Cathie Wood’s ARK Venture Fund Takes $10 Million Stake in Tokenization Firm Securitize

TLDR

• ARK Venture Fund invested approximately $10 million in Securitize, a BlackRock-backed tokenization company
• Securitize is now the eighth-largest position in ARK’s venture fund portfolio, representing 3.25% of assets
• The tokenization specialist has issued $4.6 billion in tokenized assets and operates BlackRock’s $2.8 billion BUIDL fund
• The tokenized asset market has grown 112% to $33 billion year-to-date in 2025
• Industry projections suggest the tokenized asset market could reach $18.9 trillion by 2033

ARK Invest, the asset management firm run by CEO Cathie Wood, has invested around $10 million in tokenization company Securitize. The investment was made through ARK’s Venture Fund, a closed-end fund that invests in both public and private companies.

According to fund disclosures dated September 30, Securitize now represents 3.25% of the ARK Venture Fund’s total assets. This makes it the eighth-largest holding in the fund, following AI companies X.AI and Anthropic.

The $10 million investment figure is based on the fund’s $325.3 million in net assets under management as of September 30. ARK has not publicly commented on the specific investment amount.

Securitize was founded in 2017 and is led by CEO Carlos Domingo. The company specializes in bringing traditional financial instruments like bonds, funds and stocks onto blockchain networks.

Securitize’s Track Record

To date, Securitize has issued $4.6 billion in tokenized assets. The company works with traditional finance firms including BlackRock, Hamilton Lane and Apollo.

Securitize operates BlackRock’s tokenized money market fund called the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL). This fund has $2.8 billion in assets and leads the tokenized U.S. Treasury sector.

The company also handles equity tokenization. In 2022, Securitize created on-chain shares for listed wallet provider Exodus.

More recently, Securitize entered an agreement with ether treasury firm FG Nexus (FGNX). This deal will bring FG Nexus’s common and preferred stock to the Ethereum blockchain.

Market Growth

The tokenized asset market has experienced rapid growth in 2025. Data from RWA.xyz shows the market has grown 112% year-to-date to reach $33 billion.

Projections from Ripple and BCG earlier this year suggest the market could reach $18.9 trillion by 2033. Global banks and asset managers are exploring tokenization to reduce settlement times and expand investor access.

ARK’s investment follows a $47 million funding round that Securitize completed last year. That round was led by BlackRock and Hamilton Lane (HLNE), with participation from ParaFi Capital and Tradeweb Markets (TW).

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