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MOBILE GAMES         TSX: LEAF
INVESTOR ROAD SHOW
April , 2021
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Massive Mobile Game Market
                                                                                                                                      2020 Global Gaming Market
Unprecedented Growth - 2020 Key Takeaways
                                                                                                                                               $159B

                                                            Global Mobile Game Revenue                                                         23.2%        PC Games

                                                                                   10%
                                                                                   CAGR
                                                                                                                                               28.4%        Console Games
                                                                                                                   $103B
                                                                                             $93B
                                                                       $85B
                                               $77B
           $68B

                                                                                                                                               48.5%        Mobile Games

          2019A                                2020E                  2021E                  2022E                  2023E
                                                   Mobile gaming is the largest and fastest growing segment in the global gaming market

            $240B                                                    72%                                      2-5                                      46%
   Global mobile ad spending                                        Of app spend                         Games per month                         Increase in gamers

  Global mobile ad spending in                               Games now make up 72% of                Gamers play two to five              The number of gamers globally
  2020 is expected to be $240                                all app store spend                     mobile games a month, on             increased by 46% from January
  billion, up from $190 billion in                                                                   average                              to March of 2020
  2019
Source: Newzoo, Udonis, GamesBeat, App Annie, VentureBeat
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LEAF at a glance At a Glance                                                 CANADA’s LARGEST PUBLICLY
A Free-to-Play Mobile Game Group Powerhouse                                TRADED MOBILE GAME COMPANY

         •    A distributed studio & software technology
              platform operating model changing the
                                                                                             $80M
                                                                                        FY 2020 Revenue**
              framework of mobile game development

                                                                                      TSX:LEAF
     •       Headquartered in Vancouver ~ 140 Employees & 2                        Graduated February 2021
             studios (East Side Games and LDRLY Games)

     •       Main markets by revenue are US, UK, Australia,
             Europe and Canada                                             CATEGORY DEFINING PORTFOLIO
                                                                              OF LONG LIFECYLE GAMES

                                                                               #1                          10                           7+
     •       Proven M&A strategy - 2 acquisitions in last 14 months
             3rd announced March 9th (Truly Social Games)
                                                                                RANK*                       GAMES                       PIPELINE

     •       Disrupting game development framework with a
             *Rank #1 with 20% of WW and 28% of US publisher Idle Genre
             proprietary software
                              IAP revenuetechnology
                                          market share platform (IdleKit
                                                                            *Rank #1 with 20% of WW and 28% of US publisher Idle Genre IAP revenue market
                                                                            share (Source on Idle ranking: App Annie)                                       4
             engine) .                                                      (**) Represents pro forma FY 2020 revenue, net of inter-company eliminations.
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LEAF’s Growth Journey
   Scaling our decentralized organization

              2018               FEB 2019                   APRIL 19 2020      SEPT 2020               FEB 2021
          LEAF FOUNDED            LOI LDRLY                    CLOSED DEAL       LOI ESG             CLOSED ESG DEAL &
                                                               TSX.V LISTING                            FINANCING

                                              THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PHASE

                                 THE STRUCTURE PHASE                                         THE SCALE PHASE

   FEB 2021              MARCH 2021                       Q1 2021                     2022
LEAF TSX GRADUATION      KPMG APPOINTED                    LOI TSG
 Largest Mobile Game        NEW CFO
   Group in Canada

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Team shaping the vision
Proven media and gaming expertise meets proven entrepreneurial vision

    Management Team                        Experience   Board of Directors                            Experience

                                                                   Mike Edwards
             Darcy Taylor
                                20+ Years                           CEO, Director        20+ Years
           Founder & CEO                                       Pioneer Media Inc.       in Tech & Venture
                            in Tech & Entertainment
                    LEAF

                                                                      Jason Bailey
                                                                      Co-Founder         20+ Years
                                                                                        in Mobile Games
             Jason Bailey       20+ Years                         EastSide Games
                    CRO        in Mobile Games
                    LEAF
                                                                        Birgit Troy
                                                             Portfolio CFO & M&A
                                                                                         15+ Years
                                                                                         M&A & Finance
                                                                     Volaris Group
           Jim MacCallum        20+ Years
                CFO, LEAF   in Finance & Accounting                Jonathan Bixby
             CPA, CA, MBA                                                 Founder         20+ Years
                                                                 Guild Esports PLC    in Tech Venture Capital

            Brian Wideen                                              Derek Lew
               VP Finance
                                20+ Years                                   CEO          20+ Years
                               in Tech & Games                      Growthworks         in Venture Capital
                     LEAF
                                                                             LLB

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LEAF Business Model
Core Pillars of Revenue Growth

  PORTFOLIO & PRODUCT                     TECHNOLOGY PLATFROM                          M&A
  Organic Growth & IP Driven Franchises            Distributed Growth              Acquired Growth

          GAMES                                  IDLE KIT                        STUDIOS
    Publishing (IAP & Ad Revenue)         High Margin SAAS Revenue & Royalties   Revenue Consolidator

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March-April Highlights
Strong Momentum across Core Pillars

  PORTFOLIO & PRODUCT                        TECHNOLOGY PLATFROM                                  M&A
  Organic Growth & IP Driven Franchises                 Distributed Growth                     Acquired Growth

                                          Game Creation Toolset     Collectible Card Game

      Creating a category                                         New
                                                                                            Truly Social Games
        LGBTQ+ F2P 1st                                                                        Acquisition LOI
       IP Partnership                                                                       CAD$37.0 Million
RuPaul’s Drag Race Franchise               Expanding Partners & Games

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Deep Product Pipeline
IP Driven Titles Weighted toward 2H 2021

      STUDIO            Q1 2021                    Q2 2021                       Q3 2021                                           Q4 2021

                                                                                                                                         TBA
        LDRLY
                                                                         Codename: “GreenThumb”                               Codename: “Mary Jane”
                                                                              Soft Launch Sept. 2021.                            Soft Launch Dec. 2021.
                                                                        IP game with B-Real of Cypress Hill                     Developed & published by
                                                                             Developed & published by                                    LDRLY.
                                                                                      LDRLY.

                     Codename: “Tattoo”          Codename: “Mario”            RuPaul’s Drag Race              Codename “Lagertha”               Codename: “Starfruit”
                     Soft Launch Dec 2020.       Soft Launch Q1 2021.        Soft Launch Sept. 2021.          WW Launch Late Q4 2021.          WW Launch Q4 2021. Earth
                     Non IP fantasy game.        Non IP arcade game.            LGBTQ+ audience.                   IP game TBA                     simulation game.

                     Built in partnership with     Published by ESG.            Licensed through               Licensed through NBC              Built in partnership with
                       Truly Social Games.                                    WoW Productions Inc.            Universal. Published and                Night Garden.
                        Published by ESG.                                    Published & operated by              operated by ESG.                  Published by ESG.
                                                                                       ESG.

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Portfolio Lifecycle Mix
Currently in 1st Inning of Earnings

        DEVELOP                  LAUNCH                         REFINE                       GROW                         EARN                      LEGACY
       Timing: 9-12 Months                                                                 Timing: 1-1.5 Years          Timing: +2 Years            Timing: +4 Years
                                Timing: 3-6 Months           Timing: 6-11 Months

                                                                Dragon UP                                                Trailer Park
                                                                                                      Bud Farm              Boys:                            Bud Farm
                                                                                                     Idle Tycoon        Greasy Money                        Grass Roots
                                                                                       Cheech &
                                                              The Goldbergs:            Chong                                                  Bud Farm
                                                              Back to the 80’s         Bud Farm                                                  420

                                             Archer
                                             Danger
                                             Phone
                                                                                                                                           EBITDA
                                                      It’s Always Sunny:                                                               Optimization
                                                                               FUBAR
                                                      Gang Goes Mobile

    Development costs        High marketing spend        Improve user lifecycle        Big marketing push          Less marketing spend        No marketing investment
    Technical launch         Increase users              metrics based on data         ...or smaller budgets       Content expansion           Maintain Profitability
    Soft launch              Ramp up in revenue          Lifetime value vs. user       ...or pivot resources       Retention                   Manage revenue decline
    Metrics support launch                               acquisition cost              Content expansion           Increasing profitability
                                                         User base declines            Platform extension

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IDLE KIT Platform
   High Margin SaaS Revenue
                                                                                             SEVEN “IDLE KIT”
                  Reduced Developer Risk à Developers focus on content creation vs.     Partners Announced in 2021
     DEVELOPERS

                  engine development
                  Robust Platform à “Integrated Live-Ops” events management;
                  analytics API enables data driven UA
                  Compatibility à Interfaces with Unity for seamless mobile game
                  development
Benefits

                  Diversified Revenue à complements organic portfolio revenue ( in-
                  app purchases and advertising )
       LEAF

                  Margin Expansion à Recurring revenue and expanding platform may
                  drive gross margin improvements
                  Product & M&A Pipeline à Increases visibility on gaming projects to
                  drive higher quality partnerships

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NFT KIT+
Leaning in to NFTs and establishing leadership

                                        NFT DROP                  NFT GAME
                                         FOUR.TWENTY              BUILT ON NFT KIT

                                NFT Game Rewards

                                                       Collectible card game where you can
                                                        buy, sell, trade, and combine cards
                                                         based on the Bud Farm Universe
                                                                   Launch
                                                                    4.20
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Foundation For Growth
Robust Financial Platform and Leading KPI’s
Consolidated Revenue and Gross Margin (C$mm)

                                                                                                                       74%                   PROVEN GAME PORTFOLIO
                                                                     65%
                    57%                                                                                                                            10 Live Games

                                                                                                                       $80
                                                                     70%
                                                                     CAGR

                                                                                                                                               DEEP GAME PIPELINE
                                                                      $42                                                                     7+ Games in Development
                                                                       $8
                    $28
                      $2
                                                                      $34
                    $26

                   2018A                                            2019A                                     2020 Annualized
                                                                                                                                       (1)      EBITDA POSITIVE
                                                                                                                                                    Since 2017(1)
                   LEAF Mobile                    EastSide Games                       Consolidated                  Gross Margin

(1) Represents pro forma YTD Q3 2020 revenue of $57.6mm annualized assuming no quarterly growth in Q4, net of inter-company eliminations
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Public Multiples
                                                                   TEV/REV    TEV/REV
Company Name (C$M)                                    Market Cap
                                                                     LTM        NTM
Gaming Platform / Tech
                                                                                                       Gaming Tech
Roblox Corporation
Unity Software Inc.
                                                       $46,595
                                                       $35,305
                                                                    39.6x
                                                                    34.3x
                                                                               18.7x
                                                                               27.4x                  23x Fwd
Mean                                                   $40,950      36.9x      23.0x
                                                                                                      Revenue
Mid-Market Consolidators
Embracer Group AB (publ)                               $15,233      11.1x         7.4x
Stillfront Group AB (publ)                              $4,319       7.3x         5.2x
Paradox Interactive AB (publ)                           $3,113      11.7x        11.3x
Frontier Developments plc                               $1,916      13.5x        11.7x
Enad Global 7 AB (publ)                                 $1,134      10.3x        3.1xbought Gram Games for $250M at
                                                                             Zynga
Sumo Group Plc                                          $1,074       9.1x         6.1x                      Gaming
                                                                             3.0x revenue for it’s 3M DAU & 170M
tinyBuild, Inc.                                          $806       16.6x         NM
Mean                                                   $3,942       11.4x    installs
                                                                                 7.5x
                                                                                                         Consolidator

Large-Cap Canadian Gamers
                                                                                                      7.5x Fwd
Score Media and Gaming Inc.
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc.
                                                        $1,676
                                                        $1,086
                                                                    84.4x
                                                                    15.4x
                                                                               33.6x
                                                                                7.0x                  Revenue
Mean                                                    $1,381      49.9x      20.3x

LEAF Mobile*                                            $290        3.8x        2.3x
*Includes earn-out, estimates from Haywood Research
Source: Capital IQ, Bloomberg, Company Filings                                                                          14
Scarcity premium in gaming
There simply are not many publicly traded gaming issuers in Canada

  For the largest entertainment vertical globally, gaming remains considerably under represented in
  Canada

                                                      Mining                                 Cannabis        Gaming*

 Global Market
 (2020 US$B)
                                                       $692B                                   $20B           $159B

 Canadian Public Companies                             ~1100                                    ~190           ~10

 Total Canadian Market Cap
 (US$B)**
                                                      ~$386B                                   ~$77B          ~$3B

                                                        BHP                                   Canopy         Tencent
 Largest Global Issuer (US$B)
                                                       $160B                                   $12B           $800B

(*) Gaming excludes gambling issuers, (**) Sum of Canadian listed issuers on the TSX, TSX-V, and CSE only.
Source: Capital IQ, Bloomberg, BDSA                                                                                    15
Current Capitalization
Capitalization in C$ and millions except price per share

       Current Share Price                                                                                             $0.38
                                                                                                                                                                                              Highlights
       Shares                                                                                                          764.0
       Options                                                                                                          36.0                                                                         Insider
       Fully Diluted                                                                                                   800.0
                                                                                                                                                                                             ~67%    ownership(1)

       Market Cap (Basic)                                                                                            $290.3
                                                                                                                                                                                             +80%    Locked up(2)
       Analyst Coverage
       Haywood Securities                                                                                      Neal Gilmer                                                                           Insider buying(3)
                                                                                                                                                                                            ~26M
       VIII Capital                                                                                      Suthan Sukumar

(1) On a fully diluted basis, (2) On a basic basis as of March 31, 2021, (3) On a share basis, includes open market purchases and purchases in the $23M equity financing at $0.225, source: SEDI
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Future growth drivers
SaaS blue-sky coupled with scarcity and enviable product/market timing

GENERATIONAL RE-RATING                                 IDLE KIT                                  M&A
               POTENTIAL                            Distributed Growth                      Acquired Growth

      MULTIPLES                                  BLUE SKY                              TRAPLINE
   Tech Platform+ Studio Consolidator      High Margin SAAS Revenue & Royalties       IdleKit Organic M&A Flywheel

    WORLD-CLASS TALENT                                 TIMING                                SCARCITY
                Attracting                     Watershed moment In Gaming               Publicly Traded Game Co.

    LEADERSHIP                                   GROWTH                                   ACCESS
 Largest Publicly Traded Mobile Game Co.           TAM and Tail Winds             Institutional Capital Onramp to Sector

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