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MassRoots Completes $5.0 Million Equity Financing

Company enters election cycle with numerous cannabis initiatives on ballots, and the strongest cash position in corporate history

DENVER, Oct. 21, 2016 -- MassRoots, Inc. (OTCQB: MSRT), one of the leading technology platforms for the cannabis industry, is pleased to announce it has completed a $5.0 million equity offering under its Registration Statement, declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2016. There will be no further sales in this offering. MassRoots’ Founder and largest shareholder, Mr. Isaac Dietrich, led the round with participation from former MyPoints.com CEO, Mr. Steve Markowitz, Aphria, The Delavaco Group, and several family offices.

“Management believes that these funds are sufficient for the Company to reach cash-flow positive and to scale our commercialization efforts to a much wider audience,” stated MassRoots CEO Isaac Dietrich. “We are confident that the current political climate coupled with increasing demand in regulated cannabis markets presents a tremendous growth opportunity for MassRoots. Going forward, MassRoots will remain focused on introducing new monetization channels within our mobile applications while exploring strategic partnerships to expand our platform’s capabilities.”

The equity offering has given MassRoots its largest cash on hand in its corporate history as it continues to grow its user base. Further, during the 2016 election cycle, 9 states with more than 30% of the United States population will be voting on regulating the sale of cannabis for medicinal or recreational use. The company anticipates that the passage of any combination of these initiatives has the potential to significantly accelerate MassRoots’ user and revenue growth.

The regulated cannabis market in the United States is projected to reach more than $7 billion this year, according to a report by New Frontier and ArcView Market Research. That represents 26% growth over the previous year, driven largely by adult recreational sales of marijuana researchers found. Regulated adult recreational marijuana sales topped $998 million in 2015 compared to $351 million in 2014 — growing 184% year-over-year. America’s 2015 marijuana sales were higher than those of Dasani, Oreos and Girl Scout cookies. (1)

(1) www.forbes.com/sites/katiesola/2016/04/19/legal-u-s-marijuana-market-will-grow-to-7-1-billion-in-2016-report/#3965b0fe568d

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Forward-looking Statements:
Certain matters discussed in this announcement contain statements, estimates and projections about the growth of MassRoots' advertising business, partnerships, and our related business strategy. Such statements, estimates and projections may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made herein include, among others, the success of our advertising initiatives, the continued growth and engagement of our user base, our ability to work with partners of the Company, and unforeseen technical or other problems or issues that could affect the performance of our products or our business. Further information on our risk factors is contained in our filings with the SEC, including the Amendment to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. Any forward-looking statement made by us herein speaks only as of the date on which it is made. MassRoots undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The recipient of this information is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.


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