TORONTO, Aug. 14, 2018 /CNW/ - Globalive Technology
(TSX-V: LIVE) (the "Company"), an artificial intelligence and
blockchain technology commercialization firm, today announced
financial and certain operational results for its second quarter
ending June 30, 2018.
"I am tremendously pleased with the team we have assembled
and the progress we have made toward our goal of disrupting
traditional industries with valuable technology in such a short
period of time," said Anthony
Lacavera, the Company's founder and Chief Executive Officer,
noting that the Company just began trading on June 13, 2018.
For a summary of the financial results, see the Selected Q2
Financial Highlights set out below as well as more detailed
information contained in the Company's interim financial statements
and related management discussion and analysis quarterly highlights
which are available on the Company's SEDAR page at
www.sedar.com.
SELECTED Q2 OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Key milestones and operational developments for the Company in
its second quarter include:
- Completion of Reverse-Takeover and TSX-Venture Listing:
In June 2018, the Company completed
its reverse takeover of Corporate Catalyst Acquisition Inc. and was
listed for trading on the TSX-V.
- Joint Venture with Business Instincts Group Inc. (Globalive
BIG Dev Inc.): The Company completed the initial organization
of its full service, agile and continuous delivery software
development joint venture dedicated to building and launching
innovative new technologies.
- Mining-as-a-Service Joint Venture: The Company entered
into a joint venture agreement with HyperBlock Inc. to provide
digital currency mining-as-a-service to retail customers with a
launch in June and all 800 servers fully operational by the middle
of July.
- Put, Call and Right of First Refusal (Flexiti Financial
Inc.): The Company obtained a right of first refusal over any
acquisition of the controlling shareholder (the "Flexiti
Shareholder") of Flexiti Financial Inc., a financial technology
lender offering technology-enabled instant credit approvals at the
point of sale for big-ticket retailers. The Company subsequently
obtained a call right that it can exercise to acquire the Flexiti
Shareholder and has also granted a put right that could be used by
the Flexiti Shareholder to require the Company to acquire it. Any
such transactions are subject to certain terms and conditions,
including TSX-V approval.
- Consolidated Billing Platform: The Company entered into
a binding term sheet with Sponsor Energy Inc. to establish a joint
venture that will offer streamlined, consolidated billing services
for utilities and small household bills.
- Multi-Asset Trading Platform: As previously disclosed,
the Company was negotiating with Coinsquare Ltd. for a license to
use their cryptocurrency exchange technology platform in the
United Kingdom and European Union.
However, the parties were ultimately unable to agree on definitive
terms for that arrangement.
- Governance: Catherine
Lacavera, Google Inc.'s Director of Intellectual Property,
Litigation and Employment, one of Fortune's '40 under 40' in 2013
and ranked one of the 50 Most Influential People In The World Of
Intellectual Property in 2015 by Managing Intellectual Property,
joined the Board of the Company.
- Hiring: The Company is expanding its product and
engineering team to focus on three core competencies: billing,
commerce and research and development (particularly in the areas of
blockchain and artificial intelligence). The Company has hired
published and patent-awarded data scientists and engineers with
backgrounds in fintech, billing systems development and
foundational hyperledger development.
- Acquisitions: The Company acquired certain strategic
assets consisting of securities in technology companies who are or
may become joint venture partners of the Company or who are viewed
by management as offering products or services that are
complementary or otherwise of interest to the Company. The
companies whose securities were acquired include: Timeplay Inc.,
Wellspring Holding Corporation, Flexiti Financial Inc., Eigen
Innovations Inc., Civic Resource Group International Inc., Civic
Resource Group Exchange, Inc., TouchBistro Inc. and Pitchpoint
Solutions Inc.
SELECTED Q2 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Key financial characteristics of the Company as at the end of
its first and second quarters were:
|
|
|
June 30,
2018
|
February 28,
2018
|
Cash
|
26,354,036
|
1,408,779
|
Working
capital
|
28,834,853
|
1,197,686
|
Total
Assets
|
50,467,083
|
12,479,875
|
Total
Liabilities
|
(248,492)
|
(1,908,790)
|
Change in unrealized
gain (loss) from investments
|
(7,965,849)
|
6,888,890
|
Net income (loss)
before taxes for the period
|
(10,117,783)
|
6,431,862
|
Deferred tax recovery
(expense)
|
912,778
|
(912,778)
|
Net comprehensive
income (loss) for the period
|
(9,205,005)
|
5,519,084
|
INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL
Globalive Technology will host a conference call on August 16, 2018 at 12:00
p.m. ET to discuss these results. All interested parties are
welcome to join the call by dialing +1-647-689-5435 or toll free
(877) 680-5161 using conference ID: 6573319.
ABOUT GLOBALIVE TECHNOLOGY
Globalive Technology is a next generation software company and
venture partner that is developing and investing in innovative
solutions to disrupt traditional industries using primarily AI, IoT
and blockchain technology. The Company forms partnerships with
leading high growth companies to co-develop artificial intelligence
and blockchain technology stacks. It is controlled by Globalive
Capital Inc. which has founded and co-founded 12 businesses over
the past 20 years with 6 successful exits ranging from $10M to $1.3B USD.
It has also made over 100 venture investments and has over 45
technology companies in its portfolio. For more information, visit
www.globalivetech.com.
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This news release contains forward-looking statements
relating to the Company and the Flexiti Shareholder exercising
their put, call or first refusal rights, as well as expansion of
the Company's product and engineering team. Such forward-looking
statements are identified by terms such as "is expanding", "could
be used" and similar expressions. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact included in this release, including
those noted above, are forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such
statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the Company's expectations include factors
that could make it undesirable for either the put or call rights to
be exercised, the TSX-V not approving the exercise of those rights
or imposing conditions to such approval that either cannot be
satisfied or that the Company or the Flexiti Shareholder, as
applicable, would not want to satisfy, challenges in hiring members
to the product and engineering team and other risks as set out in
the Company's Filing Statement available on its SEDAR page at
www.sedar.com.
The reader is cautioned that assumptions used in the
preparation of any forward-looking information may prove to be
incorrect. Events or circumstances may cause actual results to
differ materially from those predicted, as a result of numerous
known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of
which are beyond the control of the Company. As a result, the
Company cannot guarantee that any of the forward-looking statements
contained in this press release will occur as disclosed herein or
at all. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on any
forward-looking information.
Such information, although considered reasonable by
management at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect
and actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.
Forward-looking statements contained in this news release are
expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. The
forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made
as of the date of this news release and the Company will only
update or revise publicly the included forward-looking statements
as expressly required by Canadian securities law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
For media inquiries:
Rob
Moysey
Communications Manager, Globalive
Media@globalivetech.com
For investor inquiries:
Laura
Welsh
Account Manager, Renmark Financial Communications
InvestorRelations@globalivetech.com
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
SOURCE Globalive Technology