Bold Ventures Closes $200,000 Non-Brokered Private Placement

Toronto, January 22, 2026 - Bold Ventures Inc. (TSXV: BOL) (the "Company" or "Bold") is pleased to announce that it has closed a non-brokered private placement offering for gross proceeds of $200,000, through the placement of 2,500,000 working capital units (the "WC Units") of the Company at a price of $0.08 per WC Unit (the "Offering").

The Company paid a cash finder's fee of $11,200 and issued 140,000 compensation warrants (the "Compensation Warrants") to one eligible finder. Each Compensation Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one (1) common share at a price of $0.12 until January 21, 2029.

All the securities issued pursuant to the Offering are subject to a hold period expiring on May 22, 2026.

The Offering

Each WC Unit comprises one (1) common share of the Company priced at $0.08 and one (1) common share purchase warrant (a "WC Warrant") entitling the holder to acquire one (1) common share at a price of $0.12 until January 21, 2029. The proceeds from the Offering will be used for general working capital, property maintenance, exploration and expenses of the Offering.

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.

Direct line: (705) 266-0847

Email: bruce@boldventuresinc.com

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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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