Secure commodity deal rooms for Southern AfricaSecure Deal Rooms for High-Value Commodity Trades
The only platform that combines deal management, escrow workflow, and chain of custody tracking for gold, diamond, platinum, and tanzanite transactions.
No credit card required. 7-day full access trial.
DealVaultGold Bullion Purchase — 25kg AU 999.9
Seller: Rand Refinery Ltd · Buyer: Sarah Ndlovu
Funds blocked by buyer. Awaiting delivery confirmation for release.
Sarah Ndlovu · 2 min ago
Delivery team en route. ETA 14:30 SAST.
James van der Merwe · 15 min ago
Confirmed — security escort arranged.
The Problem with Commodity Trading Today
African commodity trades worth billions are managed through WhatsApp, email, and paper trails. The result? Billions lost annually to fraud, no audit trails, and Letters of Credit that cost 3-10% of deal value.
No Visibility
Deals negotiated across fragmented channels. No single source of truth for documents, parties, or status.
Expensive Trust
Letters of Credit cost 3-10% all-in. Bank escrow costs 2-4%. For a $5M deal, that is $150K-$500K in fees.
Custody Gaps
No verification that tested gold is the same gold delivered. Commodity swaps between testing and delivery are a known fraud vector.
Everything You Need to Close Commodity Deals
From first contact to fund release — one platform for the entire deal lifecycle.
Secure Deal Rooms
Tamper-proof document hashing, party verification, and immutable audit trails for every transaction.
Document Management
Upload SPA, NCNDA, IMFPA, BCL, POF with visibility controls — deal-wide, side-only, or private.
Multi-Party Coordination
Manage sellers, buyers, mandates, and intermediaries with side-based confidentiality controls.
Escrow Workflow
6-phase state machine: listing, documentation, buyer review, testing, fund blocking, and release.
Chain of Custody
5-point tracking with GPS, photo & video evidence, seal verification, and dual-party confirmation at every checkpoint.
Testing & Verification
Record assay results, inspector details, and link certificates. Intermediary-managed, visible to all parties.
GPS Evidence
Capture geotagged photos at each checkpoint. Cryptographic hashing ensures photos are tamper-proof.
Designed for Compliance
Audit trails, chain of custody records, and document management designed to support SADPMR, FICA/AML, and Kimberley Process requirements.
Weight Variance Detection
Automatic alerts when commodity weight differs by more than 0.01% between checkpoints.
AI Deal Room Assistant
Ask questions about deal status, timeline, and next steps. AI-powered insights with full deal context.
AI Risk Scoring
Automated risk assessment analyzes deal value, party verification, document completeness, and flags concerns.
Anomaly Detection
AI scans for suspicious patterns — weight variances, unusual deal velocity, commission outliers, and new accounts.
Real-Time Updates
Live deal room updates — instant and always in sync. See messages, status changes, and document uploads the moment they happen.
Email Notifications
Transactional emails for party invitations, status changes, and document uploads. Never miss a deal update.
Document Intelligence
AI analyzes uploaded document metadata to suggest relevant deal fields and streamline processing.
How DealVault Works
Six phases from deal creation to fund release, with custody verification at every step.
Listing
Create a deal room, set commodity details and value, invite all parties (seller, buyer, intermediaries, mandates).
Documentation
Upload SPA, NCNDA, IMFPA, BCL, POF, and all required documents. Each file is cryptographically hashed for integrity.
Buyer Review
Buyer reviews all documentation and submits formal approval. Side-based messaging keeps communications confidential.
Testing & Verification
Intermediary coordinates assay testing. Results recorded with inspector details and linked to verification certificates.
Fund Blocking
Buyer blocks funds in escrow. Seller confirms receipt. Both parties verified before proceeding.
Fund Release
Chain of custody must be complete — all 5 checkpoints verified by both sides — before funds are released.
Chain of Custody That Prevents Commodity Swaps
The biggest vulnerability in commodity trading: tested gold gets swapped before delivery. DealVault closes this gap with 5-point custody tracking that both sides must independently verify.
- Tamper-evident seal ID tracking from origin to delivery
- Geotagged photo & video evidence at every checkpoint
- Weight variance auto-detection (>0.01% threshold)
- Dual-party confirmation — both buyer and seller must verify
- Fund release blocked until all checkpoints are verified
Pricing Built for Commodity Trading
85-93% cheaper than Letters of Credit. No free tier — because platforms handling $500K-$50M deals don't do free.
Prospect
Individual brokers & small traders
$2,988/yr Save $600
5 deals | 3 users | 5 GB | Up to $2M
- Deal rooms & status tracking
- Document management + tamper-proof hashing
- Multi-party coordination (6 parties)
- Deal-level messaging
- Commission ledger (view)
- Automated deal status tracking
- Email support (48hr)
- Basic admin dashboard
- Escrow workflow (6-phase)
- Chain of custody tracking
- API access
Reef
Established brokers & mid-size firms
$8,988/yr Save $1,800
20 deals | 10 users | 25 GB | Up to $15M
- Everything in Prospect
- Escrow workflow (6-phase)
- Fund blocking & release tracking
- Basic verification management
- Private & side messaging
- Full commission CRUD
- Full admin dashboard
- VAT compliance audit trail
- Audit log export (CSV)
- Email support (24hr)
- Chain of custody tracking
- API access
Sovereign
Large trading houses & mining companies
$17,988/yr Save $3,600
75 deals | 30 users | 100 GB | Up to $50M
- Everything in Reef
- Chain of custody tracking
- GPS & photo checkpoints
- Dual-party confirmation
- Weight variance detection
- Full verification management
- FICA/SADPMR compliance reporting
- Kimberley Process tracking
- API access (10K req/day)
- Audit export (CSV + PDF)
- Phone support + AM (8hr)
Vault
Institutions, banks & government
From $3,500/mo — sales-led
Unlimited deals | Unlimited users | 1 TB+ | No cap
- Everything in Sovereign
- Custom escrow workflows
- White-label / custom branding
- SSO / SAML integration
- Unlimited API + webhooks
- Custom compliance reporting
- On-premises deployment
- Multi-tenant admin
- Dedicated engineer support
- Custom SLAs (99.9%)
- Negotiated transaction fees (-25%)
Transaction fees apply at deal settlement (0.15%-1.00% of deal value, degressive by size). Capped per deal by tier. See full fee schedule
All tiers include a 7-day free trial. No credit card required to start.
Built for African Commodity Markets
Purpose-built for the commodities that drive Southern and East African economies.