Katalysen Ventures AB (publ) receives approval for listing and publishes memorandum

Katalysen Ventures AB (publ) (“Katalysen” or the ”Company”) hereby announces that the Company has been approved for listing on Spotlight Stock Market. The approval is given under the condition that the Company raises the minimum limit in the upcoming share issue (the “IPO”), in in accordance with Spotlight Stock Market’s regulations. The IPO was decided by the Board of Directors with the authorisation from the Annual General Meeting on 30 June 2021. The Company hereby also publishes the memorandum (in Swedish) for the IPO, which can provide the Company with a total approx. SEK 11 million. The subscription period begins on Friday 25 March 2022 and ends on 10 April 2022. The memorandum is available on the websites of the Company (www.katalysen.com), Nordic Issuing (www.nordic-issuing.se) and Spotlight Stock Market (www.spotlightstockmarket.com). Teaser and subscription forms will be published on the above-mentioned websites on 25 March 2022, when the subscription period begins.

"Katalysen helps emerging companies grow and increases the likelihood of their success by providing the right expertise and experience, and by reducing the risk for investors in these early stages. We co-operate with both the companies and their investors as we believe that collaboration leads to better results. In order to obtain the best possible return, we work extensively with long-term stock options, which gives us a desired leverage. Since we have been operating for more than five years, we have managed to build a portfolio of more than 25 companies, which gives us the desired risk diversification. In our opinion, Sweden is the best in the world at creating sustainable companies and has an ecosystem that makes this possible. We have laid the foundations and now our growth journey is about to begin in earnest. You are welcome to join us on this journey!", says Peter Almberg, CEO and founder of Katalysen Ventures.

Background and motive

Katalysen was founded in 2007 by entrepreneur and business developer Peter Almberg and was established as a venture developer in 2015. Today, Katalysen consists of eleven venture developers operating from offices in Stockholm, Sweden and Geneva, Switzerland. To date, Katalysen has invested its expertise and capital in 25 businesses.

By adding a combination of active expertise and financial capital, the Company reduces risk and increases the likelihood of success for more clients and their investors. These clients are generally in early stages, with company valuations of around SEK 30-300 million. In exchange for expertise and financial capital, Katalysen receives shares and stock options (generally long-term warrants). Stock options give Katalysen increased leverage without taking on debt, and a portfolio company that sees a 3X increase in value can, thanks to stock options, give Katalysen a return of up to 12X.

The motive behind the offering and listing on Spotlight Stock Market is to continue to create shareholder value by adding expertise and financial capital to early-stage companies in a structured way. With the issue proceeds, Katalysen intends to, among other things, expand the team and thus the expertise offered to clients, add more financial capital in new clients and continue to support the current portfolio. The IPO is also intended to strengthen the working capital. The listing will, among other things, create increased opportunities for good marketing of both the Company and its services. Furthermore, it will facilitate possible future share issues, which will help to maintain a high rate of development and expansion. A listing also helps to facilitate potential acquisitions of other companies, while providing the public exposure to unlisted companies that may otherwise be difficult to reach. An investment in Katalysen may therefore be an opportunity for diversification of an individual's overall investment portfolio. The companies in which Katalysen invests are generally characterised by relatively high risk.

Katalysen has today, 24 March 2022, been approved for listing subject to the condition that a sufficient number of shareholders are met, in accordance with Spotlight Stock Market’s listing agreement in the upcoming IPO. More information on Katalysen and the offering is presented in the memorandum now being published and is available via the Company's (www.katalysen.com), Nordic Issuing’s (www.nordic-issuing.se) and Spotlight Stock Market’s (www.spotlightstockmarket.com) respective websites. Teaser and application forms will be available on the above-mentioned websites from 25 March 2022, when the subscription period commences.

The offer in brief

• Subscription period: 25 March – 10 April 2022.
• Subscription price: SEK 46 per share.
• Minimum subscription: 100 shares (corresponding to SEK 4,600).
• Issue volume: The offer comprises no more than 239,130 shares, corresponding to approx. SEK 11 million (before deduction of transaction related costs of approx. SEK 1.9 million). The minimum limit for carrying out the share issue is 73 percent of the issue volume, corresponding to an issue volume of SEK approx. 8.0 million.
• Number of shares before the IPO: 5,081,865 shares.
• Valuation (pre money): Approx. SEK 234 million.
• Expected first day of trading: The Company’s share is planned to be listed on Spotlight Stock Market. The first day of trading is expected to be 20 April 2022.
• ISIN: SE0016798045
• Ticker: KAV