.

Common Stock

Immediately following the effectiveness of the registration statement relating to the Company’s IPO in September 2023, the Company filed its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which authorized a total of 3,000,000,000 shares of Series A common stock, 350,000,000 shares of Series B common stock, and 100,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock. All shares of common stock then outstanding were reclassified as Series B common stock. The rights of the holders of Series A common stock and Series B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting and conversion. Each share of Series A common stock is entitled to one vote per share and is not convertible into any other shares of the Company’s capital stock. Each share of Series B common stock is entitled to ten votes per share and is convertible into one share of Series A common stock at any time. Shares of the Company’s Series B common stock will also automatically convert into shares of Series A common stock upon certain transfers and other events. Upon the seventh anniversary of the Company’s IPO, all outstanding shares of Series B common stock will automatically convert into Series A common stock.

Preferred Stock
The Company has authorized 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. As of March 31, 2024, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

Common Stock Warrants

On July 28, 2022, the Company granted warrants to purchase up to 15,743,174 shares of Series B common stock in connection with the collaboration agreement and strategic partnership with Shopify as compensation for marketing services.

The following table summarizes the warrants activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024:
Number of SharesWeighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Remaining Life (years)
Warrants outstanding at January 1, 2024
5,165,732 $0.01 8.58
Granted— 
Exercised(344,382)0.01 8.50
Cancelled— 
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2024
4,821,350 $0.01 8.33
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, 344,382 warrants vested. The Company has no vested but not exercised warrants outstanding as of March 31, 2024. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 590,374 warrants vested.
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Stock-Based Compensation
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation
11. Stock-Based Compensation
Equity Incentive Plans
On September 1, 2015, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) adopted the 2015 Plan. The Board or, at its sole discretion, a committee of the Board, is responsible for the administration of the 2015 Plan. As of March 31, 2024, outstanding awards under the 2015 Plan include options and RSUs. Generally 2015 Plan awards vest into shares of Series B common stock and are immediately reclassified to Series A common stock based upon the employee’s conversion election made at the time of the IPO. All equity grants subsequent to the IPO are made pursuant to the 2023 Plan, which was approved by the Board effective as of September 19, 2023. The Board or, at its sole discretion, a committee of the Board, is responsible for the administration of the 2023 Plan. As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s authorized common stock includes 58,184,554 shares of Series A common stock reserved for issuance of equity awards under the 2023 Plan, of which 52,864,070 shares are available for future grants.
The 2015 Plan provides for the grant of various types of stock-based compensation awards including, but not limited to, RSUs, incentive stock options (“ISOs”), non-qualified stock options (“NSOs,” referred to collectively with ISOs as options) and restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) to directors, consultants, employees, and officers of the Company. ISOs may only be granted to employees, and the exercise price thereon cannot be less than the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant or less than 110% of the fair value in the case of employees holding 10% or more of the voting stock of the Company. The exercise price on NSOs must be at least equal to the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company has historically granted RSUs, ISOs, NSOs, and RSAs.
The 2023 Plan provides for the grants of various types of stock-based compensation awards including, but not limited to, RSUs, ISOs, NSOs, and RSAs. During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company solely granted RSUs as further described below.
Restricted Stock Units

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company granted RSUs to employees under the 2023 Plan and 2015 Plan, respectively. In general, RSUs granted under the 2015 Plan vest upon the satisfaction of both a service-based vesting condition and a performance-based vesting condition. Generally, the service-based vesting condition requires the grantee to remain an eligible participant, as that term is defined in the 2015 Plan, for a period of 4 years. Generally, RSUs vest quarterly over the entire 4-year period or vest 25% after 1 year, with the remainder vesting quarterly over the following 3 years. The performance-based vesting condition was satisfied upon the occurrence of the IPO in September 2023. In general, RSUs granted after the IPO under the 2023 Plan vest upon the satisfaction of service-based vesting conditions only. These service-based vesting conditions are consistent with those under the 2015 Plan detailed above.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On August 24, 2023, the Board adopted the ESPP in which eligible employees may contribute up to 15% of their base compensation to purchase shares of the Company’s Series A common stock at a price equal to 85% of the lower of (1) the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Series A common stock at the beginning of the offering period and (2) the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Series A common stock on the purchase date. The ESPP provides for 12-month offering periods beginning January 1 and July 1 of each year, or the next trading date thereafter. Each offering period will consist of two six-month purchase periods. The initial offering period began on January 2, 2024 and will end on December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the Company reserved 8,793,658 shares of Series A common stock pursuant to purchase rights to be issued to the Company’s eligible employees under the ESPP. The ESPP provides that the number of shares reserved and available for issuance will automatically increase each January 1, beginning on January 1, 2024, by the least of 6,200,000 shares of our Series A common stock, 1% of the outstanding
number of shares of our Series A common stock and Series B common stock on the immediately preceding December 31, or such lesser number of shares as determined by our administrator of the ESPP.

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP of $1.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, $2.6 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the ESPP is expected to be recognized on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the current offering period.

As of March 31, 2024, no shares of Series A common stock have been issued under the ESPP.

Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income is as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cost of revenue$2,378 $26 
Selling and marketing11,284 127 
Research and development13,121 551 
General and administrative8,844 1,119 
Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized35,627 1,823 
Capitalized stock-based compensation expense127 — 
Total stock-based compensation expense$35,754 $1,823 
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(Loss) Income Per Share
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
(Loss) Income Per Share
12. (Loss) Income Per Share
Basic net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing the net (loss) income by the number of weighted-average outstanding common shares. Diluted net (loss) income per share is determined by giving effect to all potential common equivalents during the reporting period, unless including them yields an antidilutive result, and is calculated using the treasury stock method. The Company considers its warrants, Investment Option, RSUs, stock options, and ESPP shares as potential common equivalents. The Company excluded these potential common equivalents from the computation of diluted earnings per share attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2024 as their effect was antidilutive. The Company included dilutive potential common equivalents in the computation of diluted earnings per share attributable common stockholders for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
The rights, including the liquidation and dividend rights, of the holders of Series A and Series B common stock are identical, except with respect to voting. As the liquidation and dividend rights are identical, the undistributed earnings are allocated on a proportionate basis to each series of common stock and the resulting basic and diluted net (loss) income per share attributable to common stockholders are, therefore, the same for both Series A and Series B common stock on both an individual and combined basis.
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands, except share and per share data):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Net (loss) income per share, basic:
Numerator:
Net (loss) income$(12,882)$4,278 
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares, basic261,332,411 235,498,300
Net (loss) income per share attributable, basic$(0.05)$0.02 
Net (loss) income per share, diluted:
Numerator:
Net (loss) income$(12,882)$4,278 
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares, basic261,332,411 235,498,300 
Dilutive effect of options— 32,890,276 
Dilutive effect of RSUs— 21,626 
Dilutive effect of restricted stock— 20,790 
Weighted-average shares, diluted261,332,411 268,430,992 
Net (loss) income per share attributable, diluted:$(0.05)$0.02 

The following table summarizes the potential common shares excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands):
As of March 31,
20242023
Warrants outstanding4,821,350 10,626,643 
Investment Option15,743,174 15,743,174 
RSUs outstanding14,564,170 13,102,769 
Options outstanding28,016,783 — 
ESPP444,835 — 
Total63,590,312 39,472,586 
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Restructuring Costs
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring Costs
13. Restructuring Costs

On March 15, 2023 the Company announced a restructuring plan that resulted in a reduction of approximately 8% of the Company’s full time workforce. The Company’s restructuring actions were intended to improve operational efficiencies. Restructuring costs consist primarily of employee severance and related benefits as well as stock-based compensation from the modification of terminated employee stock options. Restructuring costs included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended,
March 31, 2023
Cost of revenue$1,138 
Selling and marketing1,832 
Research and development3,375 
General and administrative1,532 
Total$7,877
There were no unpaid restructuring costs as of December 31, 2023.
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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Pay vs Performance Disclosure    
Net (loss) income $ (12,882) $ 4,278
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Insider Trading Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
shares
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
Material Terms of Trading Arrangement During the three months ended March 31, 2024, one of the Company’s officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) adopted a written plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act for the sale of the Company’s securities as set forth in the table below.
Name
Position
Adoption Date
Total Shares Subject to Trading Arrangement
Expiration Date
Steve Rowland
President
March 6, 2024123,144March 6, 2025
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
Steve Rowland [Member]  
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
Name Steve Rowland
Title President
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted true
Adoption Date March 6, 2024
Arrangement Duration 365 days
Aggregate Available 123,144
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Updates (“ASUs”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, the allowance for doubtful accounts, determination of revenue recognition under ASC 606, estimated benefit period of deferred contract acquisition costs, estimated life of prepaid marketing expense, and historical valuation of common stock and stock-based compensation, including fair value of warrants.
The Company evaluates estimates based on historical and anticipated results, trends, and various other assumptions. The Company assesses these estimates on a regular basis; however, actual results could differ from these estimates.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation on awards granted under stock compensation plans, which are described in more detail in Note 11. Stock-Based Compensation.
The Company measures stock-based compensation awards, including stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”), based on the estimated fair value of the awards on the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense is recorded for awards issued to employees and non-employees at fair value with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital. For awards with service conditions only, the Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. Forfeitures are recognized when they occur.
RSUs granted under the Company’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) are subject to both service-based and performance-based vesting conditions, whereby the performance condition is satisfied upon occurrence of a liquidity event. Upon the effectiveness of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC in connection with its initial public offering (“IPO”) in September 2023, the performance vesting condition was satisfied and cumulative compensation cost was recognized using the accelerated attribution method. Compensation costs continue to be recognized under this method through March 31, 2024 as the remaining awards continue to vest based on the remaining service condition. The fair value of each RSU grant is calculated based on the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, or, if modified, the date of modification.
RSUs granted under the Company’s 2023 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the “2023 Plan”) are for shares of Series A common stock and are currently subject to service-based vesting conditions only. Compensation costs related to these awards are recognized using the straight-line method over the service period of the award. The fair value of each RSU grant is calculated based on the fair value of the Company’s Series A common stock on the date of grant, or, if modified, the date of modification.
Rights granted to employees to purchase shares of Series A common stock under the 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”) are subject to service-based vesting conditions only. Compensation costs related to the ESPP are recognized using the straight-line method over the service period of the award. The fair value of the estimated shares of Series A common stock to be purchased is computed as the sum of (a) 15% purchase discount off of the grant date quoted trading price of the Company’s Series A common stock and (b) the fair value of the look-back feature of the Company’s
Series A common stock on the grant date which consists of a call option on 85% of a share of common stock and a put option on 15% of a share of common stock.
Shopify Collaboration Agreement
Shopify Collaboration Agreement
On July 28, 2022, the Company entered into a collaboration agreement with Shopify Inc. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Shopify”) to form a strategic relationship for the purposes of creating greater interoperability between the Klaviyo and Shopify platforms and forming a strategic product, distribution, and marketing relationship. Shopify became a related party upon execution of this agreement.

The Company determined that Shopify is a vendor and not a customer, as the collaboration agreement is a services contract under which the Company is receiving marketing services from Shopify in exchange for payments under the revenue sharing agreement. The revenue sharing agreement is a mechanism for Shopify to be compensated for the customer acquisition and marketing services Shopify is providing to the Company. Shopify is not a reseller or distributor of our platform, nor does Shopify provide any services on the Company’s behalf. Fees paid under the revenue share agreement are recognized as a component of selling and marketing expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred $6.4 million related to fees paid under the revenue sharing agreement. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company incurred $5.1 million related to fees paid under the revenue sharing agreement. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had $5.8 million and $4.5 million in accrued expenses owed to Shopify for fees payable under the revenue sharing agreement, respectively.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, the Company capitalized prepaid marketing expense of $8.1 million and $13.9 million related to the vested warrants issued as consideration for the collaboration agreement, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded marketing expense of $13.2 million in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income as a component of selling and marketing expense related to the amortization of the prepaid marketing expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recorded marketing expense of $13.2 million in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income as a component of selling and marketing expense related to the amortization of the prepaid marketing expense. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s prepaid marketing expense was $168.7 million and $173.8 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, there was $282.1 million of unrecognized marketing expense related to the warrants that will be recognized over 5.33 years. Refer to Note 10. Redeemable Common Stock, Common Stock, and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for further discussion of the warrants.
On June 24, 2022, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Shopify. On the closing date of July 28, 2022, Shopify purchased 2,951,846 shares of common stock for $33.88 per share. The stock purchase agreement gives Shopify the right to purchase 15,743,174 additional shares of common stock for $88.93 per share (the “Investment Option”). The common stock and Investment Option were determined to be freestanding financial instruments purchased at fair value and were accounted for separately from the collaboration agreement, revenue sharing agreement, and common stock warrant.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has implemented all applicable accounting pronouncements that are in effect. In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires disclosure of incremental segment information on an interim and annual basis. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and requires retrospective application to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance on the consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires public entities, on an annual basis, to provide disclosure of specific categories in the rate reconciliation, as well as disclosure of income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2023-09.
There are no other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that could have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.
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Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligations, and Accounts Receivable (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue by Geographic Area
Revenue by geographic area, based on the location of the Company’s customers, was as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Americas:
United States$132,735 $99,901 
Other Americas (1)
11,002 8,720 
APAC (1)(2)
21,392 16,170 
EMEA (1)(3)
44,864 31,297 
Total Revenue$209,993 $156,088 
(1) Other than the United States, no other individual country accounted for 10% or more of total revenue for any of the periods presented.
(2) Asia-Pacific
(3) Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Schedule of Changes in Deferred Revenue The following table summarizes the changes in the balance of deferred revenue during the periods presented (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Balance at beginning of the period$40,100 $25,109 
Plus: Billings during the period212,412 157,128 
Less: Revenue recognized during the period(209,993)(156,088)
Balance at end of the period$42,519 $26,149 
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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis
The following table sets forth the Company’s financial instruments that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis at the periods indicated below, by level within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

As of March 31, 2024
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$320,019 $— $— $320,019 
Total$320,019 $— $— $320,019 

As of December 31, 2023
Level 1Level 2Level 3Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds$314,511 $— $— $314,511 
Total$314,511 $— $— $314,511 
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Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Schedule of Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Capitalized internal-use software$13,775 $11,682 
Office equipment3,605 3,633 
Computer equipment3,897 2,939 
Furniture and fixtures7,338 7,242 
Leasehold improvements45,891 45,768 
Construction-in-progress— 78 
Asset retirement cost643 643 
Total property and equipment75,149 71,985 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(32,363)(28,535)
Total property and equipment, net$42,786 $43,450 
Schedule of Change in Asset Retirement Obligation Asset retirement obligation activity is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Beginning balance$761 $722 
Additions— — 
Accretion10 10 
Ending balance$771 $732 
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Accrued Expenses (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Schedule of Accrued Expenses
The following table presents components of accrued expenses (in thousands):
As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Accrued compensation and employee related costs$27,376 $25,644 
Accrued sabbatical3,921 3,394 
Accrued value added tax8,054 7,530 
Other accrued taxes7,433 6,830 
Accrued cost of revenue7,203 6,656 
Accrued professional services4,011 3,605 
Accrued marketing3,811 6,374 
Other accrued expenses3,325 2,805 
Total accrued expenses$65,134 $62,838 
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Leases (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Leases [Abstract]  
Components of Lease Expense
The components of lease expense are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Operating lease cost$3,052$3,352
Short-term lease cost95215
Financing lease cost55
Total lease cost$3,152$3,572
Supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to the Company’s leases are as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities, net of tenant incentives received $3,915$3,896
ROU assets recognized for new leases and amendments (non-cash)$$


Other information related to leases is as follows:

As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Weighted average remaining lease term 3.9 years4.1 years
Weighted average discount rate4.98 %4.97 %
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related to Operating Leases
Supplemental balance sheet information related to the Company’s operating leases is as follows (in thousands):
As of,
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Operating lease ROU assets$34,684$36,987
Operating lease liabilities, current13,62514,081
Operating lease liabilities, non-current34,75937,498
Total lease liabilities$48,384$51,579
Schedule of Future Undiscounted Annual Cash Flows
Future undiscounted annual cash flows for the Company’s operating leases as of March 31, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ending December 31,Operating Leases
Remaining portion of 2024$10,657 
202513,191 
202613,385 
202712,692 
20283,205 
Thereafter— 
Total future undiscounted lease payments53,130 
Less imputed interest(4,746)
Total lease liabilities$48,384 
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Redeemable Common Stock, Common Stock, and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Schedule of Warrant Activity
The following table summarizes the warrants activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024:
Number of SharesWeighted Average Exercise PriceWeighted Average Remaining Life (years)
Warrants outstanding at January 1, 2024
5,165,732 $0.01 8.58
Granted— 
Exercised(344,382)0.01 8.50
Cancelled— 
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2024
4,821,350 $0.01 8.33
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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation Expense
Stock-based compensation included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income is as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Cost of revenue$2,378 $26 
Selling and marketing11,284 127 
Research and development13,121 551 
General and administrative8,844 1,119 
Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized35,627 1,823 
Capitalized stock-based compensation expense127 — 
Total stock-based compensation expense$35,754 $1,823 
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(Loss) Income Per Share (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net (Loss) Income Per Share, Basic and Diluted
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands, except share and per share data):
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Net (loss) income per share, basic:
Numerator:
Net (loss) income$(12,882)$4,278 
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares, basic261,332,411 235,498,300
Net (loss) income per share attributable, basic$(0.05)$0.02 
Net (loss) income per share, diluted:
Numerator:
Net (loss) income$(12,882)$4,278 
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares, basic261,332,411 235,498,300 
Dilutive effect of options— 32,890,276 
Dilutive effect of RSUs— 21,626 
Dilutive effect of restricted stock— 20,790 
Weighted-average shares, diluted261,332,411 268,430,992 
Net (loss) income per share attributable, diluted:$(0.05)$0.02 
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share
The following table summarizes the potential common shares excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands):
As of March 31,
20242023
Warrants outstanding4,821,350 10,626,643 
Investment Option15,743,174 15,743,174 
RSUs outstanding14,564,170 13,102,769 
Options outstanding28,016,783 — 
ESPP444,835 — 
Total63,590,312 39,472,586 
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Restructuring Costs (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Restructuring Costs Restructuring costs included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended,
March 31, 2023
Cost of revenue$1,138 
Selling and marketing1,832 
Research and development3,375 
General and administrative1,532 
Total$7,877
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Organization and Business Description (Details)
Mar. 31, 2024
subsidiary
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Number of wholly-owned subsidiaries 3
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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Aug. 24, 2023
Jul. 28, 2022
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]          
Selling and marketing     $ 91,858 $ 60,613  
Accrued expenses     65,134   $ 62,838
Prepaid marketing expense     168,720   173,844
Related Party          
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]          
Capitalized prepaid marketing expense     8,100 13,900  
ESPP          
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]          
ESPP percentage of base compensation employees may contribute to purchase shares (up to) 15.00%        
Fair value of look-back feature percentage 85.00%        
ESPP | Call Option          
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]          
Percent look-back feature, portion covered by option 0.85        
ESPP | Put Option          
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]          
Percent look-back feature, portion covered by option 0.15        
Shopify | Private Placement | Related Party          
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]          
Shares issued under purchase agreement (in shares)   2,951,846      
Issuance price per share (in dollars per share)   $ 33.88      
Shopify | Investment Option | Related Party          
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]          
Issuance price per share (in dollars per share)   $ 88.93      
Additional shares available for purchase (in shares)   15,743,174      
Shopify | Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement | Related Party          
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]          
Selling and marketing       13,200  
Marketing expense     13,200    
Prepaid marketing expense     168,700   173,800
Unrecognized marketing expense     $ 282,100    
Warrants, cost not yet recognized, period for recognition     5 years 3 months 29 days    
Shopify | Revenue Sharing Agreement | Related Party          
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]          
Selling and marketing     $ 6,400 $ 5,100  
Accrued expenses     $ 5,800   $ 4,500
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Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligations, and Accounts Receivable - Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue $ 209,993 $ 156,088
United States    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue 132,735 99,901
Other Americas    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue 11,002 8,720
APAC    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue 21,392 16,170
EMEA    
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]    
Revenue $ 44,864 $ 31,297
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Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligations, and Accounts Receivable - Schedule of Deferred Revenue (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Change in Contract with Customer, Liability, Revenue Recognized [Roll Forward]    
Balance at beginning of the period $ 40,100 $ 25,109
Plus: Billings during the period 212,412 157,128
Less: Revenue recognized during the period (209,993) (156,088)
Balance at end of the period $ 42,519 $ 26,149
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Revenue Recognition, Deferred Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligations, and Accounts Receivable - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]      
Amounts included in contract liability at the beginning of the period $ 36.7 $ 25.1  
Revenue expected to be recognized 101.2    
Allowance for doubtful accounts 0.9   $ 1.5
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2024-04-01      
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]      
Revenue expected to be recognized $ 94.1    
Expected period of recognition 12 months    
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction, Start Date [Axis]: 2025-04-01      
Revenue, Remaining Performance Obligation, Expected Timing of Satisfaction [Line Items]      
Revenue expected to be recognized $ 7.1    
Expected period of recognition    
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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Fair Value, Recurring - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total $ 320,019 $ 314,511
Level 1    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total 320,019 314,511
Level 2    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total 0 0
Level 3    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Total 0 0
Money market funds    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Money market funds 320,019 314,511
Money market funds | Level 1    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Money market funds 320,019 314,511
Money market funds | Level 2    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Money market funds 0 0
Money market funds | Level 3    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Money market funds $ 0 $ 0
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Property and Equipment, Net - Schedule of Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Total property and equipment $ 75,149 $ 71,985
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (32,363) (28,535)
Property and equipment, net 42,786 43,450
Capitalized internal-use software    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Total property and equipment 13,775 11,682
Office equipment    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Total property and equipment 3,605 3,633
Computer equipment    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Total property and equipment 3,897 2,939
Furniture and fixtures    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Total property and equipment 7,338 7,242
Leasehold improvements    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Total property and equipment 45,891 45,768
Construction-in-progress    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Total property and equipment 0 78
Asset retirement cost    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Total property and equipment $ 643 $ 643
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Property and Equipment, Net - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Depreciation and amortization expense $ 4.0 $ 3.2
Capitalized internal-use software development costs 2.1 1.3
Amortization of capitalized internal-use software development costs 0.8 0.3
Stock Compensation Plan    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Capitalized internal-use software development costs $ 0.1 $ 0.0
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Property and Equipment, Net - Asset Retirement Obligation (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]    
Beginning balance $ 761 $ 722
Additions 0 0
Accretion 10 10
Ending balance $ 771 $ 732
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Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]    
Accrued compensation and employee related costs $ 27,376 $ 25,644
Accrued sabbatical 3,921 3,394
Accrued value added tax 8,054 7,530
Other accrued taxes 7,433 6,830
Accrued cost of revenue 7,203 6,656
Accrued professional services 4,011 3,605
Accrued marketing 3,811 6,374
Other accrued expenses 3,325 2,805
Total accrued expenses $ 65,134 $ 62,838
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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]    
Future minimum payments under non-cancelable purchase commitments $ 308.8 $ 346.2
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Leases - Components of Lease Expense (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract]    
Operating lease cost $ 3,052 $ 3,352
Short-term lease cost 95 215
Financing lease cost 5 5
Total lease cost $ 3,152 $ 3,572
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Leases - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract]    
Operating lease ROU assets $ 34,684 $ 36,987
Operating lease liabilities, current 13,625 14,081
Operating lease liabilities, non-current 34,759 37,498
Total lease liabilities $ 48,384 $ 51,579
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Leases - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract]    
Cash paid for operating lease liabilities, net of tenant incentives received $ 3,915 $ 3,896
ROU assets recognized for new leases and amendments (non-cash) $ 0 $ 0
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Leases - Other Information (Details)
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract]    
Weighted average remaining lease term 3 years 10 months 24 days 4 years 1 month 6 days
Weighted average discount rate 4.98% 4.97%
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Leases - Future Undiscounted Annual Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Leases [Abstract]    
Remaining portion of 2024 $ 10,657  
2025 13,191  
2026 13,385  
2027 12,692  
2028 3,205  
Thereafter 0  
Total future undiscounted lease payments 53,130  
Less imputed interest (4,746)  
Total lease liabilities $ 48,384 $ 51,579
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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Effective tax rate (3.20%) 8.40%  
Uncertain tax positions $ 0.0   $ 0.0
Expected material change in uncertain tax benefits 0.0    
Foreign earnings repatriated $ 0.0    
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Redeemable Common Stock, Common Stock, and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - Narrative (Details)
3 Months Ended 36 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
$ / shares
shares
Mar. 31, 2023
shares
Dec. 31, 2021
shares
Dec. 31, 2023
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2023
vote
shares
Jul. 28, 2022
shares
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]            
Redeemable common stock issued (in shares)     64,046,223      
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares) 100,000,000     100,000,000 100,000,000  
Automatic conversion of outstanding common stock, period         7 years  
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 0.001     $ 0.001    
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares) 0     0    
Warrants vested (in shares) 344,382 590,374        
Series A Common Stock            
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]            
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)         3,000,000,000  
Number of votes per common share | vote         1  
Series B Common Stock            
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]            
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)       350,000,000 350,000,000  
Number of votes per common share | vote         10  
Number of shares convertible (in shares)         1  
Shopify | Collaborative Arrangement, Transaction with Party to Collaborative Arrangement            
Class of Warrant or Right [Line Items]            
Maximum number of common stock shares in which warrants may be converted (in shares)           15,743,174
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Redeemable Common Stock, Common Stock, and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - Schedule of Warrant Activity (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
$ / shares
shares
Number of Shares  
Outstanding, beginning (in shares) 5,165,732
Granted (in shares) 0
Exercised (in shares) (344,382)
Cancelled (in shares) 0
Outstanding, ending (in shares) 4,821,350
Weighted Average Exercise Price  
Outstanding, beginning (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 0.01
Exercised (in dollars per share) | $ / shares 0.01
Outstanding, ending (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 0.01
Weighted Average Remaining Life (years)  
Warrants outstanding at January 1, 2024 8 years 6 months 29 days
Exercised 8 years 6 months
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2024 8 years 3 months 29 days
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Stock-Based Compensation - Narrative (Details)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Aug. 24, 2023
Mar. 31, 2024
USD ($)
shares
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Share-based compensation expense recognized | $   $ 35,627 $ 1,823
2015 Plan      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Number of shares authorized for issuance (in shares)   58,184,554  
Incentive stock options, exercise price, fair value threshold for employees holding 10% or more of voting stock   1.10  
2023 Plan      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)   52,864,070  
Restricted Stock Units | Vesting Option One, Quarterly Vesting      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Requisite service period   4 years  
Restricted Stock Units | Vesting Option Two, Year One      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Award vesting, percentage   25.00%  
Award vesting period   1 year  
Restricted Stock Units | Vesting Option Two, Quarterly Vesting For Remaining Three Years      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Award vesting period   3 years  
ESPP      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Number of shares authorized for issuance (in shares)   8,793,658  
ESPP maximum employee base compensation contribution percentage 15.00%    
ESPP purchase price of common stock, percent of market price 85.00%    
ESPP sequential offering period 12 months    
ESPP number of additional shares allowable (in shares)   6,200,000  
Percent of outstanding shares   1.00%  
Share-based compensation expense recognized | $   $ 1,000  
Unrecognized compensation expense | $   $ 2,600  
ESPP shares issued (in shares)   0  
Employee Stock, Purchase Period One      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]      
ESPP purchase period 6 months    
Employee Stock, Purchase Period Two      
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]      
ESPP purchase period 6 months    
v3.24.1.u1
Stock-Based Compensation - Stock-Based Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized $ 35,627 $ 1,823
Capitalized stock-based compensation expense 127 0
Total stock-based compensation expense 35,754 1,823
Cost of revenue    
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized 2,378 26
Selling and marketing    
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized 11,284 127
Research and development    
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized 13,121 551
General and administrative    
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items]    
Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized $ 8,844 $ 1,119
v3.24.1.u1
(Loss) Income Per Share - Schedule of Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Numerator:    
Net (loss) income $ (12,882) $ 4,278
Denominator:    
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) 261,332,411 235,498,300
Net loss per share attributable, basic (in dollars per share) $ (0.05) $ 0.02
Numerator:    
Net (loss) income $ (12,882) $ 4,278
Denominator:    
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic (in shares) 261,332,411 235,498,300
Weighted average shares - diluted (in shares) 261,332,411 268,430,992
Net loss per share attributable - diluted (in dollars per share) $ (0.05) $ 0.02
Options    
Denominator:    
Dilutive effect of share-based payment arrangements (in shares) 0 32,890,276
Restricted Stock Units    
Denominator:    
Dilutive effect of share-based payment arrangements (in shares) 0 21,626
Restricted Stock    
Denominator:    
Dilutive effect of share-based payment arrangements (in shares) 0 20,790
v3.24.1.u1
(Loss) Income Per Share - Schedule of Potential Antidilutive Securities (Details) - shares
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 63,590,312 39,472,586
Warrants outstanding    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 4,821,350 10,626,643
Investment Option    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 15,743,174 15,743,174
RSUs outstanding    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 14,564,170 13,102,769
Options outstanding    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 28,016,783 0
ESPP    
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]    
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares) 444,835 0
v3.24.1.u1
Restructuring Costs - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Mar. 15, 2023
Dec. 31, 2023
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]    
Reduction of full time workforce, percentage 8.00%  
Unpaid restructuring costs   $ 0.0
v3.24.1.u1
Restructuring Costs - Schedule of Restructuring Costs (Details)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring costs $ 7,877
Cost of revenue  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring costs 1,138
Selling and marketing  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring costs 1,832
Research and development  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring costs 3,375
General and administrative  
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]  
Restructuring costs $ 1,532

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