Carbeeza Inc. Announces Closing of $2.5 Million Private Placement
CALGARY, AB / ACCESS Newswire / March 5, 2025 / Carbeeza Inc. ('Carbeeza' or the 'Company') (TSXV:AUTO)(OTCQB:CRBAF) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement. The Company issued a total of 25,000,000 units (each, a 'Unit') at a price of $0.05 per Unit for gross proceeds of $1,250,000 (the 'Offering'). Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a 'Warrant'). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional common share of the Company at an exercise price of $0.15 for a period of 24 months from issuance.
All securities issued in connection with the Offering are subject to a statutory hold period of four months and one day. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes. No finders fees were paid in connection with the sale of the Units. The Offering is subject to final acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.
Insiders of the Company subscribed for 12% of the Offering. Participation by insiders of the Company in the Offering constitutes a related-party transaction as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 - Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ('MI 61-101"). The issuance of securities is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 on the basis that the fair market value of the insiders' participation in the Offering, as determined in accordance with MI 61-101, shall not exceed 25% of the Company's market capitalization.
Carbeeza Inc.
Carbeeza is a Canadian-based software company whose platform is targeted to the automotive marketplace. It is the first application to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence to accurately predict the best financing scenario for consumers, all while keeping the consumer anonymous. Using state-of-the-art technology, Carbeeza brings the process of buying a car right to the phone, tailor-made for the consumer. Carbeeza is highly beneficial to both consumers and auto dealers.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CARBEEZA INC.
Sandro Torrieri, Chief Executive Officer
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Sandro Torrieri, Chief Executive Officer
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This news release contains forward-looking statements including but not limited to statements regarding the Company's business, assets or investments, as well other statements that are not historical facts. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not occur, which may cause actual performance and results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These assumptions, risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the state of the economy in general and capital markets in particular, investor interest in the business and prospects of the Company.
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