ARK Invest Tokenizes ARK Venture Fund with Securitize

ARK Invest has tokenized its ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) in partnership with Securitize, according to an announcement distributed through PR Newswire.

The move puts one of Cathie Wood's flagship investment vehicles on blockchain rails, with Securitize — a firm already active in digital securities issuance — handling the tokenization infrastructure. The fund trades under the ticker ARKVX.

The deal signals how tokenization has moved from crypto-native experimentation toward established asset managers. ARK Invest, known for its aggressive bets on disruptive technology, is now applying that thesis to its own fund structure.

Securitize has positioned itself as a bridge between traditional finance and on-chain assets, and adding ARK Venture Fund to its platform extends that reach into venture capital exposure. Tokenized fund interests can settle faster and trade with fewer intermediaries than traditional fund shares.

For ARK, the arrangement opens the venture fund to a broader distribution channel. ARKVX holds stakes in private companies, an asset class historically reserved for institutional and accredited investors with long lock-up tolerance.

The announcement did not detail the full scope of on-chain availability, including which blockchain networks will support the tokenized interest or specific eligibility requirements for investors. Those specifics will shape how widely the tokenized version of ARKVX can circulate.

The partnership lands amid a broader push by asset managers to tokenize funds and bring real-world assets on-chain. Firms across the industry have been testing whether blockchain-based fund shares can cut administrative costs and shorten settlement windows.

Watch for whether other venture and private-market funds follow ARK's lead — Securitize's pipeline and the trading volume of the tokenized ARKVX interest will indicate whether this marks a durable shift in how closed-end venture exposure reaches investors.