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These Investor Participation Terms apply to individuals, angel investors, venture funds, syndicates, or investment representatives (“Investors”) participating in the IgniteAI Programme, including Demo Day, pitch events, private briefings, or investor introductions.

By attending or participating in Programme activities in an investor capacity, you agree to the following terms.

1. Nature of Participation

1.1 IgniteAI facilitates introductions between Founders and Investors for relationship-building and potential investment opportunities.

1.2 IgniteAI:

• Does not provide financial advice
• Does not recommend specific investments
• Does not conduct due diligence on behalf of Investors
• Does not guarantee investment quality or outcomes

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1.3 All investment decisions are made independently by Investors at their own discretion and risk.

2. Confidentiality

2.1 Investors may receive confidential information, including:

• Pitch decks
• Financial projections
• Product roadmaps
• Technical materials
• Cap tables

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2.2 Investors agree to:

• Keep non-public information confidential
• Use such information solely for evaluating potential investment
• Not share materials externally without Founder consent

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2.3 Recording, copying, or distributing pitch materials without permission is prohibited.

2.4 Confidentiality obligations survive participation in the Programme. If it wasn’t shared publicly, treat it as confidential.

3. Deal Integrity & Fair Conduct

3.1 Investors agree to engage in good faith and with professional integrity.

3.2 Investors must not:

• Misrepresent their investment capacity
• Create false urgency or pressure tactics
• Exploit inexperienced Founders through misleading conduct
• Make verbal commitments they do not intend to honour

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3.3 Investors acknowledge that many Founders are early-stage and may rely on representations made during Programme interactions. Ethical conduct is expected.

3.4 IgniteAI reserves the right to restrict access to Investors who engage in predatory, misleading, or unethical behaviour.

4. Non-Circumvention

4.1 Investors introduced to Founders through IgniteAI agree not to intentionally bypass IgniteAI in a way that undermines Programme integrity.

4.2 This includes:

• Misrepresenting how an introduction occurred
• Structuring side arrangements that exploit access provided through IgniteAI
• Undermining agreed Programme equity or participation structures

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4.3 IgniteAI does not require transaction fees unless separately agreed in writing. However, Investors must not take deliberate steps to avoid agreed structures where they exist.

5. Conflicts of Interest

5.1 Investors must disclose material conflicts of interest, including:

• Existing investments in direct competitors
• Advisory roles with competing entities
• Financial incentives that may bias evaluation

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5.2 IgniteAI may limit access to certain information or sessions where conflicts are identified.

6. No Solicitation of Programme Personnel

6.1 During Programme participation and for 6 months after Programme completion, Investors shall not:

• Recruit IgniteAI staff for competing programmes
• Induce Founders to withdraw from the Programme prematurely for private arrangements
• Solicit Coaches or Volunteers for competing ecosystem initiatives using Programme access

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6.2 Independent, post-Programme engagement is permitted where it does not undermine Programme integrity.

7. Intellectual Property Respect

7.1 Investors acknowledge that:

• Founders retain full ownership of their intellectual property
• Exposure to business ideas does not grant ownership rights
• Similar business ideas developed independently do not create ownership claims unless confidential information was misused

⠀7.2 Investors must not:

• Use confidential Founder information to replicate or compete unfairly
• Share proprietary concepts with portfolio companies without consent

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8. No Partnership with IgniteAI

Participation as an Investor does not create:

• A partnership
• An agency relationship
• An endorsement of any Founder
• An exclusive right to deal flow
• IgniteAI may introduce Founders to multiple Investors at its discretion.

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9. Limitation of Liability

IgniteAI is not liable for:

• Investment losses
• Founder misrepresentation
• Commercial disputes between Investors and Founders

⠀All investment activity is conducted at the Investor’s own risk.

10. Removal from Programme

IgniteAI may suspend or revoke Investor access for:

• Breach of confidentiality
• Predatory or unethical behaviour
• Non-circumvention violations
• Conduct harmful to the ecosystem

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