IGTA Inception Growth Acquisition Ltd

PROPOSAL 2: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Nominees for Director

At the Annual Meeting, five (5) directors are up for re-election, with such directors to serve until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been elected and has qualified, or until their earlier resignation, removal or death, unless the term is otherwise fixed by a resolution of members.

If for some unforeseen reason one or more of the nominees is not available as a candidate for director, the proxies may be voted for such other candidate or candidates as may be nominated by the Board.

The following table sets forth the positions and offices presently held with the Company by each nominee, their age as of the Record Date. Proxies not marked to the contrary will be voted in favor of each such nominee’s election.

Cheuk Hang Chow.    Mr. Chow has been serving as our Chief Executive Officer since February 17, 2023. He has almost a decade of C-suite leadership and business development experience in several industries including technology, media and entertainment. From January 2022 to November 2022, Mr. Chow was the CEO of MetaOne Limited, a non-fungible token (NFT) asset management platform based in Asia. Prior to that, from August 2015 to December 2021, he served as CEO to China Creative Digital Entertainment Limited (formerly HMV Digital China Group), an investment holding company principally engaged in media and entertainment businesses in East Asia. Concurrently, from December 2016 to September 2021, Mr. Chow was also Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Director to China Food and Beverage Group Limited (HKG:8272), an investment holding company principally engaged in operating restaurant businesses in Hong Kong. Apart from these roles, he has also served as an independent non-executive director to game developer and service provider company ME2ZEN Limited (950190.KQ) from February 2019 to January 2021, and to China Food and Beverage Group Limited (HKG:8272) from December 2016 to December 2021. From September 2010 to December 2013, Mr. Chow worked as a finance manager in AV Concept Holdings Limited, a leading marketing and distribution company for semiconductors and electronic components, and before that, from February 2009 to September 2010, he was with financial and public relations consultancy Wonderful Sky Financial Group (01260.HK) as an Investor Relations associate. He started his career in Risk Advisory at KPMG from December 2007. Mr. Chow earned his Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Hong Kong in August 2007. We believe that Mr. Chow is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his extensive leadership experience and his network in the technology, media and entertainment industries.

Felix Yun Pun Wong.    Mr. Wong has been serving as our Chief Financial Officer since April 9, 2021. He has years of executive experience with multiple leadership positions and a track record in helping private companies enter the public market. He has been the principal of Ascent Partners Advisory Service Limited, a finance advisory firm, since March 2020. From November 2017 to December 2020, Mr. Wong held the position of chief financial officer at Tottenham Acquisition I Limited, a publicly listed special purpose acquisition corporation (NASDAQ: TOTA), which merged with Clene Nanomedicine Inc. (NASDAQ: CLNN) in December 2020. From August 2015 to September 2017, he has served as chief financial officer at Raytron Technologies Limited, a leading Chinese national high-tech enterprise. His main responsibilities include overseeing the financial functions of the firm, assisting in establishing corporate ventures for investment, and working on deal origination of new businesses in the corporate group. Prior to that, he was chief financial officer and executive director of Tsing Capital from January 2012 to July 2015, where he managed four funds with a total investment amount of US$600 million and focused on environmental and clean technology investments. Mr. Wong also served as senior director and chief financial officer of Spring Capital, a US$250 million fund, from October 2008 until June 2011. Additionally, Mr. Wong was the chief financial officer of Natixis Private Equity Asia from November 2006 till October 2008 and an associate director of JAFCO Asia from March 2002 to October 2006. Mr. Wong was a finance manager for Icon Medialab from July 2000 to December 2001, a senior finance manager of Nielsen from August 1998 to July 2000, Planning-Free Shopper from April 1992 to August 1998 and an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers from August 1989 until March 2000. Mr. Wong earned his Masters of Business degree in

2003 from Curtin University in Australia and a Professional Diploma in Company Secretaryship and Administration from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1989. We believe that Mr. Wong is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his extensive experience in venture capital and with public companies.

Michael Lawrence Coyne.    Mr. Coyne has been serving as our independent director since February 17, 2023. He has 8 years of extensive capitals markets, business development, and deal origination experience. Since January 2023, Mr. Coyne has been serving as a Principal and Head of Capital Markets in the financial advisory firm Benjamin Securities. From February 2018 to January 2023, Mr. Coyne was a partner and Head of Capital Markets at Ingalls & Snyder, LLC, an investment advisory firm. From August 2015 to February 2018, Mr. Coyne served as Vice President and Head of Equity Syndicate of Capital Integration Systems LLC, an online financial services platform based in New York. Prior to that, in March 2015, he began his career in financial services at the Blackstone Group, as a private wealth management intern. Concurrently, from February 2012 to July 2019, Mr. Coyne served as 1st Lieutenant, executive Officer, task force officer-in-charge and platoon leader and operations officer of the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army. Mr. Coyne passed the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Series 7, 63, 24, 79 examination and obtained a Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) license in September 2, 2015; January 25, 2016; September 24, 2018; August 22, 2018 and October 1, 2018, respectively. Mr. Coyne obtained a bachelor of arts degree in political science and international affairs from Northeastern University and a master of business administration degree from Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University in 2011 and 2019, respectively. We believe that Mr. Coyne is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his extensive experience in capitals markets, business development, deal origination specializing in TMT sector as well as his SPAC expertise.

Albert Chang.    Mr. Chang has been serving as our independent director since March 4, 2021. He has also been serving as the vice president at Insight Soul Partners, a technology venture fund, since June 2020. Prior to 2020, he served as the vice president at Kenetic Capital, a blockchain venture capital investment firm, from October 2017 to December 2018. He led the seed investment into BlockFi, a leading financial services company in the blockchain space. Prior to this role, Mr. Chang served as an analyst at Pacific Century Group, from March 2014 to October 2017, where he helped manage corporate finance, venture investment and mergers and acquisitions. He executed the series D investment in Tokopedia, one of Indonesia’s leading e-commerce marketplaces on behalf of Pacific Century Group. He was a strategic development analyst at PCCW Solutions, a leading IT services company in Hong Kong and mainland China, during April 2012 to August 2014, before taking on the position as an M&A analyst at PCCW Corporate, a company focused on technology, media & telecommunications (TMT), from August 2012 to March 2014. Mr. Chang graduated from Imperial College Business School with a Master in International Health Management in 2010, and received his Bachelor in Psychology from the University of Warwick in 2009. We believe that Mr. Chang is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his experience in venture capital and TMT industry expertise.

Stephen Man Tak Suen.    Mr. Suen has been serving as our independent director since March 4, 2021 and has been practicing law as a Barrister-at-law in Hong Kong since February 2013, specializing in law relating to securities, futures, listing rules, market misconduct, regulatory and white-collar crime matters. Mr. Suen is qualified to serve on the board as he is currently serving as an independent non-executive director (INED) for three companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange namely, Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited (HKEX: 3377), an investment holding company which engages in property development and investment since December 2015, Zijin Mining Group Company Limited (HKEX: 2899), a multinational mining company since December 2019, and China JinMao Holdings Group Limited (HKEX: 0817), a subsidiary of state-owned Sinochem Corporation that specializes in real estate development since November 2020. Mr. Suen has a strong financial and regulatory background. From November 1999 to March 2007, he was a director in the enforcement division of Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. He is a member of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI) and Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA). Mr. Suen holds a postgraduate certificate in laws from City University of Hong Kong in July 2011, a J.D. from the City University of Hong Kong in July 2010, and a Master of Accountancy from Charles Sturt University in September 1996. We believe that Mr. Suen is qualified to serve on our board of directors based on his experience with listed companies.

Term of Office

If elected, the director-nominees will serve for a one-year term until the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors have been elected and has qualified, or until their earlier resignation, removal or death.

Vote Required and Board of Directors’ Recommendation

The nominees receiving a majority of the shares present in person or by proxy will be elected to the Board of Directors. If your shares are held in street name, your broker, bank, custodian, or other nominee holder cannot vote your shares on this proposal, unless you direct the holder how to vote, by marking your proxy card. For purposes of the election of directors, abstentions will not count as a vote cast at the Annual Meeting and will have no effect on the outcome of the vote on any proposal.

The Board recommends a vote FOR the election of all of the above director nominees.

TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PERSONS, PROMOTERS AND CERTAIN CONTROL PERSONS

In March 2021, we issued an aggregate of 2,587,500 founder shares to our Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 in cash, or approximately $0.01 per share. Subsequently, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 220,000 shares to our officers and directors, resulting in an aggregate of 2,587,500 shares of common stock outstanding to our initial stockholders.

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) with the Sponsor of an aggregate of 4,721,250 private placement warrants for a purchase price of $1.00 per warrant. The private placement warrants are identical to the warrants sold as part of the units in the IPO, subject to limited exceptions. The private placement warrants (including the common stock issuable upon exercise thereof) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holder.

In April 2021, our sponsor agreed to loan us $1,000,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the IPO pursuant to a promissory note. The note is non-interest bearing, unsecured and payable promptly after the earlier of the date on which the Company consummates the IPO or the date on which the Company determines not to conduct the IPO.

In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete an initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the private warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. The terms of such loans by our officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our trust account. On December 13, 2021, we drew $134,885 against the promissory note and the entire balance was repaid on December 16, 2021.

As of December 31, 2021, we had a temporary advance of $10,253 from our Sponsor. The balance is unsecured, interest-free and has no fixed terms of repayment.

We are obligated to pay our Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for general and administrative services. However, pursuant to the terms of such agreement, we may delay payment of such monthly fee upon a determination by our audit committee that we lack sufficient funds held outside the trust to pay actual or anticipated expenses in connection with the initial business combination. Any such unpaid amount will accrue without interest and be due and payable no later than the date of the consummation of our initial business combination.

Other than the foregoing, no compensation of any kind, including any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee or monies in respect of any payment of a loan, will be paid by us to our sponsor, officers and directors, or any affiliate of our sponsor or officers, prior to, or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate, the consummation of an initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). However, these individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers, directors or our or their affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling on the reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.

After our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to our stockholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer or proxy solicitation materials, as applicable, furnished to our stockholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of distribution of such tender offer materials or at the time of a stockholder meeting held to consider our initial business combination, as applicable, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation.

We entered into a registration rights agreement with respect to the private warrants, the warrants issuable upon conversion of working capital loans (if any) and the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the foregoing and upon conversion of the founder shares.

All ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed by us to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions, including the payment of any compensation, will require prior approval by a majority of our uninterested “independent” directors (to the extent we have any) or the members of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction, in either case who had access, at our expense, to our attorneys or independent legal counsel. We will not enter into any such transaction unless our disinterested “independent” directors (or, if there are no “independent” directors, our disinterested directors) determine that the terms of such transaction are no less favorable to us than those that would be available to us with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties.

Procedures for Approval of Related Party Transactions

We have not yet adopted a formal policy for the review, approval or ratification of related party transactions. Accordingly, the transactions discussed above were not reviewed, approved or ratified in accordance with any such policy.

We have adopted a code of ethics requiring us to avoid, wherever possible, all conflicts of interests, except under guidelines or resolutions approved by our board of directors (or the appropriate committee of our board) or as disclosed in our public filings with the SEC. Under our code of ethics, conflict of interest situations will include any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship (including any indebtedness or guarantee of indebtedness) involving the company.

In addition, our audit committee, pursuant to the adopted written charter, is responsible for reviewing and approving related party transactions to the extent that we enter into such transactions. An affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the audit committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present will be required in order to approve a related party transaction. A majority of the members of the entire audit committee will constitute a quorum. Without a meeting, the unanimous written consent of all of the members of the audit committee will be required to approve a related party transaction. We also require each of our directors and executive officers to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire that elicits information about related party transactions.

These procedures are intended to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a conflict of interest on the part of a director, employee or officer.

To further minimize conflicts of interest, we have agreed not to consummate an initial business combination with an entity that is affiliated with any of our sponsor, officers or directors unless we, or a committee of independent directors, have obtained an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that is a member of FINRA or from an independent accounting firm that our initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view. Furthermore, no finder’s fees, reimbursements, consulting fee, monies in respect of any payment of a loan or other compensation will be paid by us to our sponsor, officers or directors, or any affiliate of our sponsor or officers, for services rendered to us prior to, or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate, the consummation of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). However, the following payments will be made to our sponsor, officers or directors, or our or their affiliates, none of which will be made from the proceeds of the IPO held in the trust account prior to the completion of our initial business combination:

•        Payment to an affiliate of our sponsor of $10,000 per month, for up to 15 months (or up to 21 months, if we extend the time to complete a business combination as described in this report), for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support;

•        Reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination; and

•        Repayment of loans which may be made by our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, the terms of which have not been determined nor have any written agreements been executed with respect thereto. Up to $1,000,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender.

Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers or directors, or our or their affiliates.

SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our officers, directors and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Officers, directors and ten percent stockholders are required by regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file. We believe that, during the year ended December 31, 2021, all filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied with.

DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The Company currently has three (3) independent directors: Michael Lawrence Coyne, Albert Chang, and Stephen Man Tak Suen. Each is independent under the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, requires our executive officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of our ordinary shares and other equity securities. These executive officers, directors, and greater than 10% beneficial owners are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms filed by such reporting persons.

Based solely on our review of such forms furnished to us and written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that all filing requirements applicable to our executive officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were filed in a timely manner.

Audit Committee

We established an Audit Committee of the board of directors at the closing of our IPO, which currently consists of Mr. Michael Lawrence Coyne, Mr. Albert Chang, and Mr. Stephen Man Tak Suen, each of whom is an independent director. Mr. Stephen Man Tak Suen serves as chairman of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee’s duties, which are specified in our Audit Committee Charter, include, but are not limited to:

•        reviewing and discussing with management and the independent auditor the annual audited financial statements, and recommending to the board whether the audited financial statements should be included in our Form 10-K;

•        discussing with management and the independent auditor significant financial reporting issues and judgments made in connection with the preparation of our financial statements;

•        discussing with management major risk assessment and risk management policies;

•        monitoring the independence of the independent auditor;

•        verifying the rotation of the lead (or coordinating) audit partner having primary responsibility for the audit and the audit partner responsible for reviewing the audit as required by law;

•        reviewing and approving all related-party transactions;

•        inquiring and discussing with management our compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

•        pre-approving all audit services and permitted non-audit services to be performed by our independent auditor, including the fees and terms of the services to be performed;

•        appointing or replacing the independent auditor;

•        determining the compensation and oversight of the work of the independent auditor (including resolution of disagreements between management and the independent auditor regarding financial reporting) for the purpose of preparing or issuing an audit report or related work;

•        establishing procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or reports which raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies; and

•        approving reimbursement of expenses incurred by our management team in identifying potential target businesses.

Financial Expert on Audit Committee

The Audit Committee will at all times be composed exclusively of “independent directors” who are “financially literate” as defined under the Nasdaq listing standards. The Nasdaq listing standards define “financially literate” as being able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including a company’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.

In addition, we must certify to Nasdaq that the committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member who has past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or other comparable experience or background that results in the individual’s financial sophistication. The board of directors has determined that Mr. Stephen Man Tak Suen qualifies as an “Audit Committee financial expert,” as defined under rules and regulations of the SEC.

Compensation Committee

We established a Compensation Committee of the board of directors at the closing of our IPO, which currently consists of Mr. Michael Lawrence Coyne, Mr. Albert Chang, and Mr. Stephen Man Tak Suen, each of whom is an independent director. Mr. Albert Chang serves as chairman of the Compensation Committee. We adopted a Compensation Committee charter, which details the principal functions of the Compensation Committee, including:

•        reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our President and Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our President and Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our President and Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation;

•        reviewing and approving the compensation of all of our other executive officers;

•        reviewing our executive compensation policies and plans;

•        implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;

•        assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;

•        approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our executive officers and employees;

•        producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and

•        reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.

The charter also provides that the Compensation Committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the Compensation Committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by NASDAQ and the SEC.

Nominating Committee

We established a Nominating Committee of the board of directors at the closing of our initial public offering, which currently consists of Mr. Michael Lawrence Coyne, Mr. Albert Chang, and Mr. Stephen Man Tak Suen, each of whom is an independent director. Mr. Michael Lawrence Coyne serves as chairman of the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee is responsible for overseeing the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on our board

of directors. The Nominating Committee considers persons identified by its members, management, stockholders, investment bankers and others. The guidelines for selecting nominees, which are specified in the Nominating Committee Charter, generally provide that the persons to be nominated:

•        should have demonstrated notable or significant achievements in business, education or public service;

•        should possess the requisite intelligence, education and experience to make a significant contribution to the board of directors and bring a range of skills, diverse perspectives and backgrounds to its deliberations; and

•        should have the highest ethical standards, a strong sense of professionalism and intense dedication to serving the interests of the stockholders.

Stockholders who wish to recommend individuals for consideration by the Nominating Committee to become nominees for election to the Board at our next Annual Meeting of Stockholders may do so by submitting a written recommendation to the Nominating Committee, Inception Growth Acquisition Limited, 875 Washington Street, New York, NY; Attention: Chief Executive Officer, in accordance with the procedures set forth below in this proxy statement under the heading “Stockholder Proposals.” For nominees for election to the Board proposed by stockholders to be considered, the following information concerning each nominee must be timely submitted in accordance with the required procedures:

•        The candidate’s name, age, business address, residence address, principal occupation or employment, the class and number of shares of our capital stock the candidate beneficially owns, a brief description of any direct or indirect relationships with us, and the other information that would be required in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of the candidate as a director;

•        A signed consent of the nominee to being named as a nominee, to cooperate with reasonable background checks and personal interviews and to serve as a director, if elected; and

•        As to the stockholder proposing such nominee, that stockholder’s name and address, the class and number of shares of our capital stock the stockholder beneficially owns, a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and the candidate and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the recommendation is being made, a list of all other companies to which the stockholder has recommended the candidate for election as a director in that fiscal year, and a representation that the stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person named in its notice.

STOCKHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS

Stockholders who wish to communicate with the Board or with specified members of the Board should do so by sending any communication to Inception Growth Acquisition Limited, 875 Washington Street, New York, NY; Attention: Chief Executive Officer. You may also contact the proxy solicitor with any questions at: Advantage Proxy, P.O. Box 13581, Des Moines, WA 98198 Attention: Karen Smith, Telephone: 877-870-8565.

Any such communication should state the number of shares beneficially owned by the stockholder making the communication. Our Secretary will forward such communication to the full Board or to any individual member or members of the Board to whom the communication is directed, unless the communication is unduly hostile, threatening, illegal or similarly inappropriate, in which case the Secretary has the authority to discard the communication or take appropriate legal action regarding the communication.

CODE OF ETHICS

We adopted a code of conduct and ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. The code of ethics codifies the business and ethical principles that govern all aspects of our business.