Corporate Presentation

April 2015

About Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE:SFE)

> Founded in 1953

> NYSE-listed since 1971

> Proven Partner for entrepreneurs looking to accelerate growth and

build long-term value in their businesses

> Industry Focus on healthcare and technology

> Successful Track Record includes $765M realized since 2006

> Deep Domain Expertise as financiers and entrepreneurs

> Strong Balance Sheet and Liquidity

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Why Own Safeguard (NYSE:SFE)?

> Full Value Yet to be Realized or Recognized

> Ownership Stakes in Exciting Partner Companies

> Top Performance of Proven Team

> Financial Strength, Flexibility and Liquidity

> Strong Alignment of Interests

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Our Team

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Capital Deployment Objectives

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2014 Pipeline Overview

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Partner Companies By Sector

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Partner Companies By Revenue Stage

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Aggregate Partner Company Revenue

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Partner Company Highlights: Good Start Genetics

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Partner Company Highlights: MediaMath

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*Source: eMarketer

Partner Company Highlights: Putney

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*Source: Packaged Facts, “Pet Medications in the U.S.” (April 2014)

Partner Company Holdings

AcquisitionYear

PrimaryOwnership%

CarryingValue Cost

HealthcarePartnerCompanies: (inmillions) (inmillions)AdvantEdgeHealthcareSolutions 2006 40% 5.2$ 15.3$DaboHealth 2013 15% 2.0 2.0GoodStartGenetics 2010 30% 1.5 12.0InfoBionic 2014 28% 7.0 8.0Medivo 2011 35% 6.3 11.6NovaSom 2011 32% 7.2 21.1PropellerHealth 2014 25% 8.7 9.0Putney 2011 28% 4.6 14.9Quantia 2013 42% 9.1 12.5Syapse 2014 27% 5.5 5.8TriceMedical 2014 32% 4.6 5.0

TOTAL: 61.7 117.2

TechnologyPartnerCompanies:AppFirst 2012 34% 4.8 8.6Apprenda 2013 22% 9.7 12.1Beyond.com 2007 38% 10.2 13.5Bridgevine 2007 17% 4.6 10.0Clutch 2013 30% 5.7 7.5DriveFactor 2011 41% 2.9 4.5HooplaSoftware 2011 26% 1.0 3.1Lumesis 2012 46% 3.0 5.6MediaMath 2009 21% 18.6 25.5Pneuron 2013 28% 4.1 5.0Spongecell 2012 23% 8.5 10.0Transactis 2014 25% 9.2 9.5WebLinc 2014 29% 5.8 6.0

TOTAL: 88.1 120.9

Total:Healthcare+Technology 149.8$ 238.1$

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Success Stories

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2014 Cash Flow

Beginning cash at 1/1/14 183.7$

Sources:

Exit proceeds 81.3

Proceeds from mezzanine interests 6.0

Other 2.7

Total Sources 90.0

Uses:

New partner company deployments 43.3

Follow-on funding 26.6

SFE stock buyback 25.0

Corporate expenses - cash paid 17.5

Interest, net 2.9

Other 1.9

Total Uses 117.2

Ending cash at 12/31/14 156.5$

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(in millions)

NOLs and Capital Loss Carryforwards

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Equity Incentive Compensation

> Key Goals

• Structured to align with shareholder interest

• Consistent with carried interest methodology

• Majority of vesting based on performance criteria

> Performance Vesting

• Upon achievement of cash-on-cash return thresholds (2.0x-3.0x) on pools of capital

deployed

> Insider Ownership

• 39% of outstanding grants are vested

• Ownership requirements of 2x-4x base salary for senior management

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2014 Report Card

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2015 Goals and Objectives

> Increase total number of partner companies to approximately 30

> Realize continued growth in partner company aggregate revenue

> Deploy $35M - $50M in new partner companies

> Deploy $30M - $50M in follow-on funding for current partner companies

> Realize a minimum of two profitable exits

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John E. Shave IIISENIOR VICE PRESIDENT,INVESTOR RELATIONS &CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

P 610.975.4952E jshave@safeguard.com

Request a Meeting: www.safeguard.com/RequestAMeeting

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Forward Looking Statements

Statements contained in this presentation that are not historical facts are forward looking statements which involve certain risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, risks associated with our ability to make good decisions about the deployment of capital, the fact that our partner companies may vary from period to period, our substantial capital requirements and absence of liquidity from our partner company holdings, fluctuations in the market prices of our publicly traded partner company holdings, competition, our inability to obtain maximum value for our partner company holdings, our ability to attract and retain qualified employees, market valuations in sectors in which our partner companies operate may decline, our inability to control our partner companies, our need to manage our assets to avoid registration under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and risks associated with our partner companies, and other uncertainties as described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to predict or control. As a result of these and other factors, our past financial performance should not be relied on as an indication of future performance.

Safeguard does not assume any obligation to update any forward looking statements or other information contained in this presentation. predicted or controlled. You should not rely on these statements as indicative of the partner company’s future results, and all forward looking statements are qualified by this cautionary statement. All information is as of the date indicated or as of the date of this presentation, and none of the partner companies assumes any obligation to update or revise the information presented.

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