Landano International

What Landano International does

Landano International is a Canadian-headquartered, privately held company founded in 2022 that operates a blockchain-based land registry platform designed to digitize, verify, and manage property rights records in jurisdictions with weak or non-functional land titling systems. The platform represents each land right as a non-fungible token (NFT) on the Cardano blockchain, with supporting documentation immutably stored on the Arweave network via the Arkly interface, and the application layer built on the Mendix low-code platform. Self-sovereign identity is implemented through the Veridian identity wallet using KERI/ACDC credentials, and the platform is compliant with ISO 19152 (Land Administration Domain Model), providing standardized global vocabulary for land administration.

The company operates three product lines: Landano Home for individuals to substantiate undocumented land rights claims (priced at $159.99/year with an AI agent generating personalized evidence checklists), Landano Community: Administrators for local land administrators to track ownership and manage cadastral operations, and Landano Community: Residents for community members to view and manage their rights. Landano's go-to-market combines community-led adoption (stakeholder summits with chiefs and traditional authorities), enterprise field sales to government land agencies, and product-led growth via self-service individual onboarding. Primary markets are Ghana, Mozambique, and Kenya, with flagship partnerships including Ghana's Lands Commission, Department of Stool Lands, and Terra Firma in Mozambique.

Revenue mechanics are primarily the individual subscription plan and anticipated government/enterprise licensing, with secondary potential from financial services facilitation (mortgages, microfinance, DeFi). Funding to date is non-dilutive, consisting of approximately $300,000 USD in prize value from the Cardano 2024 Battle of the Builders competition and multiple Project Catalyst grants (Funds 7, 11, and 12), with no disclosed venture capital equity rounds. The company has 1-10 employees and is led by co-founder and CTO Dorus van der Kroft, with a small executive team.

Name

Landano International

Legal name

Landano International Ltd

Website

https://landano.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Landano International provides a blockchain-based land registry platform using Cardano NFTs to digitize and verify land rights for governments, traditional authorities, and individuals in regions with weak property titling systems across Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Blockchain-Based Land Administration Software

NAICS

Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) (53311)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Transfer Agent, Cap Table & Token Lifecycle Management (registrar, corporate actions, burns/mints) (FSAPAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Identity, Credentials & Permissioning for Enterprises (DID/VC, access control, attestations) (FSAPAIAG), Authorization & Permissions (delegation, allowances, capability-based access, session keys) (FSAPACAJ)

Keywords

• Blockchain land registry
• Land rights management
• Property title tokenization
• Land administration software
• Cadastral mapping platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Delaware

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Annual Subscription - Landholder's Essentials Plan: Landano charges annual subscription fees for its Landholder's Essentials Plan, providing digital land deed access, land rights management, and crypto wallet functionality. This is the primary revenue stream for individual users.
2. Financial Services Facilitation: By securing land rights with tamper-proof records, Landano opens access to mortgages, microfinance, and DeFi products. While the company may take facilitation fees or referral revenue from connecting users to financial services, specific revenue mechanics are not detailed.
3. Enterprise/Government Licensing: Landano provides its platform to local land administrators and government agencies, likely through licensing arrangements. The platform helps community leaders fulfill record-keeping duties including management of commissions and service fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Landano International sells a blockchain-based land rights management platform that converts land rights into tamper-proof, verifiable digital assets represented as NFTs on the Cardano blockchain. The company offers Landano Home (a subscription-based individual product with an AI agent for evidence collection) and Landano Community (a platform for local administrators and residents covering cadastral mapping, plot transfers, and rights management), with decentralized document storage on Arweave and self-sovereign identity via the Cardano Foundation Veridian wallet.

Product overview

Landano International offers a suite of blockchain-based land rights management products. The core portfolio consists of two main product lines: (1) Landano Home - an individual-focused product enabling anyone globally to substantiate and validate undocumented land rights claims, featuring an AI agent for personalized claim guidance; and (2) Landano Community - a community-level solution with separate interfaces for local administrators (for tracking ownership, executing transactions, managing cadastral data) and residents (for viewing and controlling their property rights). Landano operates on the Cardano blockchain using NFTs to represent land titles, with supporting infrastructure on Arweave for decentralized document storage. The platform is built on the Mendix low-code platform and complies with ISO 19152:2012 land administration standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Landano Community: Platform for local administrators to track ownership, manage property rights, and gain analytical insights for their communities.
• Landano Home

Products and services

• Landano Home An individual-focused software product that enables anyone globally to substantiate, reinforce, and validate their legally recognized but undocumented land rights claims. Includes an AI agent that creates personalized, jurisdictionally-sensitive checklists of documents and evidence needed for property claims, plus a built-in crypto wallet for buying, selling, and transferring land as well as money transfers.
• Landano Community A suite of community-level land rights management tools with separate interfaces for local administrators and residents. Administrators can track ownership, manage property rights, gain analytical insights, execute transfers, merge/subdivide plots, and manage land use rights; residents can view and control their land rights in a centralized location and prove them anywhere.
• Landano Community: Administrators Dashboard Dashboard for local land administrators to visualize community land use and ownership, execute transactions, and manage the cadastre. Features include plot visualization (map/table views), land transfer execution, plot merging/subdividing, right holder management, and land use rights administration.
• Landano Community: Residents Interface Interface for local residents to find their plot, apply for land rights, track land activities, and reinforce their land rights. Includes a Manage Plot application system for requesting and gaining approval for changes to land rights, with applications reviewed by land administrators.
• Landholder's Essentials Plan Annual subscription plan for individuals to manage their land deed and land rights at $159.99/year. Includes Digital Land Deed Access, Land Rights Access, a Crypto Wallet for buying and selling land and sending/receiving money transfers, Land Rights Details, and the ability to apply for land rights.

Quantifiable outcome

• Prevention of fraudulent double-sales of land (major cause of 59% of court cases in Ghana)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Veridian (Cardano Foundation Identity Wallet)coreTechnology or Integration · 27 April 2026Veridian is the Cardano Foundation's identity wallet used for self-sovereign identity verification in Landano. Through Project Catalyst Fund 12, Landano implemented the Cardano Foundation Identity Wallet, using KERI/ACDC credentials for identity verification of land rights holders.
• Ghana Lands CommissionflagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 June 2025Landano is working collaboratively with Ghana's Lands Commission to ensure land conflicts become a thing of the past. This partnership enables integration with official government land records and ensures blockchain-documented land rights align with national land administration standards.
• Department of Stool LandsflagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 June 2025Partnership with Ghana's Department of Stool Lands to improve boundary issues and increase revenue generation through better land management. Dr. Isaac Osei Boahen serves as Adansihene Stool Lands Manager supporting the initiative.
• MendixcoreTechnology or Integration · 23 April 2024Mendix is the low-code development platform used to build the Landano MVP and application. CTO Dorus van der Kroft is a senior Mendix consultant leading development. Landano received a Project Catalyst Fund 11 grant to create generic Cardano plugins for the Mendix Marketplace using their code, enabling other Mendix developers to integrate Cardano NFTs and smart contracts.
• ArklycoreTechnology or Integration · 23 April 2024Arkly is a platform developed in collaboration with the Landano team to provide permanent, decentralized document storage on the Arweave network. It ensures documentation packages stored on Arweave are immutably linked to Cardano NFT and smart contract transactions, creating verifiable audit trails on two permissionless ledgers.
• Terra Firma (Mozambique)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 October 2022Terra Firma is a land-based consultant group in Mozambique that developed the Community Land Value Chain (CaVaTeCo) system. Landano partnered with Terra Firma to integrate blockchain notarization and DeFi access to CaVaTeCo's community land documentation. The partnership involves importing CaVaTeCo land title records, minting Cardano NFTs of DUAT records, publishing mapping data, and registering new land title records.
• Cardano FoundationflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCardano Foundation supports Landano through Project Catalyst funding (Funds 7, 11, 12) and provides the blockchain infrastructure (Cardano blockchain) for land title tokenization. Landano uses Cardano NFTs and smart contracts for land rights records.
• World BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld Bank research and initiatives on land rights inform Landano's approach. The World Bank conducted a 2017 mapping project in Mozambique's Meitor that demonstrated the value of land documentation. Landano's mission aligns with World Bank goals of improving land tenure security.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Propy: Propy is a blockchain-based real estate marketplace that facilitates cross-border property transactions using smart contracts. Direct peer in applying blockchain/NFT technology to real estate asset records and transfers, though more focused on transaction execution than registry.
• Terra Firma (Mozambique): Terra Firma is a Mozambique-based land consultancy that developed the CaVaTeCo system for community land documentation. Listed as a Landano partner but operates as a direct comparable in land administration services with on-the-ground implementation expertise.
• Ubitquity: Ubitquity is a blockchain-secured platform for real estate and land title recordkeeping. As an early mover in blockchain land registry, it serves as a direct peer offering similar document storage and title recording capabilities.
• BenBen: BenBen is a Ghanaian property tech startup providing digital land records, mapping, and due diligence services. Direct peer in the Ghana land administration market, though more focused on traditional digital records and B2B property services than blockchain.
• Medici Land Governance: Medici Land Governance uses blockchain technology to create secure, transparent land titles, with operations in Africa, Latin America, and the United States. Directly competes with Landano in blockchain-based land titling for developing economies, including a similar multi-jurisdiction pilot approach.
• ChromaWay: ChromaWay is a Swedish blockchain company that developed the Chromia relational blockchain platform and has worked on land registry projects, including with the Swedish land registry. Direct peer in applying enterprise blockchain to land administration systems.
• Bitland: Bitland is a Ghana-focused blockchain land registry platform that digitizes land records to combat land fraud. It is the most direct peer to Landano, operating in Ghana with a similar mission of providing secure digital land documentation for African communities.

Others

• World Bank Land Programs: The World Bank has funded multiple land tenure security and land registration projects across developing countries, including the Mozambique Meitor mapping initiative cited by Landano. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor, providing both market context and potential partnership or competitive displacement.
• Cardano Foundation: The Cardano Foundation supports the Cardano blockchain and provides infrastructure (including the Veridian identity wallet) that Landano is built on. Ecosystem enabler and key strategic partner rather than a competitor.

Emerging players

• Mattereum: Mattereum uses blockchain and smart contracts to enable legal transfer of physical assets, including real-world asset tokenization. Emerging player with overlapping RWA tokenization technology and infrastructure though broader across multiple asset classes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• GitHubgithub.com/landano/resources
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landano
• Facebookfacebook.com/landanoltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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