Investors of all types remain predominantly bullish about the prospects for private tech companies in 2017. At mid-year, we observed a marginally higher level of positive investor sentiment than we did in December 2016.
Investors of all types remain predominantly bullish about the prospects for private tech companies in 2017. At mid-year, we observed a marginally higher level of positive investor sentiment than we did in December 2016.
As of April 2017, Pinterest announced that, globally, it has 175 million monthly active users (MAUs). We estimate that roughly 80 million of Pinterest’s MAUs are based in the U.S. and the rest are overseas. More than 80 billion pins have been categorized by Pinterest users into more than 2.6 billion boards.
In this report, we analyze the evolution of the home-sharing space and Airbnb in particular. We provide an in-depth analysis of Airbnb’s business model, revenue potential, and operational risks. We also present a variety of valuation approaches to help investors make their own decisions about Airbnb’s value, now and in the future.
EXCLUSIVE IN-DEPTH REPORT The top 5 riding-share apps, including Uber and Lyft, are today a $650 billion market and could experience 10x revenue growth in the next decade and potentially disrupt several industries involved in human mobility. Report includes a survey of 5,500 mobile phone users about their experiences using ride-sharing apps.
We are pleased to announce the results of SharesPost’s first private tech investor sentiment survey. Over 600 accredited individual and institutional tech investors let us know their expectations for the new year. Survey participants represented a wide range of private and public market investment styles. Although such surveys admittedly have a degree of sampling bias, the results were surprisingly consistent. In short, investors of all types are predominantly bullish about the prospects for tech companies in 2017.
In our recent reports, we highlighted key trends and factors leading up to the proliferation of “Unicorns” and emergence of the new “Private Technology Growth” asset class. As a next step, we analyze market forces driving further proliferation of “Unicorns” coupled with greater investor allocations towards the new Private Technology Growth Asset class which contains them.
Analysis of Private Tech Growth asset class confirms massive growth in $100MM+ equity financings is replacing the traditional tech IPO.
Though everyone in the venture community is cognizant of the growth in the number and size of mega-private financings (i.e., $100MM+), we wanted to present our clients with a much clearer understanding of the trend and how it is impacting the capital markets for emerging growth technology companies.
Data over the past four-and-a-half years shows that an investment in private growth companies can potentially help investors achieve growth with little correlation to the broader markets.
SharesPost is pleased to offer an updated white paper, "Investing in Private Growth Companies: Historical Return Analysis and Asset Allocation Strategies."
The laws and regulations governing the secondary market for private company stock are continuing to evolve. SharesPost is committed to assisting market participants, including companies and investors, in gaining the knowledge to enable informed participation in this increasingly sophisticated marketplace.
Consistent with its role as a secondary market leader, SharesPost has prepared this introductory primer on secondary market securities law so that its members and issuers can become familiar with the basics of how this market is regulated and how SharesPost complies with pertinent laws and regulations. Our goal is to offer clear responses to frequently asked questions based on current law and practices.For most of the last century, America's most promising young companies have pursued initial public offerings (IPOs) to access the additional capital they need to hire new employees, develop their products and expand their business globally. often the most significant step in a company's development, IPOs have enabled these innovative, high-‐growth companies to generate new jobs and revenue for the U.S. economy, while investors of all types have harnessed that growth to build their portfolios and retirement accounts.
There is a depression in U.S. stock markets, evidenced by the precipitous decline in the number of publicly listed companies. This is not a global phenomenon; the United States is seriously lagging other industrialized nations in the formation of such “listed” companies. The culprit is changes to market structure that have inhibited economic recovery, impaired the job market and undermined U.S. competitiveness.
The problem is dire, but solutions are attainable. We can fix market structure to support the IPO and listed markets and to drive growth — and Congress and the SEC can lead the way toward adding billions in tax revenue to the U.S. Treasury without costing taxpayers a dime.You are now leaving the SharesPost 100 Fund area of the SharesPost website and proceeding to either a) SharesPost Inc. and its affiliates including SharesPost Financial Corporation, a separate company registered as a broker/dealer with the Securities and Exchange Commission and member of FINRA/SIPC, and SharesPost Investments Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor, or b) to another third party, including UMB Fund Services, Inc. and Foreside Fund Services, LLC, both SharesPost 100 Fund service providers.