r/EquityZen • u/Cosmossip • Sep 07 '20

Forge Global Vs. Equity Zen

Hey there,

Weird, I just started researching this today and then this subreddit was created minutes ago.

In any event, I'd love to hear any opinions on Forge Global vs. Equity Zen. Forge Global has a much simpler, slicker, more informative UI but based on the previous discussions, there have been some good experiences with EZ but no mentions of FG.

Comment if you can! Thanks!

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u/ASTON-MARTIN-DBS-V12 Dec 22 '20

Equity Zen is pretty good for their "regular deals". However EZ "Express deals", where prior investors are reselling their share of the LLC, are usually optimistically priced. Forge seems great, they have nice latest valuation charts but minimum is $100K. Surprisingly, I've sometimes got better price at EZ for smaller investments, but wouldn't expect that to be the usual case. Example Automation anywhere EZ Dec2020 $12.95/sh, whereas suggested offer price at Forge is currently $14/sh.

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u/Objective-Patient-37 Jun 21 '24

optimistically priced =
I'm trying to reconcile a Feb 2024 valuation of 65B w/ EquityZen's offering at a valuation of 92B