Difference Capital Invests in Vena Solutions

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 5, 2013) - Difference Capital Financial Inc. ("DCF") (TSX:DCF), a leading specialty financial services company, is pleased to announce its investment in Vena Solutions ("Vena"), a leading SaaS-based provider of performance management solutions.

DCF has invested $3 million in Vena in the form of unsecured convertible debentures.

"We are impressed with Vena's experienced executive team, leading edge solution and world class clients", said Tom Liston, Managing Partner at DCF. "We are confident in Vena's ability to deliver on its compelling value proposition, which resonates with both clients and industry analysts."

Vena's web-based solution automates virtually any Microsoft Excel-based process by leveraging a centralized database. Vena's solution eliminates the shortcomings traditionally associated with spreadsheets, such as issues with data integrity, version control, process-tracking and information security.

Don Mal, Chief Executive Officer of Vena, affirmed: "This investment is a strong endorsement of our business model and outlook, as it provides support for our robust growth and new customer wins." He added that, "Vena looks forward to leveraging Difference Capital's substantial capital markets expertise and broad reach in the technology community."

Vena was recently named 2013's "Best New Vendor" by BPM Partners. The company is also a finalist in two categories of PwC's "Vision to Reality" awards, which will be held on November 7, 2013.

About Difference Capital Financial Inc.

Difference Capital Financial Inc. is a publicly-listed, Toronto-based specialty finance company focused on creating shareholder value through strategic investments in, and advisory services for, growth companies, particularly in the technology, media and healthcare sectors, as well as through opportunistic investments in undervalued financial assets and real property.

About Vena Solutions

Vena Solutions delivers the most flexible performance management solution available for budgeting, forecasting, planning, reporting, analytics, and other mission-critical finance and accounting processes to large and mid-market companies around the world. Vena's unified web-based software platform embraces all the power and flexibility of Microsoft Excel yet provides powerful workflow management, control and reporting capabilities. This unique approach is complemented by a dedicated consulting, advisory and training team. The result is fast time to benefit for our clients such as Canpar, Home Trust, MCAN, AES Power Corporation and BNP Paribas.

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