Lakeba Group Investment In Whitehawk Limited

Lakeba Group Limited (“Lakeba” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce a strategic investment in WhiteHawk Limited(ASX: WHK) (“WhiteHawk”), a global technology company focused on AI-driven cybersecurity and digital risk management solutions.

Under a completed placement (Tranche 2), Lakeba has acquired an equity interest in WhiteHawk by subscribing for ordinary shares and attaching listed options, resulting in Lakeba becoming a top 10 shareholder in WhiteHawk. The investment underscores Lakeba’s confidence in WhiteHawk’s platform, management and growth strategy in cybersecurity and AI-enabled risk solutions. (Intelligent Investor)

Key Investment Highlights

Lakeba has been issued 18,260,870 fully paid ordinary WhiteHawk shares and 9,130,435 WHKOA listed options as part of the Tranche 2 placement. (Intelligent Investor)
The listed options (WHKOA) are exercisable on the terms applicable to WhiteHawk’s quoted options. (Intelligent Investor)
Upon completion of the transaction, Lakeba Group is among the top 10 shareholders in WhiteHawk by shareholding. (Intelligent Investor)
The investment reflects endorsement of WhiteHawk’s strategic direction, accelerating its global expansion, and enhancing capability in key markets including North America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. (Intelligent Investor)
Lakeba brings strong experience in scaling technology ventures and strategic partnerships, particularly in AI, innovation ecosystems, and emerging regions. (Intelligent Investor)

Strategic Rationale

The investment aligns with Lakeba’s strategy to support high-growth technology companies operating in markets with significant potential. WhiteHawk’s cloud-native, AI/ML-driven cybersecurity exchange and risk mitigation platform demonstrates strong relevance in the evolving global cybersecurity landscape. Lakeba’s involvement is intended to support WhiteHawk’s working capital needs, international market development, and long-term value creation for shareholders.

Information Relating to Securities Issued

Lakeba was issued ordinary shares and attaching WHKOA listed options under the terms of WhiteHawk’s placement; no further consideration is payable by Lakeba in respect of the attached listed options. The shares and options are subject to the customary terms and conditions applicable to WhiteHawk securities. (Intelligent Investor)

About WhiteHawk

WhiteHawk Limited (ASX: WHK) operates a cloud-based cybersecurity exchange that enables organisations of all sizes to assess, prioritise and mitigate digital risk using automated, scalable AI-driven tools. The platform is designed to make cyber risk management more accessible and efficient globally. (Intelligent Investor)

This announcement has been approved by the Board of Lakeba Group Limited.

About Lakeba

Lakeba builds businesses that are optimised for high returns from low investment, at low risk when compared with the start-up sector. It utilises proprietary artificial intelligence (AI), decades of business and technology experience, and scalable shared services, to support each phase of business building. So far it has ‘conceived, created and commercialised’ 15 ventures, of which three have already been spun-out.

The unique Lakeba AI ‘neural network’ ‘conceives’ opportunities by continually interrogating the internet to establish patterns which suggest a business ‘need’ that could be solved digitally. Its entrepreneurs then double check this analysis and determine the viability of the business idea and its commercial potential.

To ‘create’ a venture, Lakeba works with partners, industry, and the wider innovations ecosystem to create digital technologies that eliminate the frictions identified by the neural network. A team of technologists, designers, and entrepreneurs build out the value proposition and establish the business. Lakeba invests its time, capabilities, capital and resources to craft ideas into reality.

‘Commercialise’ is the final stage of the Lakeba process. Once the digital proof of concept delivers on its promise, it is enhanced with radical intelligence. Working with partners, investors and the customers, Lakeba’s team refines and optimises the operations and distribution to rapidly commercialise the venture. This ensures the business continuously delivers value to customers as it scales and diversifies across industries and the globe.

Lakeba Group was founded by Giuseppe Porcelli, Entrepreneur and Visionary of Future Technology.