Exhibit 4.1

PRE-PAID PURCHASE #1

September 5, 2025

Up to U.S. $8,655,000.00

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Professional Diversity Network, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Company”), promises to pay to Streeterville Capital, LLC, a Utah limited liability company, or its successors or assigns (“Investor”), up to $8,655,000.00 and any interest, fees, charges, and late fees accrued hereunder in accordance with the terms set forth herein and to pay interest on the Outstanding Balance at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum from the Purchase Price Date until the same is paid in full. All interest calculations hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve (12) thirty (30) day months on a simple interest basis and shall be payable in accordance with the terms of this Pre-Paid Purchase #1 (this “Pre-Paid Purchase”), which is issued and made effective as of the date set forth above (the “Effective Date”). This Pre-Paid Purchase is issued pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 5, 2025, as the same may be amended from time to time, by and between Company and Investor (the “Purchase Agreement”). Certain capitalized terms used herein are defined in Attachment 1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.

This Pre-Paid Purchase carries an original issue discount of up to $640,000.00 (“OID”). The OID will be applied pro rata based on actual amount funded. In addition, Company agrees to pay $15,000.00 to Investor to cover Investor’s legal fees, accounting costs, due diligence, monitoring and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the purchase and sale of this Pre-Paid Purchase (the “Transaction Expense Amount”). The Transaction Expense Amount and $271,818.00 of the OID are included in the initial principal balance of this Pre-Paid Purchase and are deemed to be fully earned and non-refundable as of the Purchase Price Date. The Purchase Price (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) shall be payable as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

1. Payments and Additional Funding.

1.1. Payment. All payments owing hereunder shall be in lawful money of the United States of America, as provided for herein, and delivered to Investor at the address or bank account furnished to Company for that purpose. All payments shall be applied first to (a) costs of collection, if any, then to (b) fees and charges, if any, then to (c) accrued and unpaid interest, and thereafter, to (d) principal.

1.2. Prepayment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with ten (10) Trading Days’ prior written notice Company may prepay all or any portion of the Outstanding Balance other than the Supplemental Pre-Delivery Purchase Amount which may not be prepaid (less such portion of the Outstanding Balance for which Company has received a Purchase Notice (as defined below) from Investor where the applicable Purchase Shares (as defined below) have not yet been delivered). For the avoidance of doubt, during the ten (10) Trading Day prepayment notice period, Investor shall retain the right to submit Purchase Notices. If Company exercises its right to prepay this Pre-Paid Purchase, Company shall make payment to Investor of an amount in cash equal to 120% multiplied by the portion of the Outstanding Balance Company elects to prepay. Company will lose the right to prepay this Pre-Paid Purchase if: (a) an Event of Default (as defined below) occurs hereunder; or (b) Company elects to prepay this Pre-Paid Purchase and fails to do so on the date set forth in the prepayment notice sent to Investor.

1.3. Effectiveness of Registration Statement. The Company shall cause the Initial Registration Statement (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) to be declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the Effective Date (or one hundred and fifty (150) days if subject to a full review by the SEC). If such date falls on a Saturday, Sunday or other day that the SEC is closed for business, such date shall be extended to the next Business Day on which the SEC is open for business. If the Registration Statement has not been declared effective by such date, then the Outstanding Balance will automatically increase by one percent (1%) on such 120^th day and continue to increase by one percent (1%) for each thirty (30) days that the Registration Statement is not declared effective until the date that is six (6) months from the Effective Date.

1.4. Additional Funding. In the event the Additional Funding (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) is made by Investor, the Outstanding Balance will increase by $4,970,457.00.

2. Security. Prior to the Additional Funding, this Pre-Paid Purchase will not be secured. Following completion of the Additional Funding, this Pre-Paid Purchase will be secured by the collateral set forth in the DACA, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement (each as defined in the Purchase Agreement).

3. Investor Purchases; Supplemental Pre-Delivery Shares.

3.1. Purchases; Mechanics. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Pre-Paid Purchase, Investor, at its sole discretion, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to purchase from Company, and Company shall issue and sell to Investor, Purchase Shares by the delivery to Company of Purchase Notices as provided herein.

(a) Purchase Notice. At any time following the Effective Date, Investor may, by providing written notice to Company in the form set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto (each, a “Purchase Notice”), require Company to issue and sell Purchase Shares to Investor, in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) Investor shall, in each Purchase Notice, indicate the portion of the Outstanding Balance that Investor elects to apply to the purchase of Purchase Shares pursuant to this Pre-Paid Purchase (each, a “Purchase”, and such amount, the “Purchase Amount”), in its sole discretion, and the timing of delivery; provided that the Purchase Amount shall not exceed the Outstanding Balance, or result in Investor exceeding the limitation set forth in Section 3.1(b).

(ii) Each Purchase Notice shall be delivered to Company in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

(iii) Each Purchase Notice shall set forth the Purchase Amount, the Purchase Share Purchase Price, the number of Purchase Shares to be issued by Company and purchased by Investor, and the remaining Outstanding Balance following the Closing (as defined below) of the Purchase.

(iv) Any Purchase Shares issued hereunder must be issued free trading to Investor pursuant to: (1) an effective Registration Statement (as defined in the Purchase Agreement); or (2) an applicable exemption from registration (e.g., Rule 144).

(v) In the event the Purchase Share Purchase Price is less than the Floor Price on the date that a Purchase Notice is delivered by Investor to Company or if Company cannot deliver the applicable Purchase Shares without violating the 19.99% ownership limitation set forth in Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(d), then Investor will have the right to cause Company to pay the applicable Purchase Amount in cash within two (2) Trading Days of receipt of the Purchase Notice rather than delivering Purchase Shares.

(b) Ownership Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Pre-Paid Purchase or the other Transaction Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), Company shall not effect any issuance of Purchase Shares (including Supplemental Pre-Delivery Shares) pursuant to this Pre-Paid Purchase to the extent that after giving effect to such issuance would cause Investor (together with its affiliates) to beneficially own a number of shares of Common Stock exceeding 9.99% of the number of Common Stock outstanding on such date (including for such purpose the Common Stock issuable upon such issuance) (the “Maximum Percentage”). For purposes of this section, beneficial ownership of Common Stock will be determined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Maximum Percentage is enforceable, unconditional and non-waivable and shall apply to all affiliates and assigns of Investor.

3.2. Closings. The closing of each purchase and sale of Purchase Shares (each, a “Closing”) shall take place in accordance with the procedures set forth below:

(a) Promptly after receipt of a Purchase Notice with respect to each Purchase (and, in any event, not later than two (2) Trading Days after such receipt), Company will, or will cause its transfer agent to, electronically transfer such number of Purchase Shares to be purchased by Investor (as set forth in the Purchase Notice) by crediting Investor’s account or its designee’s account at DTC through its DWAC system or by such other means of delivery as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto, and transmit notification to Investor that such share transfer has been requested. Promptly upon receipt of such notification, Investor shall pay to Company the aggregate purchase price for the Purchase Shares (as set forth in the Purchase Notice) by offsetting the Purchase Amount against an equal amount outstanding under this Pre-Paid Purchase (first towards accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and then towards outstanding principal as shown in such Purchase Notice). No fractional shares shall be issued, and any fractional amounts shall be rounded to the nearest whole number of shares. To facilitate the transfer of the Purchase Shares by Investor, the Purchase Shares will not bear any restrictive legends so long as there is an effective Registration Statement or an available exemption from registration covering such Purchase Shares (it being understood and agreed by Investor that notwithstanding the lack of restrictive legends, Investor may only sell such Purchase Shares in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act (including any applicable prospectus delivery requirements)).

(b) In connection with each Closing, each of Company and Investor shall deliver to the other all documents, instruments and writings expressly required to be delivered by either of them pursuant to this Pre-Paid Purchase in order to implement and effect the transactions contemplated herein.

3.3. Supplemental Pre-Delivery Shares. At any time following the Effective Date, Investor will have the right to apply all or any portion of the Supplemental Pre-Delivery Purchase Amount toward the purchase of Purchase Shares at the Supplemental Pre-Delivery Share Purchase Price (the “Supplemental Pre-Delivery Shares”) by delivering a Purchase Notice to Company specifying the portion of the Supplemental Pre-Delivery Purchase Amount Investor is electing to use for the purchase of Supplemental Pre-Delivery Shares from time to time by submitting one or more Purchase Notices.

4. Events of Default and Remedies.

4.1. Event of Default. The following are events of default under this Pre-Paid Purchase (each, “Event of Default”): Company fails to pay any principal, interest, fees, charges, or any other amount when due and payable hereunder; a receiver, trustee or other similar official shall be appointed over Company or a material part of its assets and such appointment shall remain uncontested for twenty (20) days or shall not be dismissed or discharged within sixty (60) days; Company becomes insolvent or generally fails to pay, or admits in writing its inability to pay, its debts as they become due, subject to applicable grace periods, if any; Company makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; Company files a petition for relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law (domestic or foreign); an involuntary bankruptcy proceeding is commenced or filed against Company; Company fails to observe or perform any covenant set forth in Section 4 or Section 5 of the Purchase Agreement; the occurrence of a Fundamental Transaction without Investor’s prior written consent; Company fails to timely establish and maintain the Share Reserve (as defined in the Purchase Agreement); Company fails to deliver any Purchase Shares (including Supplemental Pre-Delivery Shares) for any reason in accordance with the terms hereof; any money judgment, writ or similar process is entered or filed against Company or any subsidiary of Company or any of its property or other assets for more than $250,000.00, and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of twenty (20) calendar days unless otherwise consented to by Investor; Company fails to be DWAC Eligible; Company or any subsidiary of Company, breaches any covenant or other term or condition contained in any Other Agreement in any material respect; Company defaults or otherwise fails to observe or perform any covenant, obligation, condition or agreement of Company contained herein or in any other Transaction Document (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) in any material respect, other than those specifically set forth in this Section 4.1 or Section 4 or Section 5 of the Purchase Agreement; any representation, warranty or other statement made or furnished by or on behalf of Company to Investor herein, in any Transaction Document, or otherwise in connection with the issuance of this Pre-Paid Purchase is false, incorrect, incomplete or misleading in any material respect when made or furnished; a non-management supported preliminary proxy is filed against Company; Company effectuates a reverse split of its Common Stock without twenty (20) Trading Days prior written notice to Investor; and Company, any subsidiary of Company, or any pledgor, trustor, or guarantor of this Pre-Paid Purchase breaches any covenant or other term or condition contained in any Other Agreements.

4.2. Default Remedies. At any time and from time to time following the occurrence of any Event of Default, Investor may accelerate this Pre-Paid Purchase by written notice to Company, with the Outstanding Balance becoming immediately due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in clauses (b) – (f) of Section 4.1, an Event of Default will be deemed to have occurred and the Outstanding Balance as of the date of the occurrence of such Event of Default shall become immediately and automatically due and payable in cash at the Mandatory Default Amount. At any time following the occurrence of any Event of Default, upon written notice given by Investor to Company, interest shall accrue on the Outstanding Balance beginning on the date the applicable Event of Default occurred at an interest rate equal to the lesser of eighteen percent (18%) per annum or the maximum rate permitted under applicable law (“Default Interest”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, Investor may continue making Purchases pursuant to Section 3 at any time following an Event of Default until such time as the Outstanding Balance is paid in full. In connection with acceleration described herein, Investor need not provide, and Company hereby waives, any presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, and Investor may immediately and without expiration of any grace period enforce any and all of its rights and remedies hereunder and all other remedies available to it under applicable law. Such acceleration may be rescinded and annulled by Investor at any time prior to payment hereunder and Investor shall have all rights as a holder of the Pre-Paid Purchase until such time, if any, as Investor receives full payment pursuant to this Section 4.1. No such rescission or annulment shall affect any subsequent Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Nothing herein shall limit Investor’s right to pursue any other remedies available to it at law or in equity including, without limitation, a decree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief with respect to Company’s failure to timely deliver Purchase Shares pursuant to a Purchase as required pursuant to the terms hereof.

5. Unconditional Obligation; No Offset. Company acknowledges that this Pre-Paid Purchase is an unconditional, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Company not subject to offset, deduction or counterclaim of any kind. Company hereby waives any rights of offset it now has or may have hereafter against Investor, its successors and assigns, and agrees to make the payments or Purchases called for herein in accordance with the terms of this Pre-Paid Purchase.

6. Waiver. No waiver of any provision of this Pre-Paid Purchase shall be effective unless it is in the form of a writing signed by the party granting the waiver. No waiver of any provision or consent to any prohibited action shall constitute a waiver of any other provision or consent to any other prohibited action, whether or not similar. No waiver or consent shall constitute a continuing waiver or consent or commit a party to provide a waiver or consent in the future except to the extent specifically set forth in writing.

7. Opinion of Counsel. In the event that an opinion of counsel is needed for Purchases under this Pre-Paid Purchase, Investor has the right to have any such opinion provided by its counsel.

8. Governing Law; Venue. This Pre-Paid Purchase shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and all questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and performance of this Pre-Paid Purchase shall be governed by, the internal laws of the State of Utah, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Utah or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Utah. The provisions set forth in the Purchase Agreement to determine the proper venue for any disputes are incorporated herein by this reference.

9. Arbitration of Disputes. By its issuance or acceptance of this Pre-Paid Purchase, each party agrees to be bound by the Arbitration Provisions (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) set forth as an exhibit to the Purchase Agreement.

10. Cancellation. After repayment of the entire Outstanding Balance, this Pre-Paid Purchase shall be deemed paid in full, shall automatically be deemed canceled, and shall not be reissued.

11. Amendments. The prior written consent of both parties hereto shall be required for any change or amendment to this Pre-Paid Purchase.

12. Assignments. Company may not assign this Pre-Paid Purchase without the prior written consent of Investor. This Pre-Paid Purchase and any Purchase Shares issued upon Purchase of this Pre-Paid Purchase may be offered, sold, assigned or transferred by Investor without the consent of Company.

13. Notices. Whenever notice is required to be given under this Pre-Paid Purchase, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given in accordance with the subsection of the Purchase Agreement titled “Notices.”

14. Liquidated Damages. Investor and Company agree that in the event Company fails to comply with any of the terms or provisions of this Pre-Paid Purchase, Investor’s damages would be uncertain and difficult (if not impossible) to accurately estimate because of the parties’ inability to predict future interest rates, future share prices, future trading volumes and other relevant factors. Accordingly, Investor and Company agree that any fees, balance adjustments, Default Interest or other charges assessed under this Pre-Paid Purchase are not penalties but instead are intended by the parties to be, and shall be deemed, liquidated damages (under Investor’s and Company’s expectations that any such liquidated damages will tack back to the Purchase Price Date for purposes of determining the holding period under Rule 144). Therefore, no additional penalty claims, lost profits or liquidated damages shall be claimed in excess of agreed liquidated damage amounts under this Pre-Paid Purchase.

15. Severability. If any part of this Pre-Paid Purchase is construed to be in violation of any law, such part shall be modified to achieve the objective of Company and Investor to the fullest extent permitted by law and the balance of this Pre-Paid Purchase shall remain in full force and effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Company has caused this Pre-Paid Purchase to be duly executed as of the Effective Date.

	COMPANY:

	Professional Diversity Network, Inc.


	By:	/s/ Yiran Gu
		Yiran Gu, Chief Financial Officer

ACKNOWLEDGED, ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

INVESTOR:

Streeterville Capital, LLC


By:	/s/ John M. Fife, President
	John M. Fife, President

[Signature Page to Pre-Paid Purchase #1]

ATTACHMENT 1

DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Pre-Paid Purchase, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

A1. “Business Day” means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in The City of New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided, however, for clarification, commercial banks shall not be deemed to be authorized or required by law to remain closed due to “stay at home”, “shelter-in-place”, “non-essential employee” or any other similar orders or restrictions or the closure of any physical branch locations at the direction of any governmental authority so long as the electronic funds transfer systems (including for wire transfers) of commercial banks in The City of New York generally are open for use by customers on such day.

A2. “Common Stock” means Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share.

A3. “DTC” means the Depository Trust Company or any successor thereto.

A4. “DTC/FAST Program” means the DTC’s Fast Automated Securities Transfer program.

A5. “DWAC” means the DTC’s Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian system.

A6. “DWAC Eligible” means that (a) Company’s Common Stock is eligible at DTC for full services pursuant to DTC’s operational arrangements, including without limitation transfer through DTC’s DWAC system; (b) Company has been approved (without revocation) by DTC’s underwriting department; (c) Company’s transfer agent is approved as an agent in the DTC/FAST Program; (d) the Purchase Shares are otherwise eligible for delivery via DWAC; and (e) Company’s transfer agent does not have a policy prohibiting or limiting delivery of the Purchase Shares via DWAC.

A7. “Default Effect” means multiplying the Outstanding Balance as of the date the applicable Event of Default occurred by ten percent (10%) and then adding the resulting product to the Outstanding Balance as of the date the applicable Event of Default occurred, with the sum of the foregoing then becoming the Outstanding Balance under this Pre-Paid Purchase as of the date the applicable Event of Default occurred; provided, however, that the Default Effect may only be applied up to three (3) times.

A8. “Floor Price” means $1.608.

A9. “Fundamental Transaction” means that (a) (i) Company or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not Company or any of its subsidiaries is the surviving corporation) any other person or entity, (ii) Company or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, sell, lease, license, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its respective properties or assets to any other person or entity, (iii) Company or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, allow any other person or entity to make a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of Company (not including any shares of voting stock of Company held by the person or persons making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the persons or entities making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer), (iv) Company or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with any other person or entity whereby such other person or entity acquires more than 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of Company (not including any shares of voting stock of Company held by the other persons or entities making or party to, or associated or affiliated with the other persons or entities making or party to, such stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination), (v) Company or any of its subsidiaries shall, directly or indirectly, in one or more related transactions, reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify the Common Stock, other than an increase in the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, (vi) Company transfers any material asset to any Subsidiary, affiliate, person or entity under common ownership or control with Company, or (vii) Company pays or makes any monetary or non-monetary dividend or distribution to its shareholders; or (b) any “person” or “group” (as these terms are used for purposes of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% of the aggregate voting power represented by issued and outstanding voting stock of Company. For the avoidance of doubt, Company or any if the subsidiaries entering into a definitive agreement that contemplates a Fundamental Transaction will be deemed to be a Fundamental Transaction unless such agreement contains a closing condition that this Pre-Paid Purchase is repaid in full upon consummation of the transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, a business acquisition by Company or its subsidiaries will not be considered a Fundamental Transaction so long as such acquisition does not result in such seller obtaining 50% or more of the aggregate voting power represented by issued and outstanding voting stock of Company.

A10. “Mandatory Default Amount” means the Outstanding Balance following the application of the Default Effect.

A11. “Other Agreements” means, collectively, (a) all existing and future agreements and instruments between, among or by Company (or an affiliate), on the one hand, and Investor (or an affiliate), on the other hand, and (b) any financing agreement or a material agreement that affects Company’s ongoing business operations.

A12. “Outstanding Balance” means as of any date of determination, the initial principal amount, as reduced or increased, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms hereof for payment, Purchases, offset, or otherwise, accrued but unpaid interest, collection and enforcements costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Investor, transfer, stamp, issuance and similar taxes and fees related to Purchases, and any other fees or charges incurred under this Pre-Paid Purchase.

A13. “Purchase Notice Date” means the date the applicable Purchase Notice is delivered by Investor to Company.

A14. “Purchase Price Date” means the date the Purchase Price is delivered by Investor to Company.

A15. “Purchase Shares” means Common Stock purchased pursuant to this Pre-Paid Purchase.

A16. “Purchase Share Purchase Price” means 80% multiplied by the lowest daily VWAP during the ten (10) Trading Days immediately preceding the applicable measurement date.

A17. “Supplemental Pre-Delivery Share Purchase Price” means $0.01 per share.

A18. “Supplemental Pre-Delivery Purchase Amount” means $25,000.00.

A19. “Trading Day” means any day on which Company’s principal market is open for trading.

A20. “VWAP” means the volume weighted average price of the Common Stock on the principal market for a particular Trading Day or set of Trading Days, as the case may be, as reported by Bloomberg.

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EXHIBIT A

PURCHASE NOTICE

On behalf of Streeterville Capital, LLC (“Investor”), the undersigned hereby certifies, with respect to the purchase of Common Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, of Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (“Company”) issuable in connection with this Purchase Notice, delivered pursuant to that certain Pre-Paid Purchase #1, dated as of September 5, 2025 (as amended and supplemented from time to time), as follows:

Purchase Notice Date: ____________

Purchase Amount: ____________

Purchase Share Purchase Price: ____________

Number of Purchase Shares Due to Investor: ____________________

Outstanding Balance Following Purchase: ____________

INVESTOR’S DTC PARTICIPANT #:

ACCOUNT NAME:

ACCOUNT NUMBER:

ADDRESS:

CITY:

COUNTRY:

CONTACT PERSON:

NUMBER AND/OR EMAIL:

	INVESTOR:

	Streeterville Capital, LLC


	By:	/s/ John M. Fife
		John M. Fife, President

Professional Diversity Network, Inc. 8-K/A