EquityZen VS EquityBee

I've done some research on EquityZen and I'm not sure if it's the right place to invest. This platform is very expensive and way beyond my league since I have to be making around $200,000 a year before I can invest here. Source: over 1 year ago

I tried to use EquityZen a few years ago, but unfortunately the company blocked the sale. I also talked to ESO Fund, but they weren't able to work with me since I wasn't a US citizen or resident. I've just sent an application to Quid and have requested a call, so I'm waiting to see if that might be an option. Source: almost 2 years ago

I'm a former early employee for a startup in California [Deleware Corp] that is still pre-IPO but just raised a Series E with $1B+ post money valuation. I have never seen the capitalization table however recently I was looking at https://equityzen.com/ and noticed that they have a cap table for the company with "Estimated Outstanding Shares". When I looked at this and started comparing to my total equity and... Source: almost 2 years ago

I have options I don't really want to exercise and I know there's a couple companies out there that facilitate this (i.e. https://equityzen.com/, https://secfi.com/, etc). Has anyone done this before? What is the process like? Source: almost 2 years ago

You can find them on https://equityzen.com/ FYI. Source: about 2 years ago

I'm trying to decide if I should exercise the stock options. I have been saving up some money that could be used for this, but I'm not sure it's the best idea. I've started looking into the service equitybee that would enable me to exercise the options without using my own money but I would be sacrificing a portion of the upside. I believe they take about 30% of the profits when there is a liquidation event. Source: over 1 year ago

You could look into companies like Equity Bee. They will review the company (as much as they can) and determine if the options are worth acquiring. If the answer is yes, they will purchase on your behalf and pay you out a portion of the value. Source: over 1 year ago

Check out these companies that lend you money to exercise your options if they find the company tasty. Https://vested.co Https://equitybee.com. Source: over 1 year ago

Additionally, there is a company called EquityBee that offers to connect you with investors who participate in the cost of the options in exchange for a portion of the profit once they're worth something. This can essentially remove the risk you take when buying the options, in exchange for some of the profits later on. Source: almost 2 years ago

EquityBee - "EquityBee enables startup builders, the employees, to obtain the capital needed to exercise their stock options.". Source: about 2 years ago