(TSXV-PGV)

TORONTO, April 11, 2017 /CNW/ - Prodigy Ventures Inc. (TSXV: PGV) ("Prodigy" or the "Company") today announced that it plans to conduct a private placement offering (the "Offering"), led by Gravitas Securities Inc. ("Gravitas" or the "Underwriter") on a best efforts basis, to raise a minimum of $3,000,000. The Offering will consist of a minimum of 8,571,430 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.35 (the "Issue Price") per Unit.

Each Unit will consist of one common share ("Common Share") of the Company and one-half of one Common Share warrant ("Warrant"). Each whole Warrant will be exercisable into one Common Share of the Company at a price of $0.50 for a period of 24 months from the date of closing. The Company will have the right to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants on notice to Warrant holders if the closing price of the Company's Common Shares is higher than $0.53 for a period of 20 consecutive trading days after a period of four months and one day from the closing of the Offering, in which case the Warrants will expire 30 days after the date on which such notice is given.

The Company plans to use the gross proceeds of the Offering for marketing, general and working capital purposes.

On closing, the Company will pay the Underwriters a commission equal to 7% of the gross proceeds of the Offering in cash, and will issue such number of broker warrants equal to 7% of the number of Units sold in the Offering.  Each broker warrant will be exercisable into one common share at the Issue Price for a period of two years from the closing date.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

About Prodigy Ventures Inc.

Prodigy Ventures is an innovation company that has combined an enterprise services business - Prodigy Labs - with a Venture Builder business. The two businesses work together to sell services and create new enterprise-grade platforms and apps using technologies such as mobile video, proximity, wearables, 3D & augmented reality.

Prodigy has been named as one of Canada's fastest growing technology companies in the 19th annual Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ awards for demonstrating bold innovation, dedicated leadership and strong growth. Prodigy also ranked on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America.

Forward-Looking Statements

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SOURCE Prodigy Ventures Inc.

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