About Banzai
Banzai is a marketing technology company that provides data-driven marketing and sales solutions for businesses of all sizes. On a mission to help their
customers accomplish their mission, Banzai enables companies of all sizes to target, engage, and measure both new and existing customers more effectively. Banzai customers include Square, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Thermo Fisher Scientific,
Thinkific, Doodle and ActiveCampaign, among thousands of others. Learn more at www.banzai.io.
Important Information for Investors and
Stockholders
In connection with the Business Combination, VII has filed the Registration Statement with the SEC, which includes the definitive proxy
statement to be distributed to VIIs stockholders in connection with VIIs solicitation for proxies for the vote by VIIs stockholders in connection with the Business Combination and other matters as described in the Registration
Statement, as well as the prospectus relating to the offer of the securities to be issued to VIIs stockholders and certain of Banzais equityholders in connection with the completion of the Business Combination. The Registration Statement
was declared effective by the SEC on November 13, 2023 and the definitive proxy statement and other relevant documents have been mailed to VIIs stockholders as of the Record Date. VIIs stockholders and other interested persons are
advised to read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus in connection with VIIs solicitation of proxies for the Special Meeting to be held to approve, among other things, the Business Combination, because these documents contain important
information about VII, Banzai and the Business Combination. Stockholders may also obtain a copy of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other documents filed with the SEC regarding the Business Combination and other documents filed
with the SEC by VII, without charge, at the SECs website located at www.sec.gov. Copies of these filings may be obtained free of charge on VIIs SEC Filings website at
www.7gc.holdings/sec-filings or by directing a request to info@7gc.co.
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase, any securities in any
jurisdiction, or the solicitation of any vote, consent or approval in any jurisdiction in connection with the Business Combination or any related transactions, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of any securities in any jurisdiction
where, or to any person to whom, such offer, solicitation or sale may be unlawful under the laws of such jurisdiction. This press release does not constitute either advice or a recommendation regarding any securities. No offering of securities shall
be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.
Participants in
the Solicitation
VII and Banzai and their respective directors and executive officers, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies of VIIs stockholders in connection with the Business Combination. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding VIIs directors and executive officers in VIIs filings with the
SEC, including VIIs Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2023. Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies
to VIIs stockholders in connection with the Business Combination, including a description of their direct and indirect interests, which may, in some cases, be different than those of VIIs stockholders generally, is set forth in the
Registration Statement. Stockholders, potential investors and other interested persons should read the Registration Statement carefully before making any voting or investment decisions.