Datavault AI Inc. announced a 50/50 revenue‑sharing software licensing agreement with the World Boxing Council (WBC) to deploy its ADIO® ultrasonic engagement technology, DataVault®, VerifyU™, and Information Data Exchange (IDE) platform at WBC championship events through the end of 2025 and into 2026.
The partnership covers the WBC’s global reach of more than 170 countries and captures fan interactions—such as ADIO‑powered silent triggers, QR‑based activations, and sponsor engagements—across broadcast, streaming, social, and in‑venue channels. All captured data flows directly into the IDE platform, creating compliance‑ready datasets for sponsor reporting, audience segmentation, attribution analysis, and post‑event monetization.
The deal positions Datavault to monetize high‑viewership bouts, including the 41‑million‑viewer Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford fight, and to generate multi‑million‑dollar datasets. Management said the partnership demonstrates the value of Datavault’s patented technology and opens a new revenue stream that can be replicated across other sports and live‑event properties.
Datavault’s Q3 2025 revenue rose 148% year‑over‑year to $2.9 million, and the company has raised its FY 2025 revenue guidance to a low end of $30 million and its FY 2026 guidance to over $200 million. The WBC deal adds a high‑volume customer that supports these guidance upgrades and signals confidence in the company’s growth trajectory.
CEO Nathaniel Bradley said the partnership “demonstrates and monetizes our patented technology in a globally distributed sports environment” and that “the WBC’s global footprint makes it a powerful partner for our ADIO and IDE platforms.” WBC President Mauricio Sulaimán highlighted the collaboration as a new level of fan engagement that benefits fighters, fans, and commercial partners.
Investors view the deal as a positive milestone, but concerns about ongoing negative margins and past net losses temper enthusiasm. The partnership signals strategic expansion into sports entertainment and could boost Datavault’s long‑term growth prospects.
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