Krays,
Welcome to the site but I'm thinking just the opposite.
Seeing how they are funded by "angel investors", What kind of money can they generate and expect to have some leftover in a kitty to pay off any suit. Do they pay others to sign contracts? If so, you can't stay in business for long that way.
They would have to have/be a profitable business right now...maybe a public company.
The way I see it, they'll just close up shop or start paying a fee.
Seeing how this space is in it's infancy, now is the right time to set the rules for those to follow. If it isn't sb, it will be some other business looking to make money.
As a business, why not deal directly with NEOM vs possibly putting your business at risk.
I was under the impression that DuPont had recently pulled their work with sb when they were served with papers to stop or face a lawsuit.
Don't forget the eff crap...
Ninja