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Harbor funding, valuation and investors

Blockchain compliance platform for tokenizing private securities (R-Token); acquired by BitGo in 2020.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Strategic

$28M · 2018

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$28M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

acquired

acquired

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Founders Fund

Other: Andreessen Horowitz , Craft Ventures , Fifth Wall , Multicoin Capital

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Harbor built compliance infrastructure for tokenizing private securities — its R-Token standard aimed to bring regulatory compliance to security token offerings. BitGo acquired Harbor in 2020 to expand its digital asset custody and compliance capabilities.

Why Harbor is interesting

Early a16z crypto infra bet on regulated tokenized real-world assets; Founders Fund-led $28M round at peak STO wave.

Product & use cases

Harbor built compliance infrastructure for tokenizing private securities — its R-Token standard aimed to bring regulatory compliance to security token offerings on blockchain.

  • Regulated security token issuance
  • Private securities tokenization compliance
  • Blockchain-based cap table management

Key facts

  • Strategic round (2018): $28M led by Founders Fund (/fund/founders-fund) with a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz), Craft Ventures (/fund/craft-ventures), Fifth Wall (/fund/fifth-wall) (TechCrunch / PR)
  • Acquired by BitGo (2020) — tokenized securities compliance platform

Funding history (newest first)

Strategic

2018 $28M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2018/04/12/harbor-raises-28m/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Harbor's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz Founders Fund Craft Ventures Fifth Wall Multicoin Capital

Competitive landscape

Edge: Early bet on regulated tokenization during 2017-2018 STO wave — acquired by BitGo for compliance capabilities.

STO hype peaked 2017-2018; most projects failed. Harbor's BitGo acquisition (2020) validated compliance tooling value over standalone exchange plays.

  • Securitize direct

    Digital securities platform; survived STO bust.

  • tZERO direct

    Overstock-backed security token exchange.

  • Traditional transfer agents incumbent

    Non-blockchain cap table management.

Notable stories

  • Founders Fund-led $28M round at peak STO wave (TechCrunch, 2018).
  • BitGo acquired Harbor in 2020 for tokenized securities compliance platform.

Industries

Crypto & Web3 Fintech

FAQs about Harbor

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Compliance infrastructure for tokenizing private securities via R-Token standard.
Founders Fund (/fund/founders-fund) led $28M (2018). a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz), Craft (/fund/craft-ventures), Fifth Wall (/fund/fifth-wall), Multicoin (/fund/multicoin-capital) participated.
Acquired by BitGo in 2020.
Harbor's standard for regulatory-compliant security tokens on blockchain.
Both digital securities; Harbor focused on compliance layer, acquired by BitGo.
Early regulated tokenization bet bridging blockchain with securities compliance.
$28M strategic round (2018) before BitGo acquisition.
No — absorbed into BitGo in 2020.
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