Pre-IPO Marketplaces

[StevenDS]

I'm interested in next gen technology investing. I'm already well versed in blockchain  and crypto tech. However I find it harder to see investment opportunities for AI focused tech companies.

I have no interest in investing in big exchange traded companies like Google, Facebook, IBM, who have AI subsidiaries or niche tech ETF's. Therefor my focus is on secondary stock transactions. So I started looking for pre-IPO marketplaces.

First one I came across was Forge (previously 'Equidate'), they were initially funded by Peter Thiel and Tim Draper. https://forgeglobal.com/

I quickly realized however they are many different platforms.

My questions to our forum members.

* Who has experience with pre-IPO marketplaces and which ones do you recommend or dissuade?

* I guess the choice of platform is also linked to the company you want to by shares from? It has to be trading on that specific platform.

* Is there a resource which allows you to search for a specific company or industry and show results from several different marketplaces?

* How does ownership get transferred? Is stuck on the platform you bought from? (Good use case for crypto imo pre-IPO stuck on the blockchain).

* Can it be done by 'retail investors'? Or is it really only for institutional investors due too sizable amounts involved? Or regulatory limitations.