Aria Protocol Labs and Aria Foundation, developers of Aria, a platform for tokenizing intellectual property (IP), have secured $15 million through seed and strategic funding rounds from backers like Polychain Capital and Neoclassic Capital. The funding, combining equity and token warrants, has brought Aria's valuation to $50 million. These investments will aid Aria in expanding into further IP categories such as art and film/TV and enhancing its ecosystem. The platform, which uses its Story blockchain for tokenizing music IP and royalties, provides investors and fans access to typically illiquid asset classes through tokens like APL, which recently launched.