Datavault AI closes NYIAX acquisition to add exchange tech

Datavault AI Inc. has completed its acquisition of NYIAX Inc., giving the company ownership of exchange technology, blockchain-based settlement infrastructure, and intellectual property it says will support the commercialization of tokenized digital and real-world assets across several markets.

The deal brings NYIAX’s exchange platform, team, and patent portfolio into Datavault after the companies started integrating their technology under a licensing and marketing agreement in March 2025. Datavault did not disclose the acquisition price or other financial terms.

Datavault is positioning NYIAX as the exchange layer in a broader platform intended to originate, value, tokenize, and trade assets. The company said the infrastructure is expected to support specialized markets including critical minerals, political advertising, athlete name-image-and-likeness rights, healthcare and enterprise data, intellectual property, and media rights.

"With NYIAX, we complete a critical infrastructure layer within our ecosystem", Datavault Chief Executive Officer Nathaniel Bradley said.

Bradley said the acquisition gives Datavault wholly owned exchange infrastructure for contracts and tokenization projects already in its pipeline.

Founded in 2017, NYIAX first applied its technology in advertising, where it created a system for standardized trading and settlement of guaranteed media inventory through forward contracts. Its platform combines matching and order-management technology with blockchain-based settlement and is designed to extend beyond advertising into other contract-based and tokenized assets.

The acquisition also adds four issued U.S. patents covering electronic trading, matching, transfer, settlement, and lifecycle management of variable inventories. The patents - Nos. 10,607,291; 11,410,236; 11,861,707; and 12,198,193 - are jointly owned with NYIAX’s exchange technology partner, according to the company. A fifth patent application has been filed.

Datavault also gains control of Collective Audience, which NYIAX acquired in August 2025. According to the company, Collective Audience adds business-to-business marketing, audience development, data evaluation, and other commercialization capabilities intended to help attract participants to new exchanges.

Datavault said it plans to combine those capabilities with its AI-based valuation and tokenization technology as it develops specialized trading platforms. Among the applications it cited are the International Elements Exchange for tokenized critical minerals and commodities, along with Project Democracy and the American Political Exchange for political advertising and data markets. Other potential markets listed by the company include athlete NIL rights, healthcare and enterprise data, environmental assets, natural resources, and intellectual property.

"Markets are not created when assets are digitized", NYIAX Chief Executive Officer Teri Gallo said. "Markets are created when assets can be trusted, valued, exchanged, and discovered under a transparent, common framework."

Bradley and Gallo are expected to lead integration, strategic partnerships, and market-development work. Datavault Chief Financial Officer Brett Moyer will also take part in investor and strategic-partner discussions related to the combined business.

As part of the integration process, NYIAX expects to recommend two representatives for consideration by Datavault’s board, subject to the company’s governance and approval process.

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