ONDO launches Private Markets platform for AI venture funds

Ondo: Ondo Finance is a blockchain platform focused on tokenizing real-world assets, including equities and other financial instruments for onchain access. It launched the Ondo Private Markets platform to deliver tokenized notes providing economic exposure to private companies, beginning with pre-IPO AI firms and set to expand into areas such as robotics, cybersecurity, and biotech. The platform enables 24/7 permissionless secondary trading and composability with DeFi protocols while clarifying that the notes confer no direct ownership or shareholder rights. Sector Focus: Initial offerings target AI venture exposure, with planned additions in robotics, cybersecurity, biotech, and infrastructure sectors. Product Feature: Ondo Private Markets provides eligible investors with transferable tokens tied to the economic performance of private firms at liquidity events, supporting continuous trading. Tokenization Expansion: Tokenization efforts are progressing from public stocks to private company exposure through onchain tokenized notes.