Hub71 startup Maalexi has announced plans to launch the world’s first Agricultural Asset Token Exchange, known as MAATEX. The platform will be built on Avalanche and will use real world asset tokens, risk data, and embedded intelligence to change how food and agricultural commodities are traded across borders.
Maalexi, an agri-trade FinTech company, focuses on reducing risk and improving efficiency in global food supply chains. MAATEX will combine the company’s in-house and patented Internet of Things, blockchain, and AI systems with Avalanche’s high-performance blockchain. The aim is to enable faster ownership transfer, instant settlement, and clear proof of asset performance in global agricultural trade.
A new framework for trust and settlement in agri trade
MAATEX will allow buyers and suppliers to buy and sell verified agricultural commodities that are stored in approved warehouses or transported by approved shipping partners. Trades will use Maalexi Agri Tokens, known as MATs, which represent insured, audited, traceable, and legally owned agricultural assets.
The exchange will use Maalexi’s technology stack, including VeriPass, CredIQ, ContractIQ, Blockchain Auth, Inspectra, TrustPrice, ThreatScan, TrackFlow, ClimaSense, and StockIntel. Together, these systems support ownership transfer, domestic and cross-border settlement, and digital assurance of asset condition and delivery.
All MATs will be backed by insured inventory and insured receivables from global insurers. This structure is designed to support legal transfer and financial-grade reliability.
Built on existing real-world delivery
Maalexi’s real world asset systems already operate at scale. The company reports millions of kilograms of agricultural goods delivered, thousands of blockchain contracts executed, and supply failure rates below one percent. Buyer capital efficiency has improved by 72 percent through shorter cash conversion cycles.
This operating base will support the expansion of MAATEX as a digital marketplace for agricultural trade.
Leadership comments
Dr. Azam Pasha, Co-Founder and CEO, Maalexi
“Global food supply chains will require greater speed, trust, and full transparency as cross-border trade becomes more complex. On Avalanche we will build a tokenized exchange where every agri asset will carry built-in assurance and will move instantly across global markets. Our RWA engine will embed deep intelligence and multiple layers of risk data into every token, ensuring continuous validation and performance assurance throughout the procurement journey. By running MAATEX on Avalanche, we will combine this intelligence with high-performance blockchain infrastructure, enabling sub-second settlements, verified digital ownership, and a programmable trust layer that will redefine the reliability, scale, and efficiency of global agri trade.”
Rohit Majhi, Co-Founder and CTO, Maalexi
“MAATEX will be built on a deep technical foundation where every token will carry embedded intelligence driven by multiple layers of risk and performance oracles integrated directly into our RWA engine. By deploying this system on Avalanche, we will gain sub-second finality, massive scalability, and institutional-level security. This combination will allow us to deliver instant settlements, verified asset ownership, and a programmable framework for trusted food and agricultural trade.”
Khalid Dannish, MENA Head, Ava Labs
“By launching MAATEX on Avalanche, Maalexi is creating a new digital market infrastructure where tokenized agricultural assets can move with full transparency and embedded assurance. Avalanche’s enterprise-grade architecture provides the speed, trust, and scalability needed to power tokenized cross-border commodity flows.”
As a Hub71 startup, Maalexi continues to grow within Abu Dhabi’s technology ecosystem. The company benefits from access to partners, regulators, and investors through Hub71+ Digital Assets. The MAATEX project reflects the wider role of Abu Dhabi-based firms in shaping real world asset tokenisation and digital trade infrastructure.