Tiny's Metalab Ventures Celebrates Early Investment in xAI, Now Part of Newly Public SpaceX (SPCX)

Victoria, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 17, 2026) - Tiny Ltd. (TSX: TINY) ("Tiny" or the "Company"), a holding company that acquires wonderful businesses for the long term, today noted that the first venture fund managed by Metalab Ventures — the venture arm of its design and product studio subsidiary, Metalab — made an early investment in xAI in 2024 alongside providing design and engineering services. xAI has since merged into SpaceX, which completed its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Stock Market (SPCX) on June 12, 2026. The IPO is the largest on record, raising approximately US$85 billion.

Metalab, best known for its work with companies such as Slack and Uber, expanded its studio model with a venture arm that invests early in select companies it helps build, including xAI. The Metalab Ventures Fund I ("MVF I") is a US$14.2 million fund which is fully deployed and has made 42 investments across 36 companies, co-investing alongside leading venture funds. In 2024, MVF I invested US$1M into xAI's series B which resulted in a price per SpaceX share of approximately US$17, which most recently closed at approximately US$191.82.

Tiny is an approximately 14% limited partner of MVF I, and Metalab which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tiny, acts as the general partner of MVF I. In addition to xAI, MVF I has also held positions in Marc Lore's Ticketmaster competitor Jump and in the AI development tool Brev, which was subsequently acquired by Nvidia.

"Our xAI investment demonstrates the model works," said Luke Des Cotes, CEO of Metalab and a general partner at Metalab Ventures. "Metalab built a venture arm which sits alongside the studio, which gives us early, proprietary access to invest in some of the world's most innovative companies. This is a great early outcome from an engine we expect to keep showing results." With MVF I fully deployed, Metalab Ventures intends to form a second fund in due course.

"Metalab's brand was built by doing exceptional work for exceptional companies. One byproduct of that trust is access to rare opportunities alongside the studio's core business. xAI is a great example, and we're proud of the Metalab team for continuing to support ambitious founders as they build category-defining companies," said Austin Singhera, Tiny's CEO.

Tiny is a limited partner in MVF I, and Tiny does not hold any SpaceX shares directly. The interest is currently unrealized, remains subject to a customary post-IPO lockup, and is not material to Tiny's financial position or results of operations.

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About Tiny

Tiny is a Canadian holding company that acquires wonderful businesses using a founder-friendly approach. It focuses on companies with unique competitive advantages, recurring or predictable revenue streams, and strong free cash flow generation. Tiny typically holds businesses for the long-term, with a parent-level focus on capital allocation, collaborative management and operations, and incentive structures within the operating companies to drive results for Tiny and its shareholders.

Tiny currently has three principal reporting segments: Digital Services, which help some of the world's top companies design, build and ship amazing digital products; Software and Apps, which is home to Serato, the world's leading DJ software, and WeCommerce, a collection of leading application and theme businesses powering global e-commerce merchants; and Creative Platform, which is composed primarily of Dribbble, the social network for designers and digital creatives, as well as Creative Market, a premier online marketplace for digital assets such as fonts, graphics and templates.

For more about Tiny, please visit www.tiny.com or refer to the public disclosure documents available under Tiny's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.

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SOURCE: Tiny Ltd.

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