BEAVERTON, OR / ACCESS Newswire / September 25, 2025 / Some companies are born with Wall Street cheerleaders. Others grind in obscurity until the market finally realizes what it has been missing. Datavault AI (NASDAQ: DVLT) belongs squarely in the second camp. For months, it sat quietly in the corner of the microcap arena, labeled an "audio niche play" from its WiSA past, barely commanding attention outside of die-hard small-cap watchers. But that misread is quickly unraveling. This week, DVLT stock surged more than 102%, forcing investors to wake up to what's been built while they weren't looking.

The truth is, Datavault never fit the stereotype of a struggling microcap trying to hang on. After combining with WiSA, it has been quietly assembling the DNA of something much bigger. The vault of digital twins, the 72 issued, allowed, and pending patents, and the platform designed to authenticate, secure, and monetize virtually anything were never about survival. They were about scale. What we're seeing now is the market playing catch-up to the company's real story.

And here's the kicker: this is not just a stock that "caught a bid." It's a business that finally aligned its capital, partnerships, and IP portfolio into a form investors can't ignore. That alignment now includes a just-announced $150 million strategic investment from Scilex Holding Company, a move we'll return to later because of how deeply it reshapes the story. For now, the bigger point is this: Datavault has gone from being underestimated to being positioned as one of the most disruptive plays in the data economy. When you spend months ignored, the move from overlooked to unstoppable feels like flipping a switch.

A Rebirth Hiding in Plain Sight
Let's rewind. Datavault's predecessor, WiSA Technologies, developed wireless audio standards that were adopted by some of the largest consumer electronics brands. That history gets dismissed as baggage, but it's actually the foundation. The engineering rigor, the intellectual property, the culture of delivery - those didn't vanish in the rebrand. They became the trunk of a new tree, strong enough to support branches that look nothing like audio equipment.

When WiSA acquired the Data Vault IP in late 2024 and rebranded as Datavault AI, it wasn't a cosmetic facelift. It was a strategic reset. With the acquisition came a blueprint for transforming raw data into verifiable, tradable assets. By February 2025, DVLT wasn't an audio footnote anymore. It was a data company with a Nasdaq listing, a patent fortress, and a clear mission: to sell proof.

That transformation explains why the performance story flipped so quickly. In Q2 2025, Datavault posted $1.7 million in revenue, a 467% jump from the prior year. Another $2.5 million in licensing revenue was booked but not yet recognized. Those aren't projections. They are receipts. With them, DVLT, once dismissed as an impressive but fully valued "audio relic," was again proving it could turn its innovative technology into a growth driver.

The Jolt That Changed the Trajectory
Execution alone would have been enough to get the company's stock moving. But then came the game-changer: a $150 million strategic investment from Scilex Holding Company, itself a $200 million-plus market cap biotech player. This was not a bridge loan or toxic financing. Scilex executed the deal in digital currency (BTC) at the spot rate, likely wiping out Datavault's debt and dropping a war chest big enough to supercharge its roadmap.

For a company that had been scaling on a tight budget, this was like strapping on a rocket booster. Suddenly, everything that looked like a "someday" idea became a "now" initiative. The supercomputer is no longer a slide in a deck; it's under construction. The AI exchanges for secure data trading are not theories; they're preparing for launch. Even the acoustic science division, recently considered a nominal contributor, now has the firepower to scale its inaudible tone technology into mainstream campaigns.

What makes this even more powerful is who Scilex is. This isn't a passive investor. It's a biotech heavyweight with deep roots in the current $288 billion data analytics market, which is expected to expand by as much as 14% annually by the end of the decade. That gives Datavault not just capital, but a bridge into an industry drowning in data and desperate for trust. Aligning with Scilex wasn't about keeping the lights on. It was about plugging into an industrial-sized growth engine.

The structure of the deal makes it even more compelling. Scilex is set to receive a mix of shares and pre-funded warrants, subject to shareholder approval, with the initial tranche already issued. In return, it gains the right to nominate board members if it maintains significant ownership, ensuring a vested interest in Datavault's success. For Datavault, the upside is clear: the company keeps its management team intact while gaining both the capital and the strategic partner it needs to accelerate supercomputing infrastructure, expand its independent data exchanges, and unlock new revenue streams.

It's a structure designed less as a quick cash infusion and more as a long-term alignment, where both sides win as the business scales.

The Shift from Niche to Platform
Here's what the market missed while miscasting DVLT before this update: this is not a point-solution company. It's a platform. The same infrastructure that authenticates a biotech sample can secure a recycling credit. The same system that traces a gold bar can certify a diploma. The same exchange that monetizes ad impressions can tokenize sports memorabilia. Datavault doesn't need to reinvent itself for each new market. It grows new branches off the same trunk.

That model gives Datavault horizontal scalability and vertical dominance. Once a branch takes root in biotech, education, or luxury goods, it reinforces the trunk of the company. Each new use case strengthens the platform, making it harder for rivals to dislodge. That's how ecosystems are built. That's how platform companies scale. And that's why the narrative has shifted from "audio relic" to "market force."

For stakeholders, the pivot is striking. Instead of trying to value DVLT as a one-trick microcap, the conversation now revolves around its ability to capture multiple billion-dollar markets with the same underlying system. Once you see the trunk-and-branches model, it's hard to unsee. It changes the entire lens through which the business is valued.

From Overlooked to Center Stage
The timing could not be sharper. The AI market is barreling toward $1.8 trillion by 2030. Biotech analytics alone is growing in double digits. Regulators are demanding transparency, consumers are fed up with counterfeits, and corporations need "proof" to function efficiently. In other words, Datavault doesn't have to convince the world it needs proof. The world is already begging for it.

That's the beauty of being underestimated for so long. While the spotlight was elsewhere, Datavault assembled patents, signed licensing deals, built its exchanges, and secured capital. Now, flush with capital and a biotech heavyweight in its corner, the company has everything it needs to scale. The story is no longer about what DVLT was. It's about what it has quietly become.

Datavault spent months making progress in the shadows. Now it's stepping onto the main stage with a balance sheet built for growth, a technology platform built for scale, and a story that no longer fits the "underdog" label. From underestimated to unstoppable, DVLT is proving the best comebacks aren't staged. They're built.

About Datavault AI
Datavault AI™ (NasdaHPM:DVLT) is leading the way in AI driven data experiences, valuation and monetization of assets in the Web 3.0 environment. The company's cloud-based platform provides comprehensive solutions with a collaborative focus in its Acoustic Science and Data Science Divisions. Datavault AI's Acoustic Science Division features WiSA®, ADIO® and Sumerian® patented technologies and industry-first foundational spatial and multichannel wireless HD sound transmission technologies with IP 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. Datavault AI's cloud-based platform provides comprehensive solutions serving multiple industries, including HPC software licensing for sports & entertainment, events & venues, biotech, education, fintech, real estate, healthcare, energy and more. The Information Data Exchange® (IDE) enables Digital Twins, licensing of name, image and likeness (NIL) by securely attaching physical real-world objects to immutable metadata objects, fostering responsible AI with integrity. Datavault AI's technology suite is completely customizable and offers AI and Machine Learning (ML) automation, third-party integration, detailed analytics and data, marketing automation and advertising monitoring. The company is headquartered in Beaverton, OR. Learn more about Datavault AI at www.dvlt.ai.

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