Soneium Unlocks Access to Institutional-Grade Royalties, Bringing Partners Group’s $549 Million Royalties Fund Onchain with Asseto
Tokyo, Japan, October 27th, 2026, Chainwire
In partnership with Asseto, Soneium unveils ipUSD and IP Vault, opening access to diversified royalty exposure and advancing its vision to bring the economic value of intellectual property accessible onchain.
Soneium today announced the launch of ipUSD and IP Vault on Soneium Portal, giving eligible users access to royalty-linked exposure from a $549 million diversified intellectual property (IP) royalties fund.
Managed by Partners Group, with digital asset infrastructure provided by Asseto, the underlying fund spans 53 investments and more than 100,000 royalty streams, including royalty-linked exposure to The Weeknd’s back catalogue, music from notable artists, Discovery’s television library and assets across pharmaceuticals, brands and energy transition. Eligible users can gain exposure to the fund by successfully depositing ipUSD into IP Vault on Soneium Portal, lowering the barrier to entry to a royalties strategy that has historically been accessible mainly to institutional investors.
The launch builds on Soneium’s vision for Tokenized IP: bringing the economic value of intellectual property onchain and creating new ways for people to access opportunities linked to the creative works and entertainment they know.
“When fans and investors back the IP they love, that funding moves through the Soneium ecosystem and ultimately flows back to creators and studios, giving them the freedom to take bolder creative risks. ipUSD and IP Vault open a new way to be part of that cycle. At Soneium, we are committed to growing it so that more funding goes into new stories and experiences that will resonate for generations,” said Yuji Kumagai, Head of Soneium Protocol.
Turning real-world assets into onchain opportunities
Music, film and other intellectual property generate billions in royalties, yet access to the investment opportunities behind these assets has traditionally been limited.
IP Vault changes that equation through Soneium Portal and opens the door to a unique asset class that has remained long out of reach to many.
Asseto provides the digital asset infrastructure connecting the underlying strategy with Soneium’s onchain ecosystem. Through this collaboration, Asseto aims to bring more institutional-grade IP-linked products onto Soneium, expanding access to diversified IP-related yield opportunities while enabling greater composability, utility and ecosystem participation for onchain assets.
“Tokenization is not only about putting an asset onchain. The real value comes when institutional assets become programmable, transferable and financeable within digital markets. Through our collaboration with Soneium, Asseto is bringing institutional-grade IP-linked products onchain and transforming royalty-linked private-market exposure into productive digital assets with broader access, utility and composability,” said Bridget Li, Co-founder and CEO of Asseto.
“Tokenization represents an important evolution in how investors access private markets. By partnering with Soneium and Asseto, we are combining the strength of institutional-quality private-market investments with blockchain-enabled distribution, providing eligible on-chain investors access to our Royalties programme through a trusted and innovative platform,” said Vincent Ng, Managing Director, Co-Head of Asia at Partners Group
Advancing Soneium’s Tokenized IP ecosystem
With the launch of ipUSD and IP Vault, Soneium envisions a future where intellectual property becomes a dynamic part of the global onchain economy. Through Soneium Portal, it is creating new ways to unlock IP value, introduce new forms of participation and bring the economic potential of intellectual property to a global audience.
ipUSD will also be available on the Startale App from launch, allowing users to swap between USDSC, Soneium’s native stablecoin, and ipUSD directly within the app. This integration provides a seamless way for users to access ipUSD and participate in Soneium’s growing onchain ecosystem.
ipUSD and IP Vault will be accessible via the Soneium Portal beginning on October 28, 2026, in the morning UTC.
About Soneium
Soneium is the onchain entertainment economy built by Sony Group and Startale Group in 2025, home to applications across music, games, anime, film, collectibles and fan creations. Through Tokenized IP, Soneium brings intellectual property onchain, connecting creators and IP owners with new funding opportunities and the communities behind them, so fans and investors can take part in the growth of the IP they believe in. Built for the AI era, the network provides the infrastructure for human creators and autonomous agents to build, distribute, and settle IP value at scale.
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About Partners Group
Partners Group is one of the largest private markets firms globally, with USD 186 billion in assets under management across Private Equity, Private Credit, Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Royalties. Headquartered in Switzerland, the firm has over 2,000 employees across 25 offices worldwide and serves both institutional and private wealth investors through a broad range of private markets solutions.
About Asseto
Asseto is a full-stack technology infrastructure and tokenization solutions provider bridging traditional finance and DeFi, supporting asset owners from compliance advisory through tokenization, on-chain distribution, and settlement. Asseto launched Hong Kong’s first real estate RWA project and has deployed 14 RWA products across multiple blockchains, with tokenized asset volume nearly $500 million. Asseto is backed by HashKey Group, is an alumnus of the BNB Chain MVB program, and is supported by Hong Kong Cyberport.