Slide 1: Investor Update May 2026
— STRIV= — Investor Update / May 2026
Slide 2: Offering and forward-looking disclaimer
This presentation is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Strive, Inc. (“Strive”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”), and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale is unlawful. The
Slide 3: Market and Industry Data; Illustrative Information
Market and Industry Data. Unless otherwise indicated, market data and certain industry forecast data used in this presentation were obtained from internal reports, where appropriate, as well as third - party sources and other publicly available information. While the Company believes that each of th
Slide 4: Dividend paying equity historical timeline
B I A N N U A L M O N T H L Y D U T C H E A S T I N D I A C O . R E A L T Y I N C O M E 1610 1969 2026 D I V I D E N D P A Y I N G E Q U I T Y H I S T O R I C A L T I M E L I N E Note: Dutch East India Company first recorded cash dividend in 1610. Realty Income (NYSE: O) paid monthly dividends from
Slide 5: SATA: The first security to pay daily dividends
S A T A THE FIRST SECURITY IN HISTORY TO PAY DAILY DIVIDENDS 13% · PAID DAILY Not a money market fund. Designed to be better than one. 5 Note: Strive believes it is the first listed security to pay daily dividends based on internal research. Daily dividends are paid on Business Days, as defined in t
Slide 6: Strive now has zero debt
S T R I V E N O W H A S ZERO DEBT Strive is the first publicly traded company with a Bitcoin - backed, Perpetual preferred ONLY amplification balance sheet. 6 The remaining $10M legacy Semler convertible debt has been retired.
Slide 7: The Daily Dividend Company
T H E D A I L Y D I V I D E N D C O M P A N Y Note: Strive believes it is the first listed security to pay daily dividends based on internal research. Daily dividends are paid on Business Days, as defined in the governing documentation. “The Daily Dividend Company” is a trademark of Strive, Inc. 7
Slide 8: Strive for Excellence
STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE 1st Corporation to pay daily dividends SATA will begin paying daily dividends on June 16, 2026. 1st Bitcoin treasury company with preferred equity - only amplification Strive has no debt, no margin requirements, and no encumbered Bitcoin. 2nd Bitcoin treasury company to IPO a p
Slide 9: A major upgrade for SATA
Higher APY Less Volatility More Utility A MAJOR UPGRADE FOR SATA Source: Strive analysis. 01 02 03 9
Slide 10: Higher APY
HIGHER APY STRIVE
Slide 11: The APY lift: monthly to daily adds ~7.6 bps
Effective APY by compounding frequency · same stated dividend rate T H E M A T H APY = (1 + r ¸ n) ^ n − 1 r = 13.00% (stated dividend rate) n = 12 → APY 13.8032% n = 250 → APY 13.8790% Lift: +7.57 bps APY Modest on its own. Material at scale and in combination with the structural benefits. Source:
Slide 12: What 7.6 bps is worth in dollars
1 Y E A R Monthly compounding $113.80 Daily compounding $113.88 Δ +$0.08 per $100 5 Y E A R S Monthly compounding $190.89 Daily compounding $191.52 Δ +$0.63 per $100 1 0 Y E A R S Monthly compounding $364.37 Daily compounding $366.81 Δ +$2.44 per $100 S C A L E D I M P A C T On a $100M position, dai
Slide 13: SATA: A step-function higher in income
SATA: A STEP - FUNCTION HIGHER IN INCOME 13% yield vs. money market, HYG, PFF, SCHD — on a $1M allocation 13.0 6.4 6.3 3.9 3.6 3.3 SATA HYG (High Yield) PFF (Preferred) Money Market T - Bill (3 - mo) SCHD (Dividend) Annual Yield (%) Annual income on $1M allocation SATA generates +$91,000 more annual
Slide 14: SATA holders get cash faster
SATA HOLDERS GET CASH FASTER The more frequent the dividend payments, the higher the APY B E F O R E A F T E R Monthly Payment Once a month J U LY 2 0 2 6 Daily Payment Every Business Day J U LY 2 0 2 6 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Slide 15: Less Volatility
LESS VOLATILITY STRIVE
Slide 16: Where SATA sits today
Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock · monthly dividend, paid in cash 16 13.00% C U R R E N T D I V I D E N D R A T E raised from 12.75% on 15, 2026 Monthly P R E V I O U S P A Y F R E Q U E N C Y cumulative · stated par $100 124 T R A D I N G D A Y S S I N C E I P O IPO Nov 10, 2025 ~$1
Slide 17: Daily payments dissolve the event
T H E T H E S I S Daily payments dissolve the event. Today: two dates each month concentrates the trade. Daily: every session is ex - div. No date matters. Result: dispersed, lower realized volatility. We believe more frequent dividends will drive more consistent liquidity DIVIDENDS DRIVE LIQUIDITY
Slide 18: ~21x more reinvestment touchpoints
~21 ù MORE REINVESTMENT TOUCHPOINTS MONTHLY cash - flow events per year 12 ~250 DAILY cash - flow events per year Source: Strive analysis assumes 250 business days in a calendar year. Daily dividends are paid on Business Days, as defined in the governing documentation. 18
Slide 19: Same total. Smoother path.
Cumulative dividend paid through the year · monthly stair - steps vs daily linear payments SAME TOTAL. SMOOTHER PATH. 0.0% 25.0% 50.0% 75.0% 100.0% 0 50 200 250 100 Daily - 250 Even Payments 150 Monthly - 12 Step Payments Note: Daily dividends are paid on Business Days, as defined in the governing d
Slide 20: ASST trades like Bitcoin. SATA does not.
F U L L - P E R I O D B E T A T O BTC ASST 1.53 SATA 0.30 A N N U A L I Z E D V O L A T I L I T Y ASST 119% BTC 47% SATA 26% Source: Yahoo Finance ASST/SATA/BTC - USD · Strive analysis · daily log returns through May 8, 2026. ASST TRADES LIKE BITCOIN. SATA DOES NOT. Daily returns since SATA IPO (Nov
Slide 21: SATA Sharpe holds, and the dividend does the heavy lifting
Inception - to - date, price - only Sharpe = 0.56 · with daily dividend payment = 1.06 S H A R P E · I N C E P T I O N Price - only 0.56 With daily dividend payment 1.06 Daily compounding extends the dividend advantage and dampens the price - volatility component further. Source: Strive analysis usi
Slide 22: SATA traded near par and paid dividends while BTC fell
$0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 Nov - 25 Dec - 25 Jan - 26 Mar - 26 Apr - 26 SATA Price Feb - 26 Bitcoin Indexed to 100 ~(24%) D I V I D E N D S PA I D $6.36 per share 22 Holders have received $6.36 per share 1 in ROC - dividends since inception, income earned in addition to the price outperformance sh
Slide 23: More Utility
MORE UTILITY STRIVE
Slide 24: Digital credit is Bitcoin's financial layer
DIGITAL CREDIT IS BITCOIN'S FINANCIAL LAYER 2 L AY E R 1 BITCOIN Raw commodity · 4+ yr horizon · high volatility T E C H N I C A L L AY E R 2 Lightning, Liquid, etc. Trustless or near - trustless Bitcoin Direct settlement · low counterparty risk F I N A N C I A L L AY E R 2 Digital Credit Daily - pa
Slide 25: Daily payment unlocks downstream products
Daily dividends represent a building block for modern finance 25 Source: Strive analysis. Structural framing of preferred - as - collateral use cases. Daily dividends are paid on Business Days, as defined in the governing documentation. DAILY PAYMENT UNLOCKS DOWNSTREAM PRODUCTS E T F S NAV - strike
Slide 26: Mechanics
MECHANICS STRIVE
Slide 27: Daily dividend calculator
DAILY DIVIDEND CALCULATOR July 2026 example — recalculated monthly T H E F O R M U L A S T A T E D A M O U N T per share $100 A N N U A L R A T E stated dividend 13% J U L Y 2 0 2 6 B U S I N E S S D A Y S Business Days during month 22 D A I L Y D I V I D E N D P E R S H A R E $0.04924… $100 ù 13% ¸
Slide 28: How the dividend amounts are calculated
HOW THE DIVIDEND AMOUNTS ARE CALCULATED Daily holders are never paid less than monthly OLD · MONTHLY DIVIDEND Formula Price ù Annual rate ¸ 12 With $100 illustrative price $100 ù 13.00% ¸ 12 = $1.08333… $1.08333… per share / month NEW · DAILY DIVIDEND Formula Price ù Annual rate ¸ 12 ¸ Business Days
Slide 29: Illustrative July 2026 payment schedule
ILLUSTRATIVE JULY 2026 PAYMENT SCHEDULE OF $100,000 SATA INVESTMENT The below demonstrates the payment schedule of 1,000 shares of SATA in July 2026 B E F O R E A F T E R Monthly Schedule P E R P A Y M E N T ~$1,083 F R E Q U E N C Y 1 payment on July 15 th C A S H F L O W S H A P E Lumpy — one larg
Slide 30: 12-month daily dividend forecast
12 - MONTH DAILY DIVIDEND FORECAST Jul 2026 – Jun 2027 · daily rate recalculates each month from that month's business days · $100 illustrative price MONTHLY TOTAL DAILY $/SHARE BUSINESS DAYS MONTH $1.0833.. $0.04924.. 22 Jul 2026 $1.0833.. $0.05158.. 21 Aug 2026 $1.0833.. $0.05158.. 21 Sep 2026 $1.
Slide 31: How your dividend payments are changing
One last monthly dividend in June, then daily dividends starting June 16, 2026 HOW YOUR DIVIDEND PAYMENTS ARE CHANGING 2 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 31 6 5 4 3 2 1 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 20 19 Juneteenth 18 17 16 15 14 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 30 29 28 P H —
Slide 32: SATA dividend calendar (May–Oct 2026)
SATA DIVIDEND CALENDAR (MAY – OCT 2026) 2 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 31 May 2026 June 2026 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 6 5 4 3 2 1 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 20 19 Juneteenth 18 17 16 15 14 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 30 29 28 July 2026 S M T W T F S 4 3 Independe
Slide 33: SATA dividend calendar (Nov 2026–2027)
SATA DIVIDEND CALENDAR (NOV 2026 – 2027) 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 14 13 12 11 Veterans Day 10 9 8 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 28 27 26 Thanksgiving 25 24 23 22 30 29 November 2026 December 2026 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 5 4 3 2 1 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 26 25 Christmas 24 23 22 21 20 31 30 29 28 27 Ja
Slide 34: SATA dividend calendar (May–Oct 2027)
SATA DIVIDEND CALENDAR (MAY – OCT 2027) 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 31 Memorial Day 30 May 2027 June 2027 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 5 4 3 2 1 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 19 18 Juneteenth 17 16 15 14 13 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 30 29 28 27 July 2027 S M T W T F S
Slide 35: SATA dividend calendar (Nov 2027–2028)
SATA DIVIDEND CALENDAR (NOV 2027 – 2028) 6 5 4 3 2 1 13 12 11 Veterans Day 10 9 8 7 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 27 26 25 Thanksgiving 24 23 22 21 30 29 28 November 2027 December 2027 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 4 3 2 1 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 25 24 Christmas 23 22 21 20 19 31 New Years 30 29 2
Slide 36: SATA dividend calendar (May–Oct 2028)
SATA DIVIDEND CALENDAR (MAY – OCT 2028) 6 5 4 3 2 1 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 31 30 29 Memorial Day 28 May 2028 June 2028 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 3 2 1 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 24 23 22 21 20 19 Juneteenth 18 30 29 28 27 26 25 July 2028 S M T W T F S
Slide 37: SATA dividend calendar (Nov–Dec 2028)
SATA DIVIDEND CALENDAR (NOV – DEC 2028) November 2028 S M T W T F S 4 3 2 1 11 10 Veterans Day 9 8 7 6 5 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 25 24 23 Thanksgiving 22 21 20 19 30 29 28 27 26 December 2028 S M T W T F S 2 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 30 29 28 27 26 25 Christmas 24 31 Wee
Slide 38: Record dates and payment dates — holiday week
RECORD DATES & PAYMENT DATES — HOLIDAY WEEK Week of June 29, 2026 — Independence Day observed on Friday July 3 WHAT TO NOTICE — HOLIDAY Fri Jul 3 is closed for Independence Day. No record date, no payment, no daily dividend. THE "HOLIDAY HOP" Mon Jul 6's record date skips back to Thu Jul 2 — the clo
Slide 39: Record dates and payment dates — normal week
RECORD DATES & PAYMENT DATES — NORMAL WEEK Week of July 13, 2026 — every weekday is a regular dividend period DAY RECORD DATE (COB) PAYMENT DATE DAILY DIV $0.04924.. Mon Jul 13 Fri Jul 10 Mon Jul 13 $0.04924.. Tue Jul 14 Mon Jul 13 Tue Jul 14 $0.04924.. Wed Jul 15 Tue Jul 14 Wed Jul 15 $0.04924.. Th
Slide 40: Thank You
Thank You 40 Exhibit B Investor Presentation Transcript Jeff Walton: Hello, and welcome to the Strive 2026 Investor Update. Today is the biggest day in Strive's history. And I believe this sets the stage for the next decade of Bitcoin interfacing with capital. Please see and read our disclaimer at y