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• Is investing in pre-IPO a good idea? What are some good platforms to buy pre-IPO stock?

  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

• How can I get a loan based on my equity in a private US startup?

  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

• Former startup employee not given agreed upon equity

  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

• Has anyone ever sold pre-IPO vested options before?

  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

• I have an oppurtunity to invest in quite a few pre-IPO companies. Looking to budget around 500k for this. Was wondering your thoughts?

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

• How to execute direct secondary equity transaction?

  If you’re looking for more general help in obtaining liquidity for your shares, there are now specialized markets that match sellers (employees) and buyers (institutional investors) for the shares of a lot of these pre-IPO companies (esp. tech). I’d suggest you check out Forge Global, EquityZen or CartaX. Hope this helps. Source: over 2 years ago

• Under what scenario might my shares become worthless?

  Sounds like a unicorn, there are marketplaces for equity in unicorn-like private companies (this is one example: https://equityzen.com/, there are others) there you could. Source: over 2 years ago

• Asking for a possible liquidity event or selling equity in a very early stage startup

  See if your company's shares are traded on https://equityzen.com/ or similar marketplaces. Source: over 2 years ago

• Investment in RISC V companies?

  I think you can still buy pre IPO stocks in places like equityzen. Source: over 2 years ago

• Buying shares in private companies.

  I have been reading about buying unlisted shares. When I searched on the internet , found many websites like https://unlistedzone.com/ , https://equityzen.com/ etc . As far as I know, retail investors can also participate. I was wondering has anyone have done this. Can you share your experience. Source: almost 3 years ago

• Suggestions on high-risk asset classes for investment

  At https://equityzen.com/ you can invest directly in private equity and startups, starting from 10000$. Source: almost 3 years ago

• How does a person sell private shares?

  There are some brokers such as https://equityzen.com/ and https://forgeglobal.com/ which try to match buyers and sellers and take a cut, much like a real estate agent. Source: about 3 years ago