Ondo Private Markets To Bring Private-Company Exposure Onchain, Starting with AI

• Ondo Finance launches Ondo Private Markets, providing tokenized exposure to leading private companies.
• The first asset, tokens referencing a leading pre-IPO AI company, is expected to begin secondary market trading this week, with robotics, cybersecurity, biotech, and infrastructure names to follow.
• Exposure comes through tokenized notes which provide the economic performance of a reference company's per-share value at a qualifying liquidity event, built on Ondo's infrastructure with $3.7B in TVL and over 1M holders.

GREENWICH, Conn., Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ondo Finance today announced Ondo Private Markets, which will bring tokenized notes delivering the economic performance of industry-defining private companies onchain. Starting with a pre-IPO AI company, the first market will launch this week with permissionless trading available 24/7 on secondary markets. Exposure to leading names across robotics, cybersecurity, biotech, infrastructure, and other sectors will follow as Ondo Private Markets builds out the broadest selection of private-company exposure onchain.

Why it matters

The vast majority of large US companies are private, with 87% exceeding $100 million in annual revenue being privately held. This includes the firms shaping the next generation of technology, meaning retail investors are sidelined for many of today's largest wealth-creation opportunities. Exposure to leading startups remains largely concentrated among institutions and venture capitalists, and even those who get in can wait years to get out. Private markets have offered neither broad access nor an open exit.

Ondo Private Markets is built to solve both challenges by providing targeted exposure to the world's top-performing private companies on permissionless blockchain rails where it can trade 24/7 in secondary markets. Eligible investors will be able to enter, exit, or adjust positions anytime, no longer needing to wait for an IPO to realize liquidity. 

How it works

Exposure is provided through tokenized notes, with each note's payout linked to the per-share value realized on the referenced company's common shares at a qualifying liquidity event. Further increasing the opportunity for investors, Ondo Private Markets tokens are both freely transferable and composable onchain, enabling them to be transferred or deployed as productive capital across the DeFi ecosystem. 

"In the US, the majority of the investment options accessible for retail are public companies, yet 87% of companies with over $100m in revenue are private. That's where many of the leaders defining the next era of our economy are emerging, and retail investors can't access them today. Ondo Private Markets is built to change that, bringing tokenized exposure to the world's best companies with 24/7 trading on permissionless rails." — Ian De Bode, Acting CEO and President, at Ondo Finance.

Ondo Private Markets builds on the same institutional-grade infrastructure behind the market-leading platforms for tokenized stocks and Treasuries, which together represent $3.7 billion in total value locked and more than 1 million cumulative holders. It extends Ondo's mission to make traditional financial assets globally accessible onchain, opening access to an asset class that has long been out of reach for most investors.

About Ondo Finance

Ondo Finance is a blockchain-based technology company focused on tokenizing real-world assets and bringing institutional-quality financial products onchain. By bridging traditional finance and decentralized infrastructure, Ondo aims to make capital markets more accessible, transparent, and efficient.

About Ondo Private Markets

Ondo Private Markets brings private-company exposure onchain. It enables eligible investors in permitted jurisdictions to access tokenized notes designed to provide economic exposure to leading private companies. The notes are obligations of their issuer, not shares in the referenced companies, and provide no ownership or shareholder rights.

DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS: FOR NON-U.S. PERSONS ONLY. 

Important Information Regarding Token Regulatory and Eligibility Matters: The tokenized assets referenced herein (the "Tokens") have not been registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act") or the securities or financial instrument laws of any other jurisdiction. The Tokens may not be offered or sold in the United States or to US persons unless registered under the Act or an exemption from the registration requirements thereof is available. 

Persons who place buy orders from within the United States, or any of its states, possessions, territories or federal districts, and persons who are "U.S. persons" or acting for the account or benefit of any "U.S. persons" within the meaning of Rule 902 of Regulation S promulgated under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are prohibited from subscribing for, acquiring or redeeming the Tokens.

Important Information Regarding the Tokens: The Tokens provide their holders with economic exposure to the value of their underlying assets. However, the Tokens are not themselves stocks and the Tokens do not provide their holders with rights to hold or receive their respective underlying assets. 

The communications herein are only intended for actual or potential business relationships or technical integrations with respect to Tokens. Nothing herein constitutes any offer to sell, or any solicitation of an offer to buy, any assets. Nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, tax or financial advice. Acquiring Tokens involves risks. A holder of Tokens may incur losses, including total loss of their purchase price. Past performance may not be (and for the Tokens will not be) an indication of future results. Investors are responsible for conducting their own research, investigation, verification, checks or consultation for professional or investment advice.

This FAQ is a summary only, is qualified in its entirety by the Token Terms, the Subscription Agreement, and the Token Terms Acceptance and Redemption Claim Certification (collectively, the "Offering Documents"), and does not modify or supplement the Offering Documents. In the event of any conflict, the Token Terms control. Capitalized terms not defined in this FAQ have the meanings given in the Token Terms. Full Offering Documents, Token Terms, and Risk Factors will be provided to eligible clients before subscription and govern in the event of any inconsistency with this summary.

The communications herein may contain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding future financial performance, business strategies, or expectations for the growth or development of Ondo Finance, PM Issuer Co (BVI) Limited or any of their respective affiliates (each, an "Applicable Entity"). These statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates, projections, and beliefs, and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue," or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: economic, competitive, legal, governmental, and technological factors affecting the operations, markets, products, services, or prices of any Applicable Entity. No Applicable Entity undertakes any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

Additional terms and restrictions apply. See https://app.ondo.finance/legal-documentation and the Token offering documents for details.

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