Tokenization: A New Way for Mexican Businesses to Raise Capital

For decades, Mexican entrepreneurs, especially those running small and midsized companies have faced a familiar challenge: raising capital without losing control or getting trapped in slow, complex financial structures. But a quiet transformation is underway in global finance, and Mexico is starting to take notice.

This change is called tokenization, and it’s redefining how companies can attract investment and make their shares liquid, using blockchain technology as the foundation.

In traditional markets, financing a business often means dealing with endless paperwork, high legal costs, and lengthy approval processes. Once shares are issued, they usually remain locked up for years, with no easy way to sell or transfer them.

Tokenization changes this dynamic. It allows a company’s equity or other rights, such as revenue participation or debt instruments to be represented by digital tokens recorded on a blockchain. These tokens can be managed and exchanged securely, enabling a level of efficiency and accessibility that was previously out of reach.

In essence, tokenization turns ownership into something digital, divisible, and tradable, without depending on traditional intermediaries. Shares, until now, would stay blocked in old ledgers. From now on, shares can be digital and accounted for in the most flexible, transparent and efficient layer: a public blockchain.

Opening Doors to New Investors

One of the most promising aspects of tokenization is financial inclusion. In Mexico, where access to venture capital is often limited to a small circle of high-net-worth investors and funds, this model creates new pathways.

By issuing tokenized equity under proper regulatory frameworks, companies can reach a much wider network of investors, both local and international, who are interested in participating in high-potential private ventures. It's true that these frameworks cannot yet be created in Mexico (there’s no regulation), but we now have two regions very close to Mexico where we can do it: El Salvador and the United States.

This doesn’t mean bypassing regulation or taking shortcuts; rather, it means using digital infrastructure to streamline compliance and reduce barriers. Platforms such as Stakiny are emerging as bridges between traditional corporate finance and the blockchain economy, making it easier for founders to structure tokenized offerings safely and transparently.

Solving the Liquidity Problem

Liquidity has always been the biggest challenge in private markets. Once an investor participates in a private company, their capital is typically locked until an acquisition or IPO occurs, a process that can take many years.

Tokenization offers a smarter alternative. By allowing shares or equity rights to exist as digital tokens, it becomes possible to trade them in secondary markets or directly between peers. This introduces flexibility and creates liquidity where none existed before.

Imagine a scenario where a Mexican manufacturing firm tokenizes 10% of its equity. Instead of waiting years for an exit, early investors could sell part of their holdings to others who believe in the company’s future. The company receives liquidity, the investors receive real shares, and they all work together. It’s a system that benefits founders and investors alike: a win-win powered by technology.

A Global Perspective for Mexican Entrepreneurs

Mexico’s business landscape is evolving fast. The country is attracting international startups, crypto companies, and fintech innovators eager to serve a growing digital economy. Tokenization fits perfectly within this context, offering Mexican businesses a chance to connect with global capital markets without leaving home.

While tokenization is still relatively new, it’s gaining ground in Europe, the United States, and parts of Latin America (Argentina is the other country growing really fast). Early adopters in Mexico who experiment with compliant tokenized structures could position themselves at the forefront of this financial revolution.

Moreover, this model aligns naturally with Mexico’s entrepreneurial spirit — creative, community-driven, and resilient. It gives founders a way to involve their clients, suppliers, and fans in the company’s growth journey, building loyalty and ownership beyond the traditional investor base.

Technology That Works in the Background

For many business leaders, “blockchain” may still sound abstract or overly technical. But modern tokenization platforms are designed to hide the complexity behind intuitive interfaces.

Creating and managing tokenized equity can now be as simple as using online banking. The blockchain operates silently behind the scenes, ensuring security, transparency, and traceability. This is exactly the approach taken by new-generation infrastructures such as Stakiny, which focus on making tokenization practical, compliant, and user-friendly for non-technical founders and private companies.

The Future of Corporate Finance

Just as the internet transformed communication and commerce, blockchain is transforming ownership and capital formation.

Tokenization allows businesses to raise funds faster, more flexibly, and from a global audience while offering investors a more transparent and liquid experience.

For Mexican entrepreneurs with vision, this is more than a passing trend. It’s the foundation of a new financial infrastructure, one where value can move freely, ownership becomes accessible, and opportunity knows no borders.

In a world that rewards innovation, those who understand and embrace tokenization early will not only attract capital, they'll lead the next generation of business finance in Mexico and beyond.

About the author:

Miguel Caballero is CEO of Tutellus and recently named as “Top crypto influencer 2025 in Spain.” He is an engineer, MBA, and serial entrepreneur. Investor and co-founder of 30 tokenized companies since 2017. He also maintains a podcast ("Blockchain para inquietos") and wrote three books that topped sales on Amazon ("Bitcoin y Tokenización para inquietos," "DeFi para inquietos," "Web3 para inquietos").