Portera is a two-sided marketplace for tokenized private equity and pre-IPO securities. It enables companies and fund managers to tokenize their equity interests and list them on a compliant, on-chain marketplace, and allows qualified investors to discover, subscribe to, and trade those tokenized interests. Settlement, distributions, and compliance are all handled programmatically through on-chain infrastructure, replacing the manual, paper-based processes that make traditional private markets slow and inaccessible.
Portera focuses on two primary categories: private equity fund interests and pre-IPO shares in private companies. Each offering is listed by a verified issuer and has undergone Portera's due diligence process before becoming available to investors on the platform.
When an issuer lists an offering on Portera, their equity interests are represented as on-chain tokens using standard blockchain infrastructure. Each token represents a fractional interest in the underlying asset. Tokens are issued only to verified, whitelisted participants, and all transfer restrictions, lock-up periods, and investor eligibility rules are enforced programmatically at the protocol level; compliance is built into the infrastructure, not applied after the fact.
For Investors
Access is limited to qualified investors who meet the eligibility criteria applicable in their jurisdiction. All prospective investors must complete an identity verification and accreditation process before gaining access to any investment opportunities. Portera enforces investor eligibility at the wallet level. Only verified, whitelisted participants can hold or receive tokens.
Minimum investment amounts vary by offering and are set by each issuer. Because Portera's infrastructure supports fractional token ownership, minimums can be significantly lower than the six- and seven-figure thresholds typical in traditional private equity. Specific minimums for each offering are disclosed in the offering documents.
Distributions, including dividends, proceeds, or other payments, are processed automatically through on-chain mechanisms directly to your connected wallet. This replaces the manual wire transfers and cap table reconciliation processes typical of traditional private equity, and gives investors real-time visibility into what they have received and when.
Each offering has its own lock-up and transfer restriction terms, which are enforced on-chain and disclosed in the offering documents. Where secondary trading is available, it takes place through regulated trading infrastructure. Token transfers settle in minutes rather than the weeks or months typical of traditional private equity secondary transactions. Secondary market liquidity is not guaranteed and depends on the specific offering.
For Issuers
Issuers must apply and be approved by Portera before listing any offering. Eligible issuers include private companies, fund managers, and other entities with qualifying equity to tokenize. Portera conducts due diligence on each issuer and offering before it is made available to investors on the marketplace.
After a token is deployed, Portera's infrastructure automates the administrative work that typically consumes significant fund staff time: cap table management, distribution processing, valuation updates, investor reporting, and compliance enforcement on all transfers. Issuers gain a real-time view of their ownership register and can manage their investor base without manual reconciliation.
Platform & Access
Portera is currently in private beta. We are onboarding a select group of issuers and qualified investors ahead of our public launch. Public access is opening shortly. To request early access or learn more, please visit our contact page.
Still have questions?
Our team is happy to answer questions from prospective issuers and investors.