YA II PN, Ltd. Reports 9.9% Beneficial Ownership in Strive, Inc.

YA II PN, Ltd., along with its affiliates, has reported a 9.9% beneficial ownership in Strive, Inc. The ownership includes 17,250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and 21,326,603 additional shares acquirable through warrants, subject to a blocker preventing exercise that would cause YA II to exceed 9.99%. The filing, made under Rule 13d-1(c), indicates that the shares are not held for the purpose of influencing control of the issuer. The reporting entities include YA Global Investments II (U.S.), LP, Yorkville Advisors Global, LP, Yorkville Advisors Global II, LLC, YAII GP, LP, YAII GP II, LLC, Mark Angelo, and SC-Sigma Global Partners, LP. The filing was signed by David Gonzalez, General Counsel, on behalf of the reporting entities.