VANCOUVER, BC — December 18, 2025 — Leads & Copy — Gstaad Capital Corp. (TSXV:GTD.H) announced Resilience Reserve LLC, a Bay Area-based venture fund, has made a significant strategic investment that underscores Claranova Technologies Inc.’s vision to reshape public health through UV disinfection technology.
The investment was made in connection with Gstaad’s proposed qualifying transaction with Claranova Technologies Inc. Resilience Reserve will hold approximately 18.33% of the shares of the resulting issuer formed pursuant to the proposed qualifying transaction, making it a cornerstone investor in the resulting issuers future growth.
Resilience Reserve invests in startups that aim to enhance global resilience, supporting companies in public health, climate resilience, energy, agriculture, material science, and energy-efficient semiconductors.
Rob Reid, entrepreneur, author, and technology investor, and Chris Anderson are principals of Resilience Reserve. Reid’s experience includes founding the company behind Rhapsody. Anderson is known as the head of TED. Through Resilience Reserve, Reid and Anderson partner with companies delivering high-impact future-shaping solutions like in Claranova.
Ehsan Agahi, proposed Executive Chairman of the resulting issuer, said the investment is a major moment and that Resilience Reserve’s strategic vision will be key as the company moves to complete the transaction and enter into a new growth phase.
Reid commented that he has been fascinated by the public-health and pandemic-resilience potential of UVC and Far-UVC light and that Claranova could soon revolutionize the use of tuned and targeted light as a weapon against disease.
Anderson added that Claranova’s existing and upcoming products promise to significantly dampen the spread of respiratory diseases in healthcare facilities, schools, and beyond.
The investment was made through a non-brokered private placement of subscription receipts at a price of $0.30 per subscription receipt. Resilience Reserve subscribed for 8,400,000 subscription receipts.
Upon closing of the transaction and release of escrowed proceeds, Resilience Reserve will hold approximately 18.33% of the resulting issuer shares. Robert Reid will also hold, independent of Resilience Reserve’s subscription, an aggregate of 500,000 resulting issuer shares and options to purchase 250,000 resulting issuer shares. Together, Resilience Reserve and Mr. Reid will collectively hold an aggregate of 8,900,000 resulting issuer shares, representing approximately 19.43% of the then outstanding resulting issuer shares, or assuming exercise of the options held by Mr. Reid, an aggregate of 9,150,000 resulting issuer shares, representing approximately 19.86% of the then outstanding resulting issuer shares.
Resilience Reserve has filed an early warning report and early warning press release on Gstaad’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.
Gstaad will provide further transaction details in subsequent news releases. Further details about the transaction, including particulars of the business of Claranova and the resulting issuer, will be provided in the filing statement of Gstaad to be prepared and filed.
Brett Nicholds
Claranova Technologies Inc.
Telephone: (613) 851-3660
Email: brett@illumisoftlighting.com
Paul Larkin
Chief Executive Officer, Gstaad Capital Corp.
Telephone: (604) 728-4080
Email: plarkin@pro.net
Source: Gstaad Capital Corp.
