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TORONTO, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stack Capital Group Inc. ("Stack Capital") (TSX:STCK) is pleased to provide shareholders with an update on recent developments across its portfolio companies. Portfolio Company Updates Databricks Signed a financing term sheet at a reported US$188 billion valuation, representing a 40% increase from its previous US$134 billion financing completed earlier this year. 9 gigawatts across its data center projects and Crusoe Cloud platform, supported by a broader development pipeline exceeding 40 gigawatts. SpaceX Successfully completed Starship test flight #13 on July 24th, achieving several launch goals including the deployment of 20 Starlink V3 satellites.

Expanded its commercial AI infrastructure business through a new multi-year compute agreement with Reflection AI, further strengthening its position as a leading provider of AI compute infrastructure. Shield AI Completed its acquisition of Aechelon Technology, a leading provider of defence simulation software, strengthening the development and testing capabilities of its Hivemind AI-pilot platform. 7 billion, post-money. S. government award to date. Omio Announced the acquisition of Rail Europe, expanding its leadership position across Europe's multimodal travel market.

Locus Robotics Completed the acquisition of Nexera Robotics, adding advanced AI-powered robotic grasping technology to enhance its warehouse automation platform. Hopper Successfully launched its partnership with Royal Bank of Canada ("RBC"), expanding the distribution of its travel technology solutions through one of Canada's largest financial institutions. "We're witnessing continued momentum across several of our portfolio companies through financing transactions at higher levels, as well as other strategic growth initiatives," said Jeff Parks, Chief Executive Officer of Stack Capital.

"We look forward to sharing additional updates as these financing transactions are completed and publicly announced. Overall, we remain focused on maximizing long-term value for shareholders through disciplined capital allocation to select new businesses, along with potential follow-on investments to some of our existing portfolio companies." About Stack Capital Stack Capital is an investment holding company and its business objective is to invest in equity, debt, and/or other securities of growth-to-late-stage private businesses.