iPower re-ups with $2M convertible note to fund AI, supply chain bets

What's the deal? iPowerDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Nasdaq-listed technology and e-commerce company, has secured a $2 million convertible note from an institutional investor. It says the unrestricted capital will fund artificial intelligence, supply chain infrastructure, and other corporate initiatives.

Why now? The July round arrives just five months after a near-identical move: in February 2026, iPower issued a $2 million Series A senior secured convertible note, taking in about $1.88 million in gross proceeds. The quick re-raise signals a company steadily layering in small tranches of structured financing.

What's the endgame? iPower is repositioning around AI infrastructure, committing up to $3 million to GPU-collateralised, yield-bearing instruments and completing an initial $1 million purchase of USDai to stake into a yield token within the USD.AI ecosystem. "The unrestricted nature of this capital gives us the flexibility to move decisively on the opportunities we believe will create the most value for our stockholders," said chief executive officer Lawrence Tan.

What could go wrong? The financing lands against a strained balance sheet. iPower's market capitalisation sank below $3 million, and it executed a 1-for-8 reverse stock split earlier this year. It has also authorised its first-ever $2 million share repurchase program — an amount large relative to its depressed equity value.

The signal: This is not a transformative round for AI or supply chain, but a case study in survival financing. It shows how an extremely small public company is stacking convertible debt and crypto-linked AI infrastructure bets to try to build shareholder value under sustained market pressure.

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