INVAO moved into the region at the beginning of the year and focus on developing financial securities enabling investors to participate in the growth potential of blockchain technology across various industries. INVAO’s flagship product, the IVO – Blockchain Diversified Bond (ISIN: LI0471823018), enables investors to access a globally diversified portfolio of blockchain assets represented in one single token.

The IVO bond provides a straightforward way to invest in blockchain as an asset class, that is fully compliant to Liechtenstein law. INVAO deploy AI-based arbitrage trading strategies and active portfolio management that successfully outperforms the market at all times while offering effective downside protection. Trading profits are reinvested in the value of the digital portfolio to ensure sustainable long-term value.

INVAO have completed the second of four subscription rounds for its IVO – Blockchain Diversified Bond, they are successfully approaching their target fundraising volume of 20 million U.S. dollars.

They have secured an individual investment of five million U.S. dollar from their Investech Partners.

Thomas Stray CEO of Investech, a global investment management and advisory firm focused on developing and investing in blockchain-based financial products and services, said: “The IVO – Blockchain Diversified Bond is an excellent addition to our portfolio of investments as we aggressively ramp up our investments in emerging digital assets classes and technologies.”

The IVO is a tokenized zero-coupon bond that complies with all regulatory requirements of the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority. In the first half of 2019, IVO outperformed its benchmark index CCi30 by more than ten percent.

INVAO currently issues IVO bond shares exclusively through a Security Token Offering, and upon completion of four fundraising rounds, investors may trade the tokenized bond as a liquid asset on relevant trading venues as well as peer-to-peer.

Ahmed Jacob, Dubai-based Managing Partner and CTO of INVAO, said: “I see an absolutely huge potential in this partnership. We have filled half our fund which provides us with a lot of credibility and security for the current investors and at the same time, it allows us to start working on a much larger scale to achieve higher results.”

This partnership will bring many great opportunities for current and potential investors.

Frank Wagner, CEO and Co-Founder of INVAO said: “With Investech, we have gained a strategic investor who shares our vision of building a bridge between the traditional financial world and the blockchain ecosystem.”

With the launch of the third fundraising round, INVAO has entered into several strategic partnerships this year, the Investment Manager has become a member of the Blockchain Bundesverband Bundesblock, which aims to promote blockchain technology in Germany. INVAO has also teamed up with Finoa, a Berlin-based provider of digital asset banking, to ensure secure asset custody for INVAO’s digital investment products.