Company share tokenization is the process of issuing equity as blockchain-based security tokens that are intended to represent ownership in your company, giving founders, CFOs, and fund managers a white-label platform that can help digitize the cap table, reach a broader investor base, and support potential liquidity for shareholders, with compliance workflows and corporate administration largely automated. Outcomes depend on your structure and jurisdiction.
Holding equity in a private company can be operationally expensive and is often structurally illiquid: cap tables may be maintained by hand, capital raises can be slow and local, and shareholders may have limited practical exit options before an acquisition or IPO. Tokenization can help address these areas by issuing shares as programmable digital securities that may automate administration, widen the potential investor base, and open a possible route to a secondary market.
The platform can maintain your share register in real time, supporting issuance, transfers, and whitelisting at the token level, with an audit log of transactions.
Fractional investors may be onboarded through automated KYC/AML workflows, which can help lower minimum ticket sizes and widen potential demand for your equity, subject to applicable regulation.
Tokenized shares may be traded through the built-in OTC marketplace and integrated regulated secondary venues, which can create liquidity opportunities where few existed. Availability depends on jurisdiction and eligibility.
Dividends, distributions, capital calls, votes, and shareholder meetings can be run from a single dashboard, which may reduce back-office cost and help mitigate human error.
Audited smart contracts and established security-token standards can be configured to apply investor eligibility, transfer restrictions, and lock-ups automatically, supporting your regulatory requirements across jurisdictions.
Flat onboarding and monthly fees with no transaction, performance, or success fees, so platform cost is a fixed line item that's simple to model into your business case.
Define the asset or assets to tokenize and confirm the jurisdiction, eligible investor types, and applicable regulations.
Select the structure for the offering, equity in an SPV, a debenture, or another participation right such as a revenue or profit share.
Choose the blockchain protocol, configure the token and KYC/AML, and set up custody with your chosen provider.
Issue the tokens, set distribution and payment methods for investors, and track capital raised in real time from your dashboard.
1m API calls per month.
"Our clients tokenize their assets for three reasons: digitization, automation of processes, and fractionalization to reach new investor types and potentially enhance liquidity."
- Claus Skaaning, CEO, DigiShares
DigiShares has supported the issuance of over $1 billion in real estate and other assets across 40+ countries on a fixed-fee model with no transaction or performance fees. Book a call to explore how tokenization may fit your capital strategy, or ask about the Launch platform for a fast start.
