iAngels Offers Marketplace For Early Liquidity Of Employee Stock Options

October 29, 2015 | iAngels, the Israeli co-investment platform that allows private investors access to early-stage investment opportunities, announced today the addition of a new core competency: secondary offerings. “Traditionally, employees with equity ownership had to wait until the pre-IPO or IPO stage to realize their capital gains,” said Shelly Hod Moyal, Founding Partner at iAngels. “For startups struggling to attract and retain top talent, the ability to offer liquidity to their employees while still scaling up will be a key competitive advantage.” While equity crowdfunding has enabled investors to access early-stage deal flow, later-stage opportunities have remained the exclusive territory of venture capital and private equity funds. With iAngels’ announcement of secondary offerings, its investment community can now access later-stage opportunities.