ZSPC · CIK 1637147
What zSpace, Inc. told the SEC could break it.
zSpace's disclosures describe a small education-hardware company squeezed on demand, supply and financing at once. Its sales hinge on K-12 education funding, whose disruption has lengthened sales cycles and pushed customers to delay confirmed orders — dollar-based net retention fell from 92% to 71%. Its hardware comes entirely from outsourced partners in China: a single China-based manufacturer assembles its proprietary stylus and two PC OEMs build its laptops, and tariff and trade-policy uncertainty on that China supply chain cut hardware revenue 35% in 2025. To fund itself through all this it leans on dilutive financing — a Senior Secured Convertible Note whose floor conversion price was cut from $1.98 to $0.60, plus an equity line — exposing shareholders to substantial dilution.
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In its own words
What could break it.
Liquidity & debt
- Senior Secured Convertible Note (floor price cut to $0.60; 97% VWAP) plus Tumim ELOC dilutionmedium
zSpace relies on dilutive financing — a Senior Secured Convertible Note convertible at 97% of the lowest 10-day VWAP whose floor price was cut from $1.98 to $0.60 (with default acceleration features), plus a Tumim equity line (ELOC) — exposing shareholders to substantial dilution and financing dependence.
“The conversion price of the Senior Secured Convertible Note was subject to a floor price of $ 1.98 . On October 15, 2025, the Company entered into an amendment to the Senior Secured Convertible Note pursuant to which the floor price was amended to $ 0.60 .”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Other disclosures
- dependence on K-12 education funding (sales-cycle/order delays; NDRR fell to 71%)medium
zSpace's K-12 end-market depends on federal/state education funding, whose disruption has lengthened sales cycles and prompted customers to delay confirmed orders; its dollar-based net retention fell from 92% to 71% and hardware revenue declined, reflecting this funding sensitivity.
“uncertainty in the Company's K-12 end-user markets where funding sources have been disruptive, causing longer than usual sales cycles, and in some cases prompting customers to delay receipt of confirmed order bookings.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
Regulatory & policy
- tariff/trade-policy uncertainty on China-sourced hardware; OFAC/export controls/FCPAmedium
zSpace's China-based hardware supply chain and international sales expose it to tariff/trade-policy uncertainty (which it says cut hardware revenue 35% and elongated sales cycles in 2025) and to OFAC sanctions, US export controls and FCPA/UK Bribery Act compliance.
“The decrease in hardware revenue was primarily attributable to tariff and trade policy uncertainty, as well as uncertainty in federal funding sources for education available to our K-12 segment customers, and the resulting impact on laptop shipments, during the year ended December 31, 2025.”
Supplier concentration
- single China-based stylus manufacturer; reliance on two PC OEMs (fully outsourced manufacturing)medium
zSpace owns no manufacturing and relies on outsourced partners — a single specific China-based manufacturer assembles its proprietary stylus (with specialized tracking tech), and two PC OEMs build its laptops — so if any of these partners ends the relationship and can't be replaced, its business could be materially harmed.
“We rely on a specific third-party manufacturing partner located in China to assemble our proprietary stylus. This partner is responsible for component procurement, final assembly, and quality assurance testing based on our proprietary designs.”
SEC filing →As of 2026
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