Startup Funding Espresso – Why Do Investors Want Secondaries

Why Do Investors Want Secondaries Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Secondaries stands for secondary sales which refers to selling privately held stock in startups to other buyers. Investors buy secondaries instead of waiting for the next fundraise round. By buying now rather than later the investor can lock in a lower valuation. Investors in secondaries provide liquidity to other investors who trade off some portion of the valuation for that liquidity. Investors in secondaries buy into proven startups and are not at risk to go under for startup failure. As companies stay private longer, there are more secondaries available for purchase. Employees selling their shares after a poor-performing quarter often drop the asking price providing an opportunity for investors to gain more shares at a lower valuation. Later-stage companies come with substantial market and performance data on which to make an investment decision, unlike early-stage companies where little data is available. Investors often purchase secondaries to gain exposure to new technology markets. Finally, investors often use secondaries to diversify their portfolios. Thank you for joining us for the Startup Funding Espresso where we help startups and investors connect for funding. Let's go startup something today. _______________________________________________________ For more episodes from Investor Connect, please visit the site at: http://investorconnect.org Check out our other podcasts here: https://investorconnect.org/ For Investors check out: https://tencapital.group/investor-landing/ For Startups check out: https://tencapital.group/company-landing/ For eGuides check out: https://tencapital.group/education/ For upcoming Events, check out https://tencapital.group/events/ For Feedback please contact [email protected] Please follow, share, and leave a review. Music courtesy of Bensound.