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TOHKN, the platform democratizing access to investments in tokenized real assets in Latin America, announced this week the successful closing of its US$5 million pre-seed round, marking a historic milestone in the region.
The round consisted of:
• US$3.8 million from institutional investors, family offices, and investment funds.
• 1.2 million USDT (stablecoin) corresponding to the THKN1 public offering, the first retail public issuance structured on a tokenized SAFE, allowing individual investors to participate in an early-stage startup round for the first time.
Unprecedented adoption
More than 28,000 people registered to participate in the THKN1 public issuance, reflecting unprecedented interest in accessing early-stage investments in the region.
Access was rolled out gradually, with the investment code being shared little by little with the waiting list. Among the first 3,000 users who received access, 604 investors filled the entire available quota of the 1.2 million USDT issuance in just 48 hours.
This level of adoption not only marks a milestone in retail participation in startup investment rounds in Latin America, but also confirms something even more relevant: there is a real appetite for regulated, transparent digital assets aligned with long-term growth.
“The most powerful aspect of this issuance is what it reveals about the market: thousands of people wanted to invest and just needed a gateway. TOHKN confirms enormous demand for private opportunities designed for Latin America” – Alejandro Argumedo, CGO and Co-Founder of TOHKN
Regulated innovation from El Salvador
TOHKN made history by tokenizing the first SAFE under El Salvador’s digital asset regulatory framework, one of the most advanced and leading regulatory environments in the world in this area.
The issuance was structured in compliance with the applicable framework of the Digital Asset Issuance Law in El Salvador. TOHKN is a registered trademark of MIO3, S.A. de C.V., an entity duly registered as a Proveedor de Servicios de Activos Digitales (PSAD) in El Salvador, in accordance with the applicable regulatory framework and under the supervision of the Comisión Nacional de Activos Digitales (CNAD). This structure allowed TOHKN to offer investors: legal certainty, structural transparency, compliant digital custody, and regulatory oversight.
While El Salvador has one of the most innovative digital asset legislations, this issuance represents one of the first cases of mass retail adoption under this framework.
“El Salvador allowed us to structure this issuance under a framework that provides clarity and legal certainty. At TOHKN, we prioritize a regulatory and operational standard that generates real trust in the market”, Julio Valdés, CEO and Co-Founder of TOHKN.
Democratizing access to private investment
Traditionally, early-stage startup funding rounds have been reserved for funds and large capital. With THKN1, TOHKN enabled individual investors to participate under the same conditions as institutional investors, aligning incentives and democratizing access to investment.
This model represents a structural shift in how Latin America can invest in its own growth.
The real gap: the lack of financial education
One of the biggest challenges in Latin America is not only access to investment, but also financial education. In this context, the main challenge is not competing against other platforms, but closing the knowledge gap that has historically limited the participation of millions of Latin Americans in investment opportunities. Therefore, TOHKN maintains an active commitment to training informed and responsible investors through TOHKN Academy, an initiative already working with schools, universities, and companies in various countries across the region to strengthen knowledge about investment, digital assets, and long-term wealth building.
What’s next
Following the success of this issuance, TOHKN announces that it will soon enable new investment opportunities in its mobile application, featuring regionally recognized companies with structures designed to offer attractive returns compared to traditional market alternatives.
Among the upcoming opportunities is Renacer Condominio, a residential development in El Salvador by Calidad Inmobiliaria. This issuance will allow you to invest directly in the economic potential derived from the sale of the project’s apartments. A modern and accessible way to participate in real estate growth, connecting investment and real development through tokenization.
Additionally, the platform will progressively expand its offering to include:
• Stocks (All US capital markets)
• Corporate bonds
• Cryptocurrencies
• Other real assets
A new stage for Latin America
The closing of this pre-seed round represents not only a financial achievement but also a turning point in the evolution of the regional investment ecosystem.
The market response sends a clear message: there is a real and growing demand from Latin Americans to invest, but historically that interest has been limited by a lack of financial education, barriers to entry, inaccessible products, and a lack of alternatives designed for the region.
TOHKN was born with the vision of unlocking this underserved segment, allowing more people to invest in the same assets and opportunities that for decades were reserved for a select few, using blockchain technology as the infrastructure for greater efficiency, access, and transparency.
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