RealUnit Schweiz AG offers tokenized shares alongside its stock exchange listing - a first in Switzerland.
How RealUnit used Aktionariat's Direct Investment, Issuer Portal, and Portfolio App to give investors a direct, bank-independent path to owning real-asset-backed equity.
RealUnit Schweiz AG is an investment company based in Baar, founded in 2017, that invests in a broadly diversified range of real assets. The actively managed portfolio consists mainly of physical precious metals, held in safekeeping in Switzerland, and shares in companies that serve people's basic needs. The company pursues the goal of protecting the assets entrusted to it as effectively as possible against crises, loss of purchasing power, and expropriation. Led by CEO Daniel Stüssi, the company has strong investor demand, an oversubscribed capital increase, and reported CHF 8.8M profit at its latest general assembly.
THE CHALLENGE
What they wanted to achieve
01A bank-independent shareGive investors a way to own a diversified real-asset strategy that they can hold outside the banking system, directly in their own wallet.
02Accessible, tradable ownershipLet investors buy in directly and trade around the clock. The token should be easily accessible to systemically critical individuals.
THE SOLUTION
How they did it
01Tokenization
RealUnit started tokenizing shares in 2020 and launched “Token 2.0” with Aktionariat in 2022, issuing ledger-based shares on Ethereum under Swiss DLT law. It became the first listed Swiss company to enable direct online share purchases, offering both BX Swiss-listed shares and tokenized shares with identical rights.
02Direct Investment
RealUnit embedded Aktionariat's Direct Investment tool on realunit.ch/en/buy-token, allowing investors to buy and sell share tokens directly, 24/7, via bank transfer. The process takes minutes. No bank account required. No custody fees with self-custody. The offering is open to residents of Switzerland, Germany, and Liechtenstein.
03Issuer Portal
The team manages its register in the Issuer Portal and shareholders trade onchain. The RealUnit token can also be used as collateral in the Frankencoin protocol, letting shareholders borrow again their holding.
THE RESULTS
What changed
Since tokenizing with Aktionariat in April 2022, RealUnit has raised over CHF 3M through Direct Investment and given investors a real-asset share they can hold and trade independently of any single bank - on its own domain and via their own mobile app.
“We chose Aktionariat as our partner back in 2022. The Issuer Portal, including the share register and its extensive customization options, was a key factor in our decision. A range of features are highly useful, including transaction signing and analytical reporting. We are very satisfied with Aktionariat.”
Daniel StüssiManaging Director & CEO, RealUnit
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