EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 1462223
Filing Year: 2025
Filename: 1462223_10-K_2025_0001654954-25-003709.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview
Nixxy Inc., a Nevada corporation (along with its subsidiaries, “we”, “Nixxy”, “the Company”, “us”, and “our”), is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, has historically operated an On Demand recruiting platform, including on-demand contract recruiting, job board platforms, recruitment education services, and a candidate marketing software. Recently, the Company acquired the license from GoLogiq, Inc. (“GoLogiq”), to operate its fintech technology (the “GOLQ Technology”) and sell products derived thereof, including its Createapp, Paylogiq, Gologiq, and Radix AI technology and products. Additionally, in February 2025, the Company acquired certain assets from Savitr Tech OU, an Estonian corporation (“Savitr”) specializing in telecommunications and software development, with a focus on billing systems, AI integration, wholesale long distance interconnections and sales, and is the owner of associated and intellectual property.
We have three operating subsidiaries: Recruiter.com Recruiting Solutions LLC (“Recruiting Solutions”); AuraLink AI, Inc. (“AuraLink”) housing the Company’s new telecom business; and, a controlling interest in Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc., a Colorado company that is traded on the OTC Markets (OTC:AESO) and is currently in process of being renamed CognoGroup (“Atlantic Energy”). In addition, the Company owns six non-operating subsidiaries: Recruiter.com, Inc., VocaWorks, Inc. (“VocaWorks”), Recruiter.com Scouted Inc. (“Scouted”), Recruiter.com Upsider Inc. (“Upsider”), Recruiter.com OneWire Inc. (“OneWire”), and Recruiter.com Consulting, LLC (“Recruiter.com Consulting”). The Company formed a new subsidiary, AuraLink AI, Inc. (“AuraLink”) to house its new telecom business.
The Company is currently undergoing a strategic transformation, having sold its staffing business in 2023 and its Recruiter.com website in 2024. The Company has begun to substantially shift its focus and direction, as represented in the license agreement with GoLogiq, as described herein, the sale of the Recruiter.com brand, and the acquisition of Savitr technology and assets. These developments reflect a major shift in our core revenue lines and business focus and a significant transition in our strategic priorities and operational framework, indicating a fundamental change in the Company's trajectory.
These acquisitions and new relationships demonstrate Nixxy’s changing strategic focus. We have sold or spun out many of our legacy recruitment businesses and continue to undergo an internal reorganization (the “CognoGroup Spin-out”) to separate our historical assets from our new technology operations. Through these developments, we aim to reposition ourselves as a telecom and AI-technology innovator while retaining partial interests in our previous ventures.
Recent Developments
Savitr Transaction
On February 19, 2025, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Savitr (the “Savitr Agreement”). Savitr is a private company specializing in telecommunications and software development, with a focus on billing systems, AI integration, wholesale long distance interconnections and sales; and is the owner of associated and intellectual property. Pursuant to the Savitr Agreement, the Company acquired 100% of Savitr’s assets related to billing and AI systems, hereby referred to as “TKOS Systems.” The software acquired from Savitr includes AI integration, wholesale long distance contracts, and the accompanying interconnections in identified contracts, and associated intellectual property as defined therein.
Mexedia Agreement
On February 24, 2025, Nixxy, Inc. (the “Company” or “Nixxy”) announced that it entered into a twelve-month contract with Mexedia SpA (“Mexedia”), an Italian technology and communications provider (the “Mexedia Agreement”).
Under the Mexiedia Agreement, commencing on or before May 1, 2025, the Company may provide Mexedia SMS services over its newly integrated cloud-based platform that helps carriers and operators aggregate wholesale SMS messaging. The Company has engineered its port provisioning to scale dynamically and support up to $10,000,000 in revenue per month for twelve calendar months. The Mexedia Agreement will renew automatically thereafter, subject to either party's right of termination upon proper notice. The Company will also be layering its enhanced AI platform for dynamic billing and quality and price-based routing, with the multitude of carriers it interconnects with.
Aqua Software Agreement
On March 28, 2025, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Aqua Software Technologies Inc., a private Canadian corporation. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company agreed to acquire certain billing and AI software assets, including associated intellectual property. The purchase price consisted of $50,000 in cash payable on close and the remaining $50,000 payable within the 30 days of closing, and the equity consideration of $3,800,000 payable in restricted shares of the Company’s common stock. The number of shares to be issued shall be determined by dividing the purchase price by the closing price of Company’s shares on NASDAQ on March 28, 2025, of $1.82 per share, which amounts to a total number of shares to be issued being 2,087,912 Shares.The transaction was executed on March 29, 2025.
CognoGroup Spin-Off
On February 12, 2024, our Board of Directors approved a reorganization of the Company (the “Reorganization”), which the shareholders subsequently approved, that contemplates segregating certain existing business assets and certain liabilities into our subsidiary, Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc. (“Atlantic Energy”), and thereafter effecting a spin-out of that entity. Following such spin-out, Atlantic Energy is expected to be renamed as CognoGroup, Inc. (“CognoGroup”), and we refer to the contemplated transaction as the “CognoGroup Spin-out.”
The Company remains committed to pursuing a spin-out of its historical business assets to better align the Company’s strategic focus. However, the final structure, scope of assets, and exact liabilities to be included in the CognoGroup Spin-out are currently under strategic evaluation. As previously contemplated, substantially all of the Company’s historical business and operations (including, for example, Mediabistro, Job Mobz stock, CandidatePitch, and RecruitingClasses.com) would be transferred to CognoGroup, excluding certain technology licenses (such as the GoLogiq license) and certain newly acquired assets (such as shares of Savitr).
Management remains committed to undertaking the CognoGroup Spin-out in a manner that best serves the interests of our shareholders. Nevertheless, the timing, feasibility, and ultimate terms of the transaction are still being evaluated, and evolving market conditions, regulatory considerations, or strategic imperatives may necessitate modifications to the structure or composition of the proposed spin-out. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Company will complete the CognoGroup Spin-out or otherwise consummate the transaction in its currently proposed form, if at all.
Corporate History
We were incorporated in January 2015 as a Delaware corporation. Effective March 31, 2019 (the “Effective Date”), we completed a merger with Recruiter.com, Inc. (“Pre-Merger Recruiter.com”), an affiliate of the Company, pursuant to a Merger Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 31, 2019 (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger, our newly formed wholly owned subsidiary merged with and into Pre-Merger Recruiter.com, with Pre-Merger Recruiter.com continuing as the surviving corporation and as our wholly owned subsidiary.
Following the Merger, on May 9, 2019, we changed our corporate name to Recruiter.com Group, Inc. Our fiscal year end was also changed, as of the Effective Date, from March 31 to December 31.
Immediately prior to the completion of the Merger, Pre-Merger Recruiter.com owned approximately 98% of our outstanding shares of common stock (“Common Stock”). The Merger did not result in a change of control of our Company, as the principal stockholders of Pre-Merger Recruiter.com had controlled the Company since October 2017 and the Merger simply increased their control. In addition, our President and Chief Financial Officer served as the Chief Executive Officer of Pre-Merger Recruiter.com and the majority of our directors at the time were directors (or designees) prior to the Merger. Further, our current Chairman was retained as a consultant prior to the Merger with the understanding that if the Merger occurred, he would be appointed as our Executive Chairman.
On May 13, 2020, we effected a reincorporation from the State of Delaware to the State of Nevada. Following the approval by our stockholders at a special meeting held on May 8, 2020, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Recruiter.com Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation and our wholly owned subsidiary (“Recruiter.com Nevada”), pursuant to which we merged with and into Recruiter.com Nevada, with Recruiter.com Nevada continuing as the surviving entity.
On August 4, 2023, the Company approved a one-for-fifteen (1:15) reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). On August 22, 2023, the Company filed a Certificate of Change pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes with the Nevada Secretary of State to affect a reverse stock split of the Common Stock, and the proportional decrease of the Company’s authorized shares of Common Stock at a ratio of one-for-fifteen (15). All share and per share data in the accompanying consolidated financial statements and footnotes and throughout this annual report has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effects of the reverse stock split.
On September 27, 2024, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to change the legal name of the Company from Recruiter.com Group, Inc. to Nixxy, Inc., effective as of December 1, 2024.
Telecommunications Industry
Market Opportunity
Following our shift away from recruitment, we are now broadly focused on leveraging artificial intelligence (“AI”) across multiple industries, including in the telecommunications industry. While our current initiatives emphasize AI-driven technologies in telecommunications, such as cloud-based platforms capable of routing, billing, and managing large volumes of SMS and other communications services in real time, we remain open to opportunistic acquisitions that bring industry-specific AI use cases. We believe these flexible capabilities will allow us to continuously adapt to new market opportunities and pursue high-potential growth sectors, including but not limited to the global wholesale telecom market, where AI-driven solutions can streamline operations, improve efficiency, and enhance margins.
Market Size and Growth Trends
As we refocus on telecommunications through our Auralink AI subsidiary, it is addressing a large and steadily growing global telecom market. In 2024, global telecom services revenue was nearly $1.98 trillion, with projected growth of about 6.5% annually through 2030. Key growth drivers include rising demand for high-speed data (e.g. 5G), increasing mobile subscribers, and the proliferation of digital services. Within this market, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) is a fast-growing segment. The AI-in-telecommunications market is expected to reach approximately $11.3 billion by 2030, representing roughly a 28% compound annual growth rate from 2023 to 2030.
Telecom operators are investing in AI to improve network efficiency and customer experience amid rising network complexity.
Key Industry Risks and Regulatory Considerations
The telecom sector is heavily regulated and faces several industry-wide risks. Providers must comply with licensing requirements and communications laws in each country of operation, as well as data privacy mandates (e.g. GDPR) for handling customer information. Telecom executives increasingly view data protection, cybersecurity threats, and AI governance as top risk factors for the industry.
The regulatory landscape is evolving - telecom merger reviews have become contentious and unpredictable in some markets, and new AI-related regulations are only beginning to take shape.
Telecom companies also depend on reliable infrastructure and interconnection; any major network outage or supplier disruption can impact service delivery. Intense pricing competition and rapid technological changes further require continual investment to maintain service quality and comply with standards.
Emerging Trends and Technological Advancements
Telecommunications is undergoing rapid technological evolution, with AI at the forefront of many innovations. Operators are deploying AI-driven analytics and automation for network management, fraud detection, and predictive maintenance.
For example, AI-based systems can monitor networks in real time to optimize traffic routing and detect anomalies before they affect service quality. In telecom billing and revenue management, AI and machine learning tools are being adopted to improve billing accuracy and efficiency.
These technologies automate usage tracking and invoicing, reducing errors and identifying billing discrepancies or fraud. The industry is also embracing cloud-based platforms, 5G services, and edge computing; combined with AI, these advancements enable new offerings (such as IoT connectivity and personalized customer experiences) and more agile operations. Overall, AI integration is becoming critical for telecom providers to enhance reliability, reduce costs, and deliver innovative solutions.
Our Solution - Application of AI to Telecommunication Industry
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Telecommunications & Wholesale Voice/Data: The global wholesale telecom market is large and competitive, comprising both small niche carriers and large multi-national networks. The global telecom services market size, according to Grand View Research, was estimated at USD $1,983.08 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2025 to 2030. Our solutions target wholesale SMS routes and AI-driven routing for long-distance calls, enabling telecom providers to reduce costs and simplify billing operations.
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AI Integration: Telecom providers increasingly use AI-based analytics to optimize network usage and reduce fraud and billing errors. We aim to leverage our new technology, represented by our Auralink brand, to create integrated billing, routing, and network analytics systems that adapt to real-time data.
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Fintech & Mobile Commerce: Through the GoLogiq license, we also offer certain products (CreateApp, Paylogiq, and Gologiq) aimed at small-to-medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) seeking e-commerce solutions. While this fintech line has not historically been a revenue driver, we believe it remains a complementary technology area with the potential for synergy alongside our telecom solutions.
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Growth factors such as the increasing demand for cellular data, the growing number of mobile subscribers, and the proliferation of digital services indicate promising potential for this industry to expand and generate new opportunities. Various telecom operators are already investing in AI to enhance network efficiency and improve customer experience, despite the rising complexity of network infrastructures.
The use of AI in telecommunications is diverse and rapidly evolving. AI enables automation of network management, enhances fraud detection, and supports predictive maintenance. By monitoring the network in real time, AI-based systems can detect potential anomalies and reroute traffic before service quality is impacted. Additional use cases include AI-powered billing systems that can identify discrepancies or detect billing fraud.
Overall, the integration of telecommunications and AI opens up new opportunities, offers potential cost reductions, and improves operational efficiency.
Inflation
The Company generally may be impacted by rising costs for certain inflation-sensitive operating expenses such as labor and employee benefits. The Company believes inflation could have a material impact to pricing and operating expenses in future periods due to the state of the economy and current inflation rates.
Wholesale Telecommunications Considerations
As we pursue opportunities in the wholesale telecommunications sector, we remain mindful of several challenges and uncertainties that could affect our financial performance and operations. First, our ability to deliver wholesale services depends on reliable access to third-party carrier networks. Any disruption or constraint, whether from infrastructure failure, labor disputes, or shifting supplier relationships-could impede our ability to maintain service quality and continuity.
Additionally, the wholesale telecom market features intense pricing competition, with larger, well-capitalized carriers and smaller niche operators all vying for market share. Price compression in traditional wholesale routes may limit our profit margins and require us to continuously refine our cost structure and product offerings. Meanwhile, technological changes, particularly the emergence of new network protocols, innovations in software-based routing, and AI-driven analytics-necessitate ongoing infrastructure investments to remain competitive and capture higher-value traffic.
Our expansion into new regions involves navigating complex regulatory environments, multiple licensing requirements, and potential foreign exchange fluctuations. These factors can introduce uncertainties into our growth plans. Moreover, our global operations may expose us to varying data protection rules and local compliance obligations, adding complexity to day-to-day business management.
Cybersecurity and data privacy concerns pose another layer of risk. As we integrate AI-driven solutions to optimize routing, billing, and fraud detection, we gather and process sensitive information. Ensuring that our systems and those of our partners remain secure against evolving cyber threats is critical to sustaining customer confidence and meeting regulatory expectations.
Despite these industrywide challenges, we believe that effective management of vendor and partner relationships, prudent capital expenditures aimed at network improvements, and strategic use of AI and automation will help us build resilient revenue streams. By balancing growth initiatives with disciplined risk management, we aim to build a competitive position in wholesale telecommunications and deliver sustainable long-term value for our shareholders.
Our New Strategy
Transforming Established Markets with Data-Driven Innovation
Our core objective is to acquire cornerstone businesses in established markets and rapidly enhance their operations using advanced technology and data-driven insights. By harnessing the power of AI, software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) offerings, and strategic partnerships, we unlock new growth potential across multiple sectors. We seek opportunities where digital transformation can significantly boost efficiency, expand market reach, and create shareholder value.
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Digital Transformation Focus: We target industries-ranging from telecommunications to e-commerce to other verticals-that can benefit from modern AI solutions, automation, and data analytics.
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Acquisition of Cornerstone Businesses: Our strategy centers on acquiring or partnering with proven companies that possess deep sector expertise and stable customer bases. We then enhance their operations through cutting-edge technology, improving scalability, productivity, and profitability.
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Scalable Opportunities: We prioritize acquisitions where we can realize significant revenue growth within two years, while building a portfolio of solutions that complement our existing capabilities.
Multi-Pronged Growth Approach
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Unified SaaS Framework
We plan to integrate our acquired and in-house technologies into a cohesive SaaS ecosystem, delivering a streamlined user experience and centralized access to our diverse applications.
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Expanding Customer Base
Our solutions are planned to be deployed in leading media, technology, and telecommunications environments. We aim to deepen these relationships and broaden adoption of our platforms, driving greater revenue through long-term, value-added partnerships.
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SMB Enablement
We believe there is strong demand among small-to-medium-sized businesses (“SMBs”) for accessible, end-to-end solutions, particularly those that simplify e-commerce, marketing, or operational complexities. We will continue marketing our platforms to SMBs that want advanced features without excessive overhead or technical barriers.
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Continued Innovation
We are committed to ongoing research and development. Initiatives include enhancing our self-service tools, embedding AI-driven analytics for real-time decision-making, and exploring additional verticals where digital transformation can create competitive advantages.
Governmental Regulation
Facilities-based wireless communications providers in the United States must be licensed by the FCC to provide communications services at specified spectrum frequencies within defined geographic areas and must comply with FCC rules and policies governing the use of the spectrum. The FCC’s rules have a direct impact on whether the wireless industry has sufficient spectrum available to support the high-quality, innovative services our customers demand. Wireless licenses are issued for a fixed time period, typically 10 to 15 years, and we must seek renewal of these licenses. While the FCC has generally renewed licenses, the FCC has authority to both revoke a license for cause and to deny a license renewal if a renewal is not in the public interest. Additionally, while wireless communications providers’ prices and service offerings have historically not been subject to prescriptive regulation, the federal government and various states periodically consider new regulations and legislation relating to various aspects of wireless services.
The Communications Act of 1934 and other related laws give the FCC broad authority to regulate the U.S. operations of our interstate telecommunications services. In addition, our ILEC subsidiaries are subject to regulation by state governments, which have the power to regulate intrastate rates and services, including local, long-distance and network access services, provided such state regulation is consistent with federal law. Some states have eliminated or reduced regulations on our retail offerings. These subsidiaries are also subject to the jurisdiction of the FCC with respect to intercarrier compensation, interconnection, and interstate and international rates and services, including interstate access charges. Access charges are a form of intercarrier compensation designed to reimburse our wireline subsidiaries for the use of their networks by other carriers.
Competitive Landscape
The telecom and AI-integrated telecom sector includes a mix of large global operators and technology solution providers. Notable publicly-listed competitors include:
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AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) - U.S. telecommunications carrier.
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Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) - U.S. telecommunications carrier.
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Vodafone Group plc (NASDAQ: VOD) - International telecom operator.
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Orange S.A. (NYSE: ORAN) - European telecommunications provider.
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Amdocs Limited (NASDAQ: DOX) - Telecom software and AI-enabled billing solutions provider.
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CSG Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGS) - Telecom billing and revenue management software provider.
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Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) - Supplier of telecom network and billing software solutions.
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Twilio Inc. (NYSE: TWLO) - Cloud communications platform integrating telecom services with AI-driven features.
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Sinch AB (OTC: CLCMF) - Global messaging and voice communications platform for operators and enterprises.
Leveraging GOLQ Technology
Through the GoLogiq (“GOLQ”) license, we offer SMBs a range of mobile commerce solutions. The CreateApp platform, offered as a Platform as a Service (“PaaS”), allows businesses to build mobile apps for their products and services without requiring significant technical expertise or capital investment. By lowering barriers to digital adoption, CreateApp enables SMBs to expand sales channels, improve customer engagement, and streamline operations. We recognize revenue on a subscription basis, as customers pay to use the platform’s functionalities to develop and launch their mobile applications.
Although the GOLQ Technology primarily serves SMBs’ e-commerce needs, we remain flexible in exploring other AI-driven opportunities. Our broader strategy is to adapt these and other emerging technologies to any industry that stands to benefit from modernization and data-focused transformation.
GOLQ Technology
Since 2017, CreateApp has enabled mobile commerce via its enhanced platform offered on a Platform as a Service, or PaaS basis, along with its e-wallet initiative. The GOLQ license allows us to offer the following products (each of which is described below): (i) CreateApp, (ii) Paylogiq; and (iii) Gologiq.
CreateApp
CreateApp, the core product in the GOLQ Technology and PaaS, allows SMBs to create mobile apps for their business without the need of technical knowledge, high investment, or background in IT.
CreateApp has evolved since 2017 to capitalize on the immediate opportunity for developing a larger network of valuable users and merchants by developing services that will enable the adoption of mobile commerce across Greater South East Asia and the United States. The platform enhancements have taken our technology from a standalone “do-it-yourself” (“DIY”) app builder to an enhanced platform built to enable mobile commerce by empowering users to create their own e-commerce and mobile-commerce ecosystem.
Beginning in 2019, CreateApp focused on scaling this business model by continuing to develop and expand strategic partnerships that would increase the number of users, and the merchants available to users, of its products on a PaaS basis. These efforts expanded on the success of recent product launches representative of the PaaS platform strategy and product offerings with our strategic partners. We believe that supporting these initiatives through deeper engagement, interaction, and co-marketing/sales substantially benefited the CreateApp business in 2018 and 2019. As a result, CreateApp’s year-over-year revenues increased significantly in 2018 and 2019. For 2022 as compared to prior years, CreateApp worked to improve gross profit margins while reducing older, white-label partnership revenues and although year-over-year revenues decreased, the gross profits margins improved.
Paylogiq
Launched in late 2017 as an e-wallet initiative, Paylogiq is a ‘consumer facing’ product offering that supports the PaaS strategy developed by the enhancements to the CreateApp platform providing payment capabilities to users of the platform. Moreover, Paylogiq is designed to be a robust and universal payment platform, and its growth is therefore not limited to our CreateApp PaaS customers alone.
Gologiq
Gologiq is a PaaS platform that provides mobile payment capabilities for the local food delivery service industry. Logiq launched Gologiq in the fall of 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. We plan to fully evaluate all options for the Gologiq platform in order to increase user growth and regional expansion with its unique pedestrian-powered approach to urban food delivery.
We evaluate opportunities to acquire complementary businesses and personnel in furtherance of our ongoing strategy to utilize data to disrupt specific old-line industry sectors.
Our Recruiting Services
Operating Businesses and Revenue
We have historically generated revenue from the following activities:
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Software Subscriptions: We offer a subscription to our web-based platforms that help employers recruit talent. Our platforms allow customers to source, contact, screen, and sort candidates using data science, advanced email campaigning tools, and predictive analytics. As part of our software subscriptions, we offered enhanced support packages and On Demand recruiting support services for an additional fee. Additional fees may be charged when we place a candidate with our customer, depending on the subscription type. In such cases, if the candidate ceases to be employed by the customer during the initial 90 days (the 90-day guarantee), we refund the customer in full for all fees paid by the customer. In December of 2022, we sold one of our software platforms to Talent, Inc. that was used in the delivery of the subscription service. Subsequently, we continued providing the service, but leveraged third-party tools in the delivery of services.
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Recruiters On Demand: Consists of a consulting and staffing service specifically for the placement of professional recruiters, which we market as Recruiters On Demand. Recruiters On Demand is a flexible, time-based solution that provides businesses of all sizes access to recruiters on an outsourced, virtual basis for help with their hiring needs. As with other consulting and staffing solutions, we procure for our employer clients qualified professional recruiters, and then place them on assignment with our employer clients. We derive revenue from Recruiters On Demand by billing the employer clients for the placed recruiters' ongoing work at an agreed-upon, time-based rate. We directly source recruiter candidates from our network of recruiters. In addition, we also offer talent planning, talent assessment, strategic guidance, and organizational development services, which we market as our “Talent Effectiveness” practice. Companies prepay for a certain number of consulting hours at an agreed-upon, time-based rate. We source and provide the independent consultants that provide the service. In March 2023, we announced a strategic partnership with Job Mobz to transition certain Recruiters on Demand clients and staff to Job Mobz in exchange for an ongoing revenue stream. On February 13, 2024, the Company obtained the consent of Job Mobz to proceed with the transactions contemplated by the Job Mobz Agreement without obtaining such shareholder approval. The transaction closed in September 2024. The Company discontinued providing Recruiter On Demand following execution of the acquisition.
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Full-time Placement: Consists of providing referrals of qualified candidates to employers to hire staff for full-time positions. We generated full-time placement revenue by earning one-time fees for each time that employers hire one of the candidates that we refer. Employers alert us of their hiring needs through our Platform, or other communications. We sourced qualified candidate referrals for the employers’ available jobs through independent recruiter users that access the Platform and other tools. We supported and supplemented the independent recruiters’ efforts with dedicated internal employees we call our internal talent delivery team. Our talent delivery team selects and delivers candidate profiles and resumes to our employer clients for their review and ultimate selection. Upon the employer hiring one or more of our candidate referrals, we earned a “full-time placement fee”, an amount separately negotiated with each employer client. The full-time placement fee is typically either a percentage of the referred candidates’ first year base salary or an agreed-upon flat fee.
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Marketplace: Our Marketplace category comprises services for businesses and individuals that leverage our online presence and career communities. For businesses, this includes job postings, sponsorship of digital newsletters, online content promotion, social media distribution, banner advertising, and other branded electronic communications, such as in our quarterly digital publication on recruiting trends and issues. We earn revenue by completing agreed upon marketing related deliverables and milestones using pricing and terms set by mutual agreement with the customer. In some cases, we earn a percentage of revenue a business receives from attracting new clients by advertising on the Platform. Companies can also pay us to post job openings on our proprietary job boards to promote open job positions they are trying to fill. In addition to our work with direct clients, we categorize all online advertising and affiliate marketing revenue as Marketplace revenue.
For individuals, Marketplace includes services to assist with career development and advancement, including a resume distribution service that promotes these job seekers’ profiles and resumes to help with their procuring employment, upskilling, and training. Our resume distribution service allows a job seeker to upload their resume to our database, which we then distribute to our network of recruiters on the Platform. We earn revenue from a one-time flat fee for this service. We also offer a recruiter certification program which encompasses our recruitment related training content, which we make accessible through our online learning management system. Customers of the recruiter certification program use a self-managed system to navigate through a digital course of study. Upon completion of the program, we issue a certificate of completion and make available a digital badge to certify their achievement for display on their online recruiter profile on the Platform.
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Consulting and Staffing: Consists of providing consulting and staffing personnel services to employers to satisfy their demand for long- and short-term consulting and temporary employee needs. We generate revenue by first referring qualified personnel for the employer’s specific talent needs, then placing such personnel with the employer, but with our providers acting as the employer of record for us, and finally, billing the employer for the time and work of our placed personnel on an ongoing basis. Our process for finding candidates for consulting and staffing engagements largely mirrors our process for full-time placement hiring. This process includes employers informing us of open consulting and temporary staffing opportunities and projects, sourcing qualified candidates through the Platform and other similar means, and, finally, the employer selecting our candidates for placement after a process of review and selection. We bill these employer clients for our placed candidates’ ongoing work at an agreed-upon, time-based rate, typically on a weekly schedule of invoicing. Through a strategic sale to Futuris, Inc. In October, 2023, we exited the Consulting and Staffing line of business, and consider it discontinued.
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Revenue Share: We refer certain clients to a third party in exchange for a referral fee. The amount of the referral fee is dependent upon whether the referral is an existing client of ours and what services we currently provide that client, or a client of a third party who is not historically serviced by us. Referral fees under the revenue share arrangement are subject to certain minimum and maximum payout amounts. We record referral fees earned under our revenue share arrangement on a net basis.
The costs of our revenue primarily consist of employee costs, third-party staffing costs and other fees, outsourced recruiter fees and commissions based on a percentage of our gross margin.
Our Platform and Technology
Product Development
We expect that the development of our software will focus on expanding product lines, designing enhancements to our core technologies, and integrating existing and new products into our principal software architecture and platform technologies. We intend to continue to offer regular updates to our products and to continue to look for opportunities to expand our existing suite of products and services.
To date, our products have primarily been developed internally, although we have also licensed or acquired products, or portions of products, from third parties. These arrangements sometimes require us pay royalties to third parties. We intend to continue to license or otherwise acquire technology or products from third parties when it makes business sense to do so.
Sales and Marketing Strategy
Our sales and marketing strategy has historically been centered around driving cost-effective awareness of our brand and the benefits of our platform among recruiters and employers of all sizes, from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies. Most of our new recruiter and employer registrations come from direct navigation to our website through unpaid search engine results listings, social media, and other content-based, no-cost referrals
Public Relations
For PR and marketing purposes, we rely mostly on the continued development of our thought leadership content. Recruiter Index®, our proprietary analysis that pinpoints recruiting trends and forecasts business growth, will form the bedrock of our thought leadership strategy.
No one understands the talent market like the recruiters, HR professionals, and talent acquisition experts working on the front lines. We have the unique ability to survey our vast network of independent recruiting and talent acquisition specialists to uncover job market trends. Given the Recruiter Index’s® consistent media appearances beginning in June 2020, including on CNBC, there appears to be strong demand for leading labor market indicators.
Community Management
We consider our community management and social media groups an important asset and part of our go-to-market and overall marketing strategy. The Company operates various membership groups, focused on the LinkedIn platform, and regularly engages with these communities.
GOLQ Technology
Our sales and marketing efforts will be focused on promoting sales, producing expert content and brand awareness. We believe that the resellers agreements signed by CreateApp in 2015, 2016, and 2017 created a large enough addressable market opportunity to generate sales and profits in a scalable manner, grow our business and enhance shareholder value. Given the nature of DIY mobile apps and the primary target market of SMBs, a typical go-to-market strategy would have a direct sales force or resellers approach SMBs directly to drive our revenue.
We intend to continue CreateApp’s evolution of its PaaS platform with two distinct market paths to drive recurring revenue business model:
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Cooperation agreements in countries/regions where our partners are responsible for targeting SMBs either through an installed base of customers or groups of direct sellers with a sales and marketing team focusing on end customers.
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Digital wallet or e-wallet solutions. A distinguishing characteristic of Greater South East Asia (“GSEA”) compared to the United States is the substantially lower percentage of the population in GSEA with bank accounts, credit cards, or debit cards. This creates the need for alternative payment methods, specifically e-wallets according to the International Data Corporation (“IDC”). GSEA is poised for its own payments transformation in much the same way that China has shifted to online payments. Online payments in GSEA is divided into four broad payment modes: e-wallets (such as our Paylogiq platform), credit cards, debit cards and online banking. Of these IDC experts, the e-wallet mode is expected to grow the fastest over the next five years. Drivers for GSEA’s e-wallet industry include the mismatch between internet penetration and banking penetration (which creates a structural opportunity for e-wallet), the increasing integration of e-wallets with use cases such as online games and e-commerce, and the opportunity to offer broader digital financial services using e-wallets as a foundation.
With the above strategy, we believe that we will be able to maintain a lower capital expenditure base due to the ‘level-two’ customer support vs. ‘level-one’ customer support, smaller sales and marketing teams, and the need to provide hosting services.
Our CreateApp platform operates as a PaaS, allowing users to develop their own applications supplying the infrastructure and IT services, which users can access anywhere via a web or desktop browser. We recognize revenue on a pay to use subscription basis when our customers use our platform.
We do not plan to compensate resellers and distributors. Instead, the end user will pay the reseller/distributor directly as well as paying for our services, for which we or our reseller/distributor in licensed territories bill the end user separately.
Research and Development
Our R&D strategy is to develop and offer technology solutions to our present and future customers. We intend to continue to invest in various technology initiatives related to e-commerce and telecommunications, including website and platform development.
Competition
The market for online staffing and recruitment services is highly competitive, fragmented, and undergoing rapid changes following increasing demand, technological advancements, and shifting needs. We compete with several online and offline platforms and services, including but not limited to, the following:
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Traditional talent acquisition and staffing service providers and other outsourcing providers, such as the Adecco Group, Korn Ferry, Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc., and Robert Half International, Inc.;
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Other e-staffing and recruitment marketplace providers, such as Hired.com, Scout Exchange, and Reflik;
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Professional and personal social media platforms, such as LinkedIn and Facebook;
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Software and business services companies focused on video hiring talent acquisition, management, invoicing, or staffing management products and services;
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Online and offline job boards, classified ads, and other traditional means of finding work and service providers, such as Craigslist, CareerBuilder, Indeed, Monster, and ZipRecruiter; and
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Additionally, well-established internet companies, such as Google and Amazon, have entered or may decide to join our market and compete with our Platform.
We compete based on several factors, including, among other things: size and engagement of user base, brand awareness and reputation, relationships with third party partners, and pricing. We differentiate ourselves through what we call our “three uniques:” people, power, and platform. We pride ourselves on:
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Our people, who are experts in the recruiting industry;
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The power of our robust network of recruiters, top internet brand, distribution channels, and content and social media followings; and
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The Platform, which is a complete and custom-built software platform, with many integrations and partnerships, which has developed over several years.
These “three uniques” form our competitive “moat,” which management believes would be highly challenging for any competitor to replicate.
The fintech sector is rapidly evolving and highly competitive. Our current and potential competitors include: (i) other DIY mobile app companies; (ii) companies that provide e-commerce and e-wallet services, including website/app development; and (ii) companies that provide infrastructure web and mobile services. We believe that the principal competitive factors in our mobile apps business include ease of use, affordability and broad range of functionality. Many of our current and potential competitors have greater resources, longer histories, more customers, and greater brand recognition. They may adopt more aggressive pricing and devote more resources to technology, functionality and ease of use and marketing. Other companies also may enter into business combinations or alliances that strengthen their competitive positions.
Intellectual Property
The protection of our intellectual property is an essential aspect of our business. We own our domain names and trademarks relating to our website’s design and content, including our brand name and various logos and slogans. We rely upon a combination of trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, confidentiality procedures, contractual commitments, and other legal rights to establish and protect our intellectual property. We generally enter into confidentiality agreements and invention or work product assignment agreements with our employees and consultants to control access to and clarify ownership of our software, documentation, and other proprietary information.
As of March 15, 2025, our trademarks include “Mediabistro”.
We have licensed the GOLQ Technology from GoLogiq, which owns all software intellectual property for CreateApp as well as the eWallet platform currently operating under the brand names AtozPay and AtozGo in Indonesia (Paylogiq and Gologiq, respectively), and the global rights to market and operate in other countries worldwide.
Government Regulation
We are subject to a number of U.S. federal and state and foreign laws and regulations that apply to internet companies and businesses that operate online marketplaces connecting businesses with recruiters. These laws and regulations may involve worker classification, employment, data protection, privacy, online payment services, content regulation, intellectual property, taxation, consumer protection, background checks, payment services, money transmitter regulations, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and sanctions laws, or other matters. Many of the rules and regulations that are or may apply to our business are still evolving and being tested in courts and could be interpreted in ways that could adversely impact our business. Also, the application and interpretation of these laws and regulations are often uncertain, particularly in the industry in which we operate.
Additionally, our Platform and the platform user data it uses, collects, or processes to run our business is an integral part of our business model and, as a result, our compliance with laws dealing with the use, collection, and processing of personal data is part of our strategy to improve platform user experience and build trust.
Regulators around the world have adopted, or proposed requirements regarding the collection, use, transfer, security, storage, destruction, and other processing of personally identifiable information and other data relating to individuals, and these laws are increasing in number, enforcement, fines, and other penalties. Two such governmental regulations that carry implications for our platform are the GDPR and the CCPA.
The GDPR went into effect in May 2018, implementing more stringent requirements in relation to companies’ use of personal data relating to all EU individuals (“data subjects”). Under the GDPR, the expanded definition of personal data includes information such as name, identification number, email address, location data, online identifiers such as internet protocol addresses and cookie identifiers, or any other type of information that can identify a living individual. The GDPR imposes a number of new requirements, which include: a valid ground for processing each instance of personal data; higher standards for organizations to demonstrate that they have obtained valid consent or have another legal basis in place to justify their data processing activities; providing expanded information about how data subjects’ personal data is or will be used; carrying out data protection impact assessments for operations which present specific risks to individuals due to the nature or scope of the processing operation; an obligation to appoint data protection officers in certain circumstances; new rights for individuals to be “forgotten” and rights to data portability, as well as enhanced current rights; the principle of accountability and demonstrating compliance through policies, procedures, training, and audit; profiling restrictions; and a new mandatory data breach reporting regime.
In the United States, California recently adopted the CCPA, which came into effect in January 2020. Similar in certain respects to the GDPR, the CCPA establishes a new privacy framework for covered businesses, including an expanded definition of “personal information”; new data privacy rights for California residents, requiring covered businesses to provide further disclosure to consumers and affording consumers the right to opt-out of individual sales of personal information; special rules on the collection of consumer data from minors; and a potentially severe statutory damages framework and private rights of action for CCPA violations and failure to implement reasonable security procedures and practices.
Environmental Matters
No significant pollution or other types of hazardous emission result from our operations, and it is not anticipated that our operations will be materially affected by federal, state or local provisions concerning environmental controls. Our costs of complying with environmental health and safety requirements have not been material.
Furthermore, compliance with federal, state and local requirements regulating the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment, have not had, nor are they expected to have, any material effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company. However, we will continue to monitor emerging developments in this area.
We evaluate opportunities to acquire complementary businesses and personnel in furtherance of our ongoing strategy to utilize data to disrupt specific old-line industry sectors.
Facilities
We operate virtually and from time to time in leased flexible office space, such as WeWork offices.
We believe that our facilities are adequate to meet our needs for the immediate future, and that, should it be needed, suitable additional space will be available to accommodate any such expansion of our operations.
Legal Proceedings
We are currently pursuing two related collections matters against BKR Strategy Group. Since 2013, BKR Strategy Group has provided talent acquisition strategy and services to top companies. Starting in the third quarter of 2021, BKR Strategy Group subcontracted Recruiter.com to perform on Demand recruiter services on behalf of BKR Strategy Group’s clients. Although payments for services rendered were initially received in a timely fashion, BKR Strategy Group’s balance grew throughout the third and fourth quarters of 2021. This led to BKR Strategy Group executing a Promissory Note with a payment schedule for $500,000 on November 30, 2021, with a personal guarantee from its business principal as part of the note. After failing to meet the payment schedule and after repeated attempts to collect the balance due, we retained the law firm of Berkovitch & Bouskila, PLLC and filed two lawsuits against BKR Strategy Group on February 18, 2022, the first, to collect on unpaid invoices and the second, to enforce the promissory note, for a total sum of $1,400,000. On March 24, 2022, BKR Strategy Group made a counterclaim against us for $500,000 on the grounds of alleged overbilling. Management denies the basis for the counterclaim and expects to vigorously defend itself from this counterclaim. Outside counsel for the company has advised that at this stage in the proceedings, it cannot offer an opinion as to the probable outcome. As it is not possible to estimate if a loss will be incurred, there has been no accrual.
On June 21, 2022, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County ruled in favor of the Company that BKR Strategy Group owes the Company $500,000, plus interest at 12% since November 22, 2021, through the entry of judgement in the lawsuit related to the enforcement on the Promissory Note executed by BKR Strategy Group. Proceedings in the other lawsuit remain ongoing. The Company has been unable to collect against BKR Strategy Group due to lack of response and communication.
On September 6, 2023, Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (the "Company") was served with a civil lawsuit filed by Pipl, Inc. in the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut, Judicial District of New Britain. The lawsuit alleges that the Company failed to pay for goods and/or services provided by Pipl, Inc. between January 3, 2021, and December 7, 2022, with the claimed amount due exceeding $266,562.59 plus interest, costs, and attorneys' fees. The Company is currently evaluating the complaint with counsel and intends to vigorously defend against the claims. The Company has additionally filed a counterclaim. Given the early stage of the litigation, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of the case or estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any.
On April 1, 2024, Recruiter.com Group, Inc. ("the Company") became involved in legal proceedings initiated by Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc. ("CAB"), as documented in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, case number 24CV433086. CAB's complaint, filed on March 13, 2024, alleges that the Company failed to fulfil payment obligations under contracts with CAB's assignor, totalling approximately $213,899.94. CAB seeks recovery of the owed amounts, interest, attorney fees, costs, and other damages deemed appropriate by the court. The Company is currently in ongoing legal communications about the complaint and intends to defend itself vigorously. At this stage, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of the case or estimate the potential financial impact.
November 20, 2024, Recruiter.com Inc. has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by HireTeammate, Inc. (d/b/a hireEZ) in the Supreme Court of New York. The lawsuit alleges that Recruiter.com breached a contract by failing to pay for platform management services provided by hireEZ between December 12, 2022, and January 31, 2023. The total amount claimed is $79,388.39, along with interest and legal costs. The complaint includes claims for breach of contract, account stated, and unjust enrichment. Recruiter.com is evaluating its legal options in response to the lawsuit. All operation-related invoices and activities was passed on to Job Mobz. Therefore, the management do not believe that Nixxy is liable for the amount stated and we will defend our position in the court of law. Furthermore, management believe it is more likely than not that we will prevail.
Except for the aforementioned proceedings described above, as of the date of this filing, there are no material pending legal or governmental proceedings relating to our Company or properties to which we are a party, and, to our knowledge, there are no material proceedings to which any of our directors, executive officers, or affiliates are a party adverse to us or which have a material interest adverse to us
Employees
As of March 15, 2025, the Company employed 3 full time employees and a number of independent contractors.
Culture and Team
After significant changes to our business, we are a small team of qualified professionals. Our management has years of experience in online recruiting and technology and are supplemented by additional finance and legal support.
Diversity
We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and are proud to have diverse staff, management, and board members.
Corporate Information
We operate virtually. Our principal mailing address is 123 Farmington Avenue, Suite 252, Bristol, CT 06010. Our telephone number is (855) 931-1500. Our website address is https://www.nixxy.com. The information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our site is not a part of this filing. Investors should not rely on any such information in deciding whether to purchase our securities.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the following risk factors, together with all of the other information included or incorporated in this Annual Report. Each of these risk factors, either alone or taken together, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, and adversely affect the value of an investment in our Common Stock. There may be additional risks that we do not know of or that we believe are immaterial that could also impair our business and financial condition.
Summary Risk Factors
Our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that you should consider before investing in our company. You should carefully consider all of the risks described more fully in the section titled “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on page 19, before deciding to invest in our common stock. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations would likely be materially adversely affected.
Important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially, but are not limited to, the following:
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
There is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern absent obtaining adequate new debt or equity financing and achieving sufficient sales levels.
Our business depends on a strong reputation and anything that harms our reputation will likely harm our results.
We utilize AI, which could expose us to liability or adversely affect our business.
We may be unable to find sufficient candidates for our staffing business.
We may incur potential liability to employees and clients.
We may require additional capital to fund our business and support our growth, and our inability to generate and obtain such capital on acceptable terms, or at all, could harm our business, operating results, financial condition, and prospects.
Because we have a history of net losses, we may never achieve or sustain profitability or positive cash flow from operations.
Because we have a limited operating history under our current platform, it is difficult to evaluate our business and future prospects.
If we are unable to respond to technological advancements and other changes in our industry by developing and releasing new services, or improving our existing services, in a timely and cost-effective manner or at all, our business could be materially and adversely affected.
Because we have historically had arrangements with related parties affecting a significant part of our operations, such arrangements may not reflect terms that would otherwise be available from unaffiliated third parties.
Because we rely on a small number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenue, the loss of any of these customers would have a material adverse effect on our operating results and cash flows.
Failure to protect our intellectual property could adversely affect our business.
If recruiters on the Platform were classified as employees instead of independent contractors, our business would be materially and adversely affected.
Unfavorable global economic and geopolitical conditions could adversely affect our business, financial condition, stock price, and results of operations.
Risks Relating to the Telecommunications Industry
Changes to federal, state and foreign government regulations and decisions in regulatory proceedings, as well as private litigation, could further increase our operating costs and/or alter customer perceptions of our operations, which could materially adversely affect us.
Increasing competition could materially adversely affect our operating results.
Risks Relating to Investments in Our Common Stock
Because we may issue preferred stock without the approval of our stockholders and a concentrated group of stockholders own a significant percentage of our Common Stock, it may be more difficult for a third party to acquire us and could depress our stock price.
Risks Related to Our Business and Industry
There is substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern absent obtaining adequate new debt or equity financing and achieving sufficient sales levels.
We anticipate that we will continue to lose money for the foreseeable future. Our continued existence is dependent upon raising sufficient funds from equity or debt financing activities and generating sufficient working capital from our operations. Because of our history of losses, and net cash used in our operations we may have to continue to reduce our expenditures without receipt of sufficient proceeds from financing activities or improvements in our cash flow from operations. Working capital limitations continue to impinge on our day-to-day operations thus contributing to continued operating losses. If we are unable to raise sufficient funds from financing activities, we may not be able to meet our obligations as they come due, raising substantial doubts as to our ability to continue as a going concern. Any such inability to continue as a going concern may result in our stockholders losing their entire investment. There is no guarantee that we will raise sufficient funds from financing activities.
Our management has determined that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern and the report of our independent registered public accounting firm on our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023 includes an explanatory paragraph with respect to the foregoing. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to raise additional capital and implement our business plan. This determination was based on the following factors: (i) used cash in operations of approximately $4.1 million in 2024, and our available cash as of the date of this filing will not be sufficient to fund our anticipated level of operations for the next 12 months; (ii) we will require additional financing for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, to continue at our expected level of operations; and (iii) if we fail to obtain the needed capital, we will be forced to delay, scale back, or eliminate some or all of its development activities or perhaps cease operations. In the opinion of management, these factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern as of the date of the end of the period covered by this report and for one year from the issuance of the consolidated financial statements.
Our business depends on a strong reputation and anything that harms our reputation will likely harm our results.
As a provider of temporary and permanent staffing solutions as well as consultant services, our reputation is dependent upon the performance of the employees we place with our clients and the services rendered by our consultants. We depend on our reputation and name recognition to secure engagements and to hire qualified employees and consultants. If our clients become dissatisfied with the performance of those employees or consultants or if any of those employees or consultants engage in or are believed to have engaged in conduct that is harmful to our clients, our ability to maintain or expand our client base may be harmed. Any of the foregoing is likely to materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
We utilize AI, which could expose us to liability or adversely affect our business.
We incorporate novel uses of AI technologies, including generative AI, into our products and operations. AI is complex and rapidly evolving, and we face significant competition from other companies who may incorporate AI into their products more quickly or more successfully than us, as well as an evolving regulatory landscape. The introduction of AI, and particularly generative AI, a relatively new and emerging technology in the early stages of commercial use, into new or existing products, and our operations, may result in new or enhanced governmental or regulatory scrutiny, litigation, confidentiality, ethical concerns, or other complications that could adversely affect our business, reputation, or financial results. For example, generative AI has been known to produce a false or “hallucinatory” interferences or output, and certain generative AI uses machine learning and predictive analytics, which may be flawed, insufficient, of poor quality, reflect unwanted forms of bias, or contain other errors or inadequacies, any of which may not be easily detectable. Our customers or others may rely on or use this flawed content to their detriment, which may expose us to brand or reputational harm, competitive harm, and/or legal liability. In addition, the use of AI by other companies has resulted in, and may in the future result in, data breaches and cybersecurity incidents that implicate the personal information of AI users. Further, the use of AI presents emerging ethical and social issues, and if we enable or offer solutions that draw scrutiny or controversy due to their perceived or actual impact on customers or on society as a whole, we may experience brand or reputational harm, competitive harm, and/or legal liability.
The technologies underlying AI and its uses are subject to a variety of laws and regulations, including intellectual property, privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, consumer protection, competition, and equal opportunity laws and regulations, and are expected to be subject to new laws and regulations or new applications of existing laws and regulations. AI is the subject of ongoing review by various U.S. governmental and regulatory agencies, and various U.S. states and other foreign jurisdictions are applying, or are considering applying, their cybersecurity and data protection laws to AI or are considering general legal frameworks for AI. For example, in Europe, the EU’s AI Act was published in the Official Journal of the EU on July 12, 2024 and entered into force on August 1, 2024. The AI Act establishes, among other things, a risk-based governance framework for regulating AI systems in the EU by categorizing AI systems, based on the risks associated with such AI systems’ intended purposes, as creating unacceptable or high risks, with all other AI systems being considered low risk. This regulatory framework is expected to have a material impact on the way AI is regulated in the EU and beyond. As further indication of a trend in increased regulatory and legislative oversight of the use and development of AI, in 2024, California enacted a range of laws regulating the use and development of AI, which generally relate to transparency, privacy and fairness, among other concerns.
As a fast-evolving and complicated technology subject to significant government attention, AI-related legislation and regulation may be developed and apply to AI in unexpected ways. We may not be able to anticipate how to respond to or comply with these rapidly evolving frameworks, and we may need to expend resources to adjust our offerings in certain jurisdictions if the legal frameworks are inconsistent across jurisdictions. The cost to comply with such frameworks could be significant and may increase our operating expenses. Additionally, if we do not have sufficient rights to use the data or other material or content on which our AI technologies rely, we may incur liability through the violation of applicable laws or regulations, third-party intellectual property, privacy or other rights, or contracts to which we are a party. Further, any content or other output created by our use of AI-powered tools may not be subject to copyright protection, which may adversely affect our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights. Because AI technology itself is highly complex and rapidly developing, it is not possible to predict all of the legal, operational or technological risks that may arise relating to the use of AI.
We may not be able to maintain our compliance with Nasdaq
On August 17, 2023, Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (“Recruiter.com” or the “Company”) received a notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) that the Company was not in compliance with the minimum $2,500,000 stockholders’ equity requirement for continued listing. Based on Nasdaq’s review of materials submitted by the Company in October 2023, Nasdaq granted the Company’s request for an extension until February 13, 2024, to comply with the requirement. Though the Company submitted documentation of actions taken to comply with the requirement, Nasdaq staff determined that the Company did not meet the terms of the extension; on February 16, 2024, Nasdaq issued the Company a letter of a staff determination of delisting procedure. On June 11, 2024, the Company received a notification letter from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Staff (the "Staff") of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC that the Company has evidenced full compliance with all requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, including the minimum stockholders' equity requirements set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1).
There is no assurance that the Company will maintain its stockholders’ equity requirement in the future.
We may be unable to find sufficient candidates for our staffing business.
Our staffing services business consists of the placement of individuals seeking employment. There can be no assurance that candidates for employment will continue to seek employment through us. Candidates generally seek temporary or full-time positions through multiple sources, including us and our competitors. Prior to COVID-19, unemployment in the United States had been low in the past couple of years but sharply increased and then decreased due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The availability of qualified talent may change or become even more scarce, depending on macro-economic conditions outside of our control. If finding sufficient eligible candidates to meet employers’ demands becomes more challenging due to falling unemployment rates or other talent availability issues, we may experience a shortage of qualified candidates. Any shortage of candidates could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
We may incur potential liability to employees and clients.
Our consulting and staffing business entails employing individuals on a temporary basis and placing such individuals in clients’ workplaces. We do not have the ability to control the workplace environment. As the employer of record of our temporary employees, we incur a risk of liability to our temporary employees for various workplace events, including claims of physical injury, discrimination, harassment, or failure to protect confidential personal information. While such claims have not historically had a material adverse effect upon our business or financial condition, there can be no assurance that such claims in the future will not result in adverse publicity or have a material adverse effect upon our business or financial condition. We also incur a risk of liability to our employer clients resulting from allegations of errors, omissions or theft by our temporary employees, or allegations of misuse of client confidential information. In many cases, we have agreed to indemnify our clients in respect of these types of claims. We maintain insurance with respect to many of such claims. While such claims have not historically had a material adverse effect upon our business or financial condition, there can be no assurance that we will continue to be able to obtain insurance at a cost that does not have a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition or that such claims will be covered by such available insurance.
We may require additional capital to fund our business and support our growth, and our inability to generate and obtain such capital on acceptable terms, or at all, could harm our business, operating results, financial condition, and prospects.
We intend to continue to make substantial investments to fund our business and support our growth. In addition, we may require additional funds to respond to business challenges, including the need to develop new features or enhance our solutions, improve our operating infrastructure, or acquire or develop complementary businesses and technologies. As a result, in addition to the revenues we generate from our business, we may need to engage in equity or debt financings to provide the funds required for these and other business endeavors. If we raise additional funds through future issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences, and privileges superior to those of holders of our Common Stock. Any debt financing that we may secure in the future could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. We may not be able to obtain such additional financing on terms favorable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges could be significantly impaired, and our business may be adversely impacted. In addition, our inability to generate or obtain the financial resources needed may require us to delay, scale back, or eliminate some or all of our operations, which may have a significant adverse impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition.
Because we have a history of net losses, we may never achieve or sustain profitability or positive cash flow from operations.
We have incurred net losses in each fiscal year since our inception, including net losses of approximately $22.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 and, $7.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $99 million. We expect to continue to incur substantial expenditures to develop and market our services and could continue to incur losses and negative operating cash flow for the foreseeable future. We may never achieve profitability or positive cash flow in the future, and even if we do, we may not be able to continue being profitable. Any failure to achieve and maintain profitability would continue to have an adverse effect on our stockholders’ deficit and working capital and could result in a decline in our stock price or cause us to cease operations.
Because we have a limited operating history under our current platform, it is difficult to evaluate our business and future prospects.
We have operated our current platform since April 16, 2016, when we acquired the Platform, where it was then put into a multi-year process of further development, integration, and branding. As a result, our platform and business model have not been fully proven, and we have only a limited operating history on which to evaluate our business and future prospects. We have encountered, and will continue to encounter, risks and difficulties frequently experienced by growing companies in rapidly changing industries, including our ability to achieve market acceptance of our platform and attract, retain, and incentivize recruiters on our platform, as well as respond to competition and plan for and scale our operations to address future growth. We may not be successful in addressing these and other challenges we may face in the future, and our business and future prospects may be materially and adversely affected if we do not manage these and other risks successfully. Given our limited operating history, we may be unable to effectively implement our business plan which could materially harm our business or cause us to scale down or cease our operations.
If we are unable to respond to technological advancements and other changes in our industry by developing and releasing new services, or improving our existing services, in a timely and cost-effective manner or at all, our business could be materially and adversely affected.
Our industry is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent new service launches, changing user demands, and evolving industry standards. The introduction of new services based on technological advancements can quickly render existing services obsolete. We will need to expend substantial resources on researching and developing new services and enhancing our platform by incorporating additional features, improving functionality, and adding other improvements to meet our users’ evolving demands. We may not be successful in developing, marketing, and delivering in a timely and cost-effective manner enhancements or new features to our platform or any new services that respond to continued changes in the market. Furthermore, any enhancements or new features to our platform or any new services may contain errors or defects and may not achieve the broad market acceptance necessary to generate sufficient revenue. Moreover, even if we introduce new services, we may experience a decline in revenue from our existing services that is not offset by revenue from the new services.
If we experience errors, defects, or disruptions on the Platform it could damage our reputation, which could in turn materially and adversely impact our operating results and growth prospects.
The performance and reliability of the Platform is critical to our reputation and ability to attract and retain recruiters and clients. Any system error or failure, or other performance problems with the Platform could harm our brand and reputation and may damage the businesses of users. Additionally, the Platform requires frequent updates, which may contain undetected errors when first introduced or released. Any errors, defects, disruptions in service, or other performance or stability problems with the Platform could result in negative publicity, loss of or delay in market acceptance of the Platform, loss of competitive position, delay of payment to us or recruiters, or claims by users for losses sustained by them, which could adversely impact our brand and reputation, operating results, and future prospects.
We rely on third parties to host our Platform, and any disruption of service from such third parties or material change to, or termination of, our arrangement with them could adversely affect our business.
We use third-party cloud infrastructure service providers and co-located data centers in the United States and abroad to host the Platform. Software development, remote server administration, quality assurance, and administrative access is managed by international personnel. We do not control the physical operation of any of the data centers we use. These facilities are vulnerable to damage or interruption from earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, cyber security attacks, terrorist attacks, power losses, telecommunications failures, and similar events. The occurrence of a natural disaster or an act of terrorism, a decision to close the facilities without adequate notice, or other unanticipated problems could result in lengthy interruptions to the Platform. The facilities also could be subject to break-ins, computer viruses, sabotage, intentional acts of violence, and other misconduct. We may not carry sufficient business interruption insurance to compensate us for losses that may occur as a result of any events that cause interruptions in our service. We may not be able to maintain or renew our agreements or arrangements with these third-party service providers on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. If we are unable to renew our agreements on commercially reasonable terms, our agreements are terminated, or we add additional infrastructure providers, we may experience costs or downtime in connection with the transfer to, or the addition of, new data center providers. If these providers increase the cost of their services, we may have to increase the fees to use the Platform, which could cause us to lose clients, or we may have to assume those increased costs, and our operating results may be adversely impacted.
Because we have historically had arrangements with related parties affecting a significant part of our operations, such arrangements may not reflect terms that would otherwise be available from unaffiliated third parties.
We rely on arrangements with related parties for support of our operations, including technical support, and may engage in additional related party transactions in the future. For example, we currently rely on a related party provider of information technology and computer services located in Mauritius, an island country located off the eastern coast of Africa, for software development and maintenance related to our website and the Platform. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” for further details. Although we believe that the terms of our arrangements with related parties are reasonable and generally consistent with market standards, such terms do not necessarily reflect terms that we or such related parties would agree to in arms-length negotiations with an independent third party. Furthermore, potential conflicts of interest can exist if a related party is presented with an issue that may have conflicting implications for us and such related party. If a dispute arises in connection with any of these arrangements, which is not resolved to our satisfaction, our business could be materially and adversely affected.
Our Platform contains open-source software components, and failure to comply with the terms of the underlying licenses could restrict our ability to market or operate our Platform.
We incorporate many types of open-source software, frameworks, and databases, including our Platform, which is currently architected on the Yii platform using PHP code and MySQL databases. Open-source licenses typically permit the use, modification, and distribution of software in source code form subject to certain conditions. Some open-source licenses require any person who distributes a modification or derivative work of such software to make the modified version subject to the same open-source license. Accordingly, although we do not believe that we have used open-source software in a manner that would subject us to this requirement, we may be required to distribute certain aspects of our Platform or make them available in source code form. Further, the interpretation of open-source licenses is legally complex. If we fail to comply with the terms of an applicable open source software license, we may need to seek licenses from third parties to continue offering the Platform and the terms on which such licenses are available may not be economically feasible, to re-engineer the Platform to remove or replace the open source software, to limit or stop offering the Platform if re-engineering could not be accomplished on a timely or cost-effective basis, to pay monetary damages, or to make available the source code for aspects of our proprietary technology, any of which could adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.
Our future growth depends in part on our ability to form new and maintain existing strategic partnerships with third party solution providers and continued performance of such solution providers under the terms of our strategic partnerships with them.
As part of our growth strategy and, in particular, our enterprise solution offering, we establish and maintain strategic partnerships with large and established third party solution providers to employers, such as companies specializing in enterprise application software, human resources, payroll, talent, time management, tax and benefits administration. Our strategic partnerships include among other things, integration of the Platform with those of our strategic partners, joint marketing, and commercial alignment, including joint events, and sales of our services by our partners’ representatives. We may be unable to renew or replace our agreements with such strategic partners as and when they expire on comparable terms, or at all. Moreover, the parties with which we have strategic relationships may fail to devote the resources necessary to expand our reach and increase our distribution. In addition, our agreements with our strategic partners generally do not contain any covenants that would limit competing arrangements. Some of our strategic partners offer, or could in the future offer, competing products and services or have similar strategic relationships with our competitors, and may choose to favor our competitors’ solutions over ours. If we are unsuccessful in establishing or maintaining our relationships with third parties, our growth prospects could be impaired, and our operating results may be adversely impacted. Even if we are successful in establishing and maintaining these strategic relationships with third parties, they may not result in the growth of our client base or increased revenue.
We rely in part on certain software that we license from related and third parties as part of our service offerings, and if we were to lose the ability to use such software our business and operating results would be materially and adversely affected.
We license video screening technology from MyInterview, as well as other popular, commercially available third-party recruiting, communications, and marketing related software systems, such as LinkedIn and Hubspot, much of which is integral to our systems and our business. If any of these relationships were terminated or if any of these parties were to cease doing business or cease to support the applications we currently utilize, we may be forced to expend significant time and resources to replace the licensed software. Further, the necessary replacements may not be available on a timely basis on favorable terms, or at all. If we were to lose the ability to use this software our business and operating results would be materially and adversely affected.
Because we rely on a small number of customers for a substantial portion of our revenue, the loss of any of these customers would have a material adverse effect on our operating results and cash flows.
As of December 31, 2024, three customers accounted for more than 10% of the accounts receivable balance, at 77%. As of December 31, 2023, one customer accounted for more than 10% of the accounts receivable balance, at 93%.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, two customers accounted for more than 10% of total revenue, at 40%. For the year ended December 31, 2023, one customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenue, at 57%.
Any termination of a business relationship with, or a significant sustained reduction in business from, one or more of these customers could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and cash flows.
Failure to protect our intellectual property could adversely affect our business.
Our success depends in large part on our proprietary technology and data, including our trade secrets, software code, the content of our website, workflows, proprietary databases, registered domain names, registered and unregistered trademarks, trademark applications, copyrights, and inventions (whether or not patentable). In order to protect our intellectual property, we rely on a combination of copyright, trademark, and trade secrets, as well as confidentiality provisions and contractual arrangements.
Despite our efforts, third parties may infringe upon or misappropriate our intellectual property by copying or reverse-engineering information that we regard as proprietary, including our platform, to create products and services that compete with ours. Further, we may be unable to prevent competitors from acquiring domain names or trademarks that are similar to, infringe upon, or diminish the value of our domain names, trademarks, service marks, and other proprietary rights. Moreover, our trade secrets may be compromised by third parties or our employees, which would cause us to lose the competitive advantage derived from the compromised trade secrets. Additionally, effective intellectual property protection may not be available to us in every country in which our platform currently is or may in the future be available. Further, we may be unable to detect infringement of our intellectual property rights, and even if we detect such violations and decide to enforce our intellectual property rights, we may not be successful, and may incur significant expenses, in such efforts. In addition, any such enforcement efforts may be time-consuming, expensive and may divert management’s attention. Because we rely on development staff who are internationally located, we face a risk based upon any local conditions and difficulties we may face in enforcing our intellectual property rights there. Further, such enforcement efforts may result in a ruling that our intellectual property rights are unenforceable. Any failure to protect or any loss of our intellectual property may have an adverse effect on our ability to compete and may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results.
Our future success depends on our ability to retain and attract high-quality personnel, and the efforts, abilities and continued service of our senior management, and unsuccessful succession planning could adversely affect our business.
Our future success will depend in large part on our ability to attract and retain high-quality management, operations, and other personnel who are in high demand, are often subject to competing employment offers, and are attractive recruiting targets for our competitors. The loss of qualified executives and key employees, or inability to attract, retain, and motivate high-quality executives and employees required for the planned expansion of our business, may harm our operating results and impair our ability to grow.
Our work with each of these key personnel is subject to changes and/or termination, and our inability to effectively retain the services of our key management personnel, could materially and adversely affect our operating results and future prospects.
If we sustain an impairment in the carrying value of long-lived assets and goodwill, it will negatively affect our operating results.
As the result of our purchase of certain assets of Genesys in March 2019 and Scouted, OneWire, Parrut, Upsider and Novo Group in 2021, and the Gologiq license in 2024, we have a significant amount of long-lived intangible assets and goodwill on our consolidated balance sheet. Under the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”), long-lived assets are required to be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the book value of the asset may not be recoverable. If business conditions or other factors cause profitability and cash flows to decline, we may be required to record non-cash impairment charges. Goodwill must be evaluated for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events indicate it is warranted. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its current fair value, the goodwill is considered impaired. Events and conditions that could result in impairment in the value of our long-lived assets and goodwill include, but are not limited to, significant negative industry or economic trends, competition and adverse changes in the regulatory environment, significant decline in our stock price for a sustained period of time, limited funding, as well as or other factors leading to reduction in expected long-term revenues or profitability. If we record impairment charges related to our goodwill and long-lived assets, our operating results would likely be materially and 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and 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.
Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and may result in a restatement of our consolidated financial statements for prior periods. 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, which could result in loss of investor confidence and could have an adverse effect on our stock price.
Our strategic transactions may not be integrated into our business successfully.
Our company is currently engaged in a series of strategic transactions that involve complex financial and legal arrangements, characterized by a multitude of contingencies and obligations, including the Savitr transaction. These transactions are integral to our strategy for growth and expansion in a competitive marketplace. However, the intricate nature of these deals, combined with our limited resources and capital, present significant risks that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operational results.
The successful execution of these transactions demands a high degree of financial acumen, legal expertise, and strategic foresight, areas where our resources are constrained. The complexity and scope of the arrangements increase the likelihood of unforeseen challenges, including but not limited to regulatory hurdles, integration obstacles, and potential disputes with counterparties. Given our limited capital, any delays or unexpected costs arising from these transactions could strain our financial resources, forcing us to reallocate funds from other critical areas of our business or seek additional capital at unfavorable terms.
Moreover, the contingencies associated with these transactions introduce uncertainty regarding their ultimate benefit to our company. While we anticipate that these strategic endeavors will enhance our competitive position and operational capabilities, their complexity and the inherent unpredictability of their outcomes mean that we cannot guarantee these benefits will be realized as expected, or at all.
In light of these factors, our future performance and ability to execute our business strategy effectively could be compromised. Investors should consider the risks associated with our involvement in these complex strategic transactions, especially in the context of our limited resources and capital, before making an investment decision.
Risks Related to Regulation
If we or our clients are perceived to have violated or are found in violation of, the anti-discrimination laws and regulations as the result of the use of predictive technologies or external independent recruiters in the recruitment process, it may damage our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We and our clients may be exposed to potential claims associated with the use of predictive algorithms and external recruiters in the recruitment process, including claims of age and gender discrimination. For example, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) prohibits employers from limiting employment opportunities based on certain protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the “ADA”) prohibits discrimination based on age. Certain social media companies, as well as employers purchasing targeted ads from such companies, have recently come under scrutiny for discriminatory advertising. In September 2019, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) ruled that several employers violated the ADA and Title VII by publicizing job openings on social media through the use of ads that targeted young men to the detriment of women and older workers. If we or our clients are perceived to have violated or are found in violation of, Title VII, the ADA, or any other anti-discrimination laws and regulations as the result of the use of predictive technologies in the recruitment process, it may damage our reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
If recruiters on the Platform were classified as employees instead of independent contractors, our business would be materially and adversely affected.
We believe that the recruiters who engage with us on our platform are independent contractors, due to a number of factors, including our inability to control these recruiters, and our Terms of Use with our users reflect that understanding. However, if the independent contractor status of recruiters is challenged, we may not be successful in defending against such challenges in some or all jurisdictions. Furthermore, the costs associated with defending, settling, or resolving lawsuits relating to the independent contractor status of recruiters could be material to our business. In September 2019, California enacted a new employee classification law that codified the 2018 decision by the state’s Supreme Court classifying independent contractors as employees unless they satisfy the following requirements: (i) are free from the control and direction of the entity relating to the performance of the work; (ii) perform work outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business; and (iii) are customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, or business. We cannot be certain if this ruling in California will impact us.
If a court or an administrative agency were to determine that the recruiters on our platform must be classified as employees rather than independent contractors, we and/or our clients would become subject to additional regulatory requirements, including but not limited to tax, wages, and wage and hour laws and requirements (such as those pertaining to minimum wage and overtime); employee benefits, social security, workers’ compensation and unemployment; discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under civil rights laws; claims under laws pertaining to unionizing, collective bargaining, and other concerted activity; and other laws and regulations applicable to employers and employees. Compliance with such laws and regulations would require us to incur significant additional expenses, potentially including without limitation, expenses associated with the application of wage and hour laws (including minimum wage, overtime, and meal and rest period requirements), employee benefits, social security contributions, taxes, and penalties. Additionally, any such reclassification would require us to fundamentally change our business model, and consequently have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
The regulatory framework for privacy and data protection is complex and evolving, and changes in laws or regulations relating to privacy or the protection or transfer of personal data, or any actual or perceived failure by us to comply with such laws and regulations, could adversely affect our business.
During our day-to-day business operations we receive, collect, store, process, transfer, and use personal information and other user data. As a result, we are subject to numerous federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations regarding privacy, data protection, information security, and the collection, storing, sharing, use, processing, transfer, disclosure, and protection of personal information and other content. We are also subject to the terms of our privacy policies and obligations to third parties related to privacy, data protection, and information security. We strive to comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and other legal obligations relating to privacy, data protection, and information security to the extent possible. However, the regulatory framework for privacy and data protection both in the United States and abroad is, and is likely to remain for the foreseeable future, uncertain and complex, is changing, and the interpretation and enforcement of the rules and regulations that form part of this regulatory framework may be inconsistent among jurisdictions, or conflict with other laws and regulations. Such laws and regulations as they apply to us may be interpreted and enforced in a manner that we do not currently anticipate. Any significant change in the applicable laws, regulations, or industry practices regarding the collection, use, retention, security, or disclosure of user data, or their interpretation, or any changes regarding the manner in which the express or implied consent of users for the collection, use, retention, or disclosure of such data must be obtained, could increase our costs and require us to modify our platform and our products and services, in a manner that could materially affect our business.
The laws, regulations, and industry standards concerning privacy, data protection, and information security also continue to evolve. For example, in June 2018, California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), effective January 1, 2020, which requires companies that process personal information of California residents to make new disclosures to consumers about such companies’ data collection, use, and sharing practices and inform consumers of their personal information rights such as deletion rights, allows consumers to opt out of certain data sharing with third parties, and provides a new cause of action for data breaches. The State of Nevada has also passed a law, effective October 1, 2019, that amends the state’s online privacy law to allow consumers to submit requests to prevent websites and online service providers from selling personally identifiable information that they collect through a website or online service. The costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, the privacy and data protection laws and regulations may limit the use and adoption of our services and could have a material adverse impact on our business. As a result, we may need to modify the way we treat such information.
Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with any privacy and data protection policies, laws, rules, and regulations could result in proceedings or actions against us by individuals, consumer rights groups, governmental entities or agencies, or others. We could incur significant costs investigating and defending such claims and, if found liable, significant damages. Further, public scrutiny of or complaints about technology companies or their data handling or data protection practices, even if unrelated to our business, industry, or operations, may lead to increased scrutiny of technology companies, including us, and may cause government agencies to enact additional regulatory requirements, or to modify their enforcement or investigation activities, which may increase our costs and risks.
Unfavorable global economic and geopolitical conditions could adversely affect our business, financial condition, stock price, and results of operations.
Our business could be adversely affected by unstable economic and political conditions within the United States and foreign jurisdictions, including as a result of an economic downturn and geopolitical events, such as changes in U.S. federal policy that affect the geopolitical landscape. Changes to policy implemented by the U.S. Congress, the Trump administration or any new administration have impacted and may in the future impact, among other things, the U.S. and global economy, international trade relations, unemployment, immigration, healthcare, taxation, the U.S. regulatory environment, inflation and other areas. For example, during the prior Trump administration, increased tariffs were implemented on goods imported into the U.S., particularly from China, Canada, and Mexico. On February 1, 2025, the U.S. imposed a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, which were subsequently suspended for a period of one month, and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China. Historically, tariffs have led to increased trade and political tensions, between not only the U.S. and China, but also between the U.S. and other countries in the international community. In response to tariffs, other countries have implemented retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. Political tensions as a result of trade policies could reduce trade volume, investment, technological exchange and other economic activities between major international economies, resulting in a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global financial markets. Any changes in political, trade, regulatory, and economic conditions, including U.S. trade policies, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. Until we know what policy changes are made, whether those policy changes are challenged and subsequently upheld by the court system and how those changes impact our business and the business of our competitors over the long term, we will not know if, overall, we will benefit from them or be negatively affected by them.
The global credit and financial markets have also generally experienced extreme volatility and disruptions (including as a result of actual or perceived changes in interest rates, inflation and macroeconomic uncertainties), which has included severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, declines in consumer confidence, declines in economic growth, high inflation, uncertainty about economic stability, global supply chain disruptions, and increases in unemployment rates. The financial markets and the global economy may also be adversely affected by military conflict, including the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel and Hamas, terrorism, or other geopolitical events. Sanctions imposed by the United States and other countries in response to such conflicts, including the one in Ukraine, may also continue to adversely impact the financial markets and the global economy, and any economic countermeasures by the affected countries or others could exacerbate market and economic instability. There can be no assurance that further deterioration in credit and financial markets and confidence in economic conditions will not occur. A severe or prolonged economic downturn could result in a variety of risks to our business.
In addition, current inflationary trends in the global economy may impact salaries and wages, costs of goods and transportation expenses, among other things, and recent and potential future disruptions in access to bank deposits or lending commitments due to bank failures may create market and economic instability. We cannot anticipate all of the ways in which the foregoing, and the current economic climate and financial market conditions generally, could adversely impact our business.
Risks Related to the Telecommunications Industry
Changes to federal, state and foreign government regulations and decisions in regulatory proceedings, as well as private litigation, could further increase our operating costs and/or alter customer perceptions of our operations, which could materially adversely affect us.
Companies operating the telecommunications industry are subject to significant federal and state regulation, including the FCC and in some instances, by state and local agencies. Adverse regulations and rulings by the courts, the FCC or states relating to broadband and wireless deployment,, could impede our ability to manage our networks and recover costs and lessen incentives to invest in our networks. The continuing growth of IP-based services, especially when accessed by wireless devices, has created or potentially could create conflicting regulation between the FCC and various state and local authorities, which may involve lengthy litigation to resolve and may result in outcomes unfavorable to us. In addition, increased public focus on a variety of issues related to our operations, such as privacy issues, government requests or orders for customer data, and concerns about global climate change, have led to proposals or new legislation at state, federal and foreign government levels to change or increase regulation on our operations, which could result in additional costs of compliance or litigation. Enactment of new privacy laws and regulations could, among other things, adversely affect our ability to collect data and offer targeted advertisements or result in additional costs of compliance or litigation.
Increasing competition could materially adversely affect our operating results.
We have multiple wireless competitors in each of our service areas and compete for customers based principally on service/device offerings, price, network quality, reliability, speed, coverage area and customer service. In addition, we are facing growing competition from providers offering services using advanced wireless technologies and IP-based networks, among others. We expect market saturation to continue, which may cause the wireless industry’s customer growth rate to moderate in comparison with historical growth rates, leading to increased competition for customers, including from strategic alliances in converged connectivity. Our share of industry sales could be reduced due to aggressive pricing or promotional strategies pursued by competitors. We also expect that our customers’ growing demand for high-speed video and data services will place constraints on our network capacity. These competition and capacity constraints will continue to put pressure on pricing and margins as companies compete for potential customers. Additionally, we may not be able to accurately predict future consumer demands or the success of new services in markets. Our ability to address these issues will depend, among other things, on continued improvement in network quality and customer service and our ability to price our products and services competitively as well as effective marketing of attractive products and services. These efforts will involve significant expenses and require strategic management decisions on, and timely implementation of, equipment choices, network deployment and service offerings. In addition, a sustained decline in a reporting unit’s revenues and earnings has resulted in the past, and may again result in the future, in a significant negative impact on its fair value, requiring us to record an impairment charge, which could have an adverse impact on our results of operations.
Risks Relating to Investments in Our Common Stock
Because we may issue preferred stock without the approval of our stockholders and a concentrated group of stockholders own a significant percentage of our Common Stock, it may be more difficult for a third party to acquire us and could depress our stock price.
In general, the Board may authorize, without a vote of our stockholders, an issuance of one or more additional series of preferred stock that have more than one vote per share. Without these restrictions, our Board could issue preferred stock to investors who support us and our management and give effective control of our business to our management. Additionally, issuance of preferred stock could block an acquisition resulting in both a drop in our stock price and a decline in interest of our Common Stock. This could make it more difficult for shareholders to sell their Common Stock. This could also cause the market price of our Common Stock shares to drop significantly, even if our business is performing well.
A small number of ten stockholders, including members of our management, controls approximately 14% of our outstanding voting power as of March 15, 2025, and therefore is able to exert a significant amount of influence over our management and affairs and all matters requiring stockholder approval, including significant corporate transactions. These stockholders may have interests that differ from yours, and they may vote in a way with which you disagree and that may be adverse to your interests. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing any change in control transaction, and by limiting the number of shares of our stock traded in public markets could adversely affect liquidity and price of our Common Stock.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
We do not currently own any physical properties and operate virtually. We do not currently have other leased offices.
We believe that our facilities are adequate to meet our needs for the immediate future, and that, should it be needed, suitable space will be available to accommodate any such expansion of our operations.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we may be a party to, or otherwise involved in, legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business. The nature of our business ordinarily results in a certain amount of pending as well as threatened claims, litigation, investigations, regulatory and legal and administrative cases, matters and proceedings, all of which are considered incidental to the normal conduct of business. When we determine that we have meritorious defenses to the claims asserted, we vigorously defend ourselves. We consider settlement of cases when, in management’s judgment, it is in the best interests of both the Company and its shareholders to do so.
We are currently pursuing two related collections matters against BKR Strategy Group. Since 2013, BKR Strategy Group has provided talent acquisition strategy and services to top companies. Starting in the third quarter of 2021, BKR Strategy Group subcontracted Recruiter.com to perform on Demand recruiter services on behalf of BKR Strategy Group’s clients. Although payments for services rendered were initially received in a timely fashion, BKR Strategy Group’s balance grew throughout the third and fourth quarters of 2021. This led to BKR Strategy Group executing a Promissory Note with a payment schedule for $500,000 on November 30, 2021, with a personal guarantee from its business principal as part of the note. After failing to meet the payment schedule and after repeated attempts to collect the balance due, we retained the law firm of Berkovitch & Bouskila, PLLC and filed two lawsuits against BKR Strategy Group on February 18, 2022, the first, to collect on unpaid invoices and the second, to enforce the promissory note, for a total sum of $1,400,000. On March 24, 2022, BKR Strategy Group made a counterclaim against us for $500,000 on the grounds of alleged overbilling. Management denies the basis for the counterclaim and expects to vigorously defend itself from this counterclaim. Outside counsel for the company has advised that at this stage in the proceedings, it cannot offer an opinion as to the probable outcome. As it is not possible to estimate if a loss will be incurred, there has been no accrual.
On June 21, 2022, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County ruled in favor of the Company that BKR Strategy Group owes the Company $500,000, plus interest at 12% since November 22, 2021, through the entry of judgement in the lawsuit related to the enforcement on the Promissory Note executed by BKR Strategy Group. Proceedings in the other lawsuit remain ongoing. The Company has been unable to collect against BKR Strategy Group due to lack of response and communication.
On September 6, 2023, Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (the "Company") was served with a civil lawsuit filed by Pipl, Inc. in the Superior Court of the State of Connecticut, Judicial District of New Britain. The lawsuit alleges that the Company failed to pay for goods and/or services provided by Pipl, Inc. between January 3, 2021, and December 7, 2022, with the claimed amount due exceeding $266,562.59 plus interest, costs, and attorneys' fees. The Company is currently evaluating the complaint with counsel and intends to vigorously defend against the claims. Given the early stage of the litigation, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of the case or estimate the possible loss or range of loss, if any.
On April 1, 2024, Recruiter.com Group, Inc. ("the Company") became involved in legal proceedings initiated by Creditors Adjustment Bureau, Inc. ("CAB"), as documented in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, case number 24CV433086. CAB's complaint, filed on March 13, 2024, alleges that the Company failed to fulfil payment obligations under contracts with CAB's assignor, totaling approximately $213,899.94. CAB seeks recovery of the owed amounts, interest, attorney fees, costs, and other damages deemed appropriate by the court. The Company is currently in ongoing legal communications about the complaint and intends to defend itself vigorously. At this stage, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of the case or estimate the potential financial impact.
November 20, 2024, Recruiter.com Inc. has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by HireTeammate, Inc. (d/b/a hireEZ) in the Supreme Court of New York. The lawsuit alleges that Recruiter.com breached a contract by failing to pay for platform management services provided by hireEZ between December 12, 2022, and January 31, 2023. The total amount claimed is $79,388.39, along with interest and legal costs. The complaint includes claims for breach of contract, account stated, and unjust enrichment. Recruiter.com is evaluating its legal options in response to the lawsuit. All operation related invoices and activities was passed on to Job Mobz. Therefore, the management do not believe that Nixxy is liable for the amount stated and we will defend our position in the court of law. Furthermore management believe it is more likely than not that we will prevail.
Except for the aforementioned proceedings described above, as of the date of this filing, there are no material pending legal or governmental proceedings relating to our Company or properties to which we are a party, and, to our knowledge, there are no material proceedings to which any of our directors, executive officers, or affiliates are a party adverse to us or which have a material interest adverse to us.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not Applicable.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Market Information
Our Common Stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “NIXX.”
Holders
The number of shareholders of record of our Common Stock as of March 15, 2025, was approximately 508 recordholders. This is not the actual number of beneficial owners of our Common Stock, as shares are held in “street name” by brokers and others on behalf of such owners. As of March 15, 2025, there were no holders of record of our Series E Convertible Preferred Stock.
Dividends
To date, we have not paid cash dividends on our Common Stock and do not plan to pay such dividends in the foreseeable future. Our Board will determine our future dividend policy on the basis of many factors, including results of operations, capital requirements, and general business conditions. Dividends, under the Nevada Revised Statutes, may only be paid from our net profits or surplus. To date, we have not had a fiscal year with net profits and, subject to a valuation by the Board of the present value of the Company’s assets, do not have surplus.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
We have previously disclosed all sales of securities without registration under the Securities Act of 1933.
Repurchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
ITEM 6. RESERVED

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) describes the matters that we consider to be important to understanding the results of our operations for each of the two years in the years ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, and our capital resources and liquidity as of December 31, 2024, and 2023. Our fiscal year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31. We analyze the results of our operations for the last two years, including the trends in the overall business followed by a discussion of our cash flows and liquidity, and contractual commitments. We then provide a review of the critical accounting judgments and estimates that we have made that we believe are most important to an understanding of our MD&A and our consolidated financial statements. We conclude our MD&A with information on recent accounting pronouncements which we adopted during the year, as well as those not yet adopted that are expected to have an impact on our financial accounting practices.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, all included elsewhere herein. The forward-looking statements in this section and other parts of this document involve risks and uncertainties including statements regarding our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, and financial performance. Our actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of factors set forth under the caption “Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995” below and as a result of certain factors, including but not limited to those set forth in “Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors”. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company.
Overview
Nixxy, Inc., a Nevada corporation (along with its subsidiaries, “we”, “the Company”, “us”, and “our”), is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, operates recruitment and career-related software platforms. Historically, the Company offered additional recruitment-related services, including on-demand contract recruitment and staffing.
We have seven subsidiaries, Recruiter.com, Inc., Recruiter.com Recruiting Solutions LLC (“Recruiting Solutions”), VocaWorks, Inc. (“VocaWorks”), Recruiter.com Scouted Inc. (“Scouted”), Recruiter.com Upsider Inc. (“Upsider”), Recruiter.com OneWire Inc. (“OneWire”), and Recruiter.com Consulting, LLC (“Recruiter.com Consulting”). Additionally, the Company owns a controlling interest in Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc., a Colorado company that is traded on the OTC Markets (OTC: AESO).
The Company is currently undergoing a strategic transformation, having sold its staffing business in 2023 and sold its Recruiter.com website in Q3 of 2024. The Company has announced plans to shift its focus, along with its license agreement with GoLogiq, and spin out the recruitment-related businesses to Atlantic Energy Solutions, which is currently undergoing a name change to CognoGroup, Inc. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to complete its planned spin-out and strategic transformation.
Operating Businesses and Revenue
We generate revenue or have generated from the following activities:
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Software Subscriptions: We offered a subscription to our web-based platforms that help employers recruit talent. Our platforms allow customers to source, contact, screen, and sort candidates using data science, advanced email campaigning tools, and predictive analytics. As part of our software subscriptions, we offered enhanced support packages and On Demand recruiting support services for an additional fee. Additional fees may be charged when we place a candidate with our customer, depending on the subscription type. In such cases, if the candidate ceases to be employed by the customer during the initial 90 days (the 90-day guarantee), we refund the customer in full for all fees paid by the customer. In December of 2022, we sold one of our software platforms to Talent, Inc. that was used in the delivery of the subscription service. Subsequently, we continued providing the service, but leveraged third-party tools in the delivery of services.
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Recruiters On Demand: Consists of a consulting and staffing service specifically for the placement of professional recruiters, which we market as Recruiters On Demand. Recruiters On Demand is a flexible, time-based solution that provides businesses of all sizes access to recruiters on an outsourced, virtual basis for help with their hiring needs. As with other consulting and staffing solutions, we procure for our employer clients qualified professional recruiters, and then place them on assignment with our employer clients. We derive revenue from Recruiters On Demand by billing the employer clients for the placed recruiters’ ongoing work at an agreed-upon, time-based rate. We directly source recruiter candidates from our network of recruiters. In addition, we also offer talent planning, talent assessment, strategic guidance, and organizational development services, which we market as our “Talent Effectiveness” practice. Companies prepay for a certain number of consulting hours at an agreed-upon, time-based rate. We source and provide the independent consultants that provide the service. In March 2023, we announced a strategic partnership with Job Mobz to transition certain Recruiters on Demand clients and staff to Job Mobz in exchange for an ongoing revenue stream. The Company discontinued providing Recruiters On Demand following the execution of the acquisition.
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Full-time Placement: Consists of providing referrals of qualified candidates to employers to hire staff for full-time positions. We generated full-time placement revenue by earning one-time fees for each time that employers hire one of the candidates that we refer. Employers alert us of their hiring needs through our Platform, or other communications. We sourced qualified candidate referrals for the employers’ available jobs through independent recruiter users that access the Platform and other tools. We supported and supplemented the independent recruiters’ efforts with dedicated internal employees we call our internal talent delivery team. Our talent delivery team selects and delivers candidate profiles and resumes to our employer clients for their review and ultimate selection. Upon the employer hiring one or more of our candidate referrals, we earned a “full-time placement fee”, an amount separately negotiated with each employer client. The full-time placement fee is typically either a percentage of the referred candidates’ first year base salary or an agreed-upon flat fee.
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Marketplace: Our “Marketplace” category comprises services for businesses and individuals that leverage our online presence. For businesses, this includes sponsorship of digital newsletters, online content promotion, social media distribution, banner advertising, and other branded electronic communications, such as in our quarterly digital publication on recruiting trends and issues. We earn revenue as we complete agreed upon marketing related deliverables and milestones using pricing and terms set by mutual agreement with the customer. In some cases, we earn a percent of revenue a business receives from attracting new clients by advertising on our online platform. Businesses can also pay us to post job openings on our proprietary job boards to promote open job positions they are trying to fill. In addition to its work with direct clients, we categorize all online advertising and affiliate marketing revenue as Marketplace.
For individuals, Marketplace includes services to assist with career development and advancement, including a resume distribution service which involves promoting these job seekers’ profiles and resumes to assist with their procuring employment, and upskilling and training. Our resume distribution service allows a job seeker to upload his/her resume to our database, which we then distribute to our network of recruiters on the Platform. We earn revenue from a one-time flat fee for this service. We also offer a recruiter certification program which encompasses our recruitment related training content, which we make accessible through our online learning management system. Customers of the recruiter certification program use a self-managed system to navigate through a digital course of study. Upon completion of the program, we issue a certificate of completion and make available a digital badge to certify their achievement for display on their online recruiter profile on the Platform.
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Consulting and Staffing: Consists of providing consulting and staffing personnel services to employers to satisfy their demand for long- and short-term consulting and temporary employee needs. We generate revenue by first referring qualified personnel for the employer’s specific talent needs, then placing such personnel with the employer, but with our providers acting as the employer of record for us, and finally, billing the employer for the time and work of our placed personnel on an ongoing basis. Our process for finding candidates for consulting and staffing engagements largely mirrors our process for full-time placement hiring. This process includes employers informing us of open consulting and temporary staffing opportunities and projects, sourcing qualified candidates through the Platform and other similar means, and, finally, the employer selecting our candidates for placement after a process of review and selection. We bill these employer clients for our placed candidates’ ongoing work at an agreed-upon, time-based rate, typically on a weekly schedule of invoicing. Through a strategic sale to Futuris, Inc. In October 2023, we exited the Consulting and Staffing line of business, and consider it discontinued.
Revenue Share: We refer certain clients to a third party in exchange for a referral fee. The amount of the referral fee is dependent upon whether the referral is an existing client of ours and what services we currently provide that client, or a client of a third party who is not historically serviced by us. Referral fees under the revenue share arrangement are subject to certain minimum and maximum payout amounts. We record referral fees earned under our revenue share arrangement on a net basis.
The costs of our revenue primarily consist of employee costs, third-party staffing costs and other fees, outsourced recruiter fees and commissions based on a percentage of our gross margin.
Revenues as presented on the consolidated statements of operations represent services rendered to customers less sales adjustments and allowances.
Software subscription revenues are recognized over the term of the subscription for access to services and/or our web-based platform. Revenue is recognized monthly over the subscription term. Talent effectiveness subscription revenues are recognized over the term of the subscription when services are provided. Any payments received prior to the time passing to provide the subscription services are recorded as a deferred revenue liability. Revenue generated from the enhanced support package and On Demand support are recognized at the point-in-time when the service is provided. Revenue generated from placement fees that are related to the software subscription are recognized at the point-in-time when the 60 or 90-day guarantee expires.
Recruiters On Demand services are billed to clients as either monthly subscriptions or time-based billings. Revenues for Recruiters On Demand are recognized on a gross basis when each monthly subscription service is completed. Talent Effectiveness consulting services are billed to clients upfront for a period of 12 months. Revenue is recognized on a gross basis monthly over the period the consulting services are provided.
Full-time placement revenues are recognized on a gross basis when the guarantee period specified in each customer’s contract expires. No fees for direct hire placement services are charged to the employment candidates. Any payments received prior to the expiration of the guarantee period are recorded as a deferred revenue liability. Payments for recruitment services are typically due within 90 days of completion of services.
Marketplace advertising revenues are recognized on a gross basis when the advertising is placed and displayed or when lead generation activities and online publications are completed, which is the point at which the performance obligations are satisfied. Payments for marketing and publishing are typically due within 30 days of completion of services. Job posting revenue is recognized at the end of the period the job is posted. Marketplace career services revenues are recognized on a gross basis upon distribution of resumes or completion of training courses, which is the point at which the performance obligations are satisfied. Payments for career services are typically due upon distribution or completion of services.
Consulting and Staffing Services revenues represent services rendered to customers less sales adjustments and allowances. Reimbursements, including those related to travel and out-of-pocket expenses, are also included in the net service revenues and equivalent amounts of reimbursable expenses are included in costs of revenue. We record substantially all revenue on a gross basis as a principal versus on a net basis as an agent in the presentation of this line of revenues and expenses. We have concluded that gross reporting is appropriate because we have the task of identifying and hiring qualified employees, and our discretion to select the employees and establish their compensation and duties causes us to bear the risk for services that are not fully paid for by customers. Consulting and staffing revenues are recognized when the services are rendered by the temporary employees. We assume the risk of the acceptability of the employees to customers. Payments for consulting and staffing services are typically due within 90 days of completion of services.
Revenue share revenues represent a percentage of revenue we have earned in relation to client referrals we made to a third party. We record revenue in relation to revenue share on a net basis as an agent under this arrangement. We have concluded that net reporting is appropriate because we do not provide the underlying services and arrangements to meet the demands of the client that we referred to the third party. Revenue is recorded based on a net percentage of revenue that is shared between us and the third party and earned upon delivery of the services by the third party. The third party provides the underlying services in this arrangement.
Deferred revenue results from transactions in which we have been paid for services by customers, but for which all revenue recognition criteria have not yet been met. Once all revenue recognition criteria have been met, the deferred revenues are recognized.
Sales tax collected is recorded on a net basis and is excluded from revenue.
2024 Business Update
In 2024, the Company concentrated on finalizing its strategic transactions critical to its evolution. The Company navigated through a significant restructuring of its balance sheet and executed a license agreement with GoLogiq, as well finalization of the Asset Purchase Agreement with Job Mobz. The strategic relationships with Job Mobz and GoLogiq are about expanding our capabilities and aligning our resources with our most promising opportunities. The Company is in a period of profound change after significantly reducing its operating footprint to focus primarily on strategic financial matters. The Company also prepared for its planned spin-out transaction of certain operating assets to its Atlantic Energy Solutions subsidiary, which is currently being renamed CognoGroup, a Nevada Corporation ("CognoGroup"). The Company is still evaluating the final structure and form of the planned spin-out transaction.
Product development efforts included continued improvements to Mediabistro and its underlying job board technology. The Company also introduced an AI-powered predictive analytics capability for Mediabistro, to uncover job trends in the media industry and showcase these trends to hiring managers and job seekers.
Since December 31, 2023, we:
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On February 13, 2024, the Company announced the conversion of promissory notes, along with their associated interest and penalties to equity, connected with the original issuance of Promissory Notes issued August 17, 2022, originally in the amount of $1,111,111 and August 30, 2022, originally in the amount of $1,305,556. Additionally, the Board of Directors authorized the retirement of partial amounts of that Promissory Note debt to pay the exercise price of their associated warrants, thereby retiring the warrants. The Company also announced the elimination of certain cash obligations contained in the Severance provisions set by employment agreements held by Evan Sohn and Miles Jennings and agreed to compensate each executive with $300,000 of stock compensation, with pricing based on the 30-day moving average of the company's common stock.
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On February 16, 2024, the Company announced the entry into a Technology License and Commercialization Agreement with GoLogiq, Inc. (the "GOLQ Licensing Agreement") that supersedes and replaces in its entirety the GOLQ Agreement, as amended by the August 29 Amendment and the August 18 Amendment. Under the GOLQ Licensing Agreement, GOLQ grants the Company a worldwide, exclusive license (the "GOLQ License") to the Company to develop its fintech technology (the "GOLQ Technology") and sell products derived thereof, including its Createapp, Paylogiq, Gologiq, and Radix AI technology and products (the "Licensed Products"), for a term of 10 years, with automatic two (2) year renewals as further described therein (the "Term"). Subsequently on March 28, 2024, the Company and GOLQ entered into an Amendment to the Technology License and Commercialization Agreement (the "Amendment"). Under the Amendment, the Company and GOLQ agreed to and added Section 3.3 further to detail technical assistance from GOLQ to the Company. In addition, Section 5.1 was amended such that the royalty was lowered from eight percent (8%) to five percent (5%), for which the Company granted to GOLQ a warrant to purchase two hundred ninety-two thousand (292,000) shares of Company Common Stock (the "Warrant") for a price equal to $0.01 per share (the "Exercise Price").
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On March 7, 2024, Job Mobz and the Company announced an Amendment to the Asset Purchase Agreement (Exhibit 2.1) ("Job Mobz Amendment"). The Job Mobz Amendment amends the Asset Purchase Agreement signed August 16, 2023, by extending the Closing Date until 5 p.m. Pacific Time on June 30, 2024. In addition, the Company announced the resignation of Miles Jennings as Chief Executive Officer and President of Recruiter.com Group, Inc. The Company appointed Granger Whitelaw as the Company's new Chief Executive Officer and President. Miles Jennings will continue in his role as a member of the board and interim Chief Financial Officer. The Company also announced the resignation of Timothy O'Rourke and Robert Heath from the Company's Board of Directors, replaced by Lillian Mbeki and Granger Whitelaw.
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On March 22, 2024, the Company held its 2023 annual meeting to ratify the appointment of Salberg and Company, PA, as its independent registered public accounting firm and nominated the slate of Directors. A quorum was achieved, and the Company’s stockholders approved the ratification of Salberg and Company and Directors: Evan Sohn, Miles Jennings, Granger Whitelaw, Deborah Leff, Lillian Mbeki, Steve Pemberton, and Wallace Ruiz.
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On March 27, 2024, the Company authorized and consented to the conversion of the outstanding Promissory Note (the "Note") issued initially to Parrut, Inc. under the terms of the acquisition agreement dated July 7, 2021.
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On April 3, 2024, the board approved an Executive Compensation Letter Agreement with Mr. Whitelaw (the “Agreement”) whereby the Company shall pay Mr. Whitelaw an initial base salary of $10,000 per month along with a discretionary bonus as determined by the board.
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On June 6, 2024, Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into securities purchase agreements (the “Purchase Agreements”) with nine investors (the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and issue, in a registered direct offering, an aggregate of 481,000 shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company (“Common Stock”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per Share for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $481,000 (the “Registered Offering”). There were no placement agent fees or offering expenses payable by the Company in connection with the Registered Offering. The Shares are being sold pursuant to Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-26470), including a prospectus contained therein, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 16, 2022, and was declared effective by the SEC on September 30, 2022, and a related prospectus supplement, dated June 6, 2024, related to the Registered Offering.
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On June 11, 2024, Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that on June 6, 2024, the Company was formally notified by Nasdaq that it had evidenced full compliance with all requirements for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market, including the Minimum Stockholders’ Equity Requirement, subject to ongoing monitoring and compliance.
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On July 11, 2024, Recruiter.com entered into Debt Settlement and Release Agreements with holders of the August 17, 2022 and August 30, 2022 notes. This agreement, ratified by the Board and majority shareholders, converted all remaining principal, interest, and penalties of the August 17 and August 30, 2022 notes into 5,358,569 shares of common stock, extinguishing approximately $1.18 million in principal and interest. The agreements included customary representations, warranties, and indemnification obligations and required several conditions for closing, including shareholder approval and regulatory filings.
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On July 11, 2024, the Board and majority shareholders approved the issuance and sale of up to 5,500,000 shares of common stock at $1.00 per share, including an initial 2,000,000 shares to ZK International Group Co., Ltd. in a private placement with a six-month option for an additional 2,000,000 shares. This offering, exempt from registration under Regulation S, included customary conditions and required regulatory and shareholder approvals. Further approvals were obtained for an additional 3,500,000 shares to be sold to U.S. and non-U.S. investors under similar terms, contingent on various conditions including majority shareholder approval and regulatory compliance.
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On July 26, 2024, Recruiter.com and Job Mobz Inc. executed an amendment to their Asset Purchase Agreement, originally signed on August 16, 2023. This amendment extended the closing date to September 2, 2024, and required a non-refundable payment of $120,000 from Job Mobz, credited against the purchase price. Additionally, it included compensation for interest and a penalty if the closing conditions are unmet by the new closing date.
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On August 2, 2024, we filed a Schedule 14C Information Statement with the SEC, outlining recent corporate actions approved by our majority shareholders. These actions include amending our Articles of Incorporation to increase the authorized common stock to 200,000,000 shares, while maintaining the authorized preferred stock at 10,000,000 shares, changing our corporate name to Nixxy, Inc., adopting the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan, authorizing the issuance of shares in private placements and debt settlements, and approving the spin-out of specific business assets. These actions are subject to shareholder approval, with their implementation contingent upon meeting all necessary regulatory compliance requirements. All requirements
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The Company and Montage Capital II, L.P. (“Montage”) are parties to that certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of October 19, 2022 and as amended from time to time, including pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of February 2, 2023, that certain Consent Letter Dated as of March 20, 2023 and that certain Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 16, 2023 (collectively, the “Loan Agreement”). On September 18, 2024, Montage entered into an agreement to sell and assign its rights and obligations under the Loan Agreement, including principal, accrued interest, and any penalties incurred to an individual accredited investor (the “New Noteholder”) for a purchase price of $720,000. Also, on September 18, 2024, the Company repaid the remaining outstanding balance owed to Montage under the Loan Agreement in the amount of $684,552. On September 19, 2024, the Company and New Noteholder entered into that certain Debt Settlement and Release Agreement (the “Debt Settlement Agreement”), which was approved and ratified by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Debt Settlement Agreement provide for the complete conversion and waiver of any and all remaining amounts due the Loan Agreement, whether principal, interest or penalties, along with the waiver and release of any and all claims against the Company from the New Noteholder in exchange for the issuance of an aggregate of 720,000 shares of Company common stock. The Loan Agreement included approximately $720,000 in remaining principal and interest on the Company’s balance sheet, but Loan Agreement contained additional interest and penalties on such debt. As a result, the Company elected to settle all such claims along with the outstanding principal and interest for the issuance of the agreed upon common stock of the Company. On September 19, 2024, the Company issued the agreed upon 720,000 shares of Company common stock in full satisfaction of the Loan Agreement under the Debt Settlement Agreement including accrued interest and penalties to date, with no other amounts due.
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On September 24, 2024, the Company closed the previously announced transaction with Job Mobz, Inc., a California corporation. The closing of this transaction follows the terms set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement dated August 16, 2023.
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On September 26, 2024, the Company issued 140,187 shares of the Company’s common stock to each of Miles Jennings, Chief Financial Officer and Director, and Evan Sohn, Executive Chairman and Director, as compensation approved by the Board of Directors and shareholders on August 2, 2024. The issuance, which equates to $300,000 in stock per officer, was determined using a 30-day moving average price of $2.14 per share. This stock compensation replaces certain cash obligations in the officers’ severance provisions. The shares are fully vested as of issuance and were issued under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, with no public offering involved.
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On September 27, 2024, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation to change the legal name of the Company from Recruiter.com Group, Inc. to Nixxy, Inc., effective as of December 1, 2024. Furthermore, effective October 1, 2024, Company common stock began to trade under the new ticker symbol “NIXX” on the Nasdaq Stock Market, and the Company’s common stock purchase warrants will trade under the symbol “NIXXW”.
Since December 31, 2024, we:
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Private Offering of Convertible Notes: On January 21, 2025, the Company commenced a private offering of zero-coupon convertible promissory notes with an aggregate principal amount of up to $50 million. Subsequently on February 19, 2025, the Company announced the withdrawal of its previously proposed private offering of up to $50 million in Bitcoin-backed, zero-coupon convertible notes due to market conditions.
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Appointment and Resignation of Director: Effective January 1, 2025, the Company appointed Yu-san “Debra” Chen Volpone as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a member of the Company’s board of directors. Effective January 1, 2025, the Company appointed David Kratochvil as a member of the Board and Elsa Sung as a member of the Board, and as chairwoman of the Company’s Audit Committee. On January 24, 2025, the Company appointed Christopher Mann to the Board of Directors. Mr. Mann was not assigned to any Board committee and had no material relationships or transactions with the Company. On January 28, 2025, Mr. Mann resigned from the Board due to increased professional and personal obligations. His resignation was not due to any disagreements related to the Company's operations, policies, or financial reporting. Mr. Mann did not receive any compensation for his brief tenure on the Board.
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Leadership Transition: On February 14, 2025, Yu-San “Debra” Chen Volpone resigned as Chief Executive Officer, and on February 20, 2025, she also resigned from the Board of Directors. Her resignation was not due to any disagreements with the Company. Effective February 18, 2025, Miles Jennings was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Jennings brings extensive experience in the workforce and technology industries, having previously served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer and President.
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Termination of Just Got 2 Have It LOI: As part of the Company’s strategic shift towards telecommunications and technology, the previously disclosed non-binding Letter of Intent with Just Got 2 Have It, Inc. was terminated, and the Company elected not to pursue the transaction further.
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Acquisition of Savitr Tech TKOS Systems: On February 19, 2025, the Company completed the acquisition of telecommunications and AI-integrated billing systems from Savitr Tech OU. The acquisition included software, wholesale long-distance contracts, interconnection agreements, and related intellectual property. The purchase price consisted of $300,000 in cash and two tranches of equity consideration totaling up to 9.8% of the Company's outstanding shares, contingent on revenue milestones.
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Mexedia Agreement: On February 24, 2025, the Company entered into a twelve-month contract with Mexedia SpA, an Italian technology and communications provider. Under the agreement, the Company will provide SMS services through its cloud-based platform, supporting up to $10 million in revenue per month. The agreement includes AI-driven billing and dynamic routing capabilities and will automatically renew unless terminated by either party.
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Employment Agreement with Interim CEO: On February 24, 2025, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Miles Jennings in connection with his appointment as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Under the agreement, his annual salary was increased to $350,000. The initial term is three months, continuing month-to-month thereafter. Mr. Jennings will also continue in his roles as Managing Director of Recruiter.com Recruiting Solutions, LLC and CEO of Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc.
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Strategic Growth and Market Expansion Initiatives: On February 25, 2025, the Company announced its strategic growth initiatives, focusing on AI-driven telecommunications and SMS services. It outlined its expansion plans, aiming for increased revenue and enhanced operational efficiencies through acquisitions and technology integration.
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$10 Million Share Repurchase Program: On February 26, 2025, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $10 million. The program is expected to begin within thirty days and continue for approximately 180 days, funded through existing cash balances and retained earnings.
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Acquisition of Wizco AI Interview Coaching Platform: On March 3, 2025, Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc. (OTC: AESO), a majority-owned subsidiary of Nixxy, Inc., entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Wizco Group, Inc. The acquisition includes Ava, an AI-powered interview coaching platform, along with associated intellectual property, commercial contracts, and customer relationships. As part of the transaction, AESO will issue 16,666,667 shares of its common stock to Wizco’s stockholders, with downside protection provisions in place. Additionally, AESO will issue 10,000,000 shares of common stock to each of Wizco’s two founders under an advisory services agreement, with a structured vesting schedule over 12 months.
Results of Operations
Revenue
Our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $0.6 million compared to $3.2 million for the prior year, representing a decrease of $2.6 million or 81%. This decrease resulted primarily from a decrease in our Recruiters on Demand business of $1.9 million or 99.9%. Additionally, Software Subscriptions contributed no revenue in 2024, compared to $0.4 million in 2023. We had a decrease in our Marketplace Solutions, Consulting and staffing services, Full time placement fees, and Revenue share revenue of $69, $124, $20, and $100 thousand.
Cost of Revenue
Cost of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $3 thousand, compared to $2.7 million in the prior year. This decrease resulted primarily from a decrease in compensation expense in line with the decrease in revenue and a higher margin revenue stream in 2024. Cost of revenue in 2023 was primarily attributable to third party staffing costs and other fees related to the recruitment and staffing business acquired from Genesys, which after its purchase, serves as our Recruiting Solutions division, as well as costs for contract recruiters supporting the Recruiters on Demand business.
Operating Expenses
We had total operating expenses of $15.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $10.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily due to increases in sales and marketing expense of $465 thousand and general, goodwill impairment of $4.7 million, and administrative expense of $2.8 million. These increases are partially offset by decreases in product development expense of $365 thousand and amortization of intangibles of $250 thousand.
Sales and Marketing
Our sales and marketing expense for the year ended December 31, 2024, was $852 thousand compared to $0.4 million for the prior year, which is primarily due to company's campaign to increase awareness for company's brand and stock.
Product Development
Our product development expense for the year ended December 31, 2024, decreased to $0.1 million from $0.4 million for the prior year. This decrease was primarily attributable to a $358 thousand decrease in hosting and data expenses during the period.
Amortization of Intangibles and Impairment Expense
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we incurred a non-cash amortization charge of $1.0 million as compared to $1.3 million for the corresponding period in 2023. The amortization expense in 2024 and 2023 relates to the intangible assets acquired from Genesys (now our Recruiting Solutions division), Scouted, Upsider, OneWire, Parrut Novo Group, and GOLQ in 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $4.7 million, which is included in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024. No such impairment was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2024.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2024, includes compensation-related costs for our employees dedicated to general and administrative activities, legal fees, audit and tax fees, consultants and professional services, and general corporate expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2024, our general and administrative expenses were $8.9 million, including $5.6 million of non-cash stock-based compensation. In 2023, for the corresponding period, our general and administrative expenses were $6.1 million, including $1.5 million of non-cash stock-based compensation.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) for the year ended December 31, 2024, was expense of $7.6 million compared to income of $2 thousand in the corresponding 2023 period. The primary reason for the loss in 2024 was due to a loss on debt settlement of $8.5 million.
Net Income (Loss)
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we had a net loss from continuing operations of $22.6 million compared to a net loss of $7.7 million during the corresponding year in 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we had a net income from discontinued operations of $0 thousand compared to a net income of $1.1 million during the corresponding year in 2023.
Definition of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The following discussion and analysis include both financial measures in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, as well as non-GAAP financial measures. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s performance, financial position, or cash flows that either excludes or includes amounts that are not normally included or excluded in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplemental to and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, operating income, and cash flow from operating activities, liquidity or any other financial measures. They may not be indicative of our historical operating results of Recruiter, nor are they intended to be predictive of potential future results. Investors should not consider non-GAAP financial measures in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Our management uses and relies on EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe that both management and shareholders benefit from referring to the following non-GAAP financial measures in planning, forecasting and analysing future periods. Our management uses these non-GAAP financial measures in evaluating its financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparison. Our management recognizes that the non-GAAP financial measures have inherent limitations because of the described excluded items.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings (or loss) from continuing operations before the items in the table below. Adjusted EBITDA is an important measure of our operating performance because it allows management, investors and analysts to evaluate and assess our core operating results from period-to-period after removing the impact of items of a non-operational nature that affect comparability.
We have included a reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. We believe that providing the non-GAAP financial measures, together with the reconciliation to GAAP, helps investors make comparisons between our results and other companies. In making any comparisons to other companies, investors need to be aware that companies use different non-GAAP measures to evaluate their financial performance. Investors should pay close attention to the specific definition being used and to the reconciliation between such measure and the corresponding GAAP measure provided by each company under applicable SEC rules.
The following table presents a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA:
Year Ended
December 31,
Net loss from continuing operations
$ (22,593,628 )
$ (7,734,290 )
Interest expense and finance cost, net
661,104
2,645,694
Depreciation & amortization
1,054,995
1,302,384
EBITDA (loss)
(20,877,529 )
(3,786,212 )
Bad debt (recovery) expense
(84,377 )
(143,774 )
Loss on settlement of debt
8,521,149
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Goodwill and intangible assets impairment
4,720,624
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Stock-based compensation
5,614,921
1,490,903
Adjusted EBITDA (Loss)
$ (2,105,212 )
$ (2,439,083 )
Liquidity and Capital Resources
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $4.1 million, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $0.9 million for the corresponding period in 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2024, net loss was $22.6 million. Net loss includes non-cash items of depreciation and amortization expense of $1.1 million, bad debt recovery of $84 thousand, impairment expense of $4.0 million, loss on settlement of consulting agreement of $153 thousand, loss on settlement of debt settlement of $8.5 million, stock-based compensation expense of $5.6 million, goodwill and intangible assets impairment of $4,720,624, loss on fair value of marketable securities of $240 thousand, gain on sale of assets of $1.8 million, change in fair value of warrant liability of $13 thousand, and amortization of debt discount and debt costs of $177 thousand.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, net cash used in operating activities was $0.9 million. The decrease in cash used in operating activities was attributable to the change in operating expenses outlined previously to support the changes in our business. For the year ended December 31, 2023, net loss was $6.7 million. Net loss includes non-cash items of depreciation and amortization expense of $1.3 million, bad debt expense (recovery) of ($143) thousand, equity-based compensation expense of $1.5 million, and amortization of debt discount and debt costs of $1.3 million. Changes in operating assets and liabilities include primarily the following: accounts receivable decreased by $1.9 million and prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased by $96 thousand. Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, deferred payroll taxes, other liabilities, and deferred revenue decreased in total by $84 thousand.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by investing activities was $1.8 million and $0, respectively. The principal factor was proceeds from a sale of assets for $1.8 million.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash provided by financing activities was $3.9 million. The principal factor was issuance of common stock for $4.3 million which was partially offset by repayment of notes payable for $1.0 million.
In 2023, net cash provided by financing activities was $1.0 million. The principal factors were $786 thousand from issuance of common stock net of equity issuance costs, $871 thousand from proceeds from a factoring agreement, and $315 thousand from proceeds from exercised warrants. The proceeds were partially offset by $80 thousand from purchased preferred shares, $668 thousand from repayments of loans, and $215 thousand from repayments of a factoring agreement.
Based on cash on hand as of December 31, 2024, of approximately $2.5 million, we do not have the capital resources to meet our working capital needs for the next 12 months.
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. We incurred net losses and negative operating cash flows since inception. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded a net loss of $22.6 million. We have not yet established an ongoing source of revenue that is sufficient to cover our operating costs and allow us to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on us obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until we become profitable.
Our historical operating results indicate substantial doubt exists related to our ability to continue as a going concern. We can give no assurances that any additional capital that we are able to obtain, if any, will be sufficient to meet our needs, or that any such financing will be obtainable on acceptable terms. If we are unable to obtain adequate capital, we could be forced to cease operations or substantially curtail our commercial activities. The accompanying consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities should we be unable to continue as a going concern.
To date, equity offerings have been our primary source of liquidity and we expect to fund future operations through additional securities offerings.
Financing Arrangements
Promissory Notes Payable
We issued a promissory note for $1,750,000 pursuant to the Parrut acquisition agreement dated July 7, 2021. The note had a term of 24 months, accrued interest at 6%, and originally matured on July 1, 2023. The note required monthly payments of $77,561. On October 19, 2022, Parrut agreed to subordinate their note to a promissory note issued to Montage Capital II, L.P. In return, we restructured the payment schedule for the Parrut note which was set to mature on August 31, 2023, and bears interest at 12%. On August 31, 2023, we did not make payments of amounts due under the note and defaulted with Parrut.
On March 27, 2024, the Company and Parrut signed an agreement to convert the current outstanding principal, accrued interest, and penalties in aggregate of $258,714 into 168,414 shares of common stock. As a result of this transaction the Company recognized $14,959 in loss on extinguishment of debt recorded within other expense on consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance on the promissory note with Parrut was $0 and $238,723, respectively.
We issued a promissory note for $3,000,000 pursuant to the Novo Group acquisition agreement dated August 27, 2021. The note originally had a term of 30 months, bears interest at 6%, and was scheduled to mature on February 1, 2024. The note requires monthly payments of $85,000 for the first 12 months, $110,000 for months 13 through 24, $155,000 for months 25 through 29, and $152,357 for month 30. In April 2022, we negotiated a reduction in this promissory note with Novo Group due to employee turnover that occurred following the acquisition. We entered into an agreement with Novo Group to reduce the outstanding principal balance by $600,000 and changed the maturity date to November 1, 2023. The reduction in the promissory note was accounted for as gain on debt extinguishment on the consolidated statement of operations.
In October 2022, Novo Group entered into a Subordination Agreement (“Subordination Agreement”), pursuant to which Novo agreed to subordinate all its indebtedness and obligations we owe to Novo to all the indebtedness and obligations we owe to Montage Capital.
In February 2023, we entered into an additional Amendment to the Promissory Note with Novo Group, Inc. (the “Novo Amendment”). The Novo Amendment further modifies the Promissory Note issued to Novo on August 27, 2021 (the “Novo Note”) and amended on April 1, 2022, by amending the payment schedule pursuant to which we would make payments of principal and interest to Novo. Novo agreed we would pay interest only for the period starting November 1, 2022, though and including March 31, 2023, with payments of principal and interest to resume starting April 1, 2023. We also replaced the existing payment schedule with a new payment schedule terminating on October 31, 2023. On November 1, 2023, we did not make payments due on the promissory note with Novo Group and are currently in process of amending the maturity date of the note. As of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance on the promissory note with Novo Group was $1,198,617.
On August 17, 2022, we issued promissory notes for $1,111,111, in the aggregate (the “8/17/22 Notes”) We received proceeds of $960,000, net of debt issuance costs of $40,000 and an original issue discount of $111,111. The 8/17/22 Notes have a term of 12 months, bear interest at 6%, and was set to mature on August 17, 2023. The 8/17/22 Notes were set to be paid off in full on August 17, 2023. As a part of these financings, we granted the noteholders 46,296 warrants to purchase our common stock (See Note 9) (the “8/17/22 Warrants”). The 8/17/22 Warrants were valued at $463,737 and treated as a debt discount to be amortized over the life of the note. On August 7, 2023, the Company signed an amendment to the 8/17/22 Notes. The amendment extends each of the maturity dates of August 17, 2023, and August 30, 2023 respectively, by 180 days. In return, the company has agreed to give $50,000 in either stock or cash at its discretion within ninety days of signing the amendment. As of December 31, 2023, we had defaulted on the Promissory Note, dated as of August 17, 2022, the (“8/17/22 Notes”). In event of default under the 8/17/22 Notes caused the default interest rate of 15% to apply as set forth in the 8/17/22 Notes and the holders of the 8/17/22 Notes would be permitted to elect to accelerate payment of amounts due, at the Mandatory Default Amount, as defined in the 8/17/2022 Notes, under each of the holder’s respective 8/17/22 Notes.
On November 6, 2023, the Company received written notice (the “Default Notice”) from Cavalry Fund I LP that the Company was in default under that certain (i) the August 17 Note issued by the Company to Cavalry, and that certain (ii) the August 30 Note. As a result of the Identified Defaults, the Company would be in default under the following agreements for indebtedness: (i) Original Issue Discount Promissory Note, dated as of August 17, 2022, issued pursuant to the August 17 SPA by the Company to Porter Partners, L.P., (ii) Original Issue Discount Promissory Note, dated as of August 30, 2022, issued pursuant to the August 30 SPA by the Company to L1 Capital Global Opportunities Master Fund, (iii)Original Issue Discount Promissory Note, dated as of August 30, 2022, issued pursuant to the August 30 SPA by the Company to Firstfire Global Opportunities Fund LLC, and (iv) Original Issue Discount Promissory Note, dated as of August 30, 2022, issued pursuant to the August 30 SPA by the Company to Puritan Partner, LLC (collectively, the “Other August 2022 Notes”). An event of default under the Other August 2022 Notes would cause the default interest rate of 15% to apply as set forth in the Other August 2022 Notes and the holders of the Other August 2022 Notes would be permitted to elect to accelerate payment of amounts due, at the Mandatory Default Amount, as defined in the Other August 2022 Notes, under each of the holder’s respective Other August 2022 Note.
On February 9, 2024, Calvary Fund I LP entered into an agreement to reassign the entire balance of the notes entered into on August 17, 2022, including principal, accrued interest, and any penalties incurred to certain individuals and institutional noteholders. In addition, 104,274 Warrants from Calvary were reassigned to these new noteholders. On February 12, 2024, these new noteholders converted a total of $523,380 of the outstanding principal of the note in exchange for 286,001 shares of the Company’s common stock. On February 12, 2024, the new noteholders elected to exercise such warrants and paid the exercise price thereof through the reduction of debt. A total of $289,882 of debt was repaid with the warrant exercise proceeds. Additionally, the new noteholders agreed to extinguish $370,604 of debt pursuant to this agreement being enacted.
On July 11, 2024 the Company and the holder of the remaining amount of the 8/17/22 entered into certain Debt Settlement and Release Agreements whereas the party have agreed to the complete conversion and waiver of any and all remaining amounts due under the 8/17/22 Note, whether principal, interest or penalties, along with the waiver and release of any and all claims against the Company from the holder. In exchange for the complete conversion, and waiver of rights, the Company has agreed to issue the noteholder an aggregate of 1,833,935 shares of common stock. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the 8/17/22 noteholders converted a total of $296,082 of outstanding principal and $19,169 of outstanding accrued interest.
As of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance on the 8/17/22 Notes, net of the unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts of $0 and $13,056, respectively, was $0 and $1,421,864 respectively.
On August 30, 2022, The Company issued promissory notes for $1,305,556, in the aggregate (the “8/30/22 Notes,” and together with the 8/17/22 Notes, the “August 2022 Notes”). We received proceeds of $1,175,000, net of an original issue discount of $130,556. The 8/30/22 Notes have a term of 12 months, bear interest at 6%, and were set to mature on August 30, 2023. The 8/30/22 Notes were set to be paid off in full on August 30, 2023. As a part of these financings, the Company granted the noteholders 54,398 warrants to purchase our common stock (See Note 9) (the “8/30/22 Warrants, and together with the 8/17/22 Warrants, the “August 2022 Warrants”). These 8/30/22 Warrants were valued at $569,106 and treated as a debt discount to be amortized over the life of the note. As of December 31, 2023, we had defaulted on the Promissory Note, dated as of August 30, 2022, the (“8/30/22 Notes”). In event of default under the 8/30/22 Notes caused the default interest rate of 15% to apply as set forth in the 8/30/22 Notes and the holders of the 8/30/22 Notes would be permitted to elect to accelerate payment of amounts due, at the Mandatory Default Amount, as defined in the 8/30/2022 Notes, under each of the holder’s respective 8/30/22 Notes.
On February 9, 2024, 8/30/22 Note Holders entered into an agreement to reassign the entire balance of the notes entered into on August 30, 2022, including principal, accrued interest, and any penalties incurred to certain individual and institutional investors (the “new noteholders”).
Also, On February 9, 2024, 8/30/22 Note Holders entered into an agreement with the new noteholders whereas the assignees transferred 108,912 Warrants. On February 12, 2024, the new noteholders elected to exercise such warrants and paid the exercise price of $302,175 through the reduction of debt.
On February 12, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with the new noteholders whereas they agreed to waive a total of $224,332 of the debt assigned to them.
On July 11, 2024 the Company and the holders of the remaining amount of the 8/30/22 Notes entered into certain Debt Settlement and Release Agreements whereas the parties have agreed to the complete conversion and waiver of any and all remaining amounts due under the 8/30/22 Notes, whether principal, interest or penalties, along with the waiver and release of any and all claims against the Company from the holders. In exchange for the complete conversion, and waiver of rights, the Company has agreed to issue the noteholders an aggregate of 3,524,634 shares of common stock. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the 8/30/22 noteholders converted a total of $705,738 of outstanding principal and $164,616 of outstanding accrued interest.
As of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance on the 8/30/22 Notes, net of the unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts of $0 and $0, respectively, was $0 and $1,194,445 respectively.
As a result of the 8/17/22 Notes and 8/30/22 Notes settlement transactions, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt for the amount of $8,224,042 recorded within other expense for the year ended December 31, 2024.
On October 19, 2022, the Company closed a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), by and among the Company and Montage Capital II, L.P. (the “Lender”). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Lender will make advances (“Advances”) in the aggregate principal amount of $2,250,000, with the first Advance of $2,000,000 being provided on or around the Closing Date and the second Advance of $250,000 being available to the Company upon request prior to April 30, 2023. Interest will accrue on all Advances under the Loan Agreement at a per annum rate of 12.75%. In the event of a default under the terms of the Loan Agreement, the interest rate increases by 5 percentage points above the interest rate in effect immediately prior to a default. The entire outstanding principal balance of the Advances, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all fees and other amounts outstanding thereunder will be immediately due and payable on the 42nd month anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Maturity Date”). In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company granted and pledged to the Lender a continuing security interest in all presently existing and hereafter acquired or arising Collateral (as more specifically defined in the Loan Agreement) which includes all personal property of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Loan Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants to which the Company is also subject.
The Company agreed to pay the Lender a fee of $45,600, with $40,000 due upon the execution of the Loan Agreement and the balance due upon the funding of the second Advance. The Company is permitted to prepay any amounts due to the Lender; provided, however, that a Prepayment Fee (as more specifically defined in the Loan Agreement) shall be owed to the Lender depending on when the amounts are prepaid.
In addition, in connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company issued 47,103 warrants to purchase common stock of the Company (the “Warrants”) to the Lender, with 41,520 Warrants issued and exercisable upon the Closing Date and the additional 5,580 Warrants becoming exercisable upon funding of the second Advance. The Warrants are exercisable for ten years from the Closing Date at an exercise price of $30.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments. Upon the earlier of the Maturity Date or a sale of the Company or other change in control, the Lender has the right to cause the Company to repurchase the Warrants for up to $703,125 ($600,000 if only the first Advance has been made and $703,125 if both Advances have been made) which is recorded as a warrant liability for puttable warrants at fair value (See Note 1). The Company is also obligated to pay the Lender a cash fee equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Advances that is outstanding on each anniversary of the Closing Date if (i) the average closing price of the Company’s common stock for the thirty (30) day period prior to such anniversary date is less than $30.00 or (ii) the closing price of the Company’s common stock for the date immediately prior to such anniversary date is less than $30.00.
The Company accrues anniversary fees each year on the one-year anniversary of the issuance date of 1.25% of the outstanding advance balance depending on the stock price. The accrued anniversary fees are payable on the date the buyout fee becomes due and payable. The Company records an expense for the 1.25% cash fee ratably over the 12 months.
On February 2, 2023, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Montage Amendment”), by and between the Company, its subsidiaries (Recruiter.com, Inc., Recruiter.com Recruiting Solutions, LLC, Recruiter.com Consulting, LLC, VocaWorks, Inc., Recruiter.com Scouted, Inc., Recruiter.com Upsider, Inc., and Recruiter.com - OneWire, Inc.), and Montage, effective as December 18, 2022. The Montage Amendment modifies that certain Loan and Security Agreement by and among the Company, its subsidiaries, and Montage to provide the Company with additional time to meet certain post-closing covenants.
On August 16, 2023, we entered into a Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (the “Second Montage Amendment”), by and among the Company, its subsidiaries and Montage. The Second Montage Amendment modifies that certain Loan and Security Agreement by and among the Company, its subsidiaries, and Montage, as amended (the “Loan and Security Agreement”) to join Cogno. Group, Inc. as an additional borrower to the Loan and Security Agreement and amend and restate the definition of “Maturity Date” to the earlier of (i) the four-month anniversary of the initial closing of the Purchase Agreement or (ii) February 28, 2024. Additionally, the Montage Amendment provides for Montage’s consent to certain transactions that would have otherwise been prohibited under the Loan and Security Agreement, including the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement with Job Mobz.
In addition, in connection with the Second Montage Amendment, the Company issued warrants to purchase common stock of CognoGroup, Inc. (the “CognoGroup, Inc. Warrants”) to the Lender. The number of shares shall be equal to 1.4% of the CognoGroup, Inc.’s outstanding capital stock on a fully diluted basis at the exercise price of $0.01 per share and with expiration date of October 19, 2032. On and after the earlier to occur of (i) October 19, 2026, (ii) any sale, license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the CognoGroup, Inc., or any reorganization, consolidation, or merger of the CognoGroup, Inc. where the holders of the CognoGroup, Inc.’s securities before the transaction beneficially own less than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the surviving entity after the transaction, (iii) a transaction in which any “person” or “group” becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), directly or indirectly, of a sufficient number of shares of all classes of stock then outstanding of the CognoGroup, Inc. ordinarily entitled to vote in the election of directors, empowering such “person” or “group” to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of the CognoGroup, Inc., who did not have such power before such transaction (“Change in Control”), or (iv) the dissolution or liquidation of the CognoGroup, Inc (“Wind-Up”), CognoGroup, Inc. shall, at the request of Holder, purchase all rights that Holder has under this CognoGroup, Inc. Warrants for a cash payment in the amount equal to $600,000 (the “Buyout Fee”).
On September 18, 2024, Montage entered into an agreement to sell and assign its rights and obligations, including principal, accrued interest, and any penalties incurred to an individual accredited investor (the “New Noteholder”) for a purchase price of $720,000. The Company repaid $1,071,522 of principle under the Montage note during the year ended December 31, 2024.
On September 19, 2024, the Company and the New Noteholder entered into a certain Debt Settlement and Release Agreement whereas the parties have agreed to the complete conversion and waiver of any and all remaining amounts due under the Second Montage Amendment, whether principal, interest or penalties, along with the waiver and release of any and all claims against the Company from the holders. In exchange for the complete conversion, and waiver of rights, the Company has agreed to issue the noteholders an aggregate of 720,000 shares of common stock. On September 19, 2024, the New Noteholder converted $670,448 of outstanding principal and $69,827 of outstanding accrued interest.
As of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance on the Loan Agreement, net of the unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts of $0 and $164,016, respectively, was $0 and $1,577,984, respectively.
As a result of the Montage Note settlement transaction, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt for the amount of $879,725 recorded within other expense for the year ended December 31, 2024.
As of December 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, the outstanding principal balance on the promissory notes payable totaled $1,198,617 and $5,808,705, respectively.
Factoring Arrangement
We entered into a factoring agreement with CSNK Working Capital Finance Corp. d/b/a Bay View Funding, a subsidiary of Heritage Bank of Commerce (the “Buyer”), effective April 27, 2022 (the “Factoring Agreement”), for the purpose of factoring our trade accounts receivable with recourse. The proceeds of the factoring are used to fund our general working capital needs. The Company is accounting for this transaction as a secured borrowing under the Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets guidance. The agreement is for a term of twelve months with an auto renewal clause for an additional twelve months unless terminated by the parties. The agreement is secured by substantially all assets of the Company.
Pursuant to the Factoring Agreement, we sell certain trade accounts receivable to the Buyer. We are charged a finance fee, defined as a floating rate per annum on outstanding advances under the Factoring Agreement, equal to the prime rate plus 3.25% due on the first day of each month. We are also charged a factoring fee of 0.575% of the gross face value of any trade accounts receivables for the first 30 days from when the trade accounts receivable is purchased and 0.30% for each fifteen days afterward until the purchased receivable is paid in full or repurchased.
We receive advances of up to 85% of the amount of eligible trade accounts receivable. Advances outstanding shall not exceed the lesser of $3,000,000 or an amount equal to the sum of all undisputed purchased trade accounts receivable multiplied by 85%, less any reserved funds.
All collections of purchased receivables go directly to the Buyer controlled lockbox and Buyer shall apply these collections to the Company’s obligations. The Company will immediately turn over to Buyer any payment on a purchased receivable, or receivable assigned to Buyer under the Factoring Agreement, that comes into the Company’s possession. In the event the Company comes into possession of a remittance comprising payments of both a purchased receivable and receivable which has not been purchased by Buyer, the Company is required to hold the same in accordance with the provisions set forth above and immediately turn same over to Buyer.
As stated previously, the Company factors the accounts receivable on a recourse basis. Therefore, if the Buyer cannot collect the factored accounts receivable from the customer, the Company must refund the advance amount remitted to us for any uncollected accounts receivable from the customer. Accordingly, the Company records the liability of potentially having to refund the advance amount as short-term debt when the factoring arrangement is utilized. As of December 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, $0 and $545,216 advances were outstanding under the factoring arrangement, respectively, and $6,318 and $263,939, was due from the factor resulting in a net $0 and $281,277 loan payable to the factor at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
As consideration for Buyer forgoing other factoring transactions in the marketplace and for establishing the maximum credit of $3,000,000, the Company paid the Buyer a facility fee upon entering into the Factoring Agreement (the “Facility Fee”) in the amount of one half of one percent (0.50%) of the maximum credit, $15,000. An additional Facility Fee is charged for increases to the maximum credit, but only for the incremental increase. The Facility Fee was accounted for as a factoring fee expense, which is included as part of the interest expense along with all other factor fees.
The cost of factoring for the year ended December 31, 2024, and 2023, was $0 and $21,441, respectively, and is included in interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.
Critical Accounting Policies, Estimates and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results and outcomes may differ from management’s estimates and assumptions. Critical accounting estimates are the fair value of intangible assets and goodwill, and valuation of stock based compensation expense.
Policy
Revenue Recognition
We recognize revenue in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”), Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). Revenues are recognized when control is transferred to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods. Revenue recognition is evaluated through the following five steps: (i) identification of the contract, or contracts, with a customer; (ii) identification of the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determination of the transaction price; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognition of revenue when or as a performance obligation is satisfied.
Revenues as presented on the statement of operations represent services rendered to customers less sales adjustments and allowances.
Software subscription revenues are recognized over the term of the subscription for access to services and/or our web-based platform. Revenue is recognized monthly over the subscription term. Talent effectiveness subscription revenues are recognized over the term of the subscription when services are provided. Any payments received prior to the time passing to provide the subscription services are recorded as a deferred revenue liability. Revenue generated from the enhanced support package and On Demand support are recognized at the point-in-time when the service is provided. Revenue generated from placement fees that are related to the software subscription are recognized at the point-in-time when the 60 or 90-day guarantee expires.
Recruiters On Demand services are billed to clients as either monthly subscriptions or time-based billings. Revenues for Recruiters On Demand are recognized on a gross basis when each monthly subscription service is completed. Talent Effectiveness consulting services are billed to clients upfront for a period of 12 months. Revenue is recognized on a gross basis monthly over the period the consulting services are provided.
Full-time placement revenues are recognized on a gross basis when the guarantee period specified in each customer’s contract expires. No fees for direct hire placement services are charged to the employment candidates. Any payments received prior to the expiration of the guarantee period are recorded as a deferred revenue liability. Payments for recruitment services are typically due within 90 days of completion of services.
Marketplace Solutions revenues are recognized either on a gross basis when the advertising is placed and displayed or when lead generation activities and online publications are completed, which is the point at which the performance obligations are satisfied. Payments for marketing and publishing are typically due within 30 days of completion of services.
Marketplace advertising revenues are recognized on a gross basis when the advertising is placed and displayed or when lead generation activities and online publications are completed, which is the point at which the performance obligations are satisfied. Payments for marketing and publishing are typically due within 30 days of completion of services. Job posting revenue is recognized at the end of the period the job is posted. Marketplace career services revenues are recognized on a gross basis upon distribution of resumes or completion of training courses, which is the point at which the performance obligations are satisfied. Payments for career services are typically due upon distribution or completion of services.
Consulting and Staffing Services revenues represent services rendered to customers less sales adjustments and allowances. Reimbursements, including those related to travel and out- of-pocket expenses, are also included in the net service revenues and equivalent amounts of reimbursable expenses are included in costs of revenue. We record substantially all revenue on a gross basis as a principal versus on a net basis as an agent in the presentation of this line of revenues and expenses. We have concluded that gross reporting is appropriate because we have the task of identifying and hiring qualified employees, and our discretion to select the employees and establish their compensation and duties causes us to bear the risk for services that are not fully paid for by customers. Consulting and staffing revenues are recognized when the services are rendered by the temporary employees. We assume the risk of acceptability of the employees to customers. Payments for consulting and staffing services are typically due within 90 days of completion of services.
Revenue share revenues represent a percentage of revenue we have earned in relation to client referrals we made to a third party. We record revenue in relation to revenue share on a net basis as an agent under this arrangement. We have concluded that net reporting is appropriate because we do not provide the underlying services and arrangements to meet the demands of the client that we referred to the third party. Revenue is recorded based on a net percentage of revenue that is shared between us and the third party and earned upon delivery of the services by the third party. The third party provides the underlying services in this arrangement.
Deferred revenue results from transactions in which we have been paid for services by customers, but for which all revenue recognition criteria have not yet been met. Once all revenue recognition criteria have been met, the deferred revenues are recognized.
Sales tax collected is recorded on a net basis and is excluded from revenue.
Goodwill
Goodwill is comprised of the purchase price of business combinations in excess of the fair value assigned at acquisition to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized. We test goodwill for impairment for its reporting units on an annual basis, or when events occur, or circumstances indicate the fair value of a reporting unit is below its carrying value.
We perform our annual goodwill impairment assessment on December 31st of each year or as impairment indicators dictate.
When evaluating the potential impairment of goodwill, management first assess a range of qualitative factors, including but not limited to, macroeconomic conditions, industry conditions, the competitive environment, changes in the market for our products and services, regulatory and political developments, entity specific factors such as strategy and changes in key personnel, and the overall financial performance for each of our reporting units. If, after completing this assessment, it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, we then proceed to the impairment testing methodology using an appropriate valuation method.
We compare the carrying value of the reporting unit, including goodwill, with its fair value, as determined by its estimated discounted cash flows. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the amount of impairment to be recognized is recognized as the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value.
When required, we may arrive at our estimates of fair value using a discounted cash flow methodology which includes estimates of future cash flows to be generated by specifically identified assets, as well as selecting a discount rate to measure the present value of those anticipated cash flows. Estimating future cash flows requires significant judgment and includes making assumptions about projected growth rates, industry-specific factors, working capital requirements, weighted average cost of capital, and current and anticipated operating conditions. The use of different assumptions or estimates for future cash flows could produce different results.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with the guidance of FASB ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), which requires all share-based payments be recognized in the consolidated financial statements based on their fair values. In accordance with ASC 718, the Company has elected to use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of options granted and recognizes the compensation cost of share-based awards on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the award.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies and are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date.
In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280)-Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (ASU 2023-07), which is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. ASU 2023-07 should be applied on a retrospective basis. ASU 2023-07 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has adopted the reportable segment disclosure requirements with no significant impact on its disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09-Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures, primarily by amending disclosure requirements for the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 should be applied on a prospective basis, and retrospective application is permitted. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this new guidance on its disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires entities to provide more detailed disaggregation of expenses in the income statement, focusing on the nature of the expenses rather than their function. The new disclosures will require entities to separately present expenses for significant line items, including but not limited to, depreciation, amortization, and employee compensation. Entities will also be required to provide a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively, disclose the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, provide a definition of what constitutes selling expenses. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this new guidance to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page of this Annual Report.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, with the assistance of other members of our management, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a - 15(e) and 15d - 15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer had concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to material weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting as identified below.
(b) Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. Our management evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsor Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013 framework). Based on that evaluation, as a result of the material weaknesses described below, management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2024.
A material weakness in internal controls is a deficiency in internal control, or combination of control deficiencies, that adversely affects our ability to initiate, authorize, record, process, or report external financial data reliably in accordance with GAAP such that there is more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented or detected. In the course of making our assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting, we identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. Specifically, (1) we lack a sufficient number of employees to properly segregate duties and provide adequate monitoring during the process leading to and including the preparation of the consolidated financial statements, and (2) We do not have the in-house technical expertise to identify and analyse complex or unusual transactions for proper accounting treatment. Accordingly, management’s assessment is that our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective as of December 31, 2024.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have worked to establish all the checks and balances needed for all financial areas of our business. We hired a consultant in mid-2020 to establish best practices and help us document and implement these. This consultant is a CPA and has a significant background in running the accounting and budgeting process for public companies. We began adopting these best practices during the fourth quarter of 2020. We retained an outsourced firm with a panel of CPA consultants in 2021 to assist in building internal controls and preparing financial reports.
This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to the rules of the SEC.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The following table provides information regarding our executive officers and directors:
Director
Age
Position
Director Since
Evan Sohn
Director
April 2019
Elsa Sung
Director
January 2025
Xuqiang Yang
Chief Financial Officer
November 2024
Lillian Mbeki
Director
March 2024
Miles Jennings
Interim Chief Executive Officer and Director
November 2017
David Kratochvil
Director
January 2025
Each of our directors currently holds a one-year term, serving until our annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2025.
Executive Officers
Miles Jennings - Mr. Jennings serves as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as the Managing Director of the Company's subsidiary, Recruiter.com Recruiting Solutions, LLC. Mr. Jennings served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer from March 2024 to November 2024, after serving as its Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Jennings founded the Company and served as the Chief Executive Officer of Recruiter.com, Inc. from 2015 until October 2017, and then as Chief Executive Officer of Truli Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiary, VocaWorks, Inc., from then until March 2019, when Truli Technologies merged with Recruiter.com, Inc. Mr. Jennings served as Chief Executive Officer of the merged company, Nixxy, Inc. through July 1, 2020, when he moved into the role of President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Jennings has worked in the recruiting and online recruiting industry since 2003 at employers including Modis, an Adecco division, and Indeed.com. He is a graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, CT with a degree in philosophy.
Xuqiang (Adam) Yang
- Mr. Yang has several years of experience of financial reporting, including serving as the chief financial officer of other public companies. Since November 2023, he has served as Chief Financial Officer at SMC Corp. Mr. Yang has also served as Controller of ADvantage Therapeutics Inc. since October 2023. From October 2022 to October 2023, Mr. Yang was a Senior Associate at Salberg & Company P.A. From October 2021 to October 2022, Mr. Yang served as the Accounting Lead at Nation Motor Club, LLC d/b/a Nation Safe Drivers, NIU of Florida, Inc. From June 2020 to October 2021, he served the Controller of Headline Solar LLC Mr. Yang was a Tax Accountant at Office Depot, LLC from June 2019 to June 2020. From June 2017 through June 2019, Mr. Yang worked as an Analyst at Envision Physician Services. Mr. Yang received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Florida Atlantic University. Mr. Yang is also a Certified Public Accountant.
Non-Employee Directors
Evan Sohn - Mr. Sohn served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer since July 2020 and then subsequently, Chairman since April 2019. He is the CEO of Aura Intelligence, Inc., a platform that transforms fragmented workforce data into actionable insights, empowering businesses to make data-driven decisions efficiently. Previously he served as Vice President of Sales at Veea Inc., a company offering a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) platform for computing, mobile payment, point of sale, and retail solutions, from April 2018 until June 2020. Prior to joining Veea Inc., from September 2015 to April 2018, Mr. Sohn served as the Vice President of Sales at Poynt Inc., a company developing and marketing Poynt, a platform for next generation payments. Prior to that, from April 2012 to September 2015, Mr. Sohn was the Vice President of Sales at VeriFone, Inc., a company designing, marketing, and servicing electronic payment systems. Mr. Sohn is also the co-founder and Vice President of the Sohn Conference Foundation, a non-for-profit dedicated to the treatment and cure of pediatric cancer and related childhood diseases. He is a graduate of the NYU Stern School of Business with a degree in computer information systems and management.
Lillian Mbeki - Ms. Mbeki has served on the Board since March 2024. Ms. Mbeki has been the Chief Executive Officer of ELLEM Marketing & Communications LTD since July 2013. She was awarded a Doctorate in Business Administration from Edinburgh Business School, Herriot Watt University, UK in 2015, a Master of Science in Health Systems Management from Kenyatta University, Kenya in 2011, a MBA with Specialism in Strategy & Negotiation from Edinburgh Business School, Herriot Watt University, UK in 2011 and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Nairobi, Kenya in 2000.
Elsa Sung - Ms. Sung has over 20 years of corporate financial and accounting experience, including serving as the chief financial officer of a Nasdaq-listed company. Since February 2017, she has been a managing member of Canvas Group, Inc, a boutique financial advisory and business consulting firm. From April 2013 until December 2019, she worked as a senior executive advisor in the areas of international business development and mergers and acquisitions for Zhongmai Group. From May 2007 to January 2013, Ms. Sung was Senior Vice President of CFO Oncall, Inc., providing chief financial officer and consulting services to various companies. She also served as Chief Financial Officer of Jiangbo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:JCBO) from October 2007 until March 2011. Ms. Sung was an Audit Manager from September 2005 to May 2007 at Sherb & Co., responsible for managing, monitoring, as well as performing audits for domestic and international clients. From September 2002 to July 2005, Ms. Sung was with Ernst & Young, LLP as a Senior Auditor in the Assurance and Advisory Business Service Group. She received her Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science, in accounting from Florida Atlantic University. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan. She earned a CPA license in the state of Georgia (inactive).
David Kratochvil - Mr. Kratochvil has over thirty years of Wall Street experience ranging from venture capital, private equity and emerging market equity investing to investment banking and structuring tax-advantaged deals. Since January 2017, Mr. Kratochvil has served as the managing partner Vista Capital Advisors where he consults on various projects and serves as an outsourced CFO for early-stage companies. Additionally, since April 2024, he has served as the chief financial officer of Pertexa Health Tech Inc. From April 2023 until April 2024, he served as chief financial officer of Northann Corp (NYSE: NCL). Since January 2020, he has also served as Managing Director of Kenmar Securities, LLC, an investment banker focusing on life science, technology and real estate transactions. From January 2019 until December 2021, Mr. Kratochvil was CEO of Ikigai Biotech Group, Inc., a developing biotech company focused on using 3D bioprinting to tackle T1 diabetes and kidney disease. From June 2017 until December 2019, he worked at Oberon Securities as a Managing Director focusing on healthcare and life science transactions. From 2015 until 2017, he served as chief financial officer of VolitionRx (NYSE: VNRX), a multi-national medical diagnostics company developing simple blood-based tests to accurately diagnose a range of cancers. From 2008 until 2015, he served as Managing Director in the corporate finance department at Euro Pacific Capital, Inc. From 1997 until 1999, he served as portfolio manager at Omega Advisors. From 1994 until 1997, he served as director at Merrill Lynch Asset Management. Mr. Kratochvil holds an MBA in finance and international business from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds FINRA 7, 24, 63, 79, 86 and 87 registrations.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among our directors and/or executive officers.
Board Committees
The Board currently has the following standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
The following table identifies the independent and non-independent current Board and committee members.
Name
Audit
Compensation
Nominating
Evan Sohn
Chairman
Chairman
David Kratochvil
X
X
Elsa Sung
Chairwoman
Miles Jennings
Lillian Mbeki
X
X
Board and Committee Meetings
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Board had nine meetings, the Audit Committee had four meetings, the Compensation Committee had two meetings, and the Nominating Committee had zero meetings.
There were no directors (who were incumbent at the time), who attended fewer than 75 percent of the aggregate total number of Board meetings and meetings of the Board committees of which the director was a member during the applicable period.
Audit Committee
Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process, including the system of internal controls. The Audit Committee reviews the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board and administers our engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee meets with the independent registered public accounting firm, with and without management present, to discuss the results of its examinations, the evaluations of our internal controls, and the overall quality of our financial reporting.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
Our Board has determined that Ms. Sung is qualified as an Audit Committee Financial Expert, as that term is defined under the rules of the SEC and in compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Compensation Committee
The function of the Compensation Committee is to determine the compensation of our executive officers. The Compensation Committee has the power to set performance targets for determining annual bonuses payable to executive officers and may review and make recommendations with respect to stockholder proposals related to compensation matters.
Nominating Committee
The responsibilities of the Nominating Committee include the identification of individuals qualified to become Board members, the selection of nominees to stand for election as directors, the oversight of the selection and composition of committees of the Board, establishing procedures for the nomination process, oversight of possible conflicts of interests involving the Board and its members, developing corporate governance principles, and the oversight of the evaluations of the Board and management. The Nominating Committee has not established a policy with regard to the consideration of any candidates recommended by stockholders. If we receive any stockholder recommended nominations, the Nominating Committee will carefully review the recommendation(s) and consider such recommendation(s) in good faith.
Board Diversity
While we do not have a formal policy on diversity, our Board considers diversity to include the skill set, background, reputation, type and length of business experience of our Board members as well as a particular nominee’s contributions to that mix. Our Board believes that diversity promotes a variety of ideas, judgments and considerations to the benefit of our Company and stockholders. Although there are many other factors, the Board primarily focuses on public company board experience, knowledge of the recruiting industry, or background in finance or technology, and experience operating growing businesses.
Board Leadership Structure
Our Board has not adopted a formal policy regarding the separation of the offices of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Rather, the Board believes that different leadership structures may be appropriate for our Company at different times and under different circumstances, and it prefers flexibility in making this decision based on its evaluation of the relevant facts at any given time.
Board Role in Risk Oversight
Our Board bears responsibility for overseeing our risk management function. Our management keeps the Board apprised of material risks and provides to directors’ access to all information necessary for them to understand and evaluate the effect of these risks, individually or in the aggregate, on our business, and how management addresses them. Our Executive Chairman works closely together with the Board once material risks are identified on how to best address such risks. If the identified risks present an actual or potential conflict with management, our independent directors may conduct the assessment.
Code of Ethics
Our Board has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all of our employees, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Although not required, the Code of Ethics also applies to our directors. The Code of Ethics provides written standards that we believe are reasonably designed to deter wrongdoing and promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships, full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure and compliance with laws, rules and regulations, including insider trading, corporate opportunities and whistleblowing or the prompt reporting of illegal or unethical behavior. We will provide a copy of our Code of Ethics, without charge, upon request in writing to Recruiter.com Group, Inc. at 123 Farmington Avenue Suite 252 Bristol CT 06010, Attention: Corporate Secretary.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of our Common Stock to file initial reports of ownership and changes in ownership of our Common Stock with the SEC. These individuals are required by the regulations of the SEC to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. Based solely on a review of the copies of the forms furnished to us none of our directors, executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of our Common Stock failed to comply with Section 16(a) filing requirements, except an unreported issuance of 140,187 shares on September 26, 2024 to each of Messrs. Sohn and Jennings in connection with a settlement of a severance provision in each of their employment agreements, and a late Form 3 filing for each of Mr. Yang.
Communication with our Board
Although we do not have a formal policy regarding communications with the Board, stockholders may communicate with the Board by writing to us at Recruiter.com Group, Inc., 123 Farmington Avenue, Suite 252 Bristol, CT, Attention: Corporate Secretary. Stockholders who would like their submission directed to a member of the Board may specify, and the communication will be forwarded, as appropriate.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following information is related to all plan and non-plan compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid by us for the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, for all individuals serving as our principal executive officer or acting in a similar capacity during the year ended December 31, 2024, and our two most compensated executive officers, other than the principal executive officer, serving at December 31, 2024 whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 (the “Named Executive Officers”).
Summary Compensation Table
Name and Principal Position
Fiscal
Year
Salary ($)
Bonus ($)
Stock
Awards
($)(1)
Option
Awards
($)(1)
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
All Other
Compensation ($)
Total ($)
Miles Jennings Director, former Chief Executive Officer, former President, and former Interim Chief Financial Officer(2)
200,082
-
336,449
-
-
-
536,531
182,000
-
-
-
-
-
182,000
Evan Sohn Chairman and Director
21,581
-
336,449
-
-
37,000
395,030
140,000
-
-
-
-
-
140,000
Adam Yang Chief Financial Officer (3)
31,332
-
-
-
-
-
31,332
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Granger Whitelaw Former Chief Executive Officer, Former President , and Former Director (4)
132,500
99,000
439,000
-
-
-
670,500
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(1)
The amounts in this column represent the fair value of each award as of the grant date as computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 and the SEC disclosure rules. Pursuant to SEC rules, the amounts shown disregard the impact of estimated forfeitures related to service-based vesting conditions and do not reflect the actual economic value realized by the Named Executive Officer. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of stock awards and option awards may be found in Note 9 to our audited financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(2)
Mr. Jennings served as our President and Chief Operating Officer from June 2020 until March 2024, served as our Chief Executive Officer from October 2017 to June 2020, served as our Interim Chief Financial Officer from September 2023 until November 2024, and serving as Chief Executive Officer
(3)
Mr. Yang served as our Chief Financial Officer from November 2024.
(4)
Mr. Whitelaw served as our Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director from March 2024 until December 2024.
Named Executive Officer Employment Agreements
In February 2024, the Board of Directors entered into an agreement with Evan Sohn and Miles Jennings to eliminate the severance and certain bonus and target portions of their Employment Agreements in exchange for equity compensation. On September 26, 2024, the Board issued 140,187 shares of the Company’s common stock to each of Miles Jennings and Evan Sohn pursuant to this agreement.
Executive Incentive Program
Performance Bonuses
For fiscal 2023, each of our named executive officers was eligible to receive an award under the annual executive cash incentive program as follows per the terms of their respective employment agreements: (i) up to 150% of annual base salary for Mr. Sohn, and (ii) up to 75% of annual base salary for Mr. Jennings. The performance bonuses, as well as severance payments, were canceled in lieu of equity grants.
The Compensation Committee has the authority to grant discretionary equity awards to our executive officers, including our non-statutory stock options, under the 2017 Plan, 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2021 Plan”), and 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”).
In Fiscal year 2022 and 2023, the Compensation Committee approved the following grants to our Named Executive Officers, including 8,333 option shares to Miles Jennings on August 30, 2022, 16,666 option shares to Evan Sohn on August 30, 2022, 5,000 option shares to Judy Krandel on August 30, 2022, and an additional 3,333 option shares on June 8, 2023.
On July 11, 2024, the Board approved to compensate Granger Whitelaw, Chief Executive Officer of the Company at that time, with 250,000 shares of Company common stock.
Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2024
As of December 31, 2024 there were no unexercised options, shares that have not vested, and equity incentive plan awards for our Named Executive Officers.
Compensation of Non-Employee Directors
We do not compensate employees for serving as members of our Board. Our non-employee directors receive compensation for their service as directors and members of committees of the Board, consisting of cash and equity awards. In January 2021, our Compensation Committee approved an annual retainer to be paid to each non-employee director in the amount of $20,000 in cash. In January 2022, the Board also approved an incremental stipend of $5,000 to all committee chairpersons, $3,500 for all non-chairperson members of the audit committee, and $2,500 for all non-chairperson members of the nominating and compensation committee. With respect to our non-employee directors, the Board approved one-year stock options to purchase 1,000 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $36.00 for the year 2021. The options shall vest in equal quarterly amounts beginning on the effective date and ending on the first anniversary of the effective date of the grant. In addition, directors are reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings and carrying out duties as board and committee members. Under the 2017 and 2021 Plans, our non-employee directors receive grants of stock options as compensation for their services on the Board.
For the years ended 2024 and 2023, our non-employee directors were compensated as follows in the table below:
Name
Year
Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash ($)
Option Awards ($)
All Other
Compensation ($)
Total ($)
Lillian Mbeki(1)
16,667
-
-
16,667
-
-
-
-
Robert Heath(2)
4,333
-
-
4,333
26,000
-
-
26,000
Wallace D. Ruiz(4)
30,000
-
-
30,000
30,000
-
-
30,000
Timothy O’Rourke(3)
3,333
-
-
3,333
20,000
-
-
20,000
Steve Pemberton(5)
22,500
-
-
22,500
22,500
-
-
22,500
Deborah Leff(6)
33,500
-
-
33,500
33,500
-
-
33,500
Granger Whitelaw(7)
21,667
-
-
21,667
-
-
-
-
(1)
Ms. Mbeki served as our Director since March 2024.
(2)
Mr. Heath served as our Director from March 2021 until March 2024.
(3)
Timothy O’Rouke served as our Director from March 2024 until March 2024.
(4)
Wallace D. Ruiz served as our Director from May 2018 to December 2024.
(5)
Steve Pemberton served as our Director from March 2021 to December 2024.
(6)
Deborah S. Leff served as our Director from August 2020 to December 2024.
(7)
Granger Whitelaw served as our Director from March 2024 to December 2024.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Except as specifically noted, the following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of March 28, 2025, of:
•
each of our directors and executive officers; and
•
each person known to us to beneficially own 5% of our Common Stock on an as-converted basis.
The calculations in the table are based on 15,416,473 common shares issued and outstanding as of March 28, 2025.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we have included shares that the person has the right to acquire within 60 days, including through the exercise of any option, warrant or other right or the conversion of any other security. These shares, however, are not included in the computation of the percentage ownership of any other person.
Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each beneficial owner listed in the table below is c/o Nixxy, Inc., 123 Farmington Avenue, Suite 252, Bristol, CT.
Name of Beneficial Owner
No. of Shares
Beneficially Owned
% of Class
Evan Sohn
309,396
1.11 %
Miles Jennings
348,421
1.38 %
Adam Yang
-
-
Lillian Mbeki
10,000
*
Elsa Sung (1)
56,945
*
David Kratochvil (2)
56,945
*
All executive officers and directors as a group (6 persons)
781,707
5.07 %
5% Stockholders
ZK International Group Co Ltd.
1,749,975
11.3 %
* Less than 1%.
(1)
50,000 RSUs vested immediately on Ms. Sung’s date of appointment as director, and the remaining 50,000 RSUs vest in 36 equal increments on a monthly basis, subject to her continued service to the Company.
(2)
50,000 RSUs vested immediately on Mr. Kratochvil’s date of appointment as director, and the remaining 50,000 RSUs vest in 36 equal increments on a monthly basis, subject to his continued service to the Company.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table sets forth information as of December 31, 2024, with respect to our compensation plans under which equity securities may be issued.
Plan Category
Number of Securities
to be Issued
upon Exercise
of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants, and Rights
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants
and Rights
Number of
Securities
Remaining
Available for
Future Issuance
under Equity
Compensation
Plans
(Excluding
Securities
Reflected in
Column (a))
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:
(a)
(b)
(c)
2017 Equity Incentive Plan (1)
5,000
30.20
82,200
2021 Equity Incentive Plan (1)
8,937
26,48
219,593
2024 Equity Incentive Plan
-
-
759,323
Total
13,937
27.81
1,061,025
(1)
The weighted average exercise price relates to the options only. RSUs were excluded as they have no exercise price.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The following includes a summary of transactions since January 1, 2024 to which we have been a party in which the amount involved exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, and in which any of our directors, executive officers or, to our knowledge, beneficial owners of more than 5% of our capital stock or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than equity and other compensation, termination, change in control and other arrangements, which are described under “Executive and Director Compensation.
GOLQ License Agreement
On February 23, 2024, the Company entered into a certain Technology License and Commercialization Agreement with GoLogiq, Inc. that supersedes and replaces in its entirety the GOLQ Agreement, as amended by the August 29 Amendment and the August 18 Amendment. Under the GOLQ Licensing Agreement, GOLQ grants the Company a worldwide, exclusive license (the “GOLQ License”) to the Company to develop its fintech technology (the “GOLQ Technology”) and sell products derived thereof, including its Createapp, Paylogiq, Gologiq, and Radix AI technology and products (the “Licensed Products”), for a term of 10 years, with automatic two (2) year renewals as further described therein (the “Term”). In exchange with such license, the Company will issue to GOLQ such number of shares of Company common stock that represents 19.99% of the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company common stock on the business day prior to the effective date as defined therein (the “Shares”). Following the issuance of the Shares, GOLQ will own 16.66% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company common stock. In addition, the Company shall pay to GOLQ a royalty of five percent (5%) of net sales of Licensed Products, as defined therein, during the Term. Further, GOLQ grants to the Company the option to purchase the GOLQ Technology and the Licensed Products for a purchase price of $400,000 for the duration of the Term, subject to shareholder approval if required under applicable laws and regulations at the time of notice of exercise.
On March 28, 2024, the Company and GOLQ entered into an Amendment to Technology License and Commercialization Agreement (the “Amendment”). Under the Amendment, the Company and GOLQ agreed to and added Section 3.3 to further detail technical assistance from GOLQ to the Company. In addition, Section 5.1 was amended such that the royalty was lowered from eight percent (8%) to five percent (5%) for which the Company granted to GOLQ a warrant to purchase two hundred ninety-two thousand (292,000) shares of Company Common Stock (the “Warrant”) for a price equal to $0.01 per share (the “Exercise Price”). The Warrant may be exercised at any time commencing upon the date that is six (6) months from the Effective Date and terminating at 5:00 P.M., New York time, on the three (3) year anniversary of the Effective Date, unless the closing sale price for the common stock of the Company has closed at or above $5.00 for ten consecutive trading days. Further, the Amendment contains a blocker provision that limits shares issuable under the Warrant such that the shares beneficially owned by GOLQ does not exceed 9.99% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock (including for such purpose the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise).
As a result of this transaction the company issued GOLQ 392,155 shares of Company’s common stock valued at $647,055, based on the quoted trading price on the grant date, and warrant to purchase 292,000 shares of Company’s common stock valued at $480,358 based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model. As of December 31, 2024, the total cost basis in the intangible assets purchased from GoLogiq is $1,127,413, with accumulated amortization of $327,785, and a net carrying value of $799,628. As of the date of this filing, GOLQ holds shares in the Company issued in association with the License, and Granger Whitelaw, who served as our Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director from March 2024 until December 2024, holds an executive position as Chief Executive Officer in GOLQ, so that GOLQ and the Company may be considered related parties.
Director Independence
Our Board has reviewed the materiality of any relationship that each of our directors has with us, either directly or indirectly. Based on this review, our Board has affirmatively determined that each of our current members of our Board, meets the independence requirements under the Listing Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The following table provides detail about fees for professional services rendered to us by Salberg & Company, P.A., our independent registered public accounting firm engaged to provide accounting services for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2024
Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023
Audit fees (1)
$ 132,750
$ 132,100
Audit related fees (2)
9,500
5,900
Tax fees
-
-
All other fees
-
-
Total
$ 142,250
$ 138,000
Audit Fees - This category includes the audit of our annual financial statements, review of financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and services that are normally provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in connection with engagements for those fiscal years. This category also includes advice on audit and accounting matters that arose during, or as a result of, the audit or the review of interim financial statements.
Audit-Related Fees - This category consists of assurance and related services by the independent registered public accounting firm that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported above under “Audit Fees.” The services for the fees disclosed under this category include consultation regarding our correspondence with the Securities and Exchange Commission, review of registration statements and other accounting consulting.
Tax Fees - This category consists of professional services rendered for tax compliance and tax advice. The services for the fees disclosed under this category include tax return preparation and technical tax advice.
All Other Fees - This category consists of fees for other miscellaneous items.
Policy on Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-audit Services of Independent Auditors
Consistent with the SEC policies regarding auditor independence, our Board has responsibility for appointing, setting compensation and overseeing the work of the independent auditor. In recognition of this responsibility, our Board has established a policy to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent auditor.
Prior to engagement of the independent auditor for next year’s audit, management will submit an aggregate of services expected to be rendered during that year for each of the following four categories of services to the Board for approval.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) Documents filed as part of this Annual Report.
(1)
Financial Statements. See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements, which appears on page hereof. The consolidated financial statements listed in the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial Statements are filed herewith in response to this Item.
(2)
Financial Statements Schedules. All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or because the required information is contained in the consolidated financial statements or notes included in this report.
(3)
Exhibits. See the Exhibit Index.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Incorporated by Reference
Filed or Furnished
No.
Exhibit Description
Form
Date
Number
Herewith
2.1
Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and between Recruiter.com Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Recruiter.com Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, resulting in the Company’s reincorporation from the State of Delaware to the State of Nevada
10-K
3/9/21
2.1
2.2
Technology License and Commercialization Agreement between Recruiter.com Group, Inc. and GoLogiq, Inc., dated February 23, 2024
8-K
02/16/24
2.1
2.3
Stock Purchase Agreement, by and between Recruiter.com Group, Inc. and GoLogiq Inc., dated June 5, 2023.
8-K
06/05/23
2.1
2.4
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2023, by and between Recruiter.com Group, Inc. and Job Mobz Inc.
8-K
08/16/23
3.1
Articles of Incorporation
10-Q
6/25/20
3.1(a)
3.2
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on September 27, 2024
8-K
9/26/24
3.1
3.3
Bylaws, as Amended
8-K
9/26/24
3.2
3.4
Certificate of Designation of Series E Convertible Preferred Stock
10-Q
6/25/20
3.1(c)
3.5
Certificate of Change pursuant to NRS 78.209, filed with Nevada Secretary of State on June 17, 2021
8-K
6/24/21
3.1
3.6
Certificate of Change Pursuant to NRS 78.209, filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on August 22, 2023
8-K
8/28/23
3.1(d)
3.7
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation, filed with the Nevada Secretary of State on September 3, 2024
8-K
9/10/24
3.1(e)
4.1
Warrant Agent Agreement by and between Recruiter.com Group, Inc., and Philadelphia Stock Transfer, Inc., dated July 2, 2021, including global certificate and form of Warrant used for issuance of Unit Warrants
8-K
7/6/21
4.3
4.2
Promissory Note issued to Parrut, Inc. on July 7, 2021
8-K
7/12/21
4.1
4.3
Promissory Note issued to Novo Group, Inc. on August 27, 2021
8-K
9/2/21
4.1
4.4
Form of Representative Warrants
8-K
7/6/21
4.1
4.5
Form of Placement Agent Warrants
8-K
7/6/21
4.2
4.6
Form of Amended and Restated Warrant
S-1
12/17/21
4.5
4.7
Description of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act of 1934
Filed
4.8
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant granted on August 17, 2022
8-K
08/17/22
4.1
4.9
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant granted on August 30, 2022
8-K
08/31/22
4.1
4.10
Warrant to Purchase Stock issued on October 19, 2022+
8-K
10/20/22
4.1
4.11
Form of First Amendment to Common Stock Purchase Warrant, dated as of February 3, 2023
8-K
02/08/23
4.1
10.1
2017 Equity Incentive Plan*
10-K
6/29/18
10.11
10.2
Recruiter.com Group, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan*
DEFA
7/28/21
A
10.3
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated November 20, 2024, by and between the Company and the Purchasers
8-K
11/20/24
10.1
10.4
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 19, 2025, between Nixxy, Inc. and Savitr Tech OU
8-K
02/14/25
10.1
10.5
Bilateral Agreement, dated February 24, 2025, between Mexedia S.p.A. SB and Nixxy, Inc.
8-K
02/24/25
10.1
10.6
Employment Agreement, dated February 24, 2025, between Nixxy, Inc. and Miles Jennings
8-K
02/24/25
10.2
10.7
Asset Purchase Agreement dated March 3, 2025 by and between Atlantic Energy Solutions Inc. and Wizco Group, Inc.
8-K
03/02/25
10.1
10.8
Form of Debt Settlement and Release Agreement, dated September 19, 2024
8-K
09/19/24
10.2
10.9
Recruiter.com Group, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan
8-K
09/12/24
10.1
21.1
Subsidiaries
10-K
3/9/21
21.1
23.1
Consent of Salberg & Company, P.A.
Filed
31.1
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) certification of Chief Executive Officer
Filed
31.2
Rule 13a-14/15d-14(a) certification of Chief Financial Officer
Filed
32.1
Section 1350 certification of Chief Executive Officer
Furnished**
32.2
Section 1350 certification of Chief Financial Officer
Furnished**
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
Filed
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
Filed
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
Filed
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
Filed
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
Filed
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
Filed
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline document and included in Exhibit 101)
Filed
*
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
**
This exhibit is being furnished rather than filed and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
+
Certain schedules, appendices and exhibits to this agreement have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished supplemental to the Securities and Exchange Commission staff upon request.