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Private Markets Year in Review 2024

2024 was a year of measured recovery for the private market. Positive macroeconomic influences helped improve investor...

Same-Day Exercise: A Smart Alternative to Non-Recourse Loans for Exercising Stock Options

With IPO volume down 14% year over year, early employees are increasingly considering options for selling their shares...

The 7 Equity Documents You Should Always Have on File

It can be difficult to read the legal language in the documents you get when starting a new job at a startup. Yet these...

The Latest IPO News: EquityZen's IPO Tracker

As more private companies make the news by announcing their plans to go public, more eyes are on the IPO market. After...

What Does it Mean to Have Equity in a Private Company?

Owning equity in a private company can be a highly rewarding but sometimes complex endeavor. That is because private...

Secondary Spotlight: Private Company Investment Trends, Q3 2024

As we head into the final quarter of 2024, the private equity landscape continues to evolve with both challenges and...

The Pros and Cons of Selling Pre-IPO Stock

The Pros and Cons of Selling Pre-IPO Stock Understanding the secondary markets to buy and sell private market stock may...

How Does Pre-IPO Selling Work?

Pre-IPO selling allows shareholders, such as employees or early investors, to sell their shares before the company goes...

Pre-IPO Investing | EquityZen's Guiding Principles

In this video, Phil Haslett, Co-Founder of EquityZen examines the complexities of the private market, detailing its...