Exhibit 10.1

    

    
       

      

      THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (“NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES
        ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE
        THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

       

      PROMISSORY NOTE

      	 	 	 
	
              Principal Amount: $250,000

            	 	
              Dated as of November 15, 2021

            


       

      Disruptive Acquisition Corporation I, a Cayman Islands exempted company and blank check company (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of DTA Master, LLC, a Delaware limited-liability company,
        or its registered assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”), or order, the principal sum of TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND U.S. dollars ($250,000) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or
        wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as the Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.

       

      1. Principal. The principal balance
        of this Note shall be payable on the earlier of: (i) twenty-four (24) months from the closing of the initial public offering (or such later date as may be extended in accordance with the terms of the Maker’s memorandum and articles of association)
        or (ii) the date on which Maker consummates a business combination. The principal balance may be prepaid at any time.

       

      2. Interest. No interest shall
        accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

       

      3. Application of Payments. All
        payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

       

      4. [Reserved.]

      

      

      5. [Reserved.]

       

      6. Events of Default. The following
        shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):

       

      (a) Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure
        by Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note within five (5) business days of the date specified above.

       

      (b) Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement
        by Maker of a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian,
        sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the
        taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.

       

      (c) Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a
        decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
        trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty
        (60) consecutive days.

       

      7. Remedies.

       

      (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 6(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due
        immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable thereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are
        hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.

       

      

      
        
          


      

      (b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 6(b) and 6(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other sums payable
        with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee.

       

      8. Waivers. Maker and all endorsers
        and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the
        terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale
        under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of
        execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.

       

      9. Unconditional Liability. Maker
        hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and
        shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by
        Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.

       

      10. Notices. All notices,
        statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be: (i) in writing and delivered personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service or facsimile or electronic transmission
        to the address designated in writing, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party or (iii) by electronic mail, to the electronic mail address
        most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of delivery, if delivered
        personally, on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic transmission, one (1) business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five (5) days after mailing if sent by mail.

       

      11. Construction. THIS NOTE SHALL
        BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.

       

      12. Severability. Any provision
        contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such
        prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

       

      

      

      13. Trust Waiver. Notwithstanding
        anything herein to the contrary, the Payee hereby waives any and all right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any distribution of or from the trust account in which the proceeds of the initial public offering (the “IPO”) conducted by the Maker (including the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions) and the proceeds of
        the sale of the warrants issued in a private placement that occurred in connection with the IPO were deposited, as described in greater detail in the registration statement and prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in
        connection with the IPO, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the trust account for any reason whatsoever.

       

      14. Amendment; Waiver. Any
        amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of the Maker and the Payee.

       

      15. Assignment. No assignment or
        transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent
        shall be void.

       

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending
        to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written.

      

      

      

      

      	 	
              DISRUPTIVE ACQUISITION CORPORATION I

            
	 	
              a Cayman Islands exempted company

            
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	
              
                /s/ Phillip C. Caputo

              

            
	 	 	
              Name:

            	
              Phillip C. Caputo

            
	 	 	
              Title:

            	
              Chief Financial Officer

            


       

      

      

      	 	
              DTA MASTER, LLC

            
	 	
              a Delaware limited-liability company

            
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	
              By:

            	
              
                /s/ Phillip C. Caputo

              

            
	 	 	
              Name:

            	
              Phillip C. Caputo

            
	 	 	
              Title:

            	
              Chief Financial Officer

            


       

      

      [Signature Page to Promissory Note]