Company: FLDDW
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001013762-25-004107
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Company: Fold Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 4
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 and investment management makes him qualified to serve as a member of the Board.

Jonathan Kirkwood

Dr. Kirkwood has served as a Class II member of the Board since February
2025. Dr. Kirkwood co-founded Ten31 LLC, a leading Bitcoin investment platform, in 2020 and has served as its Managing Partner since its
inception. As Managing Partner of Ten31 LLC, Dr. Kirkwood leverages his extensive experience in fintech and bitcoin investment management,
strategic advisory, and business development to oversee the deployment of over $130 million across 35 companies within the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Dr. Kirkwood’s expertise in capital raising, regulatory compliance and portfolio management have been critical in guiding high-risk,
high-uncertainty ventures to successful outcomes. His leadership spans various sectors, including bitcoin mining, exchanges, payments,
security software and hardware, and AI-driven tools. Dr. Kirkwood sits on the board of directors of Start9 Labs Inc., a user-friendly
platform provider for personal servers, and Battery Finance, a subsidiary of Newmarket focused on institutional investment strategies
related to bitcoin. Dr. Kirkwood holds a B.S. in Biology from the University of Evansville, an M.D. from Ross University School of Medicine
and an M.B.A. from Ball State University. We believe Dr. Kirkwood’s strategic insight, leadership experience and industry expertise
make him well qualified to serve as a member of the Board.

Erez Simha

Mr. Simha has served as a Class III member of the Board since
February 2025. Mr. Simha brings over 20 years of experience and a proven track record of scaling high-tech disruptive companies
in multiple industries, including food-tech, blockchain, 3D printing, and digital assets. Mr. Simha currently serves as a senior
financial advisor to a payment processing workforce solution private company and as a board member and treasurer of The Village LTD, a
501(c) nonprofit corporation. From 2022 through 2023, Mr. Simha served as the Chief Financial Officer at Genius Group (NYSE: GNS).
From 2020 through 2022, Mr. Simha served as a director and President and Chief Financial Officer at Apifiny Group (NASDAQ: MFH).
From 2019 through 2020, Mr. Simha served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Kangaroo (Roo Inc.). From 2017
through 2019