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