--- title: "Blackout Coffee Reports $1.44 Million Net From Reg A Offering, Suspends Reg A Reporting" url: https://altstreet.investments/news/howloo-blackout-coffee-form-1z-reg-a-exit-1954749-2026-10-13 kind: news-article updated: 2026-10-15 description: "Howloo, Inc. (Blackout Coffee) filed a Form 1-Z on Oct. 13, 2026: $1.44M net from its Reg A offering, which ended in December 2024; Reg A reporting suspended." publisher: AltStreet (https://altstreet.investments) license: Public factual pages may be read, quoted and cited with attribution and a link. Bulk redistribution is not permitted. --- # Blackout Coffee Reports $1.44 Million Net From Reg A Offering, Suspends Reg A Reporting Howloo, Inc.'s Form 1-Z closes out a Regulation A offering that stopped taking subscriptions in December 2024: 515,765 shares issued, $1,911,206.58 sold by the issuer and $1,442,437.38 in net proceeds, as revenue reached $18.4 million and the company posted a loss. By Michael E., Head of Research, AltStreet Research (https://altstreet.investments/authors/michael-e). Published October 15, 2026. Platform: StartEngine (https://altstreet.investments/platforms/reviews/startengine). Entity: Howloo, Inc. (CIK 1967269, https://altstreet.investments/edgar/1967269). Howloo, Inc., the Fort Pierce, Florida company that does business as Blackout Coffee Co., filed a Form 1-Z on October 13, 2026 (accession 0001104659-26-115145) closing out its Regulation A offering and suspending its Regulation A reporting. The report shows $1,911,206.58 sold by the issuer and $1,442,437.38 in net proceeds. The offering itself stopped accepting subscriptions on December 5, 2024, the termination date the company set in an offering circular supplement of November 14, 2024. ## What the filing shows The offering was qualified on March 1, 2024 at $3.79 a share for up to 1,978,891 shares plus up to 356,200 bonus shares, 2,335,091 in all, which the circular describes as issued to qualifying investors for no additional payment. The 1-Z reports 515,765 shares issued, about 22% of the qualified total. The issuer-reported $1,911,206.58 equals 504,276 shares at $3.79; the remaining 11,489 shares are consistent with bonus shares, which would also account for the gap between that figure and the $1,954,749.35 that 515,765 shares would bring at the full price. The 1-Z does not break out bonus shares itself. StartEngine Primary LLC (CRD 291773) was the broker-dealer, paid $64,662.60 in commissions plus 9,744 shares of common stock as a 2% stock commission. The other fees itemized are $20,875 to the auditor, SetApart FS, $40,000 to Alliance Legal Partners, Inc., and $10,050 to CrowdCheck Law LLP for state filings. Those four total $135,587.60. Between the $1,911,206.58 sold and the $1,442,437.38 net, $333,181.60 is not itemized in the 1-Z; it is an unreconciled difference. The offering circular estimated offering expenses of $155,625 at a $1.875 million raise, covering commissions and legal, accounting and card fees and excluding investor-acquisition marketing, but it does not reconcile the actual figure either. The 1-Z reports approximately 31 holders of record. That is not necessarily the number of people who bought in the offering; the circular names StartEngine Secure, LLC as transfer agent, keeping shareholder records on a book-entry basis, and the 1-Z does not state the number of purchasers. ## Background Howloo's predecessor was formed in Delaware in April 2016 and converted to a corporation on January 1, 2023. Its annual reports on Form C-AR show revenue of $2,409,670 for 2022, $7,311,191 for 2023, $16,651,458 for 2024 and $18,359,881 for 2025. Net income was $600,324 in 2023 and $256,432 in 2024; 2025 ended with a net loss of $1,857,963, cash of $1,747,700, total assets of $6,362,534 and 25 employees. In September 2025 the company opened a Regulation Crowdfunding offering through StartEngine Primary at $4.60 a share, with a $2,499,998.80 maximum and bonus shares of up to 20% for prior investors and 5% to 15% for early investors. Its closing report of March 9, 2026 states that the company closed on $897,971.20 and 231,237 securities. At $4.60, $897,971.20 buys 195,211 shares, so about 36,026 of the securities are consistent with bonus shares, roughly $3.88 per security issued. The memorandum also requires each investor to appoint the chief executive as an irrevocable proxy to vote the shares. ## Why it matters The 1-Z ends the company's Regulation A reporting: the annual Form 1-K, which carries audited financial statements, and the semiannual Form 1-SA, whose statements are generally unaudited. Howloo's Regulation Crowdfunding annual reports continue unless a termination condition under Rule 202(b) is met; AltStreet found no Form C-TR on EDGAR as of October 15, 2026. Investors hold common stock in a company whose revenue grew more than sevenfold from 2022 to 2025 and which moved from profit to a loss of $1.86 million in 2025. ## What the filings do not show The 1-Z does not state the number of purchasers, break out the bonus shares, or itemize the $333,181.60 between the issuer's sales and its net proceeds. It does not explain why the offering ended at about 22% of the qualified shares, or why the exit report was filed nearly two years after the termination date. The annual figures are issuer-reported on Form C-AR. ## Key facts - Form 1-Z 2026-10-13, accession 0001104659-26-115145, file 024-12359: 515,765 shares issued; issuer-reported sales $1,911,206.58 (504,276 shares at $3.79); net proceeds $1,442,437.38; ~31 holders of record. - Offering qualified 2024-03-01 at $3.79 for up to 1,978,891 shares plus 356,200 bonus shares; terminated 2024-12-05 per the 253G2 supplement of 2024-11-14. - Itemized fees $135,587.60 (StartEngine Primary commissions $64,662.60 plus 9,744 shares; SetApart FS audit $20,875; Alliance Legal Partners $40,000; CrowdCheck Law $10,050); unreconciled difference $333,181.60. - Transfer agent StartEngine Secure, LLC, book-entry records. - Form C-AR revenue 2022 $2,409,670; 2023 $7,311,191; 2024 $16,651,458; 2025 $18,359,881; 2025 net loss $1,857,963. - Reg CF offering 2025 at $4.60 with bonus shares closed on $897,971.20 and 231,237 securities (C-U 2026-03-09); no Form C-TR on EDGAR as of 2026-10-15. ## Sources - Howloo, Inc., Form 1-Z (October 13, 2026): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1967269/000110465926115145/ - Howloo, Inc., Offering Circular Supplement (Form 253G2, November 14, 2024): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1967269/000110465924118078/tm2428284d1_253g2.htm - Howloo, Inc., Offering Circular (Form 253G2, March 4, 2024): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1967269/000110465924030335/tm247335d1_253g2.htm - Howloo, Inc., Form C-AR for 2025 (April 30, 2026): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1967269/000196726926000003/ - Howloo, Inc., Form C and offering memorandum (September 18, 2025): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1967269/000196726925000004/ - Howloo, Inc., Form C-U (March 9, 2026): https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1967269/000196726926000001/ ## SEC accession numbers - 0001104659-26-115145 --- Source page: https://altstreet.investments/news/howloo-blackout-coffee-form-1z-reg-a-exit-1954749-2026-10-13 Machine index: https://altstreet.investments/llms.txt AltStreet reads what platforms, funds and issuers file with the SEC and what they tell investors, and publishes the difference. 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