secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Datavault AI Inc. (DVLT)
CIK:        0001682149
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-19T21:30:10+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-098835
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 1.01, 2.01, 3.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Datavault AI closes NYIAX acquisition, issues 74.8M shares for exchange tech
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- Closed acquisition of NYIAX on Aug 18, 2026; issued 74,800,629 shares of common stock as Merger Consideration.
- Paid ~$494,859 in cash to unaccredited investors; Exchange Ratio ~1.41 Datavault shares per NYIAX share.
- NYIAX brings institutional-grade exchange tech, blockchain settlement, and four issued U.S. patents (Nos. 10,607,291; 11,410,236; 11,861,707; 12,198,193).
- Teri Gallo (NYIAX CEO) and Nathaniel Bradley (Datavault CEO) to lead integration; two NYIAX-designated board members to be nominated.
- NYIAX's Collective Audience acquisition adds commercialization and European presence; integration builds on collaboration since March 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682149/000110465926098835/0001104659-26-098835-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1682149/000110465926098835/tm2623608d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-098835

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