Vancouver, Canada - May 31, 2002 - Smartseed Inc., one of Vancouver’s best known specialized financing boutiques, is pleased to announce the completion of raising $3.3 million in early-stage financing for Pocketop Computer Corporation. “We are proud to have been the catalyst in funding such an important local success story”, said Alnoor Kassam, General Partner. “Bill Wrixon, Pocketop’s President, is building a world-class company here in Vancouver with a ground-breaking product and he has attracted an talented management team”. Pocketop announced the launch of the world’s first wireless PDA keyboard in the US. Initial orders exceed 60,000 units, which are available in retail stores across the US including Circuit City, Staples and CompUSA. About Smartseed Inc. General Partners Alnoor Kassam and Shaheen Tejani, to fill the growing demand for early-stage venture capital in Vancouver, formed smart Seed in early 1999. Eleven companies have been funded over the past three years and as a result of that investment and Smart Seed’s commitment to these companies and their management teams a further $35 million has been raised About Pocketop Computer Corporation Pocketop is a Vancouver-based design company creating input solutions for the mobile handheld market. Pocketop’s first product - the Pocketop keyboard - is the first wireless folding keyboard for the PDA market. Pocketop is leveraging its patents and design expertise to develop a variety of solutions for mobile communications. -30-