SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, January 21, 2022 - PRESS RELEASE - Dama Financial (Dama), a provider of access to banking and payment solutions for the cannabis industry, has entered into an agreement to acquire GrowFlow Corp. (GrowFlow), whose business management and compliance tools have processed more than $3.3 billion for cannabis retailers, cultivators, processors, and distributors.

Dama Financial has entered an agreement to acquire GrowFlow, creating a comprehensive solution for cannabis companies.

Combining Dama's fintech and payment solutions and GrowFlow's software platform will create a sophisticated, comprehensive solution for cannabis companies, integrating product, operations, compliance, and financial data in a more usable and flexible solution. The highly scalable platform will fulfill the business needs and regulatory obligations of any licensed cannabis business—dispensary or wholesale—everywhere cannabis is legal in the United States.

"With this acquisition, we are creating the leading platform for cannabis operators, essentially a one-stop-shop for the business tools they need to thrive," said Anh Hatzopoulos, Dama's co-founder and chief executive officer. "We created Dama to solve real problems for the industry through innovation, and integrating GrowFlow's software into our fintech is a huge step forward in that mission. To be successful in the long term, cannabis operators need legal, compliant, forward-looking solutions like Dama's that don't skirt restrictions through workarounds, and this sets us up to keep innovating to champion our customers and propel a booming market."

Cannabis is currently legal in 37 U.S. states and four U.S. territories. The U.S. market is expected to reach $43 billion by 2025, according to New Frontier Data. Dama is one of the only solutions available in every state where cannabis is legal.

"I could not be more excited about this merging of minds and technologies," said Travis Steffen, GrowFlow chief executive officer. "Our leadership teams have nearly identical views of the industry and how it is evolving. Bringing our solutions together will allow us to serve customers in many unique ways and compete on much more than price."

The transaction is expected to close this quarter, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

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