The world of United States venture capital began after the end of WWII. Since the inaugural American Research and Development corporation fund in 1946 , the land of venture capital and private equity has remained ever evolving, growing, and adapting, placing us now in an economic and financial climate much different from anything known in the previous century.

DeFi activities have generally been operating outside of the traditional financial ecosystem. At the same time, traditional financial institutions have mostly steered clear of crypto and DeFi . The tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) is the one theme that can unite the DeFi and TradFi factions. Merging these two worlds will not be straightforward, however. Practitioners will need to consider the following factors when tokenizing RWA

If you’re an early stage company planning to raise capital this year, leveraging crowdfunding could be an important alternative or compliment to institutional funding sources. This blog contains a brief summary of the retail crowdfunding options available:

To gain a better understanding of perceptions and attitudes towards tokenized real-world assets (RWA), Texture Capital conducted a survey of 40 executives across fintech, finance and web3. The executives invited to take part have some degree of exposure to the blockchain space and can be expected to have informed opinions about the topic.

While the economic crisis is not over, we are, hopefully, through the worst of it. Inflation seems to be edging down slowly and both public and private markets have reset. So how will the nascent digital securities market fare against this backdrop in 2023? Here are our predictions:

We entered 2022 with many observers recognizing that storm clouds were on the horizon but optimistic that markets and the economy would be able to navigate the challenges ahead…

2021 has been a great, foundational year for digital asset securities, and represents Texture Capital’s first full year of operations. We are super-excited about what 2022 will bring in the space and have come up with a few predictions.

Tokenization through blockchain technology can enable even greater transparency and liquidity into the investment process for evergreen funds, allowing them to fulfill their promise of a more flexible, liquid investment vehicle for private markets.

When I’m pitching potential investors and customers, I have a slide in my deck that answers the question Why Now? for digital securities. Because even though digital securities have only been around a few years, there is an expectation among many that the space should already be developed. In reality we are just getting started, and changing regulatory attitudes are the number one reason Why Now.

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.