# ARK Invest

> We Invest Solely In Disruptive Innovation

ARK Invest manages thematic investment strategies focused on disruptive innovation including blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.

ARK Invest helps investors access disruptive innovation through thematic investment strategies spanning blockchain technology, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. With it, you can invest in cryptocurrency strategies, access Web3 research, and benefit from specialized digital asset management.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Venture Capital
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2014-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/ark_invest

## Products

- [ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/ark_invest): ARK Venture Fund implements cross-market investment strategy through private-public allocation, targeting disruptive innovation including blockchain technology and AI. The system provides exposure to both private equity and public market opportunities through thematic convergence analysis. (Venture Fund, Live, Main Product)
- [ARK Digital Asset Innovation Fund](https://thegrid.id/profiles/ark_invest): ARK Digital Asset Innovation Fund implements early-stage venture capital deployment through equity, equity-like, and debt investment mechanisms, targeting pre-seed and seed-stage companies developing digital asset infrastructure and blockchain technology. The system integrates ARK Innovation Center portfolio selection with Accelerator Program participant evaluation while restricting access to accredited investors meeting qualified purchaser requirements. (Venture Fund, Live)

## Assets

- [ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/ark_invest): ARKF is an actively managed ETF issued by ARK Invest. It is used to gain equity exposure to companies operating in blockchain and fintech, including digital payment systems, peer-to-peer lending, and blockchain technology. As an actively managed fund, its holdings are selected through ARK's internal research rather than tracking a passive index, giving ARKF flexibility to concentrate in high-conviction positions. (Security)

## Links

- [Main](https://ark-invest.com)
- [Blog](https://ark-invest.com/articles)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/arkinvest)
- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/arkinvest)
- [Facebook](https://facebook.com/ARKInvest)
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/@UCK-zlnUfoDHzUwXcbddtnkg)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ark-investment-management)

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