on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $5,376 and a change in fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities of $5,802,479.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we had net income of $4,769,429, which consists of an administrative services fee of $45,000 due to a related party and of operating costs of $759,268 offset by interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $7,326 and a change in fair value of the derivative warrant liabilities of $6,158,319. In addition, the Company recorded costs associated with warrant liabilities of $591,948.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Until the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, our only source of liquidity was an initial purchase of shares of Class B common stock by the Sponsor and loans from our Sponsor. On May 18, 2021, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 units (the “Units”) at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 6,600,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor, at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $6,600,000.
Following the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $230,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $13,107,291 in transaction costs, including $4,600,000 of underwriting fees, $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $1,049,232 of other costs.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $317,584. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, net income of $4,769,429 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $7,326, a gain in fair value of derivative liabilities of $6,158,319, costs associated with warrant liabilities of $591,948 and changes in operating assets and liabilities, which used $486,684 of cash from operating activities.
As of September 30, 2021, we had cash and U.S. treasury securities held in the Trust Account of $230,007,326. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less deferred underwriting commissions and income taxes payable), to complete our Initial Business Combination. We may withdraw interest to make Permitted Withdrawals. During the period ended September 30, 2021, we did not withdraw any interest earned on the Trust Account. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Initial Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had cash of $652,757 and $25,000 outside of the Trust Account, respectively. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete an Initial Business Combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an Initial Business Combination, the initial stockholders or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete an Initial Business Combination, we will repay such loaned amounts. In the event that an Initial Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants identical to the Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender.
We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business, However, if our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an Initial Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our Initial Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain