Which is better SharesPost vs EquityZen?
The biggest difference is that there’s a $175K minimum sale size (as opposed to $100K with Forge/Sharespost), but EquityZen allows sellers to pool their shares together. Besides that, Forge/SharesPost offers a full-blown marketplace experience while EquityZen has a simpler messageboard-like look and feel.
Is SharesPost real?
Yes. If you are asking about the company itself, SharesPost is a legitimate company that is handling secondary sales of private company shares in an aboveboard manner — as far as one can tell on the outside, and without offering a legal opinion or having any special knowledge.
Is EquityZen legal?
Yes, EquityZen is “legit” in the sense that it is a legitimate, regulated business and a legitimate alternative investment opportunity for accredited investors. EquityZen is among a growing crop of crowdfunding and online alternative investment platforms, most of which have launched in the wake of the 2012 JOBS Act.
Is SecondMarket com legit?
SecondMarket is a registered broker-dealer and member of FINRA, MSRB and SIPC and a SEC registered alternative trading system (ATS) for private company stock. For more information, please visit www.secondmarket.com. Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
How much does SharesPost cost?
He doesn’t want it to be seen as profiting from individual transactions on his site. Instead, he charges buyers and sellers a $34 a month fee for using Sharespost.
What happened to SharesPost?
SharesPost was acquired by Forge Global. — SharesPost is the leading provider of liquidity solutions to the private growth asset class. Our platform fosters transparency by publishing private market data, research and valuation tools.
Is IPO taxable?
“If the shares allotted in the IPO are sold within 12 months of holding then the realized gain/loss will be considered as short-term capital gain/loss and it will be taxed at 15\%. Long-term capital gain up to Rs. 1 lakh is not taxable,” he added.
Do I need to be an accredited investor for sharespost?
You must be, at minimum, an “accredited investor” to purchase private company securities. The process can extend up to months from acceptance of your posted interest to closing of a transaction.
What happened to SecondMarket?
SecondMarket Solutions changed its name to NASDAQ Private Market after being acquired by NASDAQ in a joint venture with SharesPost. In October 2015 NASDAQ took full ownership of NASDAQ Private Market.
How do you get on the Nasdaq private market?
Nasdaq has stricter qualification requirements than most other platforms, however: Companies listed on the Nasdaq private market must have raised at least $30 million in funding in the past two years or have a valuation north of $50 million.
Are SharesPost free?
How does SharesPost work?
SharesPost is both a broker/dealer as well as a fund for private company stocks. As a broker, they will match buyers with sellers. Sellers are typically employees who acquired their stock through exercising employee stock option grants or early investors.
How does SharesPost make private equity liquid?
SharesPost makes private equity liquid by efficiently matching buyers, sellers of private company stock and giving them the information, tools and process to make transactions easy and safe. At SharesPost you can download research reports and corporate documents for hundred’s of private companies,…
Does SecondMarket publish the private company transaction volume for Facebook?
Yes, Secondmarket publishes the private company transaction volume on a quarterly basis, and while Facebook is a significant percentage of the overall volume, there was $70M+ in transactions in Q3 2010.