Inveniam Capital Partners announced plans to acquire MANTRA and its affiliated entities in a transaction expected to be completed by June 30, 2026. The agreement follows Inveniam's $20 million strategic investment in MANTRA in August 2025 and builds on the companies' collaboration around NVNM Chain, a Layer 2 blockchain developed on MANTRA Chain. The partnership has focused on creating infrastructure for institutional finance and AI-driven applications in the real-world asset tokenization space.
Inveniam and MANTRA Develop NVNM Chain for Institutional Finance
The partnership between the two companies has focused on creating infrastructure designed for institutional finance and AI-driven applications. NVNM Chain was developed to support cryptographic verification of private market asset data, providing a framework for recording asset information while maintaining confidentiality requirements.
Inveniam's initial investment in MANTRA represented a strategic focus on the intersection of artificial intelligence, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and blockchain infrastructure. The companies used the development of NVNM Chain as a test of their shared approach to creating technology capable of connecting private market data with emerging digital asset systems.
NVNM Chain is designed to provide users with a secure digital record of asset information while keeping sensitive data off-chain. The network leverages MANTRA Chain's security through Interchain Security, enabling AI systems and institutional participants to verify asset provenance without requiring access to confidential data environments. The launch of the NVNM Chain mainnet genesis block on May 13, 2026, marked the transition of the technology into a production environment.
"We initially invested in MANTRA because we believed regulated blockchain infrastructure and AI-ready private market data belonged on the same stack. NVNM Chain, the Layer 2 we built together, adds to this proposition," said Patrick O'Meara, Chairman & CEO of Inveniam Capital Partners in a written statement. "This acquisition positions us to be value additive to the global private markets ecosystem faster. This is what will allow our global ecosystem to deliver digital private markets to market operators, asset owners, and institutional private markets investors alongside global DeFi markets," he added.
MANTRA Brand and Team to Continue Under Inveniam Ownership
Following the acquisition, the MANTRA brand will remain central to the combined organization, with the existing MANTRA team continuing operations under Inveniam's ownership. Key components of the ecosystem, including MANTRA Chain, its native gas token $MANTRA, MANTRA Finance, and mantraUSD, will continue to serve as core infrastructure elements.
The transaction formalizes an integration process that the companies said has already been developing operationally since late 2025. The acquisition remains subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in Q3 2026, with financial details not disclosed.
"Inveniam and MANTRA have been building toward this since Inveniam's strategic investment last August," said John Patrick Mullin, CEO, MANTRA in a written statement. "When you share the same conviction about where real world assets and AI are heading, and you've already proven you can build together, the question is, why keep the organizational boundary? We decided not to," he added.
FAQ
What did Inveniam Capital Partners announce on June 16, 2026?
Inveniam Capital Partners announced plans to acquire MANTRA and its affiliated entities in a transaction expected to be completed by June 30, 2026. The agreement follows Inveniam's $20 million strategic investment in MANTRA in August 2025.
What is NVNM Chain and when did its mainnet launch?
NVNM Chain is a Layer 2 blockchain developed on MANTRA Chain, designed to support cryptographic verification of private market asset data while keeping sensitive data off-chain. The NVNM Chain mainnet genesis block launched on May 13, 2026.
