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Investments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Investments [Abstract]  
Investments Investments
Available-for-sale Debt Securities
In 2019, we invested in Legal Vision Pty Ltd., or Legal Vision, an Australian proprietary limited company that provides online legal services to small and medium size businesses, through the purchase of a convertible promissory
note for a total of Australian Dollar, or AUD $1.0 million ($0.7 million). The convertible promissory note has a maturity term of ten years, which is convertible into Legal Vision’s common stock. The underlying conversion feature is automatically exercisable upon an exit event including an IPO, merger or sale, upon a new financing round, or at our election. At December 31, 2022, we do not hold any equity interests or in-substance common stock in Legal Vision, and accordingly, we have classified the convertible promissory note as an investment in an available-for-sale debt security in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
The fair value of the convertible promissory note is based on unobservable inputs that are categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. We determined that the conversion option on the Legal Vision convertible promissory note will not have material value until Legal Vision executes on its business plans to drive growth, which consequently will drive the fair value of the associated conversion option in excess of the carrying value of the convertible promissory note. Accordingly, the fair value of the convertible debt approximated its carrying value as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the fair value of our available-for-sale debt security in Legal Vision was AUD $1.5 million ($1.0 million) and AUD $1.5 million ($1.1 million), respectively, with the change due to fair value adjustments during the period. In 2022, key assumptions used in the Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the fair value of the convertible promissory note in Legal Vision were: expected term of 6.3 years, risk-free rate of 3.8% and volatility of 55%. The decline in fair value was non-credit related and therefore was recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Since the Legal Vision convertible promissory note has a contractual maturity date that exceeds one year and we do not intend to liquidate in the next twelve months, we have classified the convertible promissory note as a noncurrent available-for-sale debt security in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Between 2017 and 2019, we made several investments in firma.de Firmenbaukasten AG, or Firma, a German limited liability company that provides web-based business formation services to small business owners. The initial investments were made through the purchase of convertible promissory notes which are convertible into Firma’s common stock. The initial investments were consolidated into one convertible promissory note in July 2019, which has a maturity date of seven years. The underlying conversion feature is only exercisable upon Firma achieving a trailing 12-month revenue target of EUR €5.0 million any time prior to the maturity date in June 2026. In 2020, we fully impaired our investment in Firma and incurred a loss of $4.8 million as the present value of cash flows expected to be collected was less than the amortized cost basis of the investment. Therefore, we recognized an other-than-temporary impairment of EUR €4.3 million ($4.8 million) in our consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2020.
Investments in Other Equity Securities
We hold an equity investment in LawPath, Pty Ltd, or LawPath, an Australian proprietary limited company that provides an online legal platform to individuals and small and medium size businesses. In October 2021, we invested an additional AUD $1.5 million ($1.1 million). The change in fair value, due to an orderly transaction, in our other equity securities was $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was recognized in other income, net in our consolidated statements of operations. At December 31, 2022 and 2021 our total equity interest in LawPath was approximately 14%.
In December 2018, we purchased shares of Class C nonvoting common units in Mylo, LLC, or Mylo, a digital insurance broker that services small and medium size businesses, for $3.0 million, resulting in a 4% interest in Mylo. In December 2022, we fully impaired our investment in Mylo and incurred a loss of $3.0 million as the fair value of our investment was determined to be zero based upon an observable sale of their common equity. Therefore, we recognized an impairment of $3.0 million in our consolidated statements of operations during the year ended December 31, 2022.
The investment in LawPath does not have readily determinable fair values. There were no other impairments of our investments during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the carrying value of these investments is included in other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.