Alan Howard invests alongside Nomura in digital asset custody

Komainu aims to build crypto prime brokerage on top of its institutional-grade custody for digital assets, following $25 million funding round.

On March 9, Komainu, a digital assets custody services provider created in 2018 by global investment bank Nomura together with digital asset security firm Ledger and digital asset investment house CoinShares, closed a $25 million series-A funding round.

Alan Howard, co-founder of Brevan Howard and Elwood Asset Management, led the fund raise. Galaxy Digital, the crypto investment firm headed by Michael Novogratz, a former Goldman Sachs partner and principal at Fortress Investment, also participated.

So too did NOIA Capital and Nomura Research Institute.

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