Estrella Immunopharma, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2023 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended:

March 31, 2023

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from

Commission File Number:

001-40608

TradeUP Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		85-1314502
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

TradeUP Acquisition Corp. 437 Madison Avenue, 27th Floor New York, NY		10022
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(732) 910‐9692

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class:	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered:
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	UPTD	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock for $11.50 per share	UPTDW	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock and one-half of one Warrant	UPTDU	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	þ	Smaller reporting company	þ

		Emerging growth company	þ

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b‐2 of the Exchange Act). Yes

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

As of Ma

y 1

, 2023, 5,849,700 shares of common stock of the registrant, par value $0.0001 per share, were issued and outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION		3

Item 1.	Financial Statements	3

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	30

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	30

Part II – OTHER INFORMATION		31

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	31

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	31

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	31

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	31

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	31

Item 5.	Other Information	31

Item 6.	Exhibits	31

SIGNATURES		31

CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10‐Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s final prospectus for its initial public offering filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (under heading “Risk Factors” and in other parts of that report) and in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on May 2, 2023. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at

www.sec.gov

. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

TRADEUP ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED

CON

SOLIDATE

BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

	March 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
				( A udited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash	$	29,390		$	40,802
Prepaid expenses		52,500			11,625
Total current assets		81,890			52,427

Investments held in Trust Account		9,699,392			9,671,375
Total Assets	$	9,781,282		$	9,723,802

Liabilities, Temporary Equity, and Stockholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	375,001		$	329,166
Promissory notes		136,533			-
Working capital loans - related parties		598,600			498,600
Due to a related party		-			50,000
Income tax payable		92,340			51,176
Franchise tax payable		13,100			144,127
Total current liabilities		1,215,574			1,073,069

Deferred tax liability		7,772			29,472
Deferred underwriters' marketing fees		1,550,500			1,550,500
Total Liabilities		2,773,846			2,653,041

Commitments and Contingencies

Common stock subject to possible redemption, 910,220 shares at redemption value of $10.48 and 10.25 per share as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		9,536,179			9,326,446

Stockholders’ Deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding		-			-
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 1,419,700 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 910,220 shares subject to possible redemption as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively)		142			142
Additional paid-in capital		-			-
Accumulated deficit		(2,528,885	)		(2,255,827	)
Total Stockholders' Deficit		(2,528,743	)		(2,255,685	)
Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity, and Stockholders' Deficit	$	9,781,282		$	9,723,802

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed

consolidated

financial statements.

TRADEUP ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

	For the			For the
	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2023			March 31, 2022

Formation and operating costs	$	136,550		$	120,740
Franchise tax expenses		13,100			24,200
Loss from Operations		(149,650	)		(144,940	)

Other income:
Dividend earned on investment held in Trust Account		105,790			3,688

Loss before income taxes		(43,860	)		(141,252	)

Income taxes provision		(19,465	)		-

Net Loss	$	(63,325	)	$	(141,252	)

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, common stock subject to possible redemption		910,220			4,430,000
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share, common stock subject to possible redemption	$	0.11		$	(0.02	)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, common stock attributable to TradeUP Acquisition Corp.		1,419,700			1,419,700
Basic and diluted net loss per share, common stock attributable to TradeUP Acquisition Corp.	$	(0.12	)	$	(0.02	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed

consolidated

financial statements.

TRADEUP ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED

CON

SOLIDATED

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(Unaudited)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
									Additional					Total
	Preferred stock				Common stock				Paid-in		Accumulated			Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Deficit
Balance as of December 31, 2022		-	$	-		1,419,700	$	142	$	-	$	(2,255,827	)	$	(2,255,685	)
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value		-		-		-		-		-		(209,733	)		(209,733	)
Net loss		-		-		-		-		-		(63,325	)		(63,325	)
Balance as of March 31, 2023		-	$	-		1,419,700	$	142	$	-	$	(2,528,885	)	$	(2,528,743	)

	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
									Additional					Total
	Preferred stock				Common stock				Paid-in		Accumulated			Stockholders'
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Deficit
Balance as of December 31, 2021		-	$	-		1,419,700	$	142	$	-	$	(1,006,334	)	$	(1,006,192	)
Net loss		-		-		-		-		-		(141,252	)		(141,252	)
Balance as of March 31, 2022		-	$	-		1,419,700	$	142	$	-	$	(1,147,586	)	$	(1,147,444	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed

consolidated

financial statements.

TRADEUP ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

	For the			For the
	Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2023			March 31, 2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss	$	(63,325	)	$	(141,252	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Dividend earned on investment held in Trust Account		(105,790	)		(3,688	)
Deferred tax expense		(21,700	)		-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses		(40,875	)		30,750
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		45,835			3,000
Income tax payable		41,164			-
Franchise tax payable		(131,027	)		(45,954	)
Net cash used in operating activities		(275,718	)		(157,144	)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of investment held in trust account		(136,533	)		-
Withdraw of investment held in trust account		214,306			-
Net cash provided by investing activities		77,773			-

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from issuance of promissory notes		136,533			-
Proceeds from issuance of working capital loans to a related party		50,000			-
Net cash provided by financing activities		186,533			-

Net Change in Cash		(11,412	)		(157,144	)

Cash at beginning of period		40,802			478,868
Cash at end of period	$	29,390		$	321,724

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Financing Activities
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value	$	209,733		$	-
Conversion of due to a related party into a promissory note	$	50,000		$	-

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed

consolidated

financial statements.

Note 1 — Organization and Business Operation

TradeUP Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation on January 6, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had not commenced any operations. For the period from January 6, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2023, the Company’s efforts have been limited to organizational activities as well as activities related to the Initial Public Offering (as defined below). The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company had and will continue to generate non-operating income in the form of dividend income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering (as defined below).

The registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”) became effective on July 14, 2021. On July 19, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 4,000,000 units (the “Public Units”), at $10.00 per Public Unit, generating gross proceeds of $40,000,000 which is described in Note 4. On July 21, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased 430,000 units (the “Option Units

”

, together with the Public Units, the “Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Option Unit, generating gross proceeds of $4,300,000. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant (the “Warrant”), each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $44,300,000 in total. Transaction costs in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the issuance and sale of Option Units amounted to $3,019,474, consisting of $886,000 of underwriting fees, $1,550,500 of Business Combination Fee (defined in Note 8 below) and $582,974 of other offering costs. Following the expiration of the over-allotment option, 42,500 Founder Shares (defined below) were subsequently forfeited.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 295,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Private Placement Shares”) at a price of $10.00 per share in a private placement sale (the “Private Placement”) to the Company’s founders, or initial stockholders, include Tradeup INC. and the Company’s sponsor, TradeUP Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), among which, the Sponsor purchased 236,000 Private Placement Shares and Tradeup INC. purchased 59,000 Private Placement Shares, generating gross proceeds of $2,950,000, which is described in Note 5. On July 21, 2021, the Company consummated the sale of additional 17,200 Private Placement Shares with the Sponsor and Tradeup INC. at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement share, among which, the Sponsor purchased 13,760 Private Placement Shares and Tradeup INC. purchased 3,440 Private Placement Shares, generating total proceeds of $172,000.

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on July 19, 2021, the issuance and sale of Option Units on July 21, 2021 and the issuance and sale of Private Placement Shares, $45,186,000 from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units and from the sale of Private Placement Shares was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) maintained by Wilmington Trust, National Association as a trustee. The aggregate amount of $45,186,000 ($10.20 per Unit)

was

invested in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Pursuant to the trust agreement, the trustee is not permitted to invest in other securities or assets. By restricting the investment of the proceeds to these instruments, and by having a business plan targeted at acquiring and growing businesses for the long term (rather than on buying and selling businesses in the manner of a merchant bank or private equity fund), the Company intends to avoid being deemed an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act. The Initial Public Offering is not intended for persons who are seeking a return on investments in government securities or investment securities. The Trust Account is intended as a holding place for funds pending the earliest to occur of either: (i) the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination; (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide for the redemption of its public shares in connection with an initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its public shares if the Company has not consummated an initial Business Combination by the Combination Deadline (as defined below); or (iii) absent an initial Business Combination by the Combination Deadline, its return of the funds held in the Trust Account to its public stockholders as part of its redemption of the public shares. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the Company’s public stockholders.

The Company’s initial Business Combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the Business Combination Fee and taxes payable and interest previously released for working capital purposes on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires an interest in the target sufficient for the post-transaction company not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully.

The shares of Common Stock subject to redemption was recorded at a redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” In such case, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the issued and outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. The Company initially had until January 19, 2023 to complete its initial Business Combination.

On December 22, 2022, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), at which the stockholders approved amending the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to extend the date before which the Company must complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Deadline”) from January 19, 2023, by one month up to six times, to July 19, 2023, or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors of the Company (such monthly extension is herein referred to as the “Extension”).

Upon the stockholders’ approval, on December 29, 2022, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation which became effective upon filing. If the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination by the Combination Deadline, the Company will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including dividend earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company for working capital purposes or to pay the Company’s taxes (less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and its board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s Warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete the Business Combination by the Combination Deadline. The founders (not including the anchor investors who purchase units in the Initial Public Offering and certain membership interest in the Sponsor, if any), officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares, Private Placement Shares and any public shares held by them in connection with the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares, Private Placement Shares and public shares in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of the Company’s public shares if the Company does not complete its initial Business Combination by the Combination Deadline or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination activity and (iii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares and Private Placement Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete an initial Business Combination by the Combination Deadline, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any public shares they hold if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination by the Combination Deadline. If the Company submits its initial Business Combination to its stockholders for a vote, the Company will complete its initial Business Combination only if a majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock voted are voted in favor of the initial Business Combination. In no event will the Company redeem its public shares of Common Stock in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. In such case, the Company would not proceed with the redemption of public shares of Common Stock and the related Business Combination, and instead may search for an alternate Business Combination.

The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or by a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (i) $10.20 per public share or (ii) such lesser amount per public share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, then the Company’s Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third party claims.

On December 22, 2022, the Company held the Special Meeting, at which the stockholders approved amending the Investment Management Trust Agreement dated July 14, 2021

(the “Trust Agreement”), by and between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Trustee”) to extend the liquidation date from January 19, 2023 to July 19, 2023. In connection with the votes to approve the extension proposal, 3,519,780 public shares were rendered for redemption with 910,220 public shares remained outstanding.

Liquidity and Going Concern

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had cash of $29,390 and a working deficit of $1,133,684. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant professional costs to remain as a publicly traded company and to incur significant transaction costs in pursuit of the consummation of a Business Combination.

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The management’s plan in addressing this uncertainty is through the Promissory Notes – related parties and the Working Capital Loans, as defined below (see Note 7). In addition, if the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by the Combination Deadline, the Company’s board of directors would proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful by the Combination Deadline. As a result, management has determined that such additional condition also raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The

unaudited c

densed consolidated

financial statement

do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Merger Agreement

On September 30, 2022, the Company, Tradeup Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Estrella Biopharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Estrella”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”). The

number of

merger consideration shares to be issued by the Company to the shareholder of Estrella is expected to be 32,500,000 shares of Common Stock.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, among other things, in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended (the “DGCL”), Merger Sub will merge with and into Estrella (the “Merger”), with Estrella surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Surviving Company”). The Merger will become effective at such time on the date of the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) as the certificate of merger is duly filed with the Delaware Secretary of State or at such other time specified in the certificates of merger (the “Effective Time”). Effective as of the Closing, the Company will change its name to “Estrella Immunopharma, Inc.”

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases (including redemptions) of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its stockholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax. Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination), and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination.

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed

consolidated

financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, and include all normal and recurring adjustments that management of the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position and operation results. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with information included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2023.

Emerging Growth Company Status

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), As an emerging growth company, the Company may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports

and

proxy statements,

and

exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of these unaudited condensed

consolidated

financial statements in conformity with US 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 financial statements and the reported amounts

expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The accompanying

unaudited condensed

consolidated

financial statements include all adjustments management considers necessary for a fair presentation.

Cash

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents.

Investments held in Trust Account

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which are invested in U.S. Treasury securities.

Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are accounted as dividend income in the accompanying unaudited condensed statement of operations. Dividend income for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 amounted to $105,790 and $3,688, respectively

Offering Costs

The Company complies with the requirements of FASB ASC Topic 340-10-S99-1, “

Other Assets and Deferred Costs – SEC Materials

” (“ASC 340-10-S99”) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A, “

Expenses of Offering

”. Offering costs were $3,019,474 consisting principally of underwriting, legal, accounting and other expenses that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering and charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.

Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, whether they meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own Common Stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of equity at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as liabilities at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations.

The Company accounted for the 2,215,000 Warrants issued

Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

The Company accounts for its Common Stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common Stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Common Stock (including Common Stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Common Stock are classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s public shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, Common Stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value of $10.48 and $10.25 per share, respectively, as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable Common Stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable Common Stock are affected by charges against additional paid in capital or accumulated deficit if additional paid in capital equals to zero.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no balance was over the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) limit.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

	·	Level 1 - inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active market.
	·	Level 2 - inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.

Level 3 - inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition.

The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

The Company has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction.

The Company may be subject to potential examination by federal and state taxing authorities in the areas of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.

Net Income (Loss) per Share

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC 260, Earnings Per Share. In order to determine the net income (loss) attributable to both the redeemable shares and non-redeemable shares, the Company first considered the undistributed income (loss) allocable to both the redeemable Common Stock and non-redeemable Common Stock and the undistributed income (loss) is calculated using the total net loss less any dividends paid. The Company then allocated the undistributed income (loss) ratably based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding between the redeemable and non-redeemable Common Stock. Any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the Common Stock subject to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public stockholders. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company has not considered the effect of the Warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering to purchase an aggregate of 2,215,000 shares in the calculation of diluted net income (loss) per share, since the exercise of the Warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such Warrants would be anti-dilutive and the Company did not have any other dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into Common Stock and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted income (loss) per share is the same as basic (income) loss per share for the period presented.

The net income (loss) per share presented in the statement of operations is based on the following:

	For the						For the
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2023						March 31, 2022
				Non-						Non-
	Redeemable			Redeemable			Redeemable			Redeemable
	Common			Common			Common			Common
	Stock			Stock			Stock			Stock
Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share:
Numerators:
Allocation of net loss including carrying value to redemption value	$	(106,674	)	$	(166,384	)	$	(106,971	)	$	(34,281	)
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value		209,733			—			—			—
Allocation of net income/(loss)	$	103,059		$	(166,384	)	$	(106,971	)	$	(34,281	)
Denominators:
Weighted-average shares outstanding		910,220			1,419,700			4,430,000			1,419,700
Basic and diluted net income/(loss) per share	$	0.11		$	(0.12	)	$	(0.02	)	$	(0.02	)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed

consolidated

financial statements.

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, “Debt – Debt Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40)”.

This ASU addresses

issues identified as a result of the complexity associated with applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. For convertible instruments,

FASB

decided to reduce the number of accounting models for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock. Limiting the accounting models results in fewer embedded conversion features being separately recognized from the host contract as compared with current GAAP. Convertible instruments that continue to be subject to separation models are (1) those with embedded conversion features that are not clearly and closely related to the host contract, that meet the definition of a derivative, and that do not qualify for a scope exception from derivative accounting and (2) convertible debt instruments issued with substantial premiums for which the premiums are recorded as paid-in capital. The amendments in this Update are effective for public business entities that meet the definition of

an SEC

filer, excluding entities eligible to be smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC, for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years.

FASB

specified that an entity should adopt the guidance as of the beginning of its annual fiscal year. The Company has not early adopted this update and it will become effective on January 1, 2024 as the Company is qualified as an emerging growth company. The Company believes the adoption of this ASU would not have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed

consolidated

financial statements.

Note 3 — Investments Held in Trust Account

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $9,699,392and $9,671,375, respectively, in money market funds which are invested in U.S. Treasury Securities.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:

Description	Level		March 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Assets:
Trust Account - U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund		1	$	9,699,392	$	9,671,375

Note 4 — Initial Public Offering

Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering on July 19, 2021, the Company sold 4,000,000 Units at $10.00 per Public Unit, which does not include the 45-day option of the exercise of the underwriters’ 600,000 over-allotment option. On July 21, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased 430,000 Option Units at a price of $10.00 per Option Unit, generating gross proceeds of $4,300,000.

The remaining 170,000 Option Units were expired on September 1, 2021. Transaction costs in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the issuance and sale of Option Units amounted to $3,019,474, consisting of $886,000 of underwriting fees, $1,550,500 of Business Combination Fee (defined in Note 8 below) and $582,974 of other offering costs.

Each Unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one share of the Common Stock and one-half of one redeemable Warrant. The Company will not issue fractional shares. As a result, the warrants must be exercised in multiples of one whole Warrant. Each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of the Company’s Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, and only whole Warrants are exercisable. The Warrants will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, and will expire five years after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

All of the 4,430,000 public shares sold as part of the Units in the Initial Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such public shares if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, or in connection with the Company’s liquidation. In accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require Common Stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity.

The Company’s redeemable Common Stock is subject to SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99. If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable, if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company has elected to recognize the changes immediately. The accretion or remeasurement is treated as a deemed dividend (i.e., a reduction to retained earnings, or in absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital).

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 910,220 shares of Common Stock subject to possible redemption reflected on the balance sheet are reconciled in the following table.

Common stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2021	$	45,186,000
Less:
Redemptions		(36,112,943	)
Plus:
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value		253,389
Common stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2022		9,326,446
Plus:
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value		209,733
Common stock subject to possible redemption, March 31, 2023	$	9,536,179

Note 5 — Private Placement

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor and Tradeup INC. purchased an aggregate of 295,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $10.00 per share, among which, the Sponsor purchased 236,000 Private Placement Shares and Tradeup INC. purchased 59,000 Private Placement Shares, generating total proceeds of $2,950,000. On July 21, 2021, the Company consummated the sale of additional 17,200 Private Placement Shares with the Sponsor and Tradeup INC., among which, the Sponsor purchased 13,760 Private Placement Shares and Tradeup INC. purchased 3,440 Private Placement Shares, at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement share, generating total proceeds of $172,000. The proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Shares were held outside of the Trust Account and is available for the payment of offering costs and for working capital purposes. The Sponsor will be permitted to transfer the Private Placement Shares held by them to certain permitted transferees, including the Company’s officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with or related to it or them, but the transferees receiving such shares will be subject to the same agreements with respect to such securities as the founders. Otherwise, these Private Placement Shares will not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the Company’s Business Combination.

Note 6 — Promissory Notes

As provided in an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) dated September 30

2022 by and among the “Company and Estrella and Tradeup Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of UPTD (“Merger Sub”), Estrella has agreed to, upon request by the Sponsors, deposit the agreed reasonable amount to the Company’s trust in order to effectuate extension of the Company’s deadline to consummate a Business Combination. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Estrella has deposited a total of four monthly extension payment

of $45,511 from January through April 2023, or an aggregate of $182,044, to the Trust Account of the Company to extend the deadline for the Company to complete the

usiness

ombination contemplated therein by May 19, 2023. Each Monthly Extension Payment from Estrella was evidenced by an unsecured promissory note (collectively, the “Estrella Notes”) issued by the Company to Estrella, each

with a

principal amount

equal to

the Monthly Extension Payment, with

substantially the same

the terms and provisions. The Estrella Notes bear no interest and are payable in full upon the consummation of the Business Combination. Estrella has the right, but not the obligation, to convert the Estrella Notes, in whole or in part, respectively, into private shares of UPTD Common Stock at a price of $10.00 per share. Notwithstanding the foregoing, UPTD shall have the obligation to pay to Estrella the funds amounting to the principal amount of the Estrella Notes if the proposed Business Combination is terminated pursuant to the Merger Agreement. If UPTD cannot complete its initial

usiness

ombination by July 19, 2023, it will be forced to dissolve and liquidate pursuant to the Current Charter.

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had borrowings of $136,533 and $0, respectively, under the Promissory Notes.

Note 7 — Related Party Transactions

Founder and Private Placement Shares

On January 20, 2021, the Sponsor acquired 1,150,000 founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. On February 11, 2021, in connection with a restructure of the Sponsor, the Sponsor forfeited 1,150,000 founder shares upon the receipt of the refund of purchase price of $25,000. On February 12, 2021, the Sponsor acquired 920,000 founder shares for a purchase price of $20,000 and Tradeup INC. acquired 230,000 founder shares for a purchase price of $5,000, respectively (collectively as the “Founder Shares”).

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 1,107,500 Founder Shares issued and outstanding. The aggregate capital contribution was $25,000, or approximately $0.02 per share.

The number of Founder Shares issued was determined based on the expectation that such Founder Shares would represent 20% of the outstanding shares upon completion of the Initial Public Offering.

The founders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell 50% of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) six months after the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, or (B) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after the Company’s initial Business Combination and the remaining 50% of the Founder Shares may not be transferred, assigned or sold until six months after the date of the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to the Company’s initial Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property.

On July 19, 2021, the Company consummated the sale of 295,000 Private Placement Shares at a price of $10.00 per share in the Private Placement to the Sponsor and Tradeup INC., among which, the Sponsor purchased 236,000 Private Placement Shares and Tradeup INC. purchased 59,000 Private Placement Shares, generating gross proceeds of $2,950,000. On July 21, 2021, the Company consummated the sale of additional 17,200 Private Placement Shares with the Sponsor and Tradeup INC. at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement share, among which, the Sponsor purchased 13,760 Private Placement Shares and Tradeup INC. purchased 3,440 Private Placement Shares, generating total proceeds of $172,000. The Private Placement Shares are identical to the shares of Common Stock sold as part of the units in this Initial Public Offering, subject to limited exceptions. The Private Placement Shares will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination.

Working Capital Loans (Promissory Notes) — Related Parties

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, the founders or an affiliate of the founders or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If the Company completes the initial Business Combination, it would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to approximately $1,200,000 of such loans may be convertible into Private Placement Shares, at a price of $10.00 per share at the option of the lender.

On July 25, 2022, the Company issued (i) Note A in the amount of $204,000 to Running Lion, which is wholly owned and controlled by Mr. Weiguang Yang, the Co-Executive Officer and director of the Company and (ii) the Note B in the amount of $294,600 to Tradeup INC., one of the Founders. The proceeds of the Notes, which may be drawn down from time to time until the Company consummates its initial Business Combination, will be used as general working capital purposes.

In December 2022, the Sponsor loaned the Company $50,000 to cover certain operating expenses of the Company and such balance was converted into a promissory note on January 19, 2023 with the same term as the working capital loans as discussed below.

On March 3, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount of $50,000 to Tradeup INC. for working capital purposes

with the same term as the working capital loans as discussed below

The Notes bear no interest and are payable in full upon the earlier to occur of (i) the consummation of the Company’s Business Combination or (ii) the date of expiry of the term of the Company (“Maturity Date”). The following shall constitute an event of default: (i) a failure to pay the principal within five business days of the Maturity Date; (ii) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy action, (iii) the breach of the Company’s obligations thereunder; (iv) any cross defaults; (v) an enforcement proceedings against the Company; and (vi) any unlawfulness and invalidity in connection with the performance of the obligations thereunder, in which case the Notes may be accelerated.

The Payees respectively have the right, but not the obligation, to convert their Notes, in whole or in part, respectively, into Conversion Shares, as described in the prospectus of the Company (File Number 333-253322), by providing the Company with written notice of the intention to convert at least two business days prior to the closing of the Business Combination. The number of Conversion Shares to be received by the Payees in connection with such conversion shall be an amount determined by dividing (x) the sum of the outstanding principal amount payable to such Payee by (y) $10.00.

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had borrowings of $598,600 and $498,600, respectively, under the working capital loans.

Note 8 — Commitments & Contingencies

Risks and Uncertainties

Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed

consolidated

financial statements. The unaudited condensed

cons

olidated

financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Registration Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Shares and Common Stock that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to the Common Stock). The holders of the majority of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriters Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to an additional 600,000 Option Units to cover over-allotments, if any. On July 21, 2021, the Underwriters partially exercised the over-allotment option and purchased 430,000 Option Units at a price of $10.00 per Option Unit, generating gross proceeds of $4,300,000. The Company paid an underwriting discount of 2.00% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Option Units or $886,000 to the underwriters at the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Option Units.

Business Combination Marketing Agreement

The Company has engaged US Tiger Securities, Inc., EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC (“EF Hutton”) and R.F. Lafferty & Co., Inc. the representatives (the “Representatives”) of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering in connection with a Business Combination to assist the Company in holding meetings with its stockholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities in connection with a Business Combination, assist the Company in obtaining stockholder approval for the Business Combination and assist the Company with its press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company is obligated to pay the Representatives a cash fee (the “Business Combination Fee”) pursuant to a Business Combination Marketing Agreement for such services upon the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination, equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of over-allotment Option Units as discussed in Note 9.

Note 9 — Deferred Underwriters’ Business Combination Fees

The Company is

obligated

to pay the Representatives a deferred Business Combination Fee equal to

3.5

% of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of over-allotment Option Units. Upon completion of the Business Combination, $

1,550,500

will be paid to the underwriters from the funds held in the Trust Account.

Note 10 — Stockholders’ Deficit

Preferred stock

—The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share and with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the company’s board of directors. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

Common stock

— The Company is authorized to issue up to 30,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 1,419,700 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, excluding 910,220 shares of Common Stock subject to possible redemption.

Common stockholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. The Company’s stockholders are entitled to receive ratable dividends when, as and if declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available therefor.

Warrants

— In July 2021, the Company issued 2,215,000 Warrants in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Option Units. Each whole Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one whole share of the Company’s Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering or the completion of the initial Business Combination. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrant holder may exercise its Warrants only for a whole number of shares of Common Stock. This means that only a whole Warrant may be exercised at any given time by a warrant holder. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. The Warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 30 business days, after the closing of the initial Business Combination, it will use its reasonable commercially reasonable efforts to file, and within 60 business days following its initial Business Combination to have declared effective, a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. No Warrants will be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and a current prospectus relating to such shares of Common Stock. Notwithstanding the above, if the Company’s Common Stock is at the time of any exercise of a Warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Warrants who exercise their Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event it so elect, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but it will be required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.

Once the Warrants become exercisable, the Company may call the Warrants for redemption:

in whole and not in part;

at a price of $0.01 per Warrant;

upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each warrant holder; and

if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $16.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on third business day before the Company send the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

The Company accounted for the 2,215,000 Warrants issued

the Initial Public Offering as equity instruments in accordance with ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” and ASC 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging: Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity”. The Company accounted for the Warrant as an expense of the Initial Public Offering resulting in a charge directly to stockholders’ equity. The Company estimates that the fair value of the Warrants is approximately $0.8 million, or 0.36 per Unit on issuance.

Note 11 — Income Taxes

The income tax provision (benefit) consists of the following:

	For the Three Months Ended			For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2023			March 31, 2022
Current
Federal	$	41,164		$	—
State		—			—
Deferred
Federal		(50,375	)		(29,663	)
State		—			—
Valuation allowance		28,676			29,663
Income tax provision	$	19,465		$	—

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effectiv

e ta

x rate is as follows:

	For the Three Months Ended			For the Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2023			March 31, 2022
U.S. statutory rate		21.0	%		21.0	%
Permanent difference on facilitated acquisition costs		(5.8	)%		-	%
Change in valuation allowance		(59.6	)%		(21.0	)%
Effective tax rate		(44.4	)%	$	0.0	%

The Company’s net deferred tax assets were as follows as of:

	March 31, 2023			December 31, 2022
Deferred tax assets:
Start-up/organization costs	$	318,310		$	292,154
Deferred tax liability:
Accrued dividend income		(7,772	)		(29,472	)
Total deferred tax assets		310,538			262,682
Valuation allowance		(318,310	)		(292,154	)
Deferred tax liability, net	$	(7,772	)	$	(29,472	)

In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences representing net future deductible amounts become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. After consideration of all of the information available, management believes that significant uncertainty exists with respect to future realization of the deferred tax assets

The

valuation allowance

increased

$28,676 and $240,133 as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Note 12 — Subsequent Events

In accordance with ASC 855, Subsequent Events, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date, up through the date w

hen

the Company issued the unaudited condensed

consolidated

financial statements.

Promissory Note

As provided in the Merger Agreement, Estrella has agreed to, upon request by the Sponsor of the Company, deposit the agreed reasonable amount into the Company’s Trust Account in order to effectuate the extension of the Company’s Combination Period. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Estrella has deposited the amount of

45,511

into the Trust Account in connection with the Company’s monthly extension, as a result of which, the current Combination Deadline is May 19, 2023. Such monthly extension payment was evidenced by a promissory note issued by the Company to Estrella in the principal amount of

45,511

Common Stock Purchase Agreement

On April 20, 2023, the Company entered into a common stock purchase agreement (the “Common Stock Purchase Agreement”) and a related registration rights agreement (the “RRA”) with White Lion Capital, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“White Lion”). Pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right, but not the obligation to require White Lion to purchase, from time to time following consummation of the business combination contemplated by the Merger Agreement, up to $50,000,000 in aggregate gross purchase price of newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), subject to certain limitations and conditions set forth in the Common Stock Purchase Agreement.

On April 26, 2023, the Company and White Lion entered into an amendment to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company agrees that it will, immediately prior to the closing of the proposed business combination with Estrella, cause Estrella to issue to White Lion an aggregate of 250,000 shares of Estrella’s Series A preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, which the parties have acknowledged has a value of $250,000.

The Company is obligated under the Common Stock Purchase Agreement and the RRA to file a registration statement with the SEC to register the Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the resale by White Lion of shares of Common Stock that the Company may issue to White Lion under the Common Stock Purchase Agreement.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “UPTD”, “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to TradeUP Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “sponsor” refer to TradeUP Acquisition Sponsor LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ significantly from the results, expectations and plans discussed in these forward-looking statements. See “Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements.”

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and variations thereof and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s final prospectus for its initial public offering filed with the SEC on April 30, 2021. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

We are a blank check company formed as a Delaware corporation for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to throughout this report as our initial business combination.

On July 19, 2021, we consummated our initial public offering (the “IPO”) of 4,000,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant (the “Warrant”), each whole Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $40,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of 295,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Private Shares”) to the Company’s founders, TradeUP Acquisition Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”) and Tradeup INC., among which, the Sponsor purchased 236,000 Private Shares and Tradeup INC. purchased 59,000 Private Shares at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Share, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $2,950,000 (the “Private Placement Proceeds”). The Private Shares are identical to the shares of Common Stock sold as part of the Units in the IPO, except that the Private Shares are not transferable, assignable or salable (except to our officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with or related to our founders, each of whom will be subject to the same transfer restrictions) until 30 days after the completion of our initial business combination. The proceeds of $ $40,800,000 ($10.20 per Unit) in the aggregate from the IPO and the Private Placement (the “IPO Proceeds”), were placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders and the underwriters of the IPO with Wilmington Trust, National Association acting as trustee.

In connection with the IPO, the underwriters were granted an option to purchase up to 600,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any (the “Over-allotment Option”). On July 19, 2021, the underwriters partially exercised the Over-allotment Option, and July 21, 2021, the underwriters purchased 430,000 Units (the “Option Units”) generating gross proceeds of $4,300,000, and net proceeds to the Company of approximately $4,214,000 in the aggregate after deducting the underwriter discount (the “Option Unit Proceeds”). Simultaneously with the issuance and sale of the Option Units, the Company completed the Private Placement sale of 17,200 additional Private Shares at a purchase price of $10.00 per share, among which, the Sponsor purchased 13,760 additional Private Shares and Tradeup INC. purchased 3,440 additional Private Shares, generating total proceeds of $172,000 (the “Private Placement Proceeds” and, together with the Option Unit Proceeds, the “Over-allotment Proceeds”). A total of $4,386,000 of the Over-allotment Proceeds were placed in the Trust Account. The IPO Proceeds and the Over-allotment Proceeds include $1,550,500 payable to the underwriters (the “Business Combination Fee”) pursuant to a certain business combination marketing agreement among us, US Tiger Securities, Inc. (“US Tiger”), EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC (“EF Hutton”) and R.F. Lafferty & Co., Inc., the representatives (the “Representatives”) of the underwriters of the IPO (the “Business Combination Marketing Agreement”).

Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the proceeds of the IPO and the Private Placement that are held out of the Trust Account, although substantially all the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally towards consummating a business combination and working capital.

Proposed Business Combination with Estrella

On September 30, 2022, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) among Tradeup Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of UPTD (“Merger Sub”), and Estrella Biopharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Estrella”).

Estrella is a preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing CD19 and CD22-targeted ARTEMIS®️ T-cell therapies with the capacity to address treatment and safety challenges for patients with blood cancers and solid tumors. Estrella’s mission is to harness the evolutionary power of the human immune system to transform the lives of patients fighting cancer. For more information regarding the business of Estrella and the proposed Business Combination (as defined below), see the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No.: 333-267918) initially filed with the SEC on October 18, 2022, as amended from time to time (the “Form S-4”).

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, among other things, in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended

(the “DGCL”), Merger Sub will merge with and into the Estrella (the “Merger”), with Estrella surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of UPTD (“Surviving Company”). The Merger will become effective at such time on the date of the closing of the Merger (the “Closing”) as the certificate of merger is duly filed with the Delaware Secretary of State or at such other time specified in the certificates of merger (the “Effective Time”). Effective as of the Closing, UPTD will change its name to “Estrella Immunopharma, Inc.” (“New Estrella”). The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is herein referred to as the “Business Combination.”

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, stockholders of Estrella immediately prior to the Effective Time collectively will receive from us, in the aggregate, a number of newly issued shares of Common Stock equal to: (i) $325,000,000 (the “Merger Consideration”), divided by (ii) $10.00 per share in consideration of converting their shares of common stock of Estrella, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Estrella Common Stock”). Each share of preferred stock of Estrella that is issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will automatically convert into a number of shares of Estrella Common Stock in accordance with the certificate of incorporation of Estrella immediately prior to the Effective Time.

The Merger also calls for additional agreements, including, among others, the Lock-Up Agreement and the Support Agreement, as described elsewhere in the Form S-4.

December 2022 Extension, Related Redemption and Extension Notes

On December 22, 2022, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “2022 Special Meeting”) where the Company was approved by its stockholders to adopt the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination (the “Combination Deadline”) from January 19, 2023, by one month up to six times, to July 19, 2023 or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors of the Company (such monthly extension is herein referred to as the “Extension”). Upon the stockholders’ approval, on December 29, 2022, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Current Charter”) which became effective upon filing. Additionally, as a result of the 2022 Special Meeting, upon the stockholders’ approval, on December 29, 2022, UPTD and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as the trustee of the Trust Account, entered into the amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement dated July 14, 2021.

As a result of the 2022 Special Meeting, 3,519,780 shares of Common Stock were rendered for redemption and approximately $36.1 million was released from the Trust Account to pay such redeeming stockholders.

Under the Current Charter, the Company may extend the Combination Deadline until July 19, 2023 by depositing $45,511 (or $0.05 per share) into the Trust Account (the “Monthly Extension Payment”) for each monthly Extension. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Estrella made four Monthly Extension Payments to the Trust Account, as a result of which, the current Combination Deadline is May 19, 2023. The four Monthly Extension Payments were evidenced by four promissory notes (collectively, the “Extension Notes”) issued by the Company to Estrella, each in the principal amount of $45,511.

Outstanding Promissory Notes and Loans

As of the date hereof, we have outstanding loans from various parties in the aggregated amount of $598,600, which include (i) an unsecured promissory note dated July 25, 2022 (the “Running Lion Note”) in the amount of $204,000 to Running Lion Holdings Limited (“Running Lion”), a company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands, which is wholly owned and controlled by Mr. Weiguang Yang, the Co-Executive Officer and director of the Company, (ii) an unsecured promissory note dated July 25, 2022 (the “July 2022 Sponsor Note”) in the amount of $294,600 to Tradeup INC., (iii) an unsecured promissory note dated January 19, 2023 (the “January 2023 Sponsor Note”) in the amount of $50,000 to the Sponsor, to evidence a deposit that the Sponsor provided to the Company to pay its certain operating expenses, and (iv) an unsecured promissory note dated March 3, 2023 in the amount of $50,000 to Tradeup INC. (the “March 2023 Sponsor Note”, together with Running Lion Note, July 2022 Sponsor Note, and January 2023 Sponsor Note, collectively the “Notes”).

In connection with the Extension, we issued the Extension Notes in the amount of $182,044 to Estrella to evidence the funds deposited into the Trust Account.

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard

April 3 Notice

On April 3, 2023, the Company received a written notice (the “April 3 Notice”) from the listing qualifications department staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that for the last 30 consecutive business days, the Company’s minimum Market Value of Listed Securities (“MVLS”) was below the minimum of $35 million required for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(2) (the “Market Value Standard”). The April 3 Notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(C), the Company will have 180 calendar days, or until October 2, 2023, to regain compliance with the Market Value Standard. To regain compliance with the Market Value Standard, the MVLS for the Company’s Common Stock must be at least $35 million for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days at any time during this 180-day period. If the Company regains compliance with the Market Value Standard, Nasdaq will provide the Company with written confirmation and will close the matter.

If the Company does not regain compliance with the rule by October 2, 2023, Nasdaq will provide notice that the Company’s securities will be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market. In the event of such notification, the Nasdaq rules permit the Company an opportunity to appeal Nasdaq’s determination.

The Company is monitoring the MLVS of its common stock and is evaluating options to regain compliance with the Market Value Standard. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain or maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards.

April 19 Notice

On April 19, 2023, the Company received a written notice (the “April 19 Notice”) from the listing qualifications department staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that the Company was not in compliance with Listing Rule 5550(a)(3) (the “Minimum Public Holders Rule”), which requires the Company to have at least 300 public holders for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The April 19 Notice is only a notification of deficiency, not of imminent delisting, and has no current effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

The April 19 Notice states that the Company has 45 calendar days to submit a plan to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule. The Company intends to submit a plan to regain compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule within the required timeframe. If Nasdaq accepts the Company’s plan, Nasdaq may grant the Company an extension of up to 180 calendar days from the date of the Notice to evidence compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule. If Nasdaq does not accept the Company’s plan, the Company will have the opportunity to appeal the decision in front of a Nasdaq Hearings Panel.

Results of Operations

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. Our only activities from inception through March 31, 2023 were organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the IPO, search for a target company, and effectuate the business combination with Estrella. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our business combination with Estrella. We generate non-operating income in the form of dividend. We are incurring expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses in connection with searching for and completion of the business combination.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had a net loss of $63,325, which consisted of formation and operating costs of $136,550, franchise tax expenses of $13,100, and income taxes provision of $19,465, offset by dividend earned on investment held in Trust Account of $105,790.

For three months ended March 31, 2022,

we had a net loss of $141,252,

which consisted of formation and operating costs $120,740 and franchise tax expenses of $24,200, offset by dividend earned on investment held in Trust Account of $3,688.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2023, we had cash outside the Trust Account of $29,390 available for working capital needs. All remaining cash is held in the Trust Account and is generally unavailable for our use, prior to an initial business combination, and is restricted for use either in a business combination or to redeem the shares of Common Stock. As of March 31, 2023, none of the amount on deposit in the Trust Account was available to be withdrawn as described above.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, there was $275,718 of cash used in operating activities. Net loss of $63,325 was affected by dividend earned on investment held in Trust Account amounting to $105,790, deferred tax expense of $21,700, increase in prepaid expenses of $40,875, decrease in franchise tax payable of $131,027 and offset by increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $45,835 and increase in income tax payable of $41,164.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there was $157,144 of cash used in operating activities. Net loss of $141,252 was affected by dividend earned on an investment held in Trust Account amounting to $3,688 and decrease in franchise tax payable of $45,954 and offset by decrease in prepaid expenses of $30,750 and increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $3,000.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, there was $77,773 of cash provided by investing activities resulting from withdrawal of an investment held in the Trust Account amounting to $214,306 and offset by the purchase of an investment held in Trust Account amounting to $136,533.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there were no cash investing activities.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, there was $186,533 of cash provided by financing activities resulting from proceeds from the issuance of promissory notes amounting to $136,533 and the issuance of working loans to a related party amounting to $50,000.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there were no cash financing activities.

Until consummation of the business combination, we will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account, and any additional funding that may be loaned to us by our Sponsor, for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the business combination.

If our estimates of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating business combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to the business combination and will need to raise additional capital. In this event, our officers, directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we consummate an initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us upon consummation of the business combination, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,200,000 of such loans may be convertible into units of the post business combination entity at a price of $10.00 per share. In the event that the initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. The terms of such loans by our initial stockholders, officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.

Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to consummate our initial business combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon consummation of our initial business combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such business combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only consummate such financing simultaneously with the consummation of our initial business combination. Following our initial business combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.

As of March 31, 2023, we had cash of $29,390 and a working deficit of $

1,133,684

. We have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant professional costs to remain as a publicly traded company and to incur significant transaction costs in pursuit of the consummation of a business combination. In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that these conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The management’s plan in addressing this uncertainty is through the Promissory Notes – related parties and the working capital loans, as discussed above. In addition, if we are unable to complete a business combination by July 19, 2023, our board of directors would proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of us. There is no assurance that our plans to consummate a business combination will be successful by July 19, 2023. As a result, management has determined that such additional condition also raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities that would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2023. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable

interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.

Contractual Obligations

As of March 31, 2023, we do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities.

The holders of the founder shares, the Private Shares, and any Conversion Shares will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement entered into in connection with the IPO. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

We are obligated to pay the Representatives the Business Combination Fee equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the IPO and the sale of over-allotment Option Units. The Business Combination Fee of $1,550,500 will become payable to the Representatives from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete a Business Combination.

As of the date hereof, we have outstanding loans from various related parties in the aggregated amount of $598,600, which include (i) the Running Lion Note in the amount of $204,000 to Running Lion, (ii) the July 2022 Sponsor Note in the amount of $294,600 to Tradeup INC., (iii) the January 2023 Sponsor Note in the amount of $50,000 to the Sponsor, to evidence a deposit that the Sponsor provided to the Company to pay its certain operating expenses, and (iv) the March 2023 Sponsor Note in the amount of $50,000 to Tradeup INC.. In connection with the Extension, we issued the Extension Notes in the amount of $182,044 to Estrella to evidence the funds deposited into the Trust Account.

Critical Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, and include all normal and recurring adjustments that management of the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position and operation results. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with information included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2023.

Emerging Growth Company Status

Use of Estimates

The preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The accompanying

unaudited condensed consolidated

financial statements include all adjustments management considers necessary for a fair presentation.

Cash

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents.

Investments held in Trust Account

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which are invested in U.S. Treasury securities.

Offering Costs

The Company complies with the requirements of FASB ASC Topic 340-10-S99-1, “

Other Assets and Deferred Costs – SEC Materials

” (“ASC 340-10-S99”) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A, “

Expenses of Offering

Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, whether they meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

Concentration of Credit Risk

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no balance was over the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) limit.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

Level 1 - inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 - inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.

Level 3 - inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value.

Income Taxes

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition.

The Company has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction.

Net Income (Loss) per Share

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our

unaudited condensed consolidated

financial statements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our current chief executive officer and chief financial officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2023, pursuant to Rule 13a 15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the restatement related to the classification of redeemable common stock as of July 19, 2021 and management has identified a material weakness in internal controls related to the accounting for complex equity instruments in connection with our initial public offering. In light of this material weakness, we performed additional analyses as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with the US GAAP. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this Amendment present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented.

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a‐15(f) and 15d‐15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. In light of the correction of the material weakness as discussed above, we are enhancing our processes to appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements to our financial statements. Our plans include providing training to our accounting personnel and increased communication among our accounting personnel and third-party professionals with whom it consults regarding complex accounting applications. We believe our efforts will enhance our controls relating to complex and technical accounting matters, but we can offer no assurance that our controls will not require additional review and modification in the future as industry accounting practices based on the SEC Statement may evolve over time.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not a party to any material legal proceedings and no material legal proceedings have been threatened by us or, to the best of our knowledge, against us.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our final prospectus dated July 19, 2021 and in the Registration Statement in Form S-4 dated May 2, 2023 filed with the SEC. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our final prospectus dated July 19, 2021 or in our Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the SEC, except we may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

The information of the Notes contained under Item 2 of Part I above is incorporated herein by reference in response to this item. The issuance of the Notes was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10‐Q.

No.		Description of Exhibit
10.1		Extension Note, dated January 19, 2023, issued by TradeUP Acquisition Corp. to Estrella Biopharma, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on January 24, 2023)
10.2		Sponsor Note, dated January 19, 2023, issued by TradeUP Acquisition Corp. to TradeUP Acquisition Sponsor LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on January 24, 2023)
10.2		Extension Note, dated February 17, 2023, issued by TradeUP Acquisition Corp. to Estrella Biopharma, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 21, 2023)
10.3		Sponsor Note, dated March 3, 2023, issued by TradeUP Acquisition Corp. to Tradeup INC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 3, 2023)
10.4		Extension Note, dated March 17, 2023, issued by TradeUP Acquisition Corp. to Estrella Biopharma, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 20, 2023)
10.5		Extension Note, dated April 12, 2023, issued by TradeUP Acquisition Corp. to Estrella Biopharma, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on April 13, 2023)
31.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a‐14(a) and 15(d)‐14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a‐14(a) and 15(d)‐14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS*		XBRL Instance Document
101.CAL*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.SCH*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.DEF*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104*		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

Filed herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	TradeUP Acquisition Corp.

Date: May 17, 2022	By:	/s/ Weiguang Yang
		Weiguang Yang
		Co-Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)

	By:	/s/ Luqi “Lulu” Wen
		Luqi “Lulu” Wen
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)