Ripple Labs $300 Million Venture Goes Live in South Korea, Unlocks XRP Opportunities for Investors
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$300 million Ripple Labs shares deal makes headlines in South Korea: What to know Institutional investors can get exposure to XRP with discount? Lean Ventures, a Seoul-headquartered asset manager, has announced that it reached an agreement with NASDAQ-listed Vivo Federation to establish a $300 million fund with Ripple Labs shares. With this new vehicle, South Korean retail investors can get exposure to XRP with no need to buy the physical cryptocurrency. $300 million Ripple Labs shares deal makes headlines in South Korea: What to know According to a press release shared yesterday, Dec. 12, a new Ripple Labs shares fund has been launched by Lean Ventures, one of the biggest South Korean asset managers. The deal will be handled with the infrastructure of Vivo Federation, a blockchain unit of VivoPower International PLC. VivoPower received approval from @Ripple for an initial tranche of Ripple Labs shares. With asset manager Lean Ventures, a new $300M fund has been created. Investors to gain exposure to Ripple & $XRP at a material discount to spot & target $75M in returns over 3 years.… pic.twitter.com/BoxcWwRQij — 🌸Crypto Eri ~ Carpe Diem (@sentosumosaba) December 13, 2025 Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, Lean Ventures will arrange for the establishment of a dedicated investment vehicle to acquire and hold an initial target of $300 million in Ripple Labs shares. Lean Ventures has already canvassed interest from qualified South Korean institutional and retail investors and now increases its bet on digital assets. VivoPower recently received written approval from Ripple Labs to purchase an initial tranche of Ripple Labs preferred shares and is now negotiating bilaterally to purchase additional Ripple Labs shares from institutional holders of Ripple Labs shares worth an estimated $300 million. As part of the joint venture, Vivo Federation will receive a share of…