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ARK Invest tokenizes $1.3B venture fund via Securitize

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  • ARK Invest will tokenize ownership and administration of its ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) via Securitize. The fund manages approximately $1.3 billion and invests in private and public technology companies: OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe and Databricks.
  • The tokenized asset is the fund interest. The underlying securities and strategy remain unchanged. This is not a cryptocurrency launch and does not turn portfolio companies into tradeable tokens.
  • Securitize supplies the onchain infrastructure: issuance, record-keeping, and transfers are managed on blockchain rails while maintaining the legal structure of the fund.

ID: N25-02

Site: NewsBTC

Status: READY

Author: NewsBTC Editorial Team

Focus Keyword: Tokenization

Image Keyword: Tokenization

Category: Technology

Tags: ARK Invest, Securitize, Tokenization, ARKVX, Venture Capital

Primary Source: https://securitize.io/learn/press-releases

A Venture Fund Becomes A Tokenized Security

ARKVX is an actively managed closed-end interval fund focused on disruptive innovation. Its portfolio includes companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe and Databricks, alongside public-market positions. Through Securitize, fund interests will be represented and administered onchain. The investment strategy, asset selection and legal nature of the underlying securities are unchanged.

The tokenization scope: issuance, custody representation and transfer mechanics move to programmable rails. Liquidity and investor-eligibility constraints do not automatically change, but operational processes can be streamlined.

ARK And Securitize Are Deepening An Existing Relationship

The launch follows ARK’s strategic investment in Securitize in 2025 and extends the broader asset-manager trend of bringing traditional products onto blockchain infrastructure. Reference examples include BlackRock’s BUIDL and tokenized-fund initiatives by Franklin Templeton and WisdomTree. ARKVX applies tokenization within a venture strategy, an area where private-market operations are typically slower and fragmented.

This is ARK’s first fund migrating onchain through Securitize. A $1.3 billion venture strategy will serve as a live test of tokenization as core infrastructure for mainstream investment products.

This article was written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.