Inveniam to acquire Layer 1 MANTRA blockchain

Inveniam Capital Partners announced plans on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, to acquire MANTRA, a Layer 1 blockchain focused on real-world asset tokenization. The transaction, expected to close in the third quarter of this year, formalizes a partnership that began with a $20 million strategic investment from Inveniam in August 2025.

The acquisition follows the successful development and launch of a joint project, the NVNM Chain, a Layer 2 blockchain built on the MANTRA infrastructure. The NVNM Chain mainnet launched on May 13, 2026, and is designed to provide a secure, verifiable record for private market asset data, particularly for institutional finance and AI-driven applications, while keeping sensitive information off-chain.

Patrick O'Meara, Chairman and CEO of Inveniam Capital Partners, stated the firm's initial investment was based on the belief that regulated blockchain infrastructure and AI-ready private market data should operate on the same technological stack. He said the acquisition will allow the combined entity to deliver value to the global private markets ecosystem more quickly.

The deal comes after a period of turbulence for MANTRA. In April 2025, the project's native...