Paradium.AI enters ten-year platform agreement with RTB Digital and minority stake sale is planned

Paradium.AI, a company listed on the NYSE American (NYSE: PAII), has entered into a ten-year strategic partnership with RTB Digital, Inc. (RTB). The news sent the company's stock soaring 224% in just one week, reaching a price of $1.50 per share. The agreement is set to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, pending completion of due diligence, financing, and other conditions.

Under the partnership, Paradium.AI will migrate its brands, revenue, and traffic to RTB's AI-powered digital media and business operations platform. In return, RTB will provide non-content functions and related services, helping Paradium.AI cut certain operating and staffing costs. The arrangement is a revenue-sharing model, with specified percentages of revenue generated from RTB partner content being shared between the two companies.

RTB will also issue Paradium.AI unregistered RTB common stock, valued at $11.5 million, subject to Nasdaq's minimum pricing requirements and other conditions. This minority stake sale involves Simplify Inventions, LLC and MBX Capital Aren, LLC, who are acquiring approximately 49.5% of Paradium.AI's outstanding common stock for a total purchase price of $89,555,638.

This purchase includes cash, RTB common stock, and an existing deposit, with Simplify retaining about 23% of Paradium.AI's shares. The completion of this minority stake purchase is a prerequisite for closing the platform agreement.