ASST) and Semler Scientific (Nasdaq: SMLR) Announce Shareholder Approval for Acquisition of Semler Scientific

DALLAS, TX and CAMPBELL, CA, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Strive, Inc. (“Strive”) announces Semler Scientific, Inc. (“Semler Scientific”) stockholders voted to approve being acquired by Strive. As part of the all-stock transaction, Strive will acquire Semler Scientific’s 5,048.1 Bitcoin.

Strive also announces the purchase of 123 additional Bitcoin for its corporate treasury at an average price of $91,561 per Bitcoin, for a total purchase price of $11,264,000, inclusive of fees and expenses, bringing Strive’s total Bitcoin holdings to 7,749.8. Upon completion of the Semler Scientific acquisition, the combined company will hold 12,797.9 Bitcoin, surpassing both Tesla and Trump Media & Technology Group, becoming the 11^th largest corporate holder of Bitcoin.

Strive also announced intentions within 12 months of the transaction close to monetize Semler Scientific’s operating business and pursue potential opportunities to retire the legacy Semler Scientific $100 million convertible note and $20 million Coinbase loan, subject to market conditions. This strategic direction maintains Strive’s focus on Bitcoin operations with a simple preferred equity only amplification corporate structure.

“I’m proud of the execution the Strive team has delivered for our shareholders, making history towards completing the first acquisition of a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company,” said Matt Cole, Chairman & CEO of Strive. “The Semler Scientific deal will continue Strive’s leading yield generation since inception of our Bitcoin strategy, boosting our 2026 1^st quarter Bitcoin yield to over 15%, and is a win for both Strive and Semler Scientific shareholders. We are showing the market how to execute with Bitcoin as your hurdle rate.”

During the November 2025 IPO of Strive’s preferred equity, SATA, Strive upsized the IPO from $125 million to $200 million and announced the IPO was over 2 times oversubscribed. Following the IPO, Strive received non-solicited inbound demand inquiries for $100M+ of new preferred equity issuance. Strive intends to issue substantially more SATA over the next 12 months as it executes its vision to retire the Semler Scientific legacy debt and maintain amplification exclusively through preferred equity.