VivoPower Seeks $300M Ripple Stake, Gaining Nearly $1B in XRP-Linked Exposure

VivoPower, a sustainable energy company listed on Nasdaq, is its XRP-focused strategy by partnering with South Korea’s Lean Ventures to purchase $300 million in private shares of Ripple Labs. 

The Vivo Federation’s digital asset branch wants to develop an investment vehicle for institutional and qualified retail investors in South Korea’s strong XRP market. This move gives anyone access to Ripple’s ecosystem without having to purchase XRP tokens directly. At current prices, this is almost 450 million XRP, which is worth nahead $900 million.

Information About The Joint Venture

Lean Ventures, a licensed asset management firm based in , will put up the vehicle to hold the targeted Ripple shares. This is because there is strong investor demand in the area.

VivoPower said that due diligence with K-Weather, a South Korean company in talks to acquire a 20% stake, is almost complete. gave the firm the go-ahead to issue initial preferred shares, and the company is now viewking additional funding from institutional holders.

Adam Traidman, chairman of the VivoPower Advisory Board and a previous member of the Ripple board, said, “We are thrilled to have formed this partnership with Lean Ventures, which is well-respected in .”

He also said that South Korea, which has the most XRP by value and volume, is an excellent place for investors to purchase Ripple shares and XRP “at a significant discount to the current market price.”

Strategic Growth of the XRP Treasury

In June, VivoPower raised $121 million with a private placement sponsored by Saudi investor Abdulaziz bin Turki Abdulaziz Al Saud. This changed the company’s treasury from BTC or Ether to XRP. The company put $100 million into Aare’s Assets and used Ripple’s stablecoin. 

This Ripple holding builds on previous moves, such as the August announcement that the company will purchase $100 million worth of shares at an 86% discount to direct XRP acquisitions. This would expose holders to RLUSD and units like Hidden Road.

Chris Kim, managing partner at Lean Ventures, said that demand for Ripple-linked products is rising rapidly since South Korea is so excited about them. The vehicle focuses on Ripple equity tied to XRP’s ecosystem rather than on holding tokens directly.

Momentum in The Larger Ecosystem

SBI Ripple Asia and Doppler Finance signed a memorandum of understanding for XRP custody and yield products that go beyond transactions.

“This partnership aims to expand XRP’s capabilities beyond simple transactions, making it a useful, income-generating asset,” said Doppler’s head of institutions. Using Doppler’s on-chain capabilities, SBI aims to accelerate the development of the XRPL infrastructure.

Ripple also worked with Amina Bank in , which was the first European bank to use its payments network under Swiss law. Analysts view VivoPower’s drive as the first time a company has done anything like this, combining stock discounts with treasury returns to attract global capital as XRP’s usefulness grows.

VivoPower wants to be the best at getting XRP exposure for public markets. It is focusing on South Korean investors while also strengthening its balance sheet. This project shows that Ripple is an undervalued infrastructure that could change how institutions use BTC.