Nextech AR Solutions Closes Acquisition of Threedy.ai, Inc.
Nextech AR Solutions Corp. has completed the acquisition of Threedy.ai, Inc., a 3D AI modeling company, for US$9.5 million. The acquisition aligns with Nextech's strategy to develop an integrated AR/AI enabled platform targeted at e-commerce clients. Upon closing, Nextech issued 3,877,551 common shares valued at US$2.45 each, subject to trading restrictions for up to 23 months. This acquisition aims to enhance Nextech's capabilities in creating scalable 3D models rapidly for its customers.
- Acquisition of Threedy.ai enhances Nextech's product offerings in the AR/AI space.
- Potential to scale production to thousands of 3D models weekly, catering to e-commerce clients.
- The acquisition valorizes Nextech's shares at US$2.45, reflecting strong market confidence.
- Issued shares valued at US$9.5 million may dilute existing shareholders' equity.
- Common shares issued will be under trading restrictions for up to 23 months, limiting liquidity.
Nextech AR Solutions Corp. (“Nextech” or the “Company”) (OTCQB: NEXCF) (NEO: NTAR) (CSE: NTAR) (FSE: N29), a diversified leading provider of augmented reality (“AR”) experience technologies and services, is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced acquisition of Threedy.ai, Inc. (“Threedy”), a 3D artificial intelligence (“AI”) modeling for E-commerce company based in Silicon Valley, California.
“I’m pleased to officially welcome Nima, Max and the Threedy team to Nextech,” commented Evan Gappelberg, Founder and CEO of the Company. “We look forward to completing the work already underway, to create a disruptive, fully integrated, AR/AI enabled and scalable 3D modeling platform for the benefit of our existing and new e-commerce customers.”
Upon closing of the acquisition, the Company issued 3,877,551 common shares in the capital of the Company at an agreed value of US
About - Nima Sarshar, Ph.D, Chief Technology Officer of Visual Computing and AI, Nextech; formerly Threedy.ai, Inc. CEO
Former tenured Associate Professor of Software Engineering, turned serial entrepreneur, with more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific papers and patents. Author of “Network-aware source coding and communication” by Cambridge University Press. Co-founder and CTO of Haileo, an early visual search AI company, CTO of inPowered, a leading AI content marketing platform. Most recently, lead Machine Learning Scientist at Apple (AAPL).
About - Max Hwang, MSc, Senior Vice President, Engineering, Nextech; formerly Threedy.ai, Inc. CTO
Software executive with over 25 years of experience in Silicon Valley with expertise in enterprise software system design and global team management. BA in Computer Science and Economics from UC Berkeley MSc in Management of System Software Development from Carnegie Mellon University. Serial entrepreneur and early employees in Interwoven (went public & acquired by HP), Recommind (Acquired by OpenText), Baynote (Acquired by Kibo Commerce). Most recently, the founder & CEO of Code Above Lab Inc., a Silicon Valley software consulting firm, with clients including Adobe, Cloudera, Teradata, and Navinfo.
About Threedy
Using Threedy’s proprietary AI and computer vision innovations, the production of 3D models can be scaled to 1,000s of 3D models per week. Threedy has built a truly disruptive end-to-end solution around its model creation technology for the AR industry. Through a simple JavaScript tag integration, product photos are automatically onboarded, 3D models are created for each product through the power of AI and hosted on the Threedy’s cloud, and 3D visualizations are served to client properties using web AR/3D, all within a single integrated platform.
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About Nextech AR
Nextech develops and operates augmented reality (“AR”) platforms that transports three-dimensional (“3D”) product visualizations, human holograms and 360° portals to its audiences altering e-commerce, digital advertising, hybrid virtual events (events held in a digital format blended with in-person attendance) and learning and training experiences.
Nextech focuses on developing AR solutions however most of the Company’s revenues are currently derived from three e-Commerce platforms: vacuumcleanermarket.com (“VCM”), infinitepetlife.com (“IPL”) and Trulyfesupplements.com (“TruLyfe”). VCM and product sales of residential vacuums, supplies and parts, and small home appliances sold on Amazon.
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