LATEST NEWS: Private Market Appears Poised to Ride #AI and Inflation Tailwinds in Second Half After two-plus years of turbulence, the first half of 2024 brought welcome respite to investors as public and private market assets delivered positive returns with relatively low volatility. The Forge Private Market Index ended June up 5.4% for the first six months of the year despite a small pullback in the month itself, while the S&P 500 rose 3.47% in June. Access more data in Forge’s July Private Market Update at https://lnkd.in/gPxK_aAb
Forge
Financial Services
San Francisco, California 13,806 followers
Powering the Private Market
About us
With liquidity solutions, exclusive data and insights and a vibrant marketplace, we are powering a global private market that is transparent, accessible and seamless for companies, their employees, investors and institutions. #wearehiring
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https://www.forgeglobal.com/
External link for Forge
- Industry
- Financial Services
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- secondary shares trading platform, private markets, fintech, invest in pre-ipo companies, secondary marketplace, private market data, private market index, and buy and sell private company shares
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4 Embarcadero Center
Floor 15
San Francisco, California 94111, US
Employees at Forge
Updates
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#Startup News: A new wave of private companies are developing robotics technologies to automate everyday workplace tasks spanning various industries, from fast food to trucking. Among these emerging startups are Miso Robotics, Agility Robotics, Gecko Robotics, and Kodiak Robotics that have been innovating this technology for several years. Read more on these robotic startups and the innovations they're building at https://lnkd.in/eq5PsybY #ForgeGlobal #privatemarkets #startups #techstartups
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According to our June Private Market Update, the bid-ask spread has remained relatively consistent over recent months. With May ending at 9.1%, which is below the average median of 11.4%, this may suggest that buyers and sellers are relatively close on price. Learn more in our latest Private Market Update at https://buff.ly/3xgFZ24 #ForgeGlobal #privatemarkets #fintech #data
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Forge's VP of Product Marketing, Dan Chaparian, shares his insights on the new wave of #AI companies that have the potential to drive a resurgence in the private market. Read more in Forge's June Private Market Update at https://buff.ly/3xgFZ24 #ForgeGlobal #privatemarkets #fintech #invest
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Bloomberg reports that private investors are increasingly acquiring shares of private digital-asset companies, potentially indicating upcoming IPOs. According to Forge Data, crypto buy-side demand in the first half of 2024 is 28% higher than it was in the second half of last year, and 126% higher than in the first half of 2023. Forge's Co-Head of Institutional Sales, Andrew Saeta, shares his insights, including that a more robust crypto market is attracting interest from both institutional specialists and sophisticated accredited investors. Read more at https://lnkd.in/epVk7fMt #ForgeGlobal #privatemarkets #invest #crypto
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According to our latest Private Market Update, the Forge Private Market Index is up 1% thus far in Q2, slightly trailing the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) but outpacing the Russell 2000 (IWM) and Renaissance IPO Index (IPO). Year-to-date, the Forge Private Market Index is up 5.2%, trailing only the S&P 500 – which is also being heavily driven by #AI names like @NVIDIA. Access more Forge Data in our June Private Market Update at https://buff.ly/3xgFZ24 #ForgeGlobal #privatemarkets #fintech #data
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STARTUP NEWS: Beverage company, Liquid Death, could be gearing up for an IPO soon with its valuation approximately doubling from October 2022 to March 2024. Liquid Death’s Forge Price has risen 13% in the last year, and last July, The Information reported that the company hired Goldman Sachs to prepare for an IPO but investors are still awaiting firmed-up plans. Read more at https://lnkd.in/ek56gBUC #ForgeGlobal #privatemarkets #IPO #startup
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Last month, there were 232 unique companies with sell-side indications of interest (IOIs) on Forge – an all-time high that suggests a new supply of private companies coming to market for investors to consider. Read more in our latest Private Market Update at https://buff.ly/3xgFZ24 #ForgeGlobal #privatemarkets #fintech #data
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While our Forge Data shows that in May there was an all-time high number of companies with sell-side indications of interest (IOIs) on Forge's platform, the distribution of buy and sell IOIs on Forge shifted slightly. After three months of being tilted toward the buy-side, Forge saw more sell-side demand in May, and the market sits potentially closer to equilibrium. Stay up-to-date with our June Private Market Update at https://buff.ly/3xgFZ24 #ForgeGlobal #privatemarkets #fintech #data
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In May, private companies on Forge Markets traded at a median discount of -31%, which represents the smallest discount in two years. This upward shift is driven heavily by a change in the mix of private companies trading on Forge Global. Investors are pursuing a new crop of companies, many with an #AI focus. These newer issuers are more likely to trade at smaller discounts, or even premiums to their primary valuation, which is more likely to be recently set. Access more Forge Data in our June Private Market Update at https://lnkd.in/ejrw_m7T #ForgeGlobal #privatemarkets #fintech #data
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