Boulder, CO – Auddia Inc. (NASDAQ: AUUD) announced it has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with its definitive merger agreement with Thramann Holdings, LLC. Upon closing, the combined company will be renamed McCarthy Finney and trade on Nasdaq under the ticker MCFN. The filing marks a significant milestone in Auddia’s transition into an AI-native platform organization designed to build, operate, and scale multiple AI-enabled businesses on a shared technical foundation.
Jeff Thramann, CEO of Auddia and founder of Thramann Holdings, stated, “The S-4 filing is a major step toward creating McCarthy Finney, a purpose-built AI holding company designed from the ground up to accelerate the development of agentic AI applications across multiple industries. Our goal is to build a unified platform where AI workflows, engineering resources, and shared infrastructure compound across subsidiaries to create a long-term strategic advantage.”
McCarthy Finney will operate four AI-enabled businesses: LT350, a distributed AI infrastructure company deploying a proprietary solar parking lot canopy that integrates modular battery storage and GPU cartridges; Influence Healthcare, an AI-enabled value-based care platform for surgical episodes; Voyex, an agentic AI travel platform for automated disruption recovery; and Auddia, an AI-driven audio platform for AM/FM radio. Each subsidiary will leverage MF-OS, McCarthy Finney’s shared AI operating system providing centralized AI engineering, workflow automation, cross-vertical data learning, and identity frameworks.
The Company believes legacy enterprises face structural challenges in adopting AI due to entrenched hierarchies and legacy systems. McCarthy Finney is designed as a clean slate alternative, enabling AI-first organizational design, new role definitions, unified governance, and cross-subsidiary technical leverage. “We are building a platform where advances in one subsidiary accelerate progress in others,” Thramann said. “This is the compounding effect we believe will differentiate McCarthy Finney over time.”
The S-4 will undergo SEC review, after which Auddia will schedule a shareholder vote to approve the merger. The Company expects the transaction to close following completion of the SEC review process and satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Auddia previously completed a $12 million financing expected to satisfy the cash at closing requirement under the definitive merger agreement. The McCarthy Finney S-4 Registration Statement can be found on EDGAR at this link.
Thramann Holdings fully owns LT350, Influence Healthcare, and Voyex, three early-stage AI-native operating companies. LT350 holds 13 issued, 1 allowed, and 3 pending patents on its solar parking lot canopy infrastructure. Influence Healthcare leverages AI, blockchain, and vertical integration to empower surgeons in value-based care. Voyex uses agentic AI and integrated fintech to alleviate travel disruptions. Auddia’s flagship audio superapp, faidr, delivers ad-free listening, content skipping, and integrated artist discovery.
Forward-looking statements in this communication involve risks and uncertainties, including the timing and completion of the merger, financing, and Nasdaq listing. Additional information is available in Auddia’s filings with the SEC, including the Form S-4 and proxy statement. Investors and stockholders can obtain free copies of these documents at www.sec.gov or Auddia’s website at www.auddia.com.
