Exhibit 10.22(c)

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY AND ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIEDUNDERTHESECURITIESOR“BLUESKY”LAWSOFANYJURISDICTION. SUCH SECURITIES AND ANY SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION HEREOF MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS THE REGISTRATION PROVISIONS OF SAID ACT AND THE REGISTRATION, QUALIFICATIONANDFILINGREQUIREMENTSOFALLAPPLICABLEJURISDICTIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH OR UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION WILL BE EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, QUALIFICATION AND FILING IN ALL SUCH JURISDICTIONS.

ANYTHING HEREINTO THECONTRARYNOTWITHSTANDING,THEOBLIGATIONS EVIDENCEDBYTHISNOTE(ASDEFINEDBELOW),THEEXERCISEOFANYRIGHTOR REMEDYWITHRESPECTTHERETO,ANDCERTAINOFTHERIGHTSOFTHEHOLDER HEREOFARESUBJECTTOTHEPROVISIONSOFTHESUBORDINATIONAGREEMENT DATEDASOF[],2026(ASAMENDED,RESTATED,SUPPLEMENTED,OROTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT”),BY AND AMONG[HSBCVENTURESUSA,INC.],HOLDER,ANDTHEOTHERPARTIESTHERETO. INTHE EVENT OFANYCONFLICT BETWEENTHETERMSOF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT AND THIS NOTE, THE TERMS OF THE SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL.

SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTE

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Nth Cycle, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) herebypromisestopaytotheorderof[_______________](the“Payee”),theprincipalamountof $[__________]on the Maturity Date.

This Note is one of a series of Notes that are being issued pursuant to a Note Purchase Agreementdatedasof[],2026,byandamongtheCompanyandcertaininvestorsnamedtherein, including the Payee (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”). Capitalizedtermsusedhereinbutnototherwisedefinedshallhavethemeaninggiventosuchterms in the Purchase Agreement.Each Note ranks equally and ratably with the other Notes without priority over one another.No payment shall be made hereunder unless payment is made with respecttotheotherNotesinanamountwhichbearsthesameratiotothethenunpaidprincipaland accrued but unpaid interest on such other Notes as the payment made hereon bears to the then unpaid principal and accrued but unpaid interest under this Note.

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1.

Interest.TheprincipalbalanceofthisNoteoutstandingfromtimetotimeshallbear simple interest at the applicable interest rate specified in the Purchase Agreement.Such interest shallaccrueandshallbedueandpayableinarrears(togetherwithprincipal)ontheMaturityDate, subject to Section 4below.

2.

Payments.Paymentofprincipalandinterestshallbemadeinlawfulmoneyofthe UnitedStatesofAmericaattheaddressofthePayeesetforthbelow, or at such other place as the holder hereof shall have designated to the Company in writing.

3.

EventsofDefault.UpontheoccurrenceofanyEventofDefault,theentireunpaid principalbalanceofthisNoteandallunpaidaccruedinteresthereundershallbecomeimmediately due and payable without notice or demand.

4.

Conversion.

4.1.

Qualified Financing.Upon the closing of a Qualified Financing, all of the principal and interest on this Note shall automatically convert into shares of the Qualified Financing Securities or Shadow Financing Securities, as applicable, at the applicable per share price set forth in the Purchase Agreement, and the Payee shall execute all necessary documents in connection with such Qualified Financing, all as more fully described in the Purchase Agreement.

4.2.

Company Sale. Upon the closing of a Company Sale, the Payee shall be entitled to receive in respect of this Note certain consideration as more fully described in the Purchase Agreement.

5.

New Note.Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Note, the Company will issue a new promissory note,ofliketenorandamountanddatedtheoriginaldateofthisNote,inlieuofsuchlost,stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note, and in such event the holder thereof shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company in respect of any such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note.

6.

Officers and Directors Not Liable.In no event shall any officer or director of the Company be liable for any amounts due and payable pursuant to this Note.

7.

Miscellaneous.

7.1.

TheundersignedandeveryendorserorguarantorofthisNote,regardlessof thetime,orderorplaceofsigning, waives presentment, demand, protest and notice of every kind and assents to any one or more extensions or postponements of the time of payment or any other indulgences,toanysubstitutions,exchangesorreleasesofcollateralavailabletothePayee,ifany, and to the additions or releases of any other parties or persons primarily or secondarily liable.

7.2.

By accepting this Note, the Payee and each subsequent holder of this Note acknowledgesandagreesthatall payments under this Note shall be subordinate to any present or futuredebtobligationoftheCompanytoanybankorotherinstitutionallenderandtoanypresent or future indebtedness on account of trade payables evidenced by secured promissory notes, including, but not limited to, debt owed to the Senior Lender as set forth in the Subordination Agreement.Upon

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request by the Company, the Payee and each subsequent holder of this Note agreestoconfirmthissubordinationrelationshiptoanysuchbankorinstitutionallender,including the Senior Lender, in a form reasonably acceptable to such bank or other institutional lender.

7.3.

The provisions of this Note shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its principles of conflicts of laws.

7.4.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, payment of any interest, expense or other amount shall not be required if such payment would be unlawful.In any such event, this Note shall automatically be deemed amended so that interest charges and all other payments required hereunder, individually and in the aggregate, shall be equal to but not greater than the maximum permitted by law.

7.5.

ThisNotemaybeamendedormodified,andanyprovisionofthisNotemay bewaived,onlywiththewrittenconsentoftheCompanyand(a)theholderhereof,or(b)holders of the Note Approval Amount (as defined in the Purchase Agreement); provided, that in the case of clause (b), no such amendment, modification or waiver shall be effective without the written consent of the holder hereof to the extent such amendment, modification or waiver adversely affects the rights of the holder of this Note in a manner different from those of the holders of the other Notes (other than differences related to the different principal amounts or issuedates of the Notes).Anyamendmenteffectedinaccordancewiththeimmediatelyprecedingsentenceshallbe binding upon the Company, the Payee and each transferee of this Note.

7.6.

In the event any one or more of the provisions of this Note shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in part or in any respect, or in theeventthatanyoneormoreoftheprovisionsofthisNoteoperateorwouldprospectivelyoperate to invalidate this Note, then and in any such event, such provision(s) only shall be deemed null andvoidandshallnotaffectanyotherprovisionofthisNoteandtheremainingprovisionsofthis Noteshallremainoperativeandinfullforceandeffectandinnowayshallbeaffected,prejudiced, or disturbed thereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note as an instrument under seal as of the date first above written.

Signature Page to Subordinate Convertible Promissory Note – Nth Cycle, Inc.