Monrovia, CA, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Invizyne Technologies, Inc., a leading designer of cell-free, enzyme-based biomanufacturing systems to produce commercially important molecules and chemicals for everyday life, today announced the closing of its initial public offering of 1,875,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $8.00 per share. The shares began trading on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "IZTC” on November 13, 2024.
The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, were approximately $15,000,000. The Company has granted a 45-day option to the underwriter to purchase up to 281,250 additional shares, representing 15% of the shares sold in the offering, solely to cover over-allotments, if any, at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. All of the shares are being offered by the Company.
In a concurrent private placement of common warrants, the Company issued 93,750 warrants at a purchase price of $.125 per warrant, each warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $8.00, for five years from issuance.
MDB Capital acted as the underwriter of the public offering, and Cambria Capital LLC and Paulson Investment Company LLC participated as selected dealers. Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe LLP acted as counsel to Invizyne.
A registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-276987) (the "Registration Statement”) relating to these securities was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC”) and was declared effective on November 8, 2024. The public offering was made only by means of a prospectus, forming part of the effective registration statement. A copy of the final prospectus related to and describing the terms of the offering may be obtained from MDB Capital, 14135 Midway Rd, Suite G-150, Addison, TX, 75001, or via email at [email protected] or telephone at (945) 262-9010. In addition, the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained via the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Invizyne Technologies, Inc.
Invizyne Technologies, Inc. is a cell-free enzyme-based biomanufacturing technology company headquartered in Monrovia, California. Invizyne is redefining biomanufacturing by leveraging cell-free, multi-step, enzyme-based systems to efficiently transform natural or renewable resources into highly sought after biochemicals, such as Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), biofuels, food flavors, fragrances, cosmetics, etc. Management of Invizyne believes that its biomanufacturing platform, known as SimplePath™, will be a significant alternative to the current methods of chemical compound production, which are generally chemical synthesis, natural extraction, and synthetic biology. The objective for the SimplePath™ platform is to enable the efficient production of a diverse range of chemicals otherwise impossible to make, or very expensive to make. The SimplePath™ platform not only can maximize the value of these resources but also can contribute to the development of novel and renewable chemical compounds that hold the potential to open new markets and business opportunities.
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