ARK Invest Brings Venture Fund Onchain Through Securitize on Ethereum
ARK Invest has tokenized its ARK Venture Fund on Ethereum via Securitize, offering eligible investors an onchain representation of fund interests. The fund holds stakes in private firms like OpenAI and Anthropic, but tokenization does not grant direct ownership of those companies. The fund remains an interval fund without an exchange listing.
The ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX) operates as an actively managed closed-end interval fund, a structure that permits periodic share repurchases rather than continuous trading. Its portfolio targets disruptive innovation across both private and public companies, with reported stakes including Stripe and Databricks alongside OpenAI and Anthropic. The fund’s net assets were approximately $1.3 billion based on information from ARK Invest’s website.
This initiative follows ARK Invest’s strategic investment in Securitize made in October 2025, formalizing their collaboration on regulated tokenized products. While the tokenized interests are recorded on Ethereum, the fund remains unlisted on any securities exchange, meaning the blockchain representation does not automatically create a liquid secondary market. The tokenization primarily alters how fund interests are recorded and accessed, with ARK retaining portfolio management responsibilities.
This tokenization could broaden access to venture capital-style investments, potentially allowing a wider range of eligible investors to gain exposure to private technology firms through a regulated fund structure. However, the interval fund design and lack of exchange listing may limit liquidity, meaning investors could face restrictions on when they can redeem holdings. The move may also signal growing institutional acceptance of blockchain infrastructure for traditional financial products, though its practical impact depends on investor demand and regulatory responses to onchain fund administration.