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Yes. Per US regulations, all of our investors must be accredited. Unsure about your accreditation status? Visit our Accreditation Page to learn more, upload your documentation on our Investor Status Page, and Linqto can usually accredit you within 48 hours. At Linqto there will always be an experienced financial professional reviewing your accreditation details, and we work hard to ensure that even investors who are a bit off the beaten path can be accredited.
In today’s market, modern companies are staying private for much longer than they used to. The median age for tech companies going public in 2000 was 4-5 years compared with 12 years in 2018. The returns generated by these companies during their growth phase are only achievable by accessing the private share market. As an investor, this makes it essential that you gain an earlier entry point to these companies by investing in private company shares.
Institutions worldwide are increasingly turning their attention to the private markets. Every major category of institutional investor sees themselves as being underallocated to private markets. In a world starved for yield, where traditional assets are forecasted to provide muted returns over the next 5-10 years, private companies can provide the yield pickup needed to reach your investing goals.
Private markets are also not subject to many of the difficulties associated with investing in public equity markets. Flash crashes, quarterly reporting moves, indexing and ETFs- these are facets of the public markets which directly affect investors, yet have little to do with the underlying performance of a given company. Private markets are insulated from these concerns.
No! Linqto sources deals and marks them up so that there are no further follow on fees for the investor whatsoever. While fees have historically been very high in private markets, we, at Linqto, are proud to offer a zero-fee investment management platform. Linqto has no continuing management fees/expenses, no brokerage fees, no carried interest, nothing.
At Linqto we want to make this market accessible for all investors. No one wants to be forced to put all of their eggs into one basket. All of our investments come with a minimum investment of only $5,000. This allows you to diversify your holdings across a number of companies- an important aspect of achieving consistent returns in the private markets.
Our Invest page provides a quick view of the companies on our platform, along with a brief description and what industry they're in. When you view an individual company, we provide in depth information about that company including key facts from our investment team, leadership team, funding rounds and key investors, as well as the Implied Valuation based on the unit share price.
Once you know which company you want to invest in, use the slider to select the size of your investment. After you click the Place Order button, you'll be asked to choose your payment method, which can be a linked Uphold account or your Linqto cash balance*. Lastly, you'll be presented with a review page where you can review your investment and associated agreements and place the order.
*Some accounts may be subject to our legacy Wire Transfer process. When you go to place an order and choose Wire Transfer as the payment method, instructions will be provided once you place your order and we will confirm with you upon receipt of your funds. Funds must be received within 5 business days of the order being placed, after which the order will be cancelled.
When the underlying company exits to the public markets, Linqto will reach out to obtain your brokerage account information. If you don’t have a brokerage account, you can open one (many times for free) at a variety of online or traditional brokers. Linqto will then transfer your now-public, registered shares of stock into your brokerage account.
At that point, the company shares can be fully managed by you. Linqto wants to provide you to the exposure of private companies- once they go public, you should have flexibility to manage your own situation as you see fit. While some of our investors like to hold a company’s stock after it goes public, many others want consistent exposure to the private markets. After the company exits, they will liquidate their position to re-invest the proceeds back into the private markets.
Yes! Simply reach out to our team of experienced financial professional at invest@linqto.com with the details of your retirement account. We will create a separate entity through which you can invest via your retirement vehicle. This entity will sit within your same Linqto account for maximum convenience. When it is time to invest, you’ll be presented with a dropdown menu where you can choose to invest through your personal account or your retirement account. You’ll have the flexibility, within the same Linqto account, to make one investment in your personal account, and the next in your retirement vehicle.
Yes! Simply reach out to our team of experienced financial professionals at support@linqto.com with the details of your LLC, Trust, or other entity. We will set up this entity through which you can invest. This entity will sit within your same Linqto account for maximum convenience, and has its own cash account that you can add funds via a wire transfer or linked bank account. When it is time to invest, you’ll be presented with a dropdown menu where you can choose to invest through your personal account or your other entity. You’ll have the flexibility, within the same Linqto account, to make one investment in your personal account, and the next in your other entity.
You can rest assured that your investments will continue to exist even if Linqto goes away. All of our investments exist in bankruptcy-remote vehicles. In the event of a liquidation, all Linqto’s investments are fully shielded from claims by any creditor.
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