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M O U N TA I N V I E W, C A

How Technology Will Give Us Control Over our

Ultimate Performance and Mood

Disposable Income

US Millenials spend as much as ¼ of their disposable

income on wellbeing

2015 US Market for Mental & Emotional Support

§ Meditation $1BN§ Yoga $27BN

§ Fitness & Mind Body $446BN*

§ Preventative Health $432BN

§ Workplace Wellness $40BN

§ Complementary & Alt $186BN*§ Depression, Stress, $22BN

Anxiety Drugs

§ Weight Loss $150BN*

§ Addiction Treatment $35BN

§ Self Help $10BN

* Worldwide

The Next Consumer Tech Frontier: Wellness-as-a-service

Mood and Wellness Become Convenient and Accessible

Convenience Megatrend

Today’s consumers value the commodity of time more than ever and are willing to

pay for more of it. Technologies that address consumers’ demands for convenience

with on-demand solutions are disrupting industries.

MUSIC

RIDES

SHOPPING

TV & FILM

MEALS

INSURANCE

From Impossible to Inevitable

§ Fast

§ 24/7 access

§ Digital

§ Low cost

§ Customizable

§ Substance free

Consumers will let go of stress and raise their overall mood in minutes while heading

home or after a long day. Many will do so before bedtime. This will be the first major

use of neuroscience technology in everyday life.

Thync’s groundbreaking technology targetsspecific nerves on the head and neck and uses

proprietary neuromodulation algorithms to lowerstress, enhance mood and improve sleep quality.

Thync’s effectiveness has been validated extensively

with over 4 years of testing and 150+ internalstudies (n>4000), and 3 published studies

Thync Science

CONFIDENTIAL

SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE

§ Calm Vibes acutely lower tension and anxiety by ~20% using a Profile of Moods Scale.

§ After 7 days of Calm Vibes subjects report a ~60% reduction in stress and a ~30% reduction in anxietycompared to placebo using Depression Anxiety Stress Scale. A multicenter review showed that Xanax led toa 44% decrease in stress using a similar scale.

§ Using a within groups comparison of subjects tested with the placebo and real Vibe, only 8% of subjectsthought the placebo had a stronger effect (p= 1.7X10-20 ).

§ Calm Vibes significantly affect Heart Rate Variability compared to placebo treatment.

§ Calm Vibes suppress Galvanic Skin Conductance by 53% compared to placebo treatment in a fearconditioning paradigm.

§ Calm Vibes significantly decrease salivary amylase acutely and after 7 days of use compared to placebo.

§ Calm Vibes show an effect size on stress of 0.67. Benzodiazepenes have varying strengths but a review ofthe literature shows an overall effect size of 0.38 with commonly used doses.

§ Calm Vibes lead to a significant improvement in sleep quality as measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep QualityIndex and clinical sleep actigraph.

§ Calm Vibes lead to a 37% reduction in middle of the night awakenings compared to placebo treatment.

Thync – first generation productThe Thync kit has three simple components

1 2 3Modulesitscomfortablyonyourforehead

Stripsplacedonthebackofyourneck

AppcontrolyourCalmorEnergyVibes

Validation – Our First Gen Product is Life Changing for Top Users

Customer Data

• Early adopter traction: >10,000 sold ($2.0M)

• 165,000 sessions – 2,400,000 minutes of use

• Life changing for top users:

• Key use case: Relax, de-stress in the evening

• Hundreds of users now take less or no substances for stress and sleep

Millennials , 62%

Generation X, 18%

Baby Boomers, 21%

Other, 1%

Sept – Oct2016

Evolution of Platform - Thync™ Relax2nd Generation Product

§ Consistent and powerful mood effects to feel good and de-stress in minutes.§ A leap forward:

1. Convenient to use 24/7 and no learning curve

2. Measure impact to your stress index via biometrics (phone or wrist)

3. Ready to be productized and then launched

Wearable & App Biometrics: Quantifiable Feedback for Consumers

HRV (SDNN,LF,HF)throughthird-partyappsandtrackers

Longerterm:Integratedsensors tomeasurestressandbiofeedbackloopstooptimizeVibes

GSR Biometric Patch

EMG Biochemical Patch

Vibe Library Continually Expands

A new type of content emerges.

Influencer Focus

Thync is proud to announce that Thync Relax was selected as the stress reduction solution for both the fire and police

markets by First Twenty the only national responsible for the performance, wellness and survival of the nation’s 2 Million+

first responders.

Thync recently added the former head psychologist of the Navy Seals on to the team who has been a strong proponent of

Thync’s technology.

Thync is also embraced by high performing individuals in sports and fitness. NFL’s Josh Norman is a strong supporter and

promotes Thync. Likewise, fitness influencers such as Anna Keiser, Scott Herman, and Dean Karnazes are using Thync.

Bring Wellness Technology to Everyone

Working class, mobile home community in Warren, MI now

has access to Thync Relax technology. Silicon Valley

technology comes to America’s Most Stressed Out City –

Detroit, MI.

Synergies with Platforms

Defense / Active Duty

• Manage daily stress of active

duty members

• Elevate mood while deployed

• Tech integration into helmets

Self Help

• Addictions resulting from

emotional and stress triggers.

• Increase efficacy of patches,

prescriptions, etc.

Entertainment

• Adds mood component to music,

television, movies, gaming,

websites, Virtual Reality for a

more intense experience.

Addiction Recovery

PHYSICAL WITHDRAWAL

- Nausea - Headaches- Tremors - Heart Palpitations

PHARMACOTHERAPY- Nicotine Replacement

- Methadone- Naltrexone

PSYCHOLOGICAL WITHDRAWAL

- Anxiety - Insomnia - Restlessness - Irritability

EMOTIONAL TRIGGERS

- Stress - Anger- Depression

THYNC

ADDICTION

Factors

Solution

Elevate mood

Reduce stress

Improve quality of sleep

Increase energy

Promote smart choices

Boost motivation

Enhance focus

Encourage socialization

Broad Range of Emotional and Mental States are Viable

How Technology Will Give Us Control Over our

Ultimate Performance and Mood