ZenaTech Continues International Expansion Opening New Offices in South Korea and the United Kingdom

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) (“ZenaTech”), a technology solution provider specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) drone, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and Quantum Computing solutions, today announces it has opened two new offices: one in Seoul, South Korea, and one in London, UK. These new offices expand the company’s international presence and create access to customers in the APAC and EMEA regions and are intended to support the company’s ZenaDrone solutions, Drone as a Service offerings, and Enterprise SaaS business areas and future revenue growth. The new offices expand the company’s global footprint, enabling the delivery of AI autonomous drone solutions and services at scale across commercial, government, and defense markets amid today’s accelerating global demand.

“Expanding our footprint in international markets with strong momentum is a core pillar of our long-term growth strategy,” said ZenaTech CEO Shaun Passley, Ph.D. “As we expand our presence across multiple targeted countries, we gain access to those markets that are actively creating regulatory and commercial advantages for drone companies, strengthening our ability to execute locally while expanding global revenue opportunities. These new offices position us for accelerated entry into commercial, government, and defense markets and scale our autonomous AI drone solutions across important international regions.”

ZenaTech’s Seoul office will serve as a second strategic hub in the APAC region, housing operations, business development, marketing and corporate development teams supporting ZenaDrone and Drone as a Service business. This builds on the company’s existing Spider Vision Sensors manufacturing facility and business development teams in Taiwan. South Korea represents a high-value market for autonomous drone solutions, driven by advanced digital infrastructure, strong government investment in smart cities and robotics, and increasing adoption of unmanned systems across logistics, manufacturing, public safety, and mission-critical applications. Teams will help support regional execution, strengthen partnerships, and drive DaaS expansion across APAC.

The London office houses ZenaTech’s workplace software SaaS company, Othership, and its EMEA operations teams supporting ZenaDrone, DaaS and Enterprise SaaS business offerings, as well as its EMEA headquarters teams in Dublin, Ireland. Functional teams working out of this office include product management, sales, marketing, and creative services. London provides direct access to many global enterprises and headquarters, government stakeholders, and public sector organizations, positioning ZenaTech’s brands to accelerate adoption and growth across commercial and government-driven applications.

With these additions, ZenaTech is accelerating the buildout of a globally distributed operating platform designed to support scalable and high-margin growth of its ZenaDrone and Drone as a Service (DaaS) AI autonomous offerings across priority international markets. The establishment of on-the-ground teams in Seoul and London positions the company to deepen local market penetration, strengthen customer engagement, and drive execution closer to end users. These investments enhance ZenaTech’s ability to capture global demand, expand recurring revenue streams, and create long-term shareholder value through disciplined international expansion.

About ZenaTech

ZenaTech (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) is a technology company specializing in AI drone, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS and Quantum Computing solutions for mission-critical applications for business, government, and defense. Since 2017, the Company has leveraged its software development expertise and grown its drone design and manufacturing capabilities through ZenaDrone, to innovate and improve customer inspection, monitoring, safety, security, compliance, and surveying processes. With enterprise software customers using branded solutions in law enforcement, government, and industrial sectors, and drones being implemented in these plus agriculture, defense, and logistics sectors, ZenaTech’s portfolio of solutions helps drive speed, accuracy, and cost savings. The Company operates through global offices in North America, Europe, Taiwan, and UAE, and is growing its DaaS business and global network of locations through acquisitions.

About ZenaDrone

ZenaDrone, a wholly owned subsidiary of ZenaTech, develops and manufactures autonomous drone solutions that can incorporate machine learning software, AI, predictive modeling, Quantum Computing, and other software and hardware innovations. Created to revolutionize the hemp farming sector, its specialization has grown to multifunctional drone solutions for surveying, monitoring, inspection, tracking, process automation, and defense applications. Currently, the ZenaDrone 1000 drone is used for crop management applications and critical field cargo applications in the defense sector, the IQ Nano indoor drone is used for inventory management and security in the warehouse and logistics sectors, the IQ Square is an outdoor drone designed for power washing and inspections use in commercial and government sectors, and the IQ Quad is for land surveys.

Contacts for more information:

Company, Investors, and Media:
Linda Montgomery
ZenaTech
312-241-1415
investors@zenatech.com

Investors:
Michael Mason
CORE IR
investors@zenatech.com

Safe Harbor

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