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TokenFunder

TokenFunder was a Toronto blockchain venture-funding platform that ran Ontario's first regulatory-compliant token offering in 2018, issuing security tokens on the Ethereum blockchain with built-in KYC. Founded by Alan Wunsche around 2017, it aimed to help Canadian startups raise global capital and later launched exempt-market dealer TokenGX and secondary-trading pilot FreedomX.

BlockchainTorontoFounded 2017
1stregulated token offering in Ontario (2018)TechTO FintechTO stage 2018-04-06

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What they build

TokenFunderRegulated security-token offering platform for startups, with built-in KYC and investor rights
TokenGXCanada's first security-token exempt market dealer
FreedomXOSC-approved secondary-trading pilot marketplace for security tokens

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About

TokenFunder positioned itself as a regulated alternative to the unregulated ICO boom, working with the Ontario Securities Commission's LaunchPad from day one. Its affiliate TokenGX became Canada's first security-token exempt market dealer, and FreedomX ran an OSC-approved secondary-trading pilot through 2021. Founder Alan Wunsche, who also chairs Blockchain Canada, remains active in Canadian blockchain and tokenization; TokenFunder's own public activity appears to have wound down after the pilot era.

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Quick answers

What was TokenFunder?

A Toronto blockchain platform that ran Ontario's first regulatory-compliant security token offering in 2018, issuing tokens on Ethereum with KYC to help startups raise capital while giving token holders real rights.

Who founded TokenFunder?

Alan Wunsche, a former Scotiabank and Deloitte finance executive who also co-founded and chairs Blockchain Canada.

Is TokenFunder still active?

Its regulated affiliates TokenGX and FreedomX ran through the pilot era ending around 2021, and public activity has since been limited. Founder Alan Wunsche remains active in Canadian blockchain and tokenization.

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