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Enhanced diDNA Video Solution Focuses on Quality with New Demand and Industry-Best Monetization Structure for Publishers

diDNA

diDNA, a leading ad tech provider for the publisher ecosystem, has released an improved version of its video monetization solution, combining its deep industry expertise, high-quality demand, and technical expertise to create a platform that allows publishers and ad tech partners to scale their video monetization programs. The new solution uses a custom rules engine designed to quickly drive incremental revenue increases, and automation that allows publishers to quickly implement, test, and iterate on the functions needed to improve performance. This update shows diDNA’s commitment to providing publishers with best-in-class tools for increased speed to revenue through faster ad load times, better user experience, higher fill rates, improved viewability, and higher RPMs. diDNA’s video solution derives much of its value from its commitment to quality. Developed over many years by diDNA’s in-house ad operations professionals, publishers can instantly connect to 70+ tier-1 ad exchanges, allowing more advertisers to compete for a publisher’s inventory in a fair, transparent, and competitive marketplace. As a top Google MCM Program Partner, diDNA must adhere to strict guidelines around ad quality, transparency, and account structure. “At diDNA, we recognize that programmatic has become multi-faceted and video is a huge driver of revenue for publishers,” said Deke Hooper, CEO and co-founder of diDNA. “We’ve designed this solution with publishers in mind so that they can hit the ground running quickly with video by leveraging what we already know about what works, which configurations generate high RPMs, and what types of demand we should serve and fill to generate revenue.” This new video solution fully unleashes the scale of its marketplace through daily analysis of over three billion daily ad requests that leverage machine-learning based pricing models that work to drive up prices and provide publishers with actionable insights into their data. Using diDNA’s custom VAST tag setup, publishers are able to access multiple demand sources in the video player of their choice. Publishers that use Prebid - the leading open source ad server for websites - can use diDNA’s Video Prebid Adapter to access diDNA’s demand. diDNA continues to provide the unique opportunity for publishers to customize ad placements and size while cutting down on time, resources and extra personnel. Publishers now have the ability to customize across ad formats, from native to display, further unlocking the monetization capabilities of publishers’ ad inventories. Through diDNA’s publisher-first adtech system, publishers are able to apply advanced business logic and rules around their ad inventory and programmatic ad deployment to maximize their earnings while creating custom user experiences. diDNA’s dedicated team of ad operations professionals, automated tools and vetted add-on features combine to enrich the user experience and maximize ad revenue for publishers. The product suite includes a full on-page ad management system, a video demand product, CTV and in-app monetization, display, and more. For more information on diDNA’s product suite please visit: https://didna.io. About diDNA diDNA, a leading ad tech provider for the publisher ecosystem, operates at the crossroads between proprietary machine learning software and an experienced team of ad operations professionals that provide publishers the automated tools and analytics needed to thrive in ad auctions across the open internet by uncovering and optimizing monetization opportunities in real-time. diDNA applies its technology to maximize ad revenue for over 50,000 websites, mobile applications, and CTV channels through a holistic approach that includes its core ad tech, access to 70+ demand partners, and a dedicated tech team committed to developing tools that drive industry-leading results. diDNA is committed to innovation and a culture of no competition, which fosters strong industry relationships and opportunities within the publisher advertising ecosystem. To further this mission, diDNA is a proud member of industry groups such as Prebid.org and IAB Tech Lab. diDNA is a remote-first company with a home base in Orlando, FL. For more information, visit www.didna.io, follow us on LinkedIn and subscribe to the diDNA Dialogues YouTube channel for great insights from industry leaders. Contact Details Liana Zamora +1 551-225-4942 didna@kitehillpr.com

September 14, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Karma Launches New Brand Identity, Introduces the Future of Online Shopping

Karma

Karma, the app that helps shoppers get what they want at the lowest price, unveiled its new corporate brand today. The new brand and visual identity highlight Karma’s mission to change the way people shop, putting them in control of what they want. The company also announced it had reached a savings milestone, helping its four million plus users save more than $300 million. Karma’s app and browser extension use AI to alert shoppers to price and stock changes while also applying coupons automatically to their carts. The new branding is rooted in Karma’s relentless focus on an effortless online shopping experience, from inspiration to purchase. “Karma is on a mission to help online shoppers shop smarter and without the FOMO baggage,” said Jonathan Friedman, co-founder and CEO of Karma. “If you want it, we’re on it - no judgment, no agenda. We do the heavy lifting using the best technology to empower shoppers in unbelievable ways. We have some of the largest retailers in the world as partners, helping consumers make the stuff they want theirs. As we enter the holiday season, our new brand and features will help Karma reach more shoppers, giving them choices over how and when they buy, and confidence they’re doing things the smart way.” Research shows that Gen Z shoppers tend to be more price-conscious and prefer to shop from brands they can identify with. Karma addresses these preferences and highlights its ability to deliver value, personal choice, and authentic brands through advanced technology with the new identity. The Karma rebrand includes a new logo designed to be lifestyle chic with fine clean lines to represent the company’s techie side. Karma will be promoting the rebrand with a multi-channel, multi-market advertising and influencer campaign. The campaign will run across digital, social media, influencer marketing, and affiliate marketing channels. “Our new branding highlights our passion for creative and storytelling and having a unique personality in a very noisy consumer environment. Karma’s purpose is to make online shopping way better - if you want something, we will make it yours. We will even tell you to wait and NOT shop now,” said Mor Pesso Eblagon, Chief Marketing Officer at Karma. “Karma’s new look and feel is all part of a strategy - we are 100% focused on turning the shoppers of the world to professionally savvy online shoppers.” Karma has more than 100,000 retail partners on its platform, including some of the world’s leading brands, which receive massive boosts in site traffic from Karma’s users to their eCommerce platforms. Freidman added, “We have more exciting plans in the works, including unique new features to further improve the online shopping experience.” About Karma Karma is an easy-to-use AI shopping tool that powers an automated smart shopping experience on users' laptops or smartphones to save them time and money. Following a simple free download, users start their online shopping journey. Karma lets you save items from any brand to one wishlist and get real-time back/out of stock and price drops alerts. It also automatically integrates and applies valid discount offers, coupons, and cash-back rebates from its 100K+ retail partners. For more information and to download Karma, visit www.karmanow.com. Contact Details LoBello Communications Sivan Ron Sivan@LoBelloCommunications.com Company Website https://www.karmanow.com/

September 14, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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45 Studio’s Sea Horizon Available Now on Steam

Softstar Entertainment Inc.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Media OutReach - 14 September 2022 - Sea Horizon, the Roguelike debut of Taiwan’s independent gaming company 45 Studio, is now available on Steam as an early access version. With 80% of Steam user having given positive reviews, Sea Horizon offers accessibility in six languages, including French, German, and Spanish as well as English, to cater to gamers around the world. Unique art design, haphazard adventure In Sea Horizon, every map and scenario is randomly created. A unique dice-combat system adds any number of uncontrollable factors, thereby making the game all the more challenging and entertaining. Explore hidden characters to form your team Players are free to choose any configuration of characters to their liking and explore all the islands in the open ocean. Every character is assigned a distinct background narrative and exclusive skills. Players will thus have their understanding of various character skills put to test as they seek to form an optimal team worthy of the ultimate boss fight. Accessories & resources; strategy dictated by luck Sea Horizon’s combat system features turn-based tactics. While every character comes with their exclusive skills, the dice on their gear will decide on different resources in the respective turns and provide a variety of enchantments at the same time. Players can come up with any number of tactics by means of an expertly combination of gear enchantments and their skills. Go to Steam now and join fellow Sea Horizon mariners for a voyage to explore the unknown! Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1611420/Sea_Horizon/ Trailer: https://youtu.be/LtdmZOIjfac Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlaySeaHorizon Contact Details Softstar Entertainment Inc. Sylvia Huang sylviahuang@softstargames.com.tw Mark Ma markma@softstargames.com.tw

September 14, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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CoverSelf secures $4.8M to reinvent healthcare claims and payment accuracy as it expands in the US

CoverSelf

The exponential growth of costs in healthcare remains a hotly debated and ever-evolving problem around the world. Over $4.1 trillion is spent on healthcare every year in the US alone, with administrative spending accounting for approximately one-quarter of the total amount. CoverSelf, a cloud platform for healthcare claims and payment integrity, is today announcing a $4.8m seed funding round to help reduce claims inaccuracies and reduce admin waste. The funding round was led by BEENEXT and 3one4 Capital. One of the long-standing critical challenges that the US healthcare claims and payment integrity has faced is the lack of an open system that allows untethered collaboration between and among payers, vendors, and providers, without data and workflow silos and “black box” constraints. The CoverSelf platform empowers all stakeholders in the healthcare payment integrity and revenue cycle ecosystems with faster, easier, and more accurate processes, as well as faster innovation and releases. This plugs revenue leakages and eventually reduces healthcare costs by a substantial margin. “The current claims integrity systems are very complex, and the deployed technologies are antiquated. Significant software innovation is needed to address the broken system that is currently creating out-of-control healthcare costs and waste. The cobbled-together software solutions result in scattered data and the inability to make real-time business decisions. Administrative complexity costs billions annually, an open and collaborative platform can significantly reduce the repetitive administrative costs.” commented Rajasekhar Maddireddy, Founder of CoverSelf. Founded in 2021, CoverSelf is a one-of-a-kind democratized, open and transparent healthcare platform, built by a team of highly experienced healthcare technology and payment integrity visionaries. CoverSelf has created a collaborative and comprehensive SaaS platform for all stakeholders, purpose-built for healthcare claims and payment integrity, providing a solid foundation for innovation while removing administrative waste and duplication of efforts. The company’s mission is to enable healthcare claims to be paid accurately, quickly, and conclusively. The platform enables a generational architectural shift that adapts to the dynamic nature of healthcare and empowers users without technical and external dependencies as the industry evolves. “We have spent over two decades working hands-on in the claims accuracy and payment integrity sector and we believe that when everyone has the data, payment and reimbursement guidelines, and updated data sets they need to process clean claims on the first pass. However the payment models are becoming more complicated and the pace of change is increasing, creating additional challenges for stakeholders, who in turn are finding it more difficult than ever to understand the increasing complexity. Our efforts are driven towards leveraging our extensive experience to reduce complexity and administrative costs by building a unified healthcare dedicated platform” said Raghavendra Pawar, Founder of CoverSelf. CoverSelf will use this funding round building out their platform and scaling the company operations as well as growing the sales, product and technology teams. "Administrative spends are a major driver of overall healthcare costs. CoverSelf’s payment integrity solution is designed to be easy to implement and maintain, both under-appreciated features given the dynamic nature of healthcare. Raj and Raghav have leveraged years of experience to provide fresh perspective to the problem, and we are excited to be a part of their mission to simplify healthcare claims processing," said Sonal Saldanha, VP, Investments 3one4 Capital. Dirk Van Quaquebeke, Managing Partner at BEENEXT, added: “We are very excited to partner with team CoverSelf targeting the U$4.1 trillion US healthcare industry. Estimated cost of waste in the US healthcare system is approximately 25% of total health care spending. Claims and payments integrity, i.e., incorrect billing or fraud, alone accounts for over US$100bn of the problem. Now, anyone ever having worked in the US healthcare system, understands its massive complexity. We believe team CoverSelf has assembled a uniquely qualified team to abstract this away and improve healthcare outcomes at reduced prices for patients in the US.” About BEENEXT BEENEXT is a Venture Capital fund managed by serial entrepreneurs that focuses on assisting founders with their operational experience, network, trust, unique perspectives, and capital. The team invests in early-stage tech start-ups that are focused on building the new digital platforms driven by the data network. BEENEXT is a platform of founders, by the founders and for the founders across the globe, primarily in South East Asia, India and Japan. Since its establishment in 2015, the team has invested in over 200 companies globally. For more information, please visit www.beenext.com About 3one4 Capital 3one4 Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund based in Bengaluru, India. The firm works in select market categories and in the intersection of adjacencies that are large, growing, and ready for unique products and services. The themes pursued are SaaS and Enterprise Automation, Direct-to-Consumer products and services, Digital Media, FinTech, and Deep Technology, with a focus on areas such as machine-driven actionable intelligence services for the enterprise, ambient intelligence technologies, edtech, logistics and distribution, consumer products and services, and health. 3one4’s investments are biased towards companies exploiting technology to create, grow, or dominate large markets in India. The fund also invests a portion of its capital in US-focused companies that have feedforward effects into the themes being pursued in India. Through a deep involvement strategy, the fund works with founding teams and subject-matter experts to prioritize and strategize for product-market fit, and then optimize for defensibility and growth in revenue and impact. With a focus on margins and on delivering uncompromised end-user experiences, the fund aims to reduce risk, detect new growth opportunities, and return rewarding outcomes to all the stakeholders involved. With its third early-stage fund and its fifth fund overall, the firm now manages a combined corpus of INR 2,300 Cr (USD 300 Mn) and a portfolio of over 70+ investments across the early stage. Contact Details Bilal Mahmood +44 7714 007257 b.mahmood@stockwoodstrategy.com Company Website https://www.coverself.com/

September 14, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Contactless payments are taking off - why Identity-Bound Biometrics are Essential for Authentication

BIO-key International, Inc.

When Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) launched Amazon One — its contactless payment system — it put payments in the palm of your hand. But Amazon is not the only company offering advanced payment and identity verification technology. Passwords As A Thing Of The Past? People are on the lookout for more convenient ways to pay — it’s a win when you don’t have to carry multiple cards or remember passwords. Amazon One and other virtual payment systems make that kind of convenience a reality. At the same time, concerns around data privacy increase as customers face the possibility of sharing personal data. Biometric authentication, such as palm scanning, gains popularity every day and is considered a more secure and superior method that should be part of any holistic multi-factor authentication (MFA) strategy. Biometrics-based technology uses physical attributes such as fingerprint, palm, retina or face scanning to authenticate the user. Unlike traditional MFA strategies of log-in credentials or one-time passwords (OTP) sent via SMS, biometrics are less vulnerable to hacking, social engineering, account takeovers, and damaging cyberattacks. Credit card companies Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) and Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) have gotten on board with this trend and enabled contactless payments and biometrics-based authentication for their transactions. Other digital wallet apps like PayPal Holdings Inc. ’s (NASDAQ: PYPL) Venmo and Zelle have become players in contactless transactions as well. Reports show that almost 74% of consumers have a positive attitude toward biometrics for access control, and the market for contactless biometric technology is projected to reach $18.6 billion by 2026 according to KBV Research. Secure, Easy-To-Use Access Control Companies like BIO-key International Inc. (NASDAQ: BKYI) — with expertise in identity and access management (IAM) and Identity-Bound Biometric (IBB) solutions — could play a big role in providing secure, easy-to-use authentication options for organizations while eliminating the high costs associated with traditional methods. BIO-key boasts a one-of-a-kind MFA mobile app — MobileAuth™ — that integrates the power of IBB across multiple authentication modalities, allowing customers to build a more complete MFA strategy. The app can safeguard critical data by authenticating the person with IBB using PalmPositive™ which uses a palm scan, or FacePositive(™) which uses facial recognition. The app also supports traditional MFA methods including Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iOS or Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android device-based biometrics and push tokens. It provides flexibility for employees, customers, and suppliers to choose from multiple, easy-to-use options to authenticate while offering the superior security and convenience that is offered by IBB methods. The company says that a key use case for MobileAuth TM is customer identity and access management (CIAM), scaling access to millions of customer identities with no additional hardware required. “With cybercrime on a steady rise, it’s more important than ever to have a strong, easy-to-use, and affordable multi-factor authentication strategy in place," said Michael DePasquale, BIO-key’s chairman, and CEO. “We’re at a critical point in the evolution of authentication where stronger solutions must include a factor that’s based on ‘who you are.’ We’re extremely proud to address this need by empowering our customers to take full advantage of traditional authentication methods as well as Identity-Bound Biometrics from the convenience of any mobile device using MobileAuth.” To learn more about BIO-key MobileAuth, Identity-Bound Biometrics, and PortalGuard, visit the BIO-key website. BIO-key is revolutionizing authentication and cybersecurity with biometric-centric, multi-factor identity and access management (IAM) software managing millions of users. Its cloud-based PortalGuard IAM solution provides cost-effective, easy to deploy, convenient and secure access to devices, information, applications, and high-value transactions. BIO-key's patented software and hardware solutions, with industry-leading Identity-Bound Biometric (IBB) capabilities, enable large-scale Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) solutions, as well as customized on premises solutions. This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice. Contact Details Catalyst IR- William Jones, David Collins +1 212-924-9800 BKYI@catalyst-ir.com Company Website https://www.bio-key.com/

September 14, 2022 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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"SHIP" is the First-Ever "NFT Art Film" that Combines NFT Art and Entertainment

Art Tokyo Global Pte Ltd

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 14 September 2022 - Art Tokyo Global ("ATG"), a Singapore company, announced the completion of SHIP – the world's first immersive NFT art film. Making use of user interactivity techniques, the film sets a new milestone for the movie industry, enabling viewers to interact with the film in cinemas or from the comfort of their own homes. Featuring 221 NFT artworks across 14 scenes, SHIP showcases the work of over 80 emerging and established Asian artists. Among these is a unique collection of 5 art pieces -Shizuku Shizuku by renowned Japanese artist and architect, Mr. Kengo KUMA, who was listed on Time magazine's list of the World's 100 Most Influential People in 2021. The film seamlessly blends the genres of art, graphics, performance, music and technology into a coherent experience. Viewers will be treated to a multi-sensory display of cutting-edge NFT art, spectacular sound-tracking, moving stories of humanity, and will even have the opportunity to purchase the artworks that feature in the film right from their seats. Catered to both connoisseurs and new fans alike, SHIP presents an exciting new cultural experience and opportunity within the entertainment sector. The film features novel cinematographic techniques, such as advanced volumetric photography to construct virtual spaces from images taken by 2D cameras. During the film production, the director used 150 to 400 cameras to film each scene to deliver the immersive experience as a vehicle for rich visual storytelling. SHIP's narrative builds on the speculative geological theory of Amasia – a coming together and merging of the continents into a single entity in the distant future, emphasizing the importance of seeking connection with others and meaningful cross-cultural dialogue in our increasingly fractured present. According to Mr. Naohiko KISHI, Chairman and Executive Producer of ATG, "In this film, the viewers become a crew member of a ship that transcends time and space. Set across Greece, Egypt, China and Japan, SHIP navigates the viewers through a history of beauty and conflict that humanity has repeatedly caused; where cultures flourished on each of the five continents separated from a single landmass 250 million years ago, conflicts followed." The global premiere of SHIP has been scheduled for late November 2022 in Singapore, and a worldwide public release is scheduled for early 2023 in cinemas and across streaming platforms. Contact Details Art Tokyo Global Pte Ltd Johnson LAU johnson.lau@arttokyoglobal.com

September 13, 2022 10:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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The North American Preliminary Round of OPPOHack 2022 Will Begin and Empower Global Talents with the Synergy Between Industry, Academia and Research

OPPO

SHENZHEN, CHINA - Media OutReach - 14 September 2022 - ColorOS officially announced that two offline preliminary rounds of the OPPOHack 2022 will be held in North America at Yale University on September 17-18 (EDT) and at the OPPO US Research Center on September 24-25 (PDT), while the online preliminary rounds will be launched simultaneously. The top three of each preliminary round will be granted a "Fast Pass." Ranking the scores of all the participants in both preliminary rounds, a total of 10 finalists (individuals or teams) will compete for the $40,000 grand prize in the final round. The event aims to build a platform for global makers to exchange and collaborate on innovative technologies, and bring technologies out of the laboratory to transform people's lives. The preliminary rounds of OPPOHack 2022 will kick off both online and offline at the same time The OPPOHack 2022, which was inaugurated on May 23, has attracted enthusiastic applicants from more than 50 countries and regions. Themed "Ubiquitous Services: Intelligence Linking the World," it offers two topics: "Unhindered Cross-device Connection" and "User-centric Intelligent Services." The participants are encouraged to brainstorm on the best solutions in visual enhancement, efficient algorithms, integrated perception, etc. in scenarios such as smart entertainment, smart learning, smart mobility and smart production. After registering online and competing online or offline, 10 finalists will chase for the prize. Furthermore, three Tech Garage activities have been rolled out online to inspire global developers and discuss the future of ubiquitous services, themed "Redefine the Future of Ubiquitous UI/US," "Influence of AI on HCI in the Near Future" and "Challenges and Opportunities of Multi-device Connection in Ubiquitous Service," respectively. The Tech Garages drew wide attention from dozens of companies or organizations. More than 100 technophiles across the globe signed up and communicated with speakers in the Q&A session. Now, the preliminary rounds will be staged on September 17. A stellar panel of mentors and judges, including Lin Zhong (Professor of Computer Science at Yale University), Rex Ying (Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Yale University), Zhen Xiu (Head of Software Engineering Technology Strategy at OPPO North America), Yiwei Zhao (Principal Engineer at OPPO North America), Jinyuan Zhou (Head of North America at Frees Fund) and Lingxiao Xu (Head of Equity Derivatives at UBS Investment Bank Division), will coach the participants throughout the event and support them to reach the next level. Keep growing the ubiquitous service capability and bringing technologies out of the laboratory with the industry-academia-research model In addition to the OPPOHack 2022, OPPO has cooperated extensively with universities and research institutes in recent years to empower global talents, facilitate the commercialization of many research projects, provided better products and services for users, and played a key role in advancing technology. The Pantanal system unfolded on ODC 2022, for instance, is the brainchild of this open cooperation model. In the era of IoT, ColorOS will further team up with universities and research institutes on scientific innovation, talent training and external exchange, explore cutting-edge technologies with scholars, promote the application of research achievements, and bring better products and intelligent experiences to users. About OPPO OPPO is a leading global smart device brand. Since the launch of its first mobile phone - “Smiley Face” - in 2008, OPPO has been in relentless pursuit of the perfect synergy of aesthetic satisfaction and innovative technology. Today, OPPO provides a wide range of smart devices spearheaded by the Find X and Reno series. Beyond devices, OPPO also provides its users with ColorOS operating system and internet services such as OPPO Cloud and OPPO+. OPPO has footprints in more than 60 countries and regions, with more than 40,000 employees dedicated to creating a better life for customers around the world. Contact Details OPPO Media Contact press@oppo.com

September 13, 2022 09:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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CloudWerx Announces Series A Funding Round Led by “Fearless Female” Private Investors

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CloudWerx, a Premier and exclusive GCP Resell and Service Partner, announced today that it has raised an undisclosed amount in its Series A funding round. This round of funding was organically raised over the course of two weeks from private investors within the professional and personal networks of CloudWerx Co-Founder and CRO Betsy Reed. “It was a lightning Series A round that took on a mind of its own,” said Reed. “Once word got out through people’s networks, it spread like wildfire.” There was another distinction that made this funding round particularly unique: “I’m calling it ‘a Fearless Female Funding Round,’” Reed said, “because all investors are women.” Founded in 2020, CloudWerx is an exclusive Premier GCP and Workspace Resell and Service Partner that provides elite technical resources to support Google Cloud Platform customers in their cloud journeys — helping them architect, migrate, optimize, secure and cut costs in their cloud environments. The firm’s first official round of seed funding was raised by a single, private investor. CloudWerx achieved Premier Partner status in Google Cloud’s partner program, Partner Advantage, in July 2022. Spearheaded by Reed and CloudWerx CEO and Co-Founder Jason Geis, CloudWerx reached Premier status in less than a year and a half — fastest of any partner ever. The company is on track to grow its revenue tenfold year over year from 2021 to 2022. “I’ve been watching Betsy’s career for over a decade. I have seen her propel past every glass ceiling put between her and her goals,” said one private investor. “Looking at CloudWerx’s profile objectively, [it’s] obvious why I’m interested in investing. I always knew one day that I would invest in Betsy. [Now] with Betsy, Jason, and CloudWerx, this was the time.” The new round of funding will allow CloudWerx to execute its strategic plan to “move farther faster,” said Reed. The CloudWerx team plans to hire new talent in key geographic areas, including technical resources to help the company continue its commitment to an “11/10 customer experience across the board.” To learn more about CloudWerx, please visit cloudwerx.tech. About CloudWerx CloudWerx is an engineering-focused cloud consulting company that provides the most elite technology resources to solve the toughest challenges. Maintaining 100 percent customer retention and a commitment to 11/10 technical, account and customer service, the CloudWerx team has unique experience working in some of the most complex cloud environments at scale and can help your business accelerate with confidence. Please visit https://www.cloudwerx.tech/ to learn more. Contact Details Betsy Reed +1 206-999-3517 betsy@cloudwerx.tech Company Website https://www.cloudwerx.tech/

September 13, 2022 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time

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Florida Drivers Can Now Skip the Pump With EzFill App That Fills Your Tank Wherever You Are

EzFill Holdings Inc.

That capital may help it scale as the Orange Dawn ad campaign and continued growth among commercial customers bring in a wave of new on-demand fuel users. To meet the anticipated growth in demand, the company has increased its fleet to more than 30 delivery vehicles with plans to have up to 50 by the end of the year. EzFill Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: EZFL) is a player in the reportedly growing and emerging on-demand mobile fuel industry — the Florida-based gas delivery app began delivering fuel directly to customers at the start of 2022 and has doubled its revenue in the past year. Since its initial public offering last September brought in over $28 million, EzFill has reported focusing on rapidly expanding its fleet of delivery vehicles and making plans to expand into new territories. As part of that expansion effort, the company launched Orange Dawn, a new marketing campaign that will target individual consumers for a service that’s primarily used by commercial customers right now. The EzFill App Brings On-Demand Convenience To Fuel Industry As on-demand services like DoorDash Inc. (NYSE: DASH) for meals and Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) for rides and Instacart for groceries signal a rapid shift toward direct-to-consumer products and services as the new standard, EzFill is bringing that model to the fuel industry. Learn More about EzFill Holdings Inc. by gaining access to the latest research report Similar fuel delivery models have popped up across the country like Booster Fuels and Yoshi, but fuel variety is what EzFill says is one of its strengths, giving the Florida-based company an edge when it comes to heavy machinery, boats, construction sites, and other market segments. More than just a way to fill the gas tank on their cars, EzFill app users can order fuel for their generators, boats, and machinery, saving them the hassle of hauling gasoline from the pump and the dangers of storing gas cans at home. As simple as ordering a Papa John's (NASDAQ: PZZA) pizza for dinner. Drivers can schedule routine refills based on how often they typically run through a tank or schedule an on-demand refill through the app as needed for wherever they happen to be at the time. The EzFill team will fill their tank where it’s parked so customers can keep working — or relaxing — without worrying about stopping at a gas station. This model has attracted dozens of commercial customers in the company’s first year of deliveries, bringing an expected demand for 1.2 million gallons per year from new customers signed since the beginning of 2022. In its second quarter alone, EzFill delivered nearly 790,000 gallons across southeast Florida, representing a 34% increase over the first quarter. New Marketing Campaign Seeks To Make EzFill A Consumer Name Orange Dawn, the company’s new brand-awareness ad campaign is aimed at growing the consumer end of the business, adding more individual users to the app. As part of that campaign, EzFill signed Miami Heat star Victor Oladipo as brand ambassador. The NBA veteran and EzFill customer will promote the pioneering gas delivery app to his fans. With the two-time all-star as its brand ambassador, the company says it has plans for radio ads, aerial banners, and over 60 billboards across southeast Florida to increase brand awareness across its home region. Meanwhile, EzFill believes that it is still very much in its growth stage, but it’s poised to grow rapidly as it reported no long-term debt as of June this year and a strong cash position, thanks to its successful IPO. EzFill is a leader in the fast-growing mobile fuel industry, with the largest market share in its home state of Florida. Its mission is to disrupt the gas station fueling model by providing consumers and businesses with the convenience, safety, and touch-free benefits of on-demand fueling services brought directly to their locations. For commercial and specialty customers, at-site delivery during downtimes enables operators to begin their daily operations with fully fueled vehicles. This post contains sponsored advertising content. This content is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be investing advice. Contact Details TraDigital IR- John C. McNamara john@tradigitalir.com Company Website http://www.ezfl.com

September 13, 2022 09:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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