MongoDB Inc.

We lease all of our facilities and do not own any real property. We may procure additional space in the future as we continue to add employees and expand geographically. We believe our facilities are adequate and suitable for our current needs and that, should it be needed, suitable additional or alternative space will be available to accommodate our operations.

• Our licensing model for Community Server could negatively affect our ability to monetize and protect our intellectual property rights.
• Our software incorporates third-party open source software, which could negatively affect our ability to sell our products and subject us to possible litigation.
• If we are not able to introduce new features or services successfully and to make enhancements to our software or services, our business and results of operations could be adversely affected.
• Our success is highly dependent on our ability to penetrate the existing market for database products, as well as the growth and expansion of the market for database products.
• Our future quarterly results may fluctuate significantly and if we fail to meet the expectations of analysts or investors, our stock price could decline substantially.
• We have experienced rapid growth in recent periods. If we fail to continue to grow and to manage our growth effectively, we may be unable to execute our business plan, increase our revenue, improve our results of operations, maintain high levels of service, or adequately address competitive challenges.
• If we or our third-party service providers experience a security breach or other security incident, or unauthorized access to personal, proprietary, confidential or other sensitive data is otherwise obtained, our software may be perceived as not being secure, customers may reduce or terminate their use of our software, and we may face litigation, regulatory investigations, significant liability and reputational damage.
• Our sales cycle may be long and is unpredictable and our sales efforts require considerable time and expense.
• We may be forced to reduce prices for our subscription offerings and as a result our revenue and results of operations will be harmed.
• If we are unable to attract new customers in a manner that is cost-effective and assures customer success, we will not be able to grow our business, which would adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
• If we fail to offer high quality support, our business and reputation could suffer.
• Real or perceived errors, failures or bugs in our software could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and growth prospects.
• We are subject to stringent and evolving U.S. and foreign laws, regulations, rules, standards, contractual obligations, policies and other obligations particularly related to data privacy and security. Our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could lead to regulatory investigations or actions; litigation; fines and penalties; a disruption of our business operations; reputational harm; loss of revenue or profits; and other adverse business consequences.
• Our estimates of market opportunity and forecasts of market growth may prove to be inaccurate and even if the market in which we compete achieves the forecasted growth, our business could fail to grow at similar rates, if at all.
• We could incur substantial costs in obtaining, maintaining, protecting, defending or enforcing our intellectual property rights and any failure to obtain, maintain, protect, defend or enforce our intellectual property rights could reduce the value of our software and brand.
• We have been, and may in the future be, subject to intellectual property rights claims by third parties, which may be costly to defend, could require us to pay significant damages and could limit our ability to use certain technologies.
• If we are unable to maintain successful relationships with our partners, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed.
• We rely upon third-party cloud providers to host our cloud offering; any disruption of or interference with our use of third-party cloud providers would adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
• Interruptions or performance problems associated with our technology and infrastructure may adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
• Incorrect or improper implementation or use of our software could result in customer dissatisfaction and harm our business, results of operations, financial condition and growth prospects.
• If we fail to meet our service level commitments, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
• We rely on the performance of highly skilled personnel, including senior management and our engineering, professional services, sales and technology professionals; if we are unable to retain or motivate key personnel or hire, retain and motivate qualified personnel, our business would be harmed.
• If we are not able to maintain and enhance our brand, especially among developers, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.
• Our corporate culture has contributed to our success and if we cannot continue to maintain and develop this culture as we grow and evolve, we may be unable to execute effectively and could lose the innovation, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit we have worked hard to foster, which could harm our business.
• We depend and rely upon SaaS technologies from third parties to operate our business and interruptions or performance problems with these technologies may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
• Indemnity provisions in various agreements could expose us to substantial liability for data breaches, intellectual property infringement and other losses.
• Because our long-term growth strategy involves sales to customers outside the United States, our business is susceptible to risks associated with international operations.
• Changes in government trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and other trade barriers, could limit our ability to sell our products to certain customers and certain markets, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
• If currency exchange rates fluctuate substantially in the future, our financial results, which are reported in U.S. dollars, could be adversely affected.
• Changes in laws and regulations related to the internet or changes in the internet infrastructure itself may diminish the demand for our software and could have a negative impact on our business.
• Our corporate structure and intercompany arrangements are subject to the tax laws of various jurisdictions and we could be obligated to pay additional taxes, which would harm our results of operations.
• We have completed acquisitions in the past and may in the future expand through acquisitions or investments in strategic partnerships, each of which may divert our management’s attention, result in additional dilution to our stockholders, increase expenses, disrupt our operations, and harm our results of operations.
• We are subject to risks associated with our non-marketable securities, including partial or complete loss of invested capital. Significant changes in the fair value of our private investment portfolio could negatively impact our financial results.
• Failure to comply with anti-bribery, anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws could subject us to penalties and other adverse consequences.
• Our reported financial results may be adversely affected by changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
• If our estimates or judgments relating to our critical accounting policies prove to be incorrect, our results of operations could be adversely affected.
• If we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.
• We may require additional capital to support our operations or the growth of our business and we cannot be certain that this capital will be available on reasonable terms when required, or at all.
• We are a multinational organization with a distributed workforce facing increasingly complex tax issues in many jurisdictions and we could be obligated to pay additional taxes in various jurisdictions.
• The enactment of legislation implementing changes in U.S. taxation of international business activities or the adoption of other tax reform policies could materially impact our financial position and results of operations.
• Our ability to use our net operating losses to offset future taxable income may be subject to certain limitations.
• Taxing authorities may successfully assert that we should have collected or in the future should collect sales and use, value added or similar taxes and we could be subject to liability with respect to past or future sales, which could adversely affect our results of operations.
• We are subject to governmental export and import controls that could impair our ability to compete in international markets or subject us to liability if we violate the controls.
• We are subject to risks related to our environmental, social, and governance activities and disclosures.
• Social, ethical, security and regulatory issues relating to the use of new and evolving technologies, such as AI and ML, in our offerings or partnerships may result in reputational harm and liability.
• The broader adoption, use and commercialization of AI and ML technologies, and the continued rapid pace of developments in the AI and ML field, are inherently uncertain. The use of AI and ML technologies in our product offerings and internal operations may not produce the desired benefits, and may result in increased reputational harm, or other adverse consequences.
• Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock
• The trading price of our common stock has been and is likely to continue to be volatile, which could cause the value of our common stock to decline.
• We may fail to meet our publicly announced guidance or other expectations about our business and future operating results, which would cause our stock price to decline.
• Our issuance of additional capital stock in connection with financings, acquisitions, investments, our equity incentive plans or otherwise will dilute all other stockholders.
• We do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future.
• The requirements of being a public company may strain our resources, divert management's attention and affect our ability to attract and retain additional executive management and qualified board members.
• Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the exclusive forums for substantially all disputes between us and our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, or employees.
• Delaware law and our corporate charter and bylaws contain anti-takeover provisions that could delay or discourage takeover attempts that stockholders may consider favorable.
• Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public markets, or the perception that they might occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.
• There can be no assurance that we will repurchase shares of our common stock or that we will repurchase shares at favorable prices.
• Risks Related to our Indebtedness
• In the past, we incurred significant amounts of debt and may in the future incur additional indebtedness. We may not have sufficient cash flow from our business to make payments on such debt when due.