Future of Wealth: Highlights from ADFW 2024

Klumi Ventures was proud to participate in this year’s Abu Dhabi Finance Week, which drew over 20,000 global finance leaders to explore the future of capital, markets, and innovation in a rapidly evolving economy.

As part of the headline panel "Go Big or Stay Steady: The Ultimate Investment Face-Off", our Founder and SEO Kristiina Lumeste made the case for a bold, forward-looking approach to wealth management—anchored in digital assets, tokenization, and the rise of specialized fund managers.

🔹 Key insights from the discussion:

• The alternative investment market is projected to grow from $15T to $24T by 2028, with digital assets already reaching a $5T market cap.

• Bitcoin recently hit $100,000, surpassing the market cap of Aramco and Facebook, and becoming the 7th most valuable asset globally.

• 47% of hedge funds now hold digital assets, up from 29% last year—signaling deep institutional traction.

• Tokenization is unlocking liquidity from illiquid assets like real estate and private equity, with 33% of hedge funds exploring tokenized assets.

At Klumi Ventures, we believe traditional securities alone are no longer sufficient for growth or resilience. Instead, digital assets offer asymmetric returns, portfolio diversification, and future-proof exposure to fast-moving innovation - especially when managed through regulated, blockchain-native strategies. With a maturing regulatory landscape in the UAE and global momentum behind tokenized finance, the role of specialist digital fund managers is more relevant than ever!

We're grateful to ADGM, Hub71, and the ADFW organizers for creating a world-class platform to elevate these critical conversations.