Libeara, a tokenisation platform backed by SC Ventures that provides compliant on-chain infrastructure for financial institutions and asset managers, announced a funding round on April 8, 2026. Libeara enables the issuance of tokenised assets and their connection to institutional distribution channels, market infrastructure, and liquidity participants.
Funding Overview
Libeara disclosed the funding round on April 8, 2026, from Singapore, with GSR leading the investment and participation from AlloyX and Monk’s Hill Ventures. The funds will support Libeara’s expansion as a provider of compliant on-chain tokenisation infrastructure.
CJ Fong, APAC General Manager at GSR, stated: “Tokenisation is no longer a thesis, it’s a market in formation. As the market scales, it needs the liquidity infrastructure and institutional connectivity that serious capital demands. Our partnership with Libeara is about bringing those elements together to help tokenised assets scale.”
Aaron Gwak, Founder and CEO of Libeara, stated: “Tokenisation only delivers real value when it is built on compliant, institutional-grade infrastructure – and this round gives us the resources to extend that infrastructure to more asset classes, more markets, and more investors. Combining our tokenisation platform with GSR’s liquidity and distribution capabilities is the groundwork for scalable, institutional-grade tokenised markets.”
Quynh Ho, Head of Venture Investment and Corporate Development at GSR, stated: “This investment positions GSR to participate more directly in shaping how traditional financial assets move on-chain. Tokenised instruments, particularly money market funds and treasuries, introduce a new class of yield-bearing collateral that enhances capital efficiency across our platform.”
Harald Eltvedt, Chairman of the Board at Libeara, stated: “From the origination of assets to distribution and provision of liquidity, the GSR-Libeara partnership will contribute to the creation of new and institutional-grade markets.”
About the Company
Libeara rebuilds capital markets on-chain through a compliance-first approach to tokenising real-world assets. SC Ventures backs Libeara. The Monetary Authority of Singapore granted Libeara a Capital Markets Services licence for dealing in capital markets products in March 2026.
Libeara’s infrastructure has supported the tokenisation of more than US$1 billion in compliant on-chain assets. This includes a top-rated tokenised U.S. Treasury fund and the first tokenised retail money market fund in Asia. Libeara provides multi-chain interoperability, institutional-grade security, and governance.
Key facts about Libeara:
- Licensed by Monetary Authority of Singapore in March 2026.
- Tokenised over US$1 billion in assets.
- Supported first tokenised retail money market fund in Asia.
- Backed by SC Ventures, the innovation arm of Standard Chartered.
Investors
- GSR: Led the funding round in Libeara. GSR provides market making services, institutional-grade OTC trading, venture backing, and digital asset advisory. GSR has traded trillions in crypto assets over more than a decade. GSR acquired Autonomous and Architech to expand advisory capabilities.
- AlloyX: Participated in the funding round for Libeara.
- Monk’s Hill Ventures: Participated in the funding round for Libeara.
GSR and Libeara aim to address gaps in four areas:
- Origination of high-quality real-world assets, including funds, credit, equities, commodities, and balance sheets.
- Market infrastructure combining issuance, advisory, and trading.
- Distribution connecting Libeara’s regulated platform to GSR’s global network of institutional investors.
- Liquidity through GSR’s market-making capabilities.
Market Context
Tokenisation represents a structural shift in global capital markets. Institutional demand drives growth for yield-bearing on-chain collateral and programmable settlement efficiency. The tokenised asset market approaches $30 billion in value, per data. A report by Standard Chartered and Synpulse projects it to reach $30 trillion by 2034. GSR’s investment in Libeara extends its core trading business as digital assets and traditional financial products converge.
