Sure Ventures plc ('Sure Ventures' or 'the Company')

SmartTech247-New Contract Win

Sure Ventures is a London listed venture capital fund which invests in early stage software companies in the rapidly growing technology areas of Augmented reality ('AR'), Virtual reality ('VR'), Internet of Things ('IoT') and Artificial Intelligence (AI). We are pleased to announce and update on an investee company in Smarttech247.

SURE VALLEY VENTURES FUND

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Smarttech247-https://www.smarttech247.com/

Sure ventures is pleased to provide an update on recent investment (Via Sure Valley Ventures) in Smarttech247 and Smarttech247's €6m order from a global manufacturing firm.

Smarttech247 (incorporated in the Republic of Ireland as Zefone Limited) is a global artificial intelligence ("AI") based cyber security cloud business that protects enterprises as they migrate to cloud-based IT operations. Smarttech247 has over 100 technology partners, including Tanium and Crowdstrike, and 50 clients based in Europe and the US.

Smarttech247 has announced that it has been awarded a purchase order with the value of €6 million for plant level Operational Technology ("OT") cyber security services, with respect to the contract announced by the Company on 24 June 2021.

 OT is hardware and software that detects or causes a change through the direct monitoring and/or control of physical devices, processes and events in an enterprise. OT is common in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) such as a SCADA System.

 As part of the contract, Smarttech247 will manage, advise and implement security measures and controls that aim to improve the prevention, detection, mitigation, and response capabilities for OT systems, as well as aligning with regulatory requirements.

 Further information on Smarttech247 can be found on its website at https://www.smarttech247.com/ 

Gareth Burchell, Sure ventures

" The fact that this RNS has come so shortly after the last announced contract win shows the pace at which the cyber security market and Smarttech247's pipeline is moving. The threat to Businesses, public sector organisations and governments is increasing significantly. It is clear that Smarttech247 has the technical capability, the bandwidth and global reach to begin to take advantage of this growth".

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Notes to Editors

Sure Ventures plc listed on the London Stock Exchange in January 2018 giving retail investors access to an asset class that is usually dominated by private venture capital funds.  Sure Ventures is focusing on companies in the UK, Republic of Ireland and other European countries, making seed and Series A investments in companies with first rate management teams, products which benefit from market validation with target revenue run rates of at least £400,000 over the next 12 months.  Website: https://www.sureventuresplc.com/