Tokenization Platform Securitize to Go Public at $1.25B Valuation

Securitize, the world’s largest real-world asset (RWA) tokenization platform, will become a public company through a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II valued at $1.25 billion.

Securitize, Inc., a Miami‑ and New York‑based tokenization platform founded in 2017, has signed a definitive business combination with Cantor Equity Partners II (Nasdaq: CEPT) that will take the company public and rename the combined firm Securitize Corp.; the transaction values Securitize at a $1.25 billion pre‑money equity value and is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The deal includes an upsized $225 million committed common stock PIPE financing and assumes $244 million in CEPT trust cash, together potentially delivering up to about $469 million in gross proceeds to Securitize.

The combined company will list on Nasdaq under ticker “SECZ” and Securitize plans to tokenize its own equity to demonstrate onchain public trading, with existing investors including ARK Invest, Blackrock, and Morgan Stanley Investment Management rolling 100% of their interests into the new public company; CEO Carlos Domingo says, “This is a defining moment for Securitize and for the future of finance.” The transaction supports Securitize’s scale‑up to address a reported $19 trillion total addressable market for tokenization and is available where permitted by applicable jurisdictional law.

🧭 FAQs

• When will Securitize become a public company in the U.S.? The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026, subject to approvals.
• What valuation does the deal imply for Securitize? The business combination values Securitize at a $1.25 billion pre‑money equity value.
• Will Securitize’s stock trade on a U.S. exchange? The combined company will list on Nasdaq under the ticker SECZ in the United States.
• How much capital will Securitize raise from the transaction? The deal is expected to deliver up to approximately $469 million of gross proceeds to Securitize.