Bold Ventures Closes $776,800 Non-Brokered Private Placement

Bold Ventures Inc. (TSXV: BOL) (the "Company" or "Bold") is pleased to announce that further to its news release of December 16, 2025, it has closed its non-brokered private placement offering for gross proceeds of $776,800, through the placement of 6,000,000 working capital units (the "WC Units") of the Company at a price of $0.08 per WC unit for $480,000 (the "WC Offering") and 3,297,776 Flow Through units (the "FT Units") at a price of $0.09 per FT Unit for $296,800 (the "FT Offering", and together with the WC Offering, the "Offering").

The Company paid cash finder fees in the aggregate of $36,719.99 and issued an aggregate of 454,333 compensation warrants (the "Compensation Warrants") to two eligible finders. 37,333 of the Compensation Warrants entitle the holder to acquire one (1) common share at a price of $0.12 until December 31, 2027. 417,000 of the Compensation Warrants entitle the holder to acquire one (1) common share at a price of $0.12 until December 31, 2028.

All the securities issued pursuant to the Offering are subject to a hold period expiring on May 1, 2026.

Bruce MacLachlan, President and COO of Bold Ventures, stated: "We wish to thank our existing shareholders for their continued support of the Company and welcome the participation by new investors. We look forward to seeing the results from our drilling programs in 2026."

Insider Subscriptions

Three insiders subscribed for 420,000 FT Units for gross proceeds of $37,800. The insider private placements are exempt from the valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 ("MI 61-101") by virtue of the exemptions contained in sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1) (a) of MI 61-101 in that the fair market value of the consideration for the securities of the Company issued to the insiders does not exceed 25% of its market capitalization.

The Offering

Each WC Unit comprises one (1) common share of the Company priced at $0.08 and one full common share purchase warrant (a "WC Warrant") entitling the holder to acquire one (1) common share at a price of $0.12 until December 31, 2028. The proceeds from the WC Units will be used for general working capital, property maintenance, exploration and expenses of the offering.

Each FT Unit comprises one common share of the Company priced at $0.09 and one half (1/2) of a common share purchase warrant. One full common share purchase warrant (a "FT Warrant") and $0.12 will acquire an additional common share until December 31, 2027. The proceeds from the sale of the FT Units will be used for exploration work that qualifies for Canadian Exploration Expenses (CEE).

Bold Ventures management believes our suite of Battery, Critical and Precious Metals exploration projects are an ideal combination of exploration potential meeting future demand. Our target commodities are comprised of: Copper (Cu), Nickel (Ni), Lead (Pb), Zinc (Zn), Gold (Au), Silver (Ag), Platinum (Pt), Palladium (Pd) and Chromium (Cr). The Critical Metals list and a description of the Provincial and Federal electrification plans are posted on the Bold website here.

About Bold Ventures Inc.

The Company explores for Precious, Battery and Critical Metals in Canada. Bold is exploring properties located in active gold and battery metals camps in the Thunder Bay and Wawa regions of Ontario. Bold also holds significant assets located within and around the emerging multi-metals district dubbed the Ring of Fire region, located in the James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements: This Press Release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. When used in this document, the words "may", "would", "could", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to such risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the statements made, including those factors discussed in filings made by us with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties, such actual results of current exploration programs, the general risks associated with the mining industry, the price of gold and other metals, currency and interest rate fluctuations, increased competition and general economic and market factors, occur or should assumptions underlying the forward looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, or expected. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Shareholders are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

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