Zooz Completes $60 Million Bitcoin Purchase
Rhea-AI Summary
ZOOZ Power Ltd. (Nasdaq: ZOOZ) has completed a significant milestone in its bitcoin treasury strategy by purchasing ₿525 bitcoin for $60 million. This follows the closing of their previously announced private placement and shareholder approvals received on September 19, 2025.
The company secured net cash proceeds of $159 million, with approximately 95% intended for bitcoin acquisition. ZOOZ has also filed a shelf registration statement to potentially raise up to $1 billion in additional capital. The company has reconstituted its Board of Directors with new appointments including Jordan Fried as CEO, alongside strategic investors such as Pantera Capital, FalconX, and Arrington Capital.
Positive
- Successful acquisition of ₿525 bitcoin worth $60 million for treasury reserves
- Secured $159 million in net cash proceeds from private placement
- Filed shelf registration for potential $1 billion additional capital raise
- Backing from prominent crypto investors including Pantera Capital and FalconX
- Strong corporate governance with reconstituted Board of Directors
Negative
- Significant capital allocation to volatile cryptocurrency assets
- Potential dilution from shelf registration of up to $1 billion
- Exposure to bitcoin price volatility risks
News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, ZOOZ gained 4.39%, reflecting a moderate positive market reaction. Argus tracked a peak move of +13.0% during that session. Argus tracked a trough of -10.2% from its starting point during tracking. Our momentum scanner triggered 24 alerts that day, indicating elevated trading interest and price volatility. This price movement added approximately $1M to the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $29M at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Subsequent Closing of PIPE follows shareholder approval
ZOOZ has begun using proceeds to acquire bitcoin, advancing on its path to becoming an institutional-scale, global bitcoin treasury
"With the financing closed, we are moving from plan to execution," said Jordan Fried, Chief Executive Officer of ZOOZ. "Our focus is simple: deploy capital efficiently into bitcoin, report BTC-per-share clearly to investors, and operate with disciplined risk management so the market understands our guardrails and long-term intent."
Transaction Highlights
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Net Cash Proceeds:
, which includes$159 million from the July 2025 PIPE and the potential for an additional$5 million $3 million -
Use of Proceeds: Approximately
95% of net proceeds, intended to acquire bitcoin for long-term treasury management - Director Appointment: In connection with the shareholder approval, the Company has re-constituted its Board of Directors. Jordan Fried, Todd Thomson and Samer Haj-Yehia joined following the initial closing of the transaction. Following the shareholder vote, Alberto Franco and Jonas Grossman joined the Board of Directors effective as of the subsequent closing, with Jordan Fried, Todd Thomson, Samer Haj-Yehia all being re-elected
- Strategic Investors: Include Pantera Capital, FalconX, Arrington Capital, UTXO Management and ATW Partners
Initial Bitcoin Purchase
Using the net proceeds of the subsequent private placement, ZOOZ purchased approximately ₿525 for an aggregate consideration of
Advisors
Chardan acted as sole placement agent to ZOOZ
Cooley LLP acted as
Shibolet & Co. acted as Israeli legal advisor to ZOOZ
Goodwin Procter LLP acted as
Sullivan & Worcester LLP acted as Israeli legal advisor to Chardan
PwC Israel are the independent auditors of ZOOZ
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About ZOOZ
ZOOZ is the first Nasdaq and TASE dual-listed company implementing a long-term strategic bitcoin treasury. This innovative approach is expected to position ZOOZ as a pioneer and a forward-thinking capital allocator. Shareholders are expected to benefit from long-term, asymmetric upside through direct exposure to bitcoin. ZOOZ is publicly traded on Nasdaq and TASE under the ticker: ZOOZ.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this press release other than statements of historical facts are "forward-looking statements". These statements may be identified by words such as "aims," "anticipates," "believes," "could," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "goal," "intends," "may," "plans," "possible," "potential," "seeks," "will" and variations of these words or similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements regarding the anticipated post-closing use of proceeds from the private placement and the implementation of the Company's bitcoin treasury strategy and the potential value to shareholders. These forward-looking statements are based on ZOOZ's expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release. Each of these forward-looking statements involves risks and uncertainties that could cause ZOOZ's future results or performance to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Many factors may cause differences between current expectations and actual results, including: the impacts of macroeconomic conditions, heightened inflation and uncertain credit and financial markets, on ZOOZ's business and financial position; changes in expected or existing competition; changes in the regulatory environment; unexpected litigation or other disputes; risks related to the new bitcoin treasury program; the risk that ZOOZ's stock price may be highly correlated to the price of the bitcoin that it holds; risks relating to significant legal, commercial, regulatory, and technical uncertainty regarding digital assets generally; risks relating to the treatment of crypto assets for
Investor Contact:
Miri Segal – CEO
MS-IR LLC
msegal@ms-ir.com
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