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Happy Friday! Would love to have you all take a look at my first startup and sign up if interested. We are an angel investing service that matches angel investors and entrepreneurs like Uber for fundraising. It’s free to sign up and takes less than 2 minutes. Would really appreciate your support and feedback.
Investors (welcome newbies): https://usinvestmentnetwork.com/investor-home
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Any angel investors seeking to make an investment and connect with entrepreneurs, take a look at the US Investment Network. Pretty cool platform that is just starting out. It’s free and has some cool pitches, kind of like shark tank style.
Here is the link: https://usinvestmentnetwork.com
Pretty sure entrepreneurs can list for free too. Enjoy!
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Best way to buy equity in pre IPO startups?
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Great question, This is gonna be a long one😅. Hiive is a pure listing marketplace where you’re often negotiating directly with a seller for a specific block of shares. It typically requires larger check sizes (often $25k–$100k+ depending on the seller). It also comes down to whether you want to shop or invest. On Hiive, you’re bidding on a specific seller's block, which can take weeks to clear if the company exercises its Right of First Refusal (ROFR). Although I’m not gonna talk down on it as it’s a great way for high-net-worth individuals looking to buy a massive, direct block of one company.
On the other hand there’s EquityZen, I didn’t just choose it cause I presently work there but It’s actually better for diverse investments it’s also way easier and requires less minimum investment. EquityZen uses SPVs (Special Purpose Vehicles), which means we bundle smaller allocations to give you access to institutional-grade names like SpaceX, Stripe, openAI with much lower barriers. Because of our scale, we have pre-vetted allocations and a streamlined approval process. EquityZen is better for building a diversified private portfolio. Since our minimums start at $10k, you can spread $50k across 5 different companies like Anthropic, SpaceX, and Databricks, rather than putting it all into one bid on a marketplace.
Nice catch, and you’re spot on. Legally, you are a member of an EquityZen’s managed SPV that holds the underlying shares. While you aren’t on the company’s direct cap table, there are a few reasons why we (and pretty much the entire secondary market) roll with this "wrapper" structure
Access: Big names like SpaceX or Anthropic are notoriously picky. They have high minimums and strict "Right of First Refusal" (ROFR) rules. By grouping investors into an SPV, we can meet those high bars that would be impossible for an individual check.
Ease of Administration: Big names like SpaceX or Anthropic are notoriously picky. They have high minimums and strict Right of First Refusal (ROFR) rules. By grouping investors into an SPV, we can meet those high bars that would be impossible for an individual check.
Economic Interest: Even though you're one step removed on paper, your units are designed to mirror the shares' performance 1:1. When the company hits an exit (like an IPO or acquisition), the cash flows through the SPV straight to you.
Essentially, the SPV is the vessel that lets you get exposure to these private giants without needing a $10M buy-in.
If you still wanna talk more, have more questions or expatiate on this topic my DM is open..