Silver Spike Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: SSIC), a newly-organized closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company, today announced that it closed its initial public offering of 6,071,429 shares of its common stock, at a price to the public of $14.00 per share, on February 8, 2022. SSIC’s shares of common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market on February 4, 2022 under the symbol “SSIC.”

SSIC received net proceeds from the offering of approximately $83.3 million, after deducting estimated organizational and offering expenses, which it intends to use to make investments in accordance with its investment objective and strategies and for general corporate purposes.

Stifel and Piper Sandler acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. Canaccord Genuity and Cantor acted as co-managers for the offering.

This press release will not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described above nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to their registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Silver Spike Investment Corp.

Silver Spike Investment Corp. (“SSIC”) is a newly-organized specialty finance company formed to invest across the cannabis ecosystem through investments in the form of direct loans to, and equity ownership of, privately held cannabis companies. SSIC has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. SSIC is managed by Silver Spike Capital, LLC. Silver Spike Capital, LLC is an investment manager focused on the cannabis and alternative health and wellness industries.

Forward-Looking Statements

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