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Exercising Without Cash: A Smoother Path to Liquidity for Options

When private company employees talk about selling their stock options, they’re not actually talking about selling their...

What is the Private Secondary Market?

From stocks, to bonds, to commodities and more, most investors are familiar with the various options when it comes to...

Revisiting the Vesting Schedule

Nearly 50 years ago, Silicon Valley introduced, among many other things, the practice of granting employees equity as...

Why Do Employees Need Pre-IPO Liquidity?

As companies are staying private longer than ever1, the need for pre-IPO liquidity has become increasingly important...

Guide to Understanding RSUs for Start-up Employees

In the past decade (really, since Facebook), it's become increasingly popular for private tech companies to issue...

What is a 409A Valuation?

Founders, management and employees should familiarize themselves with 409A valuations early in a company’s life....

The Expanded SEC Definition of an Accredited Investor

EquityZen welcomes newly-qualified accredited investors to the private markets. At EquityZen, we’re proud to have...

2021 VC-Backed IPO Shortlist

Despite competing factors like decade market volume highs and fears of global recessions, startups and VC investors are...

EquityZen Awarded as Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

EquityZen, the leading private market investment platform, was selected among hundreds of candidates as one of the...