# Vertalo

> Vertalo is an Austin-based fintech that operates an SEC-registered digital transfer agent and tokenization platform connecting the digital asset ecosystem. Since 2018 it has helped issuers, fund managers, broker-dealers and custodians move private securities on-chain - handling digital cap tables, investor onboarding, compliance and settlement across multiple blockchains. More recently it has pivoted toward 'agentic' infrastructure, exposing its regulated transfer-agency operations through APIs and an MCP server so AI agents can issue, record and transfer securities.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Dave Hendricks (Co-Founder & CEO), Kyle Brown (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~10-30 employees
- **Products:** Digital Transfer Agent Platform, Vertalo Securities Protocol (VSP), Agentic Transfer Agency / MCP Server, Developer Platform, Deployment Options
- **Notable:** Tokenized its own equity on-chain in 2018 - one of the earliest real-world-asset issuances., SEC-registered transfer agent since 2019, operating in production across four+ blockchains., Recorded $500M+ in assets on-chain and onboarded 200K+ investors.

## Products & services

- **Digital Transfer Agent Platform** — SEC-registered transfer agency software that manages digital cap tables, investor onboarding, share ownership records, corporate actions and settlement for private securities.
- **Vertalo Securities Protocol (VSP)** — Chain-agnostic tokenization layer supporting Ethereum, Tezos, Aptos, Solana and Canton for issuing and transferring regulated tokenized assets.
- **Agentic Transfer Agency / MCP Server** — Read-and-write tools and an MCP server that let AI agents authenticate with role-based keys (issuer, broker, ATS, custodian) to issue, record and transfer securities.
- **Developer Platform** — TypeScript/Python SDKs, a GraphQL API with 200+ endpoints, webhooks and a sandbox environment for building on the transfer-agency stack.
- **Deployment Options** — Shared SaaS, Dedicated SaaS, or First-Party Architecture (on-client-premises) giving clients data sovereignty over their asset records.

## Achievements

- Tokenized its own equity on-chain in 2018 - one of the earliest real-world-asset issuances.
- SEC-registered transfer agent since 2019, operating in production across four+ blockchains.
- Recorded $500M+ in assets on-chain and onboarded 200K+ investors.
- Closed a $5M Series A in 2021 with Coinbase Ventures, Shasta, Tezos Foundation and others.
- Shipped an MCP server and agentic tooling for AI-driven securities operations (2026).
- Added Aptos to its Securities Protocol alongside Ethereum, Tezos, Solana and Canton (2026).

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Aptos integrated into the Vertalo Securities Protocol for regulated tokenized asset management, joining Ethereum and Tezos.
- **2026-01** — SEC divisions publish a taxonomy of tokenized securities; Vertalo states it supports every model in it as an issuer-sponsored transfer agent.
- **2026-07** — Vertalo positions itself around 'agentic' tokenization, shipping an MCP server and role-based tools for AI agents to operate transfer-agency functions.

## Links

- Website: https://vertalo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vertalo
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/series_x1
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/vertalo

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Last updated: 2026-07-17