FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Creatura Christopher (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VERTICAL DATA INC. 1980 FESTIVAL PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 300 (Street) LAS VEGAS NV 89135 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/12/2026	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Vertical Data Inc. [ VDTA ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	606,379 (1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	(2)	07/01/2034	Common Stock	88,425 (3)	0.05	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of 272,000 founder shares and 334,379 shares acquired on December 2, 2025 upon a net exercise of stock options, after the withholding of 37,153 shares in satisfaction of the exercise price.

2. 33.33% of the shares subject to the option vested on July 1, 2025, the first anniversary of the July 1, 2024 grant date, with the remaining 66.66% vesting in equal monthly installments over the following 24 months.

3. Of the 891,677 options originally granted, 371,532 were exercised on December 2, 2025, 431,720 were cancelled under the Stock Option Adjustment Letter Agreement dated September 5, 2025, and 88,425 remain outstanding.

Remarks:

Title stated as of the date of event requiring this statement. Effective August 17, 2026, Mr. Creatura transitioned from Chief Financial Officer to Chief Credit Officer of the issuer and ceased to serve as the issuer's principal financial officer. He remains an officer of the issuer within the meaning of Rule 16a-1(f).

	/s/ Christopher Creatura	10/05/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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