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Bloomberg: Shein, Reddit - 2024 IPO Candidates

"From a macro perspective we have really good indicators of growth: strong GDP, inflation cooling. So now could be an...

Kiplinger: How to Invest in Companies Before They Go Public

First Arm, then Instacart and Klaviyo. More companies are starting to list publicly this fall, ending a historically...

Bloomberg: Instacart checks all the boxes

"Instacart is a bellwether to see if other companies want to file before the end of the year" explains Phil Haslett,...

NYTimes: Instacart reveals $248M in profit but slowing growth ahead of IPO

With Instacart's S-1 hot off the press, the tech IPO market may, in fact, be heating up. “Instacart and Arm are going...

Pitchbook: On the secondary market, investors deal out tough love

Private company employees have been hesitant to sell their shares in this market. Yet as the IPO market stays quiet,...

Welcome to the New EquityZen

This year, EquityZen celebrates a decade of bringing “Private Markets to the Public.” Doing anything for 10 years shows...

Fintech.TV: Popular investment trends in sustainability

The private market is home to many of the promising companies driving innovation around sustainability and a better...

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...

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...