# Stellar Invests in Security Token Platform Targeting Developing Markets

> Stellar Development Foundation invested $715,000 in DSTOQ, a security token platform built on Stellar that tokenizes global assets like stocks for emerging market investors. This marks SDF's first enterprise fund investment.

**Metadata**

- Published: 2020-02-27
- Author: Paddy Baker
- Original publisher: `www.coindesk.com`
- Original article: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2020/02/27/stellar-invests-in-security-token-platform-targeting-developing-markets
- Tags: Investment, Emerging Markets, Financial Inclusion

## Summary

The Stellar Development Foundation announced a $715,000 investment in DSTOQ, a Liechtenstein-based security token platform that uses the Stellar protocol to tokenize and trade global assets like Apple and Google shares. The investment, made from SDF's enterprise fund created in September, represents the foundation's first such deployment and aligns with Stellar's mission of financial inclusion. DSTOQ plans to use the capital to develop new technology and expand into Vietnamese and South African markets, making traditional financial assets accessible to investors worldwide regardless of location.

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