Mr. Ab Makalo reports

CIBC INNOVATION BANKING PROVIDES CONTACTMONKEY WITH GROWTH CAPITAL FINANCING

CIBC Innovation Banking has provided growth capital financing to ContactMonkey, a portfolio company of Updata Partners. The company will use the financing to continue growing its reach globally and expand product offerings to new and existing customers around the world.

ContactMonkey is an internal e-mail platform used by over 10,000 communicators worldwide. The platform integrates with commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams, and major human resource information software (HRIS) platforms, helping users engage employees across their organization.

"We are excited to partner with the CIBC Innovation Banking team to support our next phase of growth," said David Dean, chief financial officer at ContactMonkey. "This agreement provides us added flexibility and opportunity as we continue to enable more organizations to deliver engaging and effective communications worldwide."

"We are excited to support the ContactMonkey team as it continues its growth and leadership within the internal communications space," said Ab Makalo, director, CIBC Innovation Banking. "Our team looks forward to helping ContactMonkey scale as it expands its robust offering globally."

About CIBC Innovation Banking

CIBC Innovation Banking has 25 years of specialized experience in growth-stage tech and life science companies across North America -- a longer record than most banks. CIBC Innovation Banking now has over $11-billion in funds managed, including life sciences, health care, and clean-tech companies, investors and entrepreneurs, and has assisted over 700 venture and private-equity-backed businesses over the past six and a half years. The bank operates out of 14 global locations in San Francisco, Menlo Park, New York, Toronto, London, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Vancouver, Montreal, Atlanta, Reston and Durham.