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Buy + Sell Private Company Shares.

SecondMarket®

Powered By Nasdaq Private Market

An institutional-grade trading platform to buy and sell blocks of private company stock.

Software + Partnerships to Scale the Private Market.

Software to Scale the Private Market

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Banks + Brokers

A turnkey solution for institutions to scale private market franchises, as well as onboard, trade, and settle shares on behalf of clients.

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Investors

Expand your portfolio and buy and sell shares in industry-disrupting private companies.

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Employees + Shareholders

Sell your private company shares via individual trades, leveraging our advanced technology and market specialists.

Our Platform is Your Path to Liquidity.

Transact with Confidence via One Global Platform

Whether you are a private market expert or new to secondary liquidity, let our product specialists help you navigate the secondary market and execute block trades.

Via our intuitive technology and experienced team, we guide you throughout the onboarding, execution, and settlement process making it as seamless as possible.

Removing Friction in the Private market.

Our Trading Capabilities

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Alternative Trading System

Order book, OMS, and crossing network for vetted members to trade private company shares.

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Customizable Trading Platform

Our end-to-end execution tools enable clients to set broker and investor workstations to meet their needs.

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Negotiation Tracker

Simplify trade management with a centralized dashboard for accepting, countering, or rejecting offers from a wide network of participants.

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Settlement

Streamline share transfers in one unified workstation, enhancing efficiency by structuring trade data to simplify the settlement process.

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Onboarding

Get personalized support to get started and access SecondMarketTM features and functionality, unlocking your secure private company marketplace.

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Market Data

Embedded proprietary finanacial products, data room, and private company ticker functionality to inform trading decisions.

Institutional-Grade trading Technology.

A Platform Built With And For The Industry

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Buy + Sell Private Company Shares

Comprehensive private market trading platform and suite of tools designed for efficiency and automation.

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Compliant Infrastructure for Secondary Trading

Operating environment built to the needs of banks, brokers, and investors at each stage of a trade.

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Analytics + Financial Data For Decision-Makers

Uncovering hard-to-source private company financials, valuation data, and other key company fundamentals.

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Contract Management

Smooth transfer of shareholder documentation from sellers to buyers for transparency and record-keeping.

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Why Nasdaq Private Market.

A Decade of Private Market Experience

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Expertise

Private market pioneers and practitioners helping employees, shareholders, investors, banks, and brokers trade with proficiency in a new asset class.

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Premier Global Network

Connect to Unicorn and high-value private company shareholders, active institutional investors, brokers, and banks worldwide.

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Easy-to-Use Technology

Our frictionless platform has been built to the requirements of traders and investors with direct feedback from banks, brokers, and institutional investors.

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Key Stats.
Total Transaction Value

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  • Total Company-Sponsored Programs

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  • Number of Eligible Program Participants

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  • Private Companies' Data Tracked

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  • Onboarded Institutional Investors

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Data as of January 2024

Client Testimonials.
Docker for Testimonial - Scott Baumgartner
Thanks to Nasdaq Private Market we were able to offer eligible Docker employees valuable liquidity for their equity grants. Their commitment to client success continues to deliver powerful results for our team, shareholders, and investors.

Scott Baumgartner

Chief Financial Officer, Docker

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Working with NPM, especially their tireless and service-oriented operations team, made our transaction a smooth one. NPM's support enabled us to keep our attention on the athletes we serve & employees who obsess over them.

Annie Frye

Legal, Strava

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NPM has been a key partner in Hopper's program to create multiple opportunities for partial employee liquidity. We appreciate NPM's creativity in adapting to Hopper's unique transaction structures.

Brian Carroll

VP Corporate Development and General Counsel, Hopper

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NPM serves as an incredible partner for us. We’ve leveraged their secondary solutions multiple times to provide liquidity for employees. They deliver a professional and seamless experience for our team.

Matthew Rinegar

Senior Corporate Counsel, Icertis

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We had the pleasure of using the NPM platform and had a fantastic overall experience. Nasdaq Private Market’s knowledgeable and efficient team enabled us to successfully launch in a tight time frame.

June Ko

Legal, CircleCI

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Thank you to Nasdaq Private market for being a great partner throughout the tender offer process!

Scott Buxton

VP of Finance, DataDog