What Mandala Chain does

Mandala Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain built on the Arbitrum Orbit stack using AnyTrust data availability, with Chain ID 20010 on mainnet and KPG (Kepeng) as the native gas token. The platform differentiates through on-demand block production (no empty blocks, no fixed slot time), roughly order-of-magnitude lower L1 fees than full rollup chains via the AnyTrust DAC model, and full EVM-equivalence supporting standard Solidity tooling (Hardhat, Foundry), wallets (MetaMask, Rabby, WalletConnect, hardware wallets), and the Arbitrum Portal bridge. Settlement occurs on Ethereum L1, with a ~7-day optimistic challenge window for withdrawals. Mandala's stated product surface extends beyond the base L2 to include Mandala ID (universal identity with privacy), an AI Agent Layer leveraging zkML integrations, and the Mandala Chain Hub portal covering staking, vesting, ecosystem discovery, and developer tooling. A parallel testnet (Chain ID 20011) settles to Sepolia and provides a KPGT faucet for developers.

The company targets emerging-market governments and enterprises, beginning with Indonesia, where the West Java Government and IDCHAIN are named real-world deployments. Primary use cases span digital identity, finance and banking, logistics and supply chain, insurance, medical data management, certification, IP protection, asset tokenization, and smart cities. The go-to-market blends self-serve developer onboarding (Hub, documentation, Blockscout explorer, faucet), direct government/enterprise sales for sovereign infrastructure deployments, and event-driven token distribution via the $KPG presale, which raised $2.3M.

Mandala is privately held, headquartered in Badung, Indonesia, with 1-10 employees and a 15-person management and advisory bench (CEO Mandala Chain Foundation Mat Paul as co-founder, IGP Rahman Desyanta as founder, plus CEO of Republik Labs Michael Bennalack and Baliola's CEO Fransiskus Paranso). The chain is operated in coordination with AltLayer as the rollup-as-a-service provider and is currently at Stage 0 of L2BEAT's decentralization framework. Capital raised to date totals $1M pre-seed (December 2024, led by Harbour Industrial Capital) plus $2.3M from the $KPG presale (October 2025); no recurring revenue is disclosed.

Name

Mandala Chain

Legal name

Mandala Chain

Website

https://mandalachain.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mandala Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 on the Arbitrum Orbit AnyTrust stack that provides sovereign, low-cost blockchain infrastructure for emerging-market governments and enterprises, starting with Indonesia and supported by KPG gas-fee economics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain Infrastructure

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Exchanges (52321), Securities and Commodity Exchanges (523210)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200), Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Consortium Networks & Governance (network setup, onboarding, rules, node operations) (FSAPAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

MEV, Sequencing & Transaction Supply Chain (builders, searchers, PBS, auctions) (FSAPAAAG), Compliance, Risk & RegTech for Tokenized Assets (KYC/AML, sanctions, travel rule, reporting) (FSAPAIAH)

Keywords

• Blockchain infrastructure
• Layer 2 scaling
• Sovereign blockchain
• Digital identity
• Smart contracts

Headquarters

HQ city

Badung

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. KPG Token Presale: The $KPG (Kepeng) token is the native gas token of Mandala Chain. A presale has raised $2.3 million, with the token positioned as a key asset connecting traditional enterprises to Web3.
2. Gas Fees (Transaction Fees): Every transaction on Mandala Chain pays fees in KPG, denominated in KPG-wei/gwei. Fees consist of L2 execution fee plus L1 batch posting fee, split between L1 reimbursement to batch poster, L2 reimbursement to sequencer/validators, and a protocol-level surplus to the chain treasury.
3. KPG Governance/Staking Utility: Future roles such as governance, staking, and fee distribution are part of the broader tokenomics roadmap, to be detailed once relevant documentation ships. Currently the primary utility is paying gas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mandala Chain operates an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain built on the Arbitrum Orbit stack with AnyTrust data availability, designed as sovereign, modular infrastructure for emerging markets. The chain (Chain ID 20010) uses KPG (Kepeng) as its native gas token, settles to Ethereum L1, and supports EVM-equivalent smart contract deployment. It enables governments and enterprises to deploy plug-and-play blockchain solutions for digital identity, finance, asset tokenization, supply chain, and other use cases, starting with Indonesia.

Product overview

Mandala Chain is a sovereign, modular blockchain infrastructure platform built as an Ethereum Layer 2 on the Arbitrum Orbit stack using AnyTrust data availability. The core offering is the Mandala Chain L2 network (Chain ID 20010), which uses KPG (Kepeng) as its native gas token. The product portfolio consists of the core L2 infrastructure supplemented by Mandala ID (universal identity with privacy), the AI Agent Layer (zkML-powered on-chain automation), and the Mandala Chain Hub (staking, vesting, and ecosystem portal). A parallel testnet with KPGT faucet supports pre-mainnet development. The platform targets emerging markets — beginning with Indonesia — for use cases spanning digital identity, finance, logistics, supply chain, insurance, healthcare, asset tokenization, and smart cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mandala Chain (L2 Mainnet) Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain built on the Arbitrum Orbit stack with AnyTrust data availability. EVM-equivalent execution environment with Chain ID 20010, on-demand block production, and KPG as the native gas token. Connects to Ethereum L1 for settlement and supports cross-chain value exchange via the Arbitrum bridge.
• KPG (Kepeng) Token Native gas token of the Mandala Chain. 18 decimal ERC-20-equivalent token named after the traditional Balinese kepeng coin. Used to pay all transaction fees on the chain. Primary utility is gas payment; governance, staking, and fee distribution are on the roadmap.
• Mandala ID
• AI Agent Layer
• Mandala Chain Hub
• Mandala Chain Testnet

Quantifiable outcome

• ~7-day withdrawal challenge window (standard Arbitrum dispute period)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability2 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AltLayercoreTechnology or IntegrationAltLayer is the rollup-as-a-service provider coordinating with the Mandala team to operate the sequencer, batch poster, and validators. Mandala is Stage 0 of L2BEAT's decentralization framework. AltLayer provides the RaaS infrastructure layer.
• ArbitrumcoreTechnology or IntegrationMandala Chain is built on the Arbitrum Orbit stack, running Nitro execution engine and ArbOS. Uses Arbitrum's AnyTrust DA mode, optimistic rollup challenge window, BoLD dispute game, and L1 inbox model. Arbitrum Portal hosts the canonical bridge UI for Mandala.
• West Java GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMandala Chain has a real-world implementation with West Java blockchain infrastructure — a government deployment of sovereign blockchain networks in Indonesia. This is a flagship proof-of-concept for the company's emerging market strategy.
• IDCHAINcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIDCHAIN is a real-world blockchain implementation built on Mandala Chain infrastructure, representing a sovereign digital identity solution in Indonesia. Part of Mandala's multiple real-world implementations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• Internet Computer (DFINITY): Sovereign-chain narrative with on-chain compute, targeting enterprise and government use cases including digital identity. Competes for the same sovereign-infrastructure RFPs but with a fundamentally different (non-EVM) tech stack.
• Polygon Labs: Major Ethereum scaling ecosystem (Polygon PoS, Polygon zkEVM, Polygon CDK) with broad enterprise and emerging-market adoption including payments and identity. Operates at a vastly larger scale but competes for the same sovereign and enterprise L2 mandates.
• Avalanche: L1 with customizable subnet architecture often pitched for sovereign and enterprise chains (e.g., Dexalot, Japan-specific subnets). Competes with Mandala's plug-and-play sovereign-chain positioning, but with a larger validator set and brand.

Direct peers

• Celo: Mobile-first EVM-compatible L2 (formerly L1, now on Ethereum via OP Stack) explicitly targeting emerging markets and financial inclusion. Closest direct comparable to Mandala given shared focus on low-fee transactions for emerging-market users and digital identity as a core primitive.
• AltLayer: Rollup-as-a-service provider that powers Mandala's sequencer and validator operations. Also sells its own restaked rollups targeting similar emerging-market and sovereign-chain use cases, making it both an infrastructure partner and a competitor.

Regional players

• Klaytn (Kakao / Ground X): Asia-focused (originally Korea-centric) L1 with strong enterprise and government service positioning, including digital identity and tokenization. Comparable sovereign-chain narrative with similar emerging-market ambitions, though primary geography is Northeast Asia.

Emerging players

• Manta Network: Ethereum L2 with modular on-chain identity (zkSBTs) and a focus on programmable identity and RWA primitives. Comparable emerging-market and identity-stack ambitions, with a different privacy/zk angle.
• Sei Network: High-performance EVM-compatible L1/L2 with parallel execution and a payments-focused GTM. Comparable emerging-market and high-frequency-transaction positioning, though without the sovereign-government narrative.
• Core DAO / Core Chain: Bitcoin-anchored EVM-compatible chain with strong emerging-market community presence (especially in Asia, Africa, and LATAM) and enterprise integrations. Comparable emerging-market developer and community GTM.
• QuarkChain: Sharded, EVM-compatible L1 with explicit support for sovereign chains and emerging-market deployments. Smaller scale but overlapping sovereign-chain and Asia-focused positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MandalaChain
• GitHubgithub.com/MandalaChain
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mandalachain-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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