BlockBeats News, April 20th – Abu Dhabi-based regulated tokenization infrastructure company KAIO announced the completion of an $8 million strategic financing round, led by Tether with participation from multiple crypto and institutional investors, bringing the total funding to $19 million. New investors include Systemic Ventures, Further Ventures, and Laser Digital, with existing shareholders like Brevan Howard Digital continuing to invest.

KAIO aims to tokenize traditional fund products from institutions like BlackRock, Brevan Howard, and Hamilton Lane, reducing the entry barrier with a minimum investment amount of only $100 for eligible users. The company plans to expand its business to include credit, structured products, and ETFs, and collaborate with Mubadala Capital, a UAE-based private equity giant managing $385 billion in assets, to launch on-chain funds.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that KAIO will tokenize institutional-grade assets and achieve broader accessibility, opening up new paths for capital formation and investment. The KAIO platform is embedded with a compliance framework and is supportive of regulatory systems in Abu Dhabi, the Cayman Islands, Singapore, and others. The company currently manages around $100 million in assets and has facilitated transactions totaling over $500 million.