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Why Democratization Matters to Me

Growing up I was always told America was the “land of opportunity” and from the time I moved here at the age of 12, I...

Innovating Industries: Enterprise SaaS

Like many of you, the first thing I do when I wake up is check my phone. After turning off the alarms, I see...

Bloomberg: Shares of Startups Are Turning Dirt Cheap, Attracting Venture Funds

Private companies trading at aggressive discounts are driving institutional activity and "a sea change,” explains...

Will the IPO Market Heat Up This Summer?

While the dust may have settled for many startups directly impacted by SVB’s collapse, the reverberations continue to...

Secondary Funds are Leading the Pack

After a record blazing 2021, fundraising by private market investment managers fell considerably in 2022 and is...

Fox Business: Private equity firms are playing a ‘game of chicken’ with the M&A market

"In the public markets things trade up and down all the time...the private markets operate a little more slowly. and so...

Innovating Industries: Neobanks

In the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, account holders largely took their funds in two directions – either to...

How We Price Secondary Deals

One of the most common questions we get asked from both our shareholder and investor clients is how we determine the...

The Importance of Knowing the Value of Your Private Company Shares as a Startup Employee

As a startup employee, you are an integral part of a company that is on the cutting edge of innovation and growth. You...