Vahanna Tech Edge Acquisition I Corp. Announces Extension of Deadline to Complete Business Combination

Vahanna Tech Edge Acquisition I Corp. a special purpose acquisition company, announced that, on May 17, 2023, its sponsor, Vahanna LLC (the “Sponsor”), requested that Vahanna extend the date by which Vahanna has to consummate a business combination from May 26, 2023 to June 26, 2023 (the “Extension”). The Extension is the first of three one-month extensions permitted under Vahanna’s governing documents. In connection with such Extension, the Sponsor has notified Vahanna that it intends to cause an aggregate of $660,330 to be deposited into Vahanna’s trust account on or before May 26, 2023. The Extension provides Vahanna with additional time to complete its proposed business combination (the “Business Combination”) with Roadzen, Inc.(“Roadzen”), a leading insurance technology company powered by advanced artificial intelligence (“Roadzen”). In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, Vahanna will be renamed “Roadzen Inc.” (“New Roadzen”).

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Vahanna Tech Edge Acquisition I Corp. is a blank check company incorporated on April 22, 2021 as a British Virgin Islands business company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.

Roadzen is a leading insurance technology company on a mission to transform global auto insurance powered by advanced AI. At the heart of Roadzen’s mission is its commitment to create transparency, efficiency, and a seamless experience for the millions of end customers who use its products through insurer, OEM, and fleet (such as trucking, delivery, and commercial fleets) partners. Roadzen seeks to accomplish this by combining computer vision, telematics and AI with continually updated data sources to provide a more efficient, effective and informed way of building auto insurance products, processing claims and improving driver safety. Roadzen has been recognized as a top innovator in the insurtech space by Forbes and Financial Express (India).

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the Business Combination, on February 14, 2023, Vahanna filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-269747) (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) which includes a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, that will be both the proxy statement to be distributed to Vahanna’s shareholders in connection with its solicitation of proxies for the vote by Vahanna’s shareholders with respect to the Business Combination and other matters as may be described in the Registration Statement, as well as the prospectus, and relating to the offer and sale of the securities to be issued in the Business Combination.. After the Registration Statement is declared effective, Vahanna will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to its shareholders. This press release does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the Business Combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the Business Combination. Vahanna’s shareholders and other interested persons are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, when available, and other documents incorporated by reference therein filed in connection with the Business Combination, as these materials will contain important information about Roadzen, Vahanna and the Business Combination.

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When available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials for the Business Combination will be mailed to shareholders of Vahanna as of a record date to be established for voting on the Business Combination. Shareholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference therein, without charge, once available, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Vahanna’s chief financial officer at 1230 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10020.

Participants in Solicitation

Vahanna and its directors, executive officers, other members of management and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Vahanna’s shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names and interests in the Business Combination with Roadzen of Vahanna’s directors and officers in Vahanna’s filings with the SEC, including Vahanna’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on April 14, 2023, and such information and names of Roadzen’s directors and executive officers in the Registration Statement. Shareholders can obtain copies of Vahanna’s filings with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Roadzen and its directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Vahanna in connection with the Business Combination. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the Business Combination are included in the Registration Statement.

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