Focus Universal Secures $10 Million in Preferred Equity to Advance IoT and SEC Reporting Technologies

Focus Universal Inc. (NASDAQ: FCUV), a provider of patented hardware and software design technologies for the Internet of Things, 5G, and AI-driven SEC financial reporting automation software, has announced the closing of a $10 million preferred equity offering. The offering, closed on October 23, 2025, generated total gross proceeds of $10 million, with estimated net proceeds of approximately $9.44 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and offering-related expenses.

The company intends to use these net proceeds to continue ongoing commercialization of its Universal Smart IoT platform and AI-driven SEC financial reporting software. Dr. Edward Lee, Chairman of the Board of Focus Universal Inc., invested $2 million in the offering, alongside a commitment from another previous FCUV shareholder who committed $1 million. This significant insider investment demonstrates strong confidence in the company's technology portfolio and growth prospects.

Dr. Desheng Wang, Chief Executive Officer of Focus Universal Inc., stated that the participation of board leadership and three investor groups reflects confidence in the advanced technologies and global potential of the company's products. The investment strengthens the company's balance sheet, provides financial flexibility to support growth strategy, and helps meet Nasdaq's minimum stockholders' equity requirement.

Focus Universal's Universal Smart IoT applications are now available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, while the AI-driven SEC financial reporting software is currently under contract for testing. With both flagship products in the final stages of commercialization, the company believes the proceeds from this offering will support its path to profitability.

The Universal Smart IoT platform represents a significant departure from traditional IoT systems, where engineers typically start from scratch for each new device. Focus Universal's platform provides a pre-built common foundation that enables different IoT devices to share approximately 90% of the same hardware and software. This approach substantially reduces development costs and complexity while accelerating time-to-market and democratizing access to IoT solutions.

Focus Universal's AI-driven SEC financial reporting software addresses the traditionally complex, costly, and time-consuming process of SEC compliance. The entire SEC filing process can typically take several weeks, with delays potentially resulting in SEC reviews, enforcement actions, and significant penalties. The company has developed a fully automated, end-to-end solution powered by both automation and Variegated AI technology.

The software enables single-click functionality that retrieves financial statements from accounting platforms, reformats data into spreadsheets for consolidated financial reporting, automatically generates consolidated financials, populates word-processed versions of SEC filings, converts documents to SEC-compliant versions via EDGARization, and embeds accurate tags into HTML files with minimal manual input. This technology allows computers to handle tasks for which they are optimally designed while keeping humans in the decision-making loop for areas requiring human expertise.

Spartan Capital Securities LLC acted as lead placement agent for the Series B portion of the offering, with RBW Capital Partners LLC acting as sub-placement agent through Dawson James Securities, Inc. The successful closing of this $10 million offering positions Focus Universal to accelerate the market deployment of technologies that could significantly impact both the IoT industry and financial compliance sectors.