ARK and Securitize announced the tokenization of the ARK Venture Fund, ARKVX, an actively managed interval fund investing across private and public technology companies. ARK Venture Fund tokenization announcement
The fund has approximately $1.3 billion in assets, according to The Block. The Block, ARK brings $1.3 billion venture fund onchain through Securitize
The portfolio provides exposure to private and public companies associated with disruptive technology. Holdings have included companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and other technology businesses.
Tokenization does not convert those private-company shares themselves into freely traded blockchain assets. Investors instead hold tokenized interests in ARKVX.
Eligible investors can interact with the tokenized fund through Securitize’s infrastructure, extending blockchain settlement into a traditional regulated fund structure.
TOKEN RECON ASSESSMENT
Tokenization is moving from Treasury bills and money-market products into more complicated investment vehicles.
ARKVX matters because private-market exposure is one of the areas where blockchain infrastructure could reduce administrative friction substantially.
Watch subscriptions, blockchain expansion beyond Ethereum, secondary-market functionality and whether competing venture and private-equity managers begin tokenizing similar funds.
Sources
ARK Invest and Securitize, ARKVX tokenization announcement
The Block, ARK Invest brings $1.3 billion venture fund onchain
