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EquityZen, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, is a leading marketplace for pre-IPO investments, connecting shareholders of private companies with accredited investors. Through its category-leading technology and innovative approach, EquityZen delivers data-driven insights and tools that empower its 800,000 users to navigate the private markets with confidence. Having completed more than 51,000 private placements in nearly 500 private companies, EquityZen is on a mission to deliver “Private Markets for the Public.”
EquityZen (equityzen.com) has 389 customer reviews on Folks Told, with an average rating of 4.0 out of 5.
389 approved reviews, newest moderated first
Richard B.
Read the small print. If you invest and the company does not IPO you don't get your money back it's gone. If it does IPO you are still not guaranteed to get your money at all. Best case scenario it does IPO and you can get your money, you can not withdraw your money within the first 12 months.
Thomas N.
The range of available private company investment opportunities is very impressive. The information is presented clearly, and their watchlist alert system is timely and effective. While I have yet to make an investment via the platform, I highly value the information that is available on EquityZen. The people that I have been in touch with have been very professional and friendly.
Reply from EquityZenApr 19, 2024
Thank you! We are proud to be able to provide you with information that is valuable to you.
Will H.
I did not like that it’s not a true marketplace. My ability to trade my shares and the number of shares was gated by the CEO. This is not a function of my option agreement but instead the way I understand it subjectively by the CEO of the company and his relationship with EZ I had share to sell and I know people who tried to buy and were unable to.
Steve
Interesting market. I have found it easy to search for investment opportunities there and track companies.
Ralf
Like many not impressed with them. They had an IPO offer for a company I liked. Bought into it. Then 1 month had another offer for 30% of what I originally paid. Now all offers for this company are at 30%. How do you freaking lose 70% in 1 month???
Alex
I made an investment in EquityZen over 5 years ago, but am still not permitted to exit. At the time, the investment was $10k, but they will not allow you to sell unless the stake is larger - so they are telling me that unless I double down on the investment, I cannot exit. What an absolute scam.
Denis
I have working with the company for a year and a half, just as an example their internal systems does not reflect real market conditions and as an example - I have invested in Quanenergy systems 30k, while their were on market trough SPAc and I got their shares on my broker account with net worth 5K - can you imagine? What is more interesting is that their internal system was reflecting 72K worth investment for the same investment until it was inside EquityZen . So, I would not recommend anyone to invest trough very non transparent Equityzen system, which for sure makes assumptions without any proof!
George M.
I invested in NextVR. It was purchased by Apple for pennies on the dollar. I have communicated several times via email with the company about transferring the money from the investment to another account. My account online states the money was transferred. My other account did not receive the money. I have been trying for almost 1 year (at least since March 2021) to find out what happened. No-one from customer service has contacted me since March 2021. I even called and left a voice message. Their customer service is nonexistent. DO NOT invest with them.
