According to Fortune, tokenized fund liquidity startup Fission announced the completion of a $10 million Series A round led by Pantera Capital, with participation from Circle Ventures, Borderless Capital, and Ari Rubenstein, with the funding closed in September 2026.
Fission was co-founded in 2024 by Jonathan Shaffer (CEO), formerly of Point72; Steve Bendit (CRO), formerly of Securitize; and Chris Humphrey (CTO). Its platform enables investors to compress the tokenized fund share sale process—which typically takes around 200 days—into just 90 seconds by connecting digital wallets, earning fees for instant liquidity. Its primary customers are institutional investors, including hedge funds, crypto organizations, and stablecoin issuers holding tokenized private credit or equity.
Prior to this funding round, Fission completed a $1.6 million pre-seed round led by SALT Fund and Kraynos Capital.
Fission Completes $10M Series A Led by Pantera Capital
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Fission, a tokenized fund liquidity project, closed a $10 million Series A round in September 2026, led by Pantera Capital and including Circle Ventures and Borderless Capital. The funding announcement marks a key milestone for the startup, founded in 2024 by Jonathan Shaffer, Steve Bendit, and Chris Humphrey. Fission enables institutional investors to sell tokenized fund shares in 90 seconds—a process that previously took 200 days. The company previously raised $1.6 million in a pre-seed round. Digital asset news continues to underscore growing interest in tokenized finance solutions.
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