Ironlight Group, a financial technology company building infrastructure for tokenized securities, announced it has raised $21 million in a Series A financing round to scale its regulated marketplace and technology platform.
The funding round included participation from senior Wall Street and financial services executives, notably Greg Braca, former President and CEO of TD Bank, along with institutional investors such as Sei Development Foundation and Laidlaw Private Equity.
The company said the new capital will support the expansion of Ironlight Markets’ alternative trading system (ATS), which integrates issuance, distribution, and trading, as well as Ironlight Technologies, its platform for settlement and infrastructure supporting tokenized securities. The ATS operates under SEC Regulation ATS with FINRA oversight, positioning the company within the U.S. regulatory framework.
Ironlight’s platform is designed to support a wide range of tokenized asset classes, including private equity, structured products, fixed income, private credit, and real estate. By combining traditional financial market structure with blockchain-based atomic settlement, the company aims to streamline post-trade processes for institutional investors and wealth managers.
The announcement follows the recent appointment of Greg Braca as Executive Chairman, as Ironlight continues to build out its marketplace amid growing institutional interest in tokenized securities.
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“Ironlight Group was built to modernize core market systems in a way institutions can adopt. This financing accelerates the build-out of a marketplace that unifies core capital markets functions within the U.S. regulatory framework.”
Rob McGrath, CEO of Ironlight Group Inc.
“The question is no longer whether assets can be tokenized; it’s whether institutions can trade them safely. We believe Ironlight Group is building the missing layer of infrastructure to support institutional participation in tokenized securities markets.”
Hugh Regan, Managing Member, Investment Banking & Alternative Investments at Laidlaw Private Equity
