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A Primer on EquityZen’s Multi-Company Funds

Investing in the private markets can be tricky, especially when it comes to researching private companies and gaining...

2023 State of the Private Markets

The markets never cease to keep me on my toes and the current economic environment is no exception. Fundamentally,...

Innovating Industries: Artificial Intelligence

Innovating Industries is our new feature where we break down the innovations happening in a new or evolving industry...

WSJ: Startup Workers Wrestle With Stock Options as Company Exits Stall

Startups give workers stock options instead of a higher salary and as a bet on the young venture’s future. But the...

A Better Path to Liquidity

The news that one of the top US Unicorns is planning an IPO or secondary liquidity program (aka a “tender offer”) for...

What Equity Compensation Means for Startup Employees

You’ve received an offer to work at a startup -- congratulations! Now, how do you go about evaluating your equity...

The Secondary Market is on the Rise

The IPO market’s “out of office” message stayed on through the end 2022, closing out one of the quietest years for the...

Bloomberg: 2023 IPO Outlook

"We're starting to see more activity on the secondary markets which we typically see as leading indicator of companies...

2023 Private Market Outlook

After a volatile 2022 in the markets, what will 2023 have in store? At EquityZen, we have led access to the private...