This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contain certain forward-looking statements. Historical results may not indicate future performance. Our forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events; are based on assumptions and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. Factors that may cause differences between actual results and those contemplated by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section titled "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10/A filed on June 25, 2021. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, including any changes that might result from any facts, events, or circumstances after the date hereof that may bear upon forward-looking statements. Furthermore, we cannot guarantee future results, events, levels of activity, performance, or achievements





Forward-Looking Statements


Some of the statements under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar matters that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "should," and "would" or the negatives of these terms or other comparable terminology.

You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The cautionary statements set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q identify important factors, which you should consider in evaluating our forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things:





    ·   The unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business,
        customers, employees, consultants, service providers, stockholders,
        investors and other stakeholders;




  · The speculative nature of the business we intend to develop;




  · Our reliance on suppliers and customers;




    ·   Our dependence upon external sources for the financing of our operations,
        particularly given that there are concerns about our ability to continue
        as a "going concern;"




  · Our ability to effectively execute our business plan;




  · Our ability to manage our expansion, growth and operating expenses;




  · Our ability to finance our businesses;




  · Our ability to promote our businesses;




    ·   Our ability to compete and succeed in highly competitive and evolving
        businesses;




    ·   Our ability to respond and adapt to changes in technology and customer
        behavior; and




    ·   Our ability to protect our intellectual property and to develop, maintain
        and enhance strong brands.



Although the forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations, taking into account all information currently available to us, we cannot guarantee future transactions, results, performance, achievements or outcomes. No assurance can be made to any investor by anyone that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements will be attained, or that deviations from them will not be material and adverse. We undertake no obligation, other than as maybe be required by law, to update this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or otherwise make public statements updating our forward-looking statements.






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Critical Accounting Policies





Basis of Presentation


The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").





Use of Estimates


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most significant assumptions and estimates relate to the valuation of equity issued for services, valuation of equity associated with convertible debt, the valuation of derivative liabilities, and the valuation of deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ from these estimates.



Revenue Recognition



The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, "Revenue from contracts with customers," (Topic 606). Revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The amount of revenue that is recorded reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods. The Company applies the following five-step model in order to determine this amount: (i) identification of the promised goods in the contract; (ii) determination of whether the promised goods are performance obligations, including whether they are distinct in the context of the contract; (iii) measurement of the transaction price, including the constraint on variable consideration; (iv) allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (v) recognition of revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies each performance obligation.

The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the entity will collect the consideration it is entitled to in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the customer. Once a contract is determined to be within the scope of Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 606 at contract inception, the Company reviews the contract to determine which performance obligations the Company must deliver and which of these performance obligations are distinct. The Company expects to recognize revenues as the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to the respective performance obligation when the performance obligation is satisfied or as it is satisfied.






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Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company adopted Accounting Standard Codification ("ASC") Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements. ASC Topic 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1: Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.

Level 2: Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3: Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The estimated fair value of certain financial instruments, including all current liabilities are carried at historical cost basis, which approximates their fair values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The estimated fair value of derivatives are calculated using a Monte Carlo Simulation ("MCS") model.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC subtopic 825-10, Financial Instruments ("ASC 825-10") requires disclosure of the fair value of certain financial instruments. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities as reflected in the balance sheets, approximate fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. All other significant financial assets, financial liabilities and equity instruments of the Company are either recognized or disclosed in the financial statements together with other information relevant for making a reasonable assessment of future cash flows, interest rate risk and credit risk. Where practicable the fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities have been determined and disclosed; otherwise only available information pertinent to fair value has been disclosed.

The Company follows ASC subtopic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures ("ASC 820-10") and ASC 825-10, which permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.





Derivative Liability


The Company evaluates convertible instruments, options, warrants or other contracts to determine if those contracts or embedded components of those contracts qualify as derivatives to be separately accounted for under ASC Topic 815, "Derivatives and Hedging". The result of this accounting treatment is that the fair value of the derivative is marked-to-market each balance sheet date and recorded as a liability. In the event that the fair value is recorded as a liability, the change in fair value is recorded in the statement of operations as other income (expense). Upon conversion or exercise of a derivative instrument, the instrument is marked to fair value at the conversion date and then that fair value is reclassified to equity. Equity instruments that are initially classified as equity that become subject to reclassification under ASC Topic 815 are reclassified to liabilities at the fair value of the instrument on the reclassification date.





Cash and Cash Equivalents



For purposes of the Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Stock Based Compensation Expense

The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") ASC Topic 718, "Accounting for Stock Compensation," which establishes accounting standards for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. In accordance with guidance provided under ASC Topic 718, the Company recognizes an expense for the fair value of its stock awards at the time of grant and the fair value of its outstanding stock options as they vest, whether held by employees or others. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no options outstanding.






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Convertible Debentures



If the conversion features of conventional convertible debt provide for a rate of conversion that is below market value at issuance, this feature is characterized as a beneficial conversion feature ("BCF"). A BCF is recorded by the Company as a debt discount pursuant to ASC Topic 470-20 "Debt with Conversion and Other Options". In those circumstances, the convertible debt is recorded net of the discount related to the BCF, and the Company amortizes the discount to interest expense, over the life of the debt.

Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations

The Company follows the policy of charging the costs of advertising, marketing, and public relations to expense as incurred.





Income Taxes


Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss, capital loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The Company records interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of general and administrative expenses. Our federal tax return and any state tax returns are not currently under examination.

The Company has adopted FASB ASC 740-10, Accounting for Income Taxes, which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed annually from differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share

The Company computes loss per common share, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share, which requires dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic income or loss per common share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted income or loss per common share is computed by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus the issuance of common shares, if dilutive, that could result from the exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which will require lessees to recognize almost all leases on their balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance. Classification will be based on criteria that are largely similar to those applied in current lease accounting, but without explicit bright lines. Lessor accounting is similar to the current model, but updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and the new revenue recognition standard. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2019. The Company currently has no leases.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, issued as a new Topic, ASC Topic 606. The new revenue recognition standard supersedes all existing revenue recognition guidance. Under this ASU, an entity should recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2015-14, issued in August 2015, deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 to the first quarter of 2018, with early adoption permitted in the first quarter of 2017. The Company has adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the financial statements.






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On June 20, 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU 2018-07 is intended to reduce cost and complexity and to improve financial reporting for share-based payments to nonemployees (for example, service providers, external legal counsel, suppliers, etc.). Under the new standard, companies will no longer be required to value non-employee awards differently from employee awards. This means that companies will value all equity classified awards at their grant-date under ASC 718 and forgo revaluing the award after this date. The Company adopted ASU 2018-07 on January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the financial statements.

The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect. These pronouncements did not have any material impact on the financial statements unless otherwise disclosed, and the Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.

Organization and Nature of Business

Corporate Universe, Inc ("COUV" or the "Company") was incorporated in Delaware on May 28, 1986 as Cross Atlantic Capital Inc. On January 5, 1998, the Company changed its name to Elgin e2 Inc. On June 16, 1999 the Company changed its name to Elgin Technologies Inc. On September 30, 2008, the Company changed its name to Inicia Incorporated ("Inicia"). On August 9, 2010, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The filing with the Secretary of State changed the name from Inicia to Corporate Universe, Inc.

On June 29, 2011, the Company changed its name to Carrier Alliance Group Inc. On July 17, 2020, the Company changed its name back to Corporate Universe, Inc.

On December 10, 2020, the Company signed a Letter of Intent (the "Binding Letter of Intent"), the purpose of which was to acquire 100% of the equity interest of Oxcion Limited, an entity incorporated and registered under the laws of England and Wales (Registration Number 06826090), which was formerly known as Solutions for Start Up Ventures Limited ("Solutions"), (the "Acquisition") the owner of the ongoing business and assets of Zapgo Limited, including patents, patent applications, trademarks, and design rights in the areas of high temperature super capacitors, high voltage super capacitors and charging infrastructure (the "Zapgo Patents").

The material terms of the Binding Letter of Intent included the acquisition by COUV of 100% of the common stock in the entity which owned the Zapgo Patents, in exchange for the issuance by COUV of 100,000,000 shares of newly issued common stock in the Company and a newly created series of preferred stock in the Company which shall be convertible into 60% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company. Upon signing the Binding Letter of Intent, the Company loaned $100,000 (See Note 7) to be forgiven at Closing.

Because Zapgo Limited had been placed in Administration, (which is essentially the United Kingdom's equivalent of bankruptcy, with an Administrator serving in a role equivalent to a bankruptcy trustee in the United States), in order to acquire the ongoing business and assets of Zapgo, it was necessary to purchase those from the Joint Administrators, (Buchler Phillips Limited, 6 Grosvenor Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4PZ and Aspect Plus Limited, 40a Station Road, Upminister, Essex RM14 2TR). Under the terms of a Business Sale Agreement between Oxcion Limited and the Joint Administrators, Oxcion Limited paid a deposit of £110,000 to secure the Zapgo Assets and then was required to make five further installments of £70,000 each totaling £350,000, with the final balance due by February 28, 2021.

As required by the Binding Letter of Intent, in order to fund the purchase of the Zapgo Assets by Oxcion Limited, the Company loaned an additional $400,000, of which $270,000 was an immediate payment of the remainder of the purchase price (the equivalent of £210,000) owed to the Joint Administrators of Zapgo Limited (together, the "Administrator"), such that the Administrator was paid in full by February 28, 2021, and the Administrator's lien on the Zapgo Assets was discharged on March 16, 2021.

Additionally, the Binding Letter of Intent required Oxcion Limited to enter into employment agreements with its key executives, and that the Company appoint Andrew Sispoidis to its Board of Directors and as the Company's Chief Executive Officer at Closing.






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On March 16, 2021, as part of the reorganization of its business in preparation for the Acquisition, Oxcion Limited became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carbon-Ion Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Carbon-Ion"), which assumed the legal right to complete the Acquisition, as set forth in the Binding Letter of Intent. For clarity, on December 10, 2020, at the time of the execution of the Binding Letter of Intent, the proposed name of the entity which was to be created in order to be assigned the Zapgo Patents from Solutions, now known as Oxcion Limited) was "Carbon-Ion Energy Storage, Ltd.", a Delaware corporation, which is the name reflected in Note 1 of the financial statements and notes contained herein for the period ending December 31, 2020. However, subsequent to the fiscal 2020 year-end, Carbon-Ion Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was the entity actually formed to take the place of "Carbon-Ion Energy Storage, Ltd.", and Oxcion became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carbon-Ion Energy, Inc., such that Carbon-Ion Energy, Inc. was the entity which subsequently entered into the Share Exchange Agreement, Secured Promissory Note, and Security Agreement, all of which are attached hereto as Exhibits. Therefore, Carbon-Ion Energy, Inc. is the entity referred to herein as "Carbon-Ion."

Pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement between the Company and Carbon-Ion, the Company anticipates a change in control upon the Closing of the Acquisition, which includes the appointment of Andrew Sispoidis to the Company's Board of Directors and the Company's Chief Executive Officer.

On April 13, 2021, the Company entered into a Share Exchange Agreement with Carbon-Ion in order to complete the Acquisition as set forth in the Binding Letter of Intent.

On April 13, 2021, in connection with the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company also entered into a Secured Promissory Note, and Security Agreement, under which the Company agreed to loan $1,000,000 to Carbon-Ion, to be secured by the assets of Carbon-Ion and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Oxcion Limited. Both Carbon-Ion and Oxcion Limited are Grantors under the Security Agreement, such that the Company has a security interest in the assets of Oxcion Limited, the most important assets of which are the ongoing business and assets of Zapgo Limited ("Zapgo"), including Zapgo's patents and other intellectual property, and contracts of employment (the "Zapgo Assets"), which Oxcion Limited acquired on September 11, 2020 from Zapgo from the Zapgo Administrators.

Also on April 13, 2021, in connection with the Share Exchange Agreement, Carbon-Ion issued the Company a Promissory Note in the principal amount of $1,500,000, which includes the loan of $1,000,000 on April 13, 2021, (and also replaces the previous $100,000 promissory note dated December 11, 2020 and the subsequent $400,000 promissory note dated January 25, 2021 issued to the Company by Solutions, and such replacement was formalized in a Termination Agreement, also signed on April 13, 2021.

As of the date of filing, the business activities of Carbon-Ion, and its subsidiary, Oxcion Limited, consist only of the ownership and maintenance of such ownership of the Zapgo Patents. The Company and Carbon-Ion are in the process of completing the steps necessary for the Closing of the Acquisition, the details of which shall be included in a subsequent Current Report to be filed on Form 8-K after the effectiveness of this Registration Statement on Form 10-12(g), and the Company intends to provide further detail as to the proposed change in control in a Schedule 14 to be filed with the SEC.

The Company has a focus on emerging business development to create value for our shareholders and provide the environment for business growth and stability. Consistent with this focus, the Company's acquisition of Oxcion Limited, which owns the assets of Zapgo Limited, will allow the Company to explore various strategies to create revenue for the Company and its shareholders from the Zapgo Patents, which strategies can include the development of technology based on the Zapgo Patents into products which can be sold by the Company, entering into joint ventures with other companies that can manufacture or market the technology based on the Zapgo Patents, to seek the sale of certain Zapgo Patents and to pursue licensing agreements with other companies or institutions which may seek to develop and market the technology based on the Zapgo Patents.





Results of Operations


Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2020





Revenues



Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2021 were $0 as compared with $0 for the comparable prior period, a change of $0, or 0%. The lack of revenue is due to the fact that the Company recommenced operations in 2020 following a period of dormancy under prior management.






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Operating Expenses


Operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 were $36,013 as compared with $12,500 for the comparable prior period, an increase of $23,513. The increase in operating expenses is due to the recommencement of business operations in 2020 following a period in which the Company was dormant under prior management, resulting in a $22,500 increase in personnel expenses, a $2,500 decrease in professional fees, and a $3,513 increase in general and administrative expenses compared to the comparable prior period.





Net Operating Loss


Our net operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $36,013 as compared with a net operating loss of $12,500 for the comparable prior period, an increase of $23,513. The increase in net operating loss is primarily due to the increase in operating expenses recorded in the current period due to the commencement of operations in 2020 compared to the comparable prior period.





Other Income (Expenses)


Other income (expenses) for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was $403,951 as compared with $965,197 for the comparable prior period. The current period has interest income in the amount of $26,849 and a loss on impairment of investment in the amount of $430,800 versus the prior period which had interest expense in the amount of $797 and $964,400 related to the change in fair value of derivatives, which are no longer on the Company's books since the notes were converted.





Net Loss


Our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $439,964 as compared with a net loss of $977,697 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $537,733. The decrease in net loss is primarily due to the change in fair value of derivative liabilities in the comparable prior period.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020





Revenues


Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2021 were $0 as compared with $0 for the comparable prior period, a change of $0, or 0%. The lack of revenue is due to the fact that the Company recommenced operations in 2020 following a period of dormancy under prior management.





Operating Expenses


Operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2021 were $124,836 as compared with $12,500 for the comparable prior period, an increase of $112,336. The increase in operating expenses is due to the recommencement of business operations in 2020 following a period in which the Company was dormant under prior management, resulting in a $45,002 increase in personnel expenses, a $48,115 increase in professional fees, and a $19,219 increase in general and administrative expenses compared to the comparable prior period.





Net Operating Loss


Our net operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $124,836 as compared with a net operating loss of $12,500 for the comparable prior period, an increase of $112,336. The increase in net operating loss is primarily due to the increase in operating expenses recorded in the current period due to the commencement of operations in 2020 compared to the comparable prior period.





Other Income (Expenses)


Other income (expenses) for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $396,433 as compared with $1,185,119 for the comparable prior period. The current period has interest income in the amount of $34,367 and a loss on impairment of investment in the amount of $430,800 versus the prior period which had interest expense in the amount of $1,046 and $1,184,073 related to the change in fair value of derivatives, which are no longer on the Company's books since the notes were converted.





Net Loss


Our net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was $521,269 as compared with a net loss of $1,197,619 for the comparable prior year period, a decrease of $676,350. The decrease in net loss is primarily due to the change in fair value of derivative liabilities in the comparable prior period.






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Current Liquidity and Capital Resources for the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2020

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