Note 8 – Credit facilities

Bank loans

Outstanding balances on bank loans consist of the following:

 Schedule of bank loans

Short-term loans – third parties

Outstanding balances on short term loans – third parties consist of the following:

 Schedule of short term loans

Notes:

Amortization of discount on debt instruments in connection with the short term loans – third parties for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 amounted to US$218,805, US$28,519 and US$28,376, respectively.

Convertible notes

The Company entered into a series of convertible note agreements with a group of investors and received approximately US$7.7 million (S$10,300,083) aggregate principal amount convertible promissory note over a period from April 2022 to July 20, 2022 (the “C-D Notes”). The C-D Notes shall bear interest at 5% per annum until such balance to be converted into the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares. The C-D Notes have a mandatory automatic conversion feature, for which, upon the occurrence of the qualified equity financing, the C-D Notes plus accrued unpaid interest will be automatically converted into Class A Ordinary Shares at 70% issuance price or the C-D Notes will have a maturity conversion option using the Class A Ordinary Shares issuance price after 1 year from the issuance date of the C-D Notes. The investors of the C-D Notes have no redeemable option to redeem the notes.

The Company determined the C-D notes are within the scope of ASC 480 as the total number of shares to be issued are not known at inception until the issuance price of the next round of equity financing would take place. The Company also determined that the embedded conversions in the C-D Notes meets the scope exception to be considered indexed to a reporting’s own stock based on the two-step approach in accordance with ASC 815-40-15 and does not require to be separately accounted for as a derivative. As a result, the Company classified the C-D Notes as a debt instrument in its entirety. In March 2023, the Company converted the full balance of US$7,735,209 plus additional interest incurred from inception of the C-D Notes to the conversion date into 2,553,700 shares of the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares.

In April and May 2024, the Company entered into five convertible note agreements with four investors and received approximately US$1.6 million aggregate principal amount convertible promissory notes with a conversion term of 6 months after the completion of the Company’s initial public offerings. One convertible note has a maturity date to be due in September 2025 and four convertible notes have a maturity date to be due in November 2025 (the “D-2 Notes”). The D-2 Notes shall bear interest at 8% per annum until such balance to be converted into the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares. The conversion of the D-2 Notes will be at 70% of the proposed initial public offering (“IPO”) price or next round of financing. If IPO does not occur on or before the maturity date, the Company shall redeem the Note plus all accrued and unpaid interest in full, where the interest shall accrue at a rate of 20% instead of 8% per annum. The Company determined the D-2 Notes are within the scope of ASC 480 as the total number of shares to be issued are not known at inception until the issuance price of the next round of equity financing would take place. The Company also determined that the embedded conversions in the D-2 Notes meets the scope exception to be considered indexed to a reporting’s own stock based on the two-step approach in accordance with ASC 815-40-15 and does not require to be separately accounted for as a derivative. As a result, the Company classified the D-2 Notes as a debt instrument in its entirety.

In August and November 2024, the Company entered into four convertible note agreements with three investors and received approximately US$0.2 million aggregate principal amount convertible promissory notes with a conversion term of 6 months after the completion of the Company’s initial public offerings. Two convertible notes have a maturity date to be due in June 2026 (extended from February 2025), and two convertible notes have a maturity date to be due in May 2025 (the “D-2 Notes”). The D-2 Notes shall bear interest at 8% per annum until such balance to be converted into the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares. The conversion of the D-2 Notes will be at 70% of the proposed initial public offering (“IPO”) price or next round of financing. If IPO does not occur on or before the maturity date, the Company shall redeem the Note plus all accrued and unpaid interest in full, where the interest shall accrue at a rate of 20% instead of 8% per annum. The Company determined the D-2 Notes are within the scope of ASC 480 as the total number of shares to be issued are not known at inception until the issuance price of the next round of equity financing would take place. The Company also determined that the embedded conversions in the D-2 Notes meets the scope exception to be considered indexed to a reporting’s own stock based on the two-step approach in accordance with ASC 815-40-15 and does not require to be separately accounted for as a derivative. As a result, the Company classified the D-2 Notes as a debt instrument in its entirety.

In February 2025, the Company signed the Amendment to the convertible note agreements for the aforementioned nine convertible notes to extend the maturity date to be due in June 2026. The interest rate increased from 8% per annum to 12% per annum beginning in February 2025. The conversion price of the D-2 Notes also amended to be 55% (amended from 70%) of the IPO price of $4.00.

In April 2025, the Company entered into two convertible note agreements with two investors and received approximately US$0.1 million aggregate principal amount convertible promissory notes with a conversion term of 6 months after the completion of the Company’s initial public offerings. Two convertible notes have a maturity date to be due in April 2026 (extended to October 2026). The D-2 Notes shall bear interest at 8% per annum until such balance to be converted into the Company’s Class A Ordinary Shares. The conversion of the D-2 Notes will be at 60% of the proposed initial public offering (“IPO”) price or next round of financing. If IPO does not occur on or before the maturity date, the Company shall redeem the Note plus all accrued and unpaid interest in full or the investors may elect to convert any of the Notes held by it at a conversion price of 60% of the subscription price of Series D-2. The Company determined the D-2 Notes are within the scope of ASC 480 as the total number of shares to be issued are not known at inception until the issuance price of the next round of equity financing would take place. The Company also determined that the embedded conversions in the D-2 Notes meets the scope exception to be considered indexed to a reporting’s own stock based on the two-step approach in accordance with ASC 815-40-15 and does not require to be separately accounted for as a derivative. As a result, the Company classified the D-2 Notes as a debt instrument in its entirety.

As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, convertible notes balance amounted to US$2,332,529 and US$1,900,965, respectively. Amortization of discount on debt instruments in connection with the convertible notes for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 amounted to US$218,805, US$28,519 and US$28,376, respectively.

Interest expenses in connection with the forementioned loans and convertible notes for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 amounted to US$1,965,894, US$319,076 and US$136,437 respectively.