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Hamilton Lane’s $2.1 Billion Flagship Direct Equity Fund Now Available for Investment on Securitize via Polygon

Jan 31, 2023

Securitize is the leading platform for expanding access to some of the highest-performing, real-world, private markets asset classes, which have historically been inaccessible to most investors, including private equity, venture capital, fine art and mature start-ups, consistent with U.S. regulations.

SBI Digital Markets and Securitize Partner on Singapore-Based Digital Asset Marketplace

Oct 11, 2022

SBI DM was recently awarded the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Capital Markets Services Licence, allowing it to deal in tokenized securities. This also marks an expansion by Securitize into APAC, having already built a significant footprint in the U.S., Europe and Japan.

Hamilton Lane and Securitize to Tokenize Funds, Expanding Access to Private Markets for a Broader Set of Investors

Oct 5, 2022

Through this partnership, qualified U.S.-based investors will be able to more easily access three distinct Hamilton Lane funds, which will be available through new tokenized feeder funds. The component funds provide exposure to direct equities, private credit and secondary transactions, and will be tokenized by Securitize’s digital transfer agency, managed by Securitize’s digital asset management arm, Securitize Capital, and be available for investment on its broker-dealer, Securitize Markets in Q4 2022.

Artory/Winston Launches its First Tokenized Diversified Art Fund on Securitize

Sep 20, 2022

Winston Art Group will lead the sourcing and diligence on every artwork considered and purchased for the Fund. Artory’s technology will be used to capture the artworks’ due diligence data on the blockchain, providing investors with the confidence of investing in artworks with immutable records, verified provenance, and digital certification. Investors can purchase tokens representing ownership interests in the art fund, which can be traded on Securitize’s secondary market after a one-year lock up period.

Securitize Launches Fund Providing Tokenized Exposure to KKR Fund for the First Time in the U.S

Sep 13, 2022

The new Securitize tokenized fund (the “Fund”) marks the first time exposure to one of KKR’s alternative investment strategies has been offered in a digital format in the U.S. The Fund is managed by Securitize’s digital asset management arm, Securitize Capital, and provides exposure to KKR’s health care growth equity investing strategy.

MARUI Group Selected Securitize to Launch Japan’s First Tokenized, Public, Self-Offered Corporate Bond

Aug 24, 2022

Interest in the offering was significant, with investor demand 20 times greater than the initially-planned issuance amount of approximately 100 million yen ($722K USD).

Security Token Market Begins $5 Million Web3 Crowdfunded Capital Raise

Jul 6, 2022

The capital raise is being conducted pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation Crowdfunding (CF) exemption, made possible by the JOBS Act. That 10 year old law set the legal foundation for businesses to fundraise from their communities and individual investors, bypassing traditional banks and intermediaries. Blockchain technology is now enabling crowdfunding to reach the potential the JOBS Act made possible, enabling individual investment in private businesses at scale, with over $1.1 billion raised under Regulation CF and $2 billion raised under Regulation A+ during 2021 alone.

Securitize Expands Access to Digital Asset Securities in Europe

Jun 27, 2022

When Securitize exits the sandbox, it expects to be the only firm tokenizing and facilitating the trading of tokenized securities operating in both the U.S. and Europe.

Exodus Begins Trading on Securitize Markets

Mar 16, 2022

“When we decided to raise capital last year, it was important to us to first turn to our existing customers and fans, and give them the opportunity to become owners in our business before Wall Street,” said Exodus CEO and Co-founder JP Richardson. “Securitize’s platform enabled us to onboard over 6,800 mostly retail investors and raise $75 million. Now, with the trading of Exodus shares on their platform, it’s all under one roof. We are very excited about the increased ability to trade our shares.”

Securitize Acquires Pacific Stock Transfer

Feb 22, 2022

Securitize, the digital asset securities firm, today announced its acquisition of Pacific Stock Transfer. With over 1.2 million investor accounts and over 3,000 private and publicly traded clients, Securitize is now one of the top 10 largest stock transfer agencies in the U.S. by accounts, as well as the first and only top 10 transfer agent to issue and manage shares digitally.

Danya Dumbrill Joins Securitize as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of Staff

Feb 8, 2022

Securitize, the digital asset securities firm, today announced that Danya Dumbrill has joined the firm as Chief Strategy Officer and Chief of Staff to CEO Carlos Domingo. In this role, Dumbrill will be responsible for developing and executing upon the company’s strategy, growing the business while maintaining disciplined financial management, as well as identifying and executing upon strategic partnerships and M&A opportunities.

First Tokenized S&P Index Funds Launched on Securitize Markets

Dec 15, 2021

Securitize announced today the launch of two new tokenized funds tracking two of the most innovative indices from S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world’s leading index provider.

Former SEC Trading and Markets Director Brett Redfearn Joins Securitize Leadership Team

Oct 20, 2021

Securitize, Inc., the regulated platform for issuing and trading digital asset securities, announced today that Brett Redfearn has joined the company’s leadership team as Senior Strategic Advisor to Chief Executive Officer Carlos Domingo, and will also serve as Chairman of the company’s Advisory Board.

Securitize Markets Unlocks Broader Access to Alternative Investments, Including Secondary Market Trading

Sep 28, 2021

Securitize, Inc. has announced the launch of a fundamentally better way for investors to access the private capital markets. Largely inaccessible behind highly-fragmented websites and antiquated paper processes, alternative assets in the private markets have remained stubbornly illiquid and closed off to most investors. Open today, Securitize Markets provides investors access to invest in and trade a broad range of alternative assets, including private company equity, real estate and funds, within a single regulated digital marketplace.

Arca Labs and Securitize Partner on Tokenized Financial Products, Beginning with Arca U.S. Treasury Fund

Sep 23, 2021

Arca Labs, the innovation division of digital asset management firm Arca, and Securitize, which enables investors to access the private markets, including private businesses, real estate, and funds today announced a partnership to bring more regulated, tokenized financial products to investors, beginning with the Arca U.S. Treasury Fund.

Securitize Opens Access to Two Cryptocurrency Yield Funds

Jul 26, 2021

Securitize, Inc. announced today the opening of its Bitcoin and USD Coin yield funds, providing investors with exposure to cryptocurrencies, which are loaned to create yield.

Securitize Raises $48 Million in Series B

Jun 21, 2021

Securitize, Inc. announced today that its Series B fundraising round was oversubscribed, with $48 million raised from new and existing investors. The convergence of venture capital and asset management signals a consensus on the future adoption of digital asset securities and this technology continuing to grow. The raise also comes before the anticipated launch of Securitize Markets, a marketplace designed for the trading of digital asset securities, providing a path to liquidity for the private capital markets.

Securitize Powers Exodus’ Regulation A Offering

May 6, 2021

Securitize, LLC, the leader in empowering private businesses to raise capital in ways that leverage digital assets, today announced that it is enabling Exodus to offer a digital representation of shares of its Class A common stock to its Class A stockholders. Leveraging Securitize’s technology platform, Exodus, a company that allows its users to secure, manage and exchange crypto assets in a single wallet, has concluded an approximately $75 million offering of its Class A common stock.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Launched Japan’s First FIEA Compliant Asset-backed Security Token on the Securitize Platform

Mar 29, 2021

Securitize Japan K.K., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Securitize, Inc., the industry-leading liquidity and compliance platform for digital asset securities (security tokens) with over 150 issuers and 200,000 investors, today announced that Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (“SMTB”) has completed Japan’s first asset-backed security token pilot issuance on the Securitize’s platform.

Securitize Bolsters Team to Foster Growth, Expansion

Mar 29, 2021

Securitize, the industry-leading liquidity and compliance platform for digital asset securities (security tokens), today announced the addition and promotion of key executives as the firm braces for its next growth phase, based on increasing client demand and significant new offerings that the firm plans to roll-out.

Securitize and Pacific Stock Transfer Announce Strategic Collaboration to Modernize Transfer Agent Software Market

Mar 8, 2021

Pacific Stock Transfer ("PST"), a full service transfer agency serving public and private companies across the US and Canada, and Securitize, the industry-leading primary issuance and compliance platform for digital securities (security tokens) and SEC-registered transfer agent, today announced a broad collaboration which enables PST issuers and their shareholders to immediately take advantage of a suite of proprietary, next generation digital technologies from Securitize.

SBI Digital Asset Holdings and Securitize Announce Plans to Integrate Securitize’s Digital Securities Issuance and Management Platform with SBI’s Digital Wallet Solution

Dec 17, 2020

Securitize Japan K.K. (“Securitize”), a digital securities (security token) issuance and lifecycle management platform, and SBI Digital Asset Holdings (“SBI DAH”), a digital asset arm of the SBI group, today announced a partnership to integrate Securitize's digital securities issuance and management platform with SBI's investor wallet and custody solution, sbiwallet, providing an unmatched one-stop application for the Japanese market.

NTT DATA and Securitize Japan Partner to Offer Optimized Security Token Solutions for Local Market Participants

Dec 11, 2020

Securitize Japan (Securitize Inc), a leading primary issuance and compliance platform for digital securities (security tokens) today announced that it has partnered with NTT DATA Corporation (NTT DATA), also an innovator in their respective field, to build out a securities token (ST) solution for the Japanese market.

Securitize Becomes First Security Token Platform to Integrate with Avalanche Blockchain Platform

Dec 9, 2020

Securitize, the industry-leading primary issuance and compliance platform for digital securities (security tokens) and SEC-registered transfer agent, today announced its integration with Avalanche, the highly-scalable, open-source platform for launching applications and enterprise blockchain deployments in one, interoperable ecosystem.

LIFULL Launches Liquid Full-Scale Crowdfunding Platform for Joint Real Estate Ventures in Japan using Securitize Technology

Aug 21, 2020

LIFULL Co., Ltd., operator of the Japanese real estate listing website “LIFULL HOME’S”, and Securitize, the leading global SaaS solution for enabling digital securities (security tokens), have announced the launch of their new digital securities powered crowdfunding platform for Japanese real estate ventures -- the result of a successful collaboration that began in early 2020.

Securitize Announces Partnership with Algorand to Support Securitize’s DS Protocol

Sep 10, 2019

Securitize, a platform delivering trusted global solutions for compliant digital securities, has partnered with Algorand to support Securitize’s DS Protocol on the recently launched Algorand blockchain. Securitize’s platform-agnostic DS Protocol will now support Algorand, giving issuers using Securitize an additional high-performance platform option for issuing, trading, and performing corporate actions using digital securities.

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