WHY US?

The future of commodities isn’t built by outsiders—it’s built by those who know how these markets run, how capital flows, and where innovation is most useful.

Watr is the first open blockchain ecosystem designed for commodity markets, by those who have built, traded, and financed them at scale.

Neo Holdings, creator of Watr and its ecosystem developer, is led by veterans of energy, commodities, startups and blockchain.

The Neo Edge

Industry Expertise Meets Decentralized Innovation

Neo Holdings is a moonshot factory—curating and commercializing new digital technology and market ventures across the commodities industry.

Maryam Ayati
Co-founder & Neo CEO

Director Exmar Shipping & Maritime, 275 Most Influential Women in Energy, Former Global Head of Origination & Investments at Shell Trading, Co-Founder of Vakt, Komgo, Director TCCl

Clint Nelsen
Co-founder

Startup Weekend Co-Founder, Startup America
Co-founder, Ecosystem at Stacks.io

Neo is not just building products for Watr—it’s curating an ecosystem where liquidity, trade, and compliance meet digital-first infrastructure. Watr is a public blockchain, open for entrepreneurs, developers, and institutions to build the next generation of commodity markets.

Deep Industry Roots Established

We’ve been inside the boardrooms, on the trading floors, and across global supply chains. We know what works—and what needs to change.

Proven Blockchain Execution

Our team has built and scaled blockchain-based market infrastructure, from trade finance platforms to tokenized assets.

A Connected Ecosystem

Neo bridges industry leaders, traders, investors, and entrepreneurs, ensuring builders on Watr solve real problems for real users.

Regulatory & Compliance First

Innovation doesn't happen in isolation. We design with interoperability, scale and compliance in mind, ensuring real-world adoption and growth.

Our Executive team has decades of experience across

with executive and founding roles in the very platforms that digitized commodities first

We don’t just understand commodities.
We understand how to evolve them.

WHY NOW?

Commodities are evolving—driven by new regulation, origin and source mandates, availability of programmable finance, and the demand for more efficient capital flows.

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