Airbnb Poaches Blackstone CFO on Path to IPO Airbnb, the vacation rentals startup, announced Friday that it hired Laurence Tosi away from Blackstone (BX) to join the company as chief financial officer. The hiring of Tosi, who spent seven years as CFO at the private equity firm, could be a signal that the $25.5 billion […]
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EquityZen in FT
Private share trading takes off as tech companies shun IPOs Employees and investors use derivatives and other methods to raise funds and reward early backers The easy availability of investor cash has allowed many technology companies to delay listing on public markets but caused a surge in trading of a different kind: in the private […]
EquityZen in Inc.
Most Startups Will Never Be Unicorns–and That’s OK By Maria Aspan on May 12, 2015 It’s ludicrously easy for Uber and other billion-dollar startups to raise money. But it’s still incredibly difficult for nearly anyone else. There’s a wide gap between the haves and have-nots among entrepreneurs seeking venture capital, though it’s not one that’s […]
EquityZen quoted in FoxBusiness.com
Is Uber Worth $50 Billion? The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Uber, the car service app, is in the process of raising up to $2 billion in venture funding at greater than a $50 billion valuation, which would make it the world’s most valuable startup. Uber was previously said to be valued at $41.2 […]
EquityZen hits The Street
Wealthy Tech Investors Losing Value By Not Owning Pre-IPO Shares High net worth investors are losing value by not seeking out shares of hot pre-IPO technology companies, said Atish Davda, CEO of EquityZen. View the video here.
EquityZen on Fox Business Network
Giving investors access to pre-IPO shares | EquityZen CEO Atish Davda on how the firm helps investors buy shares in startups.
EquityZen in Forbes
Here’s All The VC Firms Who Made More On The Box IPO Than Its CEO Read the rest here.
EquityZen in TechCrunch
Lending Club’s $5.4 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange is more than just the largest IPO for a U.S.-based tech company this year, it’s also planting the flag for an entire ecosystem of startup companies engaged in overturning the ways in which the world deals with money. “This is not some […]