Datavault AI to Buy Fixed-Income Vehicle Assets in $2 Billion Deal
The asset purchase aims to create a collateral base for secured financing to scale the company’s digital-asset exchanges.
**Datavault AI (DVLT) agreed to acquire preferred units in a fixed-income vehicle in a structured asset-purchase transaction valued at up to $2.0 billion**, the company said Wednesday. The deal would pay target shareholders between $1.55 and $2.00 a share.
The transaction is designed to establish a collateral base that Datavault AI said would unlock secured financing to support its digital-asset exchanges. The initial tranche is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to negotiation of definitive agreements, due diligence, Datavault AI shareholder approval, and regulatory clearances.
"This is a major milestone and recognition of Datavault AI’s capabilities," said Nathaniel T. Bradley, CEO of Datavault AI. "We hold the patents, we have the contracts, and the proposed structured financing transaction, if completed, would provide the opportunity to scale at the speed this regulated market demands. The tokenized data economy is not emerging; it is here. Datavault AI is building the compliant token infrastructure that powers it".
The target vehicle’s fixed-income assets are intended to serve as collateral for future secured financings, aligning with Datavault AI’s strategy to expand its Information Data Exchange and other planned digital-asset marketplaces. The company has previously acquired NYIAX, a blockchain-enabled exchange platform built on institutional-grade financial-market technology, and has signed more than $800 million in tokenization contracts.
Earlier this year, Datavault AI priced a $60 million offering of common stock to fund the deployment of a quantum-ready GPU edge network, further strengthening its balance sheet ahead of the asset purchase. The company has also entered into a $120 million non-dilutive funding agreement to accelerate the rollout of its SanQtum AI infrastructure platform.
Regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions remain outstanding. If completed, the transaction would mark Datavault AI’s largest acquisition to date, following its March 2026 purchase of NYIAX and a series of smaller bolt-ons in acoustic and data sciences.