Real Finance Secures $29M War Chest to Dominate the RWA Revolution

Real Finance just turbocharged its real-world asset (RWA) ambitions with a $29 million funding injection—proving Wall Street’s still playing catch-up with crypto’s hottest trend.

From DeFi to RWAs: The $29M Bet

The fresh capital signals institutional FOMO as tokenized assets eat traditional finance’s lunch. Real Finance’s move mirrors BlackRock’s recent pivot—except they’re doing it without the bureaucratic baggage.

Why This Matters

RWAs are bridging crypto and legacy markets, and this funding round proves the smart money knows it. While banks debate blockchain pilots, Real Finance is building the infrastructure to tokenize everything from real estate to rare whisky barrels.

The Bottom Line

Another $29 million flows into crypto’s most concrete use case—while traditional finance spends that much on a single compliance consultant. The RWA race is on, and the incumbents are already laps behind.

Real Finance targets to tokenize $500 million in RWA in the first year 

Real Finance, a real-world asset tokenization network, revealed today that it aims to tokenize approximately $500 million in real-world assets in the first year, a figure it estimates WOULD represent 2% of the total tokenized RWA market.

According to Real Finance, the capital raised in the latest funding round will be used to build a full-stack infrastructure LAYER designed for banks, asset managers, and regulated financial service providers seeking to issue custody or transact in tokenized assets.

Ivo Grigorov, CEO of Real Finance, said that the funding round confirms the firm’s approach to building institutional-grade tokenization infrastructure. Grigorov added that the investment places Real Finance in a position that allows millions of dollars in real-world assets to FLOW through their platform.

He acknowledged Nimbus Capital’s support, noting that they are on course to power the next generation of global financial infrastructure. 

Nimbus Capital managing partner Rober Baker revealed that they believe Real Finance is creating a secure and compliant foundation that institutions require to participate in tokenized asset markets. 

Meanwhile, Real Finance is developing relationships with banks across various regions, including Canal Bank in Panama and Wiener Bank in Austria, as well as an alliance of regulated financial institutions and service providers in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. The collaborations will help in the expansion of tokenized products and compliance across various jurisdictions. 

Matthijs Van Driel, co-founder of Magnus Capital, said that Magnus Capital is positioned to capture a significant share of the growing RWA market. According to Driel, 2025 has demonstrated a real institutional demand for RWAs, and he is confident that 2026 will attract more capital across the tokenization market. 

Real Finance to address compliance hurdles in tokenized markets

The RWA sector has recorded major improvements across the U.S. Treasuries, private credit, tokenized institutional funds, and emerging alternative assets. Tokenized money market funds also recorded significant growth in the past year, driven by interest from major financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon. 

The total RWA market value is distributed across the U.S. Treasury debt, holding $8.6 billion, followed by commodities at $3.2 billion, and Institutional Alternative Funds at $2.4 billion.

Private equity stands at $2.3 billion, and public equity at $686.5 million. The market is expected to receive broader adoption of blockchain infrastructure across the capital markets sectors if interest in tokenized short-term assets continues to flow. 

Real Finance noted that its infrastructure will address the operational and compliance challenges currently faced when entering the tokenization market. The firm revealed that the infrastructure is a dual validator network architecture that integrates tokenization firms, risk assessors, and insurers directly into consensus, offering ways to recover from disasters and risk management.

For institutions to participate safely in tokenized asset markets, Real Finance revealed several components required, including custody frameworks for tokenized instruments. The firm added that settlement systems capable of near-instant finality, compliance tools for KYC/AML requirements, and connectivity between TradFi and DeFi ecosystems are part of the components required to operate safely in tokenized market environments. 

Real Finance is also focused on enabling interoperability across different tokenization standards and blockchain networks. The firm said such capabilities are crucial for cross-platform institutional activity

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