Correspondence 0001641172-25-003371 from Masterworks Vault 2, LLC (CIK 0001979634)
Masterworks Vault 2, LLC (CIK 0001979634)
Date: April 9, 2025 · CIK: 0001979634 · Accession: 0001641172-25-003371
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File numbers found in text: 024-12271
Referenced dates: March 24, 2025
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April
9, 2025
VIA
ELECTRONIC EDGAR FILING
Office
of Trade & Services
Division
of Corporation Finance
Securities
and Exchange Commission
100
F. Street, N.E.
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Re:
Masterworks
Vault 2, LLC
Post-Qualification
Amendment No. 14 to Offering Statement on Form 1-A
Filed
March 12, 2025
File
No. 024-12271
Dear
Sir or Madam:
We
have electronically filed herewith on behalf of Masterworks Vault 2, LLC (the “Company”) Post-Qualification Amendment No.
15 (“Post-Qualification Amendment No. 15”) to the above-referenced offering statement on Form 1-A originally filed on June
2, 2023, as amended (together, the “Form 1-A”). Post-Qualification Amendment No. 15 is marked with < R > tags to show
changes made from the Form 1-A filing. In addition, we have included a narrative response keyed to the comment of the staff of the Division
of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) set forth in the Staff’s comment letter to Joshua Goldstein dated March 24,
2025. We trust you shall deem the contents of this transmittal letter responsive to your comment letter.
Post-Qualification
Amendment No. 14 to Offering Statement on Form 1-A
Risk
Factors
Risks
Associated with an Investment in the Artwork
Calculation
of the Masterworks Artist Market Index involves a degree of subjectivity..., page 16
1.
Comment:
We note your amended disclosure in response to prior comment 1. Please expand your disclosure
regarding the categorization of artwork by “perceived quality” to clarify what
factors comprise the quality score, and whether such qualities reflect objective features
of the artwork or subjective assessments of the value of the artwork. If the latter, please
address the potential risks associated with the subjective assessment of “artwork quality”
by Masterworks employees or agents, including potential conflicts of interest.
Response:
The quality score that an artwork is given is based on the characteristics of such artwork, such as image quality,
subject matter, color, size, creation year, and auction history, among other factors. These elements of the artwork are objective
in nature, but how these factors impact the overall ranking of the artwork’s value is subjective. The Company has added disclosure
to address the Staff’s comment on page 16 of Post Qualification Amendment No. 15.
General
2.
Comment:
We note your response to
prior comment 2 regarding the use of artificial intelligence by the Masterworks internal
research team. Please clarify how the machine learning you use differs from simple algorithmic
code that automates the Masterworks internal research team’s processes. In addition,
clarify whether the artificial intelligence is a third-party product or an internally developed
artificial intelligence process. Additionally, please include an appropriate risk factor
addressing the material risks to your business, operations, and financial condition in connection
with the use and development, if applicable, of artificial intelligence in such research
processes.
Response:
A simple algorithmic code replicates a given process following rules. However, a machine learning algorithm, such as the one
used by Masterworks, recognizes the patterns present in underlying data (i.e. the training dataset manually labelled with quality
scores by Masterworks art market experts) then applies the same patterns to an unseen dataset (i.e. records that have not
been manually scored for quality). The machine learning algorithm used for the Masterworks Artist Market Index, which was
developed internally by Masterworks, attempts to replicate the process of how art market experts assign quality scores through its
own understanding of the rules based on analysis of the manual work done by actual art market experts. In addition, the Company has
added a risk factor on page 21 of Post Qualification Amendment No. 15 that addresses the material risks related to Masterworks’
use and development of artificial intelligence.
If
the Staff has any further comments regarding the offering statement on Form 1-A, or any subsequent amendments to the Company’s
offering statement on Form 1-A, please feel free to contact the undersigned.
MASTERWORKS
VAULT 2, LLC
By:
/s/
Joshua B. Goldstein
Joshua
B. Goldstein
General
Counsel and Secretary
cc:
Dietrich
King/U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Alyssa
Wall/U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission