There are ways for investing in companies Pre-IPO such as EquityZen (https://equityzen.com). Often, shareholders want to get liquidity before IPO and sell their shares via the secondary market.
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Tim Draper & Dave McClure backed, EquityZen is an early-mid stage FinTech firm, bringing private markets to the public. Our platform enables large, private companies to helps their shareholders get cash, while providing investors access to invest in these pre-IPO companies. EquityZen has served 60+ premier tech and digital health companies, and is proud to be considered a liquidity provider by 1 out of 3 of the largest unicorns. https://equityzen.com/press/
We're looking for an Engineering Lead eager to help us as we redefine private markets. Join us if you're looking to work alongside extremely brilliant engineers while rolling up your sleeves, diving into code, and driving our product vision.
Some of the things you'll do: Architect and implement the most secure private placement platform that can scale to trading $1B+ Work closely with experienced developers who love discussing software & security Collaborate with non-engineering teammates to solve difficult practical problems Partner with Founders and Product Lead to set and manage expectations in delivering high quality technology at a fast pace Demonstrable experience building robust infrastructure with our developers and data-driven business tools for other teams Prototype and implement new product ideas with engineers, with initiatives such relying on NLP and ML based prediction Gain exposure to all parts of the venture capital, private equity, and startup ecosystems
Disclosure: I work at EquityZen, a marketplace for pre-IPO shares
Every company has different transfer restrictions on their shares/options. Yes they could legally block the sale if their by-laws or the share grant agreement allows it. We have somewhat standardized agreements for transferring shares at EquityZen, and we get company approval for all deals.
Loyal3(https://www.loyal3.com/) periodically gets some shares allocated during an IPO, that the general public can buy via their platform. GoPro and Square are a couple of their notable offerings.
Another option is the pre-IPO market. EquityZen(https://equityzen.com/) is one of the secondary market where you can buy shares pre-IPO from other shareholders. (Disclosure: I am an engineer at EquityZen)
The liquidity of startup shares has gotten better in recent times. I'm an engineer at http://www.equityzen.com, a marketplace for pre-IPO shares, and I believe more shareholders are starting to see that selling before an exit is a viable option for faster liquidity.
We helped lobby and push for this bill and I'm glad to see it making progress in providing better options for startup employees.
I'm an engineer at startup http://www.equityzen.com, which is a private secondary market that provides the alternative option of selling startup shares before an IPO or exit, rather than waiting or letting the shares go unexercised.
I believe that the secondary market is becoming a much more popular option to startup employees as companies start to take notice of the current issues with liquidity.