The Sill

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Last Funded December 2023

$1,742,402

raised from 337 investors

Investment Terms

You will be investing in The Sill through an SPV. This means that when you invest, you will be signing the SPV Subscription Agreement, not the direct investment contract. For more information on SPVs, see here.

Financials

We have financial statements ending December 31, 2022. Our cash in hand is $800,000, as of September 2023. Over the three months prior, revenues averaged $839,531/month, cost of goods sold has averaged $396,265/month, and operational expenses have averaged $505,694/month.

At a Glance

Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2022
$13,412,118
-18%
Revenue
-$6,726,587
Net Loss
$10,837,612
+111%
Short-Term Debt
$9,968,865
Raised in 2022
$800,000
-18%
Cash on Hand
Net Margin:
-50%
Gross Margin:
38%
Return on Assets:
-120%
Earnings per Share:
-$0.60
Revenue per Employee:
$609,641.73
Cash to Assets:
21%
Revenue to Receivables:
~
Debt Ratio:
281%
The Sill Inc. 12-31-2022 FS.pdf The Sill Inc. Audited FS 12-31-21.pdf

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this offering. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis, including information regarding the strategy and plans for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should review the "Risk Factors" section for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

Overview

The Sill is an ecommerce and physical retail location company specializing in various and unique houseplants, ceramic planters, faux plants, flowers, and various items to care for and maintain the plants.  The Company also provides online and hands-on instore workshops and activities for education centered around biophilic design.

Milestones

The Sill, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Delaware in July 2017.  The company started as a NY LLC in 2011.

Since then:

  • The Sill is the destination for responsibly-sourced, high-quality houseplants and care accessories.
  • We have generated more than $50 million in sales since 2020.
  • The Sill's mission is to bring life to people, and people to life.
  • The Sill has shipped more than 1 million plants nationwide.
  • We are one of the only omni-channel houseplant brand with multiple brick-and-mortar retail stores.
  • The Sill has more than 800,000 customers and 780,000+ Instagram followers.
  • The Sill has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Today Show, and more.

Historical Results of Operations

  • Revenues & Gross Margin. For the period ended December 31, 2022, the Company had revenues of $13,412,118 compared to the year ended December 31, 2021, when the Company had revenues of $16,493,031. Our gross margin was 37.91% in fiscal year 2022, compared to 35.52% in 2021.
  • Assets. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had total assets of $5,627,402, including $1,203,814 in cash. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $5,955,314 in total assets, including $3,269,453 in cash.
  • Net Loss. The Company has had net losses of $6,726,587 and net losses of $6,911,049 for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
  • Liabilities. The Company's liabilities totaled $15,825,382 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and $9,639,174 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Liquidity & Capital Resources

To-date, the company has been financed with $6,312,957 in debt, $17,121,207 in equity, and $7,018,865 in convertibles.

After the conclusion of this Offering, should we hit our minimum funding target, our projected runway is 12 months before we need to raise further capital.

We plan to use the proceeds as set forth in this Form C under "Use of Funds". We don’t have any other sources of capital in the immediate future.

We will likely require additional financing in excess of the proceeds from the Offering in order to perform operations over the lifetime of the Company. We plan to raise capital in 6 months. Except as otherwise described in this Form C, we do not have additional sources of capital other than the proceeds from the offering. Because of the complexities and uncertainties in establishing a new business strategy, it is not possible to adequately project whether the proceeds of this offering will be sufficient to enable us to implement our strategy. This complexity and uncertainty will be increased if less than the maximum amount of securities offered in this offering is sold. The Company intends to raise additional capital in the future from investors. Although capital may be available for early-stage companies, there is no guarantee that the Company will receive any investments from investors.

Runway & Short/Mid Term Expenses

The Sill, Inc. cash in hand is $800,000, as of September 2023. Over the last three months, revenues have averaged $839,531/month, cost of goods sold has averaged $396,265/month, and operational expenses have averaged $505,694/month, for an average burn rate of $62,428 per month. Our intent is to be profitable in 3 months.

Our revenue fell from 2021 to 2022 as we reduced our burn rate.  

Our operations have remained consistent since the start of the year. We have brought in $1.5M of capital in an equity raise on the same terms as this campaign. 

We expect revenues to average $900K/month in the next 3-6 months with COGs plus expenses being approximately the same such that we are operating at break even. 

We expect to be profitable in the next 3 months. 

Our primary source of capital is Revenue. As we expect to be profitable in the next 3 months, we have enough cash to cover our short-tern burn. 

All projections in the above narrative are forward-looking and not guaranteed.

Risks

1

The risks described below are not the only ones the Company faces. Additional risks that we currently do not know about or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also impair our operations and business results.

2

We cannot predict our future operating results with any significant degree of accuracy and cannot assure you that we will ever become profitable or generate positive operating cash flows on a sustained basis.

Our primary source of funds since inception has been financing through the sale of our equity securities and through debt instruments. We have not generated sufficient revenue from the commercial sale of our products and services to fund our business operations on an on-going basis. We have incurred significant operating losses and expect to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future.  We expect to continue to spend substantial financial and other resources on developing and introducing our products, on our operating infrastructure and on our sales and marketing activities.  There can be no guarantee that we will become profitable, and, even if we do become profitable, we may not be able to sustain or increase our profitability.

3

The Series 1 Financing will be heavily dilutive to the equity incentives held by our employees and management, and we can make no assurances that we will be able to sufficiently compensate such persons to retain their services.

We rely heavily on our current management team and key personnel, many of whom are presently incentivized by stock options that will be heavily diluted in connection with the Series 1 Financing. We also anticipate hiring additional personnel and we anticipate that we will need to provide competitive compensation to hire such personnel. We will try to retain our team through various incentive mechanisms, including the new option pool reserve created as described above, but no assurances can be given that this will be successful.


Other Disclosures

The Board of Directors

Director Occupation Joined
Eliza Blank Founder & CEO @ The Sill 2012
Andrew Mitchell Founder, Venture Capitalist @ Brand Foundry Ventures 2017
Lara Lee Independent Director @ Independent 2018
Courtney Favreau Partner, Venture Capitalist @ Raine Ventures 2018
Andrew Whitman Managing Partner, Investor @ Loft Growth Partners 2019
Brian Shimko Partner, Venture Capitalist @ Maywic Select Investments 2023

Officers

Officer Title Joined
Eliza Blank CEO 2012
Adam Miller COO 2021

Voting Power

Holder Securities Held Power
Loft Growth Partners 4,441,643 Preferred Stock 40.0%

Past Fundraises

Date Security Amount
Priced Round $23,000
9/2023 Priced Round $1,584,000
6/2023 Loan $280,000
12/2022 Convertible Note $5,718,865
2/2022 Loan $4,250,000
7/2021 Loan $1,000,000
10/2020 Convertible Note $1,300,000
10/2020 Priced Round $8,020,252
4/2020 Loan $782,957
8/2018 Priced Round $6,016,959
10/2017 Priced Round $1,499,996

Outstanding Debts

Issued Lender Outstanding
2/1/22 Eastward Fund Management LLC
$2,600,000
6/1/23 Shopify
$107,847

Related Party Transactions

None.

Use of Funds

$50,000 47% towards Team Development & Hiring, 46.5% towards Product Development, 6.5% towards Wefunder fees.

$1,235,000 26% towards Marketing, 25% towards Team Development & Hiring, 25% towards Retail Development, 10% towards Sales & Distribution Expansion, 7.5% towards Product Development, 6.5% towards Wefunder fees.

Capital Structure

Class of Security Securities (or Amount) Authorized Securities (or Amount) Outstanding
Preferred Stock 13,979,062 11,146,700
Common Stock 17,953,800 0

Form C Filing on EDGAR

The Securities and Exchange Commission hosts the official Form C on their EDGAR web site.

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