Strive Upsizes IPO To 2M Shares Of Variable Rate Series A Preferred Stock At $80 Per Share, Raising $160M To Fund Bitcoin Purchases And Company Growth

Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASST) ("Strive" or the "Company") today announced the upsizing and pricing of its initial public offering (the "offering") on November 5, 2025 of 2,000,000 shares of Strive's Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "SATA Stock"), an upsize of 750,000 shares over the amount previously announced, at a public offering price of $80 per share. The issuance and sale of the SATA Stock is scheduled to settle on November 10, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

Strive estimates that the gross proceeds to it from the offering will be approximately $160 million, before deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and Strive's estimated offering expenses. Strive intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including, among other things, the acquisition of bitcoin and bitcoin-related products and for working capital, the purchase of income generating assets to grow the Company's business, other capital expenditures, repurchases of shares of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and/or repayment of debt. Strive may also use such proceeds to fund acquisitions of businesses, assets or technologies that complement its current business.