Access to private company investments has been dominated by VC firms.
EquityZen is here to change that.
10,000+
investments closed
$525B
estimated total market cap of transacted companies
150+
companies served
Invest or sell shares in the secondary market with EquityZen funds
Access Liquidity for Pre-IPO Equity at Lower Minimums
Access liquidity via our funds with more than 70,000 shareholders and investors in the marketplace. EquityZen’s proprietary technology enables lower minimums for investors and sellers.
Access Private Technology Companies
Tap into a $500B venture-backed equity class. Invest in private companies via EquityZen investment funds which purchase and own the shares on behalf of investors.
Guided Process
Our platform guides you through the complex process of selling or investing. Specialists are available to work with you and the issuer to facilitate transactions.
Curated Investments
We provide proprietary analysis including recent price history, valuation and cap tables. We only offer companies with proven track-records and top-tier venture capital investors.
EquityZen connects shareholders of private technology companies who want to sell their pre-IPO stock to accredited investors looking to access the private market through an EquityZen fund. Here's how it works:
Shareholders submit their pre-IPO shares to EquityZen. We conduct due diligence and place the shares in an investment vehicle.
We open up the offering live to investors who purchased an interest in the investment vehicle.
If the company gets acquired or goes public, shares or cash will be distributed to investors.*
*Note that not all pre-IPO companies will go public or get acquired, and not all IPOs or acquisitions will result in successful investments
Tech companies are staying private for longer...
The average time for US tech companies to go public has risen from 4 years in 1999 to 10+ years today.
This means that access to late-stage technology companies have disappeared from the public market. The average US tech company is worth $1B by the time of the IPO!
... and investors are missing out.
Six companies went public with $10 billion valuations between 2004 and 2015. Even more have gone public since then.
Public markets are losing IPO candidates when promising companies choose to stay private longer.
As a result, more value is taking place in the private market. The average US tech company is worth $1B by the time of the IPO!
With EquityZen, you can access proven pre-IPO tech companies while they are still private through our EquityZen fund.
Why EquityZen?
Research and Analysis
Access proprietary analysis including price history, valuation, cap tables and funding rounds.
Low Minimums
First time users can invest from $10,000 onwards. Other private market investment opportunities charge a minimum of $100,000.
Security
We never sell your private and financial information. Ever.