Centrifuge and IOSG Ventures Enter a Strategic Partnership to Advance Institutional Tokenization Across Asia

Centrifuge and IOSG, one of Asia’s leading crypto investment firms, have entered into a strategic partnership to support the growth of institutional tokenization across Asia. The partnership combines Centrifuge’s infrastructure for launching and managing tokenized investment products with IOSG Ventures’ relationships across traditional limited partners, sovereign-linked institutions, and the broader digital asset ecosystem throughout the region.

The Opportunity in Asia

Asia’s institutional appetite for tokenized assets has grown sharply over the past year. Hong Kong’s regulatory framework for tokenization continues to advance, Japanese and Korean institutions are increasingly exploring onchain financial products, and family offices and licensed platforms across the region are seeking credible infrastructure partners.

“Asia continues to be one of the fastest growing regions for the adoption of tokenized assets,” said Bhaji Illuminati, CEO of Centrifuge Labs. “IOSG has built deep relationships across both digital asset and traditional financial markets. Together, we see an opportunity to help connect institutional issuers, capital allocators, and onchain markets as tokenization continues to expand across the region.”

Connecting Assets, Capital, and Distribution

The partnership pairs Centrifuge’s institutional-grade tokenization and fund operations infrastructure with IOSG’s regional capital formation, regulatory access, and distribution network. Together, the firms will support banks, asset managers, and licensed institutions exploring how to bring funds and assets onchain while expanding access to tokenized investment products across Asia.

Through IOSG’s network spanning Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the broader region, the two firms will bring Centrifuge’s tokenization stack and product suite to institutions exploring RWAs, support regional regulatory engagement, and expand distribution for tokenized assets across Asia.

“As onchain and offchain finance converge, the industry needs trusted financial infrastructure to connect the two worlds. With Centrifuge, we’re building the bridge that institutions can actually trust to cross,” said Momir Amidzic, Managing Partner of IOSG Ventures.

The partnership will roll out through a coordinated Asia program including institutional roundtables, regulatory engagement, exchange and distribution conversations, and direct integration of Centrifuge’s tokenized products into select platforms across IOSG’s portfolio and network.

Deepening a Long-Term Commitment

The partnership builds on a relationship that began in 2021, when IOSG first invested in Centrifuge at a time when bringing real-world assets onchain was still an emerging thesis rather than a category. IOSG deepened that commitment in 2024 through Centrifuge’s $15 million financing round, which supported the continued expansion of its fund management platform and onchain asset infrastructure.

Alongside the strategic partnership, IOSG has further increased its position in Centrifuge through open market purchases. A multi-round commitment over five years reflects a clear conviction: Centrifuge is becoming core infrastructure for institutional onchain finance. That thesis has strengthened as tokenized assets have moved from experimentation toward scaled institutional adoption, and as institutions including Janus Henderson and Apollo have chosen Centrifuge to bring investment products onchain.

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