Mindflair plc

("Mindflair" or the "Company")

New investment in Agentic payments infrastructure company

Mindflair plc, the AIM-quoted company focused on investing in Artificial Intelligence ("AI") related technology is pleased to announce that Sure Valley Ventures Fund II ("SVV2"), in which Mindflair holds an interest, has made a new investment in Ralio Limited ("Ralio"), a UK-based payments infrastructure company building technology tailored for B2B AI agents.

Ralio has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding in a round led by Sure Valley Ventures, with participation from Seed X, Love Ventures, Plug and Play, rule30, Adeline Arts and Science, Endurance Ventures, Campus Fund, fintech business angel Alan Morgan and continued support from Antler. The funding will be used to further develop Ralio's core platform and expand its engineering team in London.

Ralio is building a payments infrastructure system purpose-built for autonomous B2B AI systems. As AI agents become increasingly capable of executing financial workflows independently, existing payment systems remain designed primarily for human users, relying on manual authentication, approval processes and human-centric fraud controls. Ralio's platform is designed to address this gap by embedding guardrails, identity verification and audit trails directly into agentic transactions, enabling AI systems to safely and accountably move money across payment rails including bank transfers, cards and stablecoins.

Nicholas Lee, Director of Mindflair plc, commented: "Ralio is addressing an important infrastructure challenge at the intersection of AI and financial services. As AI agents become more capable of operating autonomously, the ability for them to transact safely, compliantly and with full accountability will be a critical enabling layer for enterprise adoption. We believe Ralio is well positioned in this emerging category with significant long-term potential."

The Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of this announcement. The person who arranged for the release of this information is Nicholas Lee, a director of the Company.

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Mindflair plc (AIM: MFAI) is an investment company providing investors with access to a portfolio of next generation technology businesses focused on AI with significant growth potential. The Company is building an investment portfolio of high-tech businesses focused on Artificial Intelligence, across such areas as Internet of Things, Cyber Security, Machine Learning, Immersive Technologies and Big Data, which the Board believes demonstrate evidence of traction and the potential for exponential growth, due to increasing global demand for development in these sectors. For further information, visit: http://www.mindflair.tech/.

Ralio is a UK fintech company building payments infrastructure purpose-built for B2B AI agents. Its platform embeds guardrails, identity verification and audit trails into agentic transactions, enabling autonomous AI systems to safely move money across a range of payment rails. For more information, visit: https://ralio.co