PRESS RELEASE: Savea Raises $2.5M to Tokenize High-Value Assets
The $2.5M pre-seed funding from venture studio EmergentX and angel investors will be deployed to develop regulated, investment products focused on high-value assets like wine that have not been universally accessible.
LONDON May 8, 2025 - 9:00 AM ET — Savea, a fintech company focused on creating regulated investment products based on tokenized high-value, real-world assets, announces $2.5M in pre-seed funding from angel investors and venture studio EmergentX. The funding will support Savea's mission to launch new investment opportunities that leverage blockchain technology to increase access, liquidity, and scalability for physically-scarce assets like fine wine, classic cars, or watches.
"High-value assets, or 'passion assets,' attract mature investors for their stable growth and benefit as a hedge against market volatility,” Sam Mudie, Co-Founder and CEO of Savea, shared. “The problem is that investing in these assets often requires a special relationship and involves lengthy, inefficient processes. Savea’s blockchain-based infrastructure allows investment in an ERC-20 token, backed 100% by physical assets held in reserve, resulting in a highly liquid and scalable alternative to traditional asset ownership."
Lee Smith is a cornerstone investor in the pre-seed round as well as Founder and CEO of EmergentX, a venture studio focused on startups leveraging blockchain and AI technology. Lee has led multiple companies to acquisition, including Paidy, acquired by PayPal in 2021 for $2.7B, and Wavecell, acquired by 8x8 in 2019 for $125M.
Lee added,
"Particularly in the context of today's volatile global equities markets, I immediately saw the value of Savea's investment infrastructure to tokenize real-world, high-value assets that are not correlated to stocks or other digital assets. Savea is a game-changer for family offices, hedge funds, and crypto investors who want to diversify their portfolios with regulated investment product offerings."
Savea is partnered with Decentralized Storage and Tokenization Network (DESAT), a company also funded by Lee Smith's Venture company EmergentX. DESAT provides secure storage of physical assets and legally compliant tokenization and redemption infrastructure.
Savea's inaugural product will be a regulated ETF-like structure that tracks the performance of the fine wine market, expected in Q2 2025.
For more information about Savea visit https://www.savea.com
About Savea
Savea is a fintech company focused on creating regulated investment products based on tokenized high-value, real-world assets. Their inaugural product, SAVW, tracks the performance of the benchmark wine index and is 100% backed by physical reserves. Savea's fully-compliant, onchain infrastructure brings increased accessibility, scalability, and liquidity to real-world asset investments. The ETF-like structure can be expanded to any asset with physical scarcity held in secure storage.
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