\nNathaniel Bradley, Co-Founder and CEO of Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT), presents today, Tuesday, September 15, at 3:30 PM ET at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel in New York City.<\/p>\n
PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)– \nThe opening coincides with Roberto Clemente Day across Major League Baseball. Datavault AI is using the data to introduce a working name, image, and likeness use case to market: an operating marketplace for rights that already exist.<\/p>\n Information Data Exchange: The Listing Layer for $QEST<\/b><\/p>\n \nIDE\u00ae is Datavault AI\u2019s patented marketplace for the secure valuation, scoring, tokenization, and monetization of data and real-world assets. DataScore\u00ae assesses quality and attributes. DataValue\u00ae establishes economic value. The architecture is designed to perform that work without moving, ingesting, storing, or altering a customer\u2019s original dataset, creating authenticated digital twins and immutable metadata objects at the point of origin.<\/p>\n \n$QEST utility tokens, representing access and usage rights to Available Infrastructure\u2019s Project Qestrel nationwide edge-AI fleet, are among the first compute assets the Company intends to list on IDE\u00ae. As previously disclosed, the tokenized value of the Project Qestrel program is expected to contribute to our 2026 and 2027 revenue. The company continues to reaffirm $200 million in fiscal revenue in 2026.<\/p>\n \nIDE\u00ae is also designed to support additional real-world asset categories the Company has been developing across licensed verticals, including catalogue and royalty interests in recorded music, film and media libraries, computer-generated likeness and CGI rights, mass-tort and legal-settlement claims data, and original comedic material previously demonstrated as Joke Token. These categories remain subject to applicable securities, commodities, and intellectual property law. A listing is not a sale. Conversion of contracted opportunity into recognized revenue is the operating metric from this date forward.<\/p>\n NILvault: Name, Image and Likeness, Beginning with Baseball<\/b><\/p>\n \nNILvault\u2122 applies Data Vault\u00ae, DataValue\u00ae, DataScore\u00ae and IDE\u00ae digital-twin infrastructure to name, image and likeness rights so that an athlete or an estate can establish, value, license and audit what a name actually earns. The problem in sports is not discovery. It is provenance: who owns the likeness, who licensed it, what it is worth, and whether the receipt survives review.<\/p>\n \nDatavault AI\u2019s first baseball proof point was June 26, 2026, a partnership with 21 In Right Inc., the Clemente family entity that owns and manages the name, image, and likeness of Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente. Under that agreement, 21 In Right is using the Company\u2019s platforms to protect Clemente\u2019s rights, preserve the legacy through digital twins and digital archives, and develop fan-engagement assets, including Clemente-themed digital collectibles contemplated for the Philadelphia activation announced with the partnership. Opening NILvault\u2122 on Roberto Clemente Day is the commercial expression of that work: a vaulted likeness with an audit trail.<\/p>\n \nRelated MLB Network coverage of the Clemente legacy includes Harold Reynolds\u2019s conversation with Roberto Clemente Jr.<\/a> and Reynolds\u2019s on-air conversation with Luis and Roberto Clemente Jr.<\/a> Those broadcasts are cited as public record of the Roberto Clemente Day platform and not as an endorsement of the Company.<\/p>\n American Political Exchange: Campaign Data on an Auditable Rail<\/b><\/p>\n \nAmerican Political Exchange\u2122 is designed to bring auditability to political data, advertising inventory, and related information assets without asking a committee to leave a controlled rail. Campaign finance compliance does not fail for lack of slogans. It fails when identity is verified, and the action taken on the data is not; when an advertisement is bought, and the receipt cannot survive an examination; and when a contribution path cannot be reconstructed. APEX\u2122 applies the same DataValue\u00ae, DataScore\u00ae and IDE\u00ae stack to constituent and campaign-intelligence data and seats NYIAX matching under the listing.<\/p>\n \nThe commercial predicate is not a new theory of election law. It is two unanimous Federal Election Commission advisory opinions issued to DataVault Holdings, Inc. on December 15, 2022: Advisory Opinion 2022-22<\/a>, permitting the sale of digital tokens to political committees in the ordinary course of business, at the normal charge and on the same terms as non-political clients, and Advisory Opinion 2022-23<\/a>, permitting the licensing of patented ADIO\u00ae inaudible-tone technology to political committees on the same ordinary-course terms. APEX\u2122 is designed to operate inside those opinions and inside applicable federal and state requirements. It does not replace the Federal Election Campaign Act. It is designed to give a committee a receipt that an examination can read.<\/p>\n NYIAX: The Matching Engine Under the Listing<\/b><\/p>\n \nTokenization without a market is a certificate. NYIAX, which was acquired by Datavault AI on August 18, 2026, is the matching engine. Built first as an institutional marketplace for guaranteed advertising inventory, NYIAX demonstrated that a media contract that once lived in a spreadsheet could be standardized, priced, matched, transferred, and settled on a blockchain rail using financial-market principles. Four issued U.S. patents cover trading, matching, transfer, settlement and the lifecycle of variable inventories. Collective Audience\u2019s commercialization layer folded in with the close. NYIAX does not invent the asset. It turns a match into an auditable transfer. Across IDE\u00ae, NILvault\u2122 and APEX\u2122, the same engine is now asset-agnostic, spanning advertising inventory, attested data, name, image and likeness rights, campaign records, mineral offtake and catalogue rights.<\/p>\n \n\u201cOur objective has never been simply to create a token,\u201d said Nathaniel T. Bradley, CEO of Datavault AI. \u201cWe are building infrastructure designed to identify an asset, authenticate it, establish its value, tokenize it and create a pathway to monetize it. NYIAX adds institutional-grade market infrastructure designed around matching, price discovery, contracting, transactions and settlement. Tokenization by itself does not create a market.\u201d<\/p>\n About Datavault AI<\/b><\/p>\n \nDatavault AI\u2122 (NASDAQ: DVLT) is leading the way in AI-driven data experiences, valuation, and monetization of assets in the Web 3.0 environment. The Company\u2019s cloud-based platform provides comprehensive solutions with a collaborative focus in its Acoustic Sciences and Data Sciences divisions.<\/p>\n \nDatavault AI\u2019s Acoustic Sciences division features WiSA\u00ae, ADIO\u00ae, and Sumerian\u00ae patented technologies and industry-first foundational spatial and multichannel wireless, high-definition sound transmission technologies with intellectual property covering audio timing, synchronization, and multi-channel interference cancellation. The Data Science division leverages the power of Web 3.0 and high-performance computing to provide solutions for experiential data perception, valuation, and secure monetization.<\/p>\n \nDatavault AI\u2019s platform serves multiple industries, including high-performance computing software licensing for sports & entertainment, events & venues, biotech, education, fintech, real estate, healthcare, energy, and more. The Information Data Exchange\u00ae enables Digital Twins and the licensing of name, image, and likeness by securely attaching physical real-world objects to immutable metadata, fostering responsible AI with integrity. The Company\u2019s technology suite is fully customizable and offers AI- and machine-learning-based automation, third-party integration, detailed analytics and data, marketing automation, and advertising monitoring.<\/p>\n \nThe Company is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Learn more about Datavault AI at https:\/\/dvlt.ai<\/a>.<\/p>\n Forward-Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>\n \nThis press release contains \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d (within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, and other securities laws) about Datavault AI Inc. (\u201cDatavault AI,\u201d the \u201cCompany,\u201d \u201cus,\u201d \u201cour,\u201d or \u201cwe\u201d) and our industry that involve risks and uncertainties. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words, such as \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cmight,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cshall,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201cplans,\u201d \u201canticipates,\u201d \u201ccould,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201ctarget,\u201d \u201cprojects,\u201d \u201ccontemplates,\u201d \u201cbelieves,\u201d \u201cestimates,\u201d \u201cpredicts,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d \u201cgoal,\u201d \u201cobjective,\u201d \u201cseeks,\u201d \u201clikely\u201d or \u201ccontinue\u201d or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. The absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding future events, the expected commercial opening and operation of the Information Data Exchange, NILvault and American Political Exchange platforms, the anticipated listing of $QEST utility tokens and additional real-world asset categories on the Information Data Exchange, the expected tokenized value of the Project Qestrel program upon full deployment, the anticipated commencement of secondary-market trading, the expected conversion of the purchase order described in this release into recognized revenue, the anticipated integration of the NYIAX matching and settlement technology and its application across asset classes, and the Company\u2019s expectations regarding fiscal 2026 results, are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company and its management, are inherently uncertain.<\/p>\n \nReaders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these and other forward-looking statements contained herein.<\/p>\n \nActual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the following: the risk that the purchase order described in this release is modified, delayed, reduced, cancelled or not converted into recognized revenue; the risk that contracted or contracted-equivalent opportunity, including amounts described as backlog, notional or potential revenue, is never recognized as revenue; the risk that the Information Data Exchange, NILvault and American Political Exchange platforms do not launch, operate or attract participants as expected; the risk that $QEST utility tokens or other real-world assets are not listed or that secondary-market trading does not develop; the risk that the Project Qestrel program is not fully deployed or does not achieve its expected tokenized value; risks relating to the integration of NYIAX, Inc. and the realization of the expected benefits of that acquisition; the risk that the Company\u2019s activities under Federal Election Commission Advisory Opinions 2022-22 and 2022-23 are narrower than described, superseded or subject to a different interpretation; risks relating to evolving regulatory frameworks applicable to tokenized assets, digital assets, name, image and likeness rights, and political data; risks associated with technological development and integration; changes in market demand for Datavault AI\u2019s services and products; and changes in economic, market, or regulatory conditions; and other risks and uncertainties as more fully described in Datavault AI\u2019s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and other filings that Datavault AI makes from time to time with the SEC, which are available on the SEC\u2019s website at www.sec.gov<\/a>, and could cause actual results to vary from expectations.<\/p>\n \nThe forward-looking statements made in this press release relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. Datavault AI undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.<\/p>\n \nDatavault AI may not actually achieve the plans, intentions, or expectations disclosed in its forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Datavault AI\u2019s forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures, or investments it may make.<\/p>\n Industry and Market Data<\/b><\/p>\n \nWithin this press release, we reference information and statistics regarding the market for our products. We have obtained some of this information and statistics from various independent third-party sources, including independent industry publications, reports by market research firms and other independent sources. Some data and other information contained in this press release are also based on management\u2019s estimates and calculations, which are derived from our review and interpretation of internal surveys and independent sources. Data regarding the industries in which we compete and our market position and market share within these industries are inherently imprecise and are subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties beyond our control, but we believe they generally indicate size, position and market share within this industry. While we believe such information is reliable, we have not independently verified any third-party information. While we believe our internal company research and estimates are reliable, such research and estimates have not been verified by any independent source. In addition, assumptions and estimates of our and our industry\u2019s future performance are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors. These and other factors could cause our future performance to differ materially from our assumptions and estimates. As a result, you should be aware that market, ranking and other similar industry data included in this press release, and estimates and beliefs based on that data, may not be reliable.<\/p>\n Trademarks, Trade Names, Service Marks and Copyrights<\/b><\/p>\n \nWe own or have rights to use various trademarks, tradenames, service marks and copyrights, which are protected under applicable intellectual property laws. This press release also contains trademarks, tradenames, service marks and copyrights of other companies, which are, to our knowledge, the property of their respective owners. Solely for convenience, certain trademarks, tradenames, service marks and copyrights referred to in this press release may appear without the \u00a9, \u00ae, and \u2122 symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensors to these trademarks, tradenames, service marks and copyrights. We do not intend our use or display of other parties\u2019 trademarks, tradenames, service marks or copyrights to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, these other parties.<\/p>\n \n\u00a9 2026 Datavault AI Inc. 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\nDatavault AI Inc. (\u201cDatavault AI\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) (NASDAQ: DVLT), a provider of data monetization, credentialing, digital engagement, and real-world asset (\u201cRWA\u201d) tokenization technologies, today announced that it has received an initial purchase order for $100 million of its $QEST tokenization services. The purchase order marks the commercial opening of the Company\u2019s Information Data Exchange\u00ae (\u201cIDE\u00ae\u201d), NILvault\u2122 (\u201cNILv\u201d) and American Political Exchange\u2122 (\u201cAPEX\u2122\u201d) platforms. The three platforms are designed to let institutions and rights holders value, prove, list, settle and hold data and other RWAs on a single rail, using the Company\u2019s patented Data Vault\u00ae architecture together with its DataValue\u00ae and DataScore\u00ae scoring and valuation engines and the NYIAX matching and settlement stack acquired on August 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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