Vault-One Technologies LLC, a development-stage company building verification infrastructure for the custody of physical precious metals, has opened a private capital raise to verified accredited investors on Deal Box. The offering is conducted under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D and is accessible through the company's portal at platform.dealbox.io. The announcement highlights an effort to replace periodic physical inspections with continuous, technology-driven evidence.
Modernizing Custody Verification
Physical precious metals are among the oldest institutional assets, but records proving their location and quantity still rely on manual site visits. Inspectors count what is there, sign a report, and leave, giving holders, insurers, and lenders a document that describes a moment that has already passed. Vault One aims to instrument the asset rather than the calendar.
Continuous Evidence Across the Asset Lifecycle
The company is building continuous evidence rather than periodic inspection, using sensor coverage, chain-of-custody tracking, and compliance reporting on a 72-hour cycle for metals held in vaults. For metals still in the ground, Vault One is developing geofencing, mobile assay, and ore verification. The goal is custody that can be proven rather than attested, allowing underwriters and lenders to price against a live record instead of a stale one.
A Verification Layer, Not a Bank
Vault One describes itself as a systems provider rather than a miner, a verification layer rather than an exchange, and a custodial utility rather than a bank. The company does not mine, buy, or sell metals, hold customer assets as a bank, or operate an exchange. It provides technology and verification services to institutions that finance and insure physical metals.
Rule 506(c) Offering and Platform
The securities are offered under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, which permits public communication of a private offering if every purchaser is a verified accredited investor. Interested investors can begin accreditation verification through the Vault One portal at platform.dealbox.io. No purchase can be accepted until offering materials are delivered and accreditation is verified.
Leadership Commentary
Thomas Carter, Chairman and CEO of Deal Box, said founders get one place to tell their story to verified investors while keeping their whole raise. William J. Stephens, President and CEO of Vault One Technologies, said people who finance and insure metals have always relied on someone's word for vault and ground holdings. He called this solvable and said the raise will let Vault One build its verification layer for risk carriers.
Company Backgrounds
Deal Box, Inc. is an online matchmaking platform contemplated by Section 201(c) of the JOBS Act and Section 4(b) of the Securities Act, supporting Rule 506(c) offerings to verified accredited investors. Vault-One Technologies LLC is headquartered in Sheridan, Illinois, and builds institutional infrastructure for the custody of physical precious metals. Both companies emphasize that Vault One is a technology and verification provider, while Deal Box is not a broker-dealer, investment adviser, or placement agent.
Vault One's private capital raise on Deal Box represents an effort to modernize custody verification for physical precious metals through continuous data rather than periodic inspection. The Rule 506(c) offering is limited to verified accredited investors and is structured around a platform model that does not charge transaction fees. The announcement signals growing interest in applying infrastructure-style technology to longstanding institutional asset custody challenges.