THEMAVEN, INC. (OTCMKTS:MVEN) Files An 8-K Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
Item 4.01
On January 9, 2019, TheMaven, Inc. (the “Company”) engaged Marcum LLP (“Marcum”) as its new independent registered public accounting firm. The engagement of Marcum was approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
During the Company’s most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and through January 9, 2019, neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf consulted with Marcum regarding either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements, and no written report was provided to the Company or oral advice was provided that Marcum concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was the subject of either a disagreement (as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K) or a reportable event (as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K).
About THEMAVEN, INC. (OTCMKTS:MVEN)
theMaven, Inc., formerly Integrated Surgical Systems, Inc., is a development-stage company. The Company is engaged in developing a network of professionally managed online media channels, with an underlying technology platform. The Company offers theMaven platform, which is a group media network featuring content across multiple content segments. The Company’s platform provides value to independent publishers through distribution; engagement for their content and community; monetization through a range of advertising partnerships and membership programs, and tools to manage their audience and growth. It focuses on operating each channel by a Channel Partner drawn from subject matter experts, reporters, group evangelists and social leaders. The Company operates a Website at themaven.net. It focuses on incorporating mobile, video, communications, social, notifications and other technology into its theMaven platform, including DevOps processes and a cloud-based back-end.
