# Investing in Companies Pre-IPO

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Podcast: [Money Tree Investing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/money-tree-investing-319796)
Published: 2026-07-03T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Christine Healey explores the rapidly growing world of investing in companies pre-IPOs and how everyday investors are gaining access to private companies like SpaceX, OpenAI, Stripe, and Anthropic before they go public. Christine explains why companies are staying private longer, how private market investing differs from traditional stock investing, and the opportunities and risks involved in buying shares before an IPO. We talk deal structures, pricing, minimum investment requirements, the role of brokers, and why terms can vary significantly between transactions. We also covers liquidity through secondary markets, how market volatility affects private company valuations and investor demand, and why access to these investments is becoming increasingly important as more of the world's fastest-growing companies remain private for much longer than in previous decades. We discuss... Why more high-growth companies are staying private longer before pursuing an IPO. Why founders often prefer to remain private to maintain control and avoid public market pressures. How pre-IPO investing has become more accessible beyond institutional investors and billionaires. The differences between investing in early-stage startups and late-stage pre-IPO companies. Typical investment minimums and why larger investors often receive better pricing and deal terms. How pre-IPO transactions are structured, including direct share purchases and SPVs. How secondary markets can provide liquidity before a company eventually goes public. Why private market pricing is less transparent than public stock markets. How market downturns often concentrate investor demand into a handful of high-profile private companies. How buyers may find better negotiating leverage in less sought-after private companies du…

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