Tokenization, a technology that has gained prominence in the cryptocurrency industry, has the potential to revolutionize finance by redefining access to capital. Currently, private markets remain less transparent, more expensive to access, and off-limits to over 80% of investors. Tokenizing private equity could remake capital formation, unlocking a massive new level of financial inclusion. Today’s system limits access to high-growth private companies to accredited investors and institutions, leaving retail investors locked out of early-stage growth opportunities. Blockchain infrastructure can represent ownership digitally and enable programmable transfers, making it possible to securely fractionalize, trade, and settle these assets without the friction of traditional intermediaries. This would lower the cost and complexity of fundraising while unlocking the door for everyday investors to participate in their growth. By the end of 2025, private markets will represent a projected $15-trillion-walled-off opportunity, dwarfing public equities’ growth potential. Enabling companies to tokenize shares before $300 million in revenues would give millions of people access to innovation-stage companies that have historically been the domain of VCs and hedge funds. Tokenization doesn’t mean throwing out safeguards; more transparency results in better outcomes, and blockchain technology offers that. Access is the ultimate asset, and tokenizing private equity could rewrite the rules of participation, opening a massive new addressable market for companies and dismantling a system where only accredited investors are trusted to take risks. It also creates a two-way unlock: startups can tap new global capital sources, and investors worldwide can participate in economic growth from day one. Tokenized private equity could be one of the biggest democratizations of wealth creation in history, shifting the center of gravity from a handful of gatekeepers to a global network of contributors.