Publicly traded — OTCQB: VDTA
Powering the Future of AI Infrastructure
Vertical Data Inc. (OTCQB: VDTA) is an AI infrastructure company. We combine hardware procurement, GPU financing, data center capacity, and managed services into a single point of contact for enterprises, neoclouds, and sovereign operators deploying AI compute.
We operate as the financial and operational backbone for next-generation compute, delivered in coordination with our deployment, financing, and operations partners.
Sourcing GPU and AI hardware globally. NVIDIA Blackwell systems (B300, GB300), AMD Instinct, and custom accelerators.
Capital structuring through GPUfinancing.com. SPV-based bankruptcy-remote facilities from $30M to $1B+.
High-density AI-ready colocation through Vertical Edge and partner sites. Edge locations near major metros.
Operations, network, security, and incident response. Delivered in coordination with our partner network.
Global by Design
1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite 300 Las Vegas,
NV 89135 USA
Toronto, Ontario
Stockholm Sweden
Delhi, India
Managua, Nicaragua
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Satellite offices reflect locations where Vertical Data engages regional representatives, agents, and contractors.*
We specialize in supporting a global customer base - from large metro areas to smaller emerging markets, ensuring that underserved regions gain access to the compute power required for AI inference and high-performance workloads
Leadership backgrounds across AI infrastructure, capital markets, and data center operations. Prior roles at Goldman Sachs, Lazard, Dell EMC, BofA Merrill Lynch, Deloitte, and Hut8.
Deven Soni is Chief Executive Officer and founder of Vertical Data. He began his career as an M&A investment banker at Lazard and later served on the technology private-equity teams at Goldman Sachs and Highland Capital Partners. He co-founded Wired Investors, Snowball Industries, and Acquira, leading multiple acquisitions and integrations, and served as founding COO of Tokens.com. Deven holds a BS from the University of California, Berkeley.
Christopher Creatura is Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and co-founder of Vertical Data. A CPA, CA, he previously served as CFO at Live Patrol, VP of Growth at Bluefin, and Operating Partner at Enduring Ventures. He began his career in investment banking at BofA Merrill Lynch and in M&A advisory at Deloitte. Christopher founded Conway Merchants, a boutique merchant bank, and is a General Partner at Corse Ventures, bringing extensive experience across M&A, capital markets, and venture investing.
Jesse Nickel is Head of Strategy, Planning & Partnerships at Vertical Data, a senior executive specialising in data-center development, power infrastructure, equipment sourcing, and large-scale asset-replacement initiatives. He is the founder of J Nickel Consulting and has held leadership roles across data center, digital infrastructure, and telecommunications businesses including KDDI/Telehouse, Validus Power, Cogeco Peer 1, Console/IIX, and Bell Canada.
Hamid Djam is Chief Technology Officer of Vertical Data. With more than two decades in Big Data, AI, and analytics, he has led AI-driven strategies across utilities, oil & gas, life sciences, and manufacturing. He previously served as CTO of Analytics & AI at Dell EMC and held senior roles at Teradata, Oracle, and Greenplum. Hamid is the founder of RAGNR.ai and Cognify AI Consulting, and holds a BS in Computer Science from California State University, Fullerton.
Paula Micheltorena is Executive Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer at Vertical Data. Based in Argentina, she joined in February 2025 from ITTDigital, where she served as Executive Assistant to the CEO, following earlier roles at Palacio and ICANA. Paula manages scheduling, communications, and day-to-day operations for the finance function, and is concurrently pursuing a degree as a certified Spanish translator.
Garrett Kosowan is Business Development Director at Vertical Data, specialising in data-center and IT-infrastructure solutions. He brings a background in international business and tax law and has worked across energy, technology, and trade sectors. Prior to Vertical Data, Garrett held roles at WiredRE (Head of Sales, Compute), CNRS, Formattic, and Velocity Digital Nordic. He holds an LL.M. from the University of Vienna and a BSc from Jönköping University.
Nazia Chaity is an Enterprise Account Executive on Vertical Data’s business-development team. She previously served as an Account Manager at Cogent Communications, where she earned President’s Club honours three times for exceeding quota. Earlier, Nazia held roles in investor relations at Citco and personal banking at BMO. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson), majoring in Law and Business Management with a minor in Financial Management.
Keith Ellis is Director of Business Development at Vertical Data, a role he holds alongside Director of Sales at gpufinancing.com. He brings more than two decades of enterprise technology and services sales leadership, with prior roles at RWS Group, LanguageLine Solutions, TransPerfect, Honeywell, Enel X, XPI, and Dell Canada. Keith is a graduate of Seneca College.
Trevor Koverko is a Web3 entrepreneur and investor and co-founder of Vertical Data. He founded Polymath / Polymesh, a blockchain infrastructure platform for tokenised securities, and co-founded Tokens.com, Sapien, Matador, and DeFi Technologies. He now leads Sapien, an AI data marketplace. A graduate of the Ivey Business School (HBA) and a 2005 NHL draft pick, Trevor has backed more than 60 startups including EigenLayer and SEI.
Daniel Herrera is Chief of Staff at Vertical Data. He joined in May 2024 from Braventi, where he served as General Manager, having previously held operational leadership roles at Upwards, Invisible Technologies, and Crossover, and earlier as Chief Operating Officer at Promeco. A University of Miami graduate and PMP-certified project leader, Daniel partners directly with the CFO and CEO to drive cross-functional alignment, operational efficiency, and the execution of key company initiatives.
Gerardo Watson is Chief of Staff to the CEO at Vertical Data. He joined in March 2025 from SAGO, where he served as Associate Director, HR Partnership. With more than fifteen years of HR and operations leadership across Central America and international teams, Gerardo partners directly with the CEO and Leadership on organizational design, talent strategy, and the execution of company-wide priorities. He holds a BBA from Universidad Americana (UAM) in Managua and completed INCAE Business School's Young Executives Program.
Anthony Bozzo joined Vertical Data in May 2025 as Business Development, where he supports the firm's Canadian market opportunities and partner coordination. He brings a partner-led commercial approach to institutional-investor, capital-markets, and enterprise relationships, expanding Vertical Data's reach across AI compute and infrastructure financing.
Concurrently, Anthony serves as Head of Business Development at Corse Ventures and is a founding partner of Conway Merchants, the boutique merchant bank co-founded by Christopher Creatura.
Faustino Salcedo is CRM & Marketing Specialist at Vertical Data, which he joined in March 2026. He previously held marketing and customer-lifecycle roles at Café Soluble, Encuentra24, and PedidosYa, the Latin American on-demand delivery platform. Faustino holds a degree in Digital Communications from Universidad Centroamericana (UCA). He brings hands-on CRM operations, lifecycle marketing, and digital-channel experience from high-growth consumer-technology companies to Vertical Data’s marketing stack and go-to-market programs.
Hansel Mendoza is a Full-Stack Developer supporting Vertical Data’s engineering function. He previously served as an AWS Cloud Engineer at Lafise Group and as an Azure DevOps engineer at SAGO. Hansel holds a degree in Software Engineering from Universidad Centroamericana (UCA). He brings practical cloud-platform and DevOps experience across AWS and Azure to internal tooling, data pipelines, and product-engineering work.
Meyling Castillo is Head of Marketing at Vertical Data. She was Marketing Manager at Maquipos and was previously Trade Marketing Manager for Central America at Dell Technologies, following earlier roles at Avianca. She holds an MSc in Digital Marketing. Her experience across major technology and airline brands in Central America could complement Vertical Data’s regional marketing and channel programs.
Henrik Gumaelius joined Vertical Data in July 2025 as Trade Finance, where he supports Nordic market activity and cross-border financing. He brings deep structured-finance, vendor-financing, and counterparty-credit expertise directly aligned with Vertical Data's customer-finance programs for AI compute and data-center deals.
With an international banking and trade finance background and global experience in technology, Henrik previously spent fourteen years at Huawei in Customer Finance, following earlier roles at Deloitte and UBS Warburg. He holds an MSc from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Margarita Jiménez is Product Marketing Specialist at Vertical Data, she joined in June 2025. She previously served as Marketing Manager at Horizon Alliance and held marketing roles at GEMCO and BOMONSA. Margarita has completed multiple postgraduate programs in design and marketing. She translates complex financial and infrastructure products into clear, differentiated positioning for Vertical Data’s GPU Financing proposition.
Mari Tefel is Financial Analyst at Vertical Data. She has experience as an independent asset manager and the founder of Artissanos. Earlier in her career she held senior roles at Commonwealth Capital, Spectrum Developer in Nicaragua (where she managed a $45M+ real-estate portfolio), Pacificard in El Salvador, and Enron. She holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. Her combined experience in emerging-markets real-estate development, corporate finance, and founder-led ventures could complement Vertical Data’s regional investment and capital-markets activities.
Jeff Chesebrough recently joined Vertical Data as a member of the Executive team, supporting the Operations function. A Niagara-based executive and Chartered Director with more than two decades of leadership across innovation, governance, and operations, he concurrently serves as Senior Advisor to the Founder and CEO of Hoverlink Ontario, the proposed Toronto–St. Catharines hovercraft service, and sits on advisory boards at Vensuris Group of Companies and Zavista Inc., as well as the board of N13 Investments. Previously he was Founding CEO of Innovate Niagara (2010–2025), the region's first Regional Innovation Centre, and a Director of Meridian Credit Union, Canada's second-largest credit union. Jeff holds a BA in Environmental Economics from Brock and the C.Dir designation from McMaster.
Agents and contractors supporting Vertical Data across Canada, Sweden, and India.
Regional representatives operate in their respective markets as agents and contractors of the Company. Roles and scope vary by engagement.*
Deven Soni serves on Vertical Data’s Board of Directors in addition to his role as CEO and founder. His operating background spans M&A at Lazard, technology private equity at Goldman Sachs and Highland Capital Partners, and co-founder roles at Wired Investors, Snowball Industries, and Acquira. He was founding COO of Tokens.com and holds a BS from UC Berkeley.
David Hackett chairs Vertical Data’s Audit Committee and serves on the Board of Directors. A CPA, CA and Ivey MBA, David brings more than three decades of CFO and executive leadership across public and private growth companies. He most recently served as CFO of 48North Cannabis from 2018 to 2021, scaling revenue from zero to over $30 million and raising more than $50 million in capital. He previously held CFO roles at Mavencare, Coupgon, Diversinet, and Aucxis Group, and holds a BA (Honours) in Economics from Queen’s University.
Jaime Leverton serves on Vertical Data’s Board of Directors. She is Chief Executive Officer of ReserveOne and an Independent Director at Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) and New West Data, as well as Chair of the Board at Synteq Digital. She previously served as CEO of Hut 8 Mining Corp., one of the world’s largest publicly traded Bitcoin miners, and as Chief Commercial Officer and SVP at eStruxture Data Centers. Her earlier career includes senior roles at Cogeco Peer 1, National Bank of Canada, BlackBerry, Bell, and IBM. Jaime holds an MBA from Dalhousie University and the ICD.D designation from Rotman.
Advisor
Former Head of Real Estate at Merrill Lynch. Advises Vertical Data on real estate strategy and capital markets.
