Tekcapital plc Portfolio Company to Raise Funds via a Token Sale
September 28 2017 - 2:02AM
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Tekcapital plc
28 September 2017
Tekcapital plc
("Tekcapital" or the "Company")
Lucyd pte ltd to Launch Blockchain Token Sale
Tekcapital plc (AIM: TEK), a UK intellectual property (IP)
investment group focused on creating marketplace value from
university technology, announces that Lucyd pte ltd ("Lucyd") is
launching a Token Sale on 17 October 2017, to raise up to US$10
million. Lucyd pte ltd is a subsidiary of Lucyd ltd, a Tekcapital
portfolio company of which it owns 100 per cent.
Lucyd was established by Tekcapital to exclusively license and
commercialise a portfolio of 13 optical technology patents that
Tekcapital acquired from the University of Central Florida that
enable wearable augmented reality ("AR") products.
Subsequently, Lucyd has assembled a team of experts in the
science of optics, augmented reality and cryptocurrency with
scientific advisors who are already widely regarded as leaders in
their respective fields. Lucyd is now at a stage to manufacture
prototype AR glasses that are lightweight, look like regular
glasses and incorporate see-through displays with eye tracking
technology.
Rationale for the Token Sale and Use of Proceeds
The aim of the token sale is to raise up to US$10 million to
fund the development of Lucyd's augmented reality glasses and
software apps based on Lucyd's exclusively licensed patent
portfolio.
According to Digi Capital(1) , the AR market is forecasted to
reach approximately US$83 billion by 2021 and the Directors of
Tekcapital believe that Lucyd is now well positioned to participate
in the emerging AR market due to its innovative IP portfolio and
the capable team it has assembled to commercialise its technology.
Proceeds from the token sale will not be dilutive for Tekcapital
shareholders and represents an innovative financing method to
accelerate the development of Tekcapital's portfolio companies.
To learn more about Lucyd, please visit its website at
www.lucyd.co.
Commenting on the token sale, Dr. Clifford M. Gross, Executive
Chairman of Tekcapital, said; "We are excited to announce this
token sale to accelerate the commercialisation of Lucyd's leading
AR technology and enhance the value of our portfolio company."
For further information, please contact:
Tekcapital Plc Via Walbrook PR
Clifford M. Gross, Ph.D.
Walbrook PR Ltd +44 (0) 20 7933 8780
Paul Cornelius / Helen Cresswell tekcapital@walbrookpr.com
/ Sam Allen
Tekcapital plc - The World's Largest University Network for Open
Innovation
Tekcapital's objective is to create value from investing in new,
university-developed intellectual properties. Additionally, using
its proprietary discovery search engine, linked to 4,500+
universities in 160 countries, coupled with expert scientific
review, Tekcapital provides a range of IP investment services to
make it easy for organisations to find, evaluate, acquire and
license university-developed technology. Tekcapital plc is quoted
on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: symbol TEK)
and is headquartered in Oxford, in the UK. For more information,
please visit www.tekcapital.com
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Quoted Reference
https://www.digi-capital.com/news/2017/01/after-mixed-year-mobile-ar-to-drive-108-billion-vrar-market-by-2021/#.WZuSSyiGPIU
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