Alexander Tkachenko, CEO;
Credit: VNX
Luxembourg-based digital asset investment platform VNX Exchange has announced the successful completion of the first venture capital (VC) deal in Europe utilising blockchain technology.
The deal sees the issue of €1.1 million of asset-backed tokens linked to the investment into Streami Inc., one of the most innovative blockchain companies in South Korea. Issued on the Ethereum blockchain, ERC-20 asset-backed tokens represent claims on the future cash flow from the investment.
Alexander Tkachenko, CEO and founder of VNX, commented: “We are proud to be among the first digital asset investment platforms to launch operations in Europe. We believe in the future of blockchain based digital assets and are happy to be bringing that future closer”.
Streami is a parent company to a top South Korean crypto exchange, GOPAX, and a regulated national crypto depositary service, DASK. It was the first Korean blockchain company to receive an investment from a Korean bank, Shinhan Bank, among other major investors such as BluePoint partners and Digital Currency Group.
“VNX is truly an amazing solution for us. It is a great gateway into Europe and a way for South Korean businesses to get investors’ attention from across the globe”, said Junhaeng Lee, cofounder and CEO of Streami. “This digital solution was very useful for fundraising when faced with the new reality brought by pandemic, lockdown and travel bans. With the money raised we plan to bolster our product and marketing to become a leading provider of financial market infrastructure for crypto in South Korea”.
VNX facilitates the creation, deployment and maintenance of tokens backed by traditional assets on public blockchains. Tokenisation of assets creates unique opportunities for fractional ownership and cross border investments. The platform offers integrated digital KYC/AML functionality allowing remote onboarding of investors in minutes and supports different payment methods including cryptocurrencies.
VNX platform was officially launched at the end of 2019 in the presence of Pierre Gramegna, Luxembourg's Minister of Finance, and In-kyu Park, from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Luxembourg.
