ARK Invest Tokenizes Its Venture Fund on Ethereum via Securitize

ARK Invest has tokenized its ARK Venture Fund on the Ethereum blockchain through the digital-securities platform Securitize, CryptoRank reports.

The move puts shares of a fund that backs private, late-stage companies — including names tied to Cathie Wood's innovation-focused strategy — into token form, tradable infrastructure previously reserved for conventional fund accounting systems.

Securitize, a regulated transfer agent for tokenized securities, handled the issuance. The firm has built a track record as a bridge between traditional asset managers and blockchain-based settlement, and the ARK deal adds one of the most recognizable names in growth investing to its roster.

Tokenization converts fund ownership into blockchain-based tokens, allowing fractional exposure and around-the-clock transferability in markets that support them. For ARK, the step signals a push to widen access to venture-style returns beyond accredited channels that typically gate such funds.

Ethereum, the network chosen for the issuance, remains the dominant chain for institutional tokenized assets, hosting the bulk of on-chain funds, treasuries and money-market instruments issued to date.

ARK Invest, founded by Cathie Wood, built its brand on concentrated bets on disruptive innovation through its ETF lineup. Bringing the Venture Fund on-chain extends that posture into digital-asset infrastructure itself — a market Wood has repeatedly identified as a core pillar of future capital markets.

The development lands as institutional appetite for tokenized real-world assets accelerates, with asset managers testing whether blockchain rails can cut settlement times and administrative costs for funds that have historically been illiquid.

Whether tokenized venture exposure draws meaningful retail or institutional flows will test demand for on-chain private-market products — and set a benchmark for other fund managers weighing similar moves.