Deal Box, a capital markets advisory and secure token offering packaging platform, announces the launch of Deal Box Ventures, a venture arm that will invest $125M in startups that leverage foundational Web 3 technologies within five key fund areas.

As the financial markets rapidly evolve and transform to include the tokenization of securities, Deal Box has become one of the first vertically integrated digital securities issuance and investment platforms. Its investment arm, Deal Box Ventures, will focus on strategic investments that unlock the full potential of this technology and new ways in which blockchain products will impact and reshape people's everyday lives.

Deal Box Ventures will focus on five key marketplaces – emerging growth, real estate, fintech, funtech and social impact – with plans to invest in startups in each core growth area.

As part of its Web 3 investment thesis, Deal Box has completed initial strategic investments in Total Network Services, Rypplzz and Forward-Edge AI, all of which are focused on introducing a standard-first approach to solving the problem of device identity. Rypplzz uses blockchain to connect the digital and physical objects, creating futuristic location-based experiences that transform physical spaces. Forward Edge-AI leverages AI technologies to improve the human condition. TNS' product, the UCID (Universal Communication Identifier) is the world's first blockchain-enabled service for supply chain security, device management, software licensing, and equipment tracking.