Urbanimmersive Selected for Participation in the 2021 REACH Canada Accelerator Program
October 07 2021 - 11:00AM
Urbanimmersive Inc. (“Urbanimmersive”, the “Company” or “UI”) (TSX
VENTURE: UI) (OTCQB: UBMRF) is pleased to announce today its
selection as a 2021 REACH Canada company. REACH Canada is a unique
growth program that helps innovative technology companies to scale
across the real estate marketplace.
REACH Canada offers a technology scale-up
program, developed by Second Century Ventures, the strategic
venture arm of the National Association of REALTORS®.
Urbanimmersive and 9 other selected participants will take
advantage of this program offering mentorship and exposure for
technology companies aiming to accelerate their businesses and
expand into adjacent markets. Among the selection criteria,
companies selected have to fill a gap in the marketplace and
provide an innovative solution which is both in strong demand today
and has very good prospects for longevity.
As part of the program, REACH Canada has
invested $126,800 in Urbanimmersive through the issuance of 134,894
units at a price $0.94 per unit. Each unit consists of one common
share of the Company and one share purchase warrant entitling the
holder to purchase an additional common share of the Company at a
price of $1.13 per share until September 29, 2023. As a partial
compensation for REACH Canada advisory services, Urbanimmersive has
granted to them 80,000 share purchase options pursuant to the terms
and conditions of the Company’s share option plan. These options
are exercisable at $0.94 per share and expire on September 29,
2026.
“Urbanimmersive’s
goals are well-aligned with those of REACH Canada, which are to
deliver improved customer experiences to both homeowners and
realtors while empowering agents through the use of their immersive
and interactive AI-backed 3D SaaS innovative solutions. We feel
that, as part of our roadmap over the next seven months, we can
contribute in Urbanimmersive’ success by making strategic
introductions to them and assisting in the execution of their
aggressive growth plan”, said REACH Canada managing partner Lynette
Keyowski.
“We are very proud of
being selected by REACH Canada and happy to welcome REACH as a new
strategic investor of Urbanimmersive. Their strong knowledge and
expertise of the real estate market and their extended network
would certainly be beneficial for us”, said Simon Bedard, Chief
Financial Officer of Urbanimmersive.
TSX Venture Exchange has not reviewed this press
release and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of
this press release.
About Urbanimmersive
Urbanimmersive develops and commercializes real
estate photography technologies and services focused on redefining
industry visual content standards. The Company all-in-one
platform enables high-volume photography businesses to increase
operational productivity delivering feature-rich 3D tours and floor
plans, leading-edge property websites and high-resolution
AI-indexed images. The Company operating segments include
software (SaaS), 3D photography equipment and, in a growing number
of North American cities, technology-powered real estate
photography service business units leading the industry
photo-shoots standards transformation. Learn more at
urbanimmersive.com.
About REACH Canada
REACH Canada is a unique technology scale-up
program created by Second Century Ventures (‘SCV’), the most active
venture fund in real estate technology. Backed by the National
Association of REALTORS®, SCV and REACH leverage the association’s
more than 1.4 million members and a worldwide network of executives
to help technology companies scale across the real estate vertical
and its adjacent markets. The program provides education,
mentorship and market exposure to one of the world’s largest
industries. For more on REACH Canada, visit www.narreach.ca.
Caution of Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release, other
than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking information
that involves various risks and uncertainties. Such statements
relating to, among other things, the prospects for the company to
enhance operating results, are necessarily subject to risks and
uncertainties, some of which are significant in scope and nature.
These uncertainties may cause actual results to differ from
information contained herein. There can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate. Actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. These and all subsequent written and oral
forward-looking statements are based on the estimates and opinions
of the management on the dates they are made and expressly
qualified in their entirety by this notice. The Company assumes no
obligation to update forward-looking statements should
circumstances or management estimates or opinions change.
For more information, please contact:
Urbanimmersive Inc. Ghislain Lemire President & CEO
514-394-7820 X 202ghislainlemire@urbanimmersive.com
Simon Bédard, CA, CPA, CFA, MBAChief Financial
Officer514 394-7820
X 224simonbedard@urbanimmersive.com
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