VELA TECHNOLOGIES PLC - Joint Broker Appointment

8 January 2014

                             Vela Technologies PLC
                           ("Vela" or the "Company")

                           Joint broker appointment

Vela Technologies, the investing company focussing on early stage and pre-IPO
technology investments, is pleased to announce the appointment of XCAP
Securities plc as its joint broker.

For further Information:

Brent Fitzpatrick, Non-Executive Chairman              07802 262443
Antony Laiker, Director
Vela Technologies plc

ZAI Corporate Finance, Nomad                           020 7060 2220
Peter Trevelyan-Clark/
Tim Cofman/Wei Wang

Peterhouse Corporate Finance, Joint Broker             020 7469 0932
Eran Zucker

XCAP Securities plc, Joint Broker                      020 7101 7070
Jon Belliss