You will not own the stock in the company directly.ĭuring one of the calls with EquityZen’s marketing team we discussed ways we could offer deals to any of my followers that are interested in joining the private investing world with me. When you make an investment on EquityZen, you are purchasing ownership in an EquityZen fund that owns the shares of the company. Private listings aren’t required to provide the granularity of their financial situation like public companies are-per SEC rules. The main reason you have to be an accredited investor is to protect the little guy. You can read more about what it takes to be an accredited investor here. To view the private investment opportunities, you have to be an accredited investor, per SEC definition. The cool thing about this company is you can get access to a slew of different private companies before they go public-names like Spotify, Docusign, and a host of other unicorns you’ve most likely heard of or products you’ve used before. I recently signed up with EquityZen-you have to fill out some information before you can see the live offerings. Investors that previously couldn't access late-stage private companies due to investment minimums, can now benefit from increases in the value of private growth companies. This must be accomplished in a manner that keeps the focus on company growth, the number one priority for all stakeholders. Employees should have the opportunity to share in the value they create for their company's shareholders. As stated on their website,ĮquityZen’s mission is to improve the way startup employees are paid by unlocking the value of their equity compensation in a way that benefits all key players: the shareholder, the company, and the investor. I set up a phone call with their head of marketing to discuss their company and mission.
They’ve been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and CNBC as well. Running the Ramp Twitter account and website has also grown my entrepreneurial spirit and started pushing me towards the private markets.Īs I was doing research into the private sector, I came across a company called EquityZen. I’ve always been interested in hearing the different verticals companies are working on. I have a friend who runs a startup incubator and have went to their quarterly demo pitches. I also wanted to diversify across different markets to generate alpha. I wanted to get involved early and see a different side of investing. Recently, I started to become more interested in tech startups and private markets-mostly because of the hot IPO market in the last two years. I work for a private employee-owned company but I’ve never invested in any private companies outside of my own. Nearly my entire investing career has been focused on the public markets.
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