Sphere 3D Advances AI Infrastructure Strategy with New Investor Relations and Government Relations Partners

Sphere 3D Corp. (NASDAQ: ANY) ("Sphere 3D" or the "Company"), a digital infrastructure company focused on operating and expanding scalable power and data center assets for high-performance computing ("HPC"), artificial intelligence ("AI"), and digital asset infrastructure, today announced engagements with three specialized firms to support its investor relations and Tennessee government-affairs functions. The additions come as the Company explores positioning its approximately 53 MW of power-ready infrastructure across the Tennessee Valley Authority ("TVA") region for AI and HPC deployment. Orange Group Advisors, Investor Relations. Orange Group Advisors ("OG") has been engaged as Sphere 3D's investor relations partner. OG is a global investor relations and capital markets advisory firm focused exclusively on Bitcoin and AI infrastructure, with sector expertise spanning miners, infrastructure operators, treasury companies, fintech, and AI compute. The engagement reflects the Company's view that sector-specialized investor relations support is essential to communicating its positioning toward AI and high-performance compute workloads. Laine Communications and White Oak Strategies, State and Regional Engagement. Sphere 3D has engaged Laine Communications and White Oak Strategies to support the Company's government affairs and regulatory engagement across Tennessee, the geographic anchor of its TVA-region operating footprint. State and regional relationships are central to executing the Company's strategy, where energy access, permitting, and stakeholder engagement are foundational to deploying power-intensive AI and HPC infrastructure at scale. Laine Communications, led by founder and President Chuck Laine, brings more than 30 years of experience in Tennessee government affairs, economic development, and stakeholder engagement, with a track record of coalition building and regulatory negotiation on co...