Form 8-A12B Strive, Inc.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-A

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FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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STRIVE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c) or (e), check the following box. ☒

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d) or (e), check the following box. ☐

If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box. ☐

Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-290252

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None.

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Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The description of the Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock of Strive, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Registrant”), to be registered pursuant to this registration statement is set forth under the caption “Description of Perpetual Preferred Stock” in the Registrant’s prospectus supplement, dated November 5, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under the caption “Description of Capital Stock—Preferred Stock” in the accompanying prospectus, dated September 15, 2025. Such description is incorporated by reference into this registration statement.

Item 2. Exhibits.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.