REG-Molten Ventures Plc Portfolio Activity, Notice of Half Year Trading Update and Results

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   Molten Ventures Plc (GROW)
   Portfolio Activity, Notice of Half Year Trading Update and Results

   09-Sep-2025 / 07:20 GMT/BST

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                              Molten Ventures plc
                ("Molten Ventures", "Molten", or the "Company")

                                        

       Portfolio Activity, Notice of Half Year Trading Update and Results

   Molten Ventures (LSE: GROW), a  leading venture capital firm investing  in
   and developing high-growth  digital technology businesses,  is pleased  to
   announce the acquisition of a stake in the Speedinvest Continuation Fund I
   (the “Fund”) and a further partial realisation of its holding in Revolut.

   Molten Ventures  has  committed  to  a majority  stake  for  €18  million,
   representing 58%  in the  Fund.  Speedinvest is  one of  Europe’s  leading
   venture capital firms with a track record of backing high-growth companies
   including Bitpanda, CoachHub  and Adverity. This  acquisition aligns  with
   the  Company’s  stated   strategy  of   securing  high-quality   secondary
   investments. The Company does not  anticipate any additional funding  will
   be required for the underlying portfolio companies.

   Molten  has  previously  acquired   secondary  positions  in  funds   from
   Earlybird, Seedcamp,  and Connect  Ventures. Molten’s  secondary  strategy
   leverages its network in the  venture capital market to provide  liquidity
   to later life funds, with a focus on acquiring portfolios of  high-quality
   mature assets with nearer term realisation opportunities.

   Separately, the  Company  has  sold  c.15%  of  its  holding  in  Revolut,
   generating proceeds of c.£25  million at a  valuation consistent with  the
   last reported NAV for this investment.

   Including previously announced realisations from Lyst and Freetrade, total
   proceeds for the current  financial year to date  now exceed £57  million,
   representing c.4% of the opening Gross Portfolio Value for FY26.

   The Company continues to follow  its capital allocation policy,  balancing
   the pipeline of  compelling investment opportunities  with the ability  to
   drive returns to shareholders through its ongoing share buyback programme,
   while maintaining sufficient  reserves. Since July  2024, £40 million  has
   been committed to buybacks, significantly exceeding the guidance of 10% of
   the £192  million  of realisations  since  the policy’s  introduction  and
   representing c.5% of issued share capital to date.

   The Company will issue a trading update in respect of the six months to 30
   September 2025, on Thursday, 23 October 2025, ahead of announcing its half
   year results for  the six months  ended 30 September  2025 on Tuesday,  25
   November 2025.

   Ben Wilkinson, Chief Executive Officer of Molten Ventures, commented:

   "This  latest  partial  realisation  of  our  holding  value  in   Revolut
   contributes further  to  our capital  base  while retaining  exposure  for
   potential future upside. With our  investment in Speedinvest, we  continue
   to execute  on our  strategy of  creating additional  value  opportunities
   through high-quality secondary  acquisitions. We continue  to drive  value
   for our shareholders  through our ongoing  share buyback programme  whilst
   maintaining strong reserves.”

   Enquiries

   Molten Ventures plc
                                                +44 (0)20 7931 8800
   Ben Wilkinson (Chief Executive Officer)
                                                 1 ir@molten.vc
   Andrew Zimmermann (Chief Financial Officer)
   Deutsche Numis

   Joint Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker

   Simon Willis
                                                +44 (0)20 7260 1000
   Jamie Loughborough
                                                 
   Iqra Amin
                                                 
    
                                                 
   Goodbody Stockbrokers
                                                 
   Joint Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker
                                                 
   Don Harrington
                                                +44 (0) 20 3841 6202
   Charlotte Craigie

   Tom Nicholson

   William Hall
   Sodali
                                                +44 (0)7970 246 725/
   Public relations
                                                +44 (0)771 324 6126
   Elly Williamson
                                                molten@sodali.com 
   Georgia Way

   About Molten Ventures

   Molten Ventures is a leading venture capital firm in Europe, developing
   and investing in high growth technology companies.

   It invests across four sectors: Enterprise & SaaS; AI, Deeptech &
   Hardware; Consumer Technology; and Digital Health with highly experienced
   partners constantly looking for new opportunities in each.

   Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Molten Ventures provides a unique
   opportunity for public market investors to access these fast-growing tech
   businesses, without having to commit to long term investments with limited
   liquidity. Since its IPO in June 2016, Molten has deployed over £1bn
   capital into fast growing tech companies and has realised £660m to 31
   March 2025.

   For more information, go to
    2 https://investors.moltenventures.com/investor-relations/plc

    

    

    

    

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