 DENVER, Oct. 5, 2021 PRNewswire -- Akerna Corp. Akerna and the Company Nasdaq: KERN, a leading enterprise software company, today announced it has entered into a securities purchase agreement for a US 20 million convertible debt financing with existing institutional investors who hold the Companys currently outstanding convertible notes. The net proceeds from the issuance of the new senior secured convertible notes the Notes will be used to support Akernas ongoing growth initiatives and continued investment in current and future technology infrastructure. 