Brera Holdings PLC known as Solmate based out of the UAE has purchased $50 million worth of Solana tokens as a discount of 15% as part of its agreement with Solana Foundation, to power the Solana Infrastructure in UAE.
The purchase comes as part of Solmate Infrastructure’s commitment to operate under the Solana Foundation’s “Solana By Design” program, and to grant the Solana Foundation the right to nominate up to two directors to Solmate Infrastructure’s Board. The Solana Foundation negotiated for the right to these nominations, further cementing its commitment to the Company.
Simultaneously, Cathie Wood of Ark Invest has disclosed an approximately 11.5% stake in Solmate Infrastructure, based on a Schedule 13G report as of September 30, 2025. Ark previously purchased an aggregate of 6,500,001 shares in the Company’s oversubscribed PIPE financing round, marking the first-ever investment by a regulated American ETF into a crypto infrastructure PIPE. Ark has now disclosed subsequent purchases of an aggregate of 779,619 additional shares. The Company believes that this marks continued conviction in both the Solana story and its unique value proposition in the market.
“We bought the dip,” said Marco Santori, CEO of Solmate Infrastructure. “Our infrastructure-first strategy will keep us at the forefront of innovation in the Solana ecosystem, and ahead of mere treasury companies that solely rely on financial engineering to drive growth. Our strategic position in the UAE puts us in the Capital of capital, and at the geographic crossroads of finance.”
Solmate Infrastructure is a Solana-based crypto infrastructure company based in Abu Dhabi UAE. The company creates value by building infrastructure and real hardware for the crypto revolution. Its cutting-edge Solana staking infrastructure will help drive the adoption of the network in the Middle East.
Solmate is backed by Ark Invest, RockawayX, Pulsar Group and other UAE and international investors, Solmate Infrastructure expects to process Solana transactions faster, more efficiently and more profitably than other companies. Solmate Infrastructure will continue to operate Brera Holdings’ existing multi-club sports ownership business. www.solmate.com.
In September 2025, UAE based Solmate raised $300 million following an oversubscribed private investment in public equity (“PIPE”) offering, with the secured funds being used for revenue generating crypto infrastructure projects in UAE.
