Cap table tokenization
Cap Table Tokenization: Tokenize the Shares You've Already Issued
Modernize share ownership without raising new capital.
OnchainTA, an SEC-registered digital transfer agent, converts existing holdings on your cap table into tokenized securities. The security class, quantity, rights and restrictions carry over; what changes is how ownership is recorded and administered. Your existing securityholders review and confirm their holdings in the Investor Portal and receive their tokens with no new purchase payment.
Issuer-authorized records Holder confirmation before distribution No new purchase payment
What Is Cap Table Tokenization?
Cap table tokenization is the conversion of a company's existing, issuer-authorized securities holdings into tokenized form, with digital ownership records and ongoing transfer agent administration. The securities have already been issued, so conversion is not a new sale: holders keep the same class, quantity and rights, now recorded on blockchain.
Turn Existing Ownership Into New Opportunities
Simplify Securities Administration
Move existing securities into digital administration with an SEC-registered transfer agent responsible for the agreed scope, with linked ownership and transaction records.
Give Securityholders a Better Experience
Invite existing holders to an Investor Portal where they review prefilled ownership information, confirm their allocation and receive their tokens.
Preserve the Rights That Already Exist
Tokenization changes how the security is represented, not its economic rights. The approved class, holdings, rights and restrictions continue to govern.
Transition at Your Holders' Pace
Approved and ready holders receive tokens in successive distribution cycles; holders still onboarding stay on the source ownership records.
Build a Foundation for Digital Securities Services
Tokenized ownership supports investor servicing, corporate actions and permitted transfers, including Direct Transfer.
Work With Your Existing Transfer Agent
Tokenize a defined class, series or portion of holdings while your incumbent keeps the rest, with responsibilities and reconciliation agreed up front.
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Built for Securities You've Already Issued
Private companies
Modernize previously issued shares while keeping existing rights and investor restrictions.
Asset managers and funds
Convert eligible outstanding fund or investment interests into tokenized form.
Existing transfer agents
Coordinate an issuer-authorized conversion of a defined securities scope for their clients.
Securityholders
Who are invited to review, confirm and receive their approved holdings as tokenized securities.
How Cap Table Tokenization Works
Document the securities being converted
The issuer or its authorized transfer agent sets the class or series, the holdings in scope, their rights and restrictions, and who keeps which records.
Submit the existing cap table
Authorized users upload holder information and quantities in Issuer Hub by spreadsheet (Excel or CSV) or manual entry. Records are validated and reconciled against certified ownership totals.
Review and invite holders
OnchainTA reviews the records, documents and conversion parameters, then approved holders are invited to sign in or register in the Investor Portal.
Confirm ownership and consent
Each holder reviews their allocation, confirms the conversion, completes identity or eligibility checks (valid existing verification can be reused) and confirms a receiving wallet.
Distribute the tokenized securities
Ready holders receive their tokens by direct distribution or a claim, through a Receive Tokens step with no payment requested.
Continue administration
OnchainTA services the tokenized securities within its agreed transfer agent scope, and reconciles records so the original holding and the delivered tokens count as one position.
Compliance and Control Through Every Step of Conversion
Conversion starts from authorized issuer or transfer agent records. Securityholder registration, KYC/AML review, eligibility rules and transfer restrictions all carry through, and controlled distribution procedures reconcile every approved quantity. After tokenization, all transfers of tokenized securities continue to follow securities law, the instrument's terms and platform controls.
Cap Table Tokenization Questions
Does cap table tokenization raise new capital?
No. It converts the form of existing holdings. Issuers raising capital use the separate offering workflows in Issuer Hub.
Does OnchainTA replace our existing transfer agent?
Not necessarily. A scoped conversion can leave other securities with the incumbent, with responsibilities and record synchronization agreed by contract.
Is Cap Table Tokenization the same as DigitalCapTable?
No. Cap Table Tokenization converts issued securities into tokens. DigitalCapTable is a separate registry that reconciles reported SPV and private-market ownership and does not issue tokens.
Start With the Securities You Already Have
Your existing cap table is your starting point for digital capital markets. We'll help you structure an authorized transition and keep serving your securityholders afterward.