Effective Date: 11/5/2026

These Terms of Use (these “Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website at www.distributedvc.com and the content made available through it (the “Website”), which is operated by Distributed Ventures, LLC (“DV,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). Byaccessing or using the Website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Website. Our Privacy Policy describes how we handle personal information and is incorporated into theseTerms.

1.             Information Only; No Offer.  The Website is provided for general informational purposes only. Nothing on the Website is an offer to sell, or asolicitation of an offer to buy, any security or any interest in any fund orother investment vehicle managed or advised by DV or its affiliates. Any suchoffer will be made only by means of definitive offering documents, only to persons who meet the applicable eligibility requirements (which may includeverification of accredited investor status), and only where permitted by law. The Website is not directed to any person in any jurisdiction where itspublication or availability would be contrary to law.

2.             No Advice or Relationship.  Nothing on the Website is investment, legal, tax, accounting, or other professional advice, or a recommendation regardingany security, company, or investment strategy, and you should not rely on it assuch. Your use of the Website does not create an advisory, fiduciary, or othe rrelationship between you and DV.

3.             Portfolio Companies and Third-Party Information.  References to portfolio companies are for illustrative purposes only, are not a complete list of DV’s investments, and do not indicate that any investment was or will be profitable. DV does not endorse, and is not responsible for, the products, services, or statements of any portfolio company or other third party. Information on the Website thatcomes from third parties has not been independently verified. Past performance is not indicative of future results, and statements about future events orexpectations are subject to risks and uncertainties and may prove inaccurate.

4.             Submissions. If you send DV a business plan, pitch deck, or other information about acompany or opportunity, through the Website or otherwise (a “Submission”):

(a)           DV has no obligation to review, respond to, or act on it, and no obligation to keep it confidential unless an authorized representative of DV has agreed to do so in a signed writing. DV handles Submissions as described in its Privacy Policy, but receiving a Submission does not create a confidentiality obligation, a fiduciary duty, or any otherrelationship;

(b)           DV and its affiliates review many opportunities and may already be considering, or may in the future evaluate or invest in, companies whose products, services, or plans are similar to or compete with yours, and receiving your Submission does not restrict those activities;

(c)           DV may use, copy, and share your Submission within DV and its affiliates and with its service providers and prospective co-investors, including by processing it with AI-enabled tools as described in the Privacy Policy, to evaluate the opportunity and operate its business; and

(d)           you represent that you have the right to provide theSubmission and that providing it does not violate any confidentiality obligation or other right of any third party.

Do not include confidential information in a Submission unless DV has agreed in writing to receive it on a confidential basis.

5.             Intellectual Property.  The Website and its content, including text,graphics, logos, images, audio, and video, are owned by DV or its licensors andare protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. You should assume that everything you see or read on the Website is protected by copyright unlessotherwise noted. You may browse the Website and download material displayed on it for your non-commercial, personal use only, provided you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials. You may not otherwise copy, distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, repost, or use the content of the Website for public or commercial purposes without DV’s prior written permission. DV’s name and logo are trademarks of DV and may not be used without DV’s prior written permission.

6.             Prohibited Uses.  You may not:

(a)           use the Website in violation of any law or regulation;

(b)           use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means to access the Website or collect its content, other than general-purpose search engines that comply with the Website’s robots.txt instructions;

(c)           use the Website or its content to train, fine-tune, test, or improve any artificial intelligence or machine learning model, or for text or data mining, without DV’s prior written consent;

(d)           attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with,or disrupt the Website or the systems that host it, or introduce any malicious code;

(e)           frame or mirror any part of the Website; or

(f)            misrepresent your identity or your affiliation with DV.

7.             Third-Party Websites.  The Website may link to websites operated by others. Those links are provided for convenience only. DV does not control or endorse those websites and is not responsible for their content or practices.

8.             Disclaimers. THE WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. While DV uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on the Website, it makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy, does not warrant that the Website will be uninterrupted or free of errors or harmful components, and neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on the Website will not infringe rights of third parties. DV assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Website.

9.             Limitation of Liability.  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DV, ITS AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTNERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, DATA, OR GOODWILL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE WEBSITE OR THESE TERMS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THOSE DAMAGES. DV’S TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE WEBSITE OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED $500,000 in USD. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so some of these limitations may not apply toyou.

10.          Indemnification.  You will indemnify and hold harmless DV, its affiliates, and their respective partners, members, managers, officers, employees, and agents from any claims, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of your breach of these Terms or your misuse of the Website.

11.          Governing Law and Venue.  These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Any actionarising out of or relating to these Terms or the Website will be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Cook County, andyou consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

12.          Changes; Suspension.  DV may modify these Terms by posting revised Terms on the Website with a new Effective Date. Changes apply from the date they are posted and do not apply to disputes that arose before that date. Your continued use of the Website after changes are posted means you accept them. DV may suspend or discontinue the Website, or your access to it, at any time.

13.          General. These Terms and the Privacy Policy are the entire agreement between youand DV regarding the Website and supersede any prior terms governing it. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions remainin effect. DV’s failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver. You may not assign these Terms without DV’s consent; DV may assign them to an affiliate or successor. Sections 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 11 survive any termination of your access to the Website.

14.          Contact. Questions about these Terms, including notices of claimed copyright infringement, may be sent to contact@distributedvc.com or to Distributed Ventures, 549 W Randolph Street, Ste 607, Chicago, IL 60661.

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