BlockInvest

What BlockInvest does

BlockInvest is an Italian enterprise SaaS provider of tokenization infrastructure for real-world financial assets, headquartered in Milan. The platform enables banks, asset managers, financial institutions, and corporates to issue, manage, and distribute digital securities — including bonds, minibonds, structured notes, funds, and securitization (ABS) — on EVM-compatible public blockchains (primarily Polygon PoS). It is organized as three integrated modules: Govern (an immutable, on-chain notarized data room), Tokenize (regulated issuance within existing frameworks such as Italy's FinTech Law, DLT Pilot Regime, and MiCAR), and Automate (lifecycle management covering KYC/AML onboarding, cap table, corporate actions, and payments). Supporting products include TokenLab for token creation and BlockNFT for enterprise NFT use cases.

The business model is enterprise SaaS licensing plus professional services, distributed via direct field sales to large financial institutions using bespoke, quote-based pricing rather than self-serve. Anchor customers and strategic investors are UniCredit (16% stake following April 2026 €4M investment) and Crédit Agricole Italia (investor since December 2021); other customers and partners include Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, SACE, E4 Computer Engineering, Union Spa, Milano Global Advisor, Weltix (Consob-authorized DLT Register), Boerse Stuttgart's Seturion, Deloitte, Banca d'Italia, and Borsa Italiana. GTM is channel-partner led, leveraging Tier-1 banks and the Big Four as both customers and routes to European expansion.

BlockInvest's track record includes Italy's first tokenized bond, first minibond fully tokenized on a public blockchain, first tokenized structured note, and first Italian ABS natively on blockchain, alongside selection by Banca d'Italia for two Milan Hub projects in 2023 and by Borsa Italiana for the Euronext TechShare 2023 pre-IPO program. The company is privately held with 1-10 employees, has not disclosed revenue, and operates primarily in Italy with stated expansion across Europe via UniCredit.

Name

BlockInvest

Legal name

BlockInvest

Website

https://www.blockinvest.it/

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BlockInvest is an Italian enterprise SaaS provider of tokenization infrastructure for financial institutions, enabling banks, asset managers, and corporates to issue and manage digital securities such as bonds, minibonds, structured notes, and asset-backed securities on public EVM-compatible blockchains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Blockchain / Digital Securities Infrastructure

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (522320), Finance and Insurance (52)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

RWA Tokenization Platforms (asset onboarding, structuring, issuance) (FSAPAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tokenized Securities & Capital Markets Infrastructure (equities, bonds, funds, ATS/MTF connectivity) (FSAPAIAD), Private Credit & Loan Tokenization Platforms (FSADAEAD), Compliance, Risk & RegTech for Tokenized Assets (KYC/AML, sanctions, travel rule, reporting) (FSAPAIAH)

Keywords

• Blockchain tokenization platform
• Digital securities infrastructure
• Enterprise SaaS fintech
• Asset tokenization software
• Distributed ledger technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform SaaS / Infrastructure Licensing: Enterprise SaaS infrastructure sold to financial institutions and corporates as a platform for issuing, managing and distributing digital securities. Revenue derived from licensing fees to banks and asset managers (e.g., UniCredit, Crédit Agricole) that use the platform for tokenized bond and structured note issuance.
2. Professional Services: Implementation and customization services for financial institutions deploying the BlockInvest platform, including DLT register integration, smart contract configuration, and regulatory compliance setup.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BlockInvest provides an enterprise-grade SaaS platform that enables banks, asset managers, and corporates to issue, manage, and distribute digital securities through blockchain-based tokenization. The platform supports tokenization of traditional financial instruments including minibonds, with integrated governance, lifecycle automation, and compliance capabilities for institutional clients.

Product overview

BlockInvest is an institutional tokenization infrastructure provider offering a unified Enterprise SaaS platform for banks, financial institutions, and corporates to issue, manage, and distribute digital securities. The platform consists of a core BlockInvest Platform with three integrated modules: Capital Markets (for bonds, minibonds, and structured notes), Asset Management (for fund tokenization and investment products), and Securitization (for ABS tokenization). Supporting products include TokenLab for token creation and BlockNFT for enterprise NFT solutions. The infrastructure runs on EVM-compatible blockchain networks and provides automated lifecycle management, KYC/AML onboarding, and regulatory compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BlockInvest Platform: Enterprise SaaS infrastructure for banks, asset managers, and corporates to issue, manage, and distribute digital securities and complex financial instruments on-chain.
• TokenLab

Products and services

• BlockInvest Platform Enterprise-grade SaaS platform that enables banks, asset managers, and corporates to issue, manage, and distribute digital securities through blockchain-based tokenization. Combines governance (Govern), tokenization (Tokenize), and lifecycle automation (Automate) capabilities for institutional clients.
• TokenLab A tokenization-focused offering within the BlockInvest suite, targeted at corporates and asset managers seeking a turnkey way to issue tokenized financial instruments such as minibonds without building in-house blockchain infrastructure.
• BlockNFT An NFT-related product in the BlockInvest portfolio, extending the company's tokenization capabilities beyond traditional financial securities into digital asset use cases.

Quantifiable outcome

• Drastic reduction in settlement times compared to traditional clearing systems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• E4 Computer EngineeringcoreOthers · 11 December 2025E4 Computer Engineering issued Italy's first minibond fully tokenized on a public blockchain using the BlockInvest platform. The €5 million, 6-year instrument was structured by UniCredit and CDP with a 50% SACE guarantee, demonstrating BlockInvest's capability in SME debt tokenization.
• Milano Global Advisor (MGA)coreTechnology or Integration · 2 December 2024Milano Global Advisor SPA, in collaboration with BlockInvest and with legal support from ELLED, obtained registration in Italy's 'digital register managers' list under the FinTech Decree. Using BlockInvest's digital platform for tokenization, MGA can now offer a secure, automated, and technologically advanced environment for the issuance and circulation of digital financial instruments.
• Deloitte ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 April 2023Deloitte and BlockInvest jointly launched the 'Open Token Factory' project — a blockchain-based platform for tokenization of Real-World Assets. The partnership combines Deloitte's market knowledge, network strength, and transformative capabilities with BlockInvest's technology to support expansion in tokenization services for the real economy.
• WeltixcoreTechnology or IntegrationWeltix holds Consob authorization as a DLT Register Manager and provides the distributed ledger registry for tokenized securities issued on BlockInvest's platform. The partnership combines Weltix's regulatory authorization with BlockInvest's technology platform to offer complete regulated solutions for tokenized securities in Italy.
• Seturion (Boerse Stuttgart Group)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationBoerse Stuttgart Group's DLT settlement solution Seturion partnered with Weltix and BlockInvest to create an end-to-end DLT solution for tokenized securities settlement in Italy. The partnership combines Seturion's settlement infrastructure, Weltix's Consob-authorized DLT register, and BlockInvest's technology platform to offer a complete regulated issuance-to-settlement solution. Seturion previously participated in ECB's wholesale DLT settlement trials and has a pending DLT Pilot Regime license application for Europe-wide operations.
• Phinance PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation in the innovative sector of securities tokenization. Phinance Partners collaborates with BlockInvest on tokenization projects and market development.
• Borsa ItalianaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBlockInvest was selected for Borsa Italiana's TechShare 2023 pre-IPO program and hosted the 'Digital Assets Investing' event at Palazzo Mezzanotte. The partnership supports BlockInvest's visibility and credibility within Italy's financial market infrastructure ecosystem.
• Banca d'ItaliacoreTechnology or IntegrationBlockInvest was selected by Banca d'Italia with 2 projects on the 2023 Call for Proposals, as part of Milan Hub initiative, in collaboration with Crédit Agricole Italia, Indosuez W.M., Illimity, and Deloitte, to create infrastructure for issuing tokenized debt instruments.
• Studio ELLED (Law Firm)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerELLED provided legal support to MGA's registration as a digital register manager, developing the technical illustrative documentation for the BlockInvest platform compliant with Consob legal requirements.
• HercleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBlockInvest and Hercle co-hosted the 'Digital Assets Investing' event at Palazzo Mezzanotte (Borsa Italiana, Milan) to unite blockchain and finance communities.
• Borgosesia GroupminorOthersBorgosesia Group (listed on Euronext Milan) launched the CyberBorgo platform with BlockInvest in July 2022, enabling blockchain-based real estate investment fundraising through the platform. Borgosesia represents a joint-stock company active in non-performing and alternative asset investments.
• SACEminorOthersSACE (Italian export credit and investment insurance agency) provided a 50% guarantee on the E4 Computer Engineering tokenized minibond, enabling the €5 million issuance under its guarantee scheme.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Securitize: Direct competitor offering an end-to-end platform for issuing and managing tokenized securities (bonds, funds, structured products) on permissioned and public chains, serving institutional issuers such as KKR, BlackRock and Banco Santander — the same institutional GTM motion BlockInvest pursues.
• Tokeny: Luxembourg-based T-REX protocol-based tokenization platform focused on institutional issuance and management of security tokens in regulated EU jurisdictions, with similar compliance-first positioning under MiCAR/DLT Pilot and a comparable bank-channel sales motion.
• ADDX (ADD Investments): Singapore-headquartered platform for digital securities and fractional private-market issuance regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore; comparable institutional RWA tokenization model targeting banks, asset managers and corporate issuers.
• Taurus: Swiss institutional tokenization and digital asset infrastructure provider used by large European banks (Deutsche Börse, Arab Bank, Pictet) for issuance, custody and settlement of tokenized securities — competing for the same Tier-1 European bank customers as BlockInvest.

Broad incumbents

• Société Générale FORGE: Subsidiary of a major French banking group issuing tokenized bonds, structured notes and funds as part of a vertically integrated digital asset offering — a larger incumbent bank-led tokenization franchise that competes for the same European institutional issuer wallet as BlockInvest.
• Ondo Finance: Public-chain RWA tokenization leader with strong capital base focused on tokenized US Treasuries and funds; broad incumbent in the RWA category whose expansion toward European and institutional markets overlaps with BlockInvest's institutional RWA focus.

Emerging players

• Horizn / legacy Polymath: Successor to Polymath's tokenized-securities stack focused on EVM-based institutional issuance and the ERC-3643 (T-REX) standard — overlapping with BlockInvest's ERC/EVM public-chain approach to compliant securities issuance.
• Swarm (2049 Labs): Provider of tokenized fund and securities infrastructure built on SETL's IOV technology, with deployments for asset managers and European banks — an adjacent competitor in regulated tokenized securities infrastructure.
• Bitbond: German tokenization platform focused on bond issuance and structured products for European SMEs and banks — overlapping with BlockInvest's minibond tokenization offering and serving a comparable EU SME issuer segment.

Others

• Deloitte Italia (Open Token Factory): Big-Four advisory that co-developed the Open Token Factory project with BlockInvest and competes for tokenization advisory and integration mandates from European banks and corporates — both an ecosystem partner and a competitor for implementation budgets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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