VANCOUVER, B itish Columbia, July 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ze aTech, I c. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) (“Ze aTech”), a tech ology solutio p ovide specializi g i AI (A tificial I tellige ce) d o e, D o e as a Se vice (DaaS), e te p ise SaaS, a d Qua tum Computi g solutio s, a ou ces it has sig ed ew offe s to acqui e multiple la d su vey a d geospatial se vices compa ies located i the US, Ca ada a d Aust alia. Subject to the closi g of these acquisitio s, the Compa y expects them to collectively co t ibute app oximately C$40 millio i eve ue ove the 12 mo ths followi g closi g. This estimate is based o u audited fi a cial i fo matio p ovided by the ta get compa ies a d by ma ageme t estimates a d has ot bee ve ified by audito s.
“These sig ed offe s fo acquisitio ma k a t a sfo matio al milesto e i buildi g o e of the wo ld’s leadi g D o e as a Se vice busi esses,” said Shau Passley, Ph.D., Ze aTech CEO. “Beyo d the expected additio of C$40 millio i eve ue ove the fi st 12 mo ths followi g closi g, these pote tial acquisitio s sig ifica tly expa d ou custome elatio ships, geog aphic each, a d geospatial expe tise ac oss th ee key ma kets. They c eate a scalable platfo m fo i teg ati g ou AI-powe ed d o e auto omy solutio s i to established ope atio s, with the goal of accele ati g ecu i g eve ue oppo tu ities while st e gthe i g ou competitive positio . Buildi g o ou 640% yea -ove -yea fi st qua te eve ue g owth, we believe this st ategy positio s Ze aTech fo sustai ed lo g-te m g owth as e te p ises a d gove me ts i c easi gly adopt d o e-e abled se vices wo ldwide.”
These p ospective t a sactio s adva ce Ze aTech’s st ategy of acqui i g established legacy, a d low-tech busi esses, i cludi g la d su veyi g, i f ast uctu e a d e ewable e e gy i spectio s, a d powe washi g compa ies i the U.S. a d globally, a d co ve ti g thei t aditio al o ma ual ope atio s to a D o e as a Se vice busi ess model. The D o e as a Se vice (DaaS) model is simila to Softwa e as a Se vice (SaaS), howeve i stead of delive i g softwa e th ough a subsc iptio , it delive s tu key d o e-powe ed se vices a d data o a ecu i g subsc iptio o usage basis. Custome s gai access to adva ced su veyi g, i spectio , mo ito i g, p ecisio ag icultu e a d othe d o e-e abled capabilities without the upf o t capital i vestme t, specialized pe so el, equipme t mai te a ce, o egulato y complexity of ope ati g thei ow d o e fleet.
The global d o e se vices ma ket is valued at app oximately US$32 billio i 2025 acco di g to Fo tu e Busi ess I sights, a d is p ojected to each mo e tha US$261 billio by 2034, a CAGR of ove 25% which eflects the apid adoptio of d o e automatio ac oss i f ast uctu e i spectio , su veyi g, ag icultu e, logistics, public safety, a d defe se applicatio s
Each p oposed acquisitio emai s subject to customa y closi g co ditio s, i cludi g the completio of due dilige ce a d sig ed defi itive ag eeme ts. The e ca be o assu a ce that a y p oposed t a sactio will be completed. The Compa y will p ovide additio al details upo the closi g of such t a sactio s.
Ze aTech, I c. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) is a tech ology compa y that specializes i AI auto omy d o e platfo ms to t a sfo m i dust ial, gove me t, a d defe se secto s. Its subsidia ies i clude d o e ma ufactu i g th ough Ze aD o e, a global D o e as a Se vice (DaaS) busi ess, a d a sepa ate e te p ise SaaS divisio of softwa e b a ds. The Compa y is executi g a acquisitio -led DaaS oll-up st ategy to digitize a d automate legacy se vice i dust ies like la d su veys a d i spectio s, d ivi g d o e-based scalable, ecu i g eve ue g owth. With a ope ati g footp i t spa i g No th Ame ica, Eu ope, the Middle East, a d Asia, Ze aTech is adva ci g AI d o es fo ag icultu e a d logistics, as well as ISR, ca go, a d cou te -UAS applicatio s fo U.S. defe se a d NATO allies. The compa y is i vesti g i ext-ge e atio tech ologies, i cludi g d o e swa ms, qua tum computi g, a d adva ced AI auto omy to captu e lo g-te m oppo tu ities i key ma kets th ough its R&D i itiatives.
Ze aD o e, a subsidia y of Ze aTech, develops a d ma ufactu es AI-powe ed multifu ctio auto omous d o e solutio s i teg ati g machi e lea i g, p edictive a alytics, a d adva ced computi g tech ologies, fo gove me t, defe se, a d i dust ial applicatio s. This i cludes multifu ctio al d o es fo su veyi g, i spectio s, logistics, secu ity, a d defe se applicatio s. Its p oduct po tfolio i cludes the Ze aD o e 1000 fo ISR defe se a d specialized ca go, the IQ Na o fo i doo i ve to y ma ageme t a d secu ity, the IQ Squa e fo outdoo i spectio s a d mai te a ce, the IQ Quad fo la d su veyi g, a d the IQ Aqua fo u de wate applicatio s. Ze aD o e ope ates th ee global ma ufactu i g facilities i A izo a, Dubai, a d Taiwa , a d is adva ci g cou te -UAS ma itime i te cepto d o es a d a i teg ated defe se system.
Co tacts fo mo e i fo matio :
Compa y, I vesto s, a d Media:
Li da Mo tgome y
Ze aTech
312-241-1415
I vesto s:
Michael Maso
CORE IR
This p ess elease a d elated comme ts by ma ageme t of Ze aTech, I c. i clude “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of U.S. fede al secu ities laws a d applicable Ca adia secu ities laws. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e subject to the safe ha bo p ovisio s u de the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995. This fo wa d-looki g i fo matio elates to futu e eve ts o futu e pe fo ma ce of Ze aTech a d eflects ma ageme t’s expectatio s a d p ojectio s ega di g Ze aTech’s g owth, esults of ope atio s, pe fo ma ce, a d busi ess p ospects a d oppo tu ities. Such fo wa d-looki g stateme ts eflect ma ageme t’s cu e t beliefs a d a e based o i fo matio cu e tly available to ma ageme t. I some cases, fo wa d-looki g i fo matio ca be ide tified by te mi ology such as “may”, “will”, “should “expect”, “pla ”, “a ticipate”, “aim”, “seek”, “is/a e likely to”, “believe”, “estimate”, “p edict”, “pote tial”, “co ti ue” o the egative of these te ms o othe compa able te mi ology i te ded to ide tify fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Fo wa d-looki g i fo matio i this docume t i cludes, but is ot limited to Ze aTech’s expectatio s ega di g its eve ue, expe ses, p oductio , ope atio s, costs, cash flows, a d futu e g owth; expectatio s with espect to futu e p oductio costs a d capacity; Ze aTech’s ability to delive p oducts to the ma ket as cu e tly co templated, i cludi g its d o e p oducts i cludi g Ze aD o e 1000, IQ Squa e, IQ Aqua, IQ Sphe e, IQ Na o, a d cou te UAS i te cepto d o es; Ze aTech’s ability to develop p oducts fo ma kets as cu e tly co templated; Ze aTech’s a ticipated cash eeds a d it’s eeds fo additio al fi a ci g; Ze aTech’s i te tio to g ow the busi ess a d its ope atio s a d executio isk; expectatio s with espect to futu e ope atio s a d costs; the volatility of stock p ices a d ma ket co ditio s i the i dust ies i which Ze aTech ope ates; political, eco omic, e vi o me tal, tax, secu ity, a d othe isks associated with ope ati g i eme gi g ma kets; egulato y isks; u favo able publicity o co sume pe ceptio ; difficulty i fo ecasti g i dust y t e ds; the ability to hi e key pe so el; the competitive co ditio s of the i dust y a d the competitive a d busi ess st ategies of Ze aTech; Ze aTech’s expected busi ess objectives fo the ext twelve mo ths; Ze aTech’s ability to obtai additio al fu ds th ough the sale of equity o debt commitme ts; i vestme t capital a d ma ket sha e; the ability to complete a y co templated acquisitio s; cha ges i the ta get ma kets; ma ket u ce tai ty; ability to access additio al capital, i cludi g th ough the listi g of its secu ities i va ious ju isdictio s; ma ageme t of g owth (pla s a d timi g fo expa sio ); pate t i f i geme t; litigatio ; applicable laws, egulatio s, a d a y ame dme ts affecti g the busi ess of Ze aTech a d othe elated isks a d u ce tai ties disclosed u de the headi g “Risk Facto s“ i the Compa y’s Fo m F-1, Fo m 20-F a d othe fili gs filed with the U ited States Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio (the “SEC”) o EDGAR th ough the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Compa y u de takes o obligatio to update fo wa d-looki g i fo matio except as equi ed by applicable law. Such fo wa d-looki g i fo matio ep ese ts ma ageme ts’ best judgme t based o i fo matio cu e tly available. No fo wa d-looki g stateme t ca be gua a teed a d actual futu e esults may va y mate ially. Acco di gly, eade s a e advised ot to place u due elia ce o fo wa d-looki g stateme ts o i fo matio .
