Securitize, supported by BlackRock, has secured additional funding and is expected to go public in January next year.

Supported by BlackRock, the blockchain company Securitize, focused on RWA, will go public through a blank check company founded by Cantor Fitzgerald LP, with a valuation of $1.25 billion (pre-merger equity value of (). The merged entity Securitize Corp. will have its shares traded on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SECZ.

The topic of tokenization is heating up, and Securitize plans to go public through a reverse merger.

Securitize, established in 2017, is a blockchain company specializing in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA). It obtained SEC transfer agency ( registration in July 2019 and holds licenses to operate in several European countries. The company also conducts business in Japan.

CEO Carlos Domingo stated in an exclusive interview with CNBC that the platform will go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.

“Tokenization is a topic everyone is talking about, but so far no publicly listed company has done it. We will perform well in the public market because people want to associate themselves with tokenization, just as people buy Circle to associate themselves with stablecoins.”

Doming believes that as the field of digital assets continues to develop and mature, there will be more opportunities to become a winner in the public market.

“The cryptocurrency industry needs integration. If you are a publicly listed company and can access the stock capital market and the cash market, then you can participate in the integration without being integrated by others.”

Securitize is the largest tokenization platform, planning to tokenize its own stock.

According to data from RWA.xyz, Securitize is the largest tokenization platform, accounting for 20% of the RWA tokenization market.

Doming also stated that Securitize plans to digitize its equity, aiming to demonstrate how the processes and transactions of public companies can be realized on-chain. He predicted that everything will be on-chain in the future.

“Currently, there are $400 trillion in assets that could be tokenized. This is an upgrade, and in the next 5 to 10 years, you will see everything going on the Blockchain, as it is a better ledger.”

Securitize raised $225 million in refinancing, expected to go public in January 2026.

Securitize has previously raised funds from supporters such as BlackRock and Morgan Stanley, and the company will tokenize exposure to traditional asset classes like the S&P Index. The company also offers BlackRock's tokenized fund BUIDL on its platform. Other supporters of Securitize include ARK Venture Fund, Tradeweb Markets Inc., and Nomura Holdings Inc. ). Recently, Securitize also received a strategic investment from Jump Crypto, a subsidiary of high-frequency trading giant Jump Trading. This shows that it has gained considerable support in both traditional finance and the crypto space.

According to its press release, existing Securitize shareholders will transfer their 100% equity into the merged company, including ARK Invest, BlackRock, and Morgan Stanley Investment Management. The $225 million in financing includes investors such as Arche, Borderless Capital, Hanwha Investment & Securities, InterVest, and ParaFi Capital.

The shares of the merged entity Securitize Corp. will be traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol SECZ. According to Domingo, the stock is expected to start trading in January next year.

This article discusses that Securitize, supported by BlackRock, has secured additional funding and is expected to go public in January next year. It first appeared in Chain News ABMedia.