Image source: Getty Images. Forge Global operates a platform that facilitates the buying and selling of shares in private companies, connecting investors with private market opportunities. These options are normally unavailable to individual investors, earmarked for insiders and deep-pocketed investment firms instead.
Is forge global a private market?
Tuesday was private marketplace Forge Global's first day trading in the public markets. Forge's CEO Kelly Rodriques told Insider new capital will be used to expand globally. He predicts that there'll be more investors, data, and liquidity in the private markets soon.
Is forge global a good broker?
Can only speak about my experience as a buyer on both. Forge Global is the largest broker in the secondaries market, they recently acquired SharesPost. The minimum investment size on their platform is $100k for most companies and up to $1M for select ones. They are more flexible on how the transactions are structured.
