tZERO & Voatz Launch Blockchain Proxy Voting for Digital Governance

tZERO Group, Inc., a recognized leader in blockchain and tokenization for capital markets, has announced a strategic collaboration with Voatz, a pioneer in secure mobile voting, to deliver blockchain-backed proxy voting solutions. This partnership aims to transform corporate governance by combining tZERO's regulated market infrastructure with Voatz's identity-verified voting platform, creating a new standard for shareholder participation that is secure, verified, and recorded on-chain. The collaboration represents a significant advancement in bringing digital efficiency to governance processes, with tZERO CEO Alan Konevsky emphasizing that "markets have gone digital - governance should follow," highlighting the move away from opaque legacy systems toward transparent, real-time shareholder engagement.

The product vision extends beyond traditional public companies to include governance solutions for late-stage private companies, tokenized real-world assets, and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Voatz CEO Nimit Sawhney stressed that shareholders deserve secure, convenient, and verifiable voting methods, noting that their platform provides identity-verified voting with blockchain-backed audit trails. This integration means votes will directly reflect issuer records and can be reported faster with greater transparency. Both companies bring substantial credentials to this partnership: tZERO has been instrumental in bringing private securities on-chain and establishing broker-dealer-led infrastructure for tokenized securities, while Voatz has successfully served over 5 million voters across 150 elections in 8 countries, including running the first mobile vote in U.S. Federal Election history.

This initiative advances tZERO's long-term vision of uniting traditional market infrastructure with the efficiencies of digital finance, reshaping how capital formation and ownership evolve in the Web3 economy. The companies plan to work with transfer agents and other market participants to implement these solutions, offering them to tZERO's tokenized securities and real-world asset clients as part of its comprehensive solution set for private markets. The collaboration represents a significant step toward integrating security, automation, and transparency into corporate governance processes, potentially setting new industry standards for shareholder participation and corporate accountability in the digital age.