ARK Invest and Securitize to Tokenize Venture Fund Holding AI Stakes

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest has partnered with digital-asset securities firm Securitize to tokenize a venture fund that holds stakes in high-profile artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI and Anthropic, according to a report from CoinDesk.

The collaboration marks one of the more prominent attempts by a mainstream asset manager to bring private venture exposure onto a blockchain-based infrastructure, potentially lowering the barrier to access for a broader range of investors. Tokenization of fund assets has been a growing trend among traditional finance firms seeking to modernize settlement and ownership tracking.

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ARK Invest, known for its concentrated bets on disruptive technology, has positioned itself at the intersection of innovation investing and digital assets. Pairing with Securitize — a firm that specializes in the regulatory-compliant issuance and management of tokenized securities — adds institutional credibility to the effort. Securitize has previously worked with other major asset managers on similar tokenization initiatives.

The fund's underlying holdings in OpenAI and Anthropic represent two of the most closely watched private companies in the artificial intelligence space. Both firms have attracted enormous investor interest amid the rapid expansion of generative AI applications, though neither is publicly traded, making access through a tokenized vehicle a notable development for investors seeking exposure.

The arrangement reflects a broader market push toward tokenizing real-world assets, a segment that analysts have flagged as one of the fastest-growing applications of blockchain technology in institutional finance. Continue reading at CoinDesk.