网班 NetClass，递交招股书，拟美国纳斯达克IPO上市

2023年3月28日，来自上海的上海网班信息科技股份有限公司的控股公司 NetClass Technology Inc(以下简称：网班)在美国证监会(SEC)公开披露招股书，拟在美国纳斯达克上市，其股票代码为“NTCL”。其于2022年6月22日在SEC秘密递交招股书。

网班，曾于2015年9月21日在新三板挂牌，代码为833587，后于2018年6月27日摘牌。

网班，拟以每股4至5美元发行375万股普通股，募资或达1875万美元。

网班招股书链接：

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1927578/000110465923037550/tm2224158d7_f1.htm

主要业务

网班，作为一家教育软件提供商，主要为学校、培训机构、企业、政府机构(主要是上海市教委)等机构或企业客户提供IT解决方案。公司提供包括教育领域的数字产品及服务、软件开发、智慧课堂建设、移动学习平台及云计算、大数据及区块链技术服务等。

股东架构

招股书显示，网班在上市前的股东架构，

戴剑飚 Jianbiao Dai 持股43.15\%，

Lang Wide Investment INC持股39.89\%。

公司架构

招股书显示，网班的公司架构如下：

管理层

招股书显示，网班的管理层如下：

Jianbiao Dai, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and Director

Dr. Jianbiao Dai has more than 15 years’ experience in the education industry and more than 20 years’ experience of management in the ICT industry. Dr. Jianbiao Dai has been the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of NetClass since June 1, 2022. Dr. Jianbiao Dai has served as the chairman and chief executive officer of NetClass China since May 2015. He has been responsible for supervising business operation, preparing for OTC listing process in China and developing of smart education, IT solutions and courseware. Dr. Jianbiao Dai has been the Chairman of Shanghai IT Entrepreneur Association since 2014. He was elected the chairman of Shanghai Informatization Youth Talent Association from 2008 to 2012. Dr. Jianbiao Dai graduated from the Physics Department of Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics, and he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (“PhD”) degree of Electronic Engineering and Applied Science from the University of New Orleans in 2000. Dr. Jianbiao Dai has served as an assistant professor and research scientist of the University of New Orleans from 2000 to 2001, during which he was responsible for of Electronic Engineering and Applied Science research and teaching.

Yuxing Chen, Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Yuxing Chen has been the Chief Financial Officer of NetClass since June 1, 2022 and he has been responsible for financial reporting, internal control and budget planning. From August 2020 to March 2022, Mr. Yuxing Chen has served as the CFO of Shanghai TianKun e-Business Co., Ltd., during which he was responsible for financial reporting, internal control and budget planning. From April 2018 to August 2020, Mr. Yuxing Chen has served as the senior financial manager of Nantong Aisida Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., during which he was responsible for annual reporting, financing management and internal control. From June 2012 to March 2018, Mr. Yuxing Chen has been worked as the financial manager of Shanghai Yunlu Catering Management Co., Ltd., during which he was responsible for internal control, managing public relations, advising marketing strategies. Mr. Yuxing Chen graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics with a Bachelor’s in Accounting in 2003 and a Master of Business Administration (“MBA”) degree in 2012.

Lina Chen, Director

Ms. Lina Chen has been a director and served as vice president of NetClass since June 1, 2022. From 2015 to 2020, Ms. Lina Chen has served as the vice president of NetClass China and became an executive officer of NetClass China in January 2021. She has been responsible for managing business operation, sales and marketing for smart education, IT solutions and courseware. Ms. Lina Chen served as the general manager of Shanghai Lvheng Material Utilization Co., Ltd. from June 2004 to December 2007, during which she was responsible for managing business operation and promoting reducing waste, reusing and recycling resources and products. And from October 2002 to June 2004, Ms. Lina Chen worked as the marketing manager of Shanghai Seiko Electronics Co., Ltd, during which she was responsible for building computer information, cybersecurity, all-access system Ms. Lina Chen is the member of China Vocational Education Association, and is the director of Shanghai Informatization Youth Talent Association. She obtained a three-year college degree in Sales and Marketing from Shenyang University in 2006 and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from PLA Nanjing Political College in 2012.

Xianghong Zhou, Independent Director Nominee and Chair of Nominating Committee

Xianghong Zhou is our independent director nominee. Ms. Zhou is a professor at the School of Economics and Management of Shanghai Tongji University and she has been teaching and researching macro management and policy analysis since 2002. She is an expert in smart city construction and urban digital transformation planning. Her research work focuses on the application of new generation information technology in the field of urban public services and the innovation of management models. She is also a director of the Institute of Smart Cities and E-Governance of Tongji University and she is responsible for management and researches in smart city construction. She was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China for the research on the reason of fund surplus of science fund project, United Nations Children’s Fund and China International Poverty Alleviation Center for researches in rural environmental sanitation and children’s healthy growth, Development Research Center of Shanghai Municipal Government and other research institutions for researches in smart city and e-governance. Ms. Zhou won the third-prize of the Shanghai Municipal Government Decision making Consulting Award for the researches in urban safety system.

Ms. Xianghong Zhou received her Ph.D degree of Sociology from Nanjing University in 2002. She was a visiting scholar experience at the University of Toronto in 2009.

Angel Colon, Independent Director Nominee and Chair of Audit Committee

Angel Colon is our independent director nominee. Mr. Colon has over 15 years of expertise in negotiating and marketing of financial products, and risk management, of both fixed income and equity securities transactions with a highly diverse knowledge of financial, legal and operations management; public company management, accounting and SEC regulations. Mr. Colon has served as a board member and chair of the Audit Committee for Sentage Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SNTG), a publicly traded company since 2021. He has served as a managing member of NY Capital Management Group, LLC since January 2017; Turing Funds, LLC since July 2017; providing services to high net worth individuals, businesses and institutions to produce solutions that facilitate the advancement and management of capital along with the mitigation of risk to achieve dependable annual returns. Mr. Colon served as an hedge fund administrator at Vega Management Investments and from October 2018 to February 2020 and had responsibility of ensuring adherence to the investment policy, managing liquidity needs, reviewing NAV reporting and accounting audits; a financial advisor and a consultant of Andean Farm and Pharma Corp since December 2018 to January 2020 and had responsibility of research-backed support of strategies concerning the mitigation of risk and financial planning from inception to completion; as a board member of Bronson Resource Limited since December 2018 to January 2020 and had responsibility of advising the company on growth and capital decision making; a managing director of Cuttone & Co. from December 2016 to February 2018, and had responsibility of investment banking and expanding of new markets into Reg CF and Reg A+ raises; a managing director of Tribal Capital Markets, LLC from August 2016 to December 2016 and had responsibility of investment banking and expansion into regulation crowdfunding; a managing director of Bonwick Capital Partners, LLC from July 2015 to August 2016 and had responsibility of investment banking focused on debt financing of private, public, and municipal entities; a managing director at TriPoint Global Equities from December 2013 to July 2015 and had responsibility of creating a new platform, Banq, for IPO’s via equity crowd funding; a corporate development officer at UBG Corp from 2006 to 2007 and had responsibility of new business development; and a principal at Andover Brokerage from 2001 to 2002 and had responsibility to interface with clearing firms and oversee 40 traders regarding risk and viability of investment decisions; an analyst for Wit Capital Corporation of New York from 1999 to 2000 and had responsibility of client relations, researching Digital IPO markets and ensuring the suitability of IPO’s for client investment.

Mr. Colon received a Bachelor of Science in International Business; minor in Languages and Economics from St. John Fisher College in 1996. He currently holds FINRA Series 7, Series 63 and Series 65 and is a licensed broker with Entoro Securities, a FINRA Member Broker Dealer.

Xiao Fu, Independent Director Nominee and Chair of Compensation Committee

Xiao Fu is our independent director nominee. Mr. Fu has more than 10 years of rich experience in equity investment and fund management. He has been the general manager of Shanghai Rizhen Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd since January 2012, he is responsible for the daily overall management of the company. From September 2002 to January 2012, Mr. Xiao Fu served as the director of industry consulting department in east China and director of industry consulting department in Shanghai of Kingdee software (China) Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of a publicly traded company, Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd (HKEX: 00268) and his responsibility is expansion and management of the consulting business in Shanghai and east China. Mr. Xiao Fu is the invited lecturer of the MBA Education Center of East China Normal University and invited lecturer of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics since 2015, and an entrepreneurial tutor of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law since 2016, a member of Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence since 2019, and he is the council member of Shanghai IT Youth Talent Association since 2016.

Mr. Xiao Fu received a Bachelor Degree of Computer Application from the School of Computer Engineering and Science of Shanghai University in 1997, and received Master Degree of Computer Application from the School of Computer Engineering and Science of Shanghai University in 2000.

公司业绩

招股书显示，在过去的2021财年、2022财年(财政年结日为9月30日)，网班的收入分别为1,155.75万、925.76万美元，相应的净利润分别为106.65万、13.27万美元。

中介机构

网班是次IPO的的中介团队主要有：Revere Securities LLC为其独家承销商；Marcum Asia CPAs LLP为其审计师；国浩、Ortoli Rosenstadt LLP(欧洛)分别为其公司中国律师、公司美国律师；Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP为其承销商美国律师。