A tokenized version of ARK Invest’s ARK Venture Fund has been introduced on Ethereum, bringing a fund with investments in OpenAI, Anthropic, Stripe, and Databricks to the blockchain. Securitize, which will manage on-chain issuance and the investor experience, is tokenizing the fund, ARKVX.
The move gives eligible investors a blockchain-based representation of their interest in the fund, although the underlying companies themselves are not being tokenized.
Today, we’re bringing the ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) onchain with @ARKInvest and making it available on @ethereum.
For the first time, eligible investors can access the tokenized version of ARK’s flagship disruptive innovation fund with a minimum investment of $500. pic.twitter.com/J9ME81et8D
— Securitize (@Securitize) September 24, 2026
ARKVX is an actively managed interval fund that invests in both private and publicly traded companies. The holdings of the fund may fluctuate over time.
Tokenized interests representing their participation in the fund will be issued to qualified investors using Securitize. At debut, Ethereum will be the blockchain utilized; additional networks could be added later.
Importantly, the move does not mean that shares of OpenAI, Anthropic or the other portfolio companies are being placed directly on a blockchain. Instead, investors are receiving a tokenized representation of their interest in ARKVX.
Subject to relevant regulations and investor restrictions, Securitize will also give daily net asset values and allow qualifying fund interests to trade on blockchain-based exchanges.
Cathie Wood, the CEO and creator of ARK Invest, characterized the action as an extension of the company’s endeavor to increase access to financial products with a technological focus.
— Carlos Domingo (@carlosdomingo) September 24, 2026
Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said the structure gives investors exposure to a group of private technology companies through a single fund. In other words, investors do not have to choose individually between companies such as OpenAI and Anthropic to gain exposure to the fund’s portfolio.
The move is part of a broader expansion of tokenization in traditional finance. Earlier tokenization efforts by major asset managers largely focused on U.S. Treasury and money-market products. Firms are now exploring equities and private-market investments as well.
ARK and Securitize already have a relationship. ARK made a $10 million strategic investment in Securitize in October 2025, with the partnership focused on bringing more regulated investment products onto blockchain infrastructure.
The launch also follows recent regulatory developments in the United States involving tokenized securities. The supplied material says the SEC introduced a five-year “innovation exemption” in September for certain tokenized U.S. stocks trading on qualifying on-chain venues.
For ARK, the ARKVX launch represents another step in bringing an existing investment product onto blockchain rails, while retaining its underlying fund structure and investment strategy.
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