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Agora, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results

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Monday, May 24, 2021
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API) (Agora), a pioneer and leading platform for real-time engagement APIs, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API) (Agora), a pioneer and leading platform for real-time engagement APIs, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was negative $3.7 million, compared to $6.7 million in the first quarter of 2020.
  • Free cash flow for the quarter was negative $8.0 million, compared to negative $3.4 million in the first quarter of 2020.
  • Agora uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing its financial results and believes that use of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing Agoras financial results with other companies in its industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures.

ZEDEDA Signs Strategic OEM Supplier Agreement with Agora to Accelerate Deployment of Edge and IoT Solutions for the Energy Market

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Thursday, May 6, 2021
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Data-center orchestration solutions are not applicable because of cost, footprint, security and scale requirements, plus they require IT skills not often available in the field.

Key Points: 
  • Data-center orchestration solutions are not applicable because of cost, footprint, security and scale requirements, plus they require IT skills not often available in the field.
  • An unparalleled out-of-box experience means no IT expertise is required in the field for customers to deploy any app on any edge hardware, including the Agora platform.
  • Security is at the forefront of every deployment, backed by ZEDEDA\xe2\x80\x99s industry-leading zero trust security model spanning silicon to cloud.
  • By combining decades of domain expertise with an agile approach, Agora delivers edge AI and IoT solutions to the oilfield.

Bring your Social Media Stories to the Open Web with Project Agora's Versatile and Shoppable New Ad-Experience

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
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Advertisers can seamlessly and simply repurpose their existing assets from their Social Stories to the Magic Story format with enticingfull-screen visual narratives, engaging animations, and tappable interactions- all designed specifically for mobile advertising.

Key Points: 
  • Advertisers can seamlessly and simply repurpose their existing assets from their Social Stories to the Magic Story format with enticingfull-screen visual narratives, engaging animations, and tappable interactions- all designed specifically for mobile advertising.
  • We know from our research that 70% of consumers\' attention and trust go towards websites on the open web, in comparison to social media.
  • "\nMagic Story is the latest addition to Project Agora\'s suite of creative ad-experiences available in Central Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
  • For advertisers, Project Agora delivers business results in a scalable, measurable way with guaranteed-results, highly creative and engaging solutions.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bring-your-social-media-stories-...\n'

Agora Debuts Program to Help Startups Accelerate Time-to-Market and Create Engaging Experiences for Customers

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Thursday, March 25, 2021
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Blaise Thomas, coming on board as a startup advocate, brings unique on-the-ground experience to the table as a former founder himself.

Key Points: 
  • Blaise Thomas, coming on board as a startup advocate, brings unique on-the-ground experience to the table as a former founder himself.
  • "I couldn't be more excited to supercharge Agora's startup ecosystem and provide critical resources to entrepreneurs around the world," said Tony Blank, Director of Startup Programs at Agora.
  • The program also includes free access to Agora Analytics to help developers analyze call usage and quality.
  • "Blume Ventures is extremely excited to be a partner of the Agora Startup Program," said Jitesh Luthra, who spearheads market development for Blume Ventures.

Agora Debuts Program to Help Startups Accelerate Time-to-Market and Create Engaging Experiences for Customers

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Thursday, March 25, 2021
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Blaise Thomas, coming on board as a startup advocate, brings unique on-the-ground experience to the table as a former founder himself.

Key Points: 
  • Blaise Thomas, coming on board as a startup advocate, brings unique on-the-ground experience to the table as a former founder himself.
  • The program also includes free access to Agora Analytics to help developers analyze call usage and quality.
  • "Blume Ventures is extremely excited to be a partner of the Agora Startup Program," said Jitesh Luthra, who spearheads market development for Blume Ventures.
  • Agora's platform provides developers simple, flexible and powerful application programming interfaces, or APIs, to embed real-time video and voice engagement experiences into their applications.

Experience Matters: Agora Cyber Charter School Now Accepting Enrollments for 2021-2022 School Year

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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After an academic year like no other, Agora Cyber Charter School ( Agora ), is open for enrollment, starting tomorrow.

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  • After an academic year like no other, Agora Cyber Charter School ( Agora ), is open for enrollment, starting tomorrow.
  • Agora, established in 2005, is an online public school for Pennsylvania students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
  • Supported by PA-certificated teachers, school counselors, and regionally assigned family coaches, each Agora student is actively engaged in all facets of their own schooling.
  • Agora Cyber Charter School, established in 2005, is a full-time, online public-school serving Pennsylvania students in grades K-12.

Agora, Inc. to Report Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results on November 16, 2020

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Monday, November 2, 2020
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API) (Agora), a pioneer and global leader in real-time engagement APIs, announced today that it will release financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 after the close of U.S. markets on November 16, 2020.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Agora, Inc. (NASDAQ: API) (Agora), a pioneer and global leader in real-time engagement APIs, announced today that it will release financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020 after the close of U.S. markets on November 16, 2020.
  • Agora will host a conference call to discuss the financial results at 5 p.m. Pacific Time / 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day.
  • Details for the conference call are as follows:
    Please register in advance of the conference using the link provided above.
  • Agoras mission is to make real-time engagement ubiquitous, allowing everyone to interact with anyone, in any app, anytime and anywhere.

Agora Data Launches Live Stream BHPH Industry Ticker on NABD Website

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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Agora's live stream ticker for BHPH uses actual industry data, highlighting real activity and supporting portfolio metrics reflecting market transactions occurring on Agora's proprietary platform.

Key Points: 
  • Agora's live stream ticker for BHPH uses actual industry data, highlighting real activity and supporting portfolio metrics reflecting market transactions occurring on Agora's proprietary platform.
  • All of that data and market insight information is rendered into an easy-to-understand display similar to other public financial exchanges.
  • This data stream is made possible by our data scientists and by anonymously featuring real-time transactions of BHPH auto loan portfolios," said Burke.
  • Shaun Petersen, NIADA's interim executive vice president, said, "NIADA is proud to partner with Agora and to add its live stream ticker to NABD's Buy Here-Pay Here-specific platform.

Agora Brands Group Announces Simon Schatzmann as Chief Revenue Officer

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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Agora Brands Group , a leader in the development of avatar technology for use by businesses and their delivery of customer service, announces that Simon Schatzmann has been appointed the Company's Chief Revenue Officer.

Key Points: 
  • FRANKLIN, Tenn., Oct. 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Agora Brands Group , a leader in the development of avatar technology for use by businesses and their delivery of customer service, announces that Simon Schatzmann has been appointed the Company's Chief Revenue Officer.
  • Reporting to Agora's CEO, Stuart Rogers, Simon is responsible for all sales and revenue generating initiatives at Agora Brands Group.
  • Founded during 2019 in Franklin, Tennessee, Agora Brands Group's mission is to create avatars to transform the interaction between people and technology.
  • Agora Brands Group combines art-infused technologies with artificial intelligence into avatars that promote human-like customer service interaction.

Agora Inc. Introduces New Developer Tools and Resources to Accelerate the Adoption of Real-Time Engagement

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
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To meet this burgeoning customer need and a widespread demand for RTE, Agora's roll-out of these new tools and resources couldn't come at a better time.

Key Points: 
  • To meet this burgeoning customer need and a widespread demand for RTE, Agora's roll-out of these new tools and resources couldn't come at a better time.
  • "At Agora, we pride ourselves on being developer friendly and customer centric -- and that's not just a platitude.
  • If there are actions we can take to make the adoption of RTE easier, we won't hesitate to answer the call," said Tony Zhao, CEO at Agora.
  • Agora RTE App Builder: Agora's no-code tools that allows anyone to create a production-ready RTE app with no coding required.