Digital Assets Software Company Ownera Raises $20M in Series A Round, JPMorgan Participates

Ownera, the company delivering an extensive interoperability trading network for tokenized assets, is announcing Series A funding of $20M including J.P. Morgan and LRC Group.

The Series A financing round also includes Draper Goren Holm, tokentus Investment AG, Accomplice Blockchain, Polymorphic Capital, The Ropart Group and Archax.

"It is commonly accepted that the tokenization of securities has the capacity to digitize markets with total value in the trillions of dollars. Dozens of platforms are being deployed by financial institutions across the market, and our job is to be the neutral layer, seamlessly interconnecting them into one global distribution and liquidity network, using open-source network specifications,"said Ownera Co-Founder & CEO, Ami Ben-David.

"Interconnectivity is key to maintaining a liquid marketplace for tokenized assets. Ownera has developed a solution with the potential to connect multiple platforms to start building towards that liquid marketplace,"said Scott Lucas, Head of Markets DLT, J.P. Morgan.

"LRC has chosen Ownera as a solution to distribute tokenized Real Estate assets to qualified investors using the open-source FinP2P protocol, adopted by global financial institutions. This solution has the potential to allow qualified investors access to single assets, portfolios and real estate-based structures in tokenized form, optimizing asset allocation and removing unnecessary friction,"said Nadav Zohar, Chairman, LRC Group.

J.P. Morgan's Scott Lucas will join Ownera's board. Nadav Zohar, Chairman of the LRC Group, a major investor in the round and partner of Ownera, will join the board as Executive Chairman.