Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO) (TSX:MOGO) (“Mogo” or the “Company”), a digital payments and financial technology company, today announced it has sold its investment in Vena Solutions Inc. (“Vena”) for proceeds of approximately $4.7 million, a 116% increase from the book value at December 31, 2020. Mogo’s investment portfolio was acquired as part of its 2019 business combination with Difference Capital Financial Inc and the Vena investment is one of about a dozen equity investments in private technology and e-gaming companies, including Hootsuite, Blue Ant Media, Alida, and Tiidal Gaming. This investment portfolio, which was carried at $18.4 million at December 31, 2020, does not include the Company’s investment in bitcoin.
“Following the successful raise of over $85 million in the first quarter of 2021 to support our growth initiatives, this monetization further strengthens our balance sheet and highlights the significant value of our investment portfolio,” said Greg Feller, President of Mogo. “We plan to continue to capitalize on monetization opportunities from our investment portfolio going forward, which we expect will include additional opportunities in 2021. We congratulate the Vena team on their continued growth and execution.”
Mogo divested its equity stake in Vena as part of their recent $300 million Series C funding, which represented one of the largest minority rounds for a Canadian tech company. Vena is a cloud-native corporate performance management platform that leverages the familiarity and flexibility of an Excel interface within the Vena Growth Engine—the technology and methodology businesses use to streamline finance processes, connect teams, drive decision making and plan with confidence for today and tomorrow.
About Mogo
Mogo is empowering its more than one million members with simple digital solutions to help them get in control of their financial health. Through the Mogo app, consumers can access a digital spending account with Mogo Visa* Platinum Prepaid Card featuring automatic carbon offsetting, easily buy and sell bitcoin, and get free monthly credit score monitoring, ID fraud protection, and personal loans. Mogo’s wholly owned subsidiary, Carta Worldwide, also offers a digital payments platform that powers the next-generation card programs from innovative fintech companies in Europe, North America and APAC. To learn more, please visit mogo.ca or download the mobile app (iOS or Android).