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Tekcapital plc
14 December 2023
14 December 2023
Tekcapital Plc
("Tekcapital")
Innovative Eyewear, Inc. Signs Professional Football Player
Emmanuel Ogbah as Brand Ambassador
Tekcapital Plc (AIM: TEK), the UK intellectual property
investment group announces that Innovative Eyewear, Inc.
("Innovative Eyewear") (NASDAQ: LUCY; LUCYW), the developer of
ChatGPT enabled smart eyewear under the Lucyd(R), Nautica(R), Eddie
Bauer(R) and Reebok(R) brands, is pleased to announce the signing
of Emmanuel Ogbah as an official brand ambassador.
Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogbah is a Nigerian professional football
defensive end for the Miami Dolphins. He played college football at
Oklahoma State and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the
second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Lucyd eyewear's open-ear audio interface makes it a perfect
companion for outdoor sports, by enabling the user to enjoy music
while helping to maintain situational awareness and protecting
their eyes from the sun in one convenient product. Additionally,
the Company's Lucyd app for iOS and Android incorporates on-the-go
access to ChatGPT.
Harrison Gross, CEO of Innovative Eyewear Inc., commented:
"As a Miami-native brand, I am thrilled to partner with one of
our local all-stars. Mr. Ogbah's positive and energetic persona is
a welcome addition to our team, and well-suited to promoting our
fun and functional smart eyewear. Although our slogan has always
been Upgrade Your Eyewear(R), we brand all of our products as
Imagined in Miami, because we are so proud of the global design and
innovation hub that our hometown is becoming. We look forward to
working with more pillars of our local community like Mr.
Ogbah."
Emmanuel Ogbah said:
"I'm excited to join the Innovative Eyewear family. They've done
an incredible job developing some of the best technology and
combining it with a fashion angle that I'm extremely passionate
about."
Emmanuel Ogbah wearing Lucyd Lyte Voyager XXL smart eyewear
Image courtesy of Innovative Eyewear, Inc.
About Innovative Eyewear, Inc.
Innovative Eyewear is a developer of cutting-edge ChatGPT
enabled smart eyewear, under the Lucyd(R), Nautica(R), Eddie
Bauer(R) and Reebok(R) brands. True to our mission to Upgrade Your
Eyewear(R), our Bluetooth audio glasses allow users to stay safely
and ergonomically connected to their digital lives and are offered
in hundreds of frame and lens combinations to meet the needs of the
optical market. To learn more and explore our continuously evolving
collection of smart eyewear, please visit www.lucyd.co .
Tekcapital currently owns 5,189,086 shares of Innovative
Eyewear, Inc. (approximately 40%).
For further information, please contact:
Tekcapital Plc Via Flagstaff
Clifford M. Gross, Ph.D.
Fagstaff Strategic and Investor Communications +44 (0) 20 7129 1474
Tim Thompson/Andrea Seymour/Fergus Mellon
About Tekcapital plc
Tekcapital creates value from investing in new,
university-developed discoveries that can enhance people's lives
and provides a range of technology transfer services to help
organisations evaluate and commercialise new technologies.
Tekcapital is quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange
(AIM: symbol TEK) and is headquartered in the UK. For more
information, please visit www.tekcapital.com .
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