The risks of pre-IPO
Pre-IPO investing can offer high potential, but carries substantial risks you must understand before any commitment. These risks are higher than for listed equities.
Illiquidity: there is no organized market to resell private shares. A position can stay locked for years, until an IPO or a buyout — events that may never happen.
Valuation and information: valuations are indicative and historical, financial information is scarce, and asymmetry with insiders is high. The price paid on the secondary market may be disconnected from real value.
Total loss: a private company can fail, dilute heavily, or never go public. Invested capital can be lost entirely. Invest only amounts whose total loss you could bear, and after due diligence.
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